Papa Rides A Bike
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An avid pedestrian in Chicago.
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The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
![Excerpt from a BBC article: ""We usually work, 10, 11 or 12 hours a day," says a 49-year-old woman from Jiangxi unwilling to give her name. "On Sundays we work around three hours less."
She is in an alleyway, where a dozen people are huddled around a row of bulletin boards.
They are reading the job ads on the board, while examining the stitching on a pair of chinos draped over it.
This is Shein's supply chain. The factories are contracted to make clothes on order - some small, some big. If the chinos are a hit, orders will ramp up and so must production. Factories then hire temporary workers to meet the demand their permanent staff cannot fulfil.
The migrant worker from Jiangxi is looking for a short-term contract - and the chinos are an option.
"We earn so little. The cost of living is now so high," she says, adding that she hopes to make enough to send back to her two children who are living with their grandparents.
"We get paid per piece," she explains. "It depends how difficult the item is. Something simple like a t-shirt is one-two yuan [less than a dollar] per piece and I can make around a dozen in an hour.""](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreiber7g4o5pujmzmjjzsp5dkz7blfexburuwjispfpv6dki7akjb7a@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
Just got our Covid and flu shots. It takes a couple of weeks for immunity to kick in. The next day the family all came down with Covid. My son also tested positive for flu. I'm guessing he is the one that brought it home from preschool. 🫠 Get your shots folks! This strain is a bad one!
November 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Just got our Covid and flu shots. It takes a couple of weeks for immunity to kick in. The next day the family all came down with Covid. My son also tested positive for flu. I'm guessing he is the one that brought it home from preschool. 🫠 Get your shots folks! This strain is a bad one!
She might look lazy but this doggo is one heck of a bird hunter. Bagged two roosters yesterday at the iroquois wildlife preserve near Momence.
November 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
She might look lazy but this doggo is one heck of a bird hunter. Bagged two roosters yesterday at the iroquois wildlife preserve near Momence.
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The tickets are almost always closed as basically: they’re working on stuff, they need to be there.
But do they? Why not block one of the 2 general traffic lanes instead?
If parking in the bikelane is actually needed, set up a detour (can just be cones) to keep safe space for bikes/scooters!
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But do they? Why not block one of the 2 general traffic lanes instead?
If parking in the bikelane is actually needed, set up a detour (can just be cones) to keep safe space for bikes/scooters!
2/2
November 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The tickets are almost always closed as basically: they’re working on stuff, they need to be there.
But do they? Why not block one of the 2 general traffic lanes instead?
If parking in the bikelane is actually needed, set up a detour (can just be cones) to keep safe space for bikes/scooters!
2/2
But do they? Why not block one of the 2 general traffic lanes instead?
If parking in the bikelane is actually needed, set up a detour (can just be cones) to keep safe space for bikes/scooters!
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Why we hate obstructed bike lanes ⬇️
A painted bike lane is obstructed. The cyclist merges into car traffic. An SUV passes the cyclist, clipping their handlebar. When the cyclist inevitably pulls up at the next red light, the driver already has the window down. "You weren't even in the bike lane!" Boom! "Are you f***ing serious!"
Yes
Yes
If you're a driver and you clip a cyclist with your vehicle, or even get within 12 inches of them when passing, don't be surprised if you end up with a broken side-view mirror.
November 14, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Why we hate obstructed bike lanes ⬇️
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November 14, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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A painted bike lane is obstructed. The cyclist merges into car traffic. An SUV passes the cyclist, clipping their handlebar. When the cyclist inevitably pulls up at the next red light, the driver already has the window down. "You weren't even in the bike lane!" Boom! "Are you f***ing serious!"
Yes
Yes
If you're a driver and you clip a cyclist with your vehicle, or even get within 12 inches of them when passing, don't be surprised if you end up with a broken side-view mirror.
November 14, 2025 at 7:21 PM
A painted bike lane is obstructed. The cyclist merges into car traffic. An SUV passes the cyclist, clipping their handlebar. When the cyclist inevitably pulls up at the next red light, the driver already has the window down. "You weren't even in the bike lane!" Boom! "Are you f***ing serious!"
Yes
Yes
If you're a driver and you clip a cyclist with your vehicle, or even get within 12 inches of them when passing, don't be surprised if you end up with a broken side-view mirror.
November 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
If you're a driver and you clip a cyclist with your vehicle, or even get within 12 inches of them when passing, don't be surprised if you end up with a broken side-view mirror.
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Megyn Kelly said she thinks “there’s a difference between a 5 year old and a 15 year old” when it comes to sexual abuse. Megyn Kelly has a 14 year old daughter. Megyn Kelly is going to Hell.
