Lynda Lopez
@lyndab08.bsky.social
Chicagoan, sociologist of race and immigration in training, former writer on transportation equity issues, currently always curious.
I’m part of the trend. Went to a stationary store earlier. ✍🏼
Looking for a pen? Shoppers overwhelm Chicago stationery shops as social media touts 'return to analog'
Stores like Paper & Pencil — packed with stickers, fountain pens and planners — have seen sales surge, but it's not because consumers are looking to get organized in the New Year.
www.wbez.org
January 20, 2026 at 4:54 AM
I’m part of the trend. Went to a stationary store earlier. ✍🏼
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New — I wrote about ChongLy Scott Thao, the elderly Hmong American wrongly arrested and forced out of his home by ICE in his underwear during the punishing Minnesota winter, what witnesses saw, and DHS's racist claim that he fit the description of another Asian man they were looking for.
My story:
My story:
Behind the disturbing image of ICE snatching a half-naked, elderly Hmong American from his home
DHS has claimed without evidence that they were looking for someone else when they took ChongLy Scott Thao.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 20, 2026 at 12:29 AM
New — I wrote about ChongLy Scott Thao, the elderly Hmong American wrongly arrested and forced out of his home by ICE in his underwear during the punishing Minnesota winter, what witnesses saw, and DHS's racist claim that he fit the description of another Asian man they were looking for.
My story:
My story:
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My psychiatrist just had a Rupert Giles moment. She said, "It's going to be a better year. Because it has to be." She had a slightly sad smile. I'm not sure I'm the one she was trying to reassure. Anyway, the Buffy dialogue parallel hit me right in the gut.
January 19, 2026 at 9:32 PM
My psychiatrist just had a Rupert Giles moment. She said, "It's going to be a better year. Because it has to be." She had a slightly sad smile. I'm not sure I'm the one she was trying to reassure. Anyway, the Buffy dialogue parallel hit me right in the gut.
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Here in Minnesota we are under siege by federal forces. We urge everyone to take action with us on Friday, January 23rd!
No work. No school. No shopping. Strike ICE out of Minnesota!
No work. No school. No shopping. Strike ICE out of Minnesota!
January 19, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Here in Minnesota we are under siege by federal forces. We urge everyone to take action with us on Friday, January 23rd!
No work. No school. No shopping. Strike ICE out of Minnesota!
No work. No school. No shopping. Strike ICE out of Minnesota!
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Today is Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. He was murdered in Memphis during the 1968 sanitation workers strike, while supporting people who had been met with mace and tear gas from local police. He was a democratic socialist who believed in the power of organized labor.
January 19, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Today is Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. He was murdered in Memphis during the 1968 sanitation workers strike, while supporting people who had been met with mace and tear gas from local police. He was a democratic socialist who believed in the power of organized labor.
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ICE is allegedly hunting for Hmong people in Minneapolis and as I watched video of the incident lo and behold @whstancil.bsky.social was on the scene
January 19, 2026 at 7:42 PM
ICE is allegedly hunting for Hmong people in Minneapolis and as I watched video of the incident lo and behold @whstancil.bsky.social was on the scene
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Basically every time someone in jail dies, the initial report is "medical episode" even when the person has been literally beaten to death.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Third immigrant detainee at facility in El Paso has died, ICE says
Camp East Montana on Fort Bliss in El Paso is one of the largest ICE detention centers in the country.
www.nbcnews.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Basically every time someone in jail dies, the initial report is "medical episode" even when the person has been literally beaten to death.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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we have completely lost the plot with the marketing of the legacy of MLK. Column soon.
January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
we have completely lost the plot with the marketing of the legacy of MLK. Column soon.
This is so tragic.
The two pedestrians struck by a teenage driver outside an elementary school in Gilroy on Friday morning were identified as parents of a student.
Crash outside Gilroy elementary school killed father, seriously injured mother
The two pedestrians struck by a teenage driver outside an elementary school in Gilroy on Friday morning were identified as parents of a student.
bit.ly
January 19, 2026 at 7:29 PM
This is so tragic.
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Also hate "this is not about politics." Sorry people, you have to GROW UP. EVERY DAMNED THING IS POLITICAL. Everything. The word people are searching for is PARTISAN.
January 19, 2026 at 5:54 AM
Also hate "this is not about politics." Sorry people, you have to GROW UP. EVERY DAMNED THING IS POLITICAL. Everything. The word people are searching for is PARTISAN.
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And I fucking hate the caveats especially "NO CRIMINAL RECORD."
People who have criminal records ALSO deserve dignity. OK.
People who have criminal records ALSO deserve dignity. OK.
January 19, 2026 at 5:50 AM
And I fucking hate the caveats especially "NO CRIMINAL RECORD."
People who have criminal records ALSO deserve dignity. OK.
People who have criminal records ALSO deserve dignity. OK.
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In honor of Dolly Parton’s 80th birthday today, here are some screenshots from the 1992 film Straight Talk, set in Chicago. Harry Weese Church! Sun-Times Building! Wabash Bridge!
