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Steven Lucy
@slucy.bsky.social
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I run a produce store, a florist, a wine shop, and mostly post about bike lanes.

📍Hyde Park, Chicago
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slucy.bsky.social
I'll be honest I thought the Trump admin was going to "touch the stove" with the tariffs but I think the overtly racist kidnapping squads is probably having a bigger effect on elections.
February 6, 2026 at 7:32 PM
slucy.bsky.social
Unfortunate prediction: this will probably do quite well.
sorenspicknall.bsky.social Soren Spicknall @sorenspicknall.bsky.social · 36m
There appears to be an AI slop T-shirt shop opening in Hyde Park
February 6, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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nikhunder.com
The olympic opening ceremony is on now fyi
February 6, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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tomflood.bsky.social
The Distance.
My entry into the Super Bowl ad mix.
February 6, 2026 at 2:08 PM
slucy.bsky.social
I feel like most arguments about racism arise because some people mean "individual racial prejudice" and others mean "systemic racial oppression" and the current Republican party has blessedly saved us from that routine by just being racist in both senses.
February 6, 2026 at 6:33 PM
slucy.bsky.social
Maybe we should have built a new metro system or something with that money.
fintwitter.bsky.social FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 1h
U.S. BITCOIN RESERVE LOSSES NEAR $5B AFTER CRYPTO CRASH The U.S. government’s strategic Bitcoin reserve has lost nearly $5 billion in value since its creation last year, as Bitcoin has fallen 45% from its peak. The reserve, initially valued at about $18.5 billion, is now worth
February 6, 2026 at 6:31 PM
slucy.bsky.social
I just received an email that included "hot date" in the subject which I almost deleted as spam but it's actually from a date supplier.
February 6, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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maxdubler.com
I was initially skeptical of self driving cars, which I thought were vaporware intended to undermine public and active transit.

Now that I have lived with them for a couple years, I can confidently say that the Waymo cars are Good: they drive safely and courteously while actually following the law.
josephpolitano.bsky.social Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 1h
the fact that early-stage automated vehicles that still occasionally require remote operation assistance are like several orders of magnitude safer than the average American driver should be the real wakeup call here, not the idea that these vehicles still sometimes need remote operation assistance
February 6, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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dlknowles.bsky.social
The key takeaway is that straight-up ballot box stuffing is the *last* form of election rigging. Most despots work their way through other methods. Gerrymandering; voter intimidation; using corruption to get a financial bonus to use to bribe; controlling the media; hobbling opposition parties, etc
February 6, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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alonlevy.bsky.social
I don't know the stopping penalties on the Toronto streetcars, but I know the ones on New York and Vancouver buses, and on those, stop consolidation is the single biggest factor behind speeding up traffic. Its impact is the same as that of dedicated lanes even taking into account longer walk times.
February 6, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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rmtransit.bsky.social
Why would you do a thing to make our dysfunctional system more like functional systems? Are people in Berlin and Zurich running around cursing the lack of stops?

The ultimate killer of convenience is the streetcars being so slow that you may as well walk.
reluctantaxe.bsky.social Marcus P. @reluctantaxe.bsky.social · 15h
Sorry any logic around fixing Toronto streetcars is cooked
Why do people on here keep suggesting removing stops? (50%? Seriously??) It's such an unimaginative defeatist response. "What if we try making streetcars slightly faster by making their accessibility much, much worse??" There are other, much more effective things we can do to speed up streetcars. We don't need to make them less accessible and less convenient. One of the great things about our transit system is how quickly you can find a nearby stop, at least downtown. Why make it more of a pain in the ass to navigate around the city?
February 6, 2026 at 2:27 PM
slucy.bsky.social
Primaries really should be ranked choice
polltracker.bsky.social Poll Tracker 📊 @polltracker.bsky.social · 3h
PPP poll | 2/2-2/3 LV

Illinois Senate Democratic primary 2026

🟦Raja Krishamoorthi 34%
🟦Juliana Stratton 23%
🟦Robin Kelly 8%
February 6, 2026 at 4:29 PM
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blockclubchi.bsky.social
A Chicago woman shot by Border Patrol plans to attend Trump’s State of the Union address. blockclubchi.co/4aj2VNC
February 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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notpodium.bsky.social
kid's *lectern
February 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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starlinechicago.bsky.social
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chicago.suntimes.com Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 5h
The number of roundabouts in the suburbs is growing. State officials say they're often safer and more efficient than signals or stop signs and are planning at least 11 more.
Roundabouts are increasingly popping up in Chicago's suburbs, seen as an answer to traffic problems
chicago.suntimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:56 PM
slucy.bsky.social
Good morning, Illini passengers.
February 6, 2026 at 2:45 PM
slucy.bsky.social
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dmercer.bsky.social dmercer.bsky.social @dmercer.bsky.social · 6h
#FormerTavernFriday 2234 S. California, Chicago. Painted c. 2020. I'm not sure what goes on there now but there is a skull in the window. Second photo is from Google and shows what was covered up.
Two-story brick corner building painted entirely black except for a bright yellow door on the left. It has a flat roof with and arched pediment on the corner. The same building before it was painted, when it was the Villalobos Lounge. It is variegated orange brick on the second floor with stone lintels over the windows. The second floor is painted brown and covered with numerous signs.
February 6, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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polltracker.bsky.social
Trump job approval rating by news platform

