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Its a massive policy failure that the only way to hold bad drivers accountable is to wait for them to crash and have them stop driving bc of economic repercussions like insurance rates and car loans. @govpritzker.illinois.gov @mayorofchicago.bsky.social

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Alex @3eeutiful.bsky.social · 16h

I always wonder how many of the sirens you hear echoing through the city streets are going to car crashes. Probably a lot.

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Alex @3eeutiful.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Literally so many streets in Chi-town that could be transformed into fun, vibrant, happy places overnight with this one simple trick.

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Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez @ramirez.house.gov · 26/09/2026

We must keep speaking up about Cuba and pursue policies that prioritize diplomacy, human rights, and cooperation with our neighbors.

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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Most riveting thing I've seen all week

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I feel like Arnold was the one guy to truly hold the republican line about what the great goodness of America means in his heart and when they stopped pretending to believe any of it he looked around and was like fuck it I’m Bernie I guess

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.

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DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.

In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam

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Alex @3eeutiful.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

How much economic growth is being hampered by DLSD? If we're going to expand housing and transit in the suburbs don't we want people to have easy access to the lakefront? That road is a nightmare to cross on foot and to just be around in general. People could start new businesses if it was better

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Jonah Newman @jonahshai.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🚨 @injusticewatch.org's judicial election guide is live! If you live in Cook County, make sure you use the guide to #CheckYourJudges before voting. 🧑‍⚖️ Our reporters worked for months to research each judge on your ballot so you can make an informed decision. injusticewatch.org/checkyourjudges

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Cook County November 2026 Judicial Election Guide

Injustice Watch's guide to the November 2026 Cook County judicial elections.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 24/09/2026

An AI executive warned that ChatGPT was built via “the largest theft of labor in human history.” That’s just one of the bombshell quotes we discovered through our OpenAI lawsuit.

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AI exec: We may have pulled off “the largest theft of labor in human history.”

Documents from our lawsuit reveal how tech leaders talk when they think no one is listening.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 23/09/2026

Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics.

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https://apnews.com/article/openai-safety-ai-framework-089e75b95bc935af092da7b79d92706d

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Alex @3eeutiful.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

One excuse from the lead engineer for Redefine the Drive i got when I called him was'CTA didnt help them in the planning process.'Another example,a women at CMAP asked the room of men'are we asking the right Qs?(w/regard to hwy)'And they laughed at her.My trust is very low @govpritzker.illinois.gov

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Alex @3eeutiful.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The main problem with DLSD planning happening behind closed doors is that the people designing it dont have the required knowledge to solve the problem. Its systemic incompetence from a broken higher education system that could also be classified as a giant lie and grift. @govpritzker.illinois.gov

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Remember the hype 15 years ago about ridehail being transit's first mile/last mile savior—which turned out be completely untrue? Waymo is dusting off the playbook. This is a PR move, nothing more.

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Waymo is offering transit discounts again, this time with Visa

Waymo is doing transit discounts again.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A recent survey found that 92% of U.S. adults have delayed or avoided medical care due to high costs. Meanwhile, a new study from Yale estimates that Medicare for All would save over 114,000 lives and $1 trillion a year. If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have universal healthcare.

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Alex @3eeutiful.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Is this guy in the car the reason the mashed potatoes at my bus stop haven't been cleaned up in 2 weeks? @mayorofchicago.bsky.social

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Fun @funkelly.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

yoooo….. all the climate scientists trump fired for researching things he didn’t like got together and made their own website to keep us updated on climate issues. www.climate.us

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Climate.us Home

independent, nonprofit, and immune to politics

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Alex @3eeutiful.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

the best drivers in my neighborhood that i've seen from my porch are the 4 guys with modded sedans. The worst drivers are the ones in luxury SUV's on their cellphones.

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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I saw this white river crayfish today in the Orland Grasslands. It’s one of the crayfish species that are native to Illinois.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 20/09/2026

Today at the Broadview ICE facility outside Chicago: Dozens of ICE agents violently confronted protesters, deploying chemical irritants on the crowd. Multiple people were injured. No arrests were observed.

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Christina Hayford @lvebakfietsmama.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Lakeview (Chicago) now has ✨six✨ weekly bike buses to the K-8 schools, and had *at least* 100 kids bike to school today between the Burley and Nettelhorst Bike Buses (& prob 75-100 more adults with them). That’s pretty rad!

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NCS Enjoyer @fixingnorthamerica.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Oh no! We appointed someone with experience and who clearly cares!

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Alex @3eeutiful.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

No mention of bus lane, but mention of electric car charging stations. FFS @mayorofchicago.bsky.social typical rich people loving city council leaving out the majority of us who don't drive for every tiny little thing.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 17/09/2026

Holy shit. Marcy Kaptur becomes the latest Dem to release an anti-trans ad, and its worse than all the rest combined. "I voted WITH Republicans to keep transgender ideology out of schools, and let me be clear, boys should NOT play in girls sports." This is getting out of control.

