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Daniel @streicher.io · 17/07/2026

If your guests can’t find your toilet brush you’re going to see some shit

The corner of a bathroom next to the toilet (a sliver of the lid is visible on the left). There’s no visible brush or plunger. There’s a candle on the window sill. The window is made of textured privacy glass. There’s a reflection of the window on the wall tiles.

Daniel @streicher.io · 12/05/2026

A reroute only a personal injury attorney could love. Conflict points have been moved from signalized to crash heavy non-signalized intersections and the westbound route from the lake now passes the spot I got doored with no mitigations. Good thing our alders delayed the greenway 9 months for this!

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Daniel @streicher.io · 15/04/2026

Depends how you feel about snakes and fireballs (I have no idea)

The back of the jeans. It says Ed Hardy across the butt and has a flame design with an unfortunate resemblance to human balls

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Daniel @streicher.io · 05/04/2026

Toronto can’t hang 🧹

A photo of a Toronto Blue Jays bullpen catcher on his knees on the bullpen astroturf with a Hot Hands hand warmer on the ground behind him at the White Sox home opener. There’s a zoomed in detail of the hand warmer at the bottom right of the image.

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Daniel @streicher.io · 24/03/2026

Tent so big you could open a concentration camp in there

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Daniel @streicher.io · 17/03/2026

And that’s a wrap on winter: 32/32° biked in, including 3 bonus degrees. Have a great offseason!

My bike by the frozen lake in the snow in the lakefront trail

A list of all 32 of the temperatures I biked in this winter in a field notes notebook with an I Voted sticker in the background.

32° of Winter Biking 25-26
1. 1/26 - Remind me to ask Peter for one of those purple zip ties
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4. 1/29 - Cornucopia
5. 1/29 - Hi Julian!
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7. 1/19 - Cable Snappin’ oats
8. 1/22 - Level run before it gets cold
9. 12/15 - All new gaskets
10. 12/14 - gallon ‘o broth
11. 12/14 - Big wrench
12. 1/28 - Chicken dinner
13. 1/29 - Have you tried turning it off and on again?
14. 1/27 - Lucky cat #2 (bucket full of snow)
15. 3/17 - Ballot drop off
16. 12/19 - Boots rescue
17. 1/17 - Zone 4 Pajama Pants
18. 12/2 - Cousin
19. 12/2 - Bean Schlep
20. 2/23 - Happy Birthday Liz! outlander return/soup/chai
21. 12/30 - We don’t carry these knives
22. 12/19 - Juicy (Malbec)
23. 1/11 - Workout (it was also 23° when I delivered the damn knives 12/14)
24. 12/21 - Christkindlmarket
25. 12/20 - Cold (Merlot)
26. 12/31 - For Alex, for all
27. 1/3 - You’ve gotta take these knives to Bridgeport
28. 12/1 - Still Sandal Weather
29. 2/12 - I’m just here to use your bulb holes
30. 1/4 - Returned the knives
31. 2/11 - Casio tears
32. 11/9 - #1

Bonus
0° Ivanhoe
5° Sangria weather 1/23
4° Snappin’ weather 1/24

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Daniel @streicher.io · 17/03/2026

32° of winter biking #29: 15° a real election in lakeview

My bike leaning against an early voting and secure drop off banner. In the background there are windows with early voting signs and arrows pointing left.

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Daniel @streicher.io · 16/03/2026

You still have time to vote against Paul Kendrick (D-Meta) and friends if you’d like to see less, not more, of this type of thing

A screenshot of a bar chart titled “Meta-backed PAC has already spent nearly $340,000 on four primary races,” with the subtitle noting $245,000 went to physical mailers and $95,000 to digital advertising. Four candidates are shown with stacked bars breaking out Meta digital ad support (dark teal) and Meta mailer support (light teal). Jaime Andrade received $43,191, Aja Kearney $48,762, Adam Braun $106,162, and Paul Kendrick $141,765. Source: Making our tomorrow’s campaign disclosure reports

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Daniel @streicher.io · 10/03/2026

You gotta speed (trib gift link)

Screenshot of an article:

U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi was racing back toward Washington, D.C., but not for a vote.

