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Ethan Spotts
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Search optimizer. Community person. Completely normal suburban dad.
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Evanston community protests against AT&T contracts with DHS
Over 30 Evanston community members protested in front of the AT&T storefront on Chicago Avenue on Sunday, calling for the company to drop its contract with the Department of Homeland Security.  The pr...
dailynorthwestern.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:06 PM
espotts.bsky.social
Is ramen the worst lunch to eat during a video meeting? Choices were made
October 30, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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a11yawareness.bsky.social
Don’t stuff your alt text with keywords without context. If your alt text is just a collection of keywords, it will just sound like a gibberish string. It won’t describe what’s actually in the image, and won't help a blind user get a context or content of the image.
October 16, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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karenattiah.bsky.social
Some news.
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · Sep 24
Karen Attiah, a Washington Post opinion writer fired this month for her social media posts about the assassination of Charlie Kirk, has filed a grievance arguing that she should have been allowed to share her views on news events under the company’s labor agreement and social media policy.
Karen Attiah Says Firing by Washington Post Violated Labor Agreement
The company fired Karen Attiah this month for her social media posts related to Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
nyti.ms
September 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
espotts.bsky.social
Talked with the work team about "first jobs" and I will say that hits different across generations
September 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
The president is sending the military to control American cities and if you're a reporter who's framing that illegal power grab as "pushing the boundaries of constitutionality" or "acting boldly to fight crime" or whatever, please go find another line of work where you won't get us all killed.
September 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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markjacob.bsky.social
This offer still stands. Mainstream media should use my suggested headline and lead paragraph.
markjacob.bsky.social Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · Aug 1
Dear mainstream media,
You’re nibbling around the edges of the Trump disaster without reporting the huge overall story that’s in front of you. Feel free to use this headline and lead paragraph, no charge.
Sincerely, Mark
TRUMP IS BUILDING A DICTATORSHIP With an all-out assault on democratic norms and the rule of law, President Donald Trump is amassing far more power than any previous U.S. president, creating unmistakable momentum toward establishment of a fascist dictatorship.
September 2, 2025 at 9:04 PM
espotts.bsky.social
Must be a retired CPD or CFD employee
blockclubchi.bsky.social Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · Aug 30
📢 JOB ALERT: Block Club is hiring a full-time reporter to cover Beverly, Morgan Park + Mount Greenwood on Chicago's South Side!

Deadline to apply is 9/15:
blockclubchi.co/417MIqG
August 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
espotts.bsky.social
This is like 5.5% of their endowment dailynorthwestern.com/2025/07/29/l...
Northwestern to eliminate more than 400 staff positions amid ‘mounting financial pressures’
Northwestern is set to eliminate more than 400 staff positions as it continues to grapple with a $790 million federal funding freeze in place from the Trump administration, multiple people familiar wi...
dailynorthwestern.com
July 29, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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a11yawareness.bsky.social
If you have a hashtag with multiple words, write the hashtag in #PascalCase or #camelCase to help users of screen readers. That helps the screen reader to read out the words out individually, rather than trying to read them in one long word.
July 22, 2025 at 1:51 AM
espotts.bsky.social
Inject this into every Democrat and have them say it every day
July 22, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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a11yawareness.bsky.social
For screen readers to recognize headings, heading text can't just be body text or normal text that's been made to look bigger and bolder. It must be formatted as a heading. In Microsoft Word and Google Docs, this can be done in the styles box. In HTML, use the tags h1 through h6.
July 21, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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the results of this ADU support petition will be given to the Chicago zoning committee on Monday morning, so sign it and ask three fellow Chicagoans to sign it by Sunday night. #AccessoryDwellingUnits #BuildMoreHomes
Support ADUs citywide in Chicago
What's going on? Currently, Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) are only legal in five pilot areas in Chicago, which were established May 1, 2022. Since the pilot areas were established, 106 permits…
actionnetwork.org
July 8, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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coolbikeart1.bsky.social
Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson

Happy #BicycleBirthday, Bill Watterson!
Born July 5, 1958

Have you got a favorite Calvin & Hobbes bicycle strip? Post it in the comments!
Calvin and Hobbes comic strip. Panel 1: Calvin's dad says, "Ahh, this is the life!" while struggling on a mountain bike in the hot sun. Panel 2: "Outside in the fresh air," he says while riding next to a smoggy pickup truck. Panel 3: "No distractions, no irritations," he says while insects swarm him. Panel 4: "Nothing but quiet and serenity, " he says while being attacked by dogs. Panel 5: "A chance to get a feel for the land," he says while flying through the air after doing an endo. Panel 6: "The exhilaration of speed," he says while pumping a flat tire. Panel 7: "The opportunity to reflect on things and let the mind wander," he says while holding his aching buttocks. Panel 8: "(sigh) Getting out like this really makes the rat race seem ridiculous. The weekends just aren't long enough to do what's important," he says while walking his bike to his garage. Panel 9: "You, I thin I'll quit my job and ride my bicycle all the time," he says to his wife. Panel 10: Wife: "OK, dear, want me to call the bike shop and see if they'll sponsor your mid-life crisis?" Dad: "Yeah, ask 'em if they'll upgrade my shifters, too."
July 5, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Active Trans is offering ten $200 mini-stipends to individuals or groups in Chicagoland that want to organize Week Without Driving events or campaigns.

