Alex Nelson
@aenelson4.bsky.social
The real infrastructure is the friends we make along the way. Free Palestine. She/Her.
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
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Frankenstein is a metaphor for the dangers of reanimating corpses with electricity
November 13, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Frankenstein is a metaphor for the dangers of reanimating corpses with electricity
Went to the lakefront and really only affirmed my shoddy photography skills. The vibes of people being out was cool though.
What's prime Aurora viewing time tonight?
November 13, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Went to the lakefront and really only affirmed my shoddy photography skills. The vibes of people being out was cool though.
I don't care what the US Treasury says, the Penny is priceless!
November 12, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I don't care what the US Treasury says, the Penny is priceless!
What's prime Aurora viewing time tonight?
November 12, 2025 at 10:46 PM
What's prime Aurora viewing time tonight?
Great to see the show off support, but it's worth reminding folks that these are not the only 6 protestors that have been indicted by the federal government for protesting at Broadview, they're just the most famous.
Good afternoon from Chicago's Federal Plaza. A rally is underway now in support of the "Broadview Six," who face arraignment in about 45 minutes on federal conspiracy and impeding charges, stemming from their participation in a Sept. 26 protest in front of the Broadview, IL ICE facility.
November 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Great to see the show off support, but it's worth reminding folks that these are not the only 6 protestors that have been indicted by the federal government for protesting at Broadview, they're just the most famous.
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if you can’t see the aurora borealis tonight, here is a sewer tunnel which is a wonder in itself.
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 AM
if you can’t see the aurora borealis tonight, here is a sewer tunnel which is a wonder in itself.
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Aurora Boreanaz.
November 12, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Aurora Boreanaz.
Everyone's getting these beautiful Aurora shots and this was the best I could do. 😭
November 12, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Everyone's getting these beautiful Aurora shots and this was the best I could do. 😭
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November 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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This is a small snow plow for sidewalks
If your city plows the roads but leaves sidewalks up to property owners, your city hates pedestrians.
If your city plows the roads but leaves sidewalks up to property owners, your city hates pedestrians.
November 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
This is a small snow plow for sidewalks
If your city plows the roads but leaves sidewalks up to property owners, your city hates pedestrians.
If your city plows the roads but leaves sidewalks up to property owners, your city hates pedestrians.
Mag Mile is basically an urban mall and its collapse is more reflective of national storefront retail trends than it is an indicator of Chicago's crime rates.
The venues are too big and expensive for local businesses, and national chains aren't investing in brick and mortar locations. 🤷🏼♀️
The venues are too big and expensive for local businesses, and national chains aren't investing in brick and mortar locations. 🤷🏼♀️
Call in the troops to solve the commercial real estate crisis in our swanky downtown cores
You can’t make this shit up, folks
You can’t make this shit up, folks
November 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Mag Mile is basically an urban mall and its collapse is more reflective of national storefront retail trends than it is an indicator of Chicago's crime rates.
The venues are too big and expensive for local businesses, and national chains aren't investing in brick and mortar locations. 🤷🏼♀️
The venues are too big and expensive for local businesses, and national chains aren't investing in brick and mortar locations. 🤷🏼♀️
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Fuck every alder who voted against plowing the sidewalks in chicago. I hope you don't slip and fall and break some bones.
Special fuck you to the alder who did some terrible "back of the napkin" math. Stop ruining our lives!!!!
Photos from a two block stretch of a busy commercial corridor.
Special fuck you to the alder who did some terrible "back of the napkin" math. Stop ruining our lives!!!!
Photos from a two block stretch of a busy commercial corridor.
November 11, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Fuck every alder who voted against plowing the sidewalks in chicago. I hope you don't slip and fall and break some bones.
Special fuck you to the alder who did some terrible "back of the napkin" math. Stop ruining our lives!!!!
Photos from a two block stretch of a busy commercial corridor.
Special fuck you to the alder who did some terrible "back of the napkin" math. Stop ruining our lives!!!!
Photos from a two block stretch of a busy commercial corridor.
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I've said it before, and I will say it again.
We need courageous leaders that put working families at the center of all they do.
8 democrats caving to empty promises is an indefensible leadership failure
For the sake of our country, Schumer needs to resign.
We need courageous leaders that put working families at the center of all they do.
8 democrats caving to empty promises is an indefensible leadership failure
For the sake of our country, Schumer needs to resign.
November 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I've said it before, and I will say it again.
We need courageous leaders that put working families at the center of all they do.
8 democrats caving to empty promises is an indefensible leadership failure
For the sake of our country, Schumer needs to resign.