The Illinois Democrat had already knocked out back-to-back fundraisers in New York that September 2019 weekend, but Krishnamoorthi was determined to make a third event in northern Virginia, a former campaign staffer recalled in a recent interview. As the staffer drove along the New Jersey Turnpike, Krishnamoorthi realized they would arrive late.

“So he says, ‘You gotta speed,’” said the onetime staffer, one of nearly a dozen ex-campaign and congressional employees who spoke to the Tribune on the condition of anonymity. “If I hit below 80 (mph), he was getting mad."

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Daniel @streicher.io · 23/02/2026

32° of winter biking #28: 20° happy birthday liz! (ride not pictured)

Liz standing on a trail in a snowy wood, holding a hiking stick and smiling

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Daniel @streicher.io · 18/02/2026

Drop your local patio spot that doesn’t sleep on fool’s spring. Osmium on Belmont has never let me down.

A painted patio table with a coffee mug and part of a laptop visible in front of a blue bike with pink tires leaning against a fence. There’s a brick wall with vines growing up it and blue and black bins behind the fence.

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Daniel @streicher.io · 01/02/2026

Chris Jones, who won’t put his name on his work here, shouldn’t peacefully enjoy the theater for as long as he lives. His stature in theater remaining intact while he prints ICE-friendly religious platitudes like this is wild

Screenshot of two paragraphs of a Tribune article:

“But, as the Book of Ecclesiastes offered us, there’s a season for everything. The time has come at last for a new leader of the Cook County Board.

“Brendan Reilly has our endorsement.“

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Daniel @streicher.io · 01/02/2026

32° of winter biking #25: 26° for Alex, for all

A person in a reflective jacket rides a bike with a large beautifully painted sign for Pretti. The back of the sign says “Sin Fronteras.” Someone in a bike grid now vest rides further up ahead.

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Daniel @streicher.io · 01/02/2026

32° of winter biking, 21-24: 12° chicken dinner 4° cornucopia 5° hi julian! 13° have you tried turning it off and on again?

A bunch of produce in a backpack in the bucket of a divvy parked at one of the new stations in the snow

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Daniel @streicher.io · 23/01/2026

32° of winter biking ❄️bonus degree❄️: 0° Ivanhoe

A selfie on the Lakefront Trail. I’m well bundled up in a frosted scarf, an orange helmet, and big pink and purple sunglasses.

My bike parked against an orange bike rack in front of Binny’s in Lakeview 385) two panniers and the bike sox cooler trunk. Part of the building looks like an old brick castle.

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Daniel @streicher.io · 19/01/2026

32° of winter biking #17: 7° cable snappin’ oats #chiLFT still closed at the curve

South-east facing photo of a bike leaning against a yellow park district sawhorse with a “trail closed due to hazardous conditions” sign mounted on it. The beginning of the oak street curve, Lake Michigan, and an oak st sauna shack are in the background. There’s snow and a satisfyingly geometric shadow on the ground.

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Daniel @streicher.io · 15/01/2026

32° of winter biking, 13-15: 27° you’ve gotta take these knives to bridgeport 30° took the knives to bridgeport 23° workout / are these the knives you wanted? Photo from a bike ride I can't post about because I already had 19°. 📸🦷 @peter.chicagobikesox.com

Me sticking my tongue out from behind the foam teeth of something large and horrible

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Daniel @streicher.io · 14/12/2025

(But I’m using Compact. I like the minimalist controls and I can still quickly hit all the hidden buttons and change tabs with single-swipe gestures.)

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Daniel @streicher.io · 14/12/2025

Settings > Apps > Safari > Tabs. Choose Bottom, get your buttons back.

The Safari “Tabs” UI settings. The options are compact, bottom, and top. Each has an illustration of the different UIs on an iPhone. “Bottom” has a large control area at the bottom of the screen.

A screenshot of bluesky in the url bar within with “bottom” Tabs UI in iOS 26 Safari. Below the url bar there are visible back and forward buttons, a share button, a bookmarks and history button, and a tabs button. The url in the bar is bsky.app.

