Help a father released from ICE detainment get back to his family in Columbus Ohio! Who do you know that is headed that way? Can we daisychain a ride to Chicago, and from there to Columbus? If we know each other, please DM me.

Star Fleet Academy has charismatic actors and good writing, but it does not have good storytelling.

Between the cat wanting playtime and the welt pocket that kept making an argument for not adding a second welt pocket, my coat is still not finished.

saw a rando posting "is he mad because he only wins elections against women?" and it's now just spinning around in my head like "OF COURSE"

SO many buttons. None fit for purpose

Joke's on you daylight savings I'm totally fine with an hour less of this shitshow

Dropped off my ballot. Had a pepper & egg. Saw some chickens. Picked up The Man Nobody Killed.

Loaves and Witches just won Chicago Reader's Best Coffee Shop!! Building a small business in Chicago is not for the faint of heart — the permitting alone could be a psychological thriller — and watching someone do it with this much care and craft has changed how I think about "local institutions".

Illinoisans, if you've got a vote by mail ballot, you should fill it out this weekend and mail it. Otherwise early voting sites have a drop box. If you're early voting do it this weekend! Next weekend is where you'll see the longest lines.

fuck it, i don't care that it won't match. i'm going to add four inches to the bottom of these pants because they are very comfortable but every time i wear them, i think WHO THE FUCK WANTS PANTS THAT STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THEIR SHIN?

I should have made banana chocolate chip cake yesterday because then I could be eating it now.

How I shall miss comfortably cold days without inescapable blinding light. Nope, I'm not being sarcastic.

More people should practice being alone with their thoughts in public.

The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) must act NOW to design safe streets on Inner Lake Shore Drive and stop hundreds of preventable crashes, injuries, and deaths a year. Please sign and share this petition to help save lives on Inner Lake Shore Drive! actionnetwork.org/petitions/im...

www.cookcountycourtil.gov/news/fraud-a... A fraudulent “Illinois Circuit Court – Hearing Notice” is circulating and falsely requiring payment for unpaid parking charges. The Court does not accept payment via QR code. I haven't seen a copy of the fake notice so i can't describe it!

We were moving, duty change for military dad, so we were exempt. And I remember that was a whole thing

I’m voting for Toni Preckwinkle because she solves big problems. Being able to wipe away this much medical debt will help lift people out of poverty and inject money into our local economy that would otherwise go to big corporations. bsky.app/profile/toni...

Want to revive state street? Turn those vacant storefronts into youth arts hubs where teens can collaborate and perform for each other after everything else in the Loop shuts down around dinner time

This is Frankie. She just got a fancy new puffer and thinks she’s better than everyone now. And she is correct. 13/10 (IG: frankielasaucisse)

Today is a day when I sort of mostly hate all the considerable number of (mostly actually pretty nice) things in my closets.

The Jack White/Alicia Keys Bond theme blurs right into Tweakers Pure Genius quite seamlessly

We should also start making plans well in advance of any election to help friends who need it to get a ride to the polls. Preferably early in those states that have early voting.

One thing I have always resented about working for an impoverished NPO is that I can only go to conferences when I'm invited to speak or some foundation is underwriting the whole thing. I actually find them interesting and valuable & miss out on all of them.

See, this looks fun!

Whistle Party on Wednesday the 11th! We keep us safe.

In re Alpine Divorce: I was once on a ski slope with the spouse (& some others) that I ABSOLUTELY felt in over my head on. Spouse stayed with me the WHOLE time, even when I was extremely irritated at him for thinking I could do it (honestly, I probably could have)

Good for them. "Joining the wave of union organizing among cultural workers, employees of the American Library Association (ALA) announced they are forming their union with AFSCME Council 31." afscme31.org/news/america...

Kafka understood that an even greater indignity than being turned into a giant insect was still being required to go to work afterward.

When people ask "but what can I do against this?" show them stuff like this. KNOW THINGS and help other people know those things too! Out in the world. Not just here on the internet.

Albany Park neighbors doing real-life Community Notes on campaign spam.

Abundant Housing Illinois is proud to endorse Paul Kendrick for State Representative in Illinois' 12th District. We caught up with Paul to learn about the pro-housing reforms that he plans to spearhead in Springfield! 🏘️ Can you say “Family Friendly Flats”? 🤩

huh. Apparently in 2018 we did a continuing legal education program about Actions Against ICE Courthouse Arrests

First Tuesday! @popupkaraoke.com at Carol's. We'd love to see you!

#Chicago you are amazing

For Chicago folks: Liberation Library is looking to recruit additional members to its Steering Committee (SC). Apply by March 31st. It's a great group. bit.ly/JoinLibLib

why is navy pier so inconvenient to transit?

Very well dressed woman chasing down a Coco delivery robot yelling "I hate that thing. I'm going to fucking kill it" while her partner yells limply behind her "baby no you're gonna get sued"

Per @lakeviewurbanists.bsky.social “ your support is needed for 303 new homes in our neighborhood! This amazing proposal will be evaluated at the next SELVN meeting on 3/9 at 7 pm at Chabad East Lakeview, 615 West Wellington “ www.instagram.com/p/DVUV3PjAQsx/

To the man who saved the world, and the billions of people in it, raise your glass for him and all others who would do the same.

It’s time to reassess what Chicago does with its vacant land, especially when we are the middle of a housing crisis. @abundanthousingil.bsky.social #chicago #illinois #urbanism #vote #election

We've got at least two gastro pubs on the block with at least two dishes that I really like each. And that's just great! #Lakeview #Chicago

It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing.

February Wants You Dead is actually my favorite Chicago season. But I enjoy celebrating Wrong Coat Weather because it's so colorful & festive. And you get to see that one coat from the back of the closet that's never appropriate.

@fringetastic.bsky.social Do you know this goose?

filling in my ballot. Only two judicial primaries on my ballot are contested. One has 2 indistinguishable candidates & one has one who has been working the room for this for a long time. All appear to be competent lawyers & well-behaved professionals. Hope I continue to have the right to vote.

The Kansas driver license thing is just the sublimation of every time I've said that we should be abolishing the gender marker instead of allowing it to be changed or having an "X" gender marker. Like how do you think they had a list of people to mail that notice to ahead of time?

#ShareGoodNeewsToo #Unions for all!

you don't always know you're at an inflection point but sometimes all the sirens are screaming it at you and you're just a goddamn deer in the headlights.

This is actually a thing I am still qualified to do. too! But also, ILAO.org 's guided forms for POA for health care are pretty easy to use. And there's no arcane knowledge or complicated filing required. www.illinoislegalaid.org/legal-inform... www.illinoislegalaid.org/legal-inform...