Chris

@chicagocta.bsky.social is it really going to be a 27 minute wait for the 49 northbound at division?

Chicago Is The Only City To Host 'The First Homosexuals,' An Extensive Collection Of Queer Art With more than 350 international works of art, the exhibition aims to enlighten — and caution about far-right hostility. It runs through July 26 at Wrightwood 659.

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Could a new Illinois bill help create a cohesive train and bus system in the Land of Lincoln, and encourage other states to follow suit? - Streetsblog Chicago Good news for rail fans: Recently, Illinois legislators discussed a groundbreaking bill to launch statewide train service. Senate Bill 1901 and House Bill 3285 and would beef up the Illinois Departmen...

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May Day Strong: We are the Many · Freedom Over Fascism Across the country—from fruit fields in California to classrooms in Chicago, from kitchens in Queens to loading docks in Atlanta—working people are rising up. **We are demanding a country that puts ou...

I'm attending May Day Strong's event, “May Day Strong: We are the Many” - sign up now to join me! #freedomoverfascism www.mobilize.us/freedomoverf...

True. It’s just that, as a non-native Chicagoan, I am really vague about suburbs! I’m really okay with whatever. Liking the Metropolitan agency idea, I think.

I don’t know where Elburn and Harvard are, but I do know which directions are N, NW, and W.

I don’t know where Harvard and Elburn are, but I do not which directions N, NW, and W are.

What if only Men/Women Voted In The 2024 US Presidential Election? - Brilliant Maps The map above shows what the results of the 2024 US Presidential Election would have been if only men and/or women (all all ages and races) had voted.

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If only.

iPhone Dictation Feature Transcribes the Word ‘Racist’ as ‘Trump’ The company said it was working to fix the problem after iPhone users began reporting the issue.

„…he said, there was probably software code somewhere on Apple’s systems that caused iPhones to write the word “Trump” when someone said “racist.”

“This smells like a serious prank,” Mr. Burkey said.“

😂😂😂

Worth looking up if you can’t open the link.

How Denmark’s Social Democrats Are Succeeding With Stricter Immigration Policies Around the world, progressive parties have come to see tight immigration restrictions as unnecessary, even cruel. What if they’re actually the only way for progressivism to flourish?

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'Afraid': Morning Joe reveals threats he claims are forcing GOP senators to cave to Trump MSNBC's Joe Scarborough shared an alarming reason he said Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and other Republican senators are dropping their objections to some of Donald Trump's "unqualified" nominees for Cab...

THREAD: Democracy demands that elected leaders do not cave into threats - or fears - of violence. If you're in Congress afraid for your safety, you must tell the Capitol Police to get protection. Or its time to quit the institution and let someone else do the job.
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Pretty much.

Absolutely crazy and wrong.

Not me, but my daughter biked to (and, later, from) work the morning the real temp was minus 8! She rarely misses a day!

Don’t let anyone tell you he’s nothing like Hitler.

„The Trump administration, as part of a purge of diversity programs, asked federal workers to report colleagues who keep such programs alive and threatened those who did not comply.“ (NYTimes)

I think part of my problem is that I never learned how to knit beyond basics. I make lovely scarves and hats, and can crank out potholders and dish rags (which, it seems, no one under the age of 60 uses anymore). But I never learned beyond that, nor can I rip back, except for one stitch at a time. 😢

I wonder! I think knitting makes prettier things, but I’m about to try to go back to crochet for the lesser stress lol.

Interesting! I learned crochet before knitting, and I feel just the opposite!

It’s about time they seriously did this! I hope they also noted how much better the design of the buses works for what people need than Chicago buses do.

"It Was Magnificent": Illinois legislators take a learning tour of Berlin and Munich transit systems - Streetsblog Chicago Last month, a delegation of Illinois state representatives visited Germany to tour transit systems in and between two major cities. The trip was inspired by an action plan issued by the Chicago Metrop...

“It Was Magnificent”: Illinois legislators take a learning tour of Berlin and Munich transit systems - chi.streetsblog.org/2025/01/10/i...

It’s not all that great north of you, either. I need to learn how to do that!

Noooo, come back!

Turn about

I thought I had a kitty pic, but looks like it’s actually a me pic. Rare.

I thought I had a kitty pic, but no, it‘s me hiding behind sunglasses.

In case anyone had doubts about exactly who is influencing our new government.

German politicians criticize Musk backing for far-right AfD – DW – 12/20/2024 After Elon Musk posted his support for Germany's far-right AfD, the party's leader Alice Weidel expressed her gratitude. Other German lawmakers have criticized "interference" in the country's upcoming...

German politicians criticize Musk backing for far-right AfD

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Same for Germany.

And I've been pro-Amtrak most of my life. Took my first really long-distance ride in 1999. Plenty of boomers are with you!