Michael McLean
@mclean.bsky.social
Ideal city: ⚛️ nuclear-powered, 🏙️ dense housing, 💰 affordable, 🚇 transit. Aka Chicago.
Posting about those things here, and trying to make them better IRL.
Posting about those things here, and trying to make them better IRL.
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Michael McLean
@mclean.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Here are curated lists that you can follow if you are interested in these topics
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"Residents say limited parking and added density could strain nearby residential streets."
This Chicago resident says: "Scaling back development like this will cause Illinois to lose seats in Congress and electoral college, enabling the rise of fascism"
blockclubchicago.org/2026/02/11/n...
This Chicago resident says: "Scaling back development like this will cause Illinois to lose seats in Congress and electoral college, enabling the rise of fascism"
blockclubchicago.org/2026/02/11/n...
Neighbors Raise Parking, Density Concerns About Proposed Clybourn Apartment Project
Residents say limited parking and added density could strain nearby residential streets.
blockclubchicago.org
February 11, 2026 at 4:20 PM
"Residents say limited parking and added density could strain nearby residential streets."
This Chicago resident says: "Scaling back development like this will cause Illinois to lose seats in Congress and electoral college, enabling the rise of fascism"
blockclubchicago.org/2026/02/11/n...
This Chicago resident says: "Scaling back development like this will cause Illinois to lose seats in Congress and electoral college, enabling the rise of fascism"
blockclubchicago.org/2026/02/11/n...
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You do not need to show your ID to ride a train
Markwayne Mullin defends "show me your papers": "If you're here legally, there's nothing to hide. Most people already are walking around with a government-issued ID, meaning your Real ID or your driver's license. If you go board a train here, you gotta show your ID."
February 11, 2026 at 2:11 PM
You do not need to show your ID to ride a train
Reposted by Michael McLean
Again it’s important to remember the context of these chats is that a woman was shot five times in her car as she was attempting to donate clothes at a church.
Here's another screen shot of a text where a fellow agent on the "Posse Chat" asks Charles Exum if the bosses have been supportive.
"Everyone has been including Chief Bovino, Chief Banks, Sec Noem and El Jefe himself...according to Bovino
"Everyone has been including Chief Bovino, Chief Banks, Sec Noem and El Jefe himself...according to Bovino
February 11, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Again it’s important to remember the context of these chats is that a woman was shot five times in her car as she was attempting to donate clothes at a church.
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“Unfortunately, because Congress is not taking any steps to rein ICE officers in, there really is no option other than states protecting their constituents’ rights," said Joanna Schwartz, a law professor at UCLA.
Local and State Police Can Investigate Federal Agents, But Rarely Do
It doesn’t happen often, but local law enforcement can arrest and charge federal agents. Legal experts say there’s a moral obligation to at least try to hold federal immigration officers accountable w...
www.propublica.org
February 11, 2026 at 3:50 PM
“Unfortunately, because Congress is not taking any steps to rein ICE officers in, there really is no option other than states protecting their constituents’ rights," said Joanna Schwartz, a law professor at UCLA.
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More homes means more neighbors, more customers for local businesses, and fewer people getting priced out of the towns they grew up in.
James O’Brien is running for State Representative in the 13th district (Uptown, Edgewater, Ravenswood, Lincoln Square) with a plan to tackle our housing shortage.
James O’Brien is running for State Representative in the 13th district (Uptown, Edgewater, Ravenswood, Lincoln Square) with a plan to tackle our housing shortage.
February 11, 2026 at 2:49 PM
More homes means more neighbors, more customers for local businesses, and fewer people getting priced out of the towns they grew up in.
James O’Brien is running for State Representative in the 13th district (Uptown, Edgewater, Ravenswood, Lincoln Square) with a plan to tackle our housing shortage.
James O’Brien is running for State Representative in the 13th district (Uptown, Edgewater, Ravenswood, Lincoln Square) with a plan to tackle our housing shortage.
Are republicans paying Allred?
February 11, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Are republicans paying Allred?
TFR issued over El Paso and Juarez for 10 days. Also a big section in New Mexico.
Is Trump going to strike Mexico??
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
Is Trump going to strike Mexico??
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
F.A.A. Halts All Flights at El Paso Airport for 10 Days
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:15 AM
TFR issued over El Paso and Juarez for 10 days. Also a big section in New Mexico.
Is Trump going to strike Mexico??
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
Is Trump going to strike Mexico??
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
Checked in my first PR for our main business app today. Spent a lot of tokens brainstorming and planning the spec using this compound engineering skill.
github.com/EveryInc/com...
github.com/EveryInc/com...
GitHub - EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin: Official Claude Code compound engineering plugin
Official Claude Code compound engineering plugin. Contribute to EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:21 AM
Checked in my first PR for our main business app today. Spent a lot of tokens brainstorming and planning the spec using this compound engineering skill.
github.com/EveryInc/com...
github.com/EveryInc/com...
