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This is the smartest thing I've read about the Venezuelan regime change effort.
16 hours in, my guess this was all intended basically as a coup to put VP Delcy Rodriguez in power (likely without her knowledge but 🤷).
At least for democracy & human rights, that might be even worse than the "opening shots in a war" scenario.
All speculation, but let me explain:
At least for democracy & human rights, that might be even worse than the "opening shots in a war" scenario.
All speculation, but let me explain:
January 4, 2026 at 12:53 AM
This is the smartest thing I've read about the Venezuelan regime change effort.
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A Hampton Inn in Asheville just canceled my family's reservation because our address (incorrectly) showed Asheville—and the hotel bars locals within 50 miles.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
December 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
A Hampton Inn in Asheville just canceled my family's reservation because our address (incorrectly) showed Asheville—and the hotel bars locals within 50 miles.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
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"We are replacing junior engineers with AI" gives off the same market signal as "We are taking out massive, high-interest short term loans"
December 28, 2025 at 10:43 PM
"We are replacing junior engineers with AI" gives off the same market signal as "We are taking out massive, high-interest short term loans"
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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Speaking of "nano banana" AI slop from Google, my phone message app now has a banana button overlayed on every photo, asking me if I want to "remix" it.
Clicking through to "No thanks" doesn't make the "Remix" button go away.
🤬
Clicking through to "No thanks" doesn't make the "Remix" button go away.
🤬
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[Button saying] No thanks
[Another button saying] Continue](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5i7qv6sq3azq3i3yzqicf6iz/bafkreihzil5rtb2rgv7uovu6qvhuv5ik2kdxt2drrkrswecof2pkhggjkq@jpeg)
December 13, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Speaking of "nano banana" AI slop from Google, my phone message app now has a banana button overlayed on every photo, asking me if I want to "remix" it.
Clicking through to "No thanks" doesn't make the "Remix" button go away.
🤬
Clicking through to "No thanks" doesn't make the "Remix" button go away.
🤬
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It's so nice to be able to say "the data told you so." Time after time, you reduce car traffic and the area businesses benefit. But the next time it's proposed, it's always still "nooooo, nonono this will kill businesses!"
Foot traffic in the congestion pricing zone is up much more than elsewhere in the city. Some businesses worried it would reduce customers – but it seems like it’s done the opposite.
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POLITICO Pro: Business may have picked up in tolling area, economic development report says
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December 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
It's so nice to be able to say "the data told you so." Time after time, you reduce car traffic and the area businesses benefit. But the next time it's proposed, it's always still "nooooo, nonono this will kill businesses!"
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I came across *the* example I have been hammering with these food delivery robots.
A man with a mobility aid is forced to step aside because there is not room for him because the robot will not make room for a person (esp. those with a mobility aid who need addditional room)
A man with a mobility aid is forced to step aside because there is not room for him because the robot will not make room for a person (esp. those with a mobility aid who need addditional room)
December 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I came across *the* example I have been hammering with these food delivery robots.
A man with a mobility aid is forced to step aside because there is not room for him because the robot will not make room for a person (esp. those with a mobility aid who need addditional room)
A man with a mobility aid is forced to step aside because there is not room for him because the robot will not make room for a person (esp. those with a mobility aid who need addditional room)
Just had to help a woman drag a stroller through all this ankle deep snow. @aldermanmattmartin.bsky.social @mayorofchicago.bsky.social it's time to #PlowTheSidewalks
December 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Just had to help a woman drag a stroller through all this ankle deep snow. @aldermanmattmartin.bsky.social @mayorofchicago.bsky.social it's time to #PlowTheSidewalks
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One of the funniest things about car brain backlash is that it's self-defeating, almost masochistic.
Drivers get better outcomes from these changes but many of them can't see past their own nose and are committed to a in-group/out-group identity conflict.
Drivers get better outcomes from these changes but many of them can't see past their own nose and are committed to a in-group/out-group identity conflict.
DDOT continues to publish before/after analyses of safety projects. The numbers for the 9th street NW bike lanes suggest that we should be doing these projects everywhere we can. Crashes plummeted, pedestrian and bike traffic skyrocketed, and vehicle travel times dropped.
December 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
One of the funniest things about car brain backlash is that it's self-defeating, almost masochistic.
Drivers get better outcomes from these changes but many of them can't see past their own nose and are committed to a in-group/out-group identity conflict.
Drivers get better outcomes from these changes but many of them can't see past their own nose and are committed to a in-group/out-group identity conflict.
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For my Chicago neighbors, here's the petition to sign to oppose the delivery robots: nosidewalkbots.org
November 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
For my Chicago neighbors, here's the petition to sign to oppose the delivery robots: nosidewalkbots.org
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We love a snowy walk to the shop! ❄️ If you do too, or you need a warm and dry place to hang, we’re open until 6 pm today and have heat, water, and cozy places to sit among the stacks. Stay safe and warm, Chicago!