November 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Megyn Kelly said she thinks “there’s a difference between a 5 year old and a 15 year old” when it comes to sexual abuse. Megyn Kelly has a 14 year old daughter. Megyn Kelly is going to Hell.
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Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
November 14, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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Want to support workers on strike?
✅ Follow us + share our posts about NOT BUYING STARBUCKS!
✅ Sign our No Contract No Coffee pledge, & we'll send you local calls to action throughout the strike: nocontractnocoffee.org
✅ Donate to our strike fund: sbworkersunited.org
✅ Follow us + share our posts about NOT BUYING STARBUCKS!
✅ Sign our No Contract No Coffee pledge, & we'll send you local calls to action throughout the strike: nocontractnocoffee.org
✅ Donate to our strike fund: sbworkersunited.org
November 13, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Want to support workers on strike?
✅ Follow us + share our posts about NOT BUYING STARBUCKS!
✅ Sign our No Contract No Coffee pledge, & we'll send you local calls to action throughout the strike: nocontractnocoffee.org
✅ Donate to our strike fund: sbworkersunited.org
✅ Follow us + share our posts about NOT BUYING STARBUCKS!
✅ Sign our No Contract No Coffee pledge, & we'll send you local calls to action throughout the strike: nocontractnocoffee.org
✅ Donate to our strike fund: sbworkersunited.org
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A new state-by-state evaluation of the projected energy and water use of "AI" data centers in the US. Looks… real bad. Like, "undoing tech sector climate gains" bad.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
Environmental impact and net-zero pathways for sustainable artificial intelligence servers in the USA - Nature Sustainability
The rapid expansion of AI server installations in the United States poses sustainability challenges in terms of water usage and carbon emissions. A study now quantifies these potential impacts and out...
www.nature.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:06 AM
A new state-by-state evaluation of the projected energy and water use of "AI" data centers in the US. Looks… real bad. Like, "undoing tech sector climate gains" bad.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
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About half of what it was going to cost to fully fund SNAP in November during the shutdown.
November 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
About half of what it was going to cost to fully fund SNAP in November during the shutdown.
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These will litter the Chicago Riverbed.
DoorDash Plans to Send Autonomous Robots into Bike Lanes.
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DoorDash Plans to Send Autonomous Robots into Bike Lanes | Momentum Mag | Momentum Mag
DoorDash has begun rolling out Dot, its new autonomous delivery robot — a sleek, all-electric bot that can hit speeds of up to 20mph.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
These will litter the Chicago Riverbed.
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We sold out 2 tamale vendors, bought out 2 more vendors, and absolutely swarmed a family owned bakery. It was a good day with some the very best of #BikeChi 🥰 for the 4th installment of the Street Vendor Bike Tour. We persist. ✊🏽
November 9, 2025 at 2:07 AM
We sold out 2 tamale vendors, bought out 2 more vendors, and absolutely swarmed a family owned bakery. It was a good day with some the very best of #BikeChi 🥰 for the 4th installment of the Street Vendor Bike Tour. We persist. ✊🏽
Can't trust a damn thing these crap sandwiches say. Paper Asshole doesn't begin to describe how full of it they are.
Ahead of a status (3pm CT) in Judge Sara Ellis' case involving the feds' use of force against protesters and journalists, plaintiffs have filed a new notice of alleged violations.
This excerpt addresses the claim that someone opened fire on agents last weekend:
This excerpt addresses the claim that someone opened fire on agents last weekend:
November 13, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Can't trust a damn thing these crap sandwiches say. Paper Asshole doesn't begin to describe how full of it they are.
This jagoff...
He can choke on a bag of dogshit.
He can choke on a bag of dogshit.
Bovino: "Whether they were criminals or individuals that were taking jobs from Americans -- you name it, that's what they were doing. And I'll tell you what's gonna happen. We're gonna go even harder on the streets. If he releases those 650, we're gonna apprehend 1,650 on the streets of Chicago."
November 13, 2025 at 9:33 PM
This jagoff...
He can choke on a bag of dogshit.
He can choke on a bag of dogshit.
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I am once again banging pots and pans and yelling "undocumented workers didn't steal your jobs, employers would rather take advantage of their vulnerable status than pay EITHER OF YOU a living wage"
November 13, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I am once again banging pots and pans and yelling "undocumented workers didn't steal your jobs, employers would rather take advantage of their vulnerable status than pay EITHER OF YOU a living wage"
Glad to see so many broadcast journalists signing this letter.
Letter from Chicago broadcast veterans: Federal immigration agents have traumatized us and eroded our rights
Letter from Chicago broadcast veterans: Federal immigration agents have traumatized us and eroded our rights
The fact that some federal immigration forces may be leaving soon is cold comfort given the damage they’ve done.
trib.al
November 13, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Glad to see so many broadcast journalists signing this letter.