Jesse Jardim
@consumerbads.net
I am a bicycle mechanic and blogger living in Chicago, IL.
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Saw a coyote in Chicago in broad daylight this afternoon.
December 7, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Saw a coyote in Chicago in broad daylight this afternoon.
it’s true! [people alienated from their communities via the machine of post-industrial hyper individualized consumerism] do be shoppin
![a screenshot from adam curtis's 'the century of the self part 4,' depicting a focus group of four, with the subtitle 'they no longer saw themselves as part of any group, but as individuals [. . .] as consumers.'](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vzyzh7j6fn7p3hkwdd3umbip/bafkreidywucuzcm3tsjyix2t4y2y5yzzeonvbaatnjociyvdoyoaw7nlea@jpeg)
December 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
it’s true! [people alienated from their communities via the machine of post-industrial hyper individualized consumerism] do be shoppin
December 2, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I’ve long insisted that Trump would die in office this term, but now I think I was wrong.
He’s going to die live on television.
He’s going to die live on television.
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I’ve long insisted that Trump would die in office this term, but now I think I was wrong.
He’s going to die live on television.
He’s going to die live on television.
I hate spending money on a Moleskine or similar paper notebook planner each year, but I can’t function in my life without one. And they never have the space and layout that I actually want.
So I made my own.
So I made my own.
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I hate spending money on a Moleskine or similar paper notebook planner each year, but I can’t function in my life without one. And they never have the space and layout that I actually want.
So I made my own.
So I made my own.
All big books should be bound as smaller, more manageable volumes. No more big books!
i do want to finish 'dawn of everything' -- + i woke up possessed by the urge to rebind this very large book into four more manageable volumes // hopefully the first book-binding success of many
November 21, 2025 at 4:41 PM
All big books should be bound as smaller, more manageable volumes. No more big books!
thank you
the release also says the illinois department of human services is "facilitating on-site counseling services for protesters." ???
November 18, 2025 at 9:27 PM
thank you
Some people actually go to the newspaper and ask them to publish: "I'm a big stupid baby who lets the bad-at-math lying machine guide the finances of my small business."
These Small-Business Owners Are Putting AI to Good Use
Big companies have teams to guide tech strategy—smaller firms noodle until something works.
www.wsj.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Some people actually go to the newspaper and ask them to publish: "I'm a big stupid baby who lets the bad-at-math lying machine guide the finances of my small business."
They should give it a pithier name, like Penicillin 2.
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
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Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
buff.ly
November 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM
They should give it a pithier name, like Penicillin 2.
Owning animals as pets is a violation of their inherent rights.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Owning animals as pets is a violation of their inherent rights.
Explicitly religious people have been some of the most clearly truthful opponents to the government’s efforts against immigrants and against protesters.
I wanted to share probably the most important sermon I’ve given and it’s while I’m being arrested. It’s torture pure and simple what happens at #Broadview. I’m ok, though I was thrown to the ground and choked with my pectoral cross. A review of the video shows I was peaceful - did I deserve this?
November 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Explicitly religious people have been some of the most clearly truthful opponents to the government’s efforts against immigrants and against protesters.
Reposted by Jesse Jardim
"What's happening here is evil."
I wanted to share probably the most important sermon I’ve given and it’s while I’m being arrested. It’s torture pure and simple what happens at #Broadview. I’m ok, though I was thrown to the ground and choked with my pectoral cross. A review of the video shows I was peaceful - did I deserve this?
November 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
"What's happening here is evil."
Love getting to work early from the train and sitting in the window drinking my coffee.
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Love getting to work early from the train and sitting in the window drinking my coffee.
This seems to be less about the art and media form of “podcasting” and more about the gold rush of mass consumer audio media and user data harvesting that boomed post-Serial.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW06TjJbWEc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW06TjJbWEc
November 11, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This seems to be less about the art and media form of “podcasting” and more about the gold rush of mass consumer audio media and user data harvesting that boomed post-Serial.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW06TjJbWEc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW06TjJbWEc
Yes! Please! Call in the troops. Michigan Ave is overrun with armed violent gangs!
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Yes! Please! Call in the troops. Michigan Ave is overrun with armed violent gangs!
Oh no! Whatever could have possibly caused such a tragedy!?!?
Rad Power Bikes is in a tenuous position, and could shut down by early next year if it doesn't find new funding.
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Rad Power Bikes faces possible shutdown after failed funding deal
Once the insurgent face of U.S. e-bikes, the Seattle brand may soon go dark.
escapecollective.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Oh no! Whatever could have possibly caused such a tragedy!?!?
First snowfall walk around the neighborhood. I don’t remember ever before seeing this combination of snowfall in the ground and green still in the leaves.
November 10, 2025 at 9:14 PM
First snowfall walk around the neighborhood. I don’t remember ever before seeing this combination of snowfall in the ground and green still in the leaves.
November 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
If I think about this for too long, then the minority report guys will come get me.
Border Patrol Agents Pose At The Bean For Apparent Photo Op
The photo op came after agents tear-gassed a Little Village street and were spotted in the area numerous times. At the Bean, one agent shouted, "Everyone say, 'Little Village!'"
blockclubchicago.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If I think about this for too long, then the minority report guys will come get me.
Seen walking to the train in a park in Wilmette:
It’s hard to see but the snow writing says “PROTECT TRANS KIDS”.
Hell yeah.
It’s hard to see but the snow writing says “PROTECT TRANS KIDS”.
Hell yeah.
February 22, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Seen walking to the train in a park in Wilmette:
It’s hard to see but the snow writing says “PROTECT TRANS KIDS”.
Hell yeah.
It’s hard to see but the snow writing says “PROTECT TRANS KIDS”.
Hell yeah.
Ok but this is accurate. I truly believe you cannot get a good sandwich outside of New York. Charitably, but outside of the northeast.
February 21, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Ok but this is accurate. I truly believe you cannot get a good sandwich outside of New York. Charitably, but outside of the northeast.
Three of my bicycles were stolen last night.
February 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Three of my bicycles were stolen last night.
pretty funny that this sign is still up
February 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
pretty funny that this sign is still up
More . . . ethics in gaming journalism, would you say? Hmm.
February 9, 2025 at 7:40 PM
More . . . ethics in gaming journalism, would you say? Hmm.