Lucas Brandt
@lucasbrandt.bsky.social
Chicago fan of buses, bikes, and beer
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This is why all these discussions are just eugenics wrapped up in process and anecdote. You can’t explain the outcomes without acknowledging privilege UNLESS you think white men are genetically superior. They all disgracefully think that but most are too chickenshit to say it.
December 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This is why all these discussions are just eugenics wrapped up in process and anecdote. You can’t explain the outcomes without acknowledging privilege UNLESS you think white men are genetically superior. They all disgracefully think that but most are too chickenshit to say it.
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Paradise Valley, Detroit, seen on a John Lee Hooker album cover that captures the neighborhood before it was demolished for construction of the Chrysler Freeway and “urban renewal” in the 1960s. More info: www.segregationbydesign.com/detroit/hast...
December 17, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Paradise Valley, Detroit, seen on a John Lee Hooker album cover that captures the neighborhood before it was demolished for construction of the Chrysler Freeway and “urban renewal” in the 1960s. More info: www.segregationbydesign.com/detroit/hast...
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⚛️⚡️ Over the last 24 hours, enough nuclear energy was available to supply 95% of overall electricity demand in northern Illinois.
⏰ Nuclear plants could meet all electricity demand 25% of the last 24 hours.
⏰ Nuclear plants could meet all electricity demand 25% of the last 24 hours.
December 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
⚛️⚡️ Over the last 24 hours, enough nuclear energy was available to supply 95% of overall electricity demand in northern Illinois.
⏰ Nuclear plants could meet all electricity demand 25% of the last 24 hours.
⏰ Nuclear plants could meet all electricity demand 25% of the last 24 hours.
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Sobe Love Bus Brew (2001-circa 2005): A "chocolate drink" released to compete with Yoo-Hoo, marketed for its vitamin and ginseng content, and the the layer of thick "chocolate goo" at the bottom of each bottle that needed to be shaken up to blend.
June 16, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Sobe Love Bus Brew (2001-circa 2005): A "chocolate drink" released to compete with Yoo-Hoo, marketed for its vitamin and ginseng content, and the the layer of thick "chocolate goo" at the bottom of each bottle that needed to be shaken up to blend.
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5700 West Huron Street
December 13, 2025 at 1:45 AM
5700 West Huron Street
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someone tell the California ACLU who is disproportionately more likely to be killed in traffic accidents including those involving people under the influence
The California ACLU is staunchly opposed to the ignition interlock device program and is a big reason that it has not been expanded. Despite the fact that California heavily subsidizes the cost for low-income drunk drivers, the ACLU says that the program is a form of "racialized wealth extraction."
December 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
someone tell the California ACLU who is disproportionately more likely to be killed in traffic accidents including those involving people under the influence
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It's a Chicago holiday
November 1, 2025 at 12:06 PM
It's a Chicago holiday
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Jamapalooza is back! Join us for the fall equinox celebration and Chicagohenge on Wednesday, September 24th, for our biggest ride of the year as we descend on and then ride around downtown.
Not on a bus? Meet us at the Picasso statue at 6pm!
See you at the Jam.
Not on a bus? Meet us at the Picasso statue at 6pm!
See you at the Jam.
September 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Jamapalooza is back! Join us for the fall equinox celebration and Chicagohenge on Wednesday, September 24th, for our biggest ride of the year as we descend on and then ride around downtown.
Not on a bus? Meet us at the Picasso statue at 6pm!
See you at the Jam.
Not on a bus? Meet us at the Picasso statue at 6pm!
See you at the Jam.
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"How Are the Very Rich Feeling About New York’s Next Mayor?"
A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.
Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.
A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.
Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.
September 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
"How Are the Very Rich Feeling About New York’s Next Mayor?"
A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.
Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.
A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.
Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.
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Assessor Fritz Kaegi has “clearly improved” the fairness of Cook County’s property tax assessment system over his two terms, according to a new study crediting his office with reversing problems that led to the overvaluation of lower-priced homes and the undervaluation of high-priced homes.
Study finds Kaegi has improved fairness in Cook County property assessments
Assessor Fritz Kaegi “clearly improved” the fairness of Cook County’s property tax assessment system over his two terms, according to a new study.
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September 5, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Assessor Fritz Kaegi has “clearly improved” the fairness of Cook County’s property tax assessment system over his two terms, according to a new study crediting his office with reversing problems that led to the overvaluation of lower-priced homes and the undervaluation of high-priced homes.
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Today I spoke with a Philly resident whose entire life has been upended. Today's service cuts mean they have an entirely new work schedule – and this is only with half the proposed cuts enacted.
This is the reality that Illinois Democrats like @jbpritzker.bsky.social are speedruning us towards.
This is the reality that Illinois Democrats like @jbpritzker.bsky.social are speedruning us towards.
August 25, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Today I spoke with a Philly resident whose entire life has been upended. Today's service cuts mean they have an entirely new work schedule – and this is only with half the proposed cuts enacted.
This is the reality that Illinois Democrats like @jbpritzker.bsky.social are speedruning us towards.
