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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 07/10/2026
A new neighborhood greenway opened up on Sacramento between Montrose and Irving Park Rd and predictably some locals are perplexed. For those that regularly bike in the area, it's obvious why Sacramento was chosen and how much of an improvement it is for northbound Irving Park Rd crossings. #bikechi
Facebook comments questioning why there is a new neighborhood greenway on Sacramento Ave between Montrose and Irving Park Rd:

"It’s bewildering to have so many unexpected changes when behind the wheel"
"As if kedzie wasn't enough. Someone wanted to pad their goals for the year"
"Cyclist here! The new bike system is whack. Did not increase safety one bit, as a motorist as well, I see so many flaws in the new designs"Google street view from California Ave heading north across Irving Park Rd. It shows heavy traffic and little room for cyclists to operate.Google street view heading north on Kedzie across Irving Park Rd. It shows a high amount of traffic and little room for cyclists.Google street view heading north on Sacramento Ave across Irving Park Rd. It shows a single car turning left with plenty of room for cyclists.
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 26/09/2026
Working on a new feature for @realtimerides.app where you can flip between similar rides. Here's Lincoln on a rainy September day in 2026 vs a sunny day in June 2025.
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 23/09/2026
This is a project I've had in the works for a while now and I figured #WorldCarFreeDay was a good time to share it. This idea came to me while watching longform lightly edited videos of cars driving around in Asia and I thought this would be cool to do for bike rides around Chicago.
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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
one piece of advice i can share as a parent: certain phases can be really tough, but they do pass. around 18 months my son kept demanding that i condemn hasan piker. all day and night too, i was at the end of my rope. now he’s really into fire trucks. it’s always something new
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 24/08/2026
Very interesting to see how boundaries deal with the river where it generally acts as a boundary but in the case of Waters ~25% is on the west side which on one hand reduces any option of neighborhood cut-throughs but on the other forces way more traffic onto Wilson/Montrose.
Map showing boundaries of the Waters attendance area. It straddles the river where about ~25% of its area is on the west side of the river and closer Bateman.
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 14/08/2026
New: We pieced together dozens of violent incidents from the ICE agents seen in viral videos from Virginia this week. They've roamed across multiple states, but are most often working in Chicago. We also verified the identity of Martin Lagunas, the fed who pointed his gun at a woman on Monday:
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Chicago ICE team seen threatening drivers has roamed from Illinois to Minnesota to Virginia
A federal agent from Chicago identified by community members as 40-year-old Martin Lagunas was recorded pointing his gun in the face of a Virginia woman on Monday. His team of ICE agents has been docu...
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 16/07/2026
Gonna alter this and add the wrinkle that the first movie is one you've watched recently: Weapons: Blood Sport Operation Hail Mary: The Passion of the Christ Coherence: Stop Making Sense Sicario: Serpico
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 15/07/2026
Watching this Sandlot homage all star segment where they have a bunch of kids essentially doing a spontaneous bike bus to the all star game and like yeah I'm glad we all agree that it's an awesome idea, just sucks we don't build our cities to allow for that sort of thing in reality.
Screen cap from end of segment where kids ride their bike to the all star game. It shows 4 kids on their bikes outside the stadium, none wearing helmets and riding in the street.
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 11/07/2026
City perks: jaunt out to the suburbs involves taking the bus to the brewery near the metra stop, having a quick beer and picking up a 4 pack while waiting for the train and then a quick walk over the highway observing the rush hour gridlock knowing the train is on time and will get you there on time
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 08/07/2026
Having a flashback to that time I tried to enter the trail just north of Superdawg and finding the whole trail was torn-up and deciding to briefly head east on Devon assuming there'd be another entrance. There was not.
Strava route showing an attempt to enter the trail north of Superdawg and failing due to construction on the parking lot and trail entryway. The attempt to find an alternate route on Devon failed resulting in a complete route from Devon/Milwaukee to Devon/Caldwell. This is very unsafe.
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 23/06/2026
As a regular Clybourn commuter, this has me thinking of how pedestrian conflicts could partially be due to the relative rarity of protected lanes? Like, I'm hypervigilant immediately before and after this protected section but it affords me a brief moment to relax and not worry about getting killed.
