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The Midwest yearns for more train
The Chicago-hub Amtrak service is outperforming many other U.S. regions in ridership growth. will.illinois.edu/21stshow/sto...
The state of rail travel across Illinois | Illinois Public Media
There's a lot of passenger rail projects underway across Illinois with some pushing full-steam ahead and some in railway limbo.
The 21st Show is Illinois' statewide weekday public radio talk show...
will.illinois.edu
November 15, 2025 at 4:39 AM
The Midwest yearns for more train
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I moved to Minnesota in June 2023 during a day when the air smelled like a campfire. When I’ve asked longtime Minnesotans about the increasingly severe smoke during our summers, they all say it was never a problem until a few years ago. And wow, this graph has got the receipts.
November 14, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I moved to Minnesota in June 2023 during a day when the air smelled like a campfire. When I’ve asked longtime Minnesotans about the increasingly severe smoke during our summers, they all say it was never a problem until a few years ago. And wow, this graph has got the receipts.
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We should build a lot more of the safest types of homes.
Modern Multifamily Buildings Provide the Most Fire Protection
A large body of research has demonstrated that apartment buildings and other types of multifamily housing can provide many benefits to a community, especially when built in high-demand areas where…
www.pew.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM
We should build a lot more of the safest types of homes.
Basic human needs are basic human rights.
Public transportation.
Public homes, means we need to legalize building more homes.
A Universal Basic Income for the costs of living like food, shelter, communication (your phone bill), etc.
Universal Healthcare, now.
We can live in a better world.
Public transportation.
Public homes, means we need to legalize building more homes.
A Universal Basic Income for the costs of living like food, shelter, communication (your phone bill), etc.
Universal Healthcare, now.
We can live in a better world.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Basic human needs are basic human rights.
Public transportation.
Public homes, means we need to legalize building more homes.
A Universal Basic Income for the costs of living like food, shelter, communication (your phone bill), etc.
Universal Healthcare, now.
We can live in a better world.
Public transportation.
Public homes, means we need to legalize building more homes.
A Universal Basic Income for the costs of living like food, shelter, communication (your phone bill), etc.
Universal Healthcare, now.
We can live in a better world.
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Sex ed should be mandatory and all students regardless of gender should study periods, childbirth, PCOS, and endometriosis.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Sex ed should be mandatory and all students regardless of gender should study periods, childbirth, PCOS, and endometriosis.
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MINNEAPOLIS GO GO NOW! #northernlights #photos
November 12, 2025 at 2:40 AM
MINNEAPOLIS GO GO NOW! #northernlights #photos
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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MY FELLOW AMERICANS: Watch how modular in-street recycling/trash collection works. Common across Europe, it is a great solution for urban areas.
November 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
MY FELLOW AMERICANS: Watch how modular in-street recycling/trash collection works. Common across Europe, it is a great solution for urban areas.
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And we wonder why there are municipal governance problems
"HOA that thinks it's a city" actually describes a lot of urban America very well.
Also y’all actually like each other. SF is an HOA that thinks it’s a city
November 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
And we wonder why there are municipal governance problems
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Join us for DRAG BINGO at Roxy's Cabaret on Tuesday, November 11th!
🚪 Doors at 6 PM
🎱 Bingo starts at 7 PM
👑 Hosted by queens who serve LOOKS and NUMBERS
🏆 Prizes, raffle, and supporting your favorite org
What's not to love?
See you there! actionnetwork.org/events/novem...
🚪 Doors at 6 PM
🎱 Bingo starts at 7 PM
👑 Hosted by queens who serve LOOKS and NUMBERS
🏆 Prizes, raffle, and supporting your favorite org
What's not to love?
See you there! actionnetwork.org/events/novem...
November 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Join us for DRAG BINGO at Roxy's Cabaret on Tuesday, November 11th!
🚪 Doors at 6 PM
🎱 Bingo starts at 7 PM
👑 Hosted by queens who serve LOOKS and NUMBERS
🏆 Prizes, raffle, and supporting your favorite org
What's not to love?
See you there! actionnetwork.org/events/novem...
🚪 Doors at 6 PM
🎱 Bingo starts at 7 PM
👑 Hosted by queens who serve LOOKS and NUMBERS
🏆 Prizes, raffle, and supporting your favorite org
What's not to love?
See you there! actionnetwork.org/events/novem...
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Bringing this map over from the bad place
November 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Bringing this map over from the bad place
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Planners should listen to maps like this more than testimony at public meetings. The red areas are actually crying out for more homes.
November 7, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Planners should listen to maps like this more than testimony at public meetings. The red areas are actually crying out for more homes.
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Every single corner and every place two different materials meet is another potential leak
One way to reduce condo defect liability: stop forcing architects to design buildings that leak. HCD’s “objective design standards” guide *encourages* making building envelopes more complex, heightening leak and therefore defect lawsuit risk cao-94612.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/documents/Ap...
November 7, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Every single corner and every place two different materials meet is another potential leak
This is why i hate "exercise" and going for a walk or ride without a purpose. The thing itself is just not fun, and therefore not sustainable.
They just become more familiar, so I dont have to dedicate as much thought to the steps.
Every single time I've brushed or flossed my teeth, for 37 years, it's been a series of conscious actions that require thought and willpower.
Nothing gets to be automatic.
Every single time I've brushed or flossed my teeth, for 37 years, it's been a series of conscious actions that require thought and willpower.
Nothing gets to be automatic.
November 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
This is why i hate "exercise" and going for a walk or ride without a purpose. The thing itself is just not fun, and therefore not sustainable.
