Daniel Kay Hertz
@danielkayhertz.bsky.social
Personal account. Housing Director at Impact for Equity, a law and policy center in Chicago. Former policy director, Chicago Dept of Housing. Book "The Battle of Lincoln Park" on the origins of gentrification in Chicago.
https://daniel-kay-hertz.ghost.io/
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I walked up on a mountain in the middle of the sky
Could see every farm and every town
I could see all the people in this whole wide world
That's the union that'll tear the fascists down, down, down
That's the union that'll tear the fascists down
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKVn...
Could see every farm and every town
I could see all the people in this whole wide world
That's the union that'll tear the fascists down, down, down
That's the union that'll tear the fascists down
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKVn...
Tear the fascists down - Woody Guthrie
YouTube video by Mshrms
www.youtube.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:06 AM
I walked up on a mountain in the middle of the sky
Could see every farm and every town
I could see all the people in this whole wide world
That's the union that'll tear the fascists down, down, down
That's the union that'll tear the fascists down
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKVn...
Could see every farm and every town
I could see all the people in this whole wide world
That's the union that'll tear the fascists down, down, down
That's the union that'll tear the fascists down
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKVn...
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"As of Feb. 1, people up to age 64 will have to work or volunteer at least 80 hours per month to remain eligible for food assistance. The work rules also expanded to include people who are homeless, veterans and parents of teens 14 and older."
The new work rules for the federal food assistance program start Feb. 1 in Illinois, with state officials estimating that as many as 400,000 residents could be pushed out of the program.
New SNAP work rules leave unemployed Englewood man and thousands of others at risk
chicago.suntimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:04 AM
"As of Feb. 1, people up to age 64 will have to work or volunteer at least 80 hours per month to remain eligible for food assistance. The work rules also expanded to include people who are homeless, veterans and parents of teens 14 and older."
We are going to win
Who’s next?
One demotion cannot detract from accountability.
Greg Bovino and Trump’s agents must still be held responsible for the killings and the damage they’ve done to America.
One demotion cannot detract from accountability.
Greg Bovino and Trump’s agents must still be held responsible for the killings and the damage they’ve done to America.
Greg Bovino Loses His Job
The Border Patrol chief has been ousted from his role as “commander at large,” and will return to El Centro.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:44 AM
We are going to win
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brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 12:22 AM
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
The campaign against apartments and affordable housing in Edgewater as part of the Broadway rezoning has opened a new front: Attacking a widely praised and effective property tax program that supports mixed-income and affordable housing. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/26/o...
Jack Markowski: Adding tax abatements on top of Broadway’s upzoning is fiscally irresponsible
Tax abatements are not intended to be a wasteful subsidy for development that is already required to include affordable units.
www.chicagotribune.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:47 PM
The campaign against apartments and affordable housing in Edgewater as part of the Broadway rezoning has opened a new front: Attacking a widely praised and effective property tax program that supports mixed-income and affordable housing. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/26/o...
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Here are four photos I took this weekend without leaving the boundaries of Minneapolis:
August 25, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Here are four photos I took this weekend without leaving the boundaries of Minneapolis:
I am very dumb, can someone explain for a non-coder why I should use Claude Code and not just Opus 4.5 in the web app
January 26, 2026 at 2:00 AM
I am very dumb, can someone explain for a non-coder why I should use Claude Code and not just Opus 4.5 in the web app
A bunch of nice Minnesotans doing an impromptu Tiananmen Square bit reminds me of the quote (I forget from who) about how the Confederates and Nazis thought small-d democrats were cowardly and weak and easy to destroy, and go look for them now
This is one of the most amazing videos yet. Every single person willing to risk death
This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
January 25, 2026 at 7:44 PM
A bunch of nice Minnesotans doing an impromptu Tiananmen Square bit reminds me of the quote (I forget from who) about how the Confederates and Nazis thought small-d democrats were cowardly and weak and easy to destroy, and go look for them now
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This is one of the most amazing videos yet. Every single person willing to risk death
This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
January 25, 2026 at 7:37 PM
This is one of the most amazing videos yet. Every single person willing to risk death
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People literally putting themselves in front of a tank and giving ICE the finger
This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
January 25, 2026 at 7:31 PM
People literally putting themselves in front of a tank and giving ICE the finger
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Chicago. Now. Ice out of everywhere. Snow and cold not slowing folks.
January 25, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Chicago. Now. Ice out of everywhere. Snow and cold not slowing folks.
Not the main point of this but I do think the fairly open misogyny of the anti-anti-Trumpers on both the left and right in the early and middle periods of Trumpism is something I wish I saw more reckoning of. Was there an equivalent in anti-"Nazi hysteria"? www.liberalcurrents.com/trump-alarmi...
Trump ‘Alarmists’ Were Right. We Should Say So.
Commentators who got it wrong wouldn’t listen, won’t learn, and can’t lead.
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Not the main point of this but I do think the fairly open misogyny of the anti-anti-Trumpers on both the left and right in the early and middle periods of Trumpism is something I wish I saw more reckoning of. Was there an equivalent in anti-"Nazi hysteria"? www.liberalcurrents.com/trump-alarmi...
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As we grieve for Alex Pretti and Renee Good in MN, please do not forget Victor Manuel Diaz, who died in ICE custody after being taken from here. And all others who have died in their custody.
36-year-old Nicaraguan national Victor Manuel Diaz died in ICE custody on Jan. 14 at Camp East Montana in El Paso.
The Texas Nicaraguan Community on FB reports that his mom last heard from him on Jan. 6, when he told her he was planning to go to Minneapolis to start work in a restaurant. 1/3
The Texas Nicaraguan Community on FB reports that his mom last heard from him on Jan. 6, when he told her he was planning to go to Minneapolis to start work in a restaurant. 1/3
January 25, 2026 at 4:48 AM
As we grieve for Alex Pretti and Renee Good in MN, please do not forget Victor