This is the reality that Illinois Democrats like @jbpritzker.bsky.social are speedruning us towards.
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THEY F*CKING TOOK THE ICE CREAM MAN! The photo says it all.
Masked ICE goons grabbed Enrique Lozano in front of a Culver City, CA church. A Community Coalition helped the family identify the abandoned cart, locate his belongings. For 20 years, loved in the community. "Hardened criminals" - my ass.
Masked ICE goons grabbed Enrique Lozano in front of a Culver City, CA church. A Community Coalition helped the family identify the abandoned cart, locate his belongings. For 20 years, loved in the community. "Hardened criminals" - my ass.
June 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
THEY F*CKING TOOK THE ICE CREAM MAN! The photo says it all.
Masked ICE goons grabbed Enrique Lozano in front of a Culver City, CA church. A Community Coalition helped the family identify the abandoned cart, locate his belongings. For 20 years, loved in the community. "Hardened criminals" - my ass.
Masked ICE goons grabbed Enrique Lozano in front of a Culver City, CA church. A Community Coalition helped the family identify the abandoned cart, locate his belongings. For 20 years, loved in the community. "Hardened criminals" - my ass.
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here’s a crazy statistic: more people work for the MTA (~70K employees) than are coal miners in the entire country (~42K)
May 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
here’s a crazy statistic: more people work for the MTA (~70K employees) than are coal miners in the entire country (~42K)
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Saw these two eras of pickup truck parked next to one another and it almost looks like an optical illusion
October 25, 2024 at 2:57 PM
Saw these two eras of pickup truck parked next to one another and it almost looks like an optical illusion
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If 31 people died in a plane crash, the FAA would take rapid action. But that’s just the status quo on Western Avenue.
May 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
If 31 people died in a plane crash, the FAA would take rapid action. But that’s just the status quo on Western Avenue.
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Oh yeah nice one kid hook that hope for humanity right into my veins
May 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Oh yeah nice one kid hook that hope for humanity right into my veins
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World Central Kitchen has run out of food to serve in Gaza. Its bakery ("recently the last working bakery in Gaza") is out of flour. There are 100,000+ tons of food in staging areas within driving distance of Gaza, and Israel refuses to let them in wck.org/news/gaza-up...
World Central Kitchen | WCK Forced to Halt Cooking in Gaza as Supplies Run Out
After serving more than 130 million total meals and 26 million loaves of bread over the past 18 months, World Central Kitchen no longer has the supplies to cook meals or bake bread in Gaza.
wck.org
May 7, 2025 at 7:13 PM
World Central Kitchen has run out of food to serve in Gaza. Its bakery ("recently the last working bakery in Gaza") is out of flour. There are 100,000+ tons of food in staging areas within driving distance of Gaza, and Israel refuses to let them in wck.org/news/gaza-up...
Oh, suburbs.
chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-subu...
"maintaining our uniqueness requires respect for our past and respect for our neighbors and their reasons for living in Barrington Hills"
Oh yeah, exclusive single-family residential zoning makes your suburb unique, definitely! 😆
chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-subu...
"maintaining our uniqueness requires respect for our past and respect for our neighbors and their reasons for living in Barrington Hills"
Oh yeah, exclusive single-family residential zoning makes your suburb unique, definitely! 😆
Budding controversy? This flower farm is fighting a suburb to exist
Little Ducky Flower Farm owner Chris Yamamoto has been battling village officials in Barrington Hills for a year to find a way for his small "u-pick" flower farm to operate. The village says his opera...
chicago.suntimes.com
May 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Oh, suburbs.
chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-subu...
"maintaining our uniqueness requires respect for our past and respect for our neighbors and their reasons for living in Barrington Hills"
Oh yeah, exclusive single-family residential zoning makes your suburb unique, definitely! 😆
chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-subu...
"maintaining our uniqueness requires respect for our past and respect for our neighbors and their reasons for living in Barrington Hills"
Oh yeah, exclusive single-family residential zoning makes your suburb unique, definitely! 😆
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Community hall — Post Office
Balfour, ND
Balfour, ND
December 14, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Community hall — Post Office
Balfour, ND
Balfour, ND
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Across the country, people are starting meal preparations and traveling to be with friends and family.
Tell us your favorite dish on the Thanksgiving table, and we’ll share our knowledge about the work behind the ingredients. #WeFeedYou
Tell us your favorite dish on the Thanksgiving table, and we’ll share our knowledge about the work behind the ingredients. #WeFeedYou
November 27, 2024 at 8:40 PM
Across the country, people are starting meal preparations and traveling to be with friends and family.
Tell us your favorite dish on the Thanksgiving table, and we’ll share our knowledge about the work behind the ingredients. #WeFeedYou
Tell us your favorite dish on the Thanksgiving table, and we’ll share our knowledge about the work behind the ingredients. #WeFeedYou
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NASA: Potential Link Between Extraterrestrials, Giant Metal Claw Picking Up Earth
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November 20, 2024 at 7:11 PM
NASA: Potential Link Between Extraterrestrials, Giant Metal Claw Picking Up Earth
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