Francisco Maravilla, PhD
@fmaravilphd.bsky.social
Cognitive scientist, traveler. Interested in the intersection of language and abstraction. Currently data scientist at Morning Consult.
Views my own.
Views my own.
Gloomy Oakland autumn mornings keep tripping me up. Why does it feel like 80 mid-afternoon?
October 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Gloomy Oakland autumn mornings keep tripping me up. Why does it feel like 80 mid-afternoon?
When Radiohead starts playing at the bar and all the 30-50 year olds start bobbing their head
October 22, 2025 at 12:54 AM
When Radiohead starts playing at the bar and all the 30-50 year olds start bobbing their head
Okay, sometimes fall in the Bay Area really hits
October 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Okay, sometimes fall in the Bay Area really hits
One of the secret special things about public transit is the potential to run into friends without any expectation, just moving through your city
October 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
One of the secret special things about public transit is the potential to run into friends without any expectation, just moving through your city
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This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
October 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
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Federal agents are overtly abusing their power to try to intimidate advocates and elected officials. We need ICE out of Illinois immediately and justice for people like Ald. Jessie Fuentes who are defending their communities.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/03/f...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/03/f...
Federal Agents Handcuff Chicago Alderperson At Hospital ER
In another incident caught on video Friday, federal agents inside a car randomly threw tear gas into a Logan Square street while people — including a 2-year-old — were outside nearby.
blockclubchicago.org
October 3, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Federal agents are overtly abusing their power to try to intimidate advocates and elected officials. We need ICE out of Illinois immediately and justice for people like Ald. Jessie Fuentes who are defending their communities.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/03/f...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/03/f...
Americans will genuinely just say howdy with no irony whatsoever
October 4, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Americans will genuinely just say howdy with no irony whatsoever
Glad to see things on Bluesky are Normal today
October 3, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Glad to see things on Bluesky are Normal today
I used to live near here. Fuck these guys and anyone who wants to come into our communities and terrorize people
Earlier this morning around 10:15, ICE agents were spotted near Howard and Greenview in Rogers Park. It doesn't appear they arrested anyone, and they quickly left the area.
September 25, 2025 at 4:53 AM
I used to live near here. Fuck these guys and anyone who wants to come into our communities and terrorize people
I spy the back of @katmabu.bsky.social 's head. Keep up the good work!
Dozens of protesters clashed with federal agents outside a federal immigration facility in suburban Chicago on Friday. During the standoff, ICE deployed tear gas and pepper balls at the demonstrators, which included several local officials. nyti.ms/3VVN2Wn
September 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I spy the back of @katmabu.bsky.social 's head. Keep up the good work!
I swear to got this manchild had the smallest face-to-skull ratio I've ever seen
September 18, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I swear to got this manchild had the smallest face-to-skull ratio I've ever seen
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an article asking whether it's feminist to use AI? i will get right around to reading that, but first, would you join me in the cellar for a moment? i have a lovely new cask of sherry of dubious origin i'd like your opinion on
September 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
an article asking whether it's feminist to use AI? i will get right around to reading that, but first, would you join me in the cellar for a moment? i have a lovely new cask of sherry of dubious origin i'd like your opinion on
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Chicago keeping art alive:
August 29, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Chicago keeping art alive:
With everyone mentioning Chumbawamba and Tubthumpin' yesterday, I wanted to share another great example of antifascist folk music. If anyone isn't familiar with the Battle of Cable Street, this one's for you youtu.be/jnMrHQHUa1Y?...
Cable Street
YouTube video by The Young'uns - Topic
youtu.be
August 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
With everyone mentioning Chumbawamba and Tubthumpin' yesterday, I wanted to share another great example of antifascist folk music. If anyone isn't familiar with the Battle of Cable Street, this one's for you youtu.be/jnMrHQHUa1Y?...
Is it possible DS9 is the best Star Trek series?
August 8, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Is it possible DS9 is the best Star Trek series?