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We want to hear YOUR housing story!
Whether it's been a struggle to find affordable housing, a success story about your neighborhood, or how a lack of options has impacted you, your story could be the difference in passing bills to create more housing.
Share it here: forms.gle/MiVwzteaHC1j...
Whether it's been a struggle to find affordable housing, a success story about your neighborhood, or how a lack of options has impacted you, your story could be the difference in passing bills to create more housing.
Share it here: forms.gle/MiVwzteaHC1j...
November 7, 2025 at 5:43 PM
We want to hear YOUR housing story!
Whether it's been a struggle to find affordable housing, a success story about your neighborhood, or how a lack of options has impacted you, your story could be the difference in passing bills to create more housing.
Share it here: forms.gle/MiVwzteaHC1j...
Whether it's been a struggle to find affordable housing, a success story about your neighborhood, or how a lack of options has impacted you, your story could be the difference in passing bills to create more housing.
Share it here: forms.gle/MiVwzteaHC1j...
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This is the big thing!
It's actually really bad that congressional salaries are just $174,000 for the demands on their time and the amounts of travel they have to do.
The mayor of Minneapolis makes $140,000. State legislators in MN make 51,000, significantly below market for the metro.
It's actually really bad that congressional salaries are just $174,000 for the demands on their time and the amounts of travel they have to do.
The mayor of Minneapolis makes $140,000. State legislators in MN make 51,000, significantly below market for the metro.
ryan is right. people HATE hearing this. but it is just a matter of simple incentives. if you want a more representative legislature — and if you want a legislature more resistant to corruption — then you need to jack up the salaries. serving as mayor of NYC should net you a cool 500K *at least*
people hate hearing this but it's 100% true, creating a huge pay gap between political leaders, their staffs, and other elites is a recipe for corruption. of course the flip side of that is taxes on the rich should be jacked way the hell up
November 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
This is the big thing!
It's actually really bad that congressional salaries are just $174,000 for the demands on their time and the amounts of travel they have to do.
The mayor of Minneapolis makes $140,000. State legislators in MN make 51,000, significantly below market for the metro.
It's actually really bad that congressional salaries are just $174,000 for the demands on their time and the amounts of travel they have to do.
The mayor of Minneapolis makes $140,000. State legislators in MN make 51,000, significantly below market for the metro.
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If you're a taxpayer in Minneapolis without kids, you can still do this too.
If you are a parent of a kid in Minneapolis public schools, please, please, PLEASE take 2 minutes to email the school board (SchoolBoard@mpls.k12.mn.us) and superintendent (mpssup@mpls.k12.mn.us) to tell them to settle with the educators' union and give them what they want. Your emails truly help!
November 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
If you're a taxpayer in Minneapolis without kids, you can still do this too.
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What better way to go on a 17 mile bike tour of Minneapolis than joining all 6 pickets with our incredible public school educators
My heart is full 💙 but unfortunately so are these classes!
Can you email the school board and tell them what our students, our educators, and our city deserves?
My heart is full 💙 but unfortunately so are these classes!
Can you email the school board and tell them what our students, our educators, and our city deserves?
November 7, 2025 at 3:50 AM
What better way to go on a 17 mile bike tour of Minneapolis than joining all 6 pickets with our incredible public school educators
My heart is full 💙 but unfortunately so are these classes!
Can you email the school board and tell them what our students, our educators, and our city deserves?
My heart is full 💙 but unfortunately so are these classes!
Can you email the school board and tell them what our students, our educators, and our city deserves?
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Left NIMBYs claim developers will stop building housing before it lowers rents, but in reality over-exuberant developers will definitely over-build if you give them half a chance.
When that happens brand new buildings can become subsidized housing with shockingly little hassle.
When that happens brand new buildings can become subsidized housing with shockingly little hassle.
November 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Left NIMBYs claim developers will stop building housing before it lowers rents, but in reality over-exuberant developers will definitely over-build if you give them half a chance.
When that happens brand new buildings can become subsidized housing with shockingly little hassle.
When that happens brand new buildings can become subsidized housing with shockingly little hassle.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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November 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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People are out here blaming RCV for Jacob's win. And I cannot stress this enough: RCV had literally nothing to do with it. Everything about this outcome was entirely predictable. Jacob had huge structural advantages: compliant local media, off-cycle election, PAC $, patronage networks.
November 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Can we finally put to bed the idea that we should be meek and "safe" and run to the middle??
Universal (or at the very least, affordable) childcare and healthcare. Housing that fits our families and our budgets. Trans rights. Repro rights. Free and fair elections.
And oh yeah, hope and joy.
Universal (or at the very least, affordable) childcare and healthcare. Housing that fits our families and our budgets. Trans rights. Repro rights. Free and fair elections.
And oh yeah, hope and joy.
November 5, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Can we finally put to bed the idea that we should be meek and "safe" and run to the middle??
Universal (or at the very least, affordable) childcare and healthcare. Housing that fits our families and our budgets. Trans rights. Repro rights. Free and fair elections.
And oh yeah, hope and joy.
Universal (or at the very least, affordable) childcare and healthcare. Housing that fits our families and our budgets. Trans rights. Repro rights. Free and fair elections.
And oh yeah, hope and joy.
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Because Frey didn't get more than 50% of the first round votes, no winner was declared yet and won't be until tomorrow at the earliest.
November 5, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Because Frey didn't get more than 50% of the first round votes, no winner was declared yet and won't be until tomorrow at the earliest.
Just a little #CrowTime fan art for @secondlina.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Just a little #CrowTime fan art for @secondlina.com