January 19, 2026 at 4:14 PM
In honor of Dolly Parton’s 80th birthday today, here are some screenshots from the 1992 film Straight Talk, set in Chicago. Harry Weese Church! Sun-Times Building! Wabash Bridge!
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You are not imagining it!!! Agents have been more aggressive and more emboldened, quicker to fly into a rage. And the community being more organized/prepared to confront them bc they've seen this play out in other cities = feds know they have even less time to execute a kidnapping
considering unraveled is based out of chicago & were on the ground covering things during the chicago ICE raids, that's been their observation as well. which is validating to people here in a sense because shit always feels more intense while it's happening & no, we're not imagining this up here.
January 19, 2026 at 1:53 AM
You are not imagining it!!! Agents have been more aggressive and more emboldened, quicker to fly into a rage. And the community being more organized/prepared to confront them bc they've seen this play out in other cities = feds know they have even less time to execute a kidnapping
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CBS reportedly will air a piece tonight on El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison — a story that the network infamously pulled last month
Reports: CBS To Air Pulled '60 Minutes' CECOT Segment Tonight
www.huffpost.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:13 PM
CBS reportedly will air a piece tonight on El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison — a story that the network infamously pulled last month
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With the Bears season over, it’s officially baseball season!
Ah, shit.
Ah, shit.
January 19, 2026 at 3:03 AM
With the Bears season over, it’s officially baseball season!
Ah, shit.
Ah, shit.
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You could palpably feel the excitement in Chicago for the bears in the playoffs. I rode the bus yesterday and had never seen so many people in bears gear. It was a tough last year for the city and it felt cool to see some kind of collective happiness again.
January 19, 2026 at 3:18 AM
You could palpably feel the excitement in Chicago for the bears in the playoffs. I rode the bus yesterday and had never seen so many people in bears gear. It was a tough last year for the city and it felt cool to see some kind of collective happiness again.
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A brutal loss for our band of resilient overachievers but the city needed the joy you brought all year with astonishing comebacks and heart. Thank you for a wonderful season, Bears!
January 19, 2026 at 3:06 AM
A brutal loss for our band of resilient overachievers but the city needed the joy you brought all year with astonishing comebacks and heart. Thank you for a wonderful season, Bears!
Never seen more people wearing bears gear than this weekend.
January 18, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Never seen more people wearing bears gear than this weekend.
Twitter translation quality has decreased substantially. This is a tweet from the director of the Brazilian film The Secret Agent and next to it is the translation by Grok which references a completely different movie. Translation not a useful function anymore much like much of the site.
January 18, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Twitter translation quality has decreased substantially. This is a tweet from the director of the Brazilian film The Secret Agent and next to it is the translation by Grok which references a completely different movie. Translation not a useful function anymore much like much of the site.
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If this develops anything like Broadview, people are in for several more weeks to months to ??? of local cops now playing Tetris with barricades/tape/free speech zones and restrictions
Local sheriff dept. puts up yellow tape to keep protesters from entering the street. So far, from what I’ve witnessed, no one today has tried to block the street.
January 18, 2026 at 8:52 PM
If this develops anything like Broadview, people are in for several more weeks to months to ??? of local cops now playing Tetris with barricades/tape/free speech zones and restrictions
More public restrooms is going to bring more dignity to everyday people.
More public restrooms across our city?
Relief for all New Yorkers.
Relief for all New Yorkers.
January 17, 2026 at 11:57 PM
More public restrooms is going to bring more dignity to everyday people.
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If you can't write a grad school application on your own, you absolutely should not go to grad school. That's actually a good sign that it's not for you. There are other things you can do with your life.
January 17, 2026 at 11:33 PM
If you can't write a grad school application on your own, you absolutely should not go to grad school. That's actually a good sign that it's not for you. There are other things you can do with your life.
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No ICE/No Kings bridge protest by Berkeley in Northern California happening now as part of a nationwide protest against ICE and the Trump administration.
January 17, 2026 at 10:23 PM
No ICE/No Kings bridge protest by Berkeley in Northern California happening now as part of a nationwide protest against ICE and the Trump administration.
Not to continue the discourse 😆 but today it’s 18 degrees, feels like -2 on my app. And I haven’t felt this bone chilling cold in a while. I walked half a block to the bus stop and that wind blast was pain. Walking more in this cold would have been hard.
Commenting from purely a bus rider POV, it seems very hard to persuade people that removing bus stops is good. I'd be upset to lose my closest bus stop. I know the visceral reaction as a rider is not the same as knowing the data. Persuasion is not as simple as telling ppl "see the data it's good."
I think Chicago urbanists should stop arguing for less bus stops as a solution to bus speed issues, it is dumb and ableist.
January 17, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Not to continue the discourse 😆 but today it’s 18 degrees, feels like -2 on my app. And I haven’t felt this bone chilling cold in a while. I walked half a block to the bus stop and that wind blast was pain. Walking more in this cold would have been hard.