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Papa Rides A Bike
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An avid pedestrian in Chicago.
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#bikChi UIC had some frens for me today.
Three cargo bikes with varying child seating on the rear parked at a bike rack against a glass and concrete building
November 15, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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Very common in Chicago. The traffic circle is not to be confused with a roundabout.

They're supposed to prevent people from just blowing straight through intersections with stop signs. I have mixed feelings about them. This is the intersection in question.
street view of an intersection with a traffic circle covered in vegetation in the middle of it. A stop sign is on the right side at the corner. 2 and 3 flat buildings line the street.
November 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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I made a great Three Sisters soup with a couple of pheasants a few days ago. We're having pheasant tacos tonight. Tis the season.
A person with orange hunting vest and hat, crouched with a springer spaniel. A pheasant and shotgun are in one hand.
November 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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First snow accumulation of the season!
A black Dutch style bicycle parked in the snow. Gray mittens are on the rear rack
November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Current emotional state.
A yellow spaghetti squash lying on a wooden cutting board. There is a simple :-) drawn on the squash. A knife is penetrating the squash at the mouth. The knife sticks straight up from the squash
November 9, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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First snow of the season in Chicago.

We're eating cranberry sauce on pancakes and listening to Charlie Brown Christmas
Three small pancakes on a plate with cranberry sauce on top
November 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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An alley in Chicago
A view looking down a very narrow alley at night with a yellow street light. There is a garbage can on the left side and a brick building on the right A view looking down a very narrow alley with a dumpster on the right and a brick Garage in the left there's just enough room for a person to walk through
November 7, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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I just spent an hour chasing these ICE jagoffs through Bridgeport. They detained and questioned two old Chinese ladies (clearly dangerous criminals) then let them go. They are terrorizing the entire neighborhood. There have been people abducted this morning. I'm beyond enraged.
Silver ford Explorer with a Chinga La Migra sticker in the bakc window Black Wagoneer skewed photo of ICE running in full tactical gear Veiw from behind as 20 agents chase old ladies down the sidewalk
November 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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A proper-sized vehicle for the city.
A blue golf cart with knobby Wheels. There is seating for four people, two facing rear two-facing forward. The back windshield on the golf cart says Bridgeport in the background is a physical therapy sign A blue golf cart with knobby Wheels. There is seating for four people, two facing rear two-facing forward. The back windshield on the golf cart says Bridgeport
November 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Three sisters soup with pheasant breast.

Squash, corn, and northern beans. Dandelion greens and barley added.
November 3, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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We had a great harvest this year. My freezer is full of wild pheasants. I brought home 26.
A man with an orange winter hat and an orange vest. He's kneeling in a field of thick grass. A springer spaniel is in front of him. His right hand hands holds a shotgun upright and a ring neck pheasant.
November 1, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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My dog found the sticky grass. She is an absolute mess.
A springer spaniel completely covered in long grass that sticks to her fur like velcro.
October 28, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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Tis the season for roasting stuffed pumpkins.
A pumpkin with the stem/lid slightly ajar, sitting in a cast iron pot
October 25, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Join us tomorrow for our final Bridgeport Kidical Mass ride of the year! We'll wear our Halloween best & meet up at McGuane Playground at 9:30 for a 10am roll out. We'll stop along the way to do a little trick or treating too!

See you there!!

*Please no masks while riding. Keep vision unobstructed
A group of kids and parents biking down a neighborhood street.
October 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Full house at Luther Memorial in Ravenswood for Rapid Response Training
View from chior loft of crowded church
October 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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@aldermanmattmartin.bsky.social speaks before rapid response training.
Alder Matt Martin addressing the crowd from the front of the Luther Memorial Sanctuary
October 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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@andrefor40th.bsky.social taking us to church at Luther Memorial in Ravenswood for ICE breaker event. Getting organized!
Alder Vasquez speaking to a church full of people with the alter in the background and a cloth that says "Holy Holy Holy
October 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Post Protest Pretzel
#NoKings #Chicago
Two steins of beer with a pretzel in the background.
October 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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You can see the siding on the bottom of this house which covers the wood below.
October 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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The cross was a method of state execution.

That's why MAGA loves it. They adore state violence, not Jesus.
Pam Bondi dresses in black with a gold cross on a chain around her neck.
October 17, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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The library is great for Cook books. Just don't get em messy! We're exploring this one right now from the Chicago public library.
A book titled: Chinese Enough, homestyle recipes for noodles, dumplings, stir-fries, and more. By, Kristina Cho
October 16, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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It doesn't happen often, but dammit if I didn't go to the wrong train station this morning.

Of course, I got a boiling coffee, then spilled it all over my stomach while fighting through the north platforms of USC to get to OTC.

I gave myself enough time, though, so here I am.
A small paper coffee cup with coffee stains all over it. The cup is in a Metra cup holder on the back of a train seat.
October 15, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Yow.
But over the past month, federal agents have shot at least two people, killing one; repeatedly tear-gassed protesters and first responders; shot rubber bullets at protesters; detained U.S. citizens, including children; handcuffed a Chicago alderperson in a hospital; smoke bombed and tear-gassed a Chicago street; fired a chemical weapon at a TV reporter and detained a journalist, among other incidents.
October 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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Also
Pint glass and can of Potosi Golden Ale. Cubs on TV in background in a tavern
October 10, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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Galena at Halloweena.
A steep stone street with brick buildings on each side. A sidewalk with steps and railing on right A patio with tables, chairs and a large tree trunk viewed from a street above An old gray stone house with stone steps Pumpkins on mossy stone steps. Weathered gray wood building in side of hill adjacent to steps
October 10, 2025 at 2:52 AM