We need courageous leaders that put working families at the center of all they do.
8 democrats caving to empty promises is an indefensible leadership failure
For the sake of our country, Schumer needs to resign.
I don't know if I've ever seen such collective fury.
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 AM
I don't know if I've ever seen such collective fury.
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will the government shutdown or the YouTube TV/ESPN shutdown end first?
November 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
will the government shutdown or the YouTube TV/ESPN shutdown end first?
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Per @nlgchicago.bsky.social, feds arrested nine people in total in Little Village today. CPD arrested an additional four people, and police at Broadview arrested two others: instagram.com/p/DQ0dwLODcMr/
Every level of law enforcement involved in some way today
Every level of law enforcement involved in some way today
November 9, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Per @nlgchicago.bsky.social, feds arrested nine people in total in Little Village today. CPD arrested an additional four people, and police at Broadview arrested two others: instagram.com/p/DQ0dwLODcMr/
Every level of law enforcement involved in some way today
Every level of law enforcement involved in some way today
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On X, Bovino has a comment
November 9, 2025 at 1:07 AM
On X, Bovino has a comment
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Based on the videos residents have been posting, elected officials and residents deserve answers about CPD’s role in immigration enforcement.
November 8, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Based on the videos residents have been posting, elected officials and residents deserve answers about CPD’s role in immigration enforcement.
I always think it's fascinating to see who adds me to their close friends lists on IG.
November 8, 2025 at 2:06 AM
I always think it's fascinating to see who adds me to their close friends lists on IG.
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Strength training is political. We have a right-wing which has taken over physical fitness spaces, and hijacked “warrior culture”.
We need a muscular progressivist visions. We need to be strong to build the world we want.
Building my guns for the revolution. 💪🏾✊🏾 #Swoletariat #ResistanceTraining”
We need a muscular progressivist visions. We need to be strong to build the world we want.
Building my guns for the revolution. 💪🏾✊🏾 #Swoletariat #ResistanceTraining”
November 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Strength training is political. We have a right-wing which has taken over physical fitness spaces, and hijacked “warrior culture”.
We need a muscular progressivist visions. We need to be strong to build the world we want.
Building my guns for the revolution. 💪🏾✊🏾 #Swoletariat #ResistanceTraining”
We need a muscular progressivist visions. We need to be strong to build the world we want.
Building my guns for the revolution. 💪🏾✊🏾 #Swoletariat #ResistanceTraining”
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Literally the one place in the country where Democrats got their clock cleaned was in the home county of state chair who refused to endorse Mamdani and has generally overseen a string very poor democratic performances.
Has New York Democratic Party chairman Jay Jacobs resigned over Mamdani yet? I hope he hasn't, so that he can instead resign over *improving Republican margins over Trump 2024 in an anti-Republican wave election*. Trump won Nassau by just 4%—now look at this bloodbath
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Literally the one place in the country where Democrats got their clock cleaned was in the home county of state chair who refused to endorse Mamdani and has generally overseen a string very poor democratic performances.
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The key factor that everyone seems to always forget is that Trump was the host of what was once the highest rated show on network TV - a purportedly non-fiction show that portrayed him as a hyper-savvy and hyper-successful businessman.
Trump has gotten huge numbers of infrequent voters to the polls, twice. He's deeply unpopular but has mobilized a large, unprecedented coalition of Americans motivated by some combination of ignorance, avarice, and cruelty. It is hard to describe what he has as something other than charisma
His charisma is fundamentally incompatible with me (and likely many of the people on Bluesky) but it’s kind of insane to say it doesn’t exist
November 7, 2025 at 3:16 AM
The key factor that everyone seems to always forget is that Trump was the host of what was once the highest rated show on network TV - a purportedly non-fiction show that portrayed him as a hyper-savvy and hyper-successful businessman.
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A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
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cta is planning on making the orange line run 24 hours a day!! imo they should take the opportunity to through-run brown & orange line trains (at least overnight) so that everything from kimball to midway can be 24 hour. they already run occasional rush hour trains like that!!
CTA plans 24-hour service on Orange Line to Midway, thanks to mass transit bailout
Acting CTA President Nora Leerhsen’s ambitious plan would also expand — from 20 to 30 routes — the so-called Frequent Bus Network that provides service “every 10 minutes or better” between 6 a.m. and ...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:53 AM
cta is planning on making the orange line run 24 hours a day!! imo they should take the opportunity to through-run brown & orange line trains (at least overnight) so that everything from kimball to midway can be 24 hour. they already run occasional rush hour trains like that!!