Reposted by Stephaniejamelle @jamellebouie.net · 08/10/2026a livestreamed execution is just a lynching 274100991970
Reposted by StephanieDonald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Chicago is a magnet that pulls in people from hundreds of miles around because those places failed to care for them. There are many causes but the result is real. When we say to shut the fuck up about Chicago (you don’t even live here!) this is what we mean. @harebrained.bsky.social 19325
Reposted by StephanieQuinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 07/10/2026this reads like doj is saying the guy did a really great fraud 3090497
Reposted by StephanieHeather in Chicago @heatherk.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Drivers' complaints about cyclists, bike lanes, etc. really come down to "I resent that I can no longer drive as irresponsibly as I am accustomed to." And I say that as an occasional driver who recognizes how insane car brain can make you. 3344
Reposted by StephanieBy Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 18/09/2026And also: the fact that you can use a statistical lookup table to predict what words someone is going to say doesn't mean you *understand* them, a fact that you will learn the minute that person says something *surprising*, like "I want a divorce." 333249
Stephanie @stephaniekirmer.com · 18/09/2026An excellent thread bringing the realities of LLM behavior into context 0122
Reposted by StephanieSoren Spicknall @sorenspicknall.bsky.social · 18/09/2026As Chicago City Council debates PRO, it's depressing to see people - particularly landlords - fall for exaggerated or made-up claims about what the legislation would do. Feels like a repeat of the propaganda ecosystem around Bring Chicago Home, the Fair Tax amendment, or the Pretrial Fairness Act. 1373
Reposted by StephanieKashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 07/09/2026Possibly the most American news of all timelocal12.comPrison inmates donate more than $4,000 to pay children's school lunch debtResidents at the prison contributed $3,810 of their own money, while Kansas Department of Corrections employees added another $457. 280173834948
Reposted by StephanieUndead in Chicago (municipal boundary) @mosermostly.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Followed by telling the people around me that Alexi Giannoulias is running as the guy who wants to add 1000 cops, which was news to them 1275
Reposted by StephanieAnjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 27/08/2026"My piece was inspired by Picasso's Guernica...The patterns near Renee Good and Alex Pretti’s mouths are actually their last words in Morse code: ‘I’m not mad at you,’ and ‘Are you okay?’” -Jennifer Nelson (quoted in the linked booklet, alongside other extraordinary pieces) 6546228
Reposted by StephanieMichael McLean @michaelmclean.me · 17/08/2026This video from @aldermanlaspata.bsky.social goes real hard. Make sure you come to the opening of Milwaukee Avenue! 3648
Reposted by StephanieDavid Powe @davidpowe.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Chicago is leading the nation in reducing traffic fatalities. Traffic deaths are down 35% from their 2021 peak. Tonight, CDOT met with the community about making Chicago Ave safer. This project responds to fatal crashes with proven street design that saves lives & creates safer routes to school. 3506
Reposted by StephanieKalen Luciano @kalenfor44.bsky.social · 15/08/2026If we build more homes without protecting the people living in them, it’s game over. 12713
Reposted by StephanieMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 13/08/2026No, really, it's so good that you should watch it again.youtube.comThe pundits have completely lost the plotYouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie 17422
Stephanie @stephaniekirmer.com · 23/07/2026Chicago friends- has anyone signed up for community solar? Considering whether this is legit/a good thing to support. If you’ve had an experience with it/recommend a particular project I’d love to hear. 000
Reposted by StephanieMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/07/2026Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal. 20368812124829
Reposted by StephanieMicheál Podgers @michealpodgers.bsky.social · 16/07/2026My biggest concern is that his lack of vision and leadership is dragging the entire progressive movement down. And the further it falls the more antagonistic he and his admin become to everyone else. God, I wish a more qualified and visionary progressive would challenge him. 2252
Reposted by StephanieCongresswoman Delia C. Ramirez @ramirez.house.gov · 16/07/2026Attention #IL-03! Dangerous air quality and severe weather conditions are in effect today. Make sure to limit outdoor activity when possible to protect yourself from the dangerous health risks. Check conditions at AirNow.gov.chicago.gov 1186
