"In a statement..." - CTA's invisible man Dorval Carter has his PR flacks proclaim ridership will be up to pre-pandemic levels soon. Don't they deserve something better than his bunkered, crapshoot version of service? #retiredorvalcarter chicago.suntimes.com/transportation…

Penultimate bridge lift of the season

Five Guys and a Bridge. State Street still closed.

Latest brainstorm from Twitter's village idiot is to invoke phony-baloney covers of "privacy" and "free speech" to hide the source of likes, in reality to encourage hate comments and jump-start his latest ambition of making the platform porn-central. theverge.com/2024/6/11/2417…

2pm State Street Bridge update: now the the CFD to wet it down...

2:18 pm update: rolling up the firehouse, State Street bridge again open.

New PDF drop! On the cover: Our Pride Issue! Take a first look at new creature creations by Bill Crisafi’s debuting in the Reader, photographed at Jackhammer by Reader art director James Hosking. Pick yours up at a distribution box tomorrow! chicagoreader.com/tag/vol-53-no-…

A must-see and hear: Kaija Saariaho's 2021 opera, Innocence, is a shattering work. It's not on the radar of the Lyric or COT, or at the Met until 2025, so tonight's livestream of the triumphant production at SF Opera shouldn't be missed. 9:30 CDT, $27.50. sfopera.com/operas/innocen…

It's only available live at 9:30 CDT, and for 24 hours after. Review: S.F. Opera’s ‘Innocence’ burrows into guilt datebook.sfchronicle.com/classical/revi…

OK, I'm done here. No more surprises. Would-be porn-king Elon has destroyed Twitter. Leave it to him. There are many alternatives. Don't give him a dime. Follow Lynn Becker on Facebook 柴田浩一.bsky.social cmgiulini on Threads @lynnbeckeron Mastadon 柴田浩一 on Instagram

Sunset Over the City (top middle of image only) Sorry, you can no longer find me here on Elon's sewer. Follow me on any of the following. Collect 'em all! Facebook: Lynn Becker 柴田浩一.bsky.social cmgiulini on Threads @lynnbecker on Mastadon 柴田浩一 on Instagram

Brown paper down, Legal Sea Foods revealed at Marina City. Sorry, you can can't the neat pics here - I've fled Mad King Elon's Toxic Kastle, but follow me on: Facebook: Lynn Becker 柴田浩一.bsky.social cmgiulini on Threads @lynnbecker on Mastadon 柴田浩一 on Instagram

The Final Five, five sailboats, five spans - the final scheduled bridge lift of the Spring season. You can't see it here, because I've escaped from the toxic Elonosphere, but check it out on YouTube. And follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Mastadon, Blue Sky youtu.be/0GDA-42UolI

Here's a link to neat video I shot of today's 2024 Dragon Boat Races for Literacy at Ping Tom Park youtu.be/koFBVQYNhBw but I've escaped Mad Elon's kingdom, so follow me on: Facebook: Lynn Becker 柴田浩一.bsky.social cmgiulini on Threads, Instagram @lynnbecker on Mastadon

His PR flacks keep proclaiming it's getting better. But it's not. Empty promises are the only constant. #retiredorvalcarter

It's Twitter's 18th birthday. Celebrate. Escape Elon's Trumpist, authoritarian kingdom. Still great pics and content, just not here. Follow me on: Facebook: Lynn Becker 柴田浩一.bsky.social cmgiulini on Threads and Instagram @lynnbecker on Mastadon Tik-Tok: @maury2199

Seriously, how stupid do you have to be to advertise on Twitter/X if it's going to turn around and sue you if you don't? Or maybe just don't advertise enough? It's just a few steps away from devolving into a slimy protection racket. nytimes.com/2024/08/06/tec…

Why you should never allow yourself to think you're a confident to your subjects: Walter Issacson urged Musk to blow up Twitter's credibility selling verification to any wacko paying a few bucks a month, incinerating his own credibility in the process. nytimes.com/2024/08/24/tec…