In other neighborhood disturbances, the department of water had to dig this hole in the middle of the night for some reason. I’ve asked the alderman’s office if / why it was an emergency.

They seem to be making progress on the Cortland Bridge rebuild. No ETA for completion but the sidewalks are still open for pedestrians and bicycles.

Aspiring parents of future athletes take note: the Jalen/Jaden wave is shifting to the K variant according to analytics experts.

Wemby may have grown another inch. Or more. Nobody knows. And he’s absolutely right that it doesn’t matter. 40 points and 15 boards on opening night. Incredible. (screenshot via The Atlantic)

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Almost half of AI assistant responses have “significant issues,” according to this study.

Dear grandma, camp is fun but…

Bear down

A 60 second summary of some of the biggest and best sights from #NoKings Day. Congratulations to every single organizer, volunteer and attendee👏 History.

The No Kings March in Chicago is one of the largest gatherings I’ve seen here. Looking down from by the river, the crowd stretches for blocks down Michigan Ave and wraps around Wacker Dr. This video is from a few minutes ago and the end of the protest is nowhere in sight. @blockclubchi.bsky.social

David Byrne at #NoKings on his bike. (via @wutangforchildren.bsky.social)

let there be songs to fill the air.

JB Pritzker at Grant Park. "So say it with me. We love America. We love Chicago. And Donald Trump stay the the hell out of our city"

There’s no place like home

My friend Andrew Lih @fuzheado.bsky.social is a freakin hero. A gunman came into his Wikipedia event, and he grabbed and disarmed him. Thanks to him and another brave volunteer, no one was hurt—not even the gunman. Now let’s ask why we accept a society where this can happen at any large gathering.

lol at both chicago teams

It’s been about 2 months since I accidentally updated the Twitter app and failed to interrupt it in time to save the bird, yet X never appeared. Here’s what I’ve learned over 8 weeks of ignoring that other microblogging (lol) app:

Look, I thought I knew things, but I had no idea that Bill Murray is on tour in a classic rock cover band. billandbloodbrothers.com

The Blue Jays came to play. I’m really enjoying this series despite being a National League elitist.

While we wait *forever* for a Bloomingdale Trail aka 606 extension, I wonder why this broken bridge section of the long-defunct rail line is still dangling over the Chicago River.

Looks like they’re making progress on the Cortland Bridge renovation. Yes, bicycles, scooters, pedestrians can still cross. Cars, no. So what are they doing in there?

They're trying to prevent the student newspaper from printing news, period. Not just a particular story. "The Media School directed us to print no news in the paper... nothing but information about homecoming — no other news at all, and particularly no traditional front page news coverage."

Checking in on Dorothy and Toto on the regular evening walk around Oz Park and everything feels normal for one brief moment.

This rad shirt benefits the wearer AND the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. ✊ www.dangrzeca.com/product/this...

Thank you, Evanston, my work home, leading by example ✊

I had to draw him

I’m intrigued. Sweden tried this with Covid iirc and it didn’t turn out so well.

Sure, both words are monosyllabic, but no way in hell does Fall = beige. Instant unsubscribe

When a near-grand slam turns into a double play and no runs score, well, the Brewers may be joining the Mariners as teams of destiny.

Rogers Park ✊ (and shout out to the Wild Onion Market co-op).

A dozen years ago, I found paradise in the Eastern Sierras, specifically Lone Pine Lake, at 10,000 feet on the Mt. Whitney trail. I returned to the same spot at this exact time of year a few years in a row. California magic ✨

WGN, this woman’s employer, is now reporting she was not charged with any crimes and was released. DHS said earlier she was arrested for assault for throwing objects at agents.

ICE was in Lincoln Square on the north side of Chicago and 2 masked border patrol agents cuffed and abducted WGN video producer Debbie Brockman. WTF. It is happening. There's video. Let's protect ourselves and our neighbors.

The best thing I discovered this week (bar is low) is the pause button on MLB app home team radio feed. Made it relatively easy to sync the audionwith the TBS broadcast, where Ron Darling and the play by play guy had nothing good to add. Pat Hughes and Ron Coomer brought true joy to my ears.

Some of our favorite, enlightened miserable GenX artists have new songs about constipation

The frogs and aoxolotls are taking over and it's rather sweet and dandy.

JRAD was so much fun last weekend. Loved hanging with different crews and in the totally different vibes of Milwaukee’s Riverside Theater vs the Salt Shed Fairgrounds. As always, live music heals!

Last blast of sunshine in the bleachers. Could use some insurance runs here

The legacy of Eloy Jimenez is the on the mound for the Brewers. Jose Quintana’s Cubs career ended after he cut his pitching thumb washing dishes. True story.

Wrigley Field wind check from the bleachers. It’s picking up a little bit. Straight in from center. Let's goooooo Cubs

The good news is that every team that has scored in the top of the first inning in this series has gone on to lose the game.

Let's Go #Cubs!

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal cuts

Nobody’s surprised that the guy who ran on “they’re eating the dogs, they’re eating the cats” is a delusional puppet.

The Trump administration appears to be engaged in a dramatic project to replace the United States’ traditional European alliances, with tech policy and culture wars over social media a key to the effort, Tech Policy Press contributing editor Dean Jackson writes:

The table of contents for Read This When Things Fall Apart is a crisis directory—“read this if…” [insert heartbreak, setback, disaster, or breaking point]. I wish I could gift a copy to every activist in Chicago. You can donate a copy to an activist in need here: www.akpress.org/read-this-wh...

If any other person did this they would be arrested

Cory is one of the few heroes with whom I’ve been lucky to spend quality time. Living legend.

I’m easily distracted. I’d have hundreds of essays on my substack by now, but words are a construct in a land ruled by power-hungry fascists.