Lifelong Chicagoan who appreciates bikes & fine beers. In Chgo Cycling Club, Active Transportation Alliance, Major Taylor Trail, TreeKeepers
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Our deepest sympathies go out to Spain, Prime Minister Pedro SΓ‘nchez @sanchezcastejon, and all the Spanish people following the tragic train collision in Toledo, which has claimed dozens of lives and left many injured. A shocking disaster. Our condolences to everyone who lost loved ones. We wish all those injured a speedy recovery.
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The Point at Autumn, Chicago.
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A key part of making your city more walkable is not feeling like you might to die whenever you have to cross the major road near your house
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Ride this week: Halloween ride: ghosts, gangsters & gravestones. Next wk: Stay tuned for more.
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Bolsonaro fleeing Brazil and heading to the U.S. sounds like all of those illegal border crossings MAGA is always fucking crying about.
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Happy 105th birthday to the Chicago Theatre
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These websites are starting to piss me off. Why the hell do I need to accept all your cookies, share my location, spin a wheel for 20% off, and hand over my email just to see how much something costs?
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Here's what was said at the street naming ceremony for βLilyβs Greenway,β honoring the life and memory of Elizabeth βLilyβ Grace Shambrook, 3
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Thank you to the Pretti family for their courage. Minnesotans have not forgotten.
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Trump admitted he blocked energy funding to punish blue states he lost in 2024, including $586 million for Illinois.
Courts ruled it illegal. He's still blocking the money.
Bipartisan permitting reform won't work if Trump ignores the law. He must reinstate the grants first.
ALT Screenshot of Duckworthβs letter to the leadership of both the U.S. Senate Committees on Energy and National (ENR) Resources and on Environment and Public Works (EPW), Page 1
ALT Screenshot of Duckworthβs letter to the leadership of both the U.S. Senate Committees on Energy and National (ENR) Resources and on Environment and Public Works (EPW), Page 2
ALT Screenshot of Duckworthβs letter to the leadership of both the U.S. Senate Committees on Energy and National (ENR) Resources and on Environment and Public Works (EPW), Page 3
ALT Screenshot of Duckworthβs letter to the leadership of both the U.S. Senate Committees on Energy and National (ENR) Resources and on Environment and Public Works (EPW), Page 4
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Can the 60k people being given the boot from Microsoft all get together and form a new company that builds a version of Windows and Office that doesnβt have AI, doesnβt use Sharepoint or OneDrive and doesnβt suck?
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A gallon of gas in the city has been consistently above a full day pass for riding the CTA ($5)
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A freight train was robbed today at 24th & Marshfield around 9am. A recent national analysis found that freight train theft has grown into a multimillion-dollar problem
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On Saturday, there was a street renaming ceremony for "Lily's Greenway." It honors the "kind, smart, and funny girl" whose story led to Chicago traffic safety improvements that will protect other kids.
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π¨ BREAKING NEWS: Gmail Users Need to Read This!
If you have a Gmail account, you need to read this.
Googleβs AI is now rifling through your inbox emails and attachments, bank statements, tax docs, medical letters, the whole stack. It was enabled by default, and that quiet rollout is now facing a class-action lawsuit.
Here are 5 steps to turn it off because the kill switch is buried in two different spots:
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People suffering from Car Brain* will say they want traffic rules enforced equally for all modes, but that's not true. They want excuses for driving and expulsion for cycling.
For example, you won't see frantic headlines about driving 40MPH on city streets even though that's killing people. Instead, you'll see headlines suggesting riding a bicycle is the clear & present danger facing American cities.
*Car Brain is what causes people to commit and/or justify antisocial behavior involving a car -- even behavior they would otherwise condemn.