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Reminders for myself to not behave like this is Twitter. Before I react to something: - Is it true/factual (before sharing) - Does it need to be said/share (is it helpful) - Does it need to be said/shared BY ME - Are they engagement farming

The Point at Autumn, Chicago.

I finished reading "Stolen in Death" by JD Robb. A still like this series, even after all this time. #booksky #mystery (lite)

New Consumer Reports paper outlines what AI data centers should do to “pay their own way” and protect American households from unfair costs advocacy.consumerreports.org/press_releas...

If you think Citizen's United was a BAD decision for the US, then follow what is happening in Montana. montanaplan.org/i-194-explai...

Hey Chicago! Brace for extra traffic tonight due to Bears vs New England game at Soldier Field, 7:15pm. Plan accordingly! 🏈🚗

I'm taking a long weekend. And my brain really needs it.

Short and sweet today, I hope you have a wonderful Thursday ducks and it's filled with good things and something delightful (besides yourself, because you are a delight) You are a treat! 💼🐧

Kimball-bound 🟫 Brown Line trains are standing at Kimball due to a mechanical problem. Crews working to restore service.

Folks. If you are using touch screen voting machines, double check that they are correct. Stella Parton said that in Tennessee, the machine changed her vote to Blackburn three times. There are reports about the same thing in Texas too. Ask for a paper ballot if you can

The classical radio station has been playing pseudo Xmas songs today. Greensleeves Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies etc.

I’ve said it a million times and I’ll say it a million more. The goal isn’t to get them to vote with us. It’s to get them to stay the fuck home. MAGA & MAGA friendly voters becoming politically disengaged would be a massive win.

Wacker Drive officially opened 100 years ago today. Gift link to my Chicago Tribune story:

Tuesday in the Colors of Autumn in Chicago.

🟫 Brown Line trains are running with reduced frequency due to an earlier incident involving a train at Kimball.

We had a blast at The Volunteer Fair in Wicker Park talking to voters about ranked choice voting! Grassroots education and advocacy is the foundation of this work, and it takes a village! Thank you to all of our volunteers!

the second el-sayed chose to treat tommy as an equal and not a nuisance, tommy was cooked

Fop [fop] (n.) 1. A man concerned overmuch with his clothes and appearance in an affected way; a dandy. 2. A conceited fool. (v.) 1. To make a fool of; to deceive or dupe. 2. To act foolishly. From Late Middle English “foppe” or “fobbe” (fop, fool) from German “foppen” (to jeer)

While the tech bros may think we have entered the era of AI, I think we've left the era of "excellence, not perfection" or "failure leads to innovation" and entered the era of "well, that's good enough, I guess".

Illinois’s population of high-income earners ($500k+) almost doubled between 2013 and 2023, but the millionaires who do leave are real loud, cranky, pains in the ass about it so the Trib Ed board tries to make it a problem for the rest of us

While you’re galavanting around the city this weekend for Open House Chicago, take a second to think about how we could transform getting around the city: Pullman to Six Corners in under an hour. South Shore to Rogers Park in 47 minutes. Calculate your savings: stevevance.github.io/buildthetunn...

I just filed my first property tax appeal. I was kinda casual about it. I don't think it will be successful (even if I'd gotten formal and used an attorney), hence me casually filing it on a Friday night.

An important thing to note in this period of fascism is that fascists are historically not good at government. Their entire shtick is "oh yeah? Well that's so-and-so's fault." Actual governance requires you to have a solution that is not "well let's fuck those marginalized guys up."

But novels are never about what they are about; that is, there is always deeper, or more general, significance. The author may not be aware of this till she is pretty far along with it. —Diane Johnson

Forest Park-bound 🟦 Blue Line trains are standing near Western-cn while we assist a sick passenger. Crews working to restore service.

I finished watching the new Different World. I think they tried to pack 20 episodes into 10.

Scheduled the last pedicure of the season for Sat. Scrape off the sandal skin. No polish, let the nails get some air during the winter.

I finished reading "Framed in Death" by JD Robb. I enjoy crime lite - in books or tv. It is what I needed this week. #booksky

Sometimes I do a 5 minute sprint to fix the most embarrassing messes in my condo.

Today is Global Handwashing Day! Medicine laureate Jules Bordet's discoveries related to immunity helped identify the bacterium that causes whooping cough. This can be prevented with vaccines, and its spread slowed by washing hands with soap and warm water for 20 seconds.

"Am I depressed because my periods are ending, or did my boss use my emails to train my AI replacement and then fire me with no severance the day before I was supposed to have spleen surgery?" buff.ly/oLdL54C

Illinois now ranks 5th in the nation for K-12 education.