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Daniel @streicher.io · 01/12/2025

32° of winter biking day two: 28°. Still sandal weather

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Daniel @streicher.io · 10/11/2025

For all your winter storm lakefront trail status needs, follow the @lakefronttrail.bsky.social status bot. Help out by using #chiLFT to report trail conditions and remember that the Park District tends not to post trail closures or block unsafe trail sections until after the morning commute

Screenshot of Carrot Weather app showing a winter storm warning, temps just at or below freezing with snow overnight, 37mph gusts in the next hour, 89% humidity now, 6° feels like in the morning, and 8.2 inches of snow in the next 12 hours

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Daniel @streicher.io · 09/11/2025

Healow is an electronic health record system that someone hired their nephew to build in order to avoid paying for MyChart and one thing that nephew has done is introduce the letter T as an abbreviation for “Thursday”

A screenshot of part of a text message received today at 11:02 am: “Dear Daniel, this is a message regarding your appointment on T, November 13 at 10:30 AM at”

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Daniel @streicher.io · 03/10/2025

Taylor says bring in the light

Screenshot of live lyrics for Father Figure by Taylor Swift. “I can make deals with the devil because my dick’s bigger”

Lori Lightfoot at a podium mic looking amused

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Daniel @streicher.io · 26/09/2025

Shout out to Mariano’s for not putting that scoundrel Bob Mariano’s name on my arm. If you’re looking for Novavax, they have it. My doctor (who is not your doctor) recommended it last year after I had a bad time with the Pfizer/Moderna mRNA shots. It works differently & it’s been much better for me

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Daniel @streicher.io · 25/09/2025

Cool new way for cars to kill people

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Daniel @streicher.io · 24/09/2025

It’s lunch time, post hoagie

A dipped italian beef sandwich with hot peppers and cheese in foil

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Daniel @streicher.io · 17/09/2025

No those are called batmen

A comic panel showing Batman punching some guy. There’s a sound effect bubble: “Sock!”

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Daniel @streicher.io · 16/09/2025

3x each, and in the app

Alt-text: Screenshot of a notifications screen showing three messages related to a medical televisit. The top notification reads “Start your televisit, Mon, Sep 15, 2025, 10:30 AM” with a button labeled “Start TV” and a timestamp “9:30 AM.” The second notification says “It’s your appointment, Mon, Sep 15, 2025, 10:30 AM” with a button labeled “Check-In” and a date “Sep 11.” The third notification repeats “Start your televisit, Mon, Sep 15, 2025, 10:30 AM” with a “Start TV” button and a date “Sep 10.”

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Daniel @streicher.io · 09/09/2025

STFU about Chicago, you don’t live here

A screenshot of a Bears Instagram post. It’s the fifth slide of six. A wall of text: “Our new stadium and mixed-use district will generate lasting benefits for residents, workers, families, and fans in Arlington Heights, Cook County, and the State of Illinois. This development will create more than 56,000 construction jobs, and 9,000 permanent jobs. We are forecasting $10 billion in economic impact attributed to statewide construction, and $256 million in annual statewide new business and tourism impact. Chicago only has 10 cranes in the sky, which pales in comparison to other major cities. It is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for Chicago, its surrounding communities, and the state of Illinois to become the pinnacle of sports and entertainment destinations.&10;&10;This is the type of venue and destination that you all have deserved for years, and we are working every day to make progress. This stadium will allow us to have the best home field advantage in the National Football League. While we do not yet have all the answers, we are optimistic about working with the Village of Arlington Heights to obtain necessary approvals and begin building our new home.”

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Daniel @streicher.io · 25/07/2025

Where are all these share.google tracking links coming from all of the sudden? Are people's android phones doing that? The google search app? Chrome? E.g., this is a link to wikipedia:

Screenshot of a reddit post by Third_Gen_John 1d ago

"That is a Nuptial flight for that species of ant. Nuptial flight - Wikipedia https://share.google/dqRzOWkGhfA53Fjm3"

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Daniel @streicher.io · 21/07/2025

Look, I don’t exclusively grumpy post. Here’s a good time on the river post.

Three people having a good time at the great river parade. Lawrence Tome, River King, and band play on a concrete pillar in the river while people watch from under the bridge.

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Daniel @streicher.io · 21/07/2025

100%* of the people enjoying the kiss cam gag with their kids at the Savannah Bananas game think a gay teacher acknowledging the existence of their spouse inappropriately exposes young people to the concept of sex

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Daniel @streicher.io · 16/07/2025

Oh so they fuck with Old Town now?

