Jacob E. Peters
@archijake.bsky.social
Lifelong Chicagoan, lived other places, & it just reinforced my desire to live here. My opinions are mine alone. Find me on the other sites, w/ the same handle.
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"Oxford's High Street booming, bucking national trend"
And this in a city where we've removed city centre parking and put in a congestion charge. Almost as if it's people who shop, not cars.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2573227...
And this in a city where we've removed city centre parking and put in a congestion charge. Almost as if it's people who shop, not cars.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2573227...
Oxford high street demand returns to pre-pandemic levels
Oxford’s high street is bucking the national trend, with demand rising and vacancy rates low
www.oxfordmail.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 10:36 AM
"Oxford's High Street booming, bucking national trend"
And this in a city where we've removed city centre parking and put in a congestion charge. Almost as if it's people who shop, not cars.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2573227...
And this in a city where we've removed city centre parking and put in a congestion charge. Almost as if it's people who shop, not cars.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2573227...
People who use the “habitual ‘be’” be generalizing.
January 19, 2026 at 8:36 PM
People who use the “habitual ‘be’” be generalizing.
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
The Jayhawks
The Hood Internet
Cadence Weapon
Shout Out Out Out Out
Andy Shauf
The Jayhawks
The Hood Internet
Cadence Weapon
Shout Out Out Out Out
Andy Shauf
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
Stone Temple Pilots
The Locust
George Strait
Survivor
Biohazard
Stone Temple Pilots
The Locust
George Strait
Survivor
Biohazard
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
Dragged into Sunlight
Wesley Willis
Enslaved
Rhapsody
Creed
Dragged into Sunlight
Wesley Willis
Enslaved
Rhapsody
Creed
January 19, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
The Jayhawks
The Hood Internet
Cadence Weapon
Shout Out Out Out Out
Andy Shauf
The Jayhawks
The Hood Internet
Cadence Weapon
Shout Out Out Out Out
Andy Shauf
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gonna count this as a W in predicting the return of the Phrygian cap this year
the knitters too. this is the top pattern on ravelry right now
January 19, 2026 at 6:57 PM
gonna count this as a W in predicting the return of the Phrygian cap this year
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When Trump chose Pete Hegseth as defense secretary, I said he did so because he knew Hegseth wouldn't hesitate to use troops against the American people.
U.S. military troops on standby for possible deployment to Minnesota
The move comes after President Trump again threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to control ongoing protests over the immigration enforcement surge in Minneapolis.
www.npr.org
January 19, 2026 at 1:21 PM
When Trump chose Pete Hegseth as defense secretary, I said he did so because he knew Hegseth wouldn't hesitate to use troops against the American people.
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His policies are picking winners and losers — and blurring the lines between business and government.
How Trump's 'crony capitalism' has shaken up U.S. business
His policies are picking winners and losers — and blurring the lines between business and government.
n.pr
January 19, 2026 at 1:42 PM
His policies are picking winners and losers — and blurring the lines between business and government.
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"They want a King who can’t march. A King who can’t preach. A King who can’t organize the poor. A King who can’t indict the state. A King who can’t call America what it is. This is not remembrance and honor”
- Dr Stacey Patton drstaceypatton1865.substack.com/p/they-love-...
- Dr Stacey Patton drstaceypatton1865.substack.com/p/they-love-...
They Love Him Dead
A Sunday Sermon on America’s Necrophilic Relationship With MLK and His Dream
drstaceypatton1865.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:39 AM
"They want a King who can’t march. A King who can’t preach. A King who can’t organize the poor. A King who can’t indict the state. A King who can’t call America what it is. This is not remembrance and honor”
- Dr Stacey Patton drstaceypatton1865.substack.com/p/they-love-...
- Dr Stacey Patton drstaceypatton1865.substack.com/p/they-love-...
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"Local woman who just wants to be able to walk to a bar to drink and stumble home now a leading urbanist."
creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
January 19, 2026 at 1:57 PM
"Local woman who just wants to be able to walk to a bar to drink and stumble home now a leading urbanist."
creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
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ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
January 19, 2026 at 5:41 AM
ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
Hamlet working at a Chili parlor in Cincinnati when a customer orders a 4-way: To bean or not to bean? That is the question.
