Midwest Expat
@midwestexpat.bsky.social
📍Chicago transplant, Ohio refugee.
Exploring my new home, urbanism du jour, doomscroll load management, sad sports fan. He/Him
Exploring my new home, urbanism du jour, doomscroll load management, sad sports fan. He/Him
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So sorry to hear about the new wine tariffs, but did you know that there is a California champagne by Paul Masson inspired by that same French excellence?
January 20, 2026 at 3:04 PM
So sorry to hear about the new wine tariffs, but did you know that there is a California champagne by Paul Masson inspired by that same French excellence?
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On January 26, 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. moved with his wife Coretta and their four children to a third floor apartment at 1550 S. Hamlin in North Lawndale.
That building damaged in the rioting that followed King’s assassination on April 4, 1968 and later demolished.
That building damaged in the rioting that followed King’s assassination on April 4, 1968 and later demolished.
January 19, 2026 at 9:54 PM
On January 26, 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. moved with his wife Coretta and their four children to a third floor apartment at 1550 S. Hamlin in North Lawndale.
That building damaged in the rioting that followed King’s assassination on April 4, 1968 and later demolished.
That building damaged in the rioting that followed King’s assassination on April 4, 1968 and later demolished.
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lifelong Jew here but watching the Bears do all this after the rise of the Chicago Pope, you have to at least consider the fact that Catholicism is the One True Faith
January 19, 2026 at 2:43 AM
lifelong Jew here but watching the Bears do all this after the rise of the Chicago Pope, you have to at least consider the fact that Catholicism is the One True Faith
January 18, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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a volleyball with a hand print on it
ALT: a volleyball with a hand print on it
media.tenor.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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it's not too late, how do we morbius them into thinking we actually wanted it
everyone is making the whiskey friday joke so I am sorry to inform you that they have, in fact, tucked their tail between their legs
January 16, 2026 at 2:40 PM
it's not too late, how do we morbius them into thinking we actually wanted it
You may not think this c. 1998 duplex in Pilsen is an architectural “stunner” but future generations will fight tooth and nail for its preservation.
January 15, 2026 at 6:44 PM
You may not think this c. 1998 duplex in Pilsen is an architectural “stunner” but future generations will fight tooth and nail for its preservation.
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I, for one, think random tall condo buildings add to the neighborhood character.
January 15, 2026 at 11:18 AM
I, for one, think random tall condo buildings add to the neighborhood character.
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Charlie has figured out how to make the printer print test pages and now it’s all he wants to do.
January 12, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Charlie has figured out how to make the printer print test pages and now it’s all he wants to do.
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City living isn’t for everyone, and that’s okay, but at some point we should tell the people who clearly would be happier living in the suburbs that they should consider doing that instead
A group of neighbors and business owners in Edgewater are accusing the city of violating property owners' right to due process, in addition to city and state zoning requirements.
Edgewater residents, businesses sue city of Chicago over Broadway zoning changes
chicago.suntimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:05 AM
City living isn’t for everyone, and that’s okay, but at some point we should tell the people who clearly would be happier living in the suburbs that they should consider doing that instead
One of the only bright spots for #WHUFC this year so of course he has a nightmare blunt rotation.
this, from West Ham's Freddie Potts, is the single worst "five famous people you'd invite to dinner" I've ever seen
January 13, 2026 at 7:26 PM
One of the only bright spots for #WHUFC this year so of course he has a nightmare blunt rotation.
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January 11, 2026 at 4:29 AM
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You can be a NIMBY, or you can support substantive equal citizenship, but not both
When NIMBYs say that California is full and their cities can’t accommodate more housing, they are saying that queer people trying to get out of red states are on their own.
New research confirms what many of us see: there's a large internal migration of LGBTQ people in the US, especially trans people, to friendlier states & cities.
Since 11/2024, 9% of all trans people have moved to another state, 43% have considered moving.
www.mapresearch.org/2025-norc-su...
Since 11/2024, 9% of all trans people have moved to another state, 43% have considered moving.
www.mapresearch.org/2025-norc-su...
January 11, 2026 at 12:38 AM
You can be a NIMBY, or you can support substantive equal citizenship, but not both
Let’s get cracking, Chicago
blue sanctuary states gotta make room and build more homes
New research confirms what many of us see: there's a large internal migration of LGBTQ people in the US, especially trans people, to friendlier states & cities.
Since 11/2024, 9% of all trans people have moved to another state, 43% have considered moving.
www.mapresearch.org/2025-norc-su...
Since 11/2024, 9% of all trans people have moved to another state, 43% have considered moving.
www.mapresearch.org/2025-norc-su...
January 11, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Let’s get cracking, Chicago
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I was 18 when I called out Nazi shitheads causing trouble at the first Dead Kennedys show in Toronto. They threw bottles, spit, threat and bile. We held our ground. So I don't lose sleep when boomer /Gen X/ Incels have tantrums and throw threats online. Nazi punks fuck off.
January 8, 2026 at 1:17 AM
I was 18 when I called out Nazi shitheads causing trouble at the first Dead Kennedys show in Toronto. They threw bottles, spit, threat and bile. We held our ground. So I don't lose sleep when boomer /Gen X/ Incels have tantrums and throw threats online. Nazi punks fuck off.
This is what NIMBYs think of as housing choice.
Area Family Likes Car So Much They Live In It https://theonion.com/area-family-likes-car-so-much-they-live-in-it-1819568254/
January 8, 2026 at 11:05 PM
This is what NIMBYs think of as housing choice.
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Guy who becomes an upzoning urbanist just so ICE doesn’t have any local parking lots to stage their raids in.
January 8, 2026 at 5:20 AM
Guy who becomes an upzoning urbanist just so ICE doesn’t have any local parking lots to stage their raids in.
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one of the things i hate most about this persistent line of argument is the implication that any of these actions would be fine if groceries were cheaper
The White House is laser focused on threatening a military takeover of Greenland.
Where’s the same focus on lowering costs?
Where’s the same focus on lowering costs?
January 7, 2026 at 4:10 PM
one of the things i hate most about this persistent line of argument is the implication that any of these actions would be fine if groceries were cheaper
Moving away this fall looks better and better every day.
Here at CES 2026 the state of Ohio is making a threat
January 7, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Moving away this fall looks better and better every day.
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Meanwhile, Chicago’s approach to active transportation:
January 6, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Meanwhile, Chicago’s approach to active transportation:
Baby’s first ‘burned by the CTA more 10% service’ ploy (waiting almost 20 minutes while three buses buddy system it up)
January 6, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Baby’s first ‘burned by the CTA more 10% service’ ploy (waiting almost 20 minutes while three buses buddy system it up)
Damn, none of that was salvageable? Glad I saw the last of the building on the corner getting demo’d while on a run last month
January 6, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Damn, none of that was salvageable? Glad I saw the last of the building on the corner getting demo’d while on a run last month