radicalsnail.bsky.social
@radicalsnail.bsky.social
Writer. Poet. Bicyclist & lots of good coffee, pls. Sassy New Englander w/ a soft spot for the Midwest. DJ The Audible Snail on CHIRP Radio 107.1FM Chicago | chirpradio.org
Do I know any AI hackers?
November 18, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Do I know any AI hackers?
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I am happy that more people see that the police state is a BIPARTISAN project.
October 12, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I am happy that more people see that the police state is a BIPARTISAN project.
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You cannot simply walk into Oregon and Illinois with 400 Texans.
October 6, 2025 at 6:01 AM
You cannot simply walk into Oregon and Illinois with 400 Texans.
Be late to something because your favorite song is on the radio is forever mode
October 6, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Be late to something because your favorite song is on the radio is forever mode
Choose to sit with a fantastic row of witches from the Midwest headed to Salem on an early morning flight to Boston, always 🧙🏻♀️
October 2, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Choose to sit with a fantastic row of witches from the Midwest headed to Salem on an early morning flight to Boston, always 🧙🏻♀️
@riotfest.bsky.social Where is the bike valet? 🚲 👀👩🏻🎤
September 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
@riotfest.bsky.social Where is the bike valet? 🚲 👀👩🏻🎤
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@moderation.bsky.app suspended our director, Evan Greer's Bluesky account for speaking out about an awful experience from a transphobic bigot...is @bsky.app on the way to becoming the next Twitter/X ?
Re-skeet + demand Bluesky unsuspend her account!
Re-skeet + demand Bluesky unsuspend her account!
July 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
@moderation.bsky.app suspended our director, Evan Greer's Bluesky account for speaking out about an awful experience from a transphobic bigot...is @bsky.app on the way to becoming the next Twitter/X ?
Re-skeet + demand Bluesky unsuspend her account!
Re-skeet + demand Bluesky unsuspend her account!
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The new Red Line stations at Bryn Mawr, Berwyn, Argyle and Lawrence are opening soon. blockclubchi.co/3HGyUN4
June 18, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The new Red Line stations at Bryn Mawr, Berwyn, Argyle and Lawrence are opening soon. blockclubchi.co/3HGyUN4
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A sexual health and diabetes screening site is opening at a South Shore library next week. blockclubchi.co/4jRVlvX
June 19, 2025 at 3:00 AM
A sexual health and diabetes screening site is opening at a South Shore library next week. blockclubchi.co/4jRVlvX
The @chicagoreader.com is publishing @dansavage.bsky.social again. Hooray! It should begin publishing Dirt Farm again, too 🐢
June 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The @chicagoreader.com is publishing @dansavage.bsky.social again. Hooray! It should begin publishing Dirt Farm again, too 🐢
Awaiting a call from my local feminist bookshop to inform me that No Straight Road Takes You There: Essays for Uneven Terrain by @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social is in stock is an excellent pastime.
June 17, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Awaiting a call from my local feminist bookshop to inform me that No Straight Road Takes You There: Essays for Uneven Terrain by @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social is in stock is an excellent pastime.
Shut the fucking door! 😭
Rahm went from bullying JB about the governors race to launching a campaign website awfully quickly: RahmForIllinois.com
.@capitolfax.bsky.social wonders whether prominent Dem consultants are publicly advising against a 3rd JB Pritzker term to clear field for Rahm run for governor capitolfax.com/2025/05/13/a...
May 14, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Shut the fucking door! 😭
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Block Club Chicago is suing ICE over immigration arrest records. Here's why: buff.ly/u0hbLbm
May 14, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Block Club Chicago is suing ICE over immigration arrest records. Here's why: buff.ly/u0hbLbm
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Anyway, if you saw this and you’re in Chicago, next Tuesday we’re having a public meeting to build protected bike lanes on a stretch of Clark Street that overlaps IL-9.
Come help make our neighborhood safer for families and kids. www.mobilize.us/betterstreet...
Come help make our neighborhood safer for families and kids. www.mobilize.us/betterstreet...
Support Protected Bike Lanes on Clark St · Better Streets Chicago
# Join us at this public meeting in support of protected bike lanes on Clark!
This meeting will be hosted by CDOT alongside the 46th and 47th Ward Offices, and will discuss the proposed protected bik...
www.mobilize.us
May 8, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Anyway, if you saw this and you’re in Chicago, next Tuesday we’re having a public meeting to build protected bike lanes on a stretch of Clark Street that overlaps IL-9.
