Timeline cleanse, here’s some golden hour kitties

I don’t normally drink Goose Island, but maybe after work I’ll have one 312

And now they’re doing this shit entirely outside their jurisdiction too. CPD has streets shut down in Franklin Park apparently and it’s had Metra trains delayed for a good 30 minutes now.

Remember this next time you hit a pothole on your bike or see an unhoused person having a mental health crisis on the blue line. This is what the city has money for, not anything that actually improves lives.

And they don’t even care when one of their own are killed

Seriously

We honor people in public service because we value doing things that benefit regular ol' civilians just trying to live our lives. I think some dissonance arises when it feels like we honor service in a way that dishonors the public. Inevitably that dishonor breeds resentment and contempt.

Interesting that CPD didn’t do this parade when one of their own suspiciously shot their own partner in the back…

I am trapped on the clark bus near Lawrence , they serve and protect themselves

They are also shutting down the Kennedy! Wild

Had to make an emergency vet appointment this morning, now I’m stuck 100ft from home because I can’t cross Lawrence. Unreal.

Cheese and rice, they’re banning parking on Lawrence from Sheridan to Cicero for this cop funeral tomorrow

Federal agents detained someone at the bus stop at grand and central. This is why some of us have taken interest in examining the intersection of transit and immigration enforcement. We can see how some residents no longer feel safe waiting for a bus.

On March 17, the city evicted 20 unhoused Chicagoans from their tent homes in the freezing cold in Legion Park. Lots has been written about the encampment's closure, but the story of the fight to stop the sweep has been largely untold, until now. chicagoreader.com/news/legion-...

Get their asses, Scott

Absolutely failure on the part of the Chicago Park District to create safe green spaces. Why can’t we have any spaces in this city that aren’t totally thinner and overrun by cars? @betterstreetschicago.org @bikegridnow.org

Full American Writers Festival lineup announced, including newly-minted Pulitzer Prize winner Daniel Kraus in conversation with Susan Orlean 📚 📚

Realized after ordering the beer that this brewery has been closed for three months…

Only a couple miles from here Damian Gomez was killed by a driver just last month. Maligning those who want physical change in our streets to prevent these tragedies as “activists” while deeming drivers as “Chicagoans” is the kind of callous brain rot that one expects from the Trib Editorial Board.

Chicago River forever, problems for now etc etc

We put together a class war reading list because *gestures around*

Happy May Day from Eduardo Galeano, who when visiting Chicago in the 80s, was shocked that there was no monument to the Haymarket Martyrs:

I'm not familiar with any of these poets which makes me *more* excited to go check this out

Today’s Wikipedia rabbithole informs me that Robin Williams and Donald Rumsfeld were born in the same hospital in Chicago

Never been a huge fan of seeing shows here but this is unhinged:

New City daily newsletter reporting that Sylvia creator Nicole Hollander passed away 😔. I’ll always remember her reading about growing up on Chicago’s West Side at a Brain Frame, here’s a @chicagoreader.com article about her memoir:

Indie Bookstore Day part 1 @plottwistusedbooks.bsky.social @howlingpages.bsky.social @skunkcabbagebooks.bsky.social

Inspired this wonderful gem

Glad I remembered to post this with 49 minutes left on Earth Day 🌎

ICE in Chicago this morning at Elston and Kennicott—a masked agent tells a witness (on the sidewalk) not to get in front of his car. Feds are continuing kidnappings across the city & burbs after increased activity this month. No flashy CBP caravans, just a steady stream of covert ICE arrests.

The sun serendipitously shining on the poster for The Stranger at the @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social is maybe too on the nose

Milwaukee Day 1

Been a long time since I read it but the first that came to mind is The Lazarus Project by Aleksandar Hemon

And again this morning.

A very important personal message for you all today: No, @vimiller.bsky.social and I are NOT the same person. And the fact that y'all keep confusing us says something about Society™️ in case you need more clarification: chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/2026...

Whoops! Forgot to bring my earplugs to the diy noise show* again *Blue Line

Got an Overflow Action Alert from Friends of the Chicago River

I chose not to bike to work today *and* I remembered to bring an umbrella so this probably won’t happen

Ravenswood is seeking public input about delivery robots (cc: @stevevance.net)

If you need last minute plans tonight, check out our poetry- and jazz-themed happy hour at the @americanwritersmuseum.org ✍️📚🎷

Tomorrow night at the American Writers Museum from 5:30 to 7:30 pm! Come get a hot fresh Poem While You Wait! americanwritersmuseum.org/program-cale...

Good day for this album. Every day is, but also this day

Went to Theater of the Mind yesterday, such a unique experience, fun mind experiments, and an interesting storyline throughout, check it out! theaterofthemindchicago.com

Excited for Em Spel’s record release show at Constellation tonight 🪈 give it a listen!

The Northwest Side Rapid Response Team reported a detention of a family (two adults and one child) near the 606 at Spaulding.

If anyone is looking for a bike job in Chicago BFF Bikes is hiring www.bffbikes.com/careers

ProPublica workers are fighting for a contract that includes “just cause” job security, a fair & transparent disciplinary process, union steward representation, & guardrails around AI use. To all this, management has said NO. Support our journo siblings on strike today! See how below: 👇

We have an Iranian friend in Tehran who has devoted his career to translating Thoreau for an Iranian readership. Starting with 'Walden,' through Thoreau's anti-slavery works and essays on civil disobedience, the lot. We have not heard anything from him since the bombardment began.

God help us.

On Sunday, 18-year-old Damian Gomez was tragically killed in a hit-and-run while biking on the Southwest Side. If you are able to, please consider supporting his family as they grieve.