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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I saw six American kestrels, all sitting in the same tree, this morning at Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Evanston.

Two American kestrels sitting in a tree.

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MuteThyNewt🟨⬜️🟪⬛️ @mutethynewt.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I forgot where I found this originally

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Bríd 🇮🇪🇵🇸🇺🇦 @brid.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Obsessed with this 1735 illustration of hammerhead sharks from Japan

As per Wikipedia: Hammerhead shark illustration from 1735, Japan, from the Illustrated Guide to the Products of Oki Province

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Matteo @mmiazzo1.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

No fun allowed in Romania

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Robert Vargas @robvargas.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

NEW 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...

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

part of the reason people don't want the history of this period taught or understood is to make this illegible to people. it's easy to swallow thought ending cliches about which venerated figure was a "man of their times" if you remain studiously unaware of what their times actually were

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

i’ve worked in tech more than 20 years. it has never been more ridiculous.

exchange on X

Christoffer Bjelke @chribjel
We hired a junior developer to write the simple code, so we don't have to spend a ton of money on tokens for those basic/primitive tasks

Sameer goel @sameer_goel
Great, so now we're optimizing LLM costs by inventing employees again.
Full circle innovation.

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Brian Floyd @brianmfloyd.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

dying laughing at the strava data for the guy running laps on the french carrier

it’s a guy running circles on an aircraft carrier that’s in motion

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are you not infotained @alopex-ii.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

My last-minute endorsements: ranked choice voting and a meteor strike on the north shore

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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

i'm teaming up with kalshi to pick up a car battery, angle it so that one of its corners is pointed at the ground, and drop it directly on my toenail

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Michael @fleerultra.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

elected democrats who want their constituents to remain non-violent in their protests of these abuses must actually offer a path for ending the abuses non-violently. they currently are not as a party and it’s a major problem.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 06/01/2026

kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life

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Cezary Jan Strusiewicz @ostrichson.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

The wisdom of Mr. Rogers is eternal:

Mr. Rogers: Even though machines might move or sound like they're talking, they don't have feelings.

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Zeddy @zeddary.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

lmao one of the Pop-Tarts decided it wanted to live

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are you not infotained @alopex-ii.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Turns out that paving project on the Lechowicz Woods portion of the North Branch Trail was also an unpaving project. They removed the entire back parking lot and replaced the awkward curve to it where trail users had to share the driveway with dedicated trail. Massive improvement

Formerly the driveway to the back parking lot, now trail only

The back parking lot, completely removed and seemingly seeded for grass.

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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

A pair of snowy owls on the coast of Chicago

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Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

I keep seeing regular Americans taking more risks every day to fight tyranny, want, and cynicism than I see from the opposition party, and I imagine many of those regular Americans are asking themselves what the value proposition of such an opposition party is, really

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lastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

The more democratic elements of the American constitutional and economic order are actually throwing up road blocks to Trumpism. Protests and boycotts and low level courts and juries and cetera. Elite actors on the other hand are all too frequently caving. Fascinating study in who actually cares!

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Molly Roberts @mollyroberts.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Defense begins, “This case, ladies and gentlemen, is about a sandwich. A sandwich that according to Agent Lairmore somehow both exploded on his chest in a spray of mustard and onions but also landed intact on the ground still in its Subway wrapper.”

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 27/10/2025

support whomever you’d like, but what is frustratingly dishonest about this take is that actual issue — the thing critics have identified as the problem — isn’t the decision of the 21-year old to get the tattoo, but of the judgment of the 40-year old who still has it.

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

I have no idea what Graham Platner's religious views are, but the way our culture is obsessed with trying to divine a person's "real" interior views, by definition radically private and unknowable, above and beyond external actions in the world, is a sign of how culturally Protestant we all are.

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Earlier today I was listening to one of the hosts from Here and Now repeatedly ask a resident from Southeast Chicago whether throwing rocks at ICE was justified. And finally she just said, "They invaded our community. They have machine guns."

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Violet Miller @vimiller.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

ICE has threatened a “sh*t show” in Broadview today, per a village statement. “ICE is seeking to intimidate the Village of Broadview because we dared exercise our 1st Amendment constitutional rights calling for an end to their war on Broadview. We will not be intimidated. We are Broadview strong.”

The following statement ICE Action can be attributed to the Village of Broadview:

“In retaliation for the Village of Broadview yesterday calling on the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency to “stop making war on our community”, ICE agents this morning informed the Broadview Police Department that there will be “a sh*t show” in Broadview today.

ICE agents told the BFD that they will be launching enforcement action throughout all of Broadview throughout the day. Additionally, ICE informed BPD officials that ICE agents will be again deploying chemical arms, such as tear gas, pepper spray, etc. against American citizens, our residents, and our first responders.

Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson is urging Broadview residents to take all necessary precautions to protect themselves and their families in order to stay out of harm’s way.

Let’s be clear.

ICE is seeking to intimidate the Village of Broadview because we dared exercise our 1st Amendment constitutional rights calling for an end to their war on Broadview. We will not be intimidated. We are Broadview strong.”

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Michelle @michelle345.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Wow, the mid-northside neighborhoods are going BIG with east-west neighborhood greenways! In addition to the new greenway being designed for Wellington Ave, there are others planned for Grace and Winnemac too #bikeCHI

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Regime Accountant, CPA ☠️🎢 @regimecpa.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

This is why I’m voting for Mike Simmons for IL-9

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josh terry @joshterry.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

taking a bite of an italian sub with extra peppers and thinking that life is beautiful

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Matteo @mmiazzo1.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Lawrence, Argyle, and Berwyn from the western side of Wilson

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fishu @ gateway fate 800 @goldfishu.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

New meat just dropped at Kroger

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Matteo @mmiazzo1.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Why are 2 9 buses starting their run at the same time? Wilson and Ashland

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Matteo @mmiazzo1.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

How is an automated train late

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Elon saying he’s going to reprogram his chatbot’s view of history is a perfect example of why these kinds of AI products aren’t the neutral “tools” people always defend them as. They’re little political projects reflecting the ideologies of their creators

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David Powe @davidpowe.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

CDOT is dropping 8 new micromobility hubs around Wrigleyville this week! We've heard feedback & seen evidence that a more uniform/comprehensive approach to parking scooters, Divvys, etc was needed in the area. Excited to expand this network! Also dropping 2 new Divvy stations in the area today :)

Freshly painted micromobility parking zone on a residential street, marked by white lines and a scooter/bike symbol in the center. Surrounded by eight bright orange safety cones.

New micromobility parking zone painted on a sidewalk near a commercial area, bordered by orange cones. Two black U-shaped bike racks are visible in the foreground, and various street signs and light poles are within the zone.

Designated micromobility parking area on a city street near a crosswalk. The rectangular area is marked with white paint and includes a center symbol indicating scooter/bike use.

Painted micromobility parking area on a wide sidewalk near an intersection. The space includes two white micromobility symbols and is outlined in white paint, with orange cones for protection.

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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Coyote pups at Graceland Cemetery!

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Every Lot Chicago @everylotchicago.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

2753 West Haddon Avenue

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Protected bike lanes have a near-magical ability to produce cyclists. This new study of 28 US cities finds that census block groups w/protected bike lanes expanded bike commuting almost 2x faster than those w/standard bike lanes & >4x faster than those w/o new lanes. www.nature.com/articles/s44...

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utopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · 31/05/2025

the future is a slop app sending you a push notification written by its billionaire owners on how your future treats are at risk because of the feckless demand for big government boondoggles like funding your child’s public school or building a public park

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Heather Vogell @heathervogell.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

In 2022, @propublica.org found landlords were using RealPage software to raise rents — potentially in violation of laws against collusion. Cities then moved to ban such pricing algorithms. But now, @wsj.com reports that House Republicans are seeking to “muzzle” those local efforts. THREAD

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

I still think the best idea for progressive donors is to just revive every alt-weekly in the country and staff them with 10 reporters each.

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Christopher Whitaker @civicwhitaker.com · 27/05/2025

Since Rahm is going on a bit of a press tour, let me pull out a video from the @chihacknight.org archives about how Brandon Smith used FOIA to release the Laquan McDonald video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMyg...

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Brandon Smith on How the Laquan McDonald Video Got Released

YouTube video by Chi Hack Night

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Mezentine @mezentine.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

I am obsessed with this road they show us endless flyover shots of in this show. Why is it four lanes? Why is it built like a double boulevard? It serves a few dozen single family homes and never has 1/10th the cars on it to justify that robust a level of traffic management.

A screenshot from the show The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. It shows a complex four lane double boulevard road forming a residential street with spacious single family lots on both sides.

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Hayden Clarkin @thetransitguy.com · 23/05/2025

This double-lane Chick-fil-A project in Denver, which takes up an entire city block, is zoned as an "Urban Center" for high building heights intended to promote a dense urban character. The urban character:

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Chicago Piping Plovers @chicagopiping.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Join the Piping Plover Pal Campaign! 🐦🐶 We're thrilled to connect with Montrose's amazing dog community and celebrate the special bond between pups, people, and nature. Stop by the Dog Friendly Area to take the pledge and receive a stylish leash cover. 1/2

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