I biked in this

Bbbbbbut I thought it was a war zone here????

This from @govpritzker.illinois.gov on @cnn.com

A thing I think it’s important for USians not in currently-occupied cities to grasp is that the normal and everyday goes on alongside the violent and unprecedented.

In Chicago right now you can be forced off teargas-soaked streets in the morning and have a peaceful evening picnic on the lake.

It's becoming clear that this is not an administration that is popular or skilled enough to do the consolidation needed to implement actual fascism, so they've decided that constantly creating fascism-flavored content is good enough

If one more of those scooter riders dings their bell at me to get out of the way on my bike, I’m going to lose it.

Is there a closeup of her hymen?

She was very upset but told me she was also buoyed by the outpouring of solidarity in the community. It’s easy to feel powerless, but even small actions and protests can make a difference.

Photo of me in blue T-shirt, khaki panda, and red sandals in front of bike with a sign hanging from the rear rack that says: “honk if you want ICE out of Chicago”

Yesterday was tough. ICE was popping up around Chicago, including my neighborhood, like whack-a-moles, and abducting people. I ran into my alderperson at a cafe and she was on the phone constantly trying to rally resources.

Photo of me ina sleeveless blue top, green cargo pants and blue satin sneakers in front of a bike

Night shot: on my way to a birthday dinner for a dear friend.

Aw thanks! And also… this account strongly disapproves of unsolicited style feedback!

Person with white shirt, black shorts, and red shoes with bike

Person with printed white shirt and pink shorts with yellow bike

Person with camo print trucker hat, pinky gray sweatshirt and black pants with blue bike

Person with blue print short sleeves short and cargo bike with beer

Hit the monthly Meanderings ride with Marygold Cyclery and of course spotted some chic fits: Kit, Nick, person whose name my Notes app didn’t save (sorry!), and guy with the beer from Middlebrow!

Bike lane infrastructure FTW

I have lived and worked in and around Chicago for 27 years and I have been assaulted less often than Sen Paul has been in his own back yard.

In show of force, dozens of armed federal immigration agents patrol downtown Chicago Dozens of federal immigration agents were seen patrolling downtown Chicago Sunday afternoon.

"Bystanders and passersby started following the officers, chanting: 'ICE, go home!' The agents stopped at the intersection with Oak Street. Several got in vans that drove away. For another 15 minutes, the crowd of protesters around them grew bigger, yelling 'shame,'" reports @chicagotribune.com

*blinks after spending hours Friday night riding peacefully through the south and west sides of the city with Critical Mass and seeing lots of people waving and smiling at us*

Person with red print shirt and checkerboard shorts

Person with helmet, black printed shirt with bike

More peeps

Person on purple bike with burgundy helmet and tank top

Person on bike in white tank, black pants, black shoes

Person in shredded pants holding up bike next to person in mini dress with dollar print

Person with disco ball helmet, pink top on bike

Stylin’ riders on the way to/ at last night’s @chicritmass.bsky.social : Alex in shades of burgundy and purple, Nicole, Kool-aid and Pierat of Rat Patrol, Kiera in disco ball helmet.

that just means "I don't want bicycles on the roads"

thanks for noticing 😉

If you wear a cool outfit to @chicritmass.bsky.social tonight I might take your photo. Or come find me 😉

Lord give me the strength not to respond to randos on FB who say stuff about “entitled” people riding bikes

There are Hummer EVs???

photo of protected street crossing with cautionary signs that have been run over by cars

Related: someone in a neighborhood FB group posted these photos today and asked why our tax dollars were going to infrastructure that clearly "doesn't work" 🙄

Maybe if those cyclists and pedestrians didn't dress so provocatively or go out at night, cars wouldn't hit them so much

smacks of "they should make themselves less attractive to cars"

It was a beautiful night to jam the streets!