drifter/writer on architecture, culture and Chicago, photographer specializing in out-of-focus images. there will be posts on opera, apologies in advance.https://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mzqguswelk2xAnticlimax: Penultimate scheduled seasonal boat lift on the Chicago River. Two sailboats -Buccaneer and Bubba Surprise - and one slightly too tall yacht - Enchantress.07 Nov 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzqguswelk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mzom6lngrk2xSomething seriously whack about the algorithms populating social media feeds, not just on X, but Threads. (Doesn’t seem a problem with Bluesky.) Why are my feeds being overrun with clowns like this, just 42(!)followers- Russianbots, MAGAbots, election deniers shoveling lies and vile hallucinations.07 Nov 2026 00:08 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzom6lngrk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mzocsp4nxc24State of State https://mailchi.mp/4ba727b69911/statelake-station-project-update-a-new-gateway-on-state-street-16308162?e=6ea538e8ac06 Nov 2026 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzocsp4nxc24https://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mzoccuxq7224Somehow Scott Colom has now become my top correspondent. (Latest results show his lead holding, even increasing a bit.) https://apnews.com/projects/elections-2026/mississippi-us-senate-results/06 Nov 2026 21:12 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzoccuxq7224https://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mzobba3pik24It probably shouldn't be that big a deal, as by most accounts he's been Trump's puppetmaster from day 1, but making Goebbels-fan Stephen Miller Chief-of-Staff may indicate it's gonna be a "Is Paris Burning?" last two years. https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/in-tapping-stephen-miller-trump-doubles-down-and-digs-in-a81b4afd?st=gb35S9&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink06 Nov 2026 20:53 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzobba3pik24https://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mznxoudwc22cSerenade for a Gekko06 Nov 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mznxoudwc22chttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mzlox4xak22uMy condiment tree is coming along nicely…05 Nov 2026 20:20 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzlox4xak22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mzljrp7fmk2cThey're digging out all the dirt from a large section of the Trump Riverwalk. Is the President planning to bury something again?05 Nov 2026 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzljrp7fmk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mzjtz5h53k2cConductor Herbert Blomstedt, who has died age 99, still working until earlier this year, made many fine recordings, including the usual heavyweights like Mahler and Bruckner, but I have to admit this is my favorite. Link to SF Chronicle tribute. https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/classical/article/herbert-blomstedt-former-s-f-symphony-music-22512089.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZjaHJvbmljbGUuY29tL2VudGVydGFpbm1lbnQvY2xhc3NpY2FsL2FydGljbGUvaGVyYmVydC1ibG9tc3RlZHQtZm9ybWVyLXMtZi1zeW1waG9ueS1tdXNpYy0yMjUxMjA4OS5waHA%3D&time=MTc5Mzg0NTc4MzUyOA%3D%3D&rid=ZmQ3ZWQwZWEtMzViZi00YTA3LWJiMDktYTVlYmU0NDM3MTY0&sharecount=Mg%3D%3D05 Nov 2026 02:45 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzjtz5h53k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mzjr5kxhsc2cYour Big Tech overlords at work: Google cuts off access to its widely-used tools in order to shove AI down the throats of schools, whether they want it or not. https://hoodline.com/2026/11/google-will-cut-off-search-for-k-12-schools-that-fully-reject-ai-tools/05 Nov 2026 01:54 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzjr5kxhsc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mzjcadsxec2yGuessing this means it may be too late to vote?04 Nov 2026 21:27 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzjcadsxec2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mzj4ngty6c2pDucking the crane . . . and the guy pulling the strings...04 Nov 2026 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzj4ngty6c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mzj3kqp77c2xRotate!04 Nov 2026 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzj3kqp77c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mzistwbfuk2rCrane bows its head as it flies south under bridges on the Chicago River flyway. See you again next spring when the new East leaf of the Lake Street bridge blooms!04 Nov 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzistwbfuk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mziohdh5us2dTuesday election results, summarized.04 Nov 2026 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mziohdh5us2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mzgy7ni5cs2dElection night tradition, watching the votes come in.03 Nov 2026 23:23 