: Brace for delays at bridges this Wed, 4/22! Spring bridge lifts kick off 9am from S. Ashland Ave to DuSable Lake Shore Drive. 🌉🚧

Storm a-coming.

Here in Chicago. Very walkable neighborhood (Logan Square, Bucktown, Wicker Park, Humboldt Park areas).
The CTA/RTA/Metra are all pretty good (they could get better).
Occasionally Lyft, sometimes taxi, rarely Uber.

Be prepared for sudden weather changes.
Know that winter will be colder than expected.
Say hello to strangers in your neighborhood.
Enjoy some old-timey, square-cut, thin-crust pizza like a native.
Expect to get ridiculed for putting ketchup on a hot dog.
Have Fun!

Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on?

Suspicious wagers on the US-Israel war in Iran are creating huge windfalls and raising concerns among lawmakers

Robert Reich 34K likes, 6.3K comments. "A Warning from 1994 of a Two-Tiered Society | Robert Reich"

In 1994, I took a lot of heat for this speech warning that the American middle class was in danger. Watch and tell me if I was wrong. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bnd0eSuxu84

Maybe you should be working on improving methods for creating, storing, and using renewable energy.

Oh, I don't know, how about electricity from wind, sun, and wave?

Judy’s another GOP cheating scheme

Well Liz, you're in congress, what are you doing about it?

Did Obama give Iran $1.7 billion in cash? Claim is missing key context The Obama administration sent Iran $1.7 billion in 2016, but social media posts often omitted why.

For years, social media users have claimed former President Barack Obama "gave" Iran $1.7 billion in cash. Here's the full story: www.snopes.com/fact-check/o...

I saw President Obama and Seth Meyers both mocking djt; his expression indicated that he was not happy being roasted.
I think that was when he decided to run because nobody can make fun of djt and get away with it.
<just my opinion, with sarcasm>

Virginia joins a national effort to ensure only popular vote winners become president With Virginia on board, the National Popular Vote Compact is now enacted in states worth 222 electoral votes. Here's what that means.

Virginia is the latest state to join the National Popular Vote Compact, bringing it to 220 out of 270 electoral votes needed to go into effect (court challenges notwithstanding). Story from @npr.org:

Could Canada annex the U.S.?
Please?

... and that it was made by the lowest bidder.

Well, I figured if it started 14 years ago; 12 was only moderately generous.

Wait! No unicorns?
Who knew?

Those who were aware of the morphing left 12+ years ago when they realized it was propaganda and no longer news.

The Bears have been playing this "where to go" card for a while; it's time to sht or get off the pot.

Yes.
Registering is not drafting.

The "automatic" registration is new; and starts this December.

Looks yummy.
Messy but yummy.

Here's what Snopes says:
www.snopes.com/fact-check/a...

US defense official overseeing AI reaped millions selling xAI stock after Pentagon entered agreement with company Expert said federal law bars officials from taking actions in their jobs that benefit their own financial interests

OH LOOK!! SELF DEALING ON STEROIDS!!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

"To put it bluntly, an X post today receives less than 3% of the views a single tweet delivered seven years ago."
If you think it is necessary to be on Twitter to communicate your fact-based worldview, the reality is that worldview is being smothered.

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Trump in 2012: “Why isn't Obama protecting us from ridiculous gas prices?”

The timing on the threats and retreats is quite interesting.

Stick. Carrot. Invest. Sell.
Stick. Carrot. Invest. Sell.
Stick. Carrot. Invest. Sell.
repeat

Dow closes up more than 1,300 points after US-Iran ceasefire Investors hoped the two-week pause in fighting would ease a global oil shortage.

Who made money from insider knowledge?

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