Come help make our neighborhood safer for families and kids. www.mobilize.us/betterstreet...
Come help make our neighborhood safer for families and kids. www.mobilize.us/betterstreet...
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Who all will I see next Tuesday? 👀
May 5, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Who all will I see next Tuesday? 👀
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The administration is not all-powerful! They can be pressured into backing down!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Win for Maine as Trump officials agree to halt school funding freeze
USDA had suspended funds for child nutrition program after state said it would not bar trans girls from girls’ sports
www.theguardian.com
May 3, 2025 at 2:15 AM
The administration is not all-powerful! They can be pressured into backing down!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I'm attending Popular Democracy's event, “Text Bank: Put Kids Over Profits” - sign up now to join me! #POPULARDEMOCRACY www.mobilize.us/cpda/event/7...
Text Bank: Put Kids Over Profits · Popular Democracy
Right now, billionaires and corporate lobbyists are pushing a dangerous voucher scam, and Congress is listening.
Under the proposed Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA), $136 billion in public ...
www.mobilize.us
April 28, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I'm attending Popular Democracy's event, “Text Bank: Put Kids Over Profits” - sign up now to join me! #POPULARDEMOCRACY www.mobilize.us/cpda/event/7...
I think this is an excellent opportunity for artists to civically disobey & sculpt their own structures — & take the government money.
“the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is pleased to announce a special funding opportunity to support the design and creation of statues of important American historical figures for the planned National Garden of American Heroes.” bit.ly/42KlpCz
NEH Announces Grant Opportunity to Create Statues of Iconic Americans for the National Garden of American Heroes
bit.ly
April 25, 2025 at 6:48 AM
I think this is an excellent opportunity for artists to civically disobey & sculpt their own structures — & take the government money.
So excited for steal all the lime scooters from Lincoln Square & Andersonville & ride them to Rogers Park season!
April 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
So excited for steal all the lime scooters from Lincoln Square & Andersonville & ride them to Rogers Park season!
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Time for another digital security PSA with guitar … here’s “All the Small Things” but it’s about scrubbing metadata from your photos before you post them 🤘
April 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Time for another digital security PSA with guitar … here’s “All the Small Things” but it’s about scrubbing metadata from your photos before you post them 🤘
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Happening now: it's No Kings Day and Chicagoans are joining protesters across the country for another 50501 organized action. Several hundred have gathered downtown at Daley Plaza. The handmade sign game is, as usual, A+.
April 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Happening now: it's No Kings Day and Chicagoans are joining protesters across the country for another 50501 organized action. Several hundred have gathered downtown at Daley Plaza. The handmade sign game is, as usual, A+.
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"Pope Francis skipped the Vatican’s official meeting with Vice President JD Vance Saturday, instead having his No. 2 give the vice president a lecture on compassion, according to a Vatican statement."
Pope Sends Deputy to Lecture Vance on Compassion at Vatican
Vance had an “an exchange of opinions” with Cardinal Pietro Parolin that touched on migration, the Vatican said.
www.thedailybeast.com
April 19, 2025 at 9:35 PM
"Pope Francis skipped the Vatican’s official meeting with Vice President JD Vance Saturday, instead having his No. 2 give the vice president a lecture on compassion, according to a Vatican statement."
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Piotrowski Park’s pool is set to be enclosed, bringing more year-round swimming to the West Side. buff.ly/b8EiaX8
April 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Piotrowski Park’s pool is set to be enclosed, bringing more year-round swimming to the West Side. buff.ly/b8EiaX8
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In a political climate where diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives are facing unprecedented rollbacks, students across the country are refusing to stay silent.
Attacks on DEI Programs Are Making Students Rethink Their College Choices
“Without [this scholarship], I would not have gone to school in Ohio."
www.teenvogue.com
April 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
In a political climate where diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives are facing unprecedented rollbacks, students across the country are refusing to stay silent.
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If your senator would not be willing to do everything in their power to drag you out of a dystopian nightmare, find another senator - this should be the bar
April 18, 2025 at 1:14 AM
If your senator would not be willing to do everything in their power to drag you out of a dystopian nightmare, find another senator - this should be the bar