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madopal.bsky.social
Chicagoan (Portage Park), bungalow owner, recovering gamedev (Jaleco, Mindscape, Midway), data engineer, bike/transit advocate(ish) (former NW MBAC), aspiring historian/baker, White Sox fan (heavy sigh), music nerd, just zis guy, you know? ✶✶✶✶
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A beloved member of my organizing community was taken by ICE today during an immigration check-in. Please sign this petition demanding her release.

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Lemme guess, you need to charge your bike up every night because of the power necessary for the AI to learn your shifting habits.

submitted 18 hours ago • 2 comments

It's not purple, it's LAVENDER.

submitted 18 hours ago • 0 comments

The best response to Abundance talk is a single tweet from Ruairi Wood, RIP brother.

submitted 19 hours ago • 38 comments

Poland + Atari = Crazy Delicious

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Take it from the former head of NYC's Department of Traffic: If we restore valuable public space to the people, the result will be a healthier, happier, and more humane city.

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Happy World Bicycle Day from Chicago CriticalMass. #worldbicycleday

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

Surprise Chicago! We’re doing a bike light giveaway right now in wicker park.

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

William Wallace Shaw, Jr. was an illustrator for the Chicago Tribune. He specialized in cartoon maps, like this one he did in the 1920s that depicts Chicagoland's western suburbs.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

Two Prudential Plaza pride

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Today is June 1st, the beginning of the five best weather months in Chicago, so make the most of it *

submitted 4 days ago • 6 comments

I can’t believe that NASCAR got state money but not public transit

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"You know, little plans are actually underrated"

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I started biking because CTA failed me. It’s often 3x faster for me to bike to my destination. Here’s a low cost solution to help make up for the poor service of our buses and trains:

submitted 3 days ago • 2 comments

Carroll Avenue exposed, State Street Bridge emergency repairs

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

The pope is bringing a bike grid to the Vatican, inspired by his time in Chicago.

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Rabbits on Bicycles Artist unknown, Japan Late Meiji era ca. 1904

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I'm doing a thing. Come listen to me talk about the Red Line Extension and hear from journalists with The Nation, Injustice Watch, and the Investigative Project on Race and Equity ⏰ Thursday, June 5th at 7 pm 📍 1048 W. 37th St

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Rock over London, Rock on Chicago

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Manifesting a successful transit #RevenuesAndReform package passing today so we have something to celebrate at next Saturday’s #YardSocial train crawl. See you on the MD-N in a week!

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

Had a good time today helping present a leisurely community bike ride that stopped at three different public art installations that PullmanArts helped plan over the last couple years in Pullman and Roseland. A group of UIC urban planning + design students came out for the ride, too, which was neat.

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It’s cool to see Major Taylor on The New Yorker’s cover this week. Art by Kadir Nelson. www.newyorker.com/culture/cove...

submitted 5 days ago • 4 comments

Kate, you're missing a huge opportunity for a great prank call here.

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Reminder that wiener fest at Six Corners has started, so you aren’t taking Milwaukee thru there, as I just discovered.

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“There’s no place else like American Science and I’m not ready to let it go yet,” its owner said. blockclubchicago.org/2025/05/29/b...

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Evergreen sploot here.

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Everyone's got a plan until Elon gets punched in the face.

submitted 5 days ago • 11 comments

BREAKING: Loretta Swit, the Emmy-winning actress most well-known for her leading role on "M*A*S*H," has died at age 87, her representatives say.

submitted 5 days ago • 16 comments

Why taking the World gig was an embarrassing mistake, why I’m turning down the money, and what I REALLY think of the Sam Altman’s crypto Orb. youtu.be/eDsSg-Xm1ms

submitted 12 days ago • 107 comments

You know, it's funny. My company is pushing AI because we also got grant money. If incentives for EVs are preventing the free market from working, why aren't grants for AI?

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment