My hottest take is that letting cops park in red zones for mundane errands and coffee breaks; I think “you can break the law at your discretion as a job perk” is the small domino that ends in the large domino of “shooting protesters in the face with rubber bullets”

Steve Bannon, Roger Stone, Russell Brand, James O'Keefe, and Cubs 3rd baseman Matt Shaw. Way to go, Cubbies.

This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him. I don’t know how else to say it…

Part of the 10% here. No car, haven't driven one in about 7 years.

POS like the rest of the family.

For non-locals: TikTok was absolutely wild in the aftermath of this shooting. People knew the details didn't add up.

My default setting now is that I just assume all rich and/or famous people are my enemy until they prove otherwise. Saves on the disappointment.

Ten years ago.

Now you can ask Goofy how to raise your kids.

We're in the worst timeline. And it keeps getting worse

Once again we see the Trump ethos that says simply being rich makes you “the best.” You don’t need to have earned that money yourself or even done anything ethical to get it; if you’ve got cash in your bank account, that’s good enough for him to trust you and think you’re special.

Lawsuit filed by family of Krystal Rivera, shot to death by her partner Carlos Baker over the summer, alleges Baker was struggling to accept her decision to end their romantic relationship when he fatally shot her during a foot chase. #chicago @schuba.bsky.social @ctoner.bsky.social

Quigley neutering any real shot he had in the 2027 mayoral with this one vote, what a fucking bonkers choice to make

White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross

They got money for wars, but can't feed the poor.

Remember this when sidewalks don't get cleared, libraries and mental health facilities close, the lack of public restrooms EVERYWHERE, etc. CPD is defunding this city and no one seems to want to fix it. Absolutely maddening

“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.” Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻

immigrants score the lowest on tests, but they also take all our jobs, while at the same time taking all the welfare and buying all the homes

My parents managed to do it. What a fucking moron

Everyone wants there to be a grand scheme behind all of this but the terrible truth is that extremely stupid people are in charge and they have a fanatical devotion to wrong, childlike concepts of society and economics cooked up by right wing radio hosts in order to sell tainted dietary supplements

I came across *the* example I have been hammering with these food delivery robots. A man with a mobility aid is forced to step aside because there is not room for him because the robot will not make room for a person (esp. those with a mobility aid who need addditional room)

Someone being killed by a driver is not a "pedestrian crash" Fuck cars

making clyde do this is elder abuse and someone should go to jail

RIP, Mr. Gehry.

My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’

Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

MacKenzie Scott: *donates $50M every 10 hours° Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"

Just watched someone trying to navigate an icy intersection with a wheelchair almost get plowed into by a delivery robot that had raced across the street and almost got hit by a car in the process as the light was changing. Yeah we all need to start carrying baseball bats

Happening right now. Community members in Elgin, IL are in a standoff with Feds who are trying to abduct their neighbor. ERO guy in picture on left just peppered sprayed person I screencapped.

The Mayor has budgeted $5 million for a ShotSpotter replacement for CPD. You really could not have a clearer illustration of the choices between community resources vs state surveillance, and so far, as usual, the choice is state surveillance.

… and he SERVED ✨

In terms of what’s understood to be socially acceptable behavior, normalizing the filming/taking pictures of people in public who are minding their own business (and putting it online) is one of the worst developments of the past 15 years.

Surf/Broadway bus stop. How is ANYONE with mobility issues use this stop?????

Calvinball > everything

Chicagoans are paying about $40 apiece just for lawsuits tied to disgraced former cop Reynaldo Guevara Jr. So far this year, the city is on the hook for some $285M in police misconduct settlements—roughly $100 per resident

Cars ruin infrastructure. This comes from hurrying to turn before a pedestrian can cross. This also comes from trucks being allowed on side residential streets that are not designed to handle their turn radius. (Oakdale & Sheridan)

If you bought a $600 toilet camera, I’d like to talk to you. I just need to understand the life choices that led you to this point.

What better way to revitalize the Loop than having an expanded market in the same location? More public space in the Loop should be a priority. Moving the market does the opposite. This city just cannot do the simple shit correctly. It's extremely frustrating.

This is going to be like the most expensive station rebuild in the history of humanity and they are not even building an in-station transfer to the Red Line subway.

Every single complaint from drivers is rooted in their belief they should be able to freely drive ANYWHERE, with no delays and have unlimited parking.

On Dec. 4, 1969, Chicago Black Panthers Fred Hampton and Mark Clark were assassinated by Chicago Police and the FBI

People need to end up in prison for the rest of their lives. They are gutting all public services so they can steal that money.

So we boycotting CBS too now?

One of the truly dumbest things a mayor in this city has done. 75 years?!

Department of Streets & Sanitation District 1 office failed to shovel any sidewalks adjacent to its property, including a bus stop. Also in a ward led by a #PlowTheSidewalks opponent. @betterstreetschicago.org

These are good moments to remember that the CEOs of all the biggest companies in America are happy to go to White House dinners and slap this guy’s back. They do not care about this. Remember this, years from now, when they want you to forget.