kyle tear down that highway lucas π³οΈβπ
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Love people, drink good coffee, and bike everywhere. I care a lot about cities (and π’s) | HIV+ | fighting for better streets @betterstreetschicago.org | My posts are mine
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Just learned that AIPAC has now jumped into a fourth open seat House race in Illinois, backing Melissa Conyears Ervin with what has been described as a $2.8 million buy (around $500k a week).
This is straight up AIPAC, not a shell PAC, through United Democracy Project.
This is straight up AIPAC, not a shell PAC, through United Democracy Project.
February 10, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Just learned that AIPAC has now jumped into a fourth open seat House race in Illinois, backing Melissa Conyears Ervin with what has been described as a $2.8 million buy (around $500k a week).
This is straight up AIPAC, not a shell PAC, through United Democracy Project.
This is straight up AIPAC, not a shell PAC, through United Democracy Project.
No politician is owed your fealty.
You can believe in them, you can go to bat for them β and even then, you do not owe them anything in exchange for their power.
You can believe in them, you can go to bat for them β and even then, you do not owe them anything in exchange for their power.
February 10, 2026 at 5:01 AM
No politician is owed your fealty.
You can believe in them, you can go to bat for them β and even then, you do not owe them anything in exchange for their power.
You can believe in them, you can go to bat for them β and even then, you do not owe them anything in exchange for their power.
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Hereβs a gift link if you need it. Amazing reporting from Sean, who has embedded with our whistle crew not just for a story, but because itβs the right thing to do.
www.theverge.com/policy/87495...
www.theverge.com/policy/87495...
February 9, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Hereβs a gift link if you need it. Amazing reporting from Sean, who has embedded with our whistle crew not just for a story, but because itβs the right thing to do.
www.theverge.com/policy/87495...
www.theverge.com/policy/87495...
Couldβve given him a list of like 15 people qualified and ready to do that job.
But of course they never asked.
But of course they never asked.
February 9, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Couldβve given him a list of like 15 people qualified and ready to do that job.
But of course they never asked.
But of course they never asked.
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βThe only thing more powerful than hate is love.β
MAGA wanted you to boycott this.
MAGA wanted you to boycott this.
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
βThe only thing more powerful than hate is love.β
MAGA wanted you to boycott this.
MAGA wanted you to boycott this.
and likeβ¦.why are the pickles like that
February 9, 2026 at 1:37 AM
and likeβ¦.why are the pickles like that
At least shrimp makes more sense on its own, but thereβs no likeβ¦.sandwich fillings that makes plain wheat bread make sense lol
February 9, 2026 at 1:34 AM
At least shrimp makes more sense on its own, but thereβs no likeβ¦.sandwich fillings that makes plain wheat bread make sense lol
Still need to know what the bread is for lol
February 9, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Still need to know what the bread is for lol
The βfull force of governmentβ under the Johnson administration has mostly been a bunch of hand waving about how hard it is to govern while doing very little actual governing.
And itβs not been uncommon for it to be weaponized to deliberately block progress.
And itβs not been uncommon for it to be weaponized to deliberately block progress.
Tribune asked Johnson about all his high profile vacancies last week and he treated it like a big joke.
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/04/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/04/c...
February 9, 2026 at 1:12 AM
The βfull force of governmentβ under the Johnson administration has mostly been a bunch of hand waving about how hard it is to govern while doing very little actual governing.
And itβs not been uncommon for it to be weaponized to deliberately block progress.
And itβs not been uncommon for it to be weaponized to deliberately block progress.
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We had several block parties/mutual aid fundraisers throughout the neighborhood today. I met several neighbors I didnβt yet know.
I β€οΈ Minneapolis & my neighbors.
I β€οΈ Minneapolis & my neighbors.
February 8, 2026 at 10:30 PM
We had several block parties/mutual aid fundraisers throughout the neighborhood today. I met several neighbors I didnβt yet know.
I β€οΈ Minneapolis & my neighbors.
I β€οΈ Minneapolis & my neighbors.
Champaign-Urbana and McLean County have representation.
But Chicago β the economic engine of the entire state and arguably the Midwest β does not. And itβs literally just self-inflicted. Just didnβt get around to appointing anyone.
But Chicago β the economic engine of the entire state and arguably the Midwest β does not. And itβs literally just self-inflicted. Just didnβt get around to appointing anyone.
Zero input from the biggest city in the state on a *high speed rail plan* because @brandon4chicago.bsky.social is incapable of appointing leaders, much less good ones.
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 9:58 PM
Champaign-Urbana and McLean County have representation.
But Chicago β the economic engine of the entire state and arguably the Midwest β does not. And itβs literally just self-inflicted. Just didnβt get around to appointing anyone.
But Chicago β the economic engine of the entire state and arguably the Midwest β does not. And itβs literally just self-inflicted. Just didnβt get around to appointing anyone.
Sounds like we should make it even tougher then.
Artificial intelligence companies are threatening to shun Illinois and build their most advanced data centers in Wisconsin and Indiana if the state doesnβt dilute its privacy law, the toughest in the country.
