Jacob E. Peters
@archijake.bsky.social
Lifelong Chicagoan, lived other places, & it just reinforced my desire to live here. My opinions are mine alone. Find me on the other sites, w/ the same handle.
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If you didn’t catch the significance of the exploding transformers in Bad Bunny’s halftime show, I gotcha. Here’s one of a bunch of pieces I wrote from/on Puerto Rico about the crisis—and Trump’s role in it. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Washington’s Corruption Has Created Another Humanitarian Crisis in Puerto Rico
The island’s earthquakes are its latest man-made disaster.
slate.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:59 AM
If you didn’t catch the significance of the exploding transformers in Bad Bunny’s halftime show, I gotcha. Here’s one of a bunch of pieces I wrote from/on Puerto Rico about the crisis—and Trump’s role in it. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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The ending to Bad Bunny's halftime show:
"The only thing more powerful than hate is love"
"Together, we are America"
"The only thing more powerful than hate is love"
"Together, we are America"
February 9, 2026 at 1:58 AM
The ending to Bad Bunny's halftime show:
"The only thing more powerful than hate is love"
"Together, we are America"
"The only thing more powerful than hate is love"
"Together, we are America"
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Y'all need to pay attention to what's happening in Europe. They're not messing around. The Epstein scandal is causing heads to roll.
In America, eh, not so much. I wonder why.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/w...
In America, eh, not so much. I wonder why.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/w...
Starmer’s Chief of Staff Resigns, Citing Role in Hiring Friend of Epstein
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Y'all need to pay attention to what's happening in Europe. They're not messing around. The Epstein scandal is causing heads to roll.
In America, eh, not so much. I wonder why.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/w...
In America, eh, not so much. I wonder why.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/w...
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I love that every single mention of this Olympic backflipper today has been dogged by Surya Bonaly historians - as they should be.
French figure skater Surya Bonaly made history at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics by becoming the first & only skater to land a backflip on a single blade in competition. Though the move was banned and penalized, her iconic, defiant flip remains a legendary moment in sports.
February 8, 2026 at 11:28 PM
I love that every single mention of this Olympic backflipper today has been dogged by Surya Bonaly historians - as they should be.
This is why Steve Buscemi is one of the all time greats
February 8, 2026 at 11:42 PM
This is why Steve Buscemi is one of the all time greats
As an ancestral Alsatian-American (the largest 1/4 of my ancestry), & generally Northern European mutt, I am so glad that Europe is no longer war torn.
Also glad I do not live in a monoculture.
Also glad I do not live in a monoculture.
Legitimately a remarkable victory for liberalism, broadly defined, that these sorts of situations, which are *all over* Europe (Alsace-Lorraine, the Basque Country, the entire country of Belgium) at one point were bloody ethnic conflicts, do not generate anything stronger than shitposting arguments.
fight! fight! fight! fight!
(remembers History)
friends ... i take it back. please. do not fight
(remembers History)
friends ... i take it back. please. do not fight
February 8, 2026 at 9:07 PM
As an ancestral Alsatian-American (the largest 1/4 of my ancestry), & generally Northern European mutt, I am so glad that Europe is no longer war torn.
Also glad I do not live in a monoculture.
Also glad I do not live in a monoculture.
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🚨 Epstein survivors release this powerful PSA in advance of the Super Bowl demanding answers from the Justice Department. This is the Super Bowl ad every American should see. Spread it everywhere.
February 8, 2026 at 5:32 PM
🚨 Epstein survivors release this powerful PSA in advance of the Super Bowl demanding answers from the Justice Department. This is the Super Bowl ad every American should see. Spread it everywhere.
It’s such a low f’ing bar to appoint someone to this kind of commission.
IL High Speed Rail Commission will finalize its final report to the legislature by July without the input from Chicago. The city is not officially involved in the commission because the appointed seat for the city on the board is vacant and can only be appointed by the Mayor's Office.
February 8, 2026 at 6:31 PM
It’s such a low f’ing bar to appoint someone to this kind of commission.
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wrt to some of the replies to this post, part of why the media has “moved on” is because it has become extraordinarily difficult to document ICE activity on the ground, outside of them arresting citizens.