January 18, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Hamlet working at a Chili parlor in Cincinnati when a customer orders a 4-way: To bean or not to bean? That is the question.
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Found tied to the barricade.
January 18, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Found tied to the barricade.
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It’s also meant to create an a priori suspicion of solidarity. If I were to travel to Minneapolis, to try to lend whatever aid I could, I’d be an “outside agitator” instead of someone trying to render aid to people whose interests align with mine.
"outside agitators" accusation always an effort to delegitimize organic, grassroots community self-defense, a way of convincing you things aren't that bad, that people's grievances aren't valid, & that this militant resistance taking shape — perhaps inspiring something in you — isn't even *real*
Every time the Trump regime uses the words "funded protesters" and "outside agitators" news outlets need to cut to this photo from last week.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
January 18, 2026 at 7:56 PM
It’s also meant to create an a priori suspicion of solidarity. If I were to travel to Minneapolis, to try to lend whatever aid I could, I’d be an “outside agitator” instead of someone trying to render aid to people whose interests align with mine.
What are your top three cities you’ve been to, in no particular order?
Istanbul
Montreal
Mexico City
(Not including the greatest city in the world because I currently live in Chicago)
Istanbul
Montreal
Mexico City
(Not including the greatest city in the world because I currently live in Chicago)
What are your top three cities you've been to, in no particular order? I'll go first:
Chicago
London
New York
(Sorry, LA, I love you, too, but you're hard to span and the dining is maybe the most expensive of what would be my top four.)
Chicago
London
New York
(Sorry, LA, I love you, too, but you're hard to span and the dining is maybe the most expensive of what would be my top four.)
January 18, 2026 at 7:56 PM
What are your top three cities you’ve been to, in no particular order?
Istanbul
Montreal
Mexico City
(Not including the greatest city in the world because I currently live in Chicago)
Istanbul
Montreal
Mexico City
(Not including the greatest city in the world because I currently live in Chicago)
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For some reason, very few people these days will stand up and say it, but: the US federal bureaucracy is one of the great wonders of the world, staffed with incredibly diligent people who do their jobs well and care deeply.
Trump's destruction of the federal apparaus was a historic crime.
Trump's destruction of the federal apparaus was a historic crime.
The Purged
Donald Trump’s destruction of the civil service is a tragedy not just for the roughly 300,000 workers who have been discarded, but for an entire nation.
www.theatlantic.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:17 PM
For some reason, very few people these days will stand up and say it, but: the US federal bureaucracy is one of the great wonders of the world, staffed with incredibly diligent people who do their jobs well and care deeply.
Trump's destruction of the federal apparaus was a historic crime.
Trump's destruction of the federal apparaus was a historic crime.
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There are a number of efforts to preserve old footage and stories from the Chicago hardcore, emo and punk scenes of the 90s and early 2000s that are very exciting. One is The Fireside Tapes Youtube channel with early Midwest emo shows from the Fireside Bowl.
www.youtube.com/@thefireside...
www.youtube.com/@thefireside...
The Fireside Tapes
www.youtube.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:31 PM
There are a number of efforts to preserve old footage and stories from the Chicago hardcore, emo and punk scenes of the 90s and early 2000s that are very exciting. One is The Fireside Tapes Youtube channel with early Midwest emo shows from the Fireside Bowl.
www.youtube.com/@thefireside...
www.youtube.com/@thefireside...
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I know I got a lot of Minneapolis peeps on here and they are getting a lot of news coverage and rightfully so!
Saint Paul is being hit hard, especially the east side, midway, and frog town areas. We need some eyes, too!!
Saint Paul is being hit hard, especially the east side, midway, and frog town areas. We need some eyes, too!!
January 18, 2026 at 5:57 PM
I know I got a lot of Minneapolis peeps on here and they are getting a lot of news coverage and rightfully so!
Saint Paul is being hit hard, especially the east side, midway, and frog town areas. We need some eyes, too!!
Saint Paul is being hit hard, especially the east side, midway, and frog town areas. We need some eyes, too!!
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THIS is leadership.
I need people to understand that it may seem dumb but every org that goes out of their way to do these things needs your vocal support.
