Jeremey
@jeremey1.bsky.social
Son, Brother, and hopefully a kind person. Watcher of Illinois basketball and maker of food. Likes are not endorsements.
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There’s still a classist view on the bus in Chicago. Which is a shame because buses go to places where there are no trains
Cities become so much better when we make the bus suck less; there are still many, many ways we can make the bus suck less; and as a whole we should be trying to make the things we already know how to do suck less instead of waiting/wishing/hoping for vaporware tech to save the day.
One thing I wrote about here is how technology has made buses *way* more convenient while techno-futurists were obsessed with flying taxis and self-driving cars.
January 2, 2026 at 3:07 PM
There’s still a classist view on the bus in Chicago. Which is a shame because buses go to places where there are no trains
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Loose Ends in 60 Seconds 🩷
January 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Loose Ends in 60 Seconds 🩷
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5 million-plus kindergartners now live in counties where schools don’t have “herd immunity” for measles, Washington Post reporters found.
WaPo also built a tool to look up your own county.
Exceptional, and alarming work by @laurenweberhp.bsky.social @caitlingilbert.bsky.social et al.
(Gift link.)
WaPo also built a tool to look up your own county.
Exceptional, and alarming work by @laurenweberhp.bsky.social @caitlingilbert.bsky.social et al.
(Gift link.)
U.S. vaccination rates are plunging. Look up where your school stands.
Take a look to see what the kindergarten measles vaccination rates are in your area.
wapo.st
January 1, 2026 at 2:46 AM
5 million-plus kindergartners now live in counties where schools don’t have “herd immunity” for measles, Washington Post reporters found.
WaPo also built a tool to look up your own county.
Exceptional, and alarming work by @laurenweberhp.bsky.social @caitlingilbert.bsky.social et al.
(Gift link.)
WaPo also built a tool to look up your own county.
Exceptional, and alarming work by @laurenweberhp.bsky.social @caitlingilbert.bsky.social et al.
(Gift link.)
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USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
December 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
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Jalen Smith dunks on Joel Embiid replay
December 27, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Jalen Smith dunks on Joel Embiid replay
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OH MY GODDDDDDDDD!!!!
LaFleur completed outcoached Johnson tonight. Bears absolutely deserve to lose and until they beat Green Bay none of this means anything.
December 21, 2025 at 4:14 AM
OH MY GODDDDDDDDD!!!!
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It turns out vehicular traffic does something else, too, more subtle but equally pernicious: It changes the way children see and experience the world by diminishing their connection to community and neighbors.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Kids Who Get Driven Everywhere Don't Know Where They're Going
A new study suggests vehicular travel affects children's ability to navigate their neighborhood and connect to their community.
www.bloomberg.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:33 PM
It turns out vehicular traffic does something else, too, more subtle but equally pernicious: It changes the way children see and experience the world by diminishing their connection to community and neighbors.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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A once-in-a-generation investment that benefits everyone in our state.
Today, I’m proud to sign the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act into law.
Our new regional authority will modernize Illinois’ transit systems — and we’re doing it with no new statewide taxes.
Today, I’m proud to sign the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act into law.
Our new regional authority will modernize Illinois’ transit systems — and we’re doing it with no new statewide taxes.
December 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
A once-in-a-generation investment that benefits everyone in our state.
Today, I’m proud to sign the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act into law.
Our new regional authority will modernize Illinois’ transit systems — and we’re doing it with no new statewide taxes.
Today, I’m proud to sign the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act into law.
Our new regional authority will modernize Illinois’ transit systems — and we’re doing it with no new statewide taxes.
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Stockton Dr is cleared of all snow and ice right down to the asphalt for cars, but hundreds of daily CTA bus riders at this stop have to navigate icy lumps #PlowTheSidewalks
December 5, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Stockton Dr is cleared of all snow and ice right down to the asphalt for cars, but hundreds of daily CTA bus riders at this stop have to navigate icy lumps #PlowTheSidewalks
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if you ate a costco hotdog, you may be entitled to compensation
December 2, 2025 at 1:23 AM
if you ate a costco hotdog, you may be entitled to compensation
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There’s $5 billion sitting in SNAP reserves right now. The money’s there.
The Administration just decided feeding families matters less than bailing out Argentina.
The Administration just decided feeding families matters less than bailing out Argentina.
October 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
There’s $5 billion sitting in SNAP reserves right now. The money’s there.
The Administration just decided feeding families matters less than bailing out Argentina.
The Administration just decided feeding families matters less than bailing out Argentina.
It’s where they plan to flee after Project 2029 kicks in
BREAKING: The Trump administration is doubling its Argentina bailout to $40 billion.
