Real patriots ride the train.
09.03.2026 00:37
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Real patriots ride the train.
Shit like this is why I spent a big chunk of my Meta Ray-Ban Display review talking about privacy and what it mean culturally that we haven't figured out how it works with smart glasses.
I still think a bigger backlash is coming.
www.theverge.com/tech/878725/...
The driver’s license reinstatement expo provided Cook County residents with free legal assistance to help restore suspended or revoked Illinois driver’s licenses. Saturday’s event was hosted by the Pilsen Neighbors Community Council at Malcolm X College.
Trump corruption just made it harder to switch phones between wireless carriers, a huge gift to shitty, predatory telecoms that hate competition.
Enjoy the populism everyone!
This should honestly be a legal requirement for discontinued products.
The gift of knowledge lasts a lifetime.
"These examples point to a broader movement. At least 18 states have now passed laws requiring or promoting media literacy education, with Connecticut, Illinois and New Jersey specifically mandating news literacy instruction."
It is very important to me that we do not tell apartment complexes that they need fast chargers for EVs. They need level 2 chargers. Not more than is used by a dryer or electric range.
When you're charging overnight, you do not need crazy voltage.
Map showing 2-to-4 flats in Chicago
Belmont Cragin has 3,624 two-to-four flats, but because of downzoning, only 4% of them would be legal to build today.
Missing middle housing like four-flats is essential to our neighborhood character and affordability.
Let's re-legalize four-flats citywide. 🏘️
Verizon's lobbying the Trump FCC to eliminate phone unlocking rules in a bid to make it harder and more expensive to switch wireless carriers.
This guy fought back in small claims court, and won. Refused a Verizon settlement so he could talk about it openly. Not all heroes wear capes, etc.
DOGE was always a very thinly disguised con to dress up data theft and extraction class destruction of federal corporate oversight as innovative, and it's important to remember that part of the reason it worked so well is that the press helped legitimize it
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
multiple states are declaring food emergencies as the president holds decadent parties with showgirls and builds a golden ballroom
Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
The soft dig of filming in front of the Chicago Michigan Ave Apple Store at night was pretty nice.
www.thedrive.com/news/rivian-...
@zamafir.bsky.social Acceptance is the first step?
OpenAI really gunning to test out a bold new world of limitation of liability clauses at scale
Trump fucked up the U.S. economy even faster this time than he did during his first term.
I’m pretty stoked for BMW above all European manufacturers honestly. I think they are best positioned to have the driving dynamics down without being as unobtainable as the Porsches, which I think is how adoption will hit home for the biggest advocates for cars: the enthusiasts.
Mary Shelley doesn't get enough credit for not only anticipating the silver-spooned narcissist techbro who recklessly creates technology without thinking through the consequences, but also for knowing that said techbro would be an absolutely terrible father.
Selfie while riding bike on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago
Shot of cyclists riding northbound on Lakeshore Drive, skyline of Chicago in the background
Shot of overall distance in the ride, totaling over 24 miles.
Bike the Drive is one of my favorite days of the year now
Figure 2 from https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMsb2506929
FDA is authorizing anybody with a risk factor from this list to receive the vaccines, as well as anybody 65+.
My latest for @bloomberg.com Citylab:
Parking reform might be the rare issue that Chicagoans can agree on
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
This isn't an "administrative error." Every single federal employee receives record keeping training.
The next administration needs to prosecute everyone responsible for this. Yes, there are bigger abuses we'll need to prosecute too, but records are paramount.
As we approach the 20th Anniversary of the Roberts Court, here is my list of the Top Ten Worst Con Law Cases of his Court. Boy was that a hard list to whittle down and no doubt people will disagree with some omissions but the harm to America is truly awful. www.dorfonlaw.org/2025/08/mour...
Illinois SNAP Education program eliminated amid federal cuts. This covered nutrition basics, helped folks build kitchen skills and learn how to stretch their food stamps. Story by Kate Armanini www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/16/i...
🤖 What many already knew. Helpful proof, reporting, documentation from @jeffhorwitz.bsky.social: Meta allowing sensual roleplay with kids, promoting discrimination, giving false medical info. But listen, there's a tech PR trick I need to draw your attention to here. 🧵
www.reuters.com/investigates...
The thing is, it’s a more important piece of white American history.
Oof.