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:49 PM
wrt to some of the replies to this post, part of why the media has “moved on” is because it has become extraordinarily difficult to document ICE activity on the ground, outside of them arresting citizens.
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This pulls a lot of info together in a comprehensible way and I appreciate that it includes not only Bari Weiss' latest CBS contributor list but her unaccredited university.
And Epstein being the primary funder of the book agent/guy who held Bad Ideas festivals pushing these men on society
And Epstein being the primary funder of the book agent/guy who held Bad Ideas festivals pushing these men on society
I wrote about the Epstein files (gift link) www.theverge.com/tech/874721/...
How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo
The emails show the “anti-woke” crusaders are afraid of accountability.
www.theverge.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:46 PM
This pulls a lot of info together in a comprehensible way and I appreciate that it includes not only Bari Weiss' latest CBS contributor list but her unaccredited university.
And Epstein being the primary funder of the book agent/guy who held Bad Ideas festivals pushing these men on society
And Epstein being the primary funder of the book agent/guy who held Bad Ideas festivals pushing these men on society
I was living in Montreal for this & it supercharged my hockey fandom combined with the US World Juniors Championship & the Blackhawks Stanley Cup. All of which happened while I lived in Canada.
The men’s gold medal hockey game at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics between Canada and the United States was, and still is, the most-watched television broadcast in Canadian history with an average audience of 16.6 million Canadians watching, roughly one-half of Canada's population in 2010.
Final day of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
Gold Medal Men’s Hockey game, overtime after Team USA tied it with 24 seconds left.
Iginla makes perfect pass, Crosby scores the Golden Goal. Canada wins final Gold Medal of the Games, breaks the record for host city Golds.
Vancouver goes Berserk.
Gold Medal Men’s Hockey game, overtime after Team USA tied it with 24 seconds left.
Iginla makes perfect pass, Crosby scores the Golden Goal. Canada wins final Gold Medal of the Games, breaks the record for host city Golds.
Vancouver goes Berserk.
February 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
I was living in Montreal for this & it supercharged my hockey fandom combined with the US World Juniors Championship & the Blackhawks Stanley Cup. All of which happened while I lived in Canada.
The same way that people are being abducted in Chicago, LA, Charlotte, & every other city & town across the country.
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 2:05 PM
The same way that people are being abducted in Chicago, LA, Charlotte, & every other city & town across the country.
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The media moved on when trump said he had a new tone because as the constitution states the president is the editor in chief of all news outlets
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 12:37 PM
The media moved on when trump said he had a new tone because as the constitution states the president is the editor in chief of all news outlets
A reminder that this European soccer owner trope isn’t true in Germany because every team is required to have more community ownership than the Green Bay Packers.
i forget who made it but it cracks me up lol
February 8, 2026 at 2:03 PM
A reminder that this European soccer owner trope isn’t true in Germany because every team is required to have more community ownership than the Green Bay Packers.
Finally watching the Winter Olympic Opening Ceremony & it is hilarious that they included the Italian song sung in gibberish that was meant to sound like English.
February 8, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Finally watching the Winter Olympic Opening Ceremony & it is hilarious that they included the Italian song sung in gibberish that was meant to sound like English.
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This is overriding a ballot initiative approved by voters.
BREAKING: The Nebraska Legislature has approved a bill lowering Nebraska’s minimum wage from $15 an hour to $13.50 for young workers, and slowing down minimum wage increases for others.
February 7, 2026 at 3:19 AM
This is overriding a ballot initiative approved by voters.
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This was a terrific conversation —
After a huge drop in crime in 2025, Chicago started off 2026 with crime rates falling even further. ‘Say More’ talks about what lessons we can learn from the progress.
What’s driving the historic drop in Chicago crime and violence?
www.wbez.org
February 7, 2026 at 2:25 PM
This was a terrific conversation —
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So
- it doesn't seem wrong that the dead pedo accumulated contacts with every VIP he could
- but phrasing it this way is an attempt at normalizing being in the files as not only not a big deal, but actually a positive thing
- & it's pure class solidarity. Us VIPs vs you losers, the rabble, the poors
- it doesn't seem wrong that the dead pedo accumulated contacts with every VIP he could
- but phrasing it this way is an attempt at normalizing being in the files as not only not a big deal, but actually a positive thing
- & it's pure class solidarity. Us VIPs vs you losers, the rabble, the poors
“You are a loser and a nobody if you are not in the Epstein Files.”
