swanksalot

Ford hired AI and sacked humans. It backfired badly

‘We didn’t pay as much attention as we should have to the experience of our most knowledgeable engineers,’ says automaker

United States

Laos' famous beer brand Beerlao makes a splash in the Midwest - United States

Chicago food business Laos to Your House is importing Beerlao, as part of its goal to elevate the southeast Asian country.

The Intercept

The Short and Ridiculous Trial of a Protester Arrested in an Inflatable Penis Costume

An Alabama cop who confronted the No Kings protester claimed she posed a risk to public safety. The judge was unconvinced.

Balloon Juice

Balloon Juice - Who's Be A Farmer, Given the Choice?

"Where is the Donald Trump I voted for?" He's very much with us. You just thought someone else would pay the price. — Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec.bsky.social) May 3, 2026 at 10:02 PM On the one hand, I am pro-dairy. On the other, FAFO is a very real economic force… … The Watsons had been dairy …

Chicago Reader

A city made of brick - Chicago Reader

Fire and Clay, Will Quam's debut book, is part history, part architectural study, part bricklaying for dummies.

Charles Mingus: “Fables of Faubus”

Read Daniel Felsenthal’s review of the track.

Streetsblog Chicago

No, Tribune Editorial Page Editor Chris Jones, I didn't call just "anyone" who opposes Complete Streets a member of the "right-leaning political class" - Streetsblog Chicago

I only applied that term to tireless Archer Avenue traffic safety project foes that are politicians and lobbyists who actually do have somewhat – or very – conservative politics.

The dumbest week in DOJ history

And it's only Thursday.

drunkard.com

April 4: Inebriation Through Carburation Day | Modern Drunkard Magazine

May Day Films to Inspire You With Solidarity

The New Republic

Trump Has No Clue What His Supreme Court Has Just Unleashed

The Supreme Court decision on gerrymandering points in one direction only: Come 2028, Democrats have to declare a take-no-prisoners redistricting war on the GOP.

Language Log » Mandarin: English in sinographic clothing

1150 W. Lake | Urbanize Chicago

Block Club Chicago

Goose Island Traffic 'Like The Wild West,' With No Immediate Relief In Sight

Bridge closures have increased congestion on Elston Avenue and Division Street, neighbors say. Drivers are also using a protected bike lane to skirt rush hour traffic.

Donald Trump Wants to “Drill, Baby, Drill.” History Shows the Devastation That Would Wreak

Donald Trump promised to usher in a new era of offshore oil drilling. Scientists know all too well how that story ends.

Media Matters secures complete and total victory against the Federal Trade Commission

Block Club Chicago

This City Mushroom Farm Grows Fungi For Chicago’s Top Chefs — And 'The Bear'

Four Star Mushrooms on the Near West Side supplies to grocery stores and some of Chicago's most acclaimed restaurants. Its mushrooms have also appeared on the hit FX series.

the Guardian

How Paris swapped cars for bikes – and transformed its streets

Under Anne Hidalgo – mayor for 12 years until last week – the French capital added bike lanes, cut traffic and reclaimed public space, but not without resistance

Active Transportation Alliance

Planning for Englewood Nature Trail picks up speed | Active Transportation Alliance

Momentum is building for the Englewood Nature Trail — a 1.8‑mile elevated greenway that will transform a former railroad corridor […]

Techdirt

ABC Shows A Backbone In FCC Fight, Shows FCC Manufactured A Controversy Surrounding James Talarico

ABC/Disney, like most major media companies, has spent much of its time during America’s bout with authoritarianism being a feckless wimp. The company was quick to ditch its already fleeting …

The American Prospect

Why We’re Removing Our Programmatic Ads - The American Prospect

Online advertising is bad for users, publishers, and even advertisers. The only beneficiaries are the Big Tech platforms. We’re doing something about it.

Futurism

Meta Desperately Trying to Ban Creeps Misusing Its AI "Pervert Glasses"

Meta is vowing to crack down on creeps misusing its Ray Ban smart glasses. Whether it will be enough to regain trust remains to be seen.

Texas Monthly

Texas Monthly Senior Editor Aaron Parsley Wins 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing

His first-person account of his family’s experience in last year’s devastating Central Texas floods was honored in the most prestigious awards in American journalism, a first for the magazine.

stereogum.com

"It’s Strange To Be Talking About the Flaming Lips In The Past Tense": An Interview With Steven Drozd

Wayne Coyne's longtime musical partner on his decades in the Lips, his ouster from the band during addiction treatment, and his upcoming solo debut album.

Texas Monthly

How an Alleged Child Predator Remade the Nation’s Second-Largest Faith Group in His Image

Paul Pressler helped ordain the marriage between white evangelicals and the GOP, all while accusations of sexual abuse piled up. Right-wing groups are still using his political playbook

Supreme Court turns down COVID-19 vaccine case brought by John Stockton

Block Club Chicago

Digital Wayfinding Kiosks Could Bring Maps, Ads And Emergency Alerts To Fulton Market

The proposed pilot from Ald. Walter Burnett would bring 25 to 50 touchscreen kiosks to busy commercial corridors while generating ad revenue for the city.

Streetsblog Chicago

Anatomy of a correction: Kudos to Block Club Chicago for fixing today's Archer project article after feedback from officials, readers, and Streetsblog - Streetsblog Chicago

Reporting mistakes – they happen to the best of us!

abc.net.au

Strategically critical Pacific island divided over growing US military presence

The Pacific Island of Guam sits at the centre of a struggle between the world's most powerful military and the right of its people to determine their own future.

The US is charging an American citizen for wiping his phone at the border

Whoops, was that the duress password?

Danny Thompson - Wikipedia