Uilliam Ó hUiginn
@bhiggnz.bsky.social
Personal account of a grimly optimistic urbanist into transportation equity, land use economics, infrastructure, public policy, politics, sci-fi, & music. Implementor.
Chicago enthusiast. Cat dad.
I play 🎹 in a few bands.
I contain multitudes.
Chicago enthusiast. Cat dad.
I play 🎹 in a few bands.
I contain multitudes.
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I think Christmas classic tunes are best treated with the natural ambient reverb of the great hall at Union Station.
The delayed Metra train that has me now waiting hours for the next Amtrak is no fun though. 🎄🚆
The delayed Metra train that has me now waiting hours for the next Amtrak is no fun though. 🎄🚆
December 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I think Christmas classic tunes are best treated with the natural ambient reverb of the great hall at Union Station.
The delayed Metra train that has me now waiting hours for the next Amtrak is no fun though. 🎄🚆
The delayed Metra train that has me now waiting hours for the next Amtrak is no fun though. 🎄🚆
I made a perfect northbound L train double transfer. Purple to Red at Fullerton, and caught the Brown line train in front of the purple at Belmont. 🚝☘️😎
The CTA is with me today!
The CTA is with me today!
November 13, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I made a perfect northbound L train double transfer. Purple to Red at Fullerton, and caught the Brown line train in front of the purple at Belmont. 🚝☘️😎
The CTA is with me today!
The CTA is with me today!
THE TAXPAYER FUNDED WHITEHOUSE.GOV SITE IS NO PLACE FOR RACIST, PARTISAN SATIRE BULLSHIT.
www.whitehouse.gov/mysafespace/...
Also the Dems didn't shut down the government, the GOP - who has the majority - did.
www.whitehouse.gov/mysafespace/...
Also the Dems didn't shut down the government, the GOP - who has the majority - did.
November 3, 2025 at 10:45 PM
THE TAXPAYER FUNDED WHITEHOUSE.GOV SITE IS NO PLACE FOR RACIST, PARTISAN SATIRE BULLSHIT.
www.whitehouse.gov/mysafespace/...
Also the Dems didn't shut down the government, the GOP - who has the majority - did.
www.whitehouse.gov/mysafespace/...
Also the Dems didn't shut down the government, the GOP - who has the majority - did.
Dear President Trump:
Please pay for your own travel & security if your activities are not for state business.
This includes GOP party business, rallies, parties, suppressing the Epstein files, and all legal proceedings against you and your business ventures.
STOP WASTING OUR TAX DOLLARS!
Please pay for your own travel & security if your activities are not for state business.
This includes GOP party business, rallies, parties, suppressing the Epstein files, and all legal proceedings against you and your business ventures.
STOP WASTING OUR TAX DOLLARS!
November 2, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Dear President Trump:
Please pay for your own travel & security if your activities are not for state business.
This includes GOP party business, rallies, parties, suppressing the Epstein files, and all legal proceedings against you and your business ventures.
STOP WASTING OUR TAX DOLLARS!
Please pay for your own travel & security if your activities are not for state business.
This includes GOP party business, rallies, parties, suppressing the Epstein files, and all legal proceedings against you and your business ventures.
STOP WASTING OUR TAX DOLLARS!
Last year I bought a magnetic pop socket for like $10.
Just lost it and checked... they're like THIRTY BUCKS now!!!
Thanks Trump! Those tariffs are really sticking it to our enemies. 🙄
Just lost it and checked... they're like THIRTY BUCKS now!!!
Thanks Trump! Those tariffs are really sticking it to our enemies. 🙄
October 21, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Last year I bought a magnetic pop socket for like $10.
Just lost it and checked... they're like THIRTY BUCKS now!!!
Thanks Trump! Those tariffs are really sticking it to our enemies. 🙄
Just lost it and checked... they're like THIRTY BUCKS now!!!
Thanks Trump! Those tariffs are really sticking it to our enemies. 🙄
NOW HE IS LITERALLY DEMOLISHING THE WHITE HOUSE?
October 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
NOW HE IS LITERALLY DEMOLISHING THE WHITE HOUSE?
I love the small contingent of old ladies and children and families outside my CTA station, cheering on protestors headed downtown.
#nokings #HandsoffChicago
#nokings #HandsoffChicago
October 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I love the small contingent of old ladies and children and families outside my CTA station, cheering on protestors headed downtown.
#nokings #HandsoffChicago
#nokings #HandsoffChicago
Headed back from a week's vacation... Anything happening in Chicago?
October 13, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Headed back from a week's vacation... Anything happening in Chicago?
Did Pam Bondi really ask Adam Schiff if he went to law school in a congressional oversight committee hearing?
**Checks notes** ... Yes, Pam. He graduated Harvard Law School cum laude in 1985.
**Checks notes** ... Yes, Pam. He graduated Harvard Law School cum laude in 1985.
October 8, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Did Pam Bondi really ask Adam Schiff if he went to law school in a congressional oversight committee hearing?
**Checks notes** ... Yes, Pam. He graduated Harvard Law School cum laude in 1985.
**Checks notes** ... Yes, Pam. He graduated Harvard Law School cum laude in 1985.
I'm on vacation and going to be trying to avoid the news. Especially politics. Self care is important .
October 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I'm on vacation and going to be trying to avoid the news. Especially politics. Self care is important .
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These guys are claiming Kirk as a nazi.
I'm curious, from the right's perspective, is this unacceptable criticism, of the type that's getting liberals fired from their jobs, or is this honoring his legacy?
I'm curious, from the right's perspective, is this unacceptable criticism, of the type that's getting liberals fired from their jobs, or is this honoring his legacy?
