Sniff, no auroras for me...
Or if there are I can't distinguish them from city glow...
Night view from my fire escape looking north, slightly northwest. #UptownChicago
Man pulled over tonight for driving while non-white by 3 police SUVs and a tow truck. He is handcuffed for 'his own safety'. Later let go without a ticket. #UptownChicago
The windows of my corner store at Sheridan Rd./Wilson Ave. were boarded up for #BlackLivesMatter protests. This one has artwork of Breonna Taylor on it. June 2020 #UptownChicago#BreonnaTaylor
Chicago Police giving out police swag and collecting names at the anti-homeless people Uptown Church Chicago church festival in 2021.
Recently in 2024 this church opposed the rezoning for a homeless shelter, leading to a zoning denial that prevented the shelter from opening and housing unhoused people. #Gentrifiers#NIMBY#Police#UptownChicago
Police FAIL to shut down homeless rights protest!
When adults with legal advice plan a protest location.
2015 - Portion of a video my friend Andy of the Gay Liberation Network shot. This was the first overnight protest of a grassroots group I co-founded, where protesters joined the people living under the viaducts and in the park overnight which is illegal. We pitched tents, held our ground against the police and successfully asserted our rights to protest. #Homeless#UptownChicago
Riot police swarming my neighborhood during #BlackLivesMatter protests. This is a drop in the bucket too. I have never seen so many police in my whole life. It was like an invasion. June 2020 #UptownChicago
People swiping flowers is fairly common, but this is the first time I saw someone pull up in a Mercedes and get out with scissors to do it 😒 Sept 2023 #RichGirl#FlowerThief#UptownChicago
My daughter met George RR Martin today at The Book Cellar, a bookstore in Chicago. She wasn’t allowed to tell anyone, as per his wishes, nor was anyone allowed to ask him about Game of Thrones books, apparently. But, she said he was very nice, and gave her a Game of Thrones coin. #thebookcellar#chicago#uptownchicago#georgerrmartin