taylor g
@taylorg.bsky.social
chicagoan, urban planner, environmentalist, giving this a try
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really striking the degree to which not a single person working in the trump administration appears to be interested in serving the american people
October 11, 2025 at 11:12 PM
really striking the degree to which not a single person working in the trump administration appears to be interested in serving the american people
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Let us be clear: The President of the United States is levying war against American cities and American citizens—and we cannot rely on the other branches of government to save us.
It’s up to us.
It’s up to us.
It’s Up to Us to Protect One Another
As Trump sends troops to Chicago, we will continue to investigate and report. Readers have a role to play, too.
southsideweekly.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Let us be clear: The President of the United States is levying war against American cities and American citizens—and we cannot rely on the other branches of government to save us.
It’s up to us.
It’s up to us.
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frogs using humans as a cautionary tale about the dangers of threats that arise gradually rather than suddenly
September 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
frogs using humans as a cautionary tale about the dangers of threats that arise gradually rather than suddenly
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Please read about the terrible impact(s) of tear gas which is a weapon of WAR: issuu.com/projectnia/d...
September 20, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Please read about the terrible impact(s) of tear gas which is a weapon of WAR: issuu.com/projectnia/d...
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Chicago police are on scene at Andre Vasquez’s 40th Ward Alderman’s office where a note and a dead rat have been left on the front foot of the office.
September 15, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Chicago police are on scene at Andre Vasquez’s 40th Ward Alderman’s office where a note and a dead rat have been left on the front foot of the office.
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again, what is interesting to me about this stuff — beyond the obvious fact that what trump wants is propaganda — is that it is grounded in a political theory which holds trump to be the sovereign will of the nation, who can impose his demands on every aspect of the nation's society
White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions
www.nytimes.com
August 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM
again, what is interesting to me about this stuff — beyond the obvious fact that what trump wants is propaganda — is that it is grounded in a political theory which holds trump to be the sovereign will of the nation, who can impose his demands on every aspect of the nation's society
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My latest list of must-read articles and some thoughts on the GPT-5 freakout. Here, I go off about why chatbot dependence isn't "parasocial," but rather, an engineered dependence. It's a behavioral addiction, not admiration run amok, and we should be clear-eyed about who's responsible.
Must-Reads and Some Thoughts on Chatbots, Addiction, and Withdrawal
"Fostering dependence is a normal business practice in Silicon Valley."
organizingmythoughts.org
August 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
My latest list of must-read articles and some thoughts on the GPT-5 freakout. Here, I go off about why chatbot dependence isn't "parasocial," but rather, an engineered dependence. It's a behavioral addiction, not admiration run amok, and we should be clear-eyed about who's responsible.
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I reject fatalism [a form of moral disengagement]. What happens next is not predetermined and depends in part on us.
August 8, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I reject fatalism [a form of moral disengagement]. What happens next is not predetermined and depends in part on us.
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Scientific findings can only be “repealed” with other scientific findings which disprove the original result. There is no science out there that says that says fossil fuels aren’t the overwhelmingly majority cause of our current era of climate change.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump EPA moves to repeal landmark scientific finding that underpins US action to fight climate change.
July 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Scientific findings can only be “repealed” with other scientific findings which disprove the original result. There is no science out there that says that says fossil fuels aren’t the overwhelmingly majority cause of our current era of climate change.
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The Reader has a history of Lollapalooza skepticism that predates even my hiring. We've covered it earnestly, we've covered it sarcastically, and we've covered it critically. I'll share a few examples here, starting with this week's preview by @imleor.bsky.social. chicagoreader.com/music/concer...
Lollapalooza asks: Do you love music enough to deal with this crap? - Chicago Reader
This year's Lolla lineup is one of the worst in recent memory.
chicagoreader.com
July 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The Reader has a history of Lollapalooza skepticism that predates even my hiring. We've covered it earnestly, we've covered it sarcastically, and we've covered it critically. I'll share a few examples here, starting with this week's preview by @imleor.bsky.social. chicagoreader.com/music/concer...
