Madopal
@madopal.bsky.social
Chicagoan (Portage Park), bungalow owner, recovering gamedev (Jaleco, Mindscape, Midway), data engineer, bike/transit advocate(ish) (former NW MBAC), aspiring historian/baker, White Sox fan (heavy sigh), music nerd, just zis guy, you know? ✶✶✶✶
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what is he thinking
November 14, 2025 at 4:12 AM
what is he thinking
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had to go to Irving Park/Portage Park area for work once and a coworker was terrified for me
November 14, 2025 at 3:40 AM
had to go to Irving Park/Portage Park area for work once and a coworker was terrified for me
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This is the first season where both MVPs were repeats from the previous year
November 14, 2025 at 2:17 AM
This is the first season where both MVPs were repeats from the previous year
Anyone know what the screaming is in the Loop? Sounds like someone has a bullhorn.
November 14, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Anyone know what the screaming is in the Loop? Sounds like someone has a bullhorn.
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when u off a guy and now you’re responsible for this dumbass boat
November 13, 2025 at 4:13 AM
when u off a guy and now you’re responsible for this dumbass boat
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What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
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I'll be talking about my book on the Uptown Theatre with my coauthor Andy Pierce at 2 p.m. this Saturday (Nov. 15) at the Chicago Public Library's Edgewater Branch, 6000 N. Broadway, presented by the Edgewater Historical Society. It's free. Just show up! www.edgewaterhistory.org/ehs/node/3850
The Uptown: Chicago’s Endangered Movie Palace | Edgewater Historical Society
www.edgewaterhistory.org
November 12, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I'll be talking about my book on the Uptown Theatre with my coauthor Andy Pierce at 2 p.m. this Saturday (Nov. 15) at the Chicago Public Library's Edgewater Branch, 6000 N. Broadway, presented by the Edgewater Historical Society. It's free. Just show up! www.edgewaterhistory.org/ehs/node/3850
Devops people: Docker can't copy files outside of the Dockerfile path because you could be tricked into allowing access to files
Also devops people: sudo curl this rando script to install my software
Also devops people: sudo curl this rando script to install my software
November 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Devops people: Docker can't copy files outside of the Dockerfile path because you could be tricked into allowing access to files
Also devops people: sudo curl this rando script to install my software
Also devops people: sudo curl this rando script to install my software
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A great local Chicagoland transit site. Please help out if you can.
Like transit, SBC was recently saved from the brink – for now. But we still need your help to keep rolling through 2026! Read the backstory below
And please consider chipping in with a tax-deductible contribution. Thanks!
chi.streetsblog.org/about/donate
And please consider chipping in with a tax-deductible contribution. Thanks!
chi.streetsblog.org/about/donate
Like transit, SBC was recently saved from the brink! But we still need your help to keep rolling through 2026. - Streetsblog Chicago
TLDR: Streetsblog Chicago is kicking off our 2026 fund drive, and we need to raise $50K. We hit some rough road this year, and it looked like we might not be able to keep the (bike) lights on in 2026 ...
chi.streetsblog.org
November 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
A great local Chicagoland transit site. Please help out if you can.
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“America is sleepwalking into authoritarianism, and if there’s anybody out there that is a member of a labor union that is safe and doesn’t think this applies to you, he’s coming for you. They’re coming for you.”
inthesetimes.com/article/drop...
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Dropkick Murphys’ Ken Casey Wants You to Wake the F*ck Up
The Nazi-punching, union-supporting punk rocker who's setting an example in the Trump era.
inthesetimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:08 PM
“America is sleepwalking into authoritarianism, and if there’s anybody out there that is a member of a labor union that is safe and doesn’t think this applies to you, he’s coming for you. They’re coming for you.”
inthesetimes.com/article/drop...
inthesetimes.com/article/drop...
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Chicago, "The Wrestling Center of the World," 1957
November 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Chicago, "The Wrestling Center of the World," 1957
Shout out to whomever I saw riding on Milwaukee near Belmont around 8:15am this morning wearing their @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social reflective jacket! #bikechi
November 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Shout out to whomever I saw riding on Milwaukee near Belmont around 8:15am this morning wearing their @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social reflective jacket! #bikechi
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yes yes we all know about the Edmund Fitzgerald, rest her soul, but did you know about the ship laden with explosives that sank in the mouth of the Thames in 1944 and could explode at any minute and which attempts to disarm keep failing
November 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
yes yes we all know about the Edmund Fitzgerald, rest her soul, but did you know about the ship laden with explosives that sank in the mouth of the Thames in 1944 and could explode at any minute and which attempts to disarm keep failing
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Holy shit finally an Op-Ed that Gets It
November 11, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Holy shit finally an Op-Ed that Gets It
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Yellow-brown slush full of finely macerated leaf mulch: two great cycling hazards that taste great together
November 11, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Yellow-brown slush full of finely macerated leaf mulch: two great cycling hazards that taste great together
Miracle Mile shopping of yesteryear
November 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Miracle Mile shopping of yesteryear
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"cyclists have learned to wait at least five seconds after they receive a green light because, without fail, the driver of a 3,000-plus-pound machine will be blowing through the red light "
“the city we live in: Pointless enforcement of bikes, no enforcement of cars, and weak design of the bike network” @nyc.streetsblog.org nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/11/11/d...
Drivers Run Red Light, But Cops Ticket Cyclists at Dangerous Delancey Intersection - Streetsblog New York City
Drivers are zooming onto and off the Williamsburg Bridge in Lower Manhattan by running red lights. But cops are targeting cyclists instead.
nyc.streetsblog.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
"cyclists have learned to wait at least five seconds after they receive a green light because, without fail, the driver of a 3,000-plus-pound machine will be blowing through the red light "
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James Bond Continuity Discourse feels like the last piece of evidence needed to finally confirm Everybody Is Twelve Years Old Theory
November 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
James Bond Continuity Discourse feels like the last piece of evidence needed to finally confirm Everybody Is Twelve Years Old Theory
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Chicago,
The roads and sidewalks are slicker'n hell in some spots.
Penguin walking is back baby!!
The roads and sidewalks are slicker'n hell in some spots.
Penguin walking is back baby!!
November 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Chicago,
The roads and sidewalks are slicker'n hell in some spots.
Penguin walking is back baby!!
The roads and sidewalks are slicker'n hell in some spots.
Penguin walking is back baby!!
Coming to you from the Miracle Mile Shopping Center in Chicago
November 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Coming to you from the Miracle Mile Shopping Center in Chicago
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c'mon guys this is a layup: zombie james bond
November 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM
c'mon guys this is a layup: zombie james bond
Maybe he can call in the troops to fill in the dirt floors in the retail space along the river
The Magnificent Mile’s vacancy rate has gone down in recent years; among them, Uniqlo is opening a store at 600 N Michigan soon.
The vacancy rate of the retail space in Trump Tower, a few blocks away, has always been about 95%.
The vacancy rate of the retail space in Trump Tower, a few blocks away, has always been about 95%.
November 11, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Maybe he can call in the troops to fill in the dirt floors in the retail space along the river