Andrew Montequin

Put in a hold at the library the second I finished this episode, excited to learn more

Important work from Alex!

Between Ben Johnson and Da Pope, 2025 has been a banner year for Chicago math majors

Full production control over NBA TV for one day in the offseason

A stunning visual of Chicago's 20-year death gap, mapped on the L, via @myersjustinc.bsky.social @chicago.suntimes.com. Here's what residents & community leaders are doing to close this gap: tinyurl.com/47r2vcj5 @wbez.org @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social @watchdogdiva.bsky.social @kffhealthnews.org

*ICYMI

ICYMYI they released Light Night Mountains All That about a month ago and it's excellent

Illinois Residents Urge Lawmakers to Act on Transit, Energy Bills - Inside Climate News As part of a “People Over Polluters” event, more than 100 local environmental advocates traveled to the state capital to lobby during the state’s short fall veto session.

My first byline in Inside Climate News! I made the trip down to Springfield to see how citizens are pushing for transit and energy reforms during this busy veto session insideclimatenews.org/news/1510202...

Yawning cat in a box stuffed with packing material

Queen of the night flower blooming

Lots of blooming going on tonight

Actually reading/learning from the news is arguably the second most valuable thing you get from paying for news

Shouting from the rooftops: Paying for news isn't a subscription service.

Subscriptions are worthless if you don't use them. On the other hand, you can contribute to news orgs, read zero articles per year and still reap the benefits of living with a well-funded press.

Incredible

To wrap up my time at the Journal Sentinel, I got to cover some of my favorite research I've seen.

Combining western science with Indigenous knowledge shows how cultural burns and environmental stewardship supported red pine forests around the Great Lakes.

www.jsonline.com/story/news/2...

YouTube video by Lizzie No BANKS OF THE RIO GRANDE

Best live performance goes to Lizzie No at Judson & Moore (didn't make it to the Hideout show in this video)
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And thanks to 100.7 FM in Cheboygan, MI for introducing me to this one
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Four CD cases. Clockwise from top left: The Window by Ratboys, Yoshimi... by Flaming Lips, Not God by Finom, Van Lear Rose by Loretta Lynn

Did a lot of driving in a car without Bluetooth this summer, need to give a special shout-out to these CDs

Multiple journalists killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital A hospital strike in southern Gaza has killed at least eight people, including four journalists. The attack happened on Monday.

Four journalists were killed by an Israeli strike on a Gaza hospital today, including Mariam Dagga, a freelancer with the @apnews.com. She has a 12-year-old son, who was evacuated from Gaza earlier in the war.

She was a true hero, like all of our Palestinian colleagues in Gaza.
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Adding to my 2030 bingo card: "DeAndre Jordan's 2015 free agency decision is relitigated during a primary debate (any party)"

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Picture of stream behind fence with sign warning about electric fish barrier

And I've got a ton of unpublished threads of stories leftover from this. AMA about electric fish barriers!

Had a great time wading through streams, fishing for lampreys to report for this story!

Learn about more layers of protection against invasive sea lampreys scientists are studying

www.jsonline.com/story/news/2...

Will be paying attention to this going forward

Crumbling cobblestone and streetcar rails in the median of a street undergoing construction

My idea of fun - finally got to get out there and see the exposed streetcar rails on Clark

Selfie taken while standing in a river wearing waders, a life vest and a baseball cap with a notebook in my chest pocket

Gone fishin' (for lamprey larvae)

Box of 10 tea bags called "Pure Happiness" with a very imprecise sketched Pegasus on the box

I allow myself one impulse buy per grocery shop, today it was this Greek tea. Hoping it lives up to what it says on the box.

AI is making advances every day. But humans are still best at a classic pastime: cribbage. Thanks to the luck, uncertainty and unique play of cribbage, humans can still beat the best computers. How long will that last?

Humans are still better than AI at cribbage! For now, at least. One of my favorites to write (so far)

www.jsonline.com/story/news/2...

Crowd with bikes gathered in a street with the sun out

Finish line woo-hoo

YouTube video by Mike VB in AZ Sigmund Snopek III WisconsInsane 11 Thank God This Isn't Cleveland

Will probably have this on repeat for the rest of the #RW24
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Things in my stomach:
- Bacon
- Pancake
- Popsicle
- Pizza
- Swedish fish
- Hot dogs
- Coffee
- Mimosa
- Water
- Black bean and corn taco