Reposted by StephanieAlex Nelson @aenelson4.bsky.social · 15/07/2026An incredibly disappointing outcome. Whatever goodwill that may have remained between transit advocates and the admin is gone. This feels like an act of direct hostility and antagonism to the organizers that worked so hard to get NITA passed. 24912
Reposted by Stephanievictoria zeller🫛 (RISEBALL, summer ‘27) @dirtbagqueer.rocks · 15/07/2026“i think it would be cool and good” WE LITERALLY HAVE DATA ON THIS SUBJECT THAT PROVES YOU WONT THINK SO IN A YEAR 57217
Reposted by StephanieSteven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 11/07/2026The mayor should not be using a single-use CTA ticket. 1316420
Stephanie @stephaniekirmer.com · 09/07/2026This! This is what I want the city doing, enforcing the laws we already have to keep people safe and transit moving. 010
Reposted by StephanieSteven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Our transit will continue to struggle no matter how we re-organize it if we keep putting people on the board with no interest in transit, no experience running transit, not even experience using transit day to day. 1513
Reposted by StephanieErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 07/07/2026Incredible news. Illinois Governor Pritzker has signed a law removing testosterone HRT from the PDMP program, a program other states can use to access people's prescription records across state lines. It will protect trans people in IL from places like TX. Subscribe to support our journalism.erininthemorning.comIL Gov. Pritzker Signs Law Protecting Trans Patients By Removing Testosterone from Govt. Monitoring ProgramPrescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) could be exploited to carry out anti-trans attacks. Illinois just made it harder to do. 4759161400
Reposted by StephaniePapa Rides a Bike @paparidesabike.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Here is another batch of letters from the Chicago Tribune about bike lanes. The people are clamoring for safe, vibrant streets! www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/04/l...chicagotribune.comLetters: Chicago’s approach to bike lanes has been a disasterProtected bike lanes, as currently built by the city, create more discomfort and danger for cyclists than the painted stripes they have replaced. 1214
Reposted by StephanieCeleste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social · 02/07/2026The NPS will launch 850,000 fireworks in the middle of the night. (Last year, they launched 7,000) That will dump perchlorates and heavy metals into the Potomac River and cause the amount of soot and smoke particles to skyrocket (pardon), at great danger to any creature that breathes. 924021116
Reposted by StephanieCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Damn. @nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... 15977623269
Reposted by StephanieBike Lane Uprising @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social · 26/06/2026It’s been less than a week since Riley O’Neil’s funeral and the city is actively removing protected bike lanes from 18th street. Just 2 weeks ago everyone in the city made public comments that Riley’s death was a tragedy & yet this week they’re making biking less safe 627086
Reposted by StephanieAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 27/06/2026just finished my design for a shrimp powered air conditioner. now to take a sip of coffee and check out bluesky 733508327
Reposted by StephanieEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 25/06/2026SoftBank’s investor presentation is one of the greatest things ever made. I’ve been thinking about it all day. These are the real slides shown in a speech where Masayoshi Son said he wouldn’t retire for at least another decade. The goose stuff is truly demented. Bravo group.softbank/media/Projec... 42469841625
Reposted by StephanieAlex @acannon.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Photos of destroyed infrastructure in this Block Club article and replies from the local Facebook page. (June 2026) 0334
Stephanie @stephaniekirmer.com · 19/06/2026There is no reason this should be allowed to happen. At minimum a bus should NEVER be early. 000
Reposted by StephanieDan Nguyen @dancow.bsky.social · 27/05/2026how do you do fellow Chicago commuters, I made a site tracking and mapping the city's crash data. Look up the traffic-related serious wrecks and deaths near you: crashcount.org/chicago/ 26828
Reposted by Stephaniedarth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 13/06/2026lemons: $0.60 parsley:$0.20 frozen lobster:$22.00 elmers glue: $3,600 butter:$1.50 someone who is good with food budgets help 1436941