Instead, Kurkulis said his biggest issue is pedestrian safety. The protected bike lane separates parked cars from the sidewalk, creating a situation where customers — particularly older shoppers unfamiliar with the area — must cross the bike lane to reach their vehicles.

“We’ve had close calls multiple times,” Kurkulis said. “Whenever we have elderly people in here, especially from the suburbs, generally one of us will walk them outside and make sure they don’t get run over by a bike.”

Despite those concerns, Kurkulis said he supports the existence of bike lanes and understands why they were installed, recalling a fatal crash involving a cyclist he witnessed years before the project was built.

Kurkulis added that the city could do more to improve interactions between cyclists and pedestrians, particularly as e-bikes and scooters become more common on the corridor.
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 10/06/2026
Typical day biking down Clybourn: I am so mad at the antisocial driver behavior maybe tomorrow I'm going to bring a hammer with me Today when I saw Rick Bayless literally the day after making his chorizo potato taco recipe: Bike commuting is the best you never know what you'll see! #bikechi
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3 Ingredient Potato and Chorizo Tacos | Rick Bayless Taco Manual
YouTube video by Rick Bayless
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 09/06/2026
Stray thought I've been having lately: "I sure wish the president would face consequences for his actions because then it'd be easier to teach my kids that concept"
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 09/06/2026
Really enjoying Rahm Emanuel courtside at this game watching his view constantly get obstructed by the Spurs head coach.
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 05/06/2026
Mr. Trump sports are not semi-free on TV! Please liberate me from these owners that put these games behind a $20-$30/month paywalls!
Costs $20/month to watch Cubs games in Chicago via MarqueeCosts $30/month to watch Bulls, Blackhawks and White Sox via CSN.
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 04/06/2026
Following this thread and thinking of this video all of a sudden youtu.be/j2dHFC31VtQ?...
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How American Fire Departments are Getting People Killed
YouTube video by Not Just Bikes
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 03/06/2026
Remembering this classic bit.
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Bonus: Pillow Talk feat. Tim Heidecker | Chapo Trap House | Bonus Episode FULL
YouTube video by Chapo Trap House
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 03/06/2026
TIL 100 start-to-end album listens is actually a very lofty goal as in the 20(!) years I've been tracking my listening habits only one album has each track with >100 plays. And my typical approach to listening to music is via albums!l, not singles. www.last.fm/user/agilesl...
Radiohead - OK Computer
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 30/05/2026
Working on stuff for the radio station h/t @notdavidyt.bsky.social
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 24/05/2026
Yeah, love how instead anyone can decide they're king of the road. Was driving this past week and a dude in a beamer (wearing driving gloves) decided to pass everyone in the bus lane, travel multiple blocks via alley and when I eventually turned into my alley there he was obstructing the whole thing
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 17/05/2026
Had dinner on this stretch of Clark last night and find it ridiculous that they haven't outright banned car traffic. Every restaurant was packed indoor and out but obnoxiously loud cars and motorcycles would drive by constantly. blockclubchicago.org/2024/05/15/c...
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Clark Street Outdoor Dining Program Will Return This Summer — But Traffic Lanes Will Stay Open
The city issued a permit to bring the popular dining program back to River North. But unlike past years, the strip will remain open to car traffic.
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 15/05/2026
Who is our favorite Commedia dell'Arte character? 2500 Americans polled:
Columbine: 0%
Scaramouche: 0%
Pulcinella: 0%
Pantalone: 0%
il Dottore: 0%
Don't know: 100%
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 14/05/2026
They've been training for this.
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Moonbase Alpha provides a realistic simulation of life on a natural satellite
YouTube video by motdef
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 06/05/2026
Funny thing about this is when I'm around unapologetic MAGA people, they constantly drop references to whatever outrage du jour is getting play on Fox and I either fail to recognize what they're talking about OR I do understand the reference forcing me to try and change the subject to something sane
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 20/03/2026
It's Double Nickels on the Dime time!
The cover of the Minutemen's Double Nickels on the Dime, which depicts an over the shoulder view of a driver driving exactly 55 miles per hour ("double nickels" in trucker slang) traveling southbound through downtown Los Angeles, where Interstate 10 ("The Dime"[23] in trucker slang) meets the San Pedro Intersection of Route 11/110. The album was named Double Nickels on the Dime as a reaction to the Sammy Hagar song "I Can't Drive 55," a protest against the federally imposed speed limit of 55 miles per hour on all U.S. highways in place at the time.
