Jacob Lee
@arthurdenture.bsky.social
Chicago • vim ~/.emacs • he/him • 🚲
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congrats to every "moderate" who cheered on this cruel, unfounded panic. hope you got what you wanted www.npr.org/sections/sho...
RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz announce moves to ban gender-affirming care for young people
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to announce a package of measures that would together ban gender-affirming care for minors. A press conference is set for 11 a.m. Thursday.
www.npr.org
December 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
congrats to every "moderate" who cheered on this cruel, unfounded panic. hope you got what you wanted www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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If the delivery robots cant make it through, imagine what daily life is like for people with mobility challenges. And parents with strollers!
A Coco gets stuck in the snow on Lake Street because of the snow ridge that nobody clears between the road and the sidewalk; the video maker helps it over
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December 2, 2025 at 9:54 PM
If the delivery robots cant make it through, imagine what daily life is like for people with mobility challenges. And parents with strollers!
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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The official home of the Python Programming Language
www.python.org
October 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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You're only a commuter if you have a discounted multi-ride ticket. Otherwise it's just sparkling errands.
Also, perhaps surprisingly: “commuter”, which comes from daily riders traveling on discounted, or “commuted”, multi-ride tickets
Some fun railroading terms:
Highball: Early railroad signals were literally just a ball on a mast, and it being high meant the track was clear ahead.
Brownie Points: George R. Brown created a merit points system, which was later adopted by various railroads and nicknamed by railroaders.
Highball: Early railroad signals were literally just a ball on a mast, and it being high meant the track was clear ahead.
Brownie Points: George R. Brown created a merit points system, which was later adopted by various railroads and nicknamed by railroaders.
October 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
You're only a commuter if you have a discounted multi-ride ticket. Otherwise it's just sparkling errands.
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ICE has been cracking down hard across the vast expanse of the greater Chicago area, and I wrote a little bit about what you need to understand about what it’s like here now. Plus, I compiled some resources for locals to get alerts and whistles. dansinker.com/posts/202…
October 24, 2025 at 6:57 PM
ICE has been cracking down hard across the vast expanse of the greater Chicago area, and I wrote a little bit about what you need to understand about what it’s like here now. Plus, I compiled some resources for locals to get alerts and whistles. dansinker.com/posts/202…
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Federal agents just gassed my neighborhood
October 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Federal agents just gassed my neighborhood
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we could have stopped this days ago in a unanimous bipartisan fashion if somebody leaked a story that they were trying to build affordable housing there
October 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
we could have stopped this days ago in a unanimous bipartisan fashion if somebody leaked a story that they were trying to build affordable housing there
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U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis takes judicial notice of ... Chicago.
"I live in Chicago, if folks haven't noticed. And i'm not blind."
"I live in Chicago, if folks haven't noticed. And i'm not blind."
Ellis: "I live in Chicago, if folks haven't noticed. And i'm not blind. … I tend to get news."
She says she's having "serious concerns" about whether her order is being followed.
She says she's having "serious concerns" about whether her order is being followed.
October 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis takes judicial notice of ... Chicago.
"I live in Chicago, if folks haven't noticed. And i'm not blind."
"I live in Chicago, if folks haven't noticed. And i'm not blind."
Sorry that I didn't merge that PR. I was busy doing laps around the local elementary school to chase down a rumor about the presence of the secret police. #thisisfine
October 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Sorry that I didn't merge that PR. I was busy doing laps around the local elementary school to chase down a rumor about the presence of the secret police. #thisisfine
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On Oct 3, I went to the Broadview ICE facility and saw unprovoked violence by Federal agents
ICE is a violent, untrained, unidentified and unaccountable agency sent by a tyrannical administration to terrorize and silence us
Tell them to leave and never come back
derekeder.com/blog/ice-in-...
ICE is a violent, untrained, unidentified and unaccountable agency sent by a tyrannical administration to terrorize and silence us
Tell them to leave and never come back
derekeder.com/blog/ice-in-...
The presence of ICE in Illinois destroys our peace
On October 3rd, I attended the protest outside the Broadview ICE facility, and witnessed firsthand unprovoked violence by Federal agents. It was at this time that Oak Park Township Trustee Juan Muñoz,...
derekeder.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
On Oct 3, I went to the Broadview ICE facility and saw unprovoked violence by Federal agents
ICE is a violent, untrained, unidentified and unaccountable agency sent by a tyrannical administration to terrorize and silence us
Tell them to leave and never come back
derekeder.com/blog/ice-in-...
ICE is a violent, untrained, unidentified and unaccountable agency sent by a tyrannical administration to terrorize and silence us
Tell them to leave and never come back
derekeder.com/blog/ice-in-...
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America in 2024, 2016, 2002, 1980, etc
September 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
America in 2024, 2016, 2002, 1980, etc
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We love a wholesome ebike story!