@atalliance.bsky.social @equiticity.bsky.social @swcollectivechi.bsky.social @ctaction.org @betterstreetschicago.org @bikegridnow.org
Support available for your Week Without Driving events | Active Transportation Alliance
Imagine a week where your friends and neighbors experience your community from a completely new perspective. That’s the challenge posed […]
activetrans.org
July 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
espotts.bsky.social
I am once again asking @cityofevanston.bsky.social to build more housing to help our state stay strong. Let's go all in for Illinois housing, Evanston neighbors!
mclean.bsky.social Michael McLean @mclean.bsky.social · Jul 1
The National Democratic Redistricting Committee just released its 2030 congressional reapportionment estimate.

Illinois would lose 2 seats and electoral college votes.

We can’t afford to downsize or deny any new housing proposals in our neighborhoods
July 2, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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This is the whitest ad I've seen in a while, what the what Google youtu.be/386Cw1vKOfI?...
Just Ask Google
YouTube video by Google
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July 1, 2025 at 3:24 AM
espotts.bsky.social
10/10 free shelf items and packaging...love my building
June 28, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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maxdubler.com
This should be legal to build on any residential lot.
matthutchins.bsky.social Matt Hutchins AIA CPHD @matthutchins.bsky.social · Jun 27
We are already 66% leased, and we haven't finished construction yet!
There is definitely a market for stacked flats!

#spokanesix #manitosix
Manito Six in Spokane by CAST architecture/Matt Hutchins
June 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
espotts.bsky.social
Equally important is being able to do offline / irl. This candidate actually walked all over the city and went to a lot of events. If you can't or won't get involved in your socials or have the energy to get out, it's simple, don't RUN
amandalitman.bsky.social Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · Jun 28
Ezra Klein & @chrislhayes.bsky.social much more eloquently get at the point I’ve been making about how we need candidates who’ve run their own Instagram accounts — who are a little bit more ~Online~. You’ve got to be a consumer to be a producer. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/o...
But the amount of agita I've heard Democrats express about the lack of a iberal Joe Rogan, whatever it might be, as opposed to understanding attention not as something other people gift to you but as something you earn yourself. Or you look for it as a skill in other people, or you have some kind of filmmaker coach you. The gap is so much wider than it seems like it needs to be at this point. And watching all these people just get flattened by someone like Mamdani, it really speaks to it. Yes. I mean, part of the question here, though, is about being native to new forms. I have made a few TikTok videos, and they're not that good. I think I'm a pretty skilled public communicator. It's what I do for a living. It's what I've done for a long time. But there are these weird differences between different mediums, formats, visual grammars in different times. And here's a key thing: I think you have to be a consumer to be a producer, and I think this is a huge gap. I really think this is a real problem. I think now if I started to get serious about making TikTok videos where I talk to a camera, having watched a lot more, I would be better now.
June 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
espotts.bsky.social
A lot of housing is needed and I hope @cityofevanston.bsky.social will do our fair share as a good neighbor in this state. Would love more new neighbors here supporting this awesome town.
abundanthousingil.bsky.social Abundant Housing Illinois @abundanthousingil.bsky.social · Jun 27
A new report from the Illinois Economic Policy Institute and the Project for Middle Class Renewal at UIUC found that Illinois faces a shortage of 227,000 homes, and must double current construction rates to build 45,000 homes annually for the next 5 years 🏗️🏘️ www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/24/i...
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 27, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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June 27, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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amtrak’s marketing team gets it
June 21, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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"Nationally, half of all Black people say that secure bike parking will allow us to ride more often. Locally, in a densely populated city where a quarter of households report losing at least one bike to theft, the figure is sure to be much higher. Secure parking makes cycling accessible."
Black Cycling Clubs: 'We Just Want a Safe Place to Park Our Bikes' - Streetsblog New York City
Leaving a bike on the sidewalk overnight or while at work often results in a missing tire or gearset, but for most of us, it’s only a matter of time until the entire frame disappears.
nyc.streetsblog.org
June 20, 2025 at 1:04 AM
espotts.bsky.social
Bike, bus, or train to morning rave with coffee...I mean
June 20, 2025 at 4:00 AM