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 17/03/2026
Now everyone can talk like this! theonion.com/manager-achi...
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Manager Achieves Full Mastery Of Pointless Managerial Jargon
CHARLOTTE, NC—During what was described to them as "a look-forward meeting to discuss and evaluate the company’s event-chain methodology," MediaLine employees stood with mouths agape Wednesday as they...
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 14/03/2026
This is why you eliminate kickers from your fantasy football league but not D/ST
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 08/03/2026
Out visiting family in DuPage county and was shocked to see this particular ad airing before the Illini game.
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 19/02/2026
Yeah this is terrible but can you imagine getting blackout drunk and microwaving a whole chicken in that kitchen?
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 27/01/2026
Passes the "plainly state 'Abolish ICE' challenge". Seems pretty easy, but you'd be surprised by how many people can't quite pull it off.
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bsdtectr @bsdtectr.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
There’s that weasel phrase: “abolish Trump’s I C E” instead of “abolish I C E” If they say the former, they are trying to play you. Don’t let these fuckers get away with it.
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 21/01/2026
I know the Twin Cities are on another level but when these sort of school ICE look-outs sprang up around here in the fall, we had parents volunteering to take corners in the dads WhatsApp group that primarily existed to run fantasy sports and plan things like chili cook-offs.
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 20/01/2026
Should probably just make better posts like this one.
Post from earlier today by @danielgray.com including a link to a Guardian article about cows scratching their back with a tool and the post text simply: "COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS"
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 13/01/2026
Apparently the owner of Beck's and Toons is also anti-bike lane. From my firsthand experience of biking down Clybourn multiple times a week, I think if Beck is concerned about traffic congestion he should not operate a business right next door to Pequod's.
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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Bears fans preparing to riot but the stadium puts Serengeti's "Dennehy" on the PA and they all calm down instantly and begin milling about harmlessly. "Keep the juice in your chops," they mutter to each other, absently if still somewhat warmly. "Keep the juice in your brats."
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 05/01/2026
Extremely niche Chicago post: the new California bus route extension is incredibly awesome 😎
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 29/12/2025
Coming down from the Northside to join the @chicagobikesox.com / @bridgeportkidicalmass.org family White Sox ride. Hoping to do it all again next year!
Safety talk before the group ride at a nearby playground.Kidical mass riding to the White Sox game. Visible riders include: a Divvy biker, multiple cargo bikes, a large tricycle, multiple kids riding bikes.View at the bike racks outside the White Sox game. Kids are drinking juice boxes while adults have beer.
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 26/12/2025
90% because I missed the whistle one and the new judge one. Alas!
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Rudbeckia @rudbeckia.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
I love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 05/12/2025
Suppose 17 minute brown line headways during the heart of rush hour are a slight improvement over just completely broken trains. Still, eager to get back to my bike if the city will ever do anything about road conditions.
CTA train tracker showing loop bound brown line trains arriving in 10 and 27 minutes.
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 24/11/2025
Left: Not having kids because they want to get their life in order first before starting a family Right: Not having kids because they can't get their life together so nobody wants to start a family with them
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 30/10/2025
They Are Gutting A Body Of Water from Your Eyes
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 28/10/2025
Plenty of time to have a quick happy hour at Ceres before needing to meet with the judge!
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 25/10/2025
Might be a product of me reading the entirety of Berserk in September, but watching The Substance for the first time last night was really giving me some Berserk vibes at certain moments.
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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
MORE: Plaintiffs in this lawsuit just filed notice of an alleged violation. They say they did so w/out conferral out of concern the feds are “simply ignoring the court’s TRO.”
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 21/10/2025
Signs the bartender has other things they want to be doing on a Monday night: starts playing "Grave of the Fireflies" on the TV behind the bar.
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 15/10/2025
Basically done with Twitter after seeing this.
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 01/10/2025
Sounds like an evil David Lynch
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The Agile Sloth @theagilesloth.com · 22/09/2025
Honored to make an appearance as "Dad wearing a Dennehy shirt"
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 02/09/2025
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