Cait Hakala
@caithakala.bsky.social
Chicago. Public Health (MPH). Transit. Embroidery. Polytheism. BookSky. Queer.
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Cait Hakala
@caithakala.bsky.social
· Jul 8
I'm never going to shut up about the Chicago River. You can go out and see these guys! For free! In the middle of chicago!!!!!!
Just saw a MASSIVE coyote at Horner so you know, maybe leash your fucking dog?
January 6, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Just saw a MASSIVE coyote at Horner so you know, maybe leash your fucking dog?
slowly but surely adding subscriptions to Good Store merchandise to my life. One of mine and my spouse's 2026 goals is to reduce our plastic consumption!
January 5, 2026 at 10:45 PM
slowly but surely adding subscriptions to Good Store merchandise to my life. One of mine and my spouse's 2026 goals is to reduce our plastic consumption!
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May ICE continue to spin their wheels fruitlessly.
January 2, 2026 at 9:28 PM
May ICE continue to spin their wheels fruitlessly.
Didn't get a picture but saw an American Coot on the river today with some babies!!!
December 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Didn't get a picture but saw an American Coot on the river today with some babies!!!
I wanted to look again at the bootleg Stanley Cup from Heated Rivalry because it's so funny but the search results are absolutely frying me 😭 this show is for the girls and the gays and not for the hockey fans lmao
December 30, 2025 at 4:22 AM
I wanted to look again at the bootleg Stanley Cup from Heated Rivalry because it's so funny but the search results are absolutely frying me 😭 this show is for the girls and the gays and not for the hockey fans lmao
Mine was when I RAN to catch a connection from the L and a bus driver shouted out the window to ask if I was trying to catch her bus, I was, so she waited for me despite having the green. It was so kind and above and beyond.
inspired by @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social ... reply or quote with your best bus ride this year.
Mine was definitely the one where the guy was really intent on making sure I heard him complimenting my wallet. Other one was the mini-bus that took us around Sintra in Portugal.
Mine was definitely the one where the guy was really intent on making sure I heard him complimenting my wallet. Other one was the mini-bus that took us around Sintra in Portugal.
December 30, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Mine was when I RAN to catch a connection from the L and a bus driver shouted out the window to ask if I was trying to catch her bus, I was, so she waited for me despite having the green. It was so kind and above and beyond.
Every time someone complains about how loud a siren is, my brain immediately blurts "IT ONLY HAS TO BE THIS LOUD BECAUSE OF CARS."
December 30, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Every time someone complains about how loud a siren is, my brain immediately blurts "IT ONLY HAS TO BE THIS LOUD BECAUSE OF CARS."
Girl with Hummingbird - Le'ana Asher, Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum
December 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Girl with Hummingbird - Le'ana Asher, Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum
Rainbo Club Christmas Godzillas are iconic
December 28, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Rainbo Club Christmas Godzillas are iconic
I scored 80% on the Chicago local news quiz 2025! Take the quiz at: lauriemerrell.com/chicago-news...
What I missed I am fine with.
What I missed I am fine with.
December 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I scored 80% on the Chicago local news quiz 2025! Take the quiz at: lauriemerrell.com/chicago-news...
What I missed I am fine with.
What I missed I am fine with.
Uncle skipped Fall Out Boy on the Christmas playlist so we're now at war.
December 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Uncle skipped Fall Out Boy on the Christmas playlist so we're now at war.
My husband's family is obsessed with Rat Race.
December 23, 2025 at 3:17 AM
My husband's family is obsessed with Rat Race.
It's odd to be a polytheist in that you're the only one celebrating your holidays mostly. So it was really nice to be invited to someone else's solstice party tonight. I feel very seen and loved and in community today.
December 22, 2025 at 6:46 AM
It's odd to be a polytheist in that you're the only one celebrating your holidays mostly. So it was really nice to be invited to someone else's solstice party tonight. I feel very seen and loved and in community today.
Average Chicago driver
December 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Average Chicago driver
I have a cashmere bandana and am now unstoppable.
December 19, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I have a cashmere bandana and am now unstoppable.
What if I told you we found a proven way to reduce youth suicide and our political representatives decided to ban it?
Just now, a national trans healthcare felony ban for youth has passed the US House, with 10 year prison terms.
3 Dems crossed party lines to vote to jail providers.
4 GOP crossed party lines to vote against.
It is not expected to pass the Senate, where Dems hold filibuster power.
Story to come.
3 Dems crossed party lines to vote to jail providers.
4 GOP crossed party lines to vote against.
It is not expected to pass the Senate, where Dems hold filibuster power.
Story to come.
December 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
What if I told you we found a proven way to reduce youth suicide and our political representatives decided to ban it?
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The Chicago Bears are threatening to move to Northwest Indiana over state leaders' inaction on financial aid for the team's planned Arlington Heights stadium.
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December 18, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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3/4 sidewalk ice complaints I made today to 311 were about government property. Looking at you, Welles Park. @aldermanmattmartin.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 6:33 PM
3/4 sidewalk ice complaints I made today to 311 were about government property. Looking at you, Welles Park. @aldermanmattmartin.bsky.social
I may have girlbossed my way into a new role at work and I actually cannot believe girlbossing works??
December 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I may have girlbossed my way into a new role at work and I actually cannot believe girlbossing works??
Guess who's on this list, Illinois. Take one guess.
Here are the 28 Dem Senators who voted to advance the first federal ban on trans athletes & a federal definition of sex that would make trans & intersex people non-existent: Angela Alsobrooks (MD), Tammy Baldwin (WI), Richard Blumenthal (CT), Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE), Chris Coons (DE), ->
By a vote of 76-23, S 1071 passes the motion to proceed to the motion to concur. Won't know who voted for this until the roll call is uploaded, but safe to say it passed with the support of at least 24 members of the Democratic caucus. (Rand Paul probably voted nay and Steve Daines has been absent).
December 16, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Guess who's on this list, Illinois. Take one guess.
Are we going to pretend we didn't know what he meant by comparing Rep. Crockett to a band called The Monkees orrrr....?
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) launched a bizarre attack on Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) Saturday during an appearance on Fox News, comparing her to the 1960s pop rock band The Monkees, and criticizing her for getting "her swag on" and "throwing her hands out.
‘She’s like The Monkees’: MAGA lawmaker launches bizarre attack on Jasmine Crockett
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) launched a bizarre attack on Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) Saturday during an appearance on Fox News, comparing her to the 1960s pop rock band The Monkees, and criticizing her for getting “her swag on” and “throwing her hands out.”Crockett recently announced a bid for Senate,...
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December 14, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Are we going to pretend we didn't know what he meant by comparing Rep. Crockett to a band called The Monkees orrrr....?
ayyy I got into the Chicago Marathon lottery! Come cheer for me next year :D
December 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
ayyy I got into the Chicago Marathon lottery! Come cheer for me next year :D
Oops! All discourse!
December 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Oops! All discourse!
I got pulled onto a "3-4 week project" at work with daily 8:30AM calls at the end of September and we're still meeting. I knew going into it that there was no way we'd finish in 3-4 weeks--but why does this happen and how do you stop team members from spending all their time in the weeds?
December 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I got pulled onto a "3-4 week project" at work with daily 8:30AM calls at the end of September and we're still meeting. I knew going into it that there was no way we'd finish in 3-4 weeks--but why does this happen and how do you stop team members from spending all their time in the weeds?