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Jeremy Glover @jgrantglover.bsky.social · 11h

Absolutely hilarious moment in the Mariners game. Cal Raleigh smoked a homer straight to a guy wearing a “DUMP 61 HERE” shirt. And after he snagged it, he took off the shirt to reveal an identical one underneath that said “DUMP 62 HERE”.

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Jeremy Glover @jgrantglover.bsky.social · 18h

Very cool, thanks for sharing

Jeremy Glover @jgrantglover.bsky.social · 22h

Love the sentiment, but I guarantee the community would fight tooth and nail to save the parking lot.

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Jeremy Glover @jgrantglover.bsky.social · 22h

That’s what Jensen’s design shows, but I’m not sure if it was ever actually built.

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Jeremy Glover @jgrantglover.bsky.social · 1d

OK, watching the Chiefs lose was a decent consolation prize.

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Jeremy Glover @jgrantglover.bsky.social · 1d

All these elements--the gate, the brick, the windows, the door--scream "courtyard building" to me, so this super-slender thing looks very goofy to me.

A slender four-story yellow brick building behind a gate

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 1d

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

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Jeremy Glover @jgrantglover.bsky.social · 1d

How the heck is the NLDS not on network television? It's been a long day and all I want to do is watch the Cubs lose.

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Jeremy Glover @jgrantglover.bsky.social · 1d

Today in Cars Ruin Everything:

The Humboldt Park boathouse parking lot was actually designed as a “music court” for outdoor performances, and was used as such until the Parks Department began reconfiguring park space to accommodate the automobile in the late 1920s and 30s.

A modern photo of the Humboldt Park boathouse parking lot

A 1918 photo of the Humboldt Park boathouse “music court” set up for a performance

The statue of Alexander von Humboldt in 1916, with the boathouse behind it

An illustration from the early 20th century showing proposed improvements to Humboldt Park in Chicago. The “music court” has been circled.

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Jeremy Glover @jgrantglover.bsky.social · 1d

The Leif Erickson statue is especially easy to miss, as it’s a bit sheltered. The boulder was once inscribed with the message “LEIF ERICKSON DISCOVERER OF AMERICA”, but is now illegible and there is no other info. It needs a plaque!

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Jeremy Glover @jgrantglover.bsky.social · 1d

Humboldt Park’s monuments get very little love, probably because they’re placed along Humboldt Boulevard. Nobody wants to linger by the traffic-choked street, so consequently the monuments are overlooked.

Well I paused today to admire Leif Erickson and the pair of World’s Fair bison.

A rinse statue of Leif Erickson atop a large granite boulder in a park

A pair of large bronze bison flanking a staircase in a park

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Jeremy Glover @jgrantglover.bsky.social · 1d

In 1945, the Bituminous Coal Institute commissioned artist Rockwell Kent to do a series of pieces to elevate the public's opinion of coal.

These examples are called "Endless Energy for Limitless Living" and "Power for the Wheels of Progress". They kinda slap, despite being trade group propaganda.

1945 painting by Rockwell Kent called "Endless Energy for Limitless LIving". It depicts a large figure emerging from the clouds holding a lump of coal, which is powering a large generator with lightning.

1945 painting by Rockwell Kent titled "Power for the Wheels of Progress". It depicts a large figure pointing forward while holding a lump of coal. Beneath the figure, a streamlined train is rocketing across the landscape.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 1d

4 months.

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Jeremy Glover @jgrantglover.bsky.social · 1d

🙃

“I’ve got the bulletproof glass here,” he said. “So when I hear shots, the first thing I do is go check the cameras. I stay inside, I don’t freak out. I live in a neighborhood where I hear shots a lot, and after living in America a few years, you get used to it.”

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Jeremy Glover @jgrantglover.bsky.social · 2d

Apparently the Humboldt Park beach use to be oriented such that you could enter from the the lower level arcade of the field house, as shown in these old Tribune photos. That would be so rad!

A person sweeping sand beneath an archway from within an arcade. Chicago Tribune photo from 1997 by Chris Walker.

A view of a lagoon beach from beneath an arcade. Chicago Tribune photo from 1995 by José Moré.

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Jeremy Glover @jgrantglover.bsky.social · 2d

It would be super interesting to have really detailed data on how people get between Milwaukee and Chicago, and why?

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Jeremy Glover @jgrantglover.bsky.social · 2d

The time actually spent in the air is usually about 20-25 minutes. Most of the "flight" time is taxiing to and from the runway.

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Jeremy Glover @jgrantglover.bsky.social · 2d

I imagine a lot of folks will spend the night.

And you're probably underestimating the number of people for whom money is no object!

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Jeremy Glover @jgrantglover.bsky.social · 2d

Many Chicagoans will head up to Milwaukee tomorrow for game 2 of the NLDS. Undoubtedly, some will take one of the 13-15 daily direct flights from O'Hare.

If we were a proper country with a modern rail system, there'd be no need for air travel between two major cities that are only 90 miles apart.

A map showing the flight paths of the commercial passenger flights between Chicago O'Hare and Milwaukee Mitchell on October 3, 2025

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 2d

this appears to be video of the incident that set everything off in Chicago yesterday. No part of this is consistent with the narrative DHS put out immediately after.

jeff computers @helldude.bsky.social · 3d

per reddit this is the 'ten car' incident -- weird!

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Jeremy Glover @jgrantglover.bsky.social · 3d

The biggest reveal so far is that Knowledge is not actually evil, but is under the spell of the true villain: a wizard named Comid.

Be that as it may, Knowledge still has some fearful powers like the ability to copy himself and emit a fog that will hypnotize you.

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Jeremy Glover @jgrantglover.bsky.social · 3d

My daughter and her best friend have been playing a very elaborate game (not sure they see it as a game) revolving around an antagonist named Knowledge. They’ve generated an impressive amount of lore, replete with books, maps, and side characters like Peanut the mouse.

A child’s drawings of an amorphous green ghost-like character

A child’s drawing of a mouse with the words “Penut is a kloo”

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Jeremy Glover @jgrantglover.bsky.social · 3d

I can’t get over how crazy this is. They’re so indiscriminate and sloppy that they literally gassed dozens of cops. Nobody is safe.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 3d

CPD just relieved feds from this line too. Then a moment later the feds gassed the whole area, including the cops.

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Brandon @bedubble.bsky.social · 3d

Chicago’s a war zone because everyone is fighting to spend their summer vacation here, apparently.

Chicago Broke It's
Tourism Record This Summer With 3.5M +
Hotel Stays

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Peter Nickeas @peternickeas.bsky.social · 3d

CPD has 20+ injured on duty this afternoon, most/all from federal use of gas. Related: no arrests by CPD, no documented uses of force by CPD. (I wasn't everywhere / didn't see every skirmish. And possibly some late-entry TRR forms to come.) Saw two federal arrests, saw one on video didn't witness.

Peter Nickeas @peternickeas.bsky.social · 3d

Chaos in Brighton Park. This is representative of the amount / direction of pepper and smoke sent into the neighborhood, in this case, for no reason I can discern other than because they were leaving. Feds had a clear path out in a different direction, and residents were vocal but not violent here.

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