Carmin
@carmintheb.bsky.social
Chicagoan. Public Transit & Public Schools Forever. Bonus breast cancer content recently. Opinions personal, not my employers nor my family’s or friends.
It’s the fifth year anniversary week of my parents 50th, a family member’s addiction break and my dad’s 80th birthday.
It’s the 5th year anniversary to the day of losing a close friend to breast cancer. And waiting up to all hours to wait for her vote to be counted.
It’s the 5th year anniversary to the day of losing a close friend to breast cancer. And waiting up to all hours to wait for her vote to be counted.
Oh yeah, it's January 6th. I will never forget fixing dinner for my family, opening up my phone to check Wild Card injury reports/NFL coaching carousel news, and facing the bone-chilling possibility that democracy was being toppled by right-wing extremist assholes.
January 6, 2026 at 1:52 PM
It’s the fifth year anniversary week of my parents 50th, a family member’s addiction break and my dad’s 80th birthday.
It’s the 5th year anniversary to the day of losing a close friend to breast cancer. And waiting up to all hours to wait for her vote to be counted.
It’s the 5th year anniversary to the day of losing a close friend to breast cancer. And waiting up to all hours to wait for her vote to be counted.
My 8th grader popped off earlier tonight with “that college is yield protecting.” There might be too much college talk around here.
But at least the 8th grader will know how it works?
But at least the 8th grader will know how it works?
January 6, 2026 at 4:21 AM
My 8th grader popped off earlier tonight with “that college is yield protecting.” There might be too much college talk around here.
But at least the 8th grader will know how it works?
But at least the 8th grader will know how it works?
Is a bus really express when it isn’t express? I waited 4 minutes for the Western express. It is going to arrive 4 minutes later than the non-express that I passed up.
January 5, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Is a bus really express when it isn’t express? I waited 4 minutes for the Western express. It is going to arrive 4 minutes later than the non-express that I passed up.
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One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
January 5, 2026 at 3:39 PM
One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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great thread
You don’t have to want kids or even enjoy being around them. But it’s also worth unpacking why kids simply existing, learning, or having unmet needs reads as “annoying,” “unlikeable,” or “bad behavior.”
This collective discomfort with noise, need, & vulnerability is why many ADULTS are struggling.
This collective discomfort with noise, need, & vulnerability is why many ADULTS are struggling.
January 4, 2026 at 4:47 PM
great thread
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oh shit tomorrow is circle back day already
January 4, 2026 at 4:12 PM
oh shit tomorrow is circle back day already
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Still struggling to come up with a New Year's resolution? Maybe you should resolve to use Becky's annotated spreadsheet/syllabus to get to know Bad Bunny in six weeks!
Ooookay here we go. Bad Bunny 101 condensed into six weeks of music, reading material, and perreo
Bad Bunny 101
docs.google.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Still struggling to come up with a New Year's resolution? Maybe you should resolve to use Becky's annotated spreadsheet/syllabus to get to know Bad Bunny in six weeks!
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If you do ICE rapid response you should get prepared to be busy because I suspect they’ll use this for increased ICE & Border Patrol assaults in search of Venezuelans.
January 3, 2026 at 6:50 AM
If you do ICE rapid response you should get prepared to be busy because I suspect they’ll use this for increased ICE & Border Patrol assaults in search of Venezuelans.
There is a row on the eye exam that I have memorized. If is a part of the exam that it matters I ask for a substitute.
Do the questions on these tests change? Pretty sure if I took the same test over and over again, I'd eventually get all the answers correct too.
January 3, 2026 at 2:20 AM
There is a row on the eye exam that I have memorized. If is a part of the exam that it matters I ask for a substitute.
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There were 43 crashes last year alone along Cortland Ave in the 26th ward. This area is proposed for a participatory budgeting greenway project. If you live in the ward, vote here and prioritize project #4! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
(data c/o www.strongtownschicago.org/chicago-cras...)
(data c/o www.strongtownschicago.org/chicago-cras...)
January 2, 2026 at 7:35 PM
There were 43 crashes last year alone along Cortland Ave in the 26th ward. This area is proposed for a participatory budgeting greenway project. If you live in the ward, vote here and prioritize project #4! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
(data c/o www.strongtownschicago.org/chicago-cras...)
(data c/o www.strongtownschicago.org/chicago-cras...)
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Bad cable management, and in a pyro production no less, cancelled New Years in Omaha!
cc @offstagejobs.com
cc @offstagejobs.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Bad cable management, and in a pyro production no less, cancelled New Years in Omaha!
cc @offstagejobs.com
cc @offstagejobs.com
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Happy new year friends, keep fighting the fascists and loving our neighbors
January 1, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Happy new year friends, keep fighting the fascists and loving our neighbors
FYI, I went to a Sammy Hagar show at this MGM space earlier this year. 1. It is a fun space for musicians. 2. It isn’t that big. So I am cutting Chicago a break for our crowd shots.
January 1, 2026 at 6:13 AM
FYI, I went to a Sammy Hagar show at this MGM space earlier this year. 1. It is a fun space for musicians. 2. It isn’t that big. So I am cutting Chicago a break for our crowd shots.
50 cent is only two years younger than me.
I would like to give props to everyone singing along live in person to Goo Goo Dolls and Four Non Blondes who weren’t even born when they were first popular.
January 1, 2026 at 6:08 AM
50 cent is only two years younger than me.
I have been vaccinated at least six times. And still here mother fuckers.
January 1, 2026 at 5:56 AM
I have been vaccinated at least six times. And still here mother fuckers.
I shall now add people who know the Vince Gill song “what the cowgirls do” to that list. Literally no one in that audience was alive in 1994…
I would like to give props to everyone singing along live in person to Goo Goo Dolls and Four Non Blondes who weren’t even born when they were first popular.
January 1, 2026 at 5:49 AM
I shall now add people who know the Vince Gill song “what the cowgirls do” to that list. Literally no one in that audience was alive in 1994…
I am thinking that the Chicago venue should be the Salt Shed next year instead of downtown.
January 1, 2026 at 5:46 AM
I am thinking that the Chicago venue should be the Salt Shed next year instead of downtown.
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Happy New Year.
On our nation’s 250th birthday, let’s take it back.
On our nation’s 250th birthday, let’s take it back.
a black and white photo of soldiers holding an american flag on top of a hill .
ALT: a black and white photo of soldiers holding an american flag on top of a hill .
media.tenor.com
January 1, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Happy New Year.
On our nation’s 250th birthday, let’s take it back.
On our nation’s 250th birthday, let’s take it back.
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May we all move with fierce love and solidarity in 2026. It's been a brutal year, but I am entering 2026 with more hope than I had at the end of 2024, because the people of my city gave me that hope. I love you, Chicago.
January 1, 2026 at 12:25 AM
May we all move with fierce love and solidarity in 2026. It's been a brutal year, but I am entering 2026 with more hope than I had at the end of 2024, because the people of my city gave me that hope. I love you, Chicago.
I would like to give props to everyone singing along live in person to Goo Goo Dolls and Four Non Blondes who weren’t even born when they were first popular.
January 1, 2026 at 5:38 AM
I would like to give props to everyone singing along live in person to Goo Goo Dolls and Four Non Blondes who weren’t even born when they were first popular.
Ciara is six years younger than Robyn. For those of us channel flipping.
January 1, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Ciara is six years younger than Robyn. For those of us channel flipping.
Who is left in Who Didn’t Start The Fire?
alright it’s 2026 who’s the first big name celebrity to die
January 1, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Who is left in Who Didn’t Start The Fire?