Ridge Knapp

💻 Data for the left
🚣🏼‍♂️ Rowing coach
🏙️ Chicago evangelist
ex-HFP/BFP; CCSAO; LUFC

[Ridge Knapp @RidgeKnapp]

y'all need to be watching the Telemundo streams, I'm half zoned out and hear snippets like "Cabeza de queso! Green Bay Packers!" no I do not speak Spanish

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how to short spacex

[Ridge Knapp @RidgeKnapp]

If you hate my color scheme, here are the plain old facts and figures on a clean map. Going to be interesting to see how this November's school board races turn out as we lead up to the next mayoral primary in February '27. (/end)

[Ridge Knapp @RidgeKnapp]

Fun project I've been working on for a while: the 2023 Chicago mayoral election by the new Board of Education districts. By my approximations (split precincts), in the February 2023 primary, Vallas carried 9/20 districts, Johnson 4, Lightfoot 6, and Chuy 1. #twill
(1/n)

[Ridge Knapp @RidgeKnapp]

Removing the lovely shading, these maps show the first & second-place finishers in the primary. Vallas beat out García in the districts he needed; Willie Wilson (9% citywide) came second in District 9a. And Chicago's answer to the Commie Corridor stands out in green (3/n)

[Ridge Knapp @RidgeKnapp]

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They make it super easy to import your GoodReads history -- also add me @/gowhalers

#notsponcon

[CDOT @ChicagoDOT]

We are deeply saddened by the loss of our beloved colleague, Riley. He was a cherished member of CDOT's Complete Streets team and a dedicated public servant committed to making Chicago's streets safer and more accessible for everyone. He will be greatly missed.

[Ridge Knapp @RidgeKnapp]

Fun fact, my last internship in grad school was a (fully remote, COVID-era) internship with Sec. Haaland's Office at Interior. So stoked to see one of Biden's best Cabinet members take up this challenge.

[Democrats @TheDemocrats]

HUGE: Deb Haaland has won the Democratic nomination for governor of New Mexico.

On to the general!

[Ridge Knapp @RidgeKnapp]

@CAFranchise @electionsjoe @nytpolitics always hate to see a double-bunk

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hey @nytpolitics ☝️🤓

I think you've got the wrong Steve Cohen here lol

[Ridge Knapp @RidgeKnapp]

@cornoisseur please elaborate /gen

[Ridge Knapp @RidgeKnapp]

A quick Monday evening map continuing my look at the new Board of Education / School Board districts -- here's the results from the 2024 Bring Chicago Home ballot question. BCH won 10/20 districts while (sadly) losing by 4% citywide.

[Ridge Knapp @RidgeKnapp]

I opted to label the top two highest/lowest performing districts instead of inundating you with all 20 labels. Find your district here: https://t.co/Pcg8yWID6N

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

The transition of sports fandom from loyalty and joy and community to monetization and commodification is a little heartbreaking to me. A signal of the broader commercialization of everything not nailed down in America.

[Ridge Knapp @RidgeKnapp]

@urbanistcole has she yet drawn a challenger?

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@urbanistcole yes - by my approximations, she won 37-35 in 4a and lost 49-23 in 4b

[Ridge Knapp @RidgeKnapp]

@agnstpollution https://t.co/bvIVfoozg7 !

[Ridge Knapp @RidgeKnapp]

book rec time!
>> Cyberia by Douglas Rushkoff

[summer🔜vibecamp @transgendererer]

it feels wrong to me that they had acid before computers. there's something deeply computers about acid

[Ridge Knapp @RidgeKnapp]

legitimately gutted

[Jessie Opoien @jessieopie]

Schlitz beer production ends after 175 years https://t.co/ud8cnr53qX via @francesca__pica