This may be a fundamentally new kind of sin blending blasphemy, idolatry, divination, and simony, among others. Those who are not horrified at this may be entirely lacking in authentic religious awareness and feeling.

It’s helpful to remember that our momentum can still overpower the forces trying to prevent progress. Which is why we keep fighting & pushing back against those intent on destroying our planet.

If their draft picks hit this could be a golden era of the Sky. Honestly didn’t think they had this kinda deal in them.

Finally, this one has taken so long

Happy National Pet Day to everyone, and especially astronaut Leland Melvin, who famously snuck his dogs into his official NASA photo. This poster is a combo of wood type and little metal ornament animal faces. #letterpress www.starshaped.com/postersprint...

The best part of this is that they are sharing the science. They didn’t just make a very expensive bike bell that only a niche group might buy, they opened up the technology that any manufacturer can create it.

don’t forget that wilson thinks black people should be enslaved!

I'm one of those trans women. I worked ground ops for Artemis I. I am torn between celebrating the success of my friends and peers and grieving how my dream of working for NASA was shattered by hateful assholes in Tallahassee

Ai sloptop. No I will not be purchasing one.

Pete Hegseth believes that Jesus guides Tomahawk missiles, even when they hit elementary schools. I wrote about the roots of his militant faith - from the Crusades to the confederacy - and what they mean for the US and Iran today.

There was a big turnout at Wednesday's memorial and rally for fallen cyclist Damian Gomez, 18, killed by a speeding driver who blew a red and fled the crash scene on foot. In support of his loved ones, dozens of traffic safety advocates biked to the event. chi.streetsblog.org/2026/04/09/l...

Crazy how people defend this garbage. Tall hoods have zero practical purpose. They only serve attempts to intimidate others on the road. Some people, even on this website think having a mean looking vehicle is more important than the safety of children.

When I heard they would be using La Placita for the vintage vendors I expected the northern leg of the square to be closed to traffic, but the size reduction they mention has me wondering if we’ll be revisiting layout options in the coming years.

Twisted Spoke is now Soccer House, Port Union opens in Wicker Park and more dining news: blockclubchi.co/4mnupHp

The only one of my bike rack rules that it violates is the circular tube rule. Since I have seen that type of support cut, but I have never seen a rounded corner square tube c support cut. 9/10 would lock to if a more expensive bike was locked to one of the other supports.

Wow. To see it visually like this.

The fact that this isn’t an Administration-ending scandal, in and of itself, is astounding.

Undersecretary Michael’s profits in xAI — reportedly up to $24 million — get some scrutiny. @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

One of the things that is so positive about the transformation of Paris is it was FAST. Converting a choked polluted city into a space for humans to thrive, move, and enjoy can be done within a decade. It’s within reach today: we just have to elect leaders that care about people more than cars.

The real headline: crypto crook (who pleaded guilty to breaking US money laundering rules) plans to try and buy UK politics www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...

"There's no we we could do that in the US." 20 years ago there was no way they could do it in France, but here we are.

Yesterday, Kansas City, MO eliminated minimum parking requirements across much of the city, scrapping an outdated rule that stifled urban vitality, wasted valuable land, and made many of the City’s most beloved neighborhoods illegal to build today. @urbanlabkc.bsky.social

The woman being murdered in the video Trump posted was an immigrant. Her name was Nilufar Yasmin. She was from Bangladesh. Trump is weaponizing her death against communities like hers. Outstanding reporting from @pabloreports.bsky.social for Migrant Insider. migrantinsider.com/p/her-name-w...

The Roberts Court is the first in at least seven decades to reject civil rights claims in a majority of cases involving women and people of color. Shameful shit! www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

More people died in Israel's latest bombing of Lebanon than died in the 2020 Beirut port blast Brilliant reporting by @rayajalabi.ft.com as.ft.com/r/3d576d7b-9...

This is driven by a huge drop in 13-17 year olds getting knocked up with no recourse so just take that into consideration

As a family mourns a teen killed in a hit-and-run, Southwest Siders are sounding the alarm over reckless driving. blockclubchi.co/3Q1zvgi

White supremacist government.

Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like.

Chicago urbanist t-shirt design idea: Front in Chicago Bulls script: “Alleys…” Back in Chicago Bulls block lettering: “OPE!”

If you can automatically register people for the draft, then you can automatically register people to vote. www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...

The H-2A visa helps address seasonal labor shortages and allows U.S. farmowners to temporarily employ nonimmigrant foreign nationals for agricultural positions, but it can be costly.

Exclusive: The acting director of the CDC has delayed publication of a report showing the covid-19 vaccine cut the likelihood of ER visits and hospitalizations for healthy adults last winter by about half, according to two scientists.

Taking early lunch & I am sorry to report that the zapps cheese curls are not as “jazzy” as advertised

The news really has been whiplash regarding CTA & gun control. One article about the Supreme Court not denying the ban on weapons in public transit (& gun advocates calling for concealed carry), then a report on a man on probation concealing a loaded handgun on the Red Line, (cont’d) 1/2

I should be able to get to any 1m population city by train within 300 miles of Chicago by noon, let alone 2pm. It is a national failure that this is only possible with 3 of the 8.

Can someone please tell me that the helicopters over Belmont-Cragin this morning are for news & not fascism?

The thing is once you’ve been deported from somewhere it makes it substantially harder to apply for immigration to travel, study or live anywhere else. Not that Miller or Trump or anyone cares about anything else but the whitening of US universities

My move goal is 4 miles a day, & I am wondering if the OP has pants with iron plate knee patches or something because 5 miles a day is barely above average if you just live car free in a city.

UPDATE: Letters from Leo can now independently confirm that the meeting took place — and that the Vatican was so alarmed by the Pentagon’s tactics that Leo shelved plans to visit America. Some officials saw their reference to an Avignon papacy as a threat to use military force against the Holy See.

Unprecedented corruption

This seems not great

AFP: "The scale of the killing in Israeli strikes on Lebanon Wednesday is 'horrific', the UN rights chief said, urging the international community to help end the unfolding 'nightmare'."

Judge rules Logan customs agent should never have arrested that Harvard Medical researcher with the frozen frog embryos, let alone turned her over to ICE and its rent-a-gulags www.universalhub.com/2026/judge-r... #Boston #Vermont

This is just so corrupt on every conceivable level. There is no excusing it. These people are The Shittiest Gangsters and we need to throw them in jail for the rest of their lives.

The price of housing is set by supply and demand.

The biggest form of political correctness in America is that basically every single conservative commentator is a gutter bigot and it's just universally understood that it's beyond the pale to ever acknowledge that.

What is it with the people who put “we call police” signs up always being the dicks who flagrantly break the law without a shame? Saw an SUV parking in front of a fire hydrant with vanity plates, & realized it’s the same asshole who I regularly see driving the wrong way down a one way street.

For the people who still have not put in the work to understand stats. If you account for the 30% of Americans who were not surveyed, (10% of Americans already living car free & 20% living in rural areas). This means that 50% of Americans are interested in living, or already live, car free.

9/11 sadly. This is the kind of TV I was watching footage of the south tower on, as it collapsed.