This is the kind of candidate we deserve. It's frankly sick to think people deserve to die because of political status. How is this controversial indeed?
This should not controversial, but somehow it is.
I believe EVERYONE deserves healthcare, no matter who you are, what you do, or where you were born.
I believe EVERYONE deserves healthcare, no matter who you are, what you do, or where you were born.
WATCH: @katmabu.bsky.social blows Jennings’ mind by saying “everyone deserves health care”
Reminder: this is how it is in every other developed nation, where the cruelty of the Republican Party has not killed universal health care on behalf of the insurance companies. #MedicareForAll
Reminder: this is how it is in every other developed nation, where the cruelty of the Republican Party has not killed universal health care on behalf of the insurance companies. #MedicareForAll
June 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
This is the kind of candidate we deserve. It's frankly sick to think people deserve to die because of political status. How is this controversial indeed?
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“So what do you think Democrats can learn from somebody who, like you, targets the most vulnerable among us?” said Newsom
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Gavin Newsom Sits Down For Podcast With Serial Killer Who Targets Homeless
SACRAMENTO, CA—Promising his podcast listeners an engaging and enlightening conversation, California Gov. Gavin Newsom reportedly sat down Tuesday with a serial killer who targets the homeless population. “So what do you think Democrats can learn from somebody who, like you, targets the most vulnerable among us?” said Newsom, who acknowledged that while he and the […]
theonion.com
May 13, 2025 at 11:30 PM
“So what do you think Democrats can learn from somebody who, like you, targets the most vulnerable among us?” said Newsom
theonion.com/gavin-n...
theonion.com/gavin-n...
Maybe RTD would actually start providing decent service? Or maybe local taxi companies would be able to fill the gap? Good riddance
Uber has threatened to cease operations in Colorado if a newly passed bill that aims to enhance safety and accountability in the rideshare industry becomes law.
Uber Threatens to Exit Colorado Over New Rideshare Safety Bill
One sponsor of the bill called Uber’s threat a “cynical and disheartening move by a multi-billion dollar company.”…
truthout.org
May 9, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Maybe RTD would actually start providing decent service? Or maybe local taxi companies would be able to fill the gap? Good riddance
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For non-Catholics and Catholics alike, I recommend giving Rerum Novarum a read, from Pope Leo XIII in 1891. “On Capital and Labor” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
Rerum
Novarum (May 15, 1891) | LEO XIII
Encyclical Rerum Novarum of Leo XIII, 15 May 1891
www.vatican.va
May 8, 2025 at 6:52 PM
For non-Catholics and Catholics alike, I recommend giving Rerum Novarum a read, from Pope Leo XIII in 1891. “On Capital and Labor” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
Chicago bluesky going crazy rn
May 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Chicago bluesky going crazy rn
@blankcheck.bsky.social Dislington mentioned...
The ‘ultra-processed food’ panic is pretty clearly just a mix of wishful thinking and classism
May 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
@blankcheck.bsky.social Dislington mentioned...
Does anyone notice what someone is listening to on the train and start listening to the same thing? Feels like a tiny bit of community among strangers
April 26, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Does anyone notice what someone is listening to on the train and start listening to the same thing? Feels like a tiny bit of community among strangers
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absolutely bodied by luxembourgish
April 21, 2025 at 12:54 PM
absolutely bodied by luxembourgish
Being in the same room as Vance killed him right? Right?
April 21, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Being in the same room as Vance killed him right? Right?
This is what we want to see more of
Q: "How do you respond to Governor Newsom?"
Sen. Van Hollen: "I think Americans are tired of elected officials or politicians who are all finger to the wind...Anybody who can't stand up for the Constitution and the right of due process doesn't deserve to lead."
Sen. Van Hollen: "I think Americans are tired of elected officials or politicians who are all finger to the wind...Anybody who can't stand up for the Constitution and the right of due process doesn't deserve to lead."
April 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
This is what we want to see more of