Slopulism
Posts by Michael McLean
Sounds awesome
That’s my HOA
It’s a great scrappy production. Has the juice. I just shared my location on weatherwise
I highly recommend watching the segment of the panel where the governor interviews Steffany
www.youtube.com/live/USrJ0c_...
Let's build more housing, so working people, young people, the elderly, and more can continue to live in Chicago and the region without fighting impossible rents. Tell your legislator to support the BUILD plan!
IDOT wants to give counties, townships and municipalities the ability to lower the default speed limit from 30 miles per hour to 25 miles per hour without conducting speed studies that cost roughly $20,000.
Rent is too damn high, Illinois.
We've got a plan for that — the BUILD plan is designed to lower housing costs and increase housing supply.
rear door bus boarding plz
the new id3 looks sick
yessssss
Just got off the stage at City Club — momentum is growing for the BUILD plan.
The time to fix our housing affordability crisis is now.
Man who used to own the Home Alone house arrested on CSAM charges
www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/04/17/l...
We didn't learn the lesson.
People are quitting well above the industry average and our hiring process is totally broken.
We're the only rail agency that has the flagger requirement (people who want to be train operators must work a very undesirable construction zone job first).
The governor is live at the city club talking about housing.
@abundanthousingil.bsky.social lead Steffany Bahamon is on the panel with him!
www.youtube.com/live/USrJ0c_...
Cop on cop murder, absolutely wild
Group photo after a bike bus ride with around 50 people and lots of smiling kids
Bike bus waiting at a stop light to get rolling dozens of smiling kids ready to roll.
We had a great crew for bike bus this morning, best guess is around 50!
Chicago startup making moves to deploy a new type of fuel in existing nuclear reactors in Canada, India, Korea, Romania, and China.
It will extend the life of fuel bundles, decreasing refueling outages and improving opex. Awesome stuff!
I just donated to Chicago BikePAC because they are backing alders who have picked up anti-bike challengers
givebutter.com/chicago-bike...
Art of the deal
CTA still hemorrhaging rail operators, btw.
Mamdani hasn't had time to really think about all that space he now has, because he spends most of his time at City Hall and around New York City. He tries to keep a semblance of his old life by getting around the city on foot, by bike or train. "If you spend every single day driving around in a tinted window security detail, you will have a very specific view of the city," he said. "You actually meet other New Yorkers and you break out of the bubble that so many have come to expect of politics, where politicians only seem to be spending time with other politicians or the people who donated to make them politicians."
I'd say that this applies to anyone traveling in a car in any city. Being in a car versus walking, riding, or taking transit fundamentally changes how you view a place and your relationship to it. I wish more leaders set this kind of example.
www.npr.org/2026/04/16/n...
Trump on DoorDash grandma Sharon Simmons's delivery to the White House: "To be honest, it was a little tacky"
If this is accurate then I don’t think so
bsky.app/profile/stev...
The Illinois State House just passed HB 5511, a bill that will require EVERY WEBSITE and EVERY APP to implement an age verification check.
@govpritzker.illinois.gov has pushed this hard and it’s Meta’s preferred solution to avoid liability.
Votes here. CALL YOUR REPS!
www.ilga.gov/Documents/le...
We’re special snowflakes
Here's a visualization of the type of stair core that would be allowed if this ordinance passes
www.thoughtcraftarchitects.com/interlocking...