Reposted by Stephaniejamelle @jamellebouie.net · 08/10/2026a livestreamed execution is just a lynching 276101301975
Stephanie @stephaniekirmer.com · 08/10/2026I initially read this as “beginner cat friendly” and was delighted by the idea of a cat learning a new crafting skill 040
Stephanie @stephaniekirmer.com · 08/10/2026This whole race is such a mess. I am in a very “pox on both their houses” mood except that somebody needs to oversee the damn school district. Is there anybody at all that you think is tolerable to vote for in this one? 100
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
Stephanie @stephaniekirmer.com · 30/09/2026winchestermysteryhouse.comwinchestermysteryhouse.comWelcome to the Winchester Mystery House® - Winchester Mystery HouseCome visit the Winchester Mystery house today and unlock the secrets Sarah Winchester’s beautiful but bizarre estate. Buy tickets today! 000
Stephanie @stephaniekirmer.com · 28/09/2026I was walking down there today with my visiting relatives and La Spata passed by with his kid on a bike, I got to point and say “oh, there’s our city council rep!” Mom was so impressed that our elected was out and about with the community. 011
Stephanie @stephaniekirmer.com · 22/09/2026My personal pet peeve is the absurd volume of sirens in neighborhoods here. Some cities regulate the decibel levels that are allowed because it damages people’s hearing! Why not us? 010
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
Stephanie @stephaniekirmer.com · 16/09/2026Didn’t he do a whole brand partnership with a ketchup company and get his tattoo of a ketchup bottle actually printed on the labels of ketchup? I swear this happened 010
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
Stephanie @stephaniekirmer.com · 02/09/2026What, you mean loose dogs aren’t following the animal control work schedule? How impertinent of them Reminds me of a looney tunes (?) cartoon from the olden days where the factory whistle goes off and the cat and mouse both pick up their lunch pails and knock off for the day 020
Stephanie @stephaniekirmer.com · 29/08/2026We used to put a five dollar bill in mail surveys when I was in grad school - the research says that people will feel immediately obliged to help you if you gave them money up front and thus will be more likely to respond 😁 020
Stephanie @stephaniekirmer.com · 29/08/2026Tell me you’re a social scientist without telling me- I LOVE when I get a legit survey! 020
Stephanie @stephaniekirmer.com · 27/08/2026All I remember about Novick from my years in PDX were those “Hooked on Novick” ads that made me laugh 120
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
Stephanie @stephaniekirmer.com · 26/08/2026Thank goodness that Miata wasn’t a child, or a short adult. 120
Stephanie @stephaniekirmer.com · 22/08/2026Çiya Sofrasi was a really life changing experience. I went in 2008. www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...newyorker.comThe Memory KitchenThe restaurant Çiya Sofrasi embraces an ambitious project to document, restore, and reinvent Turkish food culture. 000
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
Stephanie @stephaniekirmer.com · 15/08/2026The penalty for professional misconduct should be losing your job, not death. Plagiarism is not a capital crime. 1140
Stephanie @stephaniekirmer.com · 15/08/202666 - the reroute for the bridge rebuild has been very disorienting to my life. Also I saw the worst bunching of my life (in person) on the 66. 030
Stephanie @stephaniekirmer.com · 14/08/2026Nexamp was only offering me 15% off but I just checked and Perch (formerly Solstice) offered 20% so I will sign up with them 010
Stephanie @stephaniekirmer.com · 14/08/2026Which provider are you on? I have been researching this and trying to determine which ones have decent customer service etc and it’s been extremely difficult to find anyone with any experience with any of them. 110
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 · 09/08/2026Notably they use El-Sayed for the image when the man is NOT a socialist and has gone to lengths to explain that fact. 100
Stephanie @stephaniekirmer.com · 08/08/2026That’s what I suspect too- if the city wanted to do this more efficiently we could. AFAIK there is no one to complain to/ask about changing the methods, but I will ask at the next working group meeting. Can I see your design, to potentially share with the alderman’s team? 020
Stephanie @stephaniekirmer.com · 08/08/2026I wish I knew- customization for the site is all we were told. 100
Stephanie @stephaniekirmer.com · 08/08/2026Yes, it’s shockingly expensive. I’m doing participatory budgeting in the first ward and they quoted us $87k for 2026 for the attached bus bump outs but only $36k for the unattached ones that can be pre-fabricated. Unclear when, if ever, the unattached ones can actually be used though. 150
Stephanie @stephaniekirmer.com · 28/07/2026Tbh I switched to all decaf a few years ago and it’s one of the better choices I made. The only problem is traveling to places where wonderful coffee is made but decaf is not available. 020
Stephanie @stephaniekirmer.com · 26/07/2026And makes you skinny, either by appetite suppression or cancer! 010
Stephanie @stephaniekirmer.com · 24/07/2026Cornelia, I used to live on it and it always had a charming old fashioned sound to me 020
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. 20368812024828
Stephanie @stephaniekirmer.com · 19/07/2026I don’t understand why Johnson isn’t looking at things like this as the solution to the budget- there are entities that are violating the law right now that should have to pay! Get the money and we can use it for city services! 3251
Stephanie @stephaniekirmer.com · 18/07/2026If a Waymo blocked my way to the bus by parking at the bus stop I would smash its windows. 110
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
Stephanie @stephaniekirmer.com · 16/07/2026For my day to day, the stops are not convenient to any locations I regularly visit, or my home, so the opportunity is rare to try it. The separate ticket system also feels a bit of a hassle. 030
