Sardor Gulyamov

The link above leads to this article btw

I also do not understand why they plugged the story about CTA funding cliff in here? The funding cliff does not have much to do with the proposed improvements to the rail. Naturally, if there is no funding there is less trains and less noise.

nah, I think it’s cool that Chance is staying in Chicago

The linked article here directs to the July 30th article about the operational budget funding cliff. I am not sure what is being said here by linking this in with funding for capital project like RPM @blockclubchi.bsky.social

Can you even drink on Metra anymore? Every time I take it from Millennium Park I see those "No drinking" signs outside the station.

There is also a Water Taxi stop there. It is a part of my go-to recommendation for a touristy day in Chicago: spend some time in the loop->walk around the riverwalk->take the water taxi to Chinatown->have a nice lunch in the plaza->take L to Hyde Park->see the university->MSI->take metra to loop

I have noticed that it is absent from most of the online conversations about food in Chicago. Maybe it's because most of the online Chicago people are on the Northside.

Does anyone have a write-up/deep dive on Johnson shutting out the movement? I would love to learn more about this.

Cedars is a quite good middle eastern place. Great taste and value on the lunch special. I believe they also host a monthly standup for charity.

5 Rabanitos opened a location here too. Quite good, a bit expensive.

In my opinion, the food is a bit mediocre here (excluding their breakfast menu). But the patio, coffee, and free sparkling water are quite good.

I know this is an old post, but I would add Ascione Bistro here. Love their Brussels sprouts.

People also love Nella, but I haven't been there enough.

It's peak I am afraid

I have disliked his work ever since listening to his podcast on the new Google search. He comes off as very preachy.

+2

Yes! And infrequent, slow transit is also about affordability IMO. It takes at least an hour to reach the well-paying jobs in the Loop and Northside by bus.

I didn't get the animosity with which some have responded to that Slate article! The author praised Zohran's other transit policies and raised some valid points about free fares.

But today was oh so nice

Spotted that too on the way from Lawrence Fish market

Is there anywhere we could watch the pilot in full? From the trailer alone, I do not see as much similarity other than that both stories are about sex workers.

I agree. Even by the logic of the "true unemployment rate" that the article talks about, Biden seems to have achieved the lowest rate in the last 40 years

still, the statistic was at its lowest in the last year, as you can see here www.lisep.org/tru.
The time series you can see here is still supportive of the economy being better than under Obama, Trump, Bush, Clinton.

Time series comparing True Rate of Unemployment, as defined by LISEP, and the U-3 unemployment rate

there are genuine issues with how the statistic is presented though without any historic context. If you check it, you will see that the “functional unemployment” rate was in fact at its lowest recorded point last year

Excerpt of the politico article that the original post is referring to. The text reads "I don’t believe those who went into this past election taking pride in the unemployment numbers understood that the near-record low unemployment figures — the figure was a mere 4.2 percent in November — counted homeless people doing occasional work as “employed.” But the implications are powerful. If you filter the statistic to include as unemployed people who can’t find anything but part-time work or who make a poverty wage (roughly $25,000), the percentage is actually 23.7 percent. In other words, nearly one of every four workers is functionally unemployed in America today — hardly something to celebrate."

I am not making a judgment on whether the article is correct or not. Just pointing out this specific point. The graph above was taken from here: www.lisep.org/tru

I see some people referencing the "23% of the workforce is functionally unemployed" statistic and the framing seems a bit disingenuous. While the number may be high, if you check their historical reporting you will see that it was much higher before and reached its minimal value with Biden.

Robert Kurvitz, lead designer and the original creator of Disco's world, is a self-described communist with a Lenin bust on his writing desk.

So often these days I engage with video essays as content first. This is a rare one that I feel has impacted me. Very human, very powerful

YouTube video by josh (The Nukes) You are a better writer than AI. (Yes, you.)

Now live: : the conversation I need to have. ChatGPT, Gertrude Stein, Stephen King, and the mythy mountain.

You are a better writer than AI. (Yes, you.)
youtu.be/V5wLQ-8eyQI

Is this shady gifting practice unique to Johnson or was it also present with Lori and other mayors?

holy, the 24 second bit is great