Jim Benton

@automach

Human person, he/him.

Chicago, IL
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Joined May 2008
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  1. Retweeted
    Aug 10

    Making maps is tricky business. Just because you’ve seen maps like our recent ticketing analysis many times before doesn’t mean you should look away from Chicago's segregation and inequality.

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    Aug 9

    What opportunities are there in Chicago, as a volunteer, to cook food in quantity sufficient to feed hundreds to thousands? I did this for a while after Katrina in a relief kitchen in St. Bernard Parish and I'd like to keep those skills up.

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    Jun 22

    The old contract between news media and the public is broken. A new contract would frame journalism as an act of citizenship, rather than an entity for and separate from citizens. 👉 Check out CB cofounder ’s must-read column for

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    Jun 14

    We are thrilled to announce that has invested $1 million in our civic journalism lab on Chicago’s South Side, as part of the Jack Fuller Legacy Initiative. It's a major vote of confidence in our vision for equitable, inclusive local media /1

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  5. Jun 4

    Rebecca and the other fine folks at are building a truly welcoming and inclusive community. What they are doing is inspiring.

    Consider yourself code-curious? Join our civic tech group, - here, organizer Rebecca Wei explains how we built this community from the ground up. Next open-coding session is TONIGHT 5:30-8p!
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    May 14

    Watch , co-founder and editorial director of , talk about how the site trains people to document local public meetings in the city of Chicago.

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  7. May 8

    Come work with me at a company where empathy is considered a crucial part of software development.

    We solve complex technical problems for the private sector and government. We helped rebuild Healthcare .gov in 2013. We seek the highest standard in both the technology we build, and the way we run our company. Want to join us?
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    Apr 18

    V IMPORTANT: we have elections for local school councils tomorrow/Thursday. I made a fact sheet with the who/what/where/when/why:

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    Apr 5

    Our team is in this week for an introductory coding session with our friends at —for more on what’s next follow us here and visit our website

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    Mar 28

    Hey Detroit devs! is partnering with on a civic journalism project and we're looking for civic coders to help us scrape & aggregate public meeting data:

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    Mar 27

    When and where are all the public governmental meetings in Chicago? Join our project to help us create an essential tool for democracy:

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    Mar 15

    Drivers license suspensions for unpaid ticket debt in Illinois are highly concentrated in Chicago's South and West sides.

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    Mar 8

    Our program is growing—so we’re building a platform & public tool to multiply its impact: We’re 🚨hiring🚨 a contract developer to join our team—Apply today & help us spread the word w/ an RT to your network

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  14. Mar 7

    Joining the City Bureau bowling team introduced me to these amazing people (check thread for list) AND made me a better bowler.

    The City Bureaucrats might have been around 14th in the standings in the Chicago media bowling league but they're #1 in my heart and the folks on this team should be at the top of anyone's list of folks to contract, hire, fund, etc. This is a dope crew.
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    Feb 10

    The 2018 race for Illinois governor could be the most expensive in U.S. history. We made a widget to help track the spending. You can embed it on your own site, too. For free. Why? To help readers understand the $. And to share journalism. Here:

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    Jan 26

    Chicago, please bring us your books! Drop off 4:30 - 6:00pm. Sundays, and Tuesdays through Thursdays. 235 E 58th. History, Poetry, Theory, Fiction, Politics, Art Collections, Plays, Comics! All Ages & Reading Levels, etc! Especially books by/for Black people!

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  17. Jan 19

    Everyone in or within earshot of tech should read this!

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    Jan 19

    Covered women paving their way in the manufacturing industry in Chicago. Words by Libby Berry for .

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  19. Jan 16

    You can't blockchain your way out of capitalism.

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  20. 18 Dec 2017

    Ted Chiang explains that our fears of AI should be oriented around how it will reflect the values of its makers: “Silicon Valley has unconsciously created a devil in their own image, a boogeyman whose excesses are precisely their own.”

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