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!!!!!!
It's telling that some of these goons are still masking even in their own photos.
They know they're going to be held accountable eventually. They know what they're doing is abhorrent.
They know they're going to be held accountable eventually. They know what they're doing is abhorrent.
Border Patrol boss Greg Bovino and other federal immigration agents could be leaving Chicago this week, reports say. blockclubchi.co/4qT41qx
November 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
It's telling that some of these goons are still masking even in their own photos.
They know they're going to be held accountable eventually. They know what they're doing is abhorrent.
They know they're going to be held accountable eventually. They know what they're doing is abhorrent.
While we're talking about clearing the sidewalks, what's the landlord responsibility for clearing contained/private sidewalks in Chicago?
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
While we're talking about clearing the sidewalks, what's the landlord responsibility for clearing contained/private sidewalks in Chicago?
These democrats have bought their own line of "blue no matter who" and think their party will be protected from this betrayal because of what else is happening in the country.
This is simultaneously a nightmare and the closest to a three party system I've ever felt.
This is simultaneously a nightmare and the closest to a three party system I've ever felt.
November 10, 2025 at 2:05 AM
These democrats have bought their own line of "blue no matter who" and think their party will be protected from this betrayal because of what else is happening in the country.
This is simultaneously a nightmare and the closest to a three party system I've ever felt.
This is simultaneously a nightmare and the closest to a three party system I've ever felt.
Official Chicago first day of winter
November 10, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Official Chicago first day of winter
Driver didn't stop for me in a pedestrian crosswalk so I gave them a huge thumbs down and they got so mad they laid on their hot after passing me lmao
November 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Driver didn't stop for me in a pedestrian crosswalk so I gave them a huge thumbs down and they got so mad they laid on their hot after passing me lmao
The fencing around Millennium Park is un-Chicagoan and an eyesore and needs to come down. What are we doing here. The park belongs to the public.
November 8, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The fencing around Millennium Park is un-Chicagoan and an eyesore and needs to come down. What are we doing here. The park belongs to the public.
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As a pedestrian, I gotta say the amount of cars that drive at me while I'm in a crosswalk is a way bigger problem than a bike or scooter on the sidewalk. Way more frequent too.
They don't stop or some will start accelerating right at you. Just stop for 10 more seconds.
They don't stop or some will start accelerating right at you. Just stop for 10 more seconds.
November 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
As a pedestrian, I gotta say the amount of cars that drive at me while I'm in a crosswalk is a way bigger problem than a bike or scooter on the sidewalk. Way more frequent too.
They don't stop or some will start accelerating right at you. Just stop for 10 more seconds.
They don't stop or some will start accelerating right at you. Just stop for 10 more seconds.
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Now's a good time for Illinois residents to take advantage of a unique right we have to be removed from Clearview's database. Scroll down to IL opt-out here: www.clearview.ai/privacy-and-...
November 6, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Now's a good time for Illinois residents to take advantage of a unique right we have to be removed from Clearview's database. Scroll down to IL opt-out here: www.clearview.ai/privacy-and-...
Find you a partner who looks at you with the same love in his eyes as Brad Lander looks at Zohran.
November 5, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Find you a partner who looks at you with the same love in his eyes as Brad Lander looks at Zohran.
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roses are red
big laughs are hearty
big laughs are hearty
November 5, 2025 at 2:58 AM
roses are red
big laughs are hearty
big laughs are hearty
It's so funny to me when propaganda goes this hard in the wrong direction. If I were Mamdani, this would be up in my office forever.
November 5, 2025 at 3:28 AM
It's so funny to me when propaganda goes this hard in the wrong direction. If I were Mamdani, this would be up in my office forever.
The bus driver saw me running and waited for me to be able to cross the street even tho she had the green and I didn't 😭😭😭 a waymo could never
November 5, 2025 at 3:03 AM
The bus driver saw me running and waited for me to be able to cross the street even tho she had the green and I didn't 😭😭😭 a waymo could never
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Very tired of the bus saying it's going to come in 10 minutes and then it actually comes in 17 minutes. Especially on short trips, it kills my timeliness.