Reposted by Michael McLean
MAJOR WIN FOR CLIMATE ACTION!
We've halted the demolition of Tihange's cooling towers!
Why it matters:
✅ Prevents irreversible destruction of billions in clean energy infrastructure
✅ Keeps the door open for restarting Tihange 1 & 2
✅ Protects Belgium's energy security & climate goals
We've halted the demolition of Tihange's cooling towers!
Why it matters:
✅ Prevents irreversible destruction of billions in clean energy infrastructure
✅ Keeps the door open for restarting Tihange 1 & 2
✅ Protects Belgium's energy security & climate goals
February 10, 2026 at 9:49 AM
MAJOR WIN FOR CLIMATE ACTION!
We've halted the demolition of Tihange's cooling towers!
Why it matters:
✅ Prevents irreversible destruction of billions in clean energy infrastructure
✅ Keeps the door open for restarting Tihange 1 & 2
✅ Protects Belgium's energy security & climate goals
We've halted the demolition of Tihange's cooling towers!
Why it matters:
✅ Prevents irreversible destruction of billions in clean energy infrastructure
✅ Keeps the door open for restarting Tihange 1 & 2
✅ Protects Belgium's energy security & climate goals
Tremendous win by WePlanet. These reactors could run for another 40 years.
It would cost basically nothing to turn this back on and displace gas consumption.
Demolition of a cooling tower isn’t irreversible, but it would add a lot of cost to a restart.
It would cost basically nothing to turn this back on and displace gas consumption.
Demolition of a cooling tower isn’t irreversible, but it would add a lot of cost to a restart.
MAJOR WIN FOR CLIMATE ACTION!
We've halted the demolition of Tihange's cooling towers!
Why it matters:
✅ Prevents irreversible destruction of billions in clean energy infrastructure
✅ Keeps the door open for restarting Tihange 1 & 2
✅ Protects Belgium's energy security & climate goals
We've halted the demolition of Tihange's cooling towers!
Why it matters:
✅ Prevents irreversible destruction of billions in clean energy infrastructure
✅ Keeps the door open for restarting Tihange 1 & 2
✅ Protects Belgium's energy security & climate goals
February 11, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Tremendous win by WePlanet. These reactors could run for another 40 years.
It would cost basically nothing to turn this back on and displace gas consumption.
Demolition of a cooling tower isn’t irreversible, but it would add a lot of cost to a restart.
It would cost basically nothing to turn this back on and displace gas consumption.
Demolition of a cooling tower isn’t irreversible, but it would add a lot of cost to a restart.
Reposted by Michael McLean
Aaand there you go: Trump’s sudden about-face on the most important Canada-US border crossing came after meeting with the billionaire family that owns the rival bridge. Nice scoop, confirming suspicions of everyone who has followed this file and is familiar with Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/w...
Bridge Owner Lobbied Administration Before Trump Blasted Competing Span to Canada
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Aaand there you go: Trump’s sudden about-face on the most important Canada-US border crossing came after meeting with the billionaire family that owns the rival bridge. Nice scoop, confirming suspicions of everyone who has followed this file and is familiar with Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/w...
Reposted by Michael McLean
🚨BREAKING🚨 KATHY HOCHUL AND ZOHRAN MAMDANI ANNOUNCE PUSH TO REFORM OUTDATED “ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW” LAWS THAT BLOCK HOUSING
NIMBYS OFFICIALLY FRAMEMOGGED BY HOUSINGMAXXING GOVERNOR AND MAYOR
NIMBYS OFFICIALLY FRAMEMOGGED BY HOUSINGMAXXING GOVERNOR AND MAYOR
February 10, 2026 at 5:21 PM
🚨BREAKING🚨 KATHY HOCHUL AND ZOHRAN MAMDANI ANNOUNCE PUSH TO REFORM OUTDATED “ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW” LAWS THAT BLOCK HOUSING
NIMBYS OFFICIALLY FRAMEMOGGED BY HOUSINGMAXXING GOVERNOR AND MAYOR
NIMBYS OFFICIALLY FRAMEMOGGED BY HOUSINGMAXXING GOVERNOR AND MAYOR
Reposted by Michael McLean
This is an incredibly cool new construction two-flat in Woodlawn--rather than the usual two stacked full-floor units, there's a duplexed quasi-SFH and a smaller studio-type unit that acts like an ADU.
February 10, 2026 at 6:40 PM
This is an incredibly cool new construction two-flat in Woodlawn--rather than the usual two stacked full-floor units, there's a duplexed quasi-SFH and a smaller studio-type unit that acts like an ADU.
ICYMI - you can use my US Census API claude skill to increase the speed of your time-to-insight.
/plugin marketplace add MisterClean/claude-plugins
/plugin install us-census-data@misterclean-plugins
github.com/MisterClean/...
/plugin marketplace add MisterClean/claude-plugins
/plugin install us-census-data@misterclean-plugins
github.com/MisterClean/...