🟢 Twitter/X: +9
🔴 Facebook: -7
🔴 Cable TV: -10
🔴 Podcasts/YouTube: -14
🔴 Local TV: -17
🔴 Instagram: -21
🔴 Broadcast TV: -28
🔴 TikTok: -28
🔴 Newspapers/news sites: -33
🔴 Reddit: -40

www.theargumentmag.com/p/twitter-is...
February 6, 2026 at 1:10 PM
slucy.bsky.social
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February 6, 2026 at 3:18 AM
slucy.bsky.social
Me: “I’d like to between these two train stations on the same line”

Google Maps: “take the bus!”
February 6, 2026 at 2:55 AM
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laurie-merrell.bsky.social
WE ARE SO BACK
josephpolitano.bsky.social Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 17h
With more than 3B riders, the NYC MTA remains by far America's busiest transit agency

But there was a big shakeup in the ranking of other major transit agencies in 2025, with Chicago's CTA reclaiming the #2 spot from LA Metro and DC's WMATA then bumping LA Metro to 4th place
February 6, 2026 at 2:33 AM
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tylerfromtheinternet.com
The word don't is censored. Don't, or Don T. If you're looking for just some fun proof they're doing control+f censoring
To: Jeffrey Epstein[jeevacation@gmail.com] From: Sent: Wed 7/15/2009 1:56:13 AM Subject: Re: florida visit? good typing! oh well, looks like it's a long flight anyhow... edmonton is so far away from EVERYTHING. On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 7:49 PM, Jeffrey Epstein <jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: i am tied up until aug On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 9:41 PM, wrote: You planted a seed with your invite today. I have next Wed thru Sunday off (July 22-26), my last vacation for months. I was going to take polo lessons in Calgary but I (DON'T) think my body can handle it! I pull a muscle every time, and I'm starting to realize my budding polo career might have to take a back seat to my actual job. think What are you doing next week?
February 5, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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snowden.st
this is a good example of the ICE/DHS tactic I'm talking about, and how the system is operated with an eye to keeping a person in detention long enough that the detainee requests their own removal. both a labor saving tactic and ideologically aligned with ICE's anti-migrant culture.
kathleenclark.bsky.social Kathleen Clark @kathleenclark.bsky.social · 1d
There's been lots of attention on 1 particular inexperienced & untrained govt lawyer
But I want to give a shout-out to Kira Kelley,
climatedefenseproject.org/profile/kira...,
who focused on ICE's horrific treatment of an immigrant prisoner -- all occurring *after* the court had ordered him released
And I would point Your Honor to two declarations in a recent filing, which if Your Honor would permit, I could file in a supplement in this case. The first is a petitioner -- is a affidavit written by my client Oscar. And that was filed at Docket 67, The Advocates for Human Rights, et al., v. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, et al., Case Number 26-cv-749. And Oscar's declaration is important for a few reasons. One, it articulates just his horrific experience throughout this proceeding. And it's easy for us to see court orders not being complied with and the e-mails back and forth on the computer, but his affidavit really just shows what it's like to experience that and in ways that were personally for me just sickening to read as his attorney. That he was without food. He was without clean clothes. He was subject to physical danger, both through reckless driving of ICE agents transporting him from one location to another, watching people screaming in pain with medical neglect, being exposed to COVID. Just the conditions of his confinement; eating food that he conflated with dog food. That people are just being treated like less than human. And all of this was happening while he had a court order for his release. And while all of this is happening, ICE agents are telling him to self-deport because he's got no chance to get out of there other than self-deport, so he's being deprived of access, and this is all in his affidavit. Myself and his immigration attorney, who's here in the courtroom today, were not able to talk to him. His immigration attorney in particular made diligent efforts to ensure compliance with the court order, and these are e-mails that are in Oscar's case. I think you've seen these. We're trying to get ahold of him. We're trying to get access to him. We're trying to bring him home. And, meanwhile, he is sleeping on the floor, if he gets to sleep at all, and he's being lied to, denied access to phone calls to call his loved ones or his attorneys. I would encourage Your Honor to read this declaration, and I would defer to the Court if you would like me to submit it formally in Oscar's own case. And the second declaration also in The Advocates
February 5, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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playbypost.bsky.social
A night of broken glass if you will.
gallantdimwit.bsky.social floating in lotus position @gallantdimwit.bsky.social · 1d
After 6am this morning in Whittier, Minneapolis—FOUR BLOCKS from where Pretti was murdered.

18 agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) markings smashed an apartment window, ran in, and came out with one man.
February 5, 2026 at 8:37 PM
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slothropsmap.bsky.social
I do not mind telling you I teared up watching this.
February 5, 2026 at 8:43 PM