Tom Bellino
@tombellino.bsky.social
Urban planner, friend to animals, bike/transit rider, Chicago fag against fascism
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WATERGATE: 2512 VIRGINIA AVE NW, WASHINGTON DC 20037-9997
November 25, 2025 at 3:39 AM
WATERGATE: 2512 VIRGINIA AVE NW, WASHINGTON DC 20037-9997
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Wow — Senators Van Hollen, Smith, Murphy, Sanders, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Heinrich have created an official internal "Fight Club."
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Wow — Senators Van Hollen, Smith, Murphy, Sanders, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Heinrich have created an official internal "Fight Club."
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
I wonder how Wicked is doing with Boq’s office sales
November 25, 2025 at 2:06 AM
I wonder how Wicked is doing with Boq’s office sales
Everything we know about TV/VCR Repair, Wildlife/Forestry Management, Animal Sciences, and Hotel/Restaurant Management, we know from her.
November 24, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Everything we know about TV/VCR Repair, Wildlife/Forestry Management, Animal Sciences, and Hotel/Restaurant Management, we know from her.
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One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
November 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
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Turns out that paving project on the Lechowicz Woods portion of the North Branch Trail was also an unpaving project. They removed the entire back parking lot and replaced the awkward curve to it where trail users had to share the driveway with dedicated trail. Massive improvement
November 23, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Turns out that paving project on the Lechowicz Woods portion of the North Branch Trail was also an unpaving project. They removed the entire back parking lot and replaced the awkward curve to it where trail users had to share the driveway with dedicated trail. Massive improvement
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Voters in this district, come to the candidate forum tomorrow night at Sulzer library
Tuesday, 11/25, 6:00-7:30 pm
13th Illinois House candidates:
Adam Braun
Ridge Knapp
Sunjay Kumar
James O’Brien
Demerike (Demi) Palecek
Tuesday, 11/25, 6:00-7:30 pm
13th Illinois House candidates:
Adam Braun
Ridge Knapp
Sunjay Kumar
James O’Brien
Demerike (Demi) Palecek
November 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Voters in this district, come to the candidate forum tomorrow night at Sulzer library
Tuesday, 11/25, 6:00-7:30 pm
13th Illinois House candidates:
Adam Braun
Ridge Knapp
Sunjay Kumar
James O’Brien
Demerike (Demi) Palecek
Tuesday, 11/25, 6:00-7:30 pm
13th Illinois House candidates:
Adam Braun
Ridge Knapp
Sunjay Kumar
James O’Brien
Demerike (Demi) Palecek
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i wonder how much of Americans' views on driving vs. transit would change if they had to pay for gas/insurance/etc every time they turned on the engine
"i'm not paying $5 to take the train to work twice a day when i can just drive" is a genuine opinion held by so many people
"i'm not paying $5 to take the train to work twice a day when i can just drive" is a genuine opinion held by so many people
November 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
i wonder how much of Americans' views on driving vs. transit would change if they had to pay for gas/insurance/etc every time they turned on the engine
"i'm not paying $5 to take the train to work twice a day when i can just drive" is a genuine opinion held by so many people
"i'm not paying $5 to take the train to work twice a day when i can just drive" is a genuine opinion held by so many people
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A snowy owl preening. November 22, 2025, Chicago.
November 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
A snowy owl preening. November 22, 2025, Chicago.
Here it is. Your moment of zen.
November 23, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Here it is. Your moment of zen.
Zohran really scrambled this man’s brain. It’s giving Lord Licorice.
November 22, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Zohran really scrambled this man’s brain. It’s giving Lord Licorice.
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Fun non-spoilery Pluribus detail - this is actually the mayor of Albuquerque
November 22, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Fun non-spoilery Pluribus detail - this is actually the mayor of Albuquerque
Still there…for good
November 22, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Still there…for good
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You had to be there
November 21, 2025 at 7:07 PM
You had to be there
Chicagoans going outside today
two women are standing next to each other and one of them is covering her face with her hand .
Alt: Jessica Lange in American horror story being escorted into the light for the first time in days
media.tenor.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Chicagoans going outside today
I miss seeing Nyongbella every week 😔
November 21, 2025 at 6:11 AM
I miss seeing Nyongbella every week 😔
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Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
November 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
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You think we can talk about ending the hostile military occupation of our cities yet or
November 21, 2025 at 1:09 AM
You think we can talk about ending the hostile military occupation of our cities yet or
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This has gotten very little coverage in the US, but on Monday US military contractors or troops or some other paramilitary group placed signs on a beach in Mexico, claiming it as US territory. (The contested location is close to the SpaceX base outside Brownsville)
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
‘Restricted’: Did US troops try to cordon off a Mexican beach?
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum seeks the International Boundary and Water Commission intervention.
www.aljazeera.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This has gotten very little coverage in the US, but on Monday US military contractors or troops or some other paramilitary group placed signs on a beach in Mexico, claiming it as US territory. (The contested location is close to the SpaceX base outside Brownsville)
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
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For a fun GIS project I mapped the highest transit mode share census tract in every state to examine transit dependent neighborhoods across the country, particularly in less urban states. The national peak tract map is below with individual maps in this thread from highest to lowest.
November 20, 2025 at 8:51 PM
For a fun GIS project I mapped the highest transit mode share census tract in every state to examine transit dependent neighborhoods across the country, particularly in less urban states. The national peak tract map is below with individual maps in this thread from highest to lowest.
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We also use French/Latin derived words like pork, veal, beef, mutton, poultry, venison, alongside the corresponding Germanic words like pig, calf, cow, sheep, chicken/hen, deer. The Germanic words tend to refer to the animals themselves while the French words refer to the "animal as food."
November 20, 2025 at 8:59 PM
We also use French/Latin derived words like pork, veal, beef, mutton, poultry, venison, alongside the corresponding Germanic words like pig, calf, cow, sheep, chicken/hen, deer. The Germanic words tend to refer to the animals themselves while the French words refer to the "animal as food."
Interesting how English uses “plaza” and “place,” which mean the same thing in Spanish and French, to mean different things. Any other instances of this?
November 20, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Interesting how English uses “plaza” and “place,” which mean the same thing in Spanish and French, to mean different things. Any other instances of this?
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The SW side needs support from #bikechi
CDOT and Ald. Ramirez (12) are hosting a virtual info session and Q&A for updates on the Archer Ave and Kedzie Ave PBLs in construction in Brighton Park.
Tues. 11/25, 6-8pm
More: bit.ly/archerkedzie
Register by Sat., 11/22 at 7pm: forms.gle/yJMa3cFU8ftN...
CDOT and Ald. Ramirez (12) are hosting a virtual info session and Q&A for updates on the Archer Ave and Kedzie Ave PBLs in construction in Brighton Park.
Tues. 11/25, 6-8pm
More: bit.ly/archerkedzie
Register by Sat., 11/22 at 7pm: forms.gle/yJMa3cFU8ftN...
November 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The SW side needs support from #bikechi
CDOT and Ald. Ramirez (12) are hosting a virtual info session and Q&A for updates on the Archer Ave and Kedzie Ave PBLs in construction in Brighton Park.
Tues. 11/25, 6-8pm
More: bit.ly/archerkedzie
Register by Sat., 11/22 at 7pm: forms.gle/yJMa3cFU8ftN...
CDOT and Ald. Ramirez (12) are hosting a virtual info session and Q&A for updates on the Archer Ave and Kedzie Ave PBLs in construction in Brighton Park.
Tues. 11/25, 6-8pm
More: bit.ly/archerkedzie
Register by Sat., 11/22 at 7pm: forms.gle/yJMa3cFU8ftN...