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Michael McLean

@mclean.bsky.social

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Ideal city: ⚛️ nuclear-powered, 🏙️ dense housing, 💰 affordable, 🚇 transit. Aka Chicago. Posting about those things here, and trying to make them better IRL.

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Michael McLean @mclean.bsky.social · Nov 11

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Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth @leniann.bsky.social · 4h

This brown skinned landscaper was minding his business on a job in Edgewater when 3 masked ICE thugs took him away. Then on leaving the 3 reportedly got out of their car, turned their guns on a woman and tried to get into her car for apparently driving too close searching for parking near her home

Graphic in black, blue, red and white

COMMUNITY SAFETY ALERT
ALERTA DE SEGURIDAD COMUNITARIA
OCTOBER 10, 2025
This morning at approximately 9:30am ICE detained at least one person near Sheridan and Catalpa. Please be aware. Call 855-435-7693 to report sightings or for support if someone you know is detained. Also report any sightings
to my office 773-784-5277.
Esta mañana, aproximadamente a las 9:30, ICE detuvo a una persona cerca de Sheridan y Catalpa. Por favor, estén atentos. Llamen al 855-435-7693 para informar de observaciones de agentes federales o para pedir ayuda si alguien que conocen ha sido detenido.
También informen de los avistamientos a mi oficina, al 773-784-5277.

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Michael McLean @mclean.bsky.social · 7h

Congrats!!!!! 🍾🎈

Michael McLean @mclean.bsky.social · 19h

Those west coast night games

Michael McLean @mclean.bsky.social · 21h

Without the wind, Ian Happ could’ve had four home runs tonight 😳

What a turn around for him after a disastrous month

Michael McLean @mclean.bsky.social · 22h

Cade said he feels fine now……..

Michael McLean @mclean.bsky.social · 22h

That’s why 😎

Michael McLean @mclean.bsky.social · 23h

Yesterday morning

Michael McLean @mclean.bsky.social · 1d

Robo umpires need to run, not walk, to the game of baseball

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Michael McLean @mclean.bsky.social · 1d

a person is waving a white and blue flag on a baseball field

ALT: a person is waving a white and blue flag on a baseball field

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Harebrained @harebrained.bsky.social · 1d

Phew

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1d

“I don’t think, in health policy history, we’ve [ever] seen as big a projected increase in health insurance premiums.”

As the federal government enters the ninth day of its shutdown, soaring health care costs, the crux of the shutdown fight, are looking increasingly likely.

Brace for the largest-ever spike in health insurance premiums

The GOP's backdoor plan to gut Obamacare: Kill the tax credits.

www.motherjones.com

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Michael McLean @mclean.bsky.social · 1d

Especially a 7000 series

Michael McLean @mclean.bsky.social · 1d

Doesn't roll off the tongue. Maybe something more like ERKAHN @nomads.bsky.social

Michael McLean @mclean.bsky.social · 1d

Based alert!!!

Michael McLean @mclean.bsky.social · 1d

One thing we are going to push for with @lakeviewurbanists.bsky.social is a neighborhood traffic circulation plan for Wrigley. The cars really punish bus riders on gameday.

Michael McLean @mclean.bsky.social · 1d

Legislation filed in Illinois would commission a study to evaluate the creation of the 'Energy Reliability Corporation of Illinois', a new independent system operator for our electricity grid.

Good riddance PJM and MISO!

🔌💡 www.ilga.gov/documents/le...

HB4116 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

www.ilga.gov

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Michael McLean @mclean.bsky.social · 1d

*cries in Zion npp*

the decommissioned site of over 2.2gw of generating capacity

a grid connection sits dormant, next to some nuclear waste

Michael McLean @mclean.bsky.social · 1d

Its like our gun crime problem kinda. Ban it here, but then the red states around us keep the goods flowing

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Michael McLean @mclean.bsky.social · 1d

The green lobby is going to somewhat correctly point the finger at Trump for gutting the IRA.

But they just can’t say with a straight face that retiring 10gw+ of dispatchable generation capacity amidst rising demand isn’t having an impact on rates.

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Michael McLean @mclean.bsky.social · 1d

There’s a decent chance that we see Governor Pritzker’s signature legislative achievement, CEJA, begin to fall apart next week.

Energy affordability / cost of living is going to take priority over a legislated gas phaseout

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Michael McLean @mclean.bsky.social · 1d

No!

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 2d

Portland protestor frog costume: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge pepper balls?

Morpheus from Matrix movie: No, Frog. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

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Michael McLean @mclean.bsky.social · 1d

So sorry to hear your family went through that. Can’t imagine the toll it had.

Michael McLean @mclean.bsky.social · 1d

The scale of harm and suffering caused by Sylvain Lesné is almost unfathomable. This kind of thing should carry a life sentence imo.

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Potential fabrication in research images threatens key theory of Alzheimer’s disease

A neuroscience sleuth challenges data showing one toxic form of amyloid protein is a cause of brain condition

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