Cycling is so humanizing. Here I am; just walking my dog around the block and someone I don't know rides past and says "Hello puppy!". Just a beautiful addition to my day.

We can do hard things - with time, money, and focus we can do fucking anything.

As an Eagle Scout, let me say it is long past time for Scouting America to end its partnership with the U.S. Military.

For some reason always 3- all day every day.

"Fighting Loon"

The Detectorists is the most lovely, heartfelt, gently funny show I've ever seen. Agreed - if you haven't seen it, check it out!

As a homegrown Minnesotan - this is simultaneously heart-breaking and fills my heart with pride. Fuck ICE.

God he's just so fucking good at this.

Welles Park, Chicago

I think the Biss campaign is making a big mistake putting Jan's endorsement into so much of their ad buy. The next couple elections are destined to be "change" elections and her endorsement is probably hurting more than its helping.

50 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY! But March 17 isn't the first day to vote, it's actually the last. Here is everything you need to make sure your voice is heard in the IL-09 primary election:

Yes this is a completely normal thing to need to know. If I haven't been completely crystal before - Abolish ICE & CPB in all their forms and this will be a disqualifying issue for anyone seeking my vote.

If you represent a group, club, or organization - show up at Sulzer Library on Saturday to network with likeminded individuals interested in civic life and getting involved. www.eventbrite.com/e/community-...

Illinois Democrats who voted to "express gratitude" to ICE in 2025: Brad Schneider, Eric Sorensen, Nikki Budzinski, and Raja Krishnamoorthi. This is disqualifying.

Snowfall is going to put traffic engineers out of a job. Just replace the snow with sidewalk level concrete and tada you’re done

Please consider signing this petition c.org/cbnTtG2xv2

Los Angeles isn't a real city - and that's all I have to say about that.

🐈 cats: zero (allergies!) 🚴🏼 bikes: n+1 🚄 trains: for the love of god please 🚗 cars: ban ⛷️ ski (used to semi pro I guess?) 🌮 cooking = nope 🥖 baking = someone else? 🌆 build housing for people ffs 🤠 huh? 🧑🏻‍💻 computers were a mistake 🪿 problems on purpose

HOLS and GRO are collaborating on an event to encourage more civic involvement! If you are a part of a club, advocacy group, or other social entity - please send someone to speak or represent on your group's behalf! www.eventbrite.com/e/1979918383...

The irony of assaulting a foreign country to protect protesters while assaulting protesters in your own cities... www.cnn.com/2026/01/14/p...

HOLS and GRO are collaborating on an event to encourage more civic involvement! If you are a part of a club, advocacy group, or other social entity - please send someone to speak or represent on your group's behalf! www.eventbrite.com/e/1979918383...

they didn’t leak it to make the shooter look innocent, but to make the victim look guilty. not guilty of a crime. guilty of having a visibly queer wife. guilty of liberalism. guilty of opposing the regime. they don’t seek to exonerate themselves, only to demonstrate who deserves to die.

This is probably the building that I had the biggest hand in creating in my entire career so far. It's so enriching to see this video and hear the people talk about how they are adapting to it. 🧡 www.youtube.com/watch?v=At5U...

It is far too easy for these thugs to simply claim that anyone behind the wheel of a car is a threat to their lives. Even more evidence for why we need different options.

Industrial electrification is a huge blind spot in the genral discourse and is ripe for massive gains. www.aceee.org/industrial-e...

Well I guess this turned out to be accurate.

You should leave Substack in 2026, because they platform fascists regularly, but even before that I am *begging* you to stop referring to your writing as "my Substack" because why give them that agency. It's your writing, your posts, your words, on their platform.

Waking up today - "Heather Heelp!"

Post a transit selfie from 2025

I'm so glad to live in a world where someone can make an unfounded and baseless YouTube video claiming widespread fraud and the federal government surges resources to respond. That seems like a good thing and only good will come of it.

It requires quite a leap of imagination to fit this shape to the actual state, but as far as I can tell this map identifies a city north of and between Peoria / Bloomington as having over 250k pop. Those cities combined don't even reach that level (2024).

One reason I like this is because spacing out bus stops would allow for more consistently co-located services. Arterial stops could be aligned with Divvy stations, L stations, larger warming shelters, grocery stores, etc.

Single-stair reform makes a ton of sense in Chicago - since it we have a large building stock of what are effectively point access blocks just with an additional set of stairs clipped to the back. chicagoreader.com/best-of-chic...

Bar Grid Now

Caring is an act of resistance in a system that thrives on indifference.

Lincoln Square Holiday Trolley, Dank Haus Weinachstmarket, Martyr's KrampusFest, and Dovetail Holiday Market!

If you hate poor people just say that. www.ft.com/content/b127...

The term "defensive walking" implies the existence of "offensive walking" and I'm here for it. www.jalopnik.com/1979666/defe...

Köln Hauptbahnhof. Georg Frenzten and Johann Eduard Jacobsthal. circa 1889-1894.

Three guesses, first two don't count.

God this is so fucking funny.

AI reminds me of George W Bush. A useful tool but ultimately unintelligent.

You know it's bad news when the military comes up with a real badass name for their operation. www.euronews.com/2025/11/15/u...

The name is Mamdani.