you have got to be shitting me. the floor is not included in dutch apartment rentals. what
Brian Actors Guild@spocksbrian.worstpossible.world · 2h agoMy level of racism against the Dutch simply cannot keep up with reality
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nothing changes while they live ✴✴✴✴
Brian Actors Guild@spocksbrian.worstpossible.world · 2h ago
he ran against the full force of the zionist establishment and won. unbelievable victory
New: Police in Wisconsin used Flock to create a pretext to search a man's car for weed. Their justification? He drove from Wisconsin to Michigan, a “known source state for marijuana as it is legal there,” and Flock showed he "travels to Michigan frequently." www.404media.co/cops-used-fl...
Cops Used Flock to Track a Man Across State Lines to Create Pretext to Search His Car for Weed
"The vehicle travels to Michigan frequently which is a known source state for marijuana as it is legal there," a probable cause justification reads.
404media.co
The U.S. Attorney believes that a "public rebuke" and an internal review are sufficient for egregious prosecutorial misconduct that put my family through hell. My seven-year-old is still having nightmares and panic attacks related to this case. Justice requires transparency and accountability.
Jon Seidel@jonseidel.bsky.social · 16h agoChicago U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros acknowledges 'mistakes' in 'Broadview 6' case but says sanctions, special counsel aren't needed. From @schuba.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...
Sorry folks! The housing crisis isn't driven by landlords, it's driven by a pan-political alliance against folks who want to live anywhere near them or their commute or their park or their kids school or..
No they couldn't. People unironically get madder about housing than data centers.
GodlessPrimate@godlessprimate.bsky.social · 4d agoIt's all about priorities. The tech bros gave politicians a lot of money.
it really is wild that he accepts that the bar is as low as facilities being "survivable." a higher order of treatment (and again, still a really low bar)-- would be that the conditions protect and reflect the civil rights of incarcerated people.
Stephanie Kollmann@slkollmann.bsky.social · 2d agoI encourage every Illinoisan to read Gov. Pritzker's responses to @shannonheffernan.bsky.social excellent reporting about terrifying prison conditions.
More cops have been arrested for using flock cameras to stalk women than there are transgender athletes in youth sports.
NEW: Israel has imprisoned an American teen. Soldiers raided Adam's West Bank home right before his sister’s grad party. They ignored his US passport. As they took him, they blew kisses at his mom. Adam is now the second American in Israeli prison. Trump just hosted Netanyahu for the eighth time.
Israel Has Imprisoned a 16-Year-Old Palestinian-American Boy for Two Weeks
Adam Karakrah is one of at least two Americans in Israeli prison – both held while Trump hosted Netanyahu for the eighth time.
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A fond goodbye to my Avondale apartment, which breaks every part of its RS-3 zoning and could never be built today ❌ 12 units (2 unit max) ❌ 40 ft tall (30 ft max) ❌ 260 sq ft lot area/unit (2,500 min) ❌ 0 ft rear setback (35 ft min) And way above the 0.9 floor-area ratio cap
E-bikes give people affordable, clean transportation. If kids are getting hit by pickup trucks, the answer isn’t to treat e-bikes like the problem; it’s protected bike lanes, safer crossings, lower traffic speeds, and infrastructure that keeps everyone separated from multi-ton vehicles.
A 39-year-old El Salvadoran man, who was being held at Delaney Hall, has died, the man's family says. He's the father of a 12-year-old US citizen daughter and has lived in the country for nearly 20 years. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/03/s...
El Salvadoran Man Held by ICE at Delaney Hall Dies, Family Says
The detainee had an extensive medical history, including epilepsy, according to a lawsuit. He had complained about his face and hand going numb just before his death, his mother said.
thecityreporter.nyc
FLAG: Trump gets to keep tax immunity for himself, his sons, and the Trump Organization under the new 'deal' struck by Todd Blanche. The new order also reaffirms that Trump won't have to pay any taxes he might have owed the IRS.
ICE is beginning to outfit Haitian immigrants with ankle monitors after the Trump admin ended their deportation protections www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
ICE begins outfitting Haitian immigrants with ankle monitors, attorneys say
Haitian immigrants in Ohio with temporary protected status are being called to ICE offices for check-ins after federal officials said their protections had ended.
washingtonpost.com
An elderly woman mistook the accelerator for the brake and plowed her car through somebody’s home. Alexi Giannoulias thinks drivers don’t need to retake an on-road test to renew their license until they’re 87.
Chicago News Bot@chicagonewsbot.bertshouse.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d ago'A car is in our house': Vehicle remains lodged in couple's West Town townhome after crash https://abc7chicago.com/post/west-town-chicago-car-crash-vehicle-remains-lodged-townhome-collision-mallory-john-baquero-say/19622147/
There's not enough homes on the market in Chicago, and it's creating all-out bidding wars on the city's north side. The frenzy is leading some buyers to waive inspections and shop for homes in a lower price range — just to put in offers that are $100-300k over list price:
Got cash? With few properties on sale, Chicago homebuyers are having bidding wars
The battle among buyers has been great for home sellers as properties sell for up to hundreds of thousands of dollars over their asking price.
chicago.suntimes.com
We don’t need 1000 more cops. We need 1000 deputize Chicago Bluesky users enforcing vehicle violations 
“Brandon,” a Bluesky commenter@bedubble.bsky.social · 3d agoGive me a car parking citizen bounty system and I will funnel 100% of revenue to my money to local businesses in Lakeview.
It’s important to understand that when 1.2 million Americans are dying from a disease, any government action is excessive and tyrannical, but if a dozen trans women want to play soccer no government action can go far enough
minitokyo3d.com already overlays flight data and mass transit APIs for the Tokyo area. Would just need more work to add boat traffic :P
Mini Tokyo 3D
A real-time 3D digital map of Tokyo's public transport system. This data visualization was produced by Akihiko Kusanagi.
minitokyo3d.com
i want a website that just overlays data from flightradar24 and public transit APIs over marinetraffic call it "autism dot com"
A caucus of violent, drunk ex-husbands controls three branches of government and both chambers of Congress.
The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 4d agoRep. Max Miller: "My former wife has claimed that during a custody exchange at my home that day, I assaulted her…If I had assaulted her, would she have offered to cook me dinner six days later?"
this ROCKS lmao just throwing it out there but would anyone wanna do something similar in chicago with Kapow after primaries maybe 👀
wishda@wishda.bsky.social · 6d agoThe DSA in Wilmingotn, N.C. has created a "crisis" by putting benches at city bus stops, after literal decades of the city promising and failing to do so.
The lack of public seating in the US has gone beyond a public health crisis to being outright embarrassing. Oh yes, all of our old women have to sit on the wet ground if they need a breather, but at least homeless people are uncomfortable! My cheeks are red just thinking of that stupidity.
wishda@wishda.bsky.social · 6d agoThe DSA in Wilmingotn, N.C. has created a "crisis" by putting benches at city bus stops, after literal decades of the city promising and failing to do so.
The DSA in Wilmingotn, N.C. has created a "crisis" by putting benches at city bus stops, after literal decades of the city promising and failing to do so.
Democratic Socialists’ bus benches remain, city mum on next steps | Port City Daily
WILMINGTON — The handmade bus benches installed by the Wilmington Democratic Socialists of America have highlighted a problem nearly everyone agrees exists: most Wave bus stops have nowhere for riders...
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When politicians say they oppose ICE but propose more local police, their objections to ICE are based solely on optics/aesthetics.
Mike Fragassi@refrag.bsky.social · 4d agoAlexi Giannoulias says: one thousand more Chicago cops, and bring back ShotSpotter www.reddit.com/r/chicago/co...
