I’ve volunteered at food pantries and you sometimes get people upset to see someone in a nice car using a food pantry and I need to completely assure you that the person with the nice car actually is in need of that food because people who aren’t in need do not pretend to need food

Anonymity is the keystone of freedom. If the founders of the U.S. could not post opinions critical of King George, III anonymously they would have been arrested and executed.

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For those who are looking for ways to help people affected by the fires in Spokane, WA: Northwest Harvest, one of the state's most trusted food justice orgs, is raising money to provide food for those displaced by the fires.

Help Neighbors Impacted by Wildfires

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The Spokane fire conspiracy theories are almost identical to the Altadena fire conspiracy theories. These people have no understand of how fire works, how science works, or why some things burn. I'm writing a book chapter about it, but the people who need to read it don't read books.

LorennaCleary.bsky.social@lorennacleary.bsky.social · yesterday

The internet is filled with really dumb people who right now think the fires in Spokane WA were fake because the houses burned but trees didn’t. What they’re forgetting is that dead, thin, dry wood burns. Wet, dense, living wood is harder to burn. Old living pine and house vs fire: house loses.

I was recently on a jury for a gun possession case (though I ended up being an alternate). I hope this case goes the way mine did.

Gregory Pratt@royalpratt.bsky.social · 2d ago

Ver interesting story. A convicted felon says he was trying to turn over an unwanted gun to the police when he was arrested. Police said he was acting drunk and shifty. He’s going on trial next week. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

For millennia migration was just a standard thing for humans.

Melissa Gira Grant@melissagiragrant.com · 2d ago

“Here’s a radical thought: what if migration is only a problem to those who want it to be? What if we started seeing the mass movement of people less as an existential threat and more as a simple inevitability of human existence?”

maybe having a mayor who believes in restorative justice rather than “1000 new cops and shotspotter” is better

Jared Rutecki@jaredrutecki.bsky.social · 2d ago

There were 37 homicides in the city last month, the lowest total for any such month dating back to at least 1970. That total is down 18% compared to July 2025, and is less than half the totals of July 2020 and 2021, which each saw more than 100 killings.

Was your home, business, or community damaged by the severe storms from July 27, 2026? The City of Chicago is asking residents to submit this Damage Assessment Survey. The objective of is to help State and local officials get a better picture of damage. survey123.arcgis.com/share/56bafe...

Uh, the testosterone levels of boys and girls pre-puberty are like, identical if I’m not mistaken …

Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 3d ago

An initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play

If you're traveling through O'Hare today, get there early. I have status, was walked through all the check-in lines, have Pre-check, and it still took over 30 minutes to get through TSA.

No rain in the two-week forecast for Spokane. It will be very lucky if things don’t get worse.

Drivers need to keep in mind that they have actually really poor visibility of other cars. You can see the ones immediately in front of and behind you, sometimes oncoming ones, sometimes in other lanes. But since bikes and cars travel at different rates frequently, we each see more of the other.

I think I've seen at least three mayoral candidates now say that we need to A) balance the budget, B) reduce property taxes, and C) hire more cops does math work differently where they are from than it does here

Mike Fragassi@refrag.bsky.social · 3d ago

Alexi Giannoulias says: one thousand more Chicago cops, and bring back ShotSpotter www.reddit.com/r/chicago/co...

Another update from the Spokesman. www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...

Old Trails fire in northwest Spokane destroys 640 structures: 'Probably the largest, most destructive fire in Washington's history'

The Old Trails wildfire in northwest Spokane destroyed 640 structures Saturday and overnight into Sunday.

spokesman.com

I had my car broken into and laptop stolen in front of a police station in San Francisco and when I walked in to report the crime the officer on duty asked what I wanted him to do about it

Em, midly@lefttheprairie.bsky.social · 4d ago

It’s so funny when people are like “sure you’re an abolitionist now but wait until you’re the victim of a property crime.” Buddy, the most useful thing the police have ever done for property crime is put the form you need to submit to your insurance online.

Trib Ed board deciding how to react to young people downtown

Chicago Tribune@chicagotribune.com · 4d ago

From the Editorial Board: Sparkly, semiattired Lolla kids are this weekend swarming around such oft-deserted environs as Van Buren Street, Jackson Boulevard and State Street. Welcome. Your presence and youthful energy could not be more timely.

Inbound Lawrence Ave exit closed apparently.

Chicago Tribune@chicagotribune.com · 4d ago

Partial wall collapse triggers Kennedy Expressway exit closure

i bring a sort of ‘i fear neither pain nor death’ energy to the pedestrian/driver interaction that drivers don’t really like

I have a bunch of family whose homes are at risk and who have had to evacuate due to the fires in Spokane. So far no confirmed homes lost. Thankfully it seems wind has substantially died down, at least for now.

I don’t care if I’m revealing my location. Last night, my house was destroyed from the Old Trails fire burning in Spokane, Washington. I have my family, my pets, but nothing else. I won’t have anyway to make money for a while, so I need donations. paypal.me/HFehlig

I used to umpire U8 softball at this sports complex

Young Kwak@youngkwak.bsky.social · 4d ago

Photos for @apnews.com. Old Trails Fire, 8/1/26 in Spokane, WA. 1) People watch from W. Northwest Blvd. 2) Andrew Rowley, who evacuated, watches from 3) Dwight Merkel Sports Complex. 4) Police block W. Francis Ave. at N. Monroe St. as vehicles leave evacuation area. apnews.com/article/wild...

From my moms cousin earlier today.

The fires in Spokane County are already destroying homes as it has jumped the river and crossed into the city. Please keep us in your prayers. Read us for updates or follow me on Instagram for video. www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...

'Never seen it this bad': Thousands evacuated in north Spokane as wildfire crosses river into city

A wildfire driven by high winds jumped the Spokane River Saturday afternoon, burning homes and quickly moving into the Indian Trail Neighborhood.

spokesman.com

So I can’t speak for the universal experience, but I’ve had multiple potholes filled within days just from reporting to 311 through the CHI311 app … this is a great escalation option though!

tyler@tylergscott.com · 5d ago

in portland someone spray painted penises around potholes, and they got filled pretty immediately www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

Y’all, please don’t continue to soft dox yourselves 😔

Merriam-Webster@merriam-webster.com · 6d ago

Find the 5 words from your birth year that perfectly describe YOUR vibe ⬇️ www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/

Wow, if it isn’t the consequences of our own actions!

Lindsay Beyerstein@beyerstein.bsky.social · 5d ago

This is a crisis of federalism. Tim Walz is asserting as fact that Iran attacked water infrastructure in Minnesota and several other states. And Trump is saying it's Minnesota's own fault they were attacked as part of a war he started.

“This isn’t a biking area,” he insisted, noting that he sees more people riding bikes and scooters on sidewalks than in the lanes.” This is an interesting point bc it’s presented as a case against bike lanes but I think this says that there’s actually a need to have more multi modal infrastructure.

Chicago’s New Bike Lanes Spark a Rebellion From Businesses

Local business owners protest Chicago’s ‘complete streets’ design that cuts car parking spaces in favor of protected cycling lanes.

wsj.com

All small chicago cyclists are cordially invited to buy my crosscheck. Solid af set up for touring but you can do whatever on it

I just remembered that last week while biking I had a guy who was holding a phone in his hand tell me his phone was hands free and call me a bitch and then drive off. I was so sad I didn’t catch him again before making it home.