This image contains a truly evil character. The other is Sauron.

Looks like the snow and ice has started in the south

Pretty funny that federal law prohibits voice and video calls on planes but not by drivers of cars

These 4 represent the top 4 causes of death for Americans age 10-45. If you're in that age range, you might want to think twice about living in some of these states. But what's truly wild is the combined death rate from these causes in the EU is ~20, which is WAY better than the best US state.

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Fortune cookie writers are really phoning it in these days.

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Not enough money to pay for snow clearing is the result of too many roads and not enough people. We can achieve better snow clearing if we welcome more neighbours into our core communities!

Google Street View indicates no "bridge ices before road" signs here. Could a simple sign have prevented this crash?

One of the worst parts of flying: that inevitable time when the plane is on the ground and the air intake happens to suck in some engine exhaust. I wish I were on a train instead.

"The people of America may be said to have derived an hereditary impression of danger to liberty, from standing armies in time of peace" - Alexander Hamilton, Federalist paper 26

Sent this into the Plan Commission. Let's get that 41 bus rolling again

Hmm seems like there's something inherently wrong about the design of Michigan Ave and Ida B Wells Dr. Too wide you say? Woahhh no way 😱

We just noticed: Not only are these anti-Archer safety project folks standing on a concrete barrier with a sign that says "No concrete barriers!" They've also got a sign that says "No Parking, No customers" while standing in front of a parking lot. 😉 chi.streetsblog.org/2026/01/06/r...

CTA employee texting and driving in their personal vehicle (didn't get their uniform in the pic)

I wish more of our policies were evidence based. Elevator size requirements are pure vibes.

Out canvassing today with my guy James! Anyone who can help in this moment is needed. Let's do this.

no fucking way lmao

At least 3 out of the last 5 times I've been on Metra they haven't come through to check tickets.

We have a public meeting for people to say no when new housing requires a zoning change in order to be built. But when someone wants to take away housing from a neighborhood? No public meeting. This is a one way ratchet. #OverturnEuclid

PHOTOS: Hundreds rally and march through Little Village demanding justice for Renee Nicole Good who was shot and killed by Federal Law Enforcement agents early in the day in Minneapolis, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Time

Cognitive dissonance 101

So the GOP wants to create 400,000 new homeless people thehill.com/opinion/fina...

Step 1: buy a truck so you can put cargo in the bed Step 2: buy a trailer because you forgot what the bed is for

Probably my only transit selfie of 2025 actually

Come out and volunteer with your local urbanist candidates!

The Chicago protest against the U.S. attack on Venezuela has stepped off to march through the downtown area. Hundreds have joined the march.

Chicago car crash stats, 2025 (compared to 2024): 108,919 crashes (-2.8%) 222,454 vehicles involved (+3.2%) 2,349 bicycles involved (-7.4%) 3,345 pedestrians involved (+5.2%) 237,975 people involved (-3.5%) 24,920 injuries (-3.1%) 93 deaths (-24%) 32 pedestrian deaths (-5.9%) 2 cyclist deaths (-33%)

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Someone point to the year when undocumented immigration caused the housing crisis, cause I can't see it.

Reagan sucked, but I'll give him credit for not increasing unemployment. Last republican president to do it. Carter (D) unempl. ↓ Reagan (R) unempl. flat Bush 1 (R) unempl. ↑ Clinton (D) unempl.↓ Bush 2 (R) unempl. ↑ Obama (D) unempl. ↓ Trump 1 (R) unempl. ↑ Biden (D) unempl. ↓

My year in CTA rides by route, month, and time of day.

I didn't bother to do "states I'd live in" because it's more a question of which cities I'd live in. I have no desire to live in a rural area again.

There was a period of time when some of Chicago's newspapers, especially the Tribune, treated traffic violence with the weight that gun violence is given today - covering every fatal crash, tallying up annual statistics, and devoting editorial attention to theories for reduction.

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The California DMV is in deep need of reform. Enraging stuff, uncovered by a team of reporters at @calmatters.org calmatters.org/investigatio...

The European mind cannot comprehend this image

Woman who starts riding a bike not sure if she should be a poor unemployed loser who can't afford a car or an elite smug entitled asshole with a toy, asks neighbourhood Facebook group to help out.

Me circa 2010: the ice caps will melt before 2020, take the subway and the bus, ride a bike, eat less meat. Guess I was like this for longer than I thought 🤣

Oh joy, the regime is attempting to create confusion so they can fill the void of uncertainty with lies.

Sitting in the hospital with my dad as he's recovering from surgery. His surgeon has been on the phone with various people at United Healthcare for the past hour trying to appeal a denial for another patient. This system sucks.

This license plate is lodged in the fence behind my bus stop. How did it get there? Am I in danger?