Two vintage Chicago Tribune advertisements for "The Parkview" condominium from 1978.

Left Ad (June 25, 1978):
Shows people outdoors with tall residential building in background. Advertises that over 90% of units are sold, emphasizing Gold Coast living at costs well under market price for Gold Coast condominiums. Highlights that value-minded buyers can still get studios, convertible efficiencies, or one- and two-bedroom units. Located at 1660 North LaSalle across from Lincoln Park, short stroll from beach, near Treasure Island shopping, with bus access to Michigan Avenue and downtown. Features 24-hour doorman, swimming pool, central heating and air conditioning, self-park garage, and surprising closet space. Notes it's not in the heart of the Gold Coast but close enough to enjoy the Lake, Park, beach and other things that make the Gold Coast an outstanding neighborhood. Promises well-built building with outstanding services at prices the Gold Coast will never see again.
Right Ad (April 30, 1978):
Shows tall residential building. Headline promises Gold Coast living for a lot less than Gold Coast prices. Describes The Parkview (formerly Eugene Square) as giving buyers most things they want in a Gold Coast home at costs well under market price for Gold Coast condominiums. Emphasizes breathtaking views of lake and city skyline, location across from Lincoln Park near beach and shopping, bus access to Michigan Avenue. Same amenities as left ad plus dishwashers and double ovens in larger units. Again positions as not in Gold Coast heart but close enough for Gold Coast lifestyle.
Contact: 1660 North LaSalle, 751-1660. Studios, convertible efficiencies, one- and two-bedroom units with financing available.

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Daniel @streicher.io · 16/07/2025

This is great work but let's not forget that 1660 N. LaSalle is also a NOTORIOUS criminal scoffing ground

Archival scan of a newspaper article, part 1. Headline: "No. 1 scofflaw scoffs at law once again"

Text:
A WARRANT for the arrest of Gerald Cooper, 28, Chicago's number one traffic scofflaw, who was fined $14,500 in May, was issued Monday by Presiding Judge Richard LaFevour of Traffic Court.

Archival scan of a newspaper article, part 2.

Text:
Cooper, of 1660 N. LaSalle St., failed to appear in court Fri'ay, when he was supposed to pay the first $1,000 of his fine. The fine was imposed for ignoring
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parking tickets issued for his car between 1973 and 1977.
When arrested, Cooper, who is unemployed, was given 30 days in which to pay the first $1,000 of the fine and ordered to pay $200 a month for five years and seven months.
THE FINE WAS imposed hy
Judge Richard Dowdle of Traffic Court after Cooper pleaded guilty to failing to pay the parking tick-ets-67 of which were issued in 1973, 83 in 1974, 131 in 1975, 369 in
1976, and 130 in 1977.
Cooper was identified as the city's leading traffic scofflaw by a computer in June, 1977, but it took police almost a year to track him down.

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Daniel @streicher.io · 03/06/2025

You must seek out and observe a total eclipse as soon as you possibly can

A man and woman observing an eclipse in an urban park. They’re wearing White Sox and Bike Sox gear and eclipse glasses. One caught the camera just as the photo was taken.

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Daniel @streicher.io · 03/06/2025

Or, if you can’t afford to build yet, just fill the lots up with people because even though you sold out your opening day game and there’s an influx of tourists for a total eclipse of the sun and Caitlin Clark is in town to play NCAA championship basketball there’s still room to party

A party in a parking lot. There’s a beer tent and an inflatable thing kids can play in

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Daniel @streicher.io · 03/06/2025

This is a photo of a parking structure next to a ballpark in Cleveland and the kind of thing you could build over what remains of the SEVENTY ACRES of surface parking surrounding Sox park now. Everything in this photo, plus the ballpark AND a basketball arena, could fit in just a few of the Sox lots

People walking down a touristy commercial corridor with lots of patio seating. There’s a parking structure in the distance at the end of the corridor.

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Daniel @streicher.io · 02/06/2025

Can she come back and investigate this morning’s train wreck in Springfield? The people need answers

NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy speaking to a bunch of Chicago officials on a CTA train

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Daniel @streicher.io · 16/04/2025

Hi, my name is Daniel. I like to ride my bike and yell in parking lots 📸 @peter.chicagobikesox.com

Riding my bike, smiling and wearing a purple bike sox shirt.

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