Stand with Chicago

Pritzker: "If the Constitution means anything -- and I guess we all are questioning that right now -- the Insurrection Act cannot be invoked ... they just want troops on the ground because they want to militarize especially blue cities in blue states."

Rolling Out The Red Carpet. Today at the Chicago Marathon.

Amazon prime frog costumes are sold out. Good job, America.

Chicago Art Institute, at the Midnight Marathon Ride

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

gray tabby cat, eyes closed, on lap. very warm furrball

#caturday

Cupich is on the right track. I'd also like to see LGBTQ+ community being included, but alas...

well played Chris. well played

Notes from RAGBRAI October 9 Town Hall
RAGBRAI 52 attendance numbers:

18,346 registered riders

All 50 States represented + 20 other countries (see attached for per-state attendance numbers)

Oldest rider: 92

Youngest: 5

Average age: 52

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WGN is one of the Nextar Media Group stations now --

💯 - toxic

As someone whose PhD was in human population genetics and evolution:

Race is a social construct

Gender is a social construct

Both have biological *components* but are incredibly complex - not neat, discrete, immutable categories

Fascists are the ones denying scientific reality

3am is small glass of milk time. And the cat usually crawls up onto my lap. Great purrs

“R changed my opinion of humanity to some extent, to see how people are really willing to freely give of themselves and produce something larger than themselves without any thought of personal glory.”

Ross Ihaka: The Open-Hearted Data Hero
#rstats
www.historyofdatascience.com/ross-ihaka-t...

Visit Portillos and the Brookfield Zoo

TY!!!!

Perry: "I see no credible evidence there is a danger of rebellion in the state of Illinois."

all of this, yes. Parents of really any kid should be able to acknowledge this much, that we want the world to be better for the kids we love

Timely, I guess

places like John Deere & CNH have identified each profitable farmer, their wives, their dogs, the whiskey they like to drink, and what share of wallet they expect to get.

This is high art

Midnight Marathon Ride this Saturday!
We will be having a food stop with some local vendors so please bring cash to support them!!

Midnight bike ride might be ok, though. amirite?

Chicago Marathon kicks off at 7:20am on Sunday

Oooh -- have to figure out how to do that + Metra BNSF

ooh, I had forgotten “weaseling their way into acceptability.”

well done. captured where we are, emotionally

🧵 Expect provocation and entrapment. Always use Signal. See the EFF guidance on security.

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