February 10, 2026 at 5:36 PM
ICYMI - you can use my US Census API claude skill to increase the speed of your time-to-insight.
/plugin marketplace add MisterClean/claude-plugins
/plugin install us-census-data@misterclean-plugins
github.com/MisterClean/...
/plugin marketplace add MisterClean/claude-plugins
/plugin install us-census-data@misterclean-plugins
github.com/MisterClean/...
Claude Agent Teams are going to push me from the $100/mo plan to the $200/mo plan I fear
February 10, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Claude Agent Teams are going to push me from the $100/mo plan to the $200/mo plan I fear
Every time an architect is born, the gods flip a coin
Architects are almost universally deranged
February 10, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Every time an architect is born, the gods flip a coin
We can’t afford to scale down investment into our city. But DPD, and the CEO of the Chicago Architecture Center, are trying to do that in West Loop. Here they are arguing against DX zoning! Wtf
www.chicagobusiness.com/commercial-r...
www.chicagobusiness.com/commercial-r...
Exclusive: This Fulton Market high-rise proposal could reshape downtown development
A proposed apartment high-rise would open the door to Loop skyscraper-scale buildings in the Fulton Market District through a zoning change with major implications for development in Chicago.
www.chicagobusiness.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:09 PM
We can’t afford to scale down investment into our city. But DPD, and the CEO of the Chicago Architecture Center, are trying to do that in West Loop. Here they are arguing against DX zoning! Wtf
www.chicagobusiness.com/commercial-r...
www.chicagobusiness.com/commercial-r...
Reposted by Michael McLean
✨THIS FRIDAY (2/13)✨Coach Sam Balto will be in Chicago to ride with us! We will be riding on the ✨NORTH ROUTE ONLY✨ for this special ride.
South bike bus friends are welcome to meet us at Roscoe & Broadway at 7:40a, or anywhere along the route!
All are welcome to join! Hope to see you there!🚲🚲
South bike bus friends are welcome to meet us at Roscoe & Broadway at 7:40a, or anywhere along the route!
All are welcome to join! Hope to see you there!🚲🚲
February 10, 2026 at 2:44 PM
✨THIS FRIDAY (2/13)✨Coach Sam Balto will be in Chicago to ride with us! We will be riding on the ✨NORTH ROUTE ONLY✨ for this special ride.
South bike bus friends are welcome to meet us at Roscoe & Broadway at 7:40a, or anywhere along the route!
All are welcome to join! Hope to see you there!🚲🚲
South bike bus friends are welcome to meet us at Roscoe & Broadway at 7:40a, or anywhere along the route!
All are welcome to join! Hope to see you there!🚲🚲
Reposted by Michael McLean
Sounds bad
Peter Navarro: "The jobs report comes out tomorrow. We have to revise our expectations down significantly for what a monthly job number should look like ... Wall Street has to adjust for the fact that we're deporting millions of illegals out of the job market."
February 10, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Sounds bad
Great things are happening in Chicago, Illinois.
See what can be built on any Chicago property!
Our new 3D Building Visualizer shows the maximum building size allowed by zoning. Adjust setbacks, stories, and footprint to explore development potential. Try it now (available to everyone for a limited time): buff.ly/KJtiLp9
Our new 3D Building Visualizer shows the maximum building size allowed by zoning. Adjust setbacks, stories, and footprint to explore development potential. Try it now (available to everyone for a limited time): buff.ly/KJtiLp9
February 10, 2026 at 5:17 AM
Great things are happening in Chicago, Illinois.
Reposted by Michael McLean
I'm looking for feedback on this
you need to have a property's PIN to start (this link goes directly to the property PIN shown)
you need to have a property's PIN to start (this link goes directly to the property PIN shown)
See what can be built on any Chicago property!
Our new 3D Building Visualizer shows the maximum building size allowed by zoning. Adjust setbacks, stories, and footprint to explore development potential. Try it now (available to everyone for a limited time): buff.ly/KJtiLp9
Our new 3D Building Visualizer shows the maximum building size allowed by zoning. Adjust setbacks, stories, and footprint to explore development potential. Try it now (available to everyone for a limited time): buff.ly/KJtiLp9
February 10, 2026 at 12:56 AM
I'm looking for feedback on this
you need to have a property's PIN to start (this link goes directly to the property PIN shown)
you need to have a property's PIN to start (this link goes directly to the property PIN shown)
Reposted by Michael McLean
Would be a real shame if suddenly the roads leading to these warehouses were removed by the city.
Crucially, many local governments are furious with ICE over these purchases, because they were not consulted or even told. Because they are federal property now, it's taking a commercial property off the tax rolls while likely imposing dramatic additional infrastructure costs.
February 10, 2026 at 4:07 AM
Would be a real shame if suddenly the roads leading to these warehouses were removed by the city.
Reposted by Michael McLean
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:56 PM
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Reposted by Michael McLean
we're going to win btw
February 10, 2026 at 2:56 AM
we're going to win btw