Roadside monument from Franklin Park IL next to where ICE murdered Silverio Villegas-GonzΓ‘lez.
From Franklin Park to the Twin Cities: Ride bikes Fuck ICE.
13.02.2026 02:28 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@ericksoen.bsky.social
E-bike hive member since 2020. Biked to all 81 Chicago Public Library branches as a shitpost. Pro-Chicago til the day I die.
Roadside monument from Franklin Park IL next to where ICE murdered Silverio Villegas-GonzΓ‘lez.
From Franklin Park to the Twin Cities: Ride bikes Fuck ICE.
13.02.2026 02:28 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Three photos of Alex Pretti, Silverio Villegas-GonzΓ‘lez, and Renee Good at a roadside monument decorated with candles and flowers. Each photo is vaguely in the style of a loterΓa card or icon. The photos from left to right each have a single word: βEl Pueblo UNIDOβ
Pic from my bike commute home past the roadside memorial next to where Silverio was murdered by ICE.
#ElPuebloUnido
A roadside monument to a man shot by ICE early in Operation Midway Blitz
For exampleβ¦
This roadside monument is a few blocks from one of my usual routes when I bike commute.
Their children likely attend one of the schools I pass by (kids love a cool cargo bike BTW).
Undeniably correct. It also has the potential to reset your perceptions of neighborliness.
THEM: you bike through the west side. Isnβt that dangerous?
ME: never had an issue. Itβs not uncommon for kids to shout βI like your bikeβ. And people will even chat you at a light if the weather is nice.
It has to suck so much having her perspective and then see the NFL explicitly target international audiences with games in places like Mexico, Brazil, and Spain⦠lmao
10.02.2026 06:13 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Privacy concerns asideβ¦it doesnβt seem like this is very effective (by their own math).
10 MM pets go missing a dayβ¦our services help reunite more than one with their familyβ¦thatβs not great?
Thought this was latte art for a minute NGL.
08.02.2026 18:58 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Thank you for riding your bicycle π«‘
08.02.2026 00:39 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This design from @tomflood.bsky.social is basically that principle (but for safe routes to school).
It is me. I am the person who spends more time at city hall than home some weeks.
www.creativebyrovelo.com/product-page...
A Montessori School line-time bar.
04.02.2026 05:31 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0DVD title card for the adventures of buckaroo banzai across the eighth dimension
Obviously
04.02.2026 04:54 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I assume this means, βa movie your dad introduced you to?β
If so, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eight Dimension definitely fits the bill.
It took more than two years to visit the libraries! And most of the fun was in the journey. Gonna take my time with this one.
bsky.app/profile/eric...
I once biked to all 81 CPL branches as a shit post and this skeet suddenly has me wanting to pick 81 different taco spots across the city and bike to them.
03.02.2026 04:33 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Alsoβ¦donβt sleep on the massive multi-story sculpture by Richard Hunt in the Special Collections area of said library (titled Jacobβs Ladder)
03.02.2026 01:29 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 2 π 0I know the Peoples Lobby hosted an event at the West Loop target last Friday.
Details about how to get involved in their org here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...?
This book about womenβs wartime role in WII is EXCEEDINGLY goodβ¦like Nobel prize winning good.
Plus a translation from the team of Pevear/Volokhonsky πππ
one thing that's great about Bluesky is when there's new Chotiner piece we all meet up like fans of a band for a surprise listening party
01.02.2026 23:40 β π 3307 π 329 π¬ 29 π 10A group of cyclists gather at the entrance to the 606 trail for the start of the Alex Pretti memorial/protest ride
Who from #BikeChi has the pictures of @babski.bsky.social in the fly-as-hell Minnesota coat he was wearing for the ride yesterday?
02.02.2026 00:00 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0For example, we had cards with photos from our Kidical Mass ride that said βthank you for keeping our streets safeβ.
We had them for kids to sign at one of our rides and then presented them to the voting body at one of the public comment periods.
We pulled this off in my local community for Vision Zero and a new bike lane.
Shifting our advocacy to the school board level now
Interestingly, I think safe streets topics are such a slam dunk for youth involvement.
Organizing kids to speak at school board and local govt meetings about their βclose callsβ is such a powerful tool.
βI was hit by a driver in the crosswalk next to me school π€¬π€¬π€¬β
A cyclist with ski goggles and a red cap faces the camera. His scarf is covered in snow. A pink and neon yellow bag is visible in the lower left corner.
My bike bag twin πππ (also rode yesterday with the Chicago group).
01.02.2026 19:14 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0It was VERRRRY cathartic for me. And sheβs definitely heard worse!
01.02.2026 15:38 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0My 11-year old (pictured in the bottom right in the purple hood): Am I supposed to say the Fuck word?
Me: youβve heard me say much worse to drivers!
Does anyone who is good at math know if 3K cyclists in the middle of winter is a lot?
I thought no one bikes in the winter?!?
All Iβm saying is that my botanical fruit platter with eggplant, almonds, pumpkin, and squash raises a lot of eyebrows when I bring it to a party.
01.02.2026 03:30 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Amazing what theyβve done with State Street since I was there for college in the early 2000s.
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