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Alex Nelson @aenelson4.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I didn't catch the Greyhound bus I was comfortably on time for because I just loitered around outside the station (assuming curbside pickup) instead of going inside. Anyways, hello from Amtrak.

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Alex Nelson @aenelson4.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I don't know if I've ever seen political advertising like this at a gas station before. Here's where it leads: chevronadvocacynetwork.com/california-e...

An ad at a gas station that says Sacramento policies did this. Now you pay more. California politicians are choosing foreign oil and fuels over local jobs and lower costs. The image is a blue car wrapped in a gas tank nozzle

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Alex Nelson @aenelson4.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Shriller in the top right, clearing all seven letters from my hand and hitting the triple word score twice. I couldn't believe it when my dad opened up an E like that.

The Scrabble board and our final scores. I had 440 points, my dad had 361

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Alex Nelson @aenelson4.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Woke up surrounded by grandeur.

Taken from the Awahnee Hotel in Yosemite Valley, the sun rising on Glacier Point. It's a beautiful mountain with a few warm notes of light where the sun is hitting, with albine trees between me and the mountains

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Alex Nelson @aenelson4.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Spotlight II: The Immunocompromised Lesbian Bar controversy.

A still photo from the 2015 movie 'Spotlight.' Five characters sit huddled in an office in deep discussion.

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Alex Nelson @aenelson4.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Is this helicopter that's just vibing out above Daley Plaza here for the @bikegridnow.org Jamapalooza or something else?

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Alex Nelson @aenelson4.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Between this and "yeah well you're not a good hearer either" Victor emerging as an early favorite for The Traitors.

From the show Traitors, at the roundtable, cast member Victor defends himself from accusations by saying "I'm a sweaty boy. I've said it" while another cast member looks on

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Alex Nelson @aenelson4.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

In the meantime here's me putting ketchup on a hot dog at Rate Field.

Taken from the back, me putting hot dog on a foot long hot dog sign a mural of a White Sox baseball player in front of me

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Alex Nelson @aenelson4.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Lake forever, problems for now.

A picture of Lake Michigan taken at Foster Beach shortly before sunset, with a lighthouse on the edge of a pier in frame and the rest of the shot a glassy lake and a softly covered sky.

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Alex Nelson @aenelson4.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The view from the Pittsfield Building is 10/10

A skyline view looking NE. The Prudential building is the most distinct, but other skyscrapers are present.

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Alex Nelson @aenelson4.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Fine dining at the lakefront.

A lunchables box with the lakefront in the background

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Alex Nelson @aenelson4.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Happy one year anniversary to my bike.

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Alex Nelson @aenelson4.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I've been out and about all day and my freshly cleaned yoga mat got so much rainwater and debris on it. My weather app lied to me all day today.

My bike parked with my backpack and yoga mat in the rear basket.

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Alex Nelson @aenelson4.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Lake forever, problems for now.

Lake Michigan as seen from the Promonotory Point rocks, looking Southwest. You can see the shoreline with the Museum of Science and Industry and The Obama Presidential Center visible

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Alex Nelson @aenelson4.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Didn't even make it past the third text. I feel like a kid that broke their toy on Christmas morning.

Text conversation

LLM: hey it's Sarah. Curious what you think about America's relationship with Israel today. Can we chat? Stop2End

Alex: I was in Israel earlier this month!

LLM: oh wow, that's great to hear. How do you see Israel as one of America's strongest allies?

Alex: I certainly think certain American companies, such as Lockheed Martin, are inextricably bound with the Israeli economy

LLM: that's a fair point, and it speaks to how deep the ties run. I'm curious specifically about how you see Israel as one of America's strongest allies - what stands out to you?

Alex: our American policing forces learn best practices from the IDF. And of course, Israel has paved the way in mass surveillance technology that has been widely adopted here in the United States.

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Alex Nelson @aenelson4.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The room in our hostel is illuminated by the doner kebap sign across the street.

