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My Canadian work colleagues reporting back from the Blackhawk’s game: “I loved it it was a great time, but why did they suddenly start chanting ‘Green Bay Sucks!’?”

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Carmin @carmintheb.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Freakin’ AppleFest had crowds like the Sistene Chapel. And no Michelangelo.

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Scorigami @nflscorigami.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

🏈 CHI 59 - 37 CAR FINAL ✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1096th unique final score in NFL history.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

25 years later and The Onion’s ParentCorner 9/11 explainer from immediately after the attack is a better understanding of the threat environment than the one produced by the U.S. government.

An Onion article titled “Talking to your child about the WTC attack,” which is filled with real good info.

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Carmin @carmintheb.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This is a great story and accomplishment. Congrats to @megeckert.bsky.social.

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Carmin @carmintheb.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I feel like this volleyball game being cancelled makes all Chicagoans say collectively “we told you it was a record humid summer!”

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Andy Boyle @andymboyle.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

seems like chicago still functions well with no major issues during bike the drive so we should just do it all day every day forever

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Carmin @carmintheb.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I’m on a new-to-me airport train to city center.

Picture out a train car with an air traffic tour to the far right.

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Barry Butler Photography @barrybutler9.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Today is National Skyscraper Day. Chicago is the home of the skyscraper.

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Carmin @carmintheb.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Every ten minutes, huh CTA?

Western bus showing 28 minutes to arrival.

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Chicago, Bike Grid Now! @bikegridnow.org · 28/08/2026

🚨NOT A DRILL🚨 We are thrilled to announce that State @senmikesimmons.bsky.social in partnership with Bike Grid Now, has secured a $300,000 planning grant to design 450 miles of the bike grid in Chicago and on 10% of roads in bordering communities, to be completed by the end of 2028.

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Carmin @carmintheb.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

This is so true. My favorite examples: * we fixed Brussels sprouts (by how we genetically engineered them and how we cook them) * we know how to freeze foods now so all frozen foods are better * home recipes are more sophisticated, accurate and better * we eat the whole world’s best foods

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 30/07/2026

This is going to make it very difficult to know which sports we should ban them from.

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Carmin @carmintheb.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Apparently 32. And I guess Naperville gets this one?

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Carmin @carmintheb.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

How old is John Summit? Like 18?

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Carmin @carmintheb.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

There is someone dressed in yellow going the opposite direction of Wrigley. Do I tell her?

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Carmin @carmintheb.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

My 14yo yesterday asked me if I had heard of Jon Ossoff so his social media is getting out there. Kids thinks he should be VP to AOC though.

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 22/07/2026

It's my birthday so we went to Olive Garden for some good ol' fashioned Italian dining, but I didn't have my ID, so they arrested me for being an ImPasta.

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Carmin @carmintheb.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Has anyone else fell down the rabbit hole that is the Laundry subreddit? I am obsessed yet overwhelmed.

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Carmin @carmintheb.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

The UIUC parent pages are hilarious. Because they are 50% people asking inane questions about how to make their child’s life easier. And 50% of people saying “your kid will figure it out.” I do wonder the demographics of the groups.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

When journalists asked me "where we will see the effects of DOGE on outcomes?" one of my responses was "during crises...as long as media connect the dots." Well, dots connected: www.wired.com/story/cdc-cy...

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The CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab. DOGE Downsized It Last Year

“Based on simple math, these outbreak responses—which require rapid, timely responses—are going to be greatly diminished,” the former CDC lab director tells WIRED.

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Carmin @carmintheb.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I just watched the mile world record race. That was an impressive run.

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Carmin @carmintheb.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Just so you all know that I tracked Chicago Bluesky discourse while traveling, this is a Copenhagen “beach”. No sand in sight.

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Carmin @carmintheb.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I’ve been asked for help twice today with how to ride Copenhagen public transit. I was happy to assist of course and felt like a pro!

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Carmin @carmintheb.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I kind of want to stay in Europe. Or more accurately, this just adds to the reasons why.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I am going to join the Women’s Christian Temperance Union bsky.app/profile/phil...

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Brandon @bedubble.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

It’s important to celebrate the little wins on the way to safer streets for all.

According to the City's latest Chicago Traffic Crash Study, the 48th Ward had the fewest traffic fatalities and serious injuries of any ward in Chicago in 2025. We've also gone three straight years without a single traffic fatality.

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Carmin @carmintheb.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Are you missing a bike? One was found and posted in a Lincoln Square page: www.facebook.com/share/p/1D12...

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Carmin @carmintheb.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Sunset as I enter my 40th country.

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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Someone last night was recommending a particular driving route because it had protected bike lanes. "It's way easier than trying to look out for all the bikes" on the other route w/o protected lanes.

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Carmin @carmintheb.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Slippery When Wet with a singer from The Voice Finland with a bunch of Swedes. As one should.

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Carmin @carmintheb.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

At Custer State Park years ago, I created a True/False quiz for my kids: “If the bison looks friendly, it’s ok to pet them. If the bison looks lost, it’s ok to help them find their herd. If the bison is a baby, it’s ok to pet them.” They laughed. It worked.

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Carmin @carmintheb.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

This is one of my favorite parts of travel. And I always hold my breath a bit, wondering if CityMapper covers that city. (I know I could look at a list, but it’s more fun this way!).

Graphic showing a load graphic saying “Switching Cities.”

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Carmin @carmintheb.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

My kids: “can you even imagine CTA listing times in 30 seconds?” I did dig up an old @johngreenfield.bsky.social Grid Chicago article on Copenhagen to show that change is possible!

Copenhagen subway listing arrival times of 1 min, 2 1/2 minutes and 4 minutes.

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Carmin @carmintheb.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Guess who had a concert in Stockholm last night?

Top ten of Swedish Apple Music listens. 6 are Bad Bunny tracks.

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Scott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

The two most watched moments of the year so far on British TV have taken place after midnight.

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Carmin @carmintheb.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Why does this look like a paper ticket the mayor is using on CTA? What a missed opportunity to brag about tap to pay. Or maybe learn about it?

Mayor Johnson, with security detail, exiting a CTA stop with what appears to be a paper ticket.

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Carmin @carmintheb.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

We confirmed this with a local: “sure, I was cheering for Sweden originally, but now we are all for Norway.” He did add, “But France is probably going to win it all.”

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Carmin @carmintheb.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Answer from our hotel bar: Sweden is pulling for Norway. This is not a Green Bay/Bear rivalry situation.

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Carmin @carmintheb.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Me, to my family while we are abroad: “Eat all the fresh produce now. There will be none when we return home.”

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Ahead of England v Norway in the World Cup, enjoy this classic from my old pal Patrick Kidd in The Times

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Jay Hulme @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

On the phone to my friend at 11pm when a swarm of baby spiders floods over my open windowsill and I go "o God... a spider just gave birth in my living room." And she laughs and goes "you're the spider midwife!" And literally the only way my brain can respond is to just very sadly go "...spidwife..."

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

If you’re ever lost in the wilderness, just build a cycle path because someone is bound to pull up in their car and park in it.

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Carmin @carmintheb.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

So I got a new job and you all know what that means, right? I left the country! Pics from the flight in. An adorable 5yo behind us announced loudly “it’s so pretty.” I concur.

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Carmin @carmintheb.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Having made my way to two eclipses in the last few years, her music is on some of the best playlists I’ve ever made.

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are you not infotained @alopex-ii.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Never in history has a city had such a ratio of citizens who are absolutely insane about wanting world-class transit to transit officials who think the bus is icky

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