October 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
It’s where they plan to flee after Project 2029 kicks in
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ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...
October 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...
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Costs of 🚙🚐🚛🚲🚶♀️crashes this year
$498,743,132 due to the deaths
$246,380,582 due to the incapacitating injuries
$612,970,960 due to the non-incapacitating injuries
= $1,358,094,674 total
That’s almost $1.4 billion
$498,743,132 due to the deaths
$246,380,582 due to the incapacitating injuries
$612,970,960 due to the non-incapacitating injuries
= $1,358,094,674 total
That’s almost $1.4 billion
August 1, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Costs of 🚙🚐🚛🚲🚶♀️crashes this year
$498,743,132 due to the deaths
$246,380,582 due to the incapacitating injuries
$612,970,960 due to the non-incapacitating injuries
= $1,358,094,674 total
That’s almost $1.4 billion
$498,743,132 due to the deaths
$246,380,582 due to the incapacitating injuries
$612,970,960 due to the non-incapacitating injuries
= $1,358,094,674 total
That’s almost $1.4 billion
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For more reporting on this be sure to tune into Fanduel TV, the DraftKings network, or get some skin in the game on whether he's eventually charged via ESPN Bet
FROM SHAMS:
BREAKING: The U.S. District Attorney’s office is investigating Detroit Pistons guard Malik Beasley on allegations of gambling related to NBA games and prop bets, sources told ESPN. Serious development surrounding one of the top NBA free agents.
BREAKING: The U.S. District Attorney’s office is investigating Detroit Pistons guard Malik Beasley on allegations of gambling related to NBA games and prop bets, sources told ESPN. Serious development surrounding one of the top NBA free agents.
June 29, 2025 at 4:16 PM
For more reporting on this be sure to tune into Fanduel TV, the DraftKings network, or get some skin in the game on whether he's eventually charged via ESPN Bet
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A leading candidate for governor in Michigan is proposing a light rail network to connect Detroit, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Traverse City, Ann Arbor, Chicago
michiganadvance.com/briefs/benso...
michiganadvance.com/briefs/benso...
Benson proposes light rail network to connect Detroit to Traverse City, Grand Rapids • Michigan Advance
MACKINAC ISLAND – Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says if elected governor she would prioritize creating a light rail network connecting the state. Benson was speaking during a session promoting her...
michiganadvance.com
June 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
A leading candidate for governor in Michigan is proposing a light rail network to connect Detroit, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Traverse City, Ann Arbor, Chicago
michiganadvance.com/briefs/benso...
michiganadvance.com/briefs/benso...
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Gov. Pritzker should call a special session in the summer
June 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Gov. Pritzker should call a special session in the summer
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“It is true that I didn’t come over on the Mayflower, but I came as fast as I could.” -Anton Cermak, 44th Mayor of Chicago
June 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
“It is true that I didn’t come over on the Mayflower, but I came as fast as I could.” -Anton Cermak, 44th Mayor of Chicago
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Got a wedding invitation a few years ago that literally said, in print, "there is street parking at the venue. This isn't Chicago, we live in a civilization" - husband and i were stunned into silence. What absolutely unnecessary nonsense.
We need to build some real social stigma around being afraid of cities. You don't have to like them or live there, but a politics built this strongly around watching TV and going "ewww" is embarrassing, and people should be embarrassed by it. It's like "fear of werewolves" being your top issue.
June 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Got a wedding invitation a few years ago that literally said, in print, "there is street parking at the venue. This isn't Chicago, we live in a civilization" - husband and i were stunned into silence. What absolutely unnecessary nonsense.
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The UP-NW Metra should go to Madison
Can they please build an S-Bahn already? Half these lines are already publicly owned 😤
May 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The UP-NW Metra should go to Madison
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i can't get over that this is his actual opinion
May 8, 2025 at 12:02 PM
i can't get over that this is his actual opinion
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Chicagoans have demanded new leadership at the CTA for years.
Now, there's an opportunity to select an experienced and visionary leader to take on major challenges.
A transparent, thorough national search should be conducted to attract and consider the best possible candidates.
Now, there's an opportunity to select an experienced and visionary leader to take on major challenges.
A transparent, thorough national search should be conducted to attract and consider the best possible candidates.
May 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Chicagoans have demanded new leadership at the CTA for years.
Now, there's an opportunity to select an experienced and visionary leader to take on major challenges.
A transparent, thorough national search should be conducted to attract and consider the best possible candidates.
Now, there's an opportunity to select an experienced and visionary leader to take on major challenges.
A transparent, thorough national search should be conducted to attract and consider the best possible candidates.