November 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Very tired of the bus saying it's going to come in 10 minutes and then it actually comes in 17 minutes. Especially on short trips, it kills my timeliness.
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The failure of the “blue no matter who” crowd to rally behind Mamdani really just lays the reality of that position bare, doesn’t it?
November 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The failure of the “blue no matter who” crowd to rally behind Mamdani really just lays the reality of that position bare, doesn’t it?
how much does this trash team want someone else to pay for their shiny new dome again?
Seven games in, the Chicago Bears have been unable to get on track in the red zone.
They might be inclined to rename it the “orange zone” this weekend.
They might be inclined to rename it the “orange zone” this weekend.
What’s holding back the Chicago Bears in the red zone? ‘We need to fix it and score touchdowns’
You can’t ask for a better red-zone matchup than the Cincinnati Bengals defense. But can the Chicago Bears take advantage?
trib.al
November 1, 2025 at 12:32 PM
how much does this trash team want someone else to pay for their shiny new dome again?
I dressed up tonight as Princess Di and someone asked if I was Daniel Biss.
November 1, 2025 at 4:13 AM
I dressed up tonight as Princess Di and someone asked if I was Daniel Biss.
This is my biggest issue with the transit app: it doesn't take into account ghost buses at all. It's still convinced I could leave in four minutes and make it to a restaurant for dinner by 6:30.
October 30, 2025 at 11:08 PM
This is my biggest issue with the transit app: it doesn't take into account ghost buses at all. It's still convinced I could leave in four minutes and make it to a restaurant for dinner by 6:30.
I am so grateful to Kam Buckner's voice, always.
Just received this statement from Rep. Kam Buckner, co-sponsor of the House transit reform/funding bill. He says the reports of his legislation's death have been greatly exaggerated. 😃
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@stevevance.net @chicagocta.bsky.social @ctaction.org @betterstreetschicago.org @ronythebikeczar.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I am so grateful to Kam Buckner's voice, always.
Helped with a trunk-or-treat last night that gave away 40 bikes to kids--they were assembled and donated as part of a company team building event which is absolutely the coolest use of corporate free will I've ever heard of.
We also gave out helmets with every bike!
We also gave out helmets with every bike!
October 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Helped with a trunk-or-treat last night that gave away 40 bikes to kids--they were assembled and donated as part of a company team building event which is absolutely the coolest use of corporate free will I've ever heard of.
We also gave out helmets with every bike!
We also gave out helmets with every bike!
Nothing more embarrassing than running for a bus that the driver was holding for you and then you realize it's not your bus.
October 29, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Nothing more embarrassing than running for a bus that the driver was holding for you and then you realize it's not your bus.
I met someone the other day who didn't know what ghost bikes were and had seen them around and thought it was just an art project.
I cannot imagine being that unbothered. Why would they have names???
I cannot imagine being that unbothered. Why would they have names???
October 28, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I met someone the other day who didn't know what ghost bikes were and had seen them around and thought it was just an art project.
I cannot imagine being that unbothered. Why would they have names???
I cannot imagine being that unbothered. Why would they have names???
This exchange left me speechless.
Ellis: Agents should stay far away from children on Halloween.
"Know that it is day where people will be out and about."
"I am simply asking that they keep the day in mind and keep it in context."
Lawyers for the government: "Understood, your honor."
"Know that it is day where people will be out and about."
"I am simply asking that they keep the day in mind and keep it in context."
Lawyers for the government: "Understood, your honor."
October 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This exchange left me speechless.
Can anyone explain to me why large swathes of the Divvy map show no parking zones here until I zoomed in and then it appears they don't? I always find the no parking zones finicky.
October 27, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Can anyone explain to me why large swathes of the Divvy map show no parking zones here until I zoomed in and then it appears they don't? I always find the no parking zones finicky.
This is INSANE behavior
Per court filing, a federal immigration agent pointed a gun at a U.S. citizen protesting and told him “bang, bang,” and “you’re dead liberal.” From a weekend Loevy civil rights firm filing
October 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
This is INSANE behavior