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzgy7ni5cs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mzgrsnzhl22gToday we find out if we still have a Republic03 Nov 2026 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzgrsnzhl22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mzgitt47ks22For Trib-absorbed Chicago Magazine, Web Behrens profiles Bruce Goff's spectacular Ford House in Aurora, and its owner Sidney Robinson. https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/11/02/the-keeper-of-bruce-goffs-ford-house/?share=oheoeaeouighcdrrswe203 Nov 2026 18:47 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzgitt47ks22https://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mzgb6f4o4k2fStandard Time, early darkness, interiors shine out to the sidewalk.03 Nov 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzgb6f4o4k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mzeejgujq22pAll politics aside, this has got to be the best rhyming of this election cycle.02 Nov 2026 22:25 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzeejgujq22phttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mze4icf6tk27So you want to build a 73-story skyscraper on one of Chicago's business streets? I picked up Autobiography of a Skyscraper and the Story of Those Who Built It opening day at Barnes & Noble on State, fearing it would be a vanity job from developer... https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/autobiography-of-a-skyscraper-francis-greenburger/114944124802 Nov 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mze4icf6tk27https://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mzdttfdnx22zThe Magic of the Internet (AI?): Michael-Sacks-is-the-Devil ads teleporting into my on-line editions of the Dallas Morning News and San Francisco Chronicle.02 Nov 2026 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzdttfdnx22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mzdqn237tc2zVoting: The WRONG and RIGHT way. WRONG: A mailbox like this one on Adams may be tempting, but it's too late to expect your ballot will arrive in time to be counted. RIGHT: Direct to the ballot box, in your precinct tomorrow, like this one from 1857 on display at the Obama Presidential Center.02 Nov 2026 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzdqn237tc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mzc5357udk2sChicago may have had Garfield Goose, "King of the United States", but San Francisco had Norton I, Emperor of the United States. https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/nativeson/article/City-to-celebrate-Emperor-Norton-s-200th-12548431.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZjaHJvbmljbGUuY29tL2JheWFyZWEvbmF0aXZlc29uL2FydGljbGUvQ2l0eS10by1jZWxlYnJhdGUtRW1wZXJvci1Ob3J0b24tcy0yMDB0aC0xMjU0ODQzMS5waHA%3D&time=MTc5MzU4MTQxNjQzNA%3D%3D&rid=ZmQ3ZWQwZWEtMzViZi00YTA3LWJiMDktYTVlYmU0NDM3MTY0&sharecount=MQ%3D%3D02 Nov 2026 01:06 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzc5357udk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mzbo4ajsvc2sAI is a circular financing global Ponzi scheme of previously unimaginable proportions. Nvidia extorts a 63% profit margin ($60 billion+ a quarter) from customers, then cycles money back so they can buy more chips. Catastrophic hilarity eventually ensues. https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/the-week-the-cracks-in-the-ai-trade-grew-deeper-9e25b20f?st=Nyqca8&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink01 Nov 2026 20:38 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzbo4ajsvc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mzb4jrwarc2zThe only way I’ll be able to work on my tan for the next six months. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Nov 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzb4jrwarc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mz76dq462k2iThe leaves are falling; Christkindlemarket is rising. (Fred's here!) Opens November 20.31 Oct 2026 20:51 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz76dq462k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mz6xn5tlhk2ihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIHWuz7_cJ031 Oct 2026 18:51 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz6xn5tlhk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mz6wvnqc5c2iCaught this last night on Netflix. When I was kid, SNL was always uneven, but SCTV, along with Monty Python, was always fantastic. Some went on to great solo careers, but they were all amazing performers. (And now, if you'll excuse me, I'm turning Japanese) https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/television/sctv-the-greatest-show-youve-never-heard-of-review-canadas-comedy-innovators-053d06a4?st=NEHvEe&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink31 Oct 2026 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz6wvnqc5c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mz6w6l6rok2iHey everybody, now you can give Elon not just all your personal data, but your financial information too! I'm sure it'll be fine - get your X card now!31 Oct 2026 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz6w6l6rok2i