Thanks @mnaurorafc.bsky.social
I need people to understand that it may seem dumb but every org that goes out of their way to do these things needs your vocal support.
Thanks @mnaurorafc.bsky.social
January 18, 2026 at 5:04 PM
THIS is leadership.
I need people to understand that it may seem dumb but every org that goes out of their way to do these things needs your vocal support.
Thanks @mnaurorafc.bsky.social
I need people to understand that it may seem dumb but every org that goes out of their way to do these things needs your vocal support.
Thanks @mnaurorafc.bsky.social
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The story in Minnesota is not about “clashes” or protests. What is happening here is the clearest example in my life of the government violating every basic principle America is supposedly founded upon. It is lawless, unconstitutional, and un-American.
January 18, 2026 at 4:56 PM
The story in Minnesota is not about “clashes” or protests. What is happening here is the clearest example in my life of the government violating every basic principle America is supposedly founded upon. It is lawless, unconstitutional, and un-American.
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Trump's plan to seize Greenland is unjust, illegal under both US and international law, and stupidly counterproductive. The same is true of his imposition of tariffs on European nations opposed to it. See my discussion here: reason.com/volokh/2026/...
Trump's Plan to Seize Greenland is Simultaneously Evil, Illegal, and Counterproductive
NA Donald Trump's plan to seize Greenland has the rare distinction of simultaneously combining grave injustice, massive illegality, and extreme…
reason.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Trump's plan to seize Greenland is unjust, illegal under both US and international law, and stupidly counterproductive. The same is true of his imposition of tariffs on European nations opposed to it. See my discussion here: reason.com/volokh/2026/...
The Twin Cities are a magical place.
At the Powderhorn Art Sled Rally in Minneapolis, bowling pins with the names of politicians (Erdogan, Trump, Netanyahu, Putin, etc.) sledded down then were demolished by a big, slow-moving ball.
January 17, 2026 at 9:36 PM
The Twin Cities are a magical place.
He thought a bullet proof vest would protect him from water balloons in January in Minnesota? What an absolute dumbass racist piece of shit.
You will be so safe & kindly treated in Minnesota if you visit & are just y’know a nice person.
You will be so safe & kindly treated in Minnesota if you visit & are just y’know a nice person.
Lmfao 😂 Jake Lang is experiencing the finding out phase in Minneapolis.
January 17, 2026 at 9:00 PM
He thought a bullet proof vest would protect him from water balloons in January in Minnesota? What an absolute dumbass racist piece of shit.
You will be so safe & kindly treated in Minnesota if you visit & are just y’know a nice person.
You will be so safe & kindly treated in Minnesota if you visit & are just y’know a nice person.
This administration works at the intersection of racism & misogyny so this was entirely predictable.
They think this proves Black women weren’t qualified for their roles. When it really shows that Black women are now less protected from gender & racial bias than they were before (which wasn’t much)
They think this proves Black women weren’t qualified for their roles. When it really shows that Black women are now less protected from gender & racial bias than they were before (which wasn’t much)
“The unemployment rate for Black women rose significantly from the start of 2025 to December, where it stood at 7.8 percent. That pattern of dramatic job loss was not seen for other groups.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/b...
Black Women Turn to One Another as Their Career Paths Suddenly Recede
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:43 PM
This administration works at the intersection of racism & misogyny so this was entirely predictable.
They think this proves Black women weren’t qualified for their roles. When it really shows that Black women are now less protected from gender & racial bias than they were before (which wasn’t much)
They think this proves Black women weren’t qualified for their roles. When it really shows that Black women are now less protected from gender & racial bias than they were before (which wasn’t much)
Not a single SUV driver knows how to stop at a stop sign anymore
January 17, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Not a single SUV driver knows how to stop at a stop sign anymore
“I will tank my own economy unless you sell me an island so my billionaire friend can profit off of resource exploitation” is not the negotiation check mate that he thinks it is.
Trump just placed a tariff on most of the EU of 10% that will increase to 25% in June unless they agree to sell him Greenland.
This is mad king shit.
This is mad king shit.
January 17, 2026 at 5:18 PM
“I will tank my own economy unless you sell me an island so my billionaire friend can profit off of resource exploitation” is not the negotiation check mate that he thinks it is.