🧵 1/7
Nazis exploited Charlie Kirk’s murder as an opportunity to recruit in Huntington Beach on 9/13/25:
Nazis exploited Charlie Kirk’s murder as an opportunity to recruit in Huntington Beach on 9/13/25:
September 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
These guys are claiming Kirk as a nazi.
I'm curious, from the right's perspective, is this unacceptable criticism, of the type that's getting liberals fired from their jobs, or is this honoring his legacy?
I'm curious, from the right's perspective, is this unacceptable criticism, of the type that's getting liberals fired from their jobs, or is this honoring his legacy?
What if Jessie's Girl grew up to be Stacy's Mom? 🤔
September 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
What if Jessie's Girl grew up to be Stacy's Mom? 🤔
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Know your rights, Illinois.
Stay safe and stay informed.
Stay safe and stay informed.
September 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Know your rights, Illinois.
Stay safe and stay informed.
Stay safe and stay informed.
Fixed it.
But poop jokes aside, the DoD should have nothing to do with deportations or attacking any American soil. This attack on Chicago is unlawful and, I think, treason.
But poop jokes aside, the DoD should have nothing to do with deportations or attacking any American soil. This attack on Chicago is unlawful and, I think, treason.
September 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Fixed it.
But poop jokes aside, the DoD should have nothing to do with deportations or attacking any American soil. This attack on Chicago is unlawful and, I think, treason.
But poop jokes aside, the DoD should have nothing to do with deportations or attacking any American soil. This attack on Chicago is unlawful and, I think, treason.
Oasis is expensive. Come to Cobra Lounge and see Failed Models instead.
August 29, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Oasis is expensive. Come to Cobra Lounge and see Failed Models instead.
A reminder to Carrie Sheffield and all other right-wing pundits appearing on TV... STFU about Chicago... (image from @harebrained.bsky.social)
August 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
A reminder to Carrie Sheffield and all other right-wing pundits appearing on TV... STFU about Chicago... (image from @harebrained.bsky.social)
Tonight in Chicago!
Come see me play keytar with Failed Models at Cobra Lounge (Fulton & Ashland) with 2 other phenomenal bands!
Rock show!
Come see me play keytar with Failed Models at Cobra Lounge (Fulton & Ashland) with 2 other phenomenal bands!
Rock show!
August 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Tonight in Chicago!
Come see me play keytar with Failed Models at Cobra Lounge (Fulton & Ashland) with 2 other phenomenal bands!
Rock show!
Come see me play keytar with Failed Models at Cobra Lounge (Fulton & Ashland) with 2 other phenomenal bands!
Rock show!
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The safety of the people of Illinois is always my top priority.
There is no emergency that warrants the President of the United States federalizing the Illinois National Guard, deploying the National Guard from other states, or sending active duty military within our own borders.
There is no emergency that warrants the President of the United States federalizing the Illinois National Guard, deploying the National Guard from other states, or sending active duty military within our own borders.
August 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The safety of the people of Illinois is always my top priority.
There is no emergency that warrants the President of the United States federalizing the Illinois National Guard, deploying the National Guard from other states, or sending active duty military within our own borders.
There is no emergency that warrants the President of the United States federalizing the Illinois National Guard, deploying the National Guard from other states, or sending active duty military within our own borders.
I can't stop thinking about this stat. We could probably add free, robust, and accessible mental healthcare and it would still not match the cost.
We can do better.
We can do better.
Again: this is not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
It’s about priorities.
August 20, 2025 at 12:14 PM
I can't stop thinking about this stat. We could probably add free, robust, and accessible mental healthcare and it would still not match the cost.
We can do better.
We can do better.
Every single resident of DC should call the FBI and ask them to release the Epstein files.
August 13, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Every single resident of DC should call the FBI and ask them to release the Epstein files.
Last month something I ordered was shipped from Alabama to Chicago vis Phoenix. This month, Florida to Chicago via San Francisco. WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU ON, USPS?
August 9, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Last month something I ordered was shipped from Alabama to Chicago vis Phoenix. This month, Florida to Chicago via San Francisco. WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU ON, USPS?
Stand outs from watching Lolla on Hulu from my couch:
- Gracie Abrams
- Cage the Elephant
- Olivia Rodrigo
- Doechii
- Rufus Du Sol
- The Marías
- Gracie Abrams
- Cage the Elephant
- Olivia Rodrigo
- Doechii
- Rufus Du Sol
- The Marías
August 4, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Stand outs from watching Lolla on Hulu from my couch:
- Gracie Abrams
- Cage the Elephant
- Olivia Rodrigo
- Doechii
- Rufus Du Sol
- The Marías
- Gracie Abrams
- Cage the Elephant
- Olivia Rodrigo
- Doechii
- Rufus Du Sol
- The Marías
I don't get K-pop I guess.
Caught some of Boynextdoor and Twice at Lolla on Hulu and they just seem over-scripted, with corporate-produced tunes, and less enthusiastic than a troop on a weekday side-stage at a theme park. Fans praising them up on socials just seems oddly forced too.
Caught some of Boynextdoor and Twice at Lolla on Hulu and they just seem over-scripted, with corporate-produced tunes, and less enthusiastic than a troop on a weekday side-stage at a theme park. Fans praising them up on socials just seems oddly forced too.
August 3, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I don't get K-pop I guess.
Caught some of Boynextdoor and Twice at Lolla on Hulu and they just seem over-scripted, with corporate-produced tunes, and less enthusiastic than a troop on a weekday side-stage at a theme park. Fans praising them up on socials just seems oddly forced too.
Caught some of Boynextdoor and Twice at Lolla on Hulu and they just seem over-scripted, with corporate-produced tunes, and less enthusiastic than a troop on a weekday side-stage at a theme park. Fans praising them up on socials just seems oddly forced too.