“And the thing is, I actually ride way more now that the e-bike is an option. I take it places that I would have considered off-limits to my regular bike. It doesn’t replace bike trips, as one of my colleagues observed. It replaces car trips. ... It rules.”
“And the thing is, I actually ride way more now that the e-bike is an option. I take it places that I would have considered off-limits to my regular bike. It doesn’t replace bike trips, as one of my colleagues observed. It replaces car trips. ... It rules.”
How I went from an e-bike hater to a believer
How I went from an e-bike hater to a believer
It’s okay to do something just because it’s fun.
buff.ly
September 19, 2025 at 1:06 PM
We love a wholesome ebike story!
“And the thing is, I actually ride way more now that the e-bike is an option. I take it places that I would have considered off-limits to my regular bike. It doesn’t replace bike trips, as one of my colleagues observed. It replaces car trips. ... It rules.”
“And the thing is, I actually ride way more now that the e-bike is an option. I take it places that I would have considered off-limits to my regular bike. It doesn’t replace bike trips, as one of my colleagues observed. It replaces car trips. ... It rules.”
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Most Jewish Americans disapprove of the Trump administration withholding funds from colleges to address anti-Jewish sentiment, according to a new survey.
Most American Jews say Trump is using antisemitism as an 'excuse' to silence free speech at universities
Most Jewish Americans disapprove of the Trump administration withholding funds from colleges to address anti-Jewish sentiment, according to a new survey.
n.pr
September 18, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Most Jewish Americans disapprove of the Trump administration withholding funds from colleges to address anti-Jewish sentiment, according to a new survey.
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Amid these ICE raids, something folks should understand about the Chicago suburbs is that a lot of stereotypes about the era of white flight from the city do not apply. A lot of these folks were priced out of Chicago and many commute to work here. They are part of the same social fabric.
September 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Amid these ICE raids, something folks should understand about the Chicago suburbs is that a lot of stereotypes about the era of white flight from the city do not apply. A lot of these folks were priced out of Chicago and many commute to work here. They are part of the same social fabric.
timeline synchronicity
September 7, 2025 at 8:50 PM
timeline synchronicity
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If you're in Illinois, good time to fill this out and ask the assembly to fund transit.
Please ask the IL General Assembly to fix and fund our transit system | Active Transportation Alliance
Illinois is standing at the edge of a transportation crisis. This past spring, lawmakers left Springfield without resolving the looming […]
activetrans.org
August 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
If you're in Illinois, good time to fill this out and ask the assembly to fund transit.
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I spoke with @kattenbarge.bsky.social about the romance community's failure to live up to its values when it comes to supporting the trans community.
Harry Potter and the Oversaturated Offensive Franchise
There's a growing fight against J.K. Rowling's anti-trans power source.
spitfirenews.com
August 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I spoke with @kattenbarge.bsky.social about the romance community's failure to live up to its values when it comes to supporting the trans community.
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If you live in this district, please take this survey today.
And ask the representative for a luxury SUV tax!!!
And ask the representative for a luxury SUV tax!!!
July 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
If you live in this district, please take this survey today.
And ask the representative for a luxury SUV tax!!!
And ask the representative for a luxury SUV tax!!!
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Sprawl is a choice that city electeds make every time they don’t allow new development
Illinois must build 227,000 more housing units in the next five years if it is going to keep pace with demand, according to an economic report released Tuesday.
Illinois must build 227,000 units in 5 years to keep up with housing demand, report finds
Illinois must build 227,000 more housing units in the next five years if it is going to keep pace with demand, according to an economic report released Tuesday.
www.chicagotribune.com
June 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Sprawl is a choice that city electeds make every time they don’t allow new development
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To demand both absolute power and absolute impunity is the demand of a tyrant.
New from me in the NYT, on the Trump administration’s attempt to zero out noncitizens’ rights, and how that inevitably implicates citizens as well. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/o...
New from me in the NYT, on the Trump administration’s attempt to zero out noncitizens’ rights, and how that inevitably implicates citizens as well. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/o...
Opinion | When Rights Erode for Some of Us, Something Corrodes in All of Us
www.nytimes.com
June 16, 2025 at 11:07 AM
To demand both absolute power and absolute impunity is the demand of a tyrant.
New from me in the NYT, on the Trump administration’s attempt to zero out noncitizens’ rights, and how that inevitably implicates citizens as well. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/o...
New from me in the NYT, on the Trump administration’s attempt to zero out noncitizens’ rights, and how that inevitably implicates citizens as well. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/o...
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Pretty striking how trans people are two of the three reasons he gives for sending armed kidnappers into major cities, just detached scapegoating for the sake of scapegoating
June 16, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Pretty striking how trans people are two of the three reasons he gives for sending armed kidnappers into major cities, just detached scapegoating for the sake of scapegoating