Reposted by GarrettJeffrey Vagle @jvagle.me · 06/08/2026Really? Because I keep seeing them in charge of everything from car dealerships to the White House, and they seem to doing just fine despite their obvious handicaps. 1234398592
Reposted by GarrettJeremy Glover @jgrantglover.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Just listened to Susana Mendoza taking caller questions on In The Loop. Somebody asked about traffic congestion and the first thing she did was blame bike lanes. The second was to blame crime on CTA, as opposed to bad service. Disqualifying. 28917
Reposted by GarrettAlli DeJong @allidejong.bsky.social · 08/06/2026I have zero patience, less than zero patience, for any kind of “you’re not even FROM HERE” discourse. It’s exhausting. Every place in this enormous country thinks they’re the most special star in the universe but we all have to share a country and a planet. So grow the fuck up and be welcoming. 1373
Reposted by Garrettmaybe none of this matters @noneofthismatters.bsky.social · 08/06/2026People will continue to be hit by cars and die because Chicago's government has decided that cyclists and pedestrians dying is preferable to having to listen to drivers whine about how they feel inconvenienced 015446
Reposted by GarrettRobert Vargas @robvargas.bsky.social · 27/05/2026NEW REPORT: After Chicago shut down ShotSpotter in Sept. 2024, CPD response times to priority 1 calls improved by an average of 4.2 minutes. Read more here: uchicago-justice-project.github.io/chicago_crim... 11337134
Reposted by Garrettlumberjack wharfie @lumberjackwharfie.bsky.social · 08/06/2026THE TECHNOLOGY DOESN'T FUCKING EXIST. THAT'S WHY IT'S "TAKING SO LONG." THE THING YOU WANT IS FICTIONAL. 3303
Reposted by GarrettSarah May @sarahmay1.bsky.social · 13/04/2026I don't know about the rest of you but I have basically given up on my bingo card at this point 218022
Reposted by GarrettBebo, Chicago Rat Czar 🐀 @bebopott.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Obsessed with this 1918 Program for IWW’s “GRAND PICNIC AND RE-UNION Of All the Radicals of the City of Chicago” H/T to @gldivittorio.bsky.social for sharing elsewhere 42511
Reposted by Garrettkyle tear down that highway lucas 🏳️🌈 @itskylelucas.com · 27/03/2026Now do CTA. Nora Leerhsen has not only proved she can do the job, she's made massive progress on rebuilding trust in the system, marked improvements and expansions to service, and has successfully guided the agency through political attacks from the federal government. 1315
Reposted by GarrettTom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 20/02/2026"Annoying children keep wanting to bike to school despite city's best efforts to make it too dangerous." 528462
Reposted by GarrettJuliana Stratton @julianastratton.bsky.social · 19/02/2026They said it. We’re all thinking it. 12250451333
Reposted by Garrettbatski @babski.bsky.social · 18/02/2026choosing to drive in Chicago everyday should be in the DSM 0223
Reposted by GarrettZak Yudhishthu @zyudhishthu.bsky.social · 18/02/2026“Pritzker’s office says the measure will call for relaxed restrictions on the development of multi-unit housing, allowing homeowners to build “granny flats” and cutting other forms of red tape that have slowed homebuilding in recent years.” capitolnewsillinois.com/news/pritzke...capitolnewsillinois.comPritzker to propose statewide zoning laws to spur homebuilding, limit local controlArticle Summary JB Pritzker will propose a plan during his State of the State address to drastically limit local governments’ 0599
Reposted by Garrettbatski @babski.bsky.social · 26/01/2026don't want to alarm anyone but we are 2 days away from our first 5pm sunset for the year in Chicago 5616
Reposted by GarrettAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 26/01/2026ugh why is everybody calling my masked armed death squads who kidnap kindergartners the gestapo 514389629
Reposted by GarrettHarebrained @harebrained.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Keep up the pressure, keep up the protests. #abolishice 0132
Reposted by Garrettbrooke bikes mke @brookebikesmke.bsky.social · 26/01/2026How in the hell do we still have a full week of January? This is the longest month in the history of the world. My god. 2201
Reposted by GarrettJason, ex Inferis @benedictsred.bsky.social · 23/01/2026If you’re feeling extra lonely this weekend, turn off that pop-up blocker, playboy 011029
Reposted by GarrettMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 20/01/2026i've seen enough: greg bovino is a bitch. 1978727836
Reposted by GarrettBrandon @bedubble.bsky.social · 17/01/2026If MBJ ended Chicago’s Century of Humiliation early he would be written down as as a successful mayor despite his many steppings on rakes. 1015632
Reposted by GarrettKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 10/11/2025This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful. Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened. This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line. 1351406928958
Reposted by GarrettAmanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 10/11/2025This shit is why people don’t trust the Democratic Party. 16969751152
Reposted by GarrettMatthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 30/10/2025GOP: I can't believe Dems are trying to stop us from taking away your healthcare. Just for that, no food for you. 13566082143
Garrett @garrettinchi.bsky.social · 25/09/2025@chicagocta.bsky.social love 15 minute headway on the red line 🫶🏻😭 100