Reposted by StephanieNick Ulivieri @nuphoto.com · 10/06/2026Here’s a timelapse of the shelf cloud that just rolled through 😳 // #ILwx #WXSky #Chicago 18436147
Reposted by StephanieStreetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 10/06/2026Great: Ald. La Spata, ATA honored Riley O'Neil in Council today. Awful: A public commenter said the dooring tragedy doesn't justify PBLs, implying O'Neil was killed because of a lack of "personal responsibility." Kudos to the alder for debunking her. www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news... @bikegridnow.org 0324
Reposted by StephanieDavid Powe @davidpowe.bsky.social · 08/06/2026One more way we're remembering Riley. The Divvy station at LaSalle & Washington is now the Riley O'Neil Memorial Station at City Hall. The new name is live in the app today, with signage coming soon. We miss you, buddy 💙🚲 217441
Reposted by StephanieMatt McCabe @mmccabe.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Ok. Thanks. But, DO SOMETHING. “Today I’m announcing a recommitment to vision zero, all city agencies will…” “These types of preventable tragic events happen far too often which is why I…” “In a world class city we cannot accept this sort of tragedy as normal and so today we…” DO SOMETHING. 05315
Reposted by StephanieBike Lane Uprising @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social · 07/06/2026The most demoralizing part of all of this is understanding CDOT staff have to return to work Monday and deal with all the same pushback they always do as they try to make it safer to bike in Chicago. www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/t...nbcchicago.comTributes pour in for Chicago Department of Transportation employee struck and killed while bikingTributes poured in on Saturday for a Chicago city employee who led its bike parking program for years after he was struck and killed while biking. 1234570
Reposted by Stephanielumberjack wharfie @lumberjackwharfie.bsky.social · 06/06/2026My stomach is in knots hearing about the horrific, fatal, dooring-into-semi crash on Halsted in Bridgeport yesterday and hearing this morning that the victim was one of our biggest advocates in CDOT. Be good to yourselves today, #bikechi. Be good to each other. All of us are needed in this fight. 2807
Reposted by StephanieJustin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Oliver Darcy got the audio of the heated 60 Minutes meeting where Scott Pelley dressed Nick Bilton down! "You know what was rude? Black Thursday. That was the absolute definition of rudeness. Telling Tanya Simon she had to be out of here at five o'clock." www.status.news/p/scott-pell... 283105892607
Reposted by StephanieEctoplasma Ring @plasmaring.bsky.social · 27/05/2026so like lemme weigh in on this as someone who is more financially comfortable than many in my generational cohort: everything I have gained seems precarious and temporary because I know the people with real money will take it all from me the second they get an opportunity and no one will protect me. 126102052676
Reposted by StephanieAmy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Reviewers in two groups were given identical resumes for Emily Clarke and James Clarke and told they had used AI. Emily's was 2x as likely to raise doubts about competence. "She can't even write a CV herself." But James "just needed a bit of help." fortune.com/2026/05/10/i...fortune.comAI generated identical resumes for a man and a woman: Hers was more likely to be labeled 'weak,' while his got a 97% approval rating | Fortune“If people believe they will be judged more harshly for using AI, they are less likely to adopt it—regardless of their capability." 591811727
Reposted by StephanieAdam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 25/05/2026A day after The Late Show ended, Colbert hosted an episode of public access program Only In Monroe, reviving his 11-year-old gag. How bad is CBS/Paramount taking it? They issued copyright complaints for a show they don't own. 🤣 CBS would hate it if you watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DlF... 372155885021
Reposted by StephanieCTA Bus Insights @ctabusinsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 07/05/2026🚌 Route 66 (Chicago) — Eastbound 12 buses within 0.28 mi near Grand & Union 🥇 New record: most buses ever bunched (was 8) Buses: #8427, #8300, #1409, #1565, #1622, #1109, #8564, #8585, #8302, #8930, #1067, #608 📊 5th Route 66 bunch reported today · worst reported on this route in 30 days 3268
Stephanie @stephaniekirmer.com · 03/05/2026This feed is an incredible use of data science to validate the experiences we all have using the CTA 000
