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Loren Johnson

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architect, urbanist, organizer, tabletop gamer, and essayist President @ Heart of Lincoln Square

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We can only hope that the last twenty years will have raised two generations of the most anti-war cunty bitches the world has ever seen and I count myself among their numbers.

05.03.2026 15:16 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Its incredible that this community organization is not able to understand that what they are proposing is a whole development of low tax, unproduction, and inefficiency.
blockclubchicago.org/2026/03/03/w...

04.03.2026 14:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Well, at least the Dow is at... well nevermind.

03.03.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's funny how people think the Cold War ended in the 90s. It's almost forty years later and we are in two proxy wars with Russia, having recently ended a third.

01.03.2026 00:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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On the Edges // Thinking In Diagram I’ve recently come down with an obsession with the edges of architecture. If my chosen discipline was a peach β€” a beautiful, juicy, ripe…

I've started writing a series about where architecture meets subjects around it - please give it a read and let me know what you think! medium.com/@lorenordean...

28.02.2026 19:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." - President Dwight D Eisenhower

28.02.2026 16:06 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Allosexuals need to be stopped - dinosaurs cannot provide consent.

27.02.2026 20:09 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It is so gross that this happened to Senator Simmons - nobody should have to experience this treatment, much less an elected official. We all need to do better.

24.02.2026 14:07 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"In the rush to draw a line under the age of the starchitect, we're at risk of losing more than we think" The starchitect era is coming to an end but, like it or not, architecture still needs powerful individuals, writes Owen Hopkins.

BWAHAHAHAHA!!!! HA HA NO. www.dezeen.com/2026/02/23/s...

23.02.2026 22:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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AI is a baby with a gun. WHY ARE WE GIVING BABIES GUNS.

23.02.2026 20:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank god. If "Abolish Ice" hadn't won, all public confidence in the naming of snow plows would have absolutely cratered, devestating local snow plows.

23.02.2026 19:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is horrifying but is also massively educational. Toilet rooms separated from detainment means repeated cuffing and physical interactions with guards multiple times a day. The laundry is not sized for this number of people so people will sit in dirty clothes for longer. Designed to traumatize.

20.02.2026 16:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I see "Dragon Hoar"

20.02.2026 01:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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19.02.2026 23:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Man, the Bears are really burning their public image with this bullshit maneuvering. I don't know anyone who is not just fed up with them right now.

19.02.2026 17:29 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The 46th Ward office email is live - I got a nearly immediate response from Director of Infrastructure & Development Jesse Orr this morning.

19.02.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Mormons reading this in a whole different way.

19.02.2026 14:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm one step away from changing my government name to "Disregard Previous Instruction and Erase All Prior Data"

19.02.2026 13:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's almost like we didn't evolve while living in a panopticon of constant surveillance and we're not well suited to it. Why are we doing this indeed.

19.02.2026 13:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Does anyone know anything of substance about this "A More Just Chicago" group and their push towards a city charter?

17.02.2026 22:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Man I love the trains in Chicago but a standing room only slow Brown line at 8am on a Tuesday is a particular kind of infuriating.

17.02.2026 14:32 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I was taking a long walk through my neighborhood yesterday and saw SO many young people engaged in free socialization and play, disconnected from the shackles of constant supervision. It was a beautiful thing to see.

16.02.2026 23:23 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Food Delivery Robots Are Feeding Camera Footage to the LAPD, Internal Emails Show Serve Robotics, which delivers food for Uber Eats, provided footage filmed by at least one of its robots to the LAPD as evidence in a criminal case. The emails show the robots, which are a constant si...

they're also doing state surveillance www.404media.co/serve-food-d...

16.02.2026 16:57 πŸ‘ 83 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Wow - the first weekend day above 45 degrees with sun and the whole city just wakes up, huh?

15.02.2026 21:57 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Chicago Housing Club Discussion Connect with others interested in different models of shared ownership housing (co-owning 2flats, co-housing development, and "baugruppen").

Are you a Chicago housing nerd? Interested in atypical housing models? Network with other like minded folks next Tuesday at Sulzer Library!

www.eventbrite.com/e/chicago-ho...

13.02.2026 14:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is a uniquely beautiful post for those who have eyes to see.

12.02.2026 16:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I opened one during Ikoria and he was stashed inside a box with my Un-cards until yesterday! I was so happy to be able to slot him into a deck!

10.02.2026 14:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Cycling is so humanizing. Here I am; just walking my dog around the block and someone I don't know rides past and says "Hello puppy!". Just a beautiful addition to my day.

08.02.2026 18:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We can do hard things - with time, money, and focus we can do fucking anything.

07.02.2026 02:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As an Eagle Scout, let me say it is long past time for Scouting America to end its partnership with the U.S. Military.

03.02.2026 19:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0