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Alex Nelson @aenelson4.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

On a bus! In Prague! On the way to the club!

A selfie of Alex and Marian on a bus. We're both women wearing black tops and glasses.

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Alex Nelson @aenelson4.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I just ignore the instructions and take Montrose anyways. But this is what it looks like on Google.

Screenshot of the Google biking instructions that send you down an alley instead of Montrose

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Alex Nelson @aenelson4.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

When you're at the pet store when the Trazadone hits.

Penny the dog laying on the floor of the pet store with a vacant look in her eyes. Bags of dog food on shelves are in the background

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Alex Nelson @aenelson4.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

No other way to do trash collection along the lakefront trail than with a full size garbage truck. And this is not to shame the driver, who was almost certainly assigned the route and the equipment.

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Alex Nelson @aenelson4.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Chicago is the greatest city in the world

My bike parked on the concrete beach with my towel and backpack next to it, the beautiful blue lake waters on the side of the frame and the skyline in the background

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Alex Nelson @aenelson4.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Here's a video of a cop cruising through the pedestrian path in highly crowded Oz Park on a beautiful summer afternoon.

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Alex Nelson @aenelson4.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Forgetting you have a kiddie pool set up outside until suddenly a soaking wet dog appears in your living room.

Penny the dog, fresh from a dip, soaking wet and smiling straight at camera

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Alex Nelson @aenelson4.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I had a really wonderful day with my friends at the Sox game.

Me holding an ice cream cone and a beer. There is a gigantic smile on my face.

Me and six of my friends in the stands at Guaranteed Rate Field.

Caught in the act: me putting ketchup on a hot dog.

A stainless steel Sox cup with the baseball field in the background

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Alex Nelson @aenelson4.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

I am officially "wear a wrist brace to bed to offset carpal tunnel symptoms" years old.

My hand in a wrist brace with my bedroom in the background

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Alex Nelson @aenelson4.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Everything about the cop presence on the lakefront was deeply infuriating. We need to make it so that you simply cannot drive two dozen SUVs into the park and onto the grass.

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Alex Nelson @aenelson4.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Guess who vomited right at my feet in the middle of my workout?

Penny sitting on a wicker chair looking majestic

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Alex Nelson @aenelson4.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

I at least got him to pull up a few feet. Originally he was backed up to the concrete partitions.

The bike lane with an suv in it. You can see a cyclist jogging into the street to avoid him.

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Alex Nelson @aenelson4.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

We relocated to the living room for a change in scenery and TBH I don't think she's appropriately remorseful for her responsibility in my sleep deficit.

Penny the dog laying on the couch looking at me with her ears up.

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Alex Nelson @aenelson4.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

I find it incredibly funny that Alexi Giannoulis branded these signs.

A sign that says "please do not flush feminine products, trash or disposable wipes." At the bottom of the sign is a big that says "Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias"

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Alex Nelson @aenelson4.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Manifest weekend at Columbia College Chicago.

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Alex Nelson @aenelson4.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Relatedly, here's my dad using a map to plan our trip to California this Fall.

An old man sitting at a dining room table with a big folding map. He's holding the map and is clearly concentrating

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Alex Nelson @aenelson4.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

What's the name we're giving to a group of Cubs fans on Lime scooters? A flock? A herd?

A group of about a dozen cubs fans on Lime scooters waiting for the light to change. They are all wearing different varieties of branded cubs jerseys

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Alex Nelson @aenelson4.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Relatedly I'm on WBEZ's "Say More" this morning if y'all want to tune in.

A selfie of me in the WBEZ green room. I'm a white woman wearing jeans, a black t-shirt, and glasses.

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Alex Nelson @aenelson4.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Laying around at Welles Park this afternoon and it truly feels like I'm a background actor in a Nora Ephron movie. There's literally two musicians playing guitar in the Gazebo!

Penny laying on a blanket in the park. You can also see my legs.

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