November 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
We love a snowy walk to the shop! ❄️ If you do too, or you need a warm and dry place to hang, we’re open until 6 pm today and have heat, water, and cozy places to sit among the stacks. Stay safe and warm, Chicago!
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Excellent question and it so happens that back in August our editors picked five books each to make a reading list: www.liberalcurrents.com/the-liberal-...
Now, at the time, we did that as a post for patrons only.
But you know what, let's make it public today. 🍾
Now, at the time, we did that as a post for patrons only.
But you know what, let's make it public today. 🍾
November 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Excellent question and it so happens that back in August our editors picked five books each to make a reading list: www.liberalcurrents.com/the-liberal-...
Now, at the time, we did that as a post for patrons only.
But you know what, let's make it public today. 🍾
Now, at the time, we did that as a post for patrons only.
But you know what, let's make it public today. 🍾
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Check out this 1923 transit plan commissioned by the Chicago City Council. We use to be insanely ambitious. A network like this would've supported Paris-level population densities.
It's never too late!
It's never too late!
November 21, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Check out this 1923 transit plan commissioned by the Chicago City Council. We use to be insanely ambitious. A network like this would've supported Paris-level population densities.
It's never too late!
It's never too late!
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NEW: ICE has finally released post-shutdown detention data. The latest data reveals that a full 40%(!) of people arrested in the interior and held in ICE detention have no criminal record; no criminal charges or prior convictions. That is up from just 4% when Trump took office.
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: ICE has finally released post-shutdown detention data. The latest data reveals that a full 40%(!) of people arrested in the interior and held in ICE detention have no criminal record; no criminal charges or prior convictions. That is up from just 4% when Trump took office.
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Good morning. I've got a banger new post out today that develops a new method for placing voters on the left-right ideological spectrum, and adds a new, "non-ideological"/affordability axis to usual way we chart & think about US voters (esp swing voters). www.gelliottmorris.com/p/not-just-l...
Not just left vs right: Most voters think about affordability and material wellbeing, not in ideological terms
Most voters want a party that emphasizes cost of living issues and makes the world a better place. Few Americans think in solidly ideologically terms. "Moderates" are mostly non-ideological.
www.gelliottmorris.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Good morning. I've got a banger new post out today that develops a new method for placing voters on the left-right ideological spectrum, and adds a new, "non-ideological"/affordability axis to usual way we chart & think about US voters (esp swing voters). www.gelliottmorris.com/p/not-just-l...
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friends—I’ve been working super hard on putting this event together with some AWESOME partners & artists…
pls check it out! each ticket sold supports our grassroots @katmabu.bsky.social campaign + fills my heart up a teeny bit 💘
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pls check it out! each ticket sold supports our grassroots @katmabu.bsky.social campaign + fills my heart up a teeny bit 💘
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Join the Kat for Illinois campaign at Anti-fa-la-la-la—our holiday special!
Show your support by buying a ticket today :)
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November 20, 2025 at 3:49 AM
friends—I’ve been working super hard on putting this event together with some AWESOME partners & artists…
pls check it out! each ticket sold supports our grassroots @katmabu.bsky.social campaign + fills my heart up a teeny bit 💘
secure.actblue.com/donate/anti-...
pls check it out! each ticket sold supports our grassroots @katmabu.bsky.social campaign + fills my heart up a teeny bit 💘
secure.actblue.com/donate/anti-...
I love the logo that's clearly inspired by Cyberpunk 2077, the primary message of which is that corporate greed is unending to the point of literally taking our souls, and which contains a string of missions in which a group of AI taxis go insane and cause mayhem across the city. Just build trains.
Tesla Robotaxi had 3 more crashes, now 7 total
Tesla reported three more crashes involving its Robotaxis in Austin, Texas – now bringing the total to 7 incidents despite low mileage and in-car supervisors preventing more accidents.
Comment: "Rookie numbers"
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Tesla reported three more crashes involving its Robotaxis in Austin, Texas – now bringing the total to 7 incidents despite low mileage and in-car supervisors preventing more accidents.
Comment: "Rookie numbers"
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Tesla Robotaxi had 3 more crashes, now 7 total
Tesla reported three more crashes involving its Robotaxis in Austin, Texas – now bringing the total to 7 incidents despite...
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November 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I love the logo that's clearly inspired by Cyberpunk 2077, the primary message of which is that corporate greed is unending to the point of literally taking our souls, and which contains a string of missions in which a group of AI taxis go insane and cause mayhem across the city. Just build trains.
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The "worst of the worst" is a big lie.
Only 2.6% on list of 614 Operation Midway Blitz arrestees had criminal histories, DOJ records show (gift link) www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/o...
Only 2.6% on list of 614 Operation Midway Blitz arrestees had criminal histories, DOJ records show (gift link) www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/o...