Reposted by GarrettMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 06/09/2025The president of the United States just declared war, actual military war, not a metaphorical one, on a major American city, and one governed by his political opponents. In any other period, this would be impeachment-worthy. 28803150310631
Reposted by Garrettmean things I say to myself @meantomyself.bsky.social · 06/09/2025I need them to take Saturdays off from dreaming up new atrocities to perpetrate so I can catch up on laundry instead of war crimes in progress 221039
Reposted by GarrettWill Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 06/09/2025How is this not a screaming massive headline across every news site? This is insane, a virtual declaration of civil war. We fought a revolution to not be subjected to this kind of tyranny 1343338813
Reposted by GarrettBarry Butler Photography @barrybutler9.bsky.social · 06/09/2025Now THAT is Progress. The Spirit of Progress statue returns to its home today after being under repair since last December. This morning in River North, Chicago. 110115
Reposted by GarrettTom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 14/05/2025Taking the whole ROAD ✔️ Distracted (singing) ✔️ No helmets ✔️ No lights ✔️ No reflective vests ✔️ Riding in a pack ✔️ Textbook radical anti-car cyclists. 1473818470
Garrett @garrettinchi.bsky.social · 03/09/2025@aldermanlaspata.bsky.social Will Fullerton ever be anything other than an awful, dangerous car sewer? 😭 030
Reposted by GarrettBrandon - "Fietser" @americanfietser.bsky.social · 01/09/2025If you fear for your life in the street, ride your bike on the sidewalk. In 2025 given all we know about the threats from vehicular violence, these shouldn't be the only two choices available. 4447
Reposted by GarrettMr. Bea Arthur, Batshit Crazy™️ @steamymac.bsky.social · 25/08/2025*mouthful of asbestos Fuck, it’s good to be alive. 523779
Reposted by Garrett🅱️oofessor Killosk 👻🔪 @professorkiosk.wtf · 25/08/2025how many licks to get to the center of the earth 1715056
Reposted by GarrettMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 17/08/2025the complete lack of leaks from ICE, CBP etc, to me reinforces how they’re entirely staffed by true believers who are willing to do almost anything for the cause. 853007563
Reposted by GarrettJeremy Glover @jgrantglover.bsky.social · 22/07/2025On pace to have the fewest homicides in a decade, but you certainly wouldn’t know based on the coverage. 2324
Reposted by GarrettBrandon - "Fietser" @americanfietser.bsky.social · 16/07/2025Teens shouldn’t need a tech company and a 2-ton machine just to move through their own city. The way we build our streets should give them the freedom to "ride solo" under their own power. 334860
Reposted by GarrettDr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 29/06/2025The hearse that carried Lincoln's body through Springfield, Illinois. It featured a panel that showcased 36 stars (one for each state of the Union) as well as a silver laurel wreath and two inverted torches, representing the life extinguished. Sadly, the hearse was destroyed in a fire in 1887. 617419
Reposted by GarrettHelena Fitzgerald @hellafitzgerald.bsky.social · 27/06/2025“you come up with a mean nickname to call this guy on TV?” “sure did boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked” 204122242017
Reposted by Garrettacabylon 👻👻 BOO 👻👻 @acabylonbee.bsky.social · 25/06/2025andrew cuomo resigned to a quiet life harassing women in the lobbying industry 448227
Reposted by GarrettSenator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 24/06/2025Republicans really see places like this and think what a perfect location for a new data center or mining operation 711525309
Garrett @garrettinchi.bsky.social · 22/06/2025Red line operator just loudly and firmly called out someone smoking. 👑👑👑 000
Reposted by GarrettLady Topham Catt @ladytophamcatt.bsky.social · 21/06/2025Nearly 100 years ago, Marion Mahony Griffin returned from Australia for a long visit with her Chicago family. While here, she stood on a table in a corridor at the school where her sister taught & created magic. Exquisitely detailed & inimitably Marion, the murals she painted in 1931 are still there 55912
Reposted by GarrettGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 11/06/2025The law must always be grounded in fundamental principles such as equal rights and due process, or it becomes a tool of oppression. 13083911996
Reposted by GarrettNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 07/06/2025I can’t compete with this 13267931340
Reposted by GarrettPatrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · 07/06/2025THE NEW YORK TIMES ETHICIST (watching Zone of Interest): haha nice. sick house 91488256
Reposted by GarrettBrandon @bedubble.bsky.social · 06/06/2025CDOT will say with a straight face, “go use our new bike way, it’s safe” and then this is the bikeway 3694
Reposted by GarrettKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 06/06/2025In 1936, FDR closed out his re-election campaign by bragging to a massive crowd at Madison Square Garden that “organized money” hated him “and I welcome their hatred.” He took 60% of the vote in a 523-8 electoral college landslide. FDR knew having the right enemies could be a useful thing. 17354481012
Reposted by GarrettJesse Raber @jraber.bsky.social · 05/06/2025How tf does an electric bike rental from Divvy cost more than an Uber to go the same distance. Brilliant public health initiative we got here. 618718