Amid chaotic data center debates, industry warns Illinois will miss out unless privacy law weakened
Residents already have demands about jobs and the environment. Now data center operators want Illinois to reduce its biometric protections.
trib.al
February 8, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Sounds like we should make it even tougher then.
Donβt forget CPS and CHA!
February 8, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Donβt forget CPS and CHA!
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one of the reasons I always kinda cringed at the "will Mamdani face the same uphill battle as Johnson" stuff is that it never really accounted for how much of Johnson's issues were unforced errors. If you have names for your appointments--you're already clearing the bar.
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 7:45 PM
one of the reasons I always kinda cringed at the "will Mamdani face the same uphill battle as Johnson" stuff is that it never really accounted for how much of Johnson's issues were unforced errors. If you have names for your appointments--you're already clearing the bar.
Yeah on my recent walk through I was pretty concerned about some of the bike/ped interactionsβ¦..
February 8, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Yeah on my recent walk through I was pretty concerned about some of the bike/ped interactionsβ¦..
He already did try last April.
February 8, 2026 at 7:04 PM
He already did try last April.
Or when there is someone good he does his damndest to try and run them out.
February 8, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Or when there is someone good he does his damndest to try and run them out.
Zero input from the biggest city in the state on a *high speed rail plan* because @brandon4chicago.bsky.social is incapable of appointing leaders, much less good ones.
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 6:51 PM
Zero input from the biggest city in the state on a *high speed rail plan* because @brandon4chicago.bsky.social is incapable of appointing leaders, much less good ones.
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every time I want to like MBJ when he drops an anti-ICE banger I'm reminded he can hardly be bothered to accomplish basic mayoral governance
(and the bangers are toothless anyways since CPD will continue to collaborate with ICE anyhow)
(and the bangers are toothless anyways since CPD will continue to collaborate with ICE anyhow)
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 5:17 PM
every time I want to like MBJ when he drops an anti-ICE banger I'm reminded he can hardly be bothered to accomplish basic mayoral governance
(and the bangers are toothless anyways since CPD will continue to collaborate with ICE anyhow)
(and the bangers are toothless anyways since CPD will continue to collaborate with ICE anyhow)
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The current regime took a week to abolish USAID, which is three times as old and was not in the news every day for brutalizing children
βWe cannot just abolish ICE!β
Bestie, you are older than ICE.
Bestie, you are older than ICE.
February 8, 2026 at 3:59 PM
The current regime took a week to abolish USAID, which is three times as old and was not in the news every day for brutalizing children
Itβs not even easier, youβre making the food anyway and everyone has a camera on their phones these days.
I would prefer a photo that looks like it was taken by a potato than an AI generated image of food lmao.
I would prefer a photo that looks like it was taken by a potato than an AI generated image of food lmao.
February 8, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Itβs not even easier, youβre making the food anyway and everyone has a camera on their phones these days.
I would prefer a photo that looks like it was taken by a potato than an AI generated image of food lmao.
I would prefer a photo that looks like it was taken by a potato than an AI generated image of food lmao.
Restaurants stop posting AI generated images of food to their social media and websites challenge.
I want to know what YOUR food looks like. If you have to hide behind AI then I donβt want to eat your food lmao.
I want to know what YOUR food looks like. If you have to hide behind AI then I donβt want to eat your food lmao.
February 8, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Restaurants stop posting AI generated images of food to their social media and websites challenge.
I want to know what YOUR food looks like. If you have to hide behind AI then I donβt want to eat your food lmao.
I want to know what YOUR food looks like. If you have to hide behind AI then I donβt want to eat your food lmao.
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Last year, I emailed Chicagoβs chief homelessness officer, Sendy Soto, as well as spokespeople for both Soto & Mayor Johnson, six times. I wanted to understand their approach to evicting unhoused Chicagoans from the shelters they build to survive. No response.
chicagoreader.com/news/housing...
chicagoreader.com/news/housing...
Chicago's encampment closures are βunconscionableβ - Chicago Reader
Public encampments provide resources and community for people experiencing homelessness, but city crews repeatedly evict residents.
chicagoreader.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Last year, I emailed Chicagoβs chief homelessness officer, Sendy Soto, as well as spokespeople for both Soto & Mayor Johnson, six times. I wanted to understand their approach to evicting unhoused Chicagoans from the shelters they build to survive. No response.
chicagoreader.com/news/housing...
chicagoreader.com/news/housing...
As a general rule of thumb I ignore every opinion Greg Hinz puts into the world.
crainβs greg hinz discussing governor j.b. pritzkerβs presidential ambitions on npr illinoisβs state week:
βhe doesnβt look like a president. heβs a little lumpy, although heβs lost some weight, to his credit.β
the kind of expert political analysis you can only get from crainβs.
βhe doesnβt look like a president. heβs a little lumpy, although heβs lost some weight, to his credit.β
the kind of expert political analysis you can only get from crainβs.
State Week: Pritzker's pension push
The governor is looking ahead on the state's pension debt as he prepares to present his next budget proposal.
www.nprillinois.org
February 7, 2026 at 9:28 PM
As a general rule of thumb I ignore every opinion Greg Hinz puts into the world.