Only 2.6% on list of 614 ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ arrestees had criminal histories, DOJ records show
Meanwhile, the other 598 people on the list had no listed criminal history at all.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The "worst of the worst" is a big lie.
Only 2.6% on list of 614 Operation Midway Blitz arrestees had criminal histories, DOJ records show (gift link) www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/o...
Only 2.6% on list of 614 Operation Midway Blitz arrestees had criminal histories, DOJ records show (gift link) www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/o...
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
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It's a Chicago holiday
November 1, 2025 at 12:06 PM
It's a Chicago holiday
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Still up for some more transit talk? We are!
From Ald. Matt. Martin: "Join us Monday 6pm at Begyle Brewing to celebrate this good news and to find out about the bill... We'll be joined by activists and officials to debrief the situation."
🚌 🚃 🚉 💰 🍻
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@stevevance.net
From Ald. Matt. Martin: "Join us Monday 6pm at Begyle Brewing to celebrate this good news and to find out about the bill... We'll be joined by activists and officials to debrief the situation."
🚌 🚃 🚉 💰 🍻
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
@stevevance.net
October 31, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Still up for some more transit talk? We are!
From Ald. Matt. Martin: "Join us Monday 6pm at Begyle Brewing to celebrate this good news and to find out about the bill... We'll be joined by activists and officials to debrief the situation."
🚌 🚃 🚉 💰 🍻
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
@stevevance.net
From Ald. Matt. Martin: "Join us Monday 6pm at Begyle Brewing to celebrate this good news and to find out about the bill... We'll be joined by activists and officials to debrief the situation."
🚌 🚃 🚉 💰 🍻
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
@stevevance.net
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Just got this action alert, I think from @betterstreetschicago.org
Sign a witness slip immediately for the transit funding bill. Info in alt text
mbl.ms/mKgZnW7m-BQ
Sign a witness slip immediately for the transit funding bill. Info in alt text
mbl.ms/mKgZnW7m-BQ
October 30, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Just got this action alert, I think from @betterstreetschicago.org
Sign a witness slip immediately for the transit funding bill. Info in alt text
mbl.ms/mKgZnW7m-BQ
Sign a witness slip immediately for the transit funding bill. Info in alt text
mbl.ms/mKgZnW7m-BQ
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🚨 Sign up for rapid text alerts at alerts.savetransit.org
📲 Call your legislators and tell them to pass transit funding NOW at call.savetransit.org
📲 Call your legislators and tell them to pass transit funding NOW at call.savetransit.org
October 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
🚨 Sign up for rapid text alerts at alerts.savetransit.org
📲 Call your legislators and tell them to pass transit funding NOW at call.savetransit.org
📲 Call your legislators and tell them to pass transit funding NOW at call.savetransit.org
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🚨 1 day to save transit and your legislators are not on the same page.
Flood the gates! Call, email, tag your State Rep & Senator on social and tell them it’s time to get the job done NOW!
Look up your legislator at the link in our bio ⬆️
Call and email NOW at savetransit.org
Flood the gates! Call, email, tag your State Rep & Senator on social and tell them it’s time to get the job done NOW!
Look up your legislator at the link in our bio ⬆️
Call and email NOW at savetransit.org
October 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
🚨 1 day to save transit and your legislators are not on the same page.
Flood the gates! Call, email, tag your State Rep & Senator on social and tell them it’s time to get the job done NOW!
Look up your legislator at the link in our bio ⬆️
Call and email NOW at savetransit.org
Flood the gates! Call, email, tag your State Rep & Senator on social and tell them it’s time to get the job done NOW!
Look up your legislator at the link in our bio ⬆️
Call and email NOW at savetransit.org
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our reserves are cleared out and the high school drop off point is also cleared out
people are staring down the choice to pay rent or eat food and are taking big risks to go to jobs
we are also looking for diapers — specifically size 4, 5 and 6
please share!
people are staring down the choice to pay rent or eat food and are taking big risks to go to jobs
we are also looking for diapers — specifically size 4, 5 and 6
please share!
there is not a small number of people who can no longer go to the grocery store or the food pantry, there are many who are taking risks
we have a small wishlist and i will keep sharing it, we keep hearing from families who trust us or trust their networks to trust us
bit.ly/distributefoodchicago
we have a small wishlist and i will keep sharing it, we keep hearing from families who trust us or trust their networks to trust us
bit.ly/distributefoodchicago
October 30, 2025 at 12:36 AM
our reserves are cleared out and the high school drop off point is also cleared out
people are staring down the choice to pay rent or eat food and are taking big risks to go to jobs
we are also looking for diapers — specifically size 4, 5 and 6
please share!
people are staring down the choice to pay rent or eat food and are taking big risks to go to jobs
we are also looking for diapers — specifically size 4, 5 and 6
please share!