—Lady Victoria Hervey, ex-girlfriend of former 'Prince Andrew.’
Of course she’s also a Reform UK supporter.
—Lady Victoria Hervey, ex-girlfriend of former 'Prince Andrew.’
Of course she’s also a Reform UK supporter.
February 7, 2026 at 2:25 PM
So
- it doesn't seem wrong that the dead pedo accumulated contacts with every VIP he could
- but phrasing it this way is an attempt at normalizing being in the files as not only not a big deal, but actually a positive thing
- & it's pure class solidarity. Us VIPs vs you losers, the rabble, the poors
- it doesn't seem wrong that the dead pedo accumulated contacts with every VIP he could
- but phrasing it this way is an attempt at normalizing being in the files as not only not a big deal, but actually a positive thing
- & it's pure class solidarity. Us VIPs vs you losers, the rabble, the poors
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Republicans are moving quickly to pass a bill requiring voters to show proof of citizenship both to register and at the polls ahead of the 2026 midterm elections — a move that experts warn could disenfranchise millions of Americans. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
GOP fast tracks monster voter suppression bill that could disenfranchise millions by requiring proof of citizenship at polls
In the past few weeks, passing the legislation has been a unifying rally cry for Republicans, a welcome distraction from the party’s cratering public opinion polls.
www.democracydocket.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Republicans are moving quickly to pass a bill requiring voters to show proof of citizenship both to register and at the polls ahead of the 2026 midterm elections — a move that experts warn could disenfranchise millions of Americans. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
A reminder that this is part of a campaign funded by Elon Musk to politicize the death of this refugee against the wishes of her family.
Mariya Dmytriv-Kapeniak, president of the UCCA’s Illinois chapter, said she was outraged when she learned of the request for a new mural. She said no one contacted Iryna Zarutska’s family before using her photo for the mural. chicago.suntimes.com/2026/02/05/l...
Local Ukrainian group fighting to keep murals of slain woman out of Chicago
A second mural of Iryna Zarutska, the 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee who was fatally stabbed in August was proposed for the Ukrainian Village. Some Ukrainian immigrants hope to keep it out of their com...
chicago.suntimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:50 PM
A reminder that this is part of a campaign funded by Elon Musk to politicize the death of this refugee against the wishes of her family.
If we end up with the two 2012 IL-08 Democratic Primary candidates as the two senators from Illinois, that will be a wild outcome to have predicted at that time.
February 6, 2026 at 6:39 PM
If we end up with the two 2012 IL-08 Democratic Primary candidates as the two senators from Illinois, that will be a wild outcome to have predicted at that time.
No it will not. Some of us are elder millennials who were well out of the target age group of this trend. Which means I will miss nothing.
Neopets Collab At Downtown Bubble Tea Shop Will Make Every Millennial Miss The ’00s
All right, ’90s kids: It's time to feed your dying Neopets — and time to relive the early 2000s with a collab at Gong cha in the South Loop.
blockclubchicago.org
February 6, 2026 at 6:24 PM
No it will not. Some of us are elder millennials who were well out of the target age group of this trend. Which means I will miss nothing.
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We ask everyone outside of the car to be safe so that drivers can be dangerous.
February 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
We ask everyone outside of the car to be safe so that drivers can be dangerous.
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The US president's petty effort to blackmail Democrats to get a station & airport named after him are directly contributing to infrastructure project delays, cost increases, and job eliminations.
INBOX: Hudson River Tunnel construction officially stopped amid Trump admin funding interference.
This hours before a TRO hearing in Manhattan
This hours before a TRO hearing in Manhattan
Hudson Tunnel Project Construction Suspended Due to Lack of Federal Funding
mailchi.mp
February 6, 2026 at 3:50 PM
The US president's petty effort to blackmail Democrats to get a station & airport named after him are directly contributing to infrastructure project delays, cost increases, and job eliminations.