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Alex @3eeutiful.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

*Chicago Alders after voting against reducing residential speed limits citywide*: Some Chicagoan's deserve to die getting around our city.

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Lots of rude comments but each of these items gives her a different stat boost and some of us care about gameplay

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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

“Tired of being a bird?” (September 14, 2026, Argyle Street, Chicago)

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David Powe @davidpowe.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

A wonky policy update I’m VERY proud of: CDOT updated our TDM rules! New development should help make it easier to walk, bike, roll & take transit, not just accommodate more cars. And we made the development review process clearer & more consistent 🚌🚲 www.chicago.gov/city/en/dept...

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Thomas Bamonte @thomasbamonte.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Why might the many bicyclists using the Cortland Avenue Bridge and the now carless stretch between Elston and Clybourn to get safely across the Chicago River feel strongly that aldermanic-led plans to restore car traffic ASAP with no apparent provision for safe bicycle passage are misguided?

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

ICE activity in Chicago has continued into the afternoon today. Video is now circulating online of a federal agent taking a man from Chicago's northwest side Dunning/Portage Park neighborhood around noon; the area is home to both Latine and Polish immigrant communities.

9/10/2026 screengrab of video depicting a federal agent taking a man from the intersection of Austin and Addison in Chicago.

9/10/2026 rapid response alert of an ICE abduction in the Portage Park/Dunning area around noon.

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Alex @3eeutiful.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

When I dinged my bell to tell the drivers I was comin through they all got scared and started honking at each other. This is what we're dealing with folks.

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

How is ICE making record arrests? I found the answer in Pa. coal country, where cops lured by a promise of federal $$$ have embraced ICE's 287(g) and are throwing up checkpoints, raiding job sites, arresting 100s, and terrorizing their communities My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/penn...

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In Pa. coal country, local police join with ICE to bring arrests, fear | Will Bunch

Pa.'s Schuylkill County is the new face of Trump's mass deportation, as local cops lured by federal cash bust scores of migrants.

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Chicago 🏳️‍⚧️🌱 @chicagotrans-plant.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

NITA scheduled to get like $400m/annually for capital programs as well. Dump that shit into better streets for buses ASAP. Western BRT now.

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NITA Chicago @nitachicago.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Want to help shape the future of transit in Northern Illinois? NITA is hiring for several key roles that will have a direct hand in building a safer, more seamless, more rider-focused regional transit system. A few exciting opportunities open right now:

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Alex @3eeutiful.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

"It turns out that knowledge is the key ingredient missing from our efforts. Amazingly, incredulously, it turns out that myself and most transportation engineers in the United States know almost nothing about transportation." RE: 6bill$ redefine the drive fiasco @govpritzker.illinois.gov

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Alex @3eeutiful.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Noise pollution from highways in dense urban settings is violence

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John Nichols @nicholsuprising.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Dolly Parton logged a combined total of 115 years of union membership. Throughout her working life, the “9 to 5” singer/songwriter carried the union cards of two major unions: The American Federation of Musicians Local 257 in Nashville — for 58 years. SAG-AFTRA — for 57 years. HAPPY LABOR DAY!

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Opinion | Celebrate Dolly Parton's working-class solidarity

John Nichols: She carried two union cards, sang Woody Guthrie songs and mocked the bosses in "9 to 5."

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Laurie! Live! @laurie-merrell.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

the lack of car traffic on DLSD yesterday and during the holiday today is reminding me of the spring-2020 time when the streets were so much quieter than normal. I know the "cities aren't loud cars are loud" thing is a meme but it really is striking

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Alex @3eeutiful.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Honestly between CDOT, cmap, and Parks I've met some phenomenal people who are capable of making a world class park along Lake Michigan with a highly efficient transpo system. Haven't met many folks from CTA but i have no question theyre capable. Let them free to do good! Chicago has the power.

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Lakeshore Drive Slut @shredded-teat.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

woke up early to slam 9 beers before bike the drive

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Alex @3eeutiful.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Seein some good bike fits today.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Federal corporate political spending has already reached nearly $650 MILLION ahead of the midterms, according to Public Citizen. That’s an all-time high — and we’re still months away from Election Day. Big Money is the real threat to “election integrity.”

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Alex @3eeutiful.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Fun Fact: the faster a car goes the more emissions it spews. Thanks for the high quality smog as I enjoy the premier city park State of Illinois and City of Chicago. Please dont lock this BS in for 100 more years

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 04/09/2026

my hot air balloon is out of commission (the batteries are basically dead) so it'd be cool if someone else would repeat this aerial video of Logan Square to show the major changes that occurred since April 2020

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Alex @3eeutiful.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I really liked your story but DLSD becoming a boulevard with rapid transit is not a pipe dream. Highway to boulevard conversions have been done across the planet. Theres no better place on the planet then on the shores of Lake Michigan for the same to happen. @blockclubchi.bsky.social

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