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The third is that this kind of record-shattering rain (caused by slow-moving torrential thunderstorms) event is *precisely* that which is increasing the fastest in warming climate. So it's not a question of whether climate change played a role--it's only a question of how much.
July 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The third is that this kind of record-shattering rain (caused by slow-moving torrential thunderstorms) event is *precisely* that which is increasing the fastest in warming climate. So it's not a question of whether climate change played a role--it's only a question of how much.
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Lincoln Square Road Closure and Accompanying Comments From The Local Facebook Page (April 2025)
April 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Lincoln Square Road Closure and Accompanying Comments From The Local Facebook Page (April 2025)
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Affordable Housing – Technically, housing that costs no more than 30 percent of your income. Practically, a rhetorical device used in PowerPoints to mean everything and nothing.
A Disillusioned Urban Planning Glossary
Compiled while sitting through a three-hour public hearing and rethinking life choices. - - -Are you a citizen trying to understand urban planning?...
buff.ly
April 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Affordable Housing – Technically, housing that costs no more than 30 percent of your income. Practically, a rhetorical device used in PowerPoints to mean everything and nothing.
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I was blown away by what they did to Mahmoud Khalil and now, a few weeks later, it almost seems quaint. The depths of possibility, the countless forms our destruction can take, have not even been imagined.
April 9, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I was blown away by what they did to Mahmoud Khalil and now, a few weeks later, it almost seems quaint. The depths of possibility, the countless forms our destruction can take, have not even been imagined.
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Protest just getting started here in Chicago.
April 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Protest just getting started here in Chicago.
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in my professional opinion, you should probably smash ur alexa with a hammer or something
Everything You Say to Your Echo Will Soon Be Sent to Amazon, and You Can’t Opt Out
Amazon is killing its “Do Not Send Voice Recordings” privacy feature on March 28 as the company aims to bolster Alexa+, its new subscription assistant.
www.wired.com
March 17, 2025 at 7:12 PM
in my professional opinion, you should probably smash ur alexa with a hammer or something
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when he’s not sweeping homeless camps, he’s podcasting with the architects of modern us fascism! great governing in the big blue state of california
I love how Gavin Newsom, a man I've long suspected to be an opportunistic sleaze, has finally revealed himself to the folks whose political bullshit detectors may not be as finely tuned. He's making it easy for everyone!
March 12, 2025 at 2:21 AM
when he’s not sweeping homeless camps, he’s podcasting with the architects of modern us fascism! great governing in the big blue state of california
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“(Emanuel) had ferocious clashes with teachers’ unions in Chicago and infuriated liberals over his handling of the killing of Laquan McDonald, a Black teenager who was shot as he walked away from a police officer.” www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Rahm Wants to Run. Yes, For the Presidency.
The former Chicago mayor is already on the hustings, finding new ways to attack Trumpism from the center.
www.politico.com
March 12, 2025 at 12:25 PM
“(Emanuel) had ferocious clashes with teachers’ unions in Chicago and infuriated liberals over his handling of the killing of Laquan McDonald, a Black teenager who was shot as he walked away from a police officer.” www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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March 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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That’s right!
March 3, 2025 at 2:32 AM
That’s right!
yup
people that live in chicago love to be like “i love living in chicago”
February 27, 2025 at 2:52 AM
yup
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Lynn Dekleva, a lobbyist, once led an aggressive effort by an industry group to block regulations on formaldehyde, a cancer-causing chemical. Now she’s in a senior role at the Environmental Protection Agency.
She Lobbied for Formaldehyde. Now She’s at E.P.A. Approving New Chemicals.
Lynn Dekleva, who recently took a senior role at the agency, once led an aggressive effort by industry to block regulations on formaldehyde.
www.nytimes.com
February 27, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Lynn Dekleva, a lobbyist, once led an aggressive effort by an industry group to block regulations on formaldehyde, a cancer-causing chemical. Now she’s in a senior role at the Environmental Protection Agency.