No Square today. Chicago Public Square returns in full force Tuesday.
■ Until then, as usual, get continual news and commentary updates via the Square Bluesky account.
■ You’ll find plenty to scroll through there already today—including John Oliver’s new guide to making yourself less valuable to Meta/Facebook/etc. Meanwhile …
New policy. Lifting the curtain on the vast Square merch operation: A few months back, our friends at Raygun changed things up. Instead of requiring Square to buy a bunch of T-shirts or hoodies in a variety of sizes and styles at once—guessing at reader preferences and then distributing inventory mindfully—Raygun’s shifted to an on-demand system. The result: Squarewear’s easier to offer. So we’re happy to announce an upgrade in perks for those who support Square on an ongoing basis:
■ Pledge just $15/month—about 60 cents an issue—and get a Square T-shirt free.
■ Make it $25/month—cancel anytime—and get a T-shirt or a hoodie.
■ Or pitch in as little as $1, just once, and get a code good for $5 off the purchase of any or all of these haute couture items:
Already paying at least $15/month to support Square and haven’t gotten a shirt? Drop your size, color preference and shipping address to shirts@ChicagoPublicSquare.com and we’ll get right on that.