If I hear one more time about Biden-era cost surges without the context of post-COVID supply chain issues + Ukraine war, both of which were not initiated by Biden or our government, I'm gonna lose it
Makes sense. Would need to get creative (I imagine) for platform placement on the south side of 18th with the apartments right there?
Where along 18th would a theoretical 18th St station go?
Excited to share some good news for Illinois families — we’ve reached over 100,000 children in our state receiving books from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
Let’s keep reading.
incredible lack of an editor for that post and i love it
If Dems retake either house, they must launch an investigation into this. There's no easier way to highlight the corruption of this era and to establish that Dems are committed to fighting it.
Pretty sure @wyden.senate.gov and Maxine Waters would be the chairs to do it.
BuildTheTunnelChicago.org
We are 96% of the way to a six-line, 140+ station thru-running regional rail network for Chicagoland.
It’s time to finish the final 4%. It’s time to #BuildTheTunnel.
Dive in: BuildTheTunnelChicago.org
Nice website and design/layout!
Of course shortly after posting this we get an announcement we're clear to move!
Been on the UP-W outbound run #67 and sitting at Bellwood for well over hour and a half because of high wind warnings. I appreciate safety concerns but where are the high winds tonight?
One of the things I love most about NYC, and something I cherish, is walking, biking and taking the subway. It’s actually superior to being in a car whenever you have the choice.
Sorry elevator out of service sign in front of an escalator
Identity crisis 😭
this morning, mamdani’s team got in touch with me to float a new tax proposal: if your net worth exceeds $5 million and you dress badly, you’ll be hit with a 10% annual levy for “visual pollution.” i would be in charge of deciding if the outfits are bad.
Democrats planning to run in November’s midterm elections have been advised not to antagonise pro-AI campaign groups that have amassed more than $300mn to fight for the industry’s priorities. The warnings by top party consultants, corroborated by people close to four different campaigns and party strategists speaking on the condition of anonymity, come despite internal polling for Democrats showing widespread public support for tougher AI rules.
They're calling it the best democracy ever.
www.ft.com/content/7529...
"I bet you're wondering how we got here"
Midwest Pope is best pope
Pope Leo today: "Blessed are the peacemakers."
"Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth."
Sometimes You Do Need Small Plans: Developing an elevator pitch for regional rail
I'm bad at brevity, so distilling nearly three years of #BuildTheTunnel planning into 1500 words for a lay audience was maybe more of a challenge than it should've been.
Regardless, here's an elevator pitch for CrossTowner regional rail.
open.substack.com/pub/starline...
As a Hungarian-American, I am so glad Viktor Orbán is out, so that I can monopolize the Viktor market, but also Americans have no idea how funny Péter Magyar is as a name.
Magyar literally means "Hungarian" (the country is Magyarország in Hungarian), so it's like if we had President Joe American.
This is why Russia is still fighting, why the war continues and why people are dying: Because Trump and Vance encouraged Putin to believe he could win
This is awesome. What do you power with this bad boy?
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Listening to The Crystal Method's debut album for the first time in a while and it still hits HARD youtu.be/0hJZR_hinI0?...
he's counting on people not knowing what a doctor looks like because they don't have healthcare
BIG news for Illinois renters! House Bill 3564, led by myself and Rep. Syed, has passed through the House and Senate!
If signed into law by Governor Pritzker, HB3564 establishes a $50 cap for rental application fees, bans 11 types of junk fees, caps move-in fees at 20% of rent, and more.
JUST IN: Viktor Orban conceded his defeat in Hungary.
The far-right leader & Trump ally will no longer be prime minister.
What remains to be seen is the size of his defeat — and whether the opposition wins a supermajority to amend the constitution and reverse Orban’s rule.
Picture of the century. 😍
📷 credit: Science Tube
Republicans will surely condemn Trump's bad Iran deal... right?
A Sony DAP (dedicated audio player) playing deadmau5 with a cassette animation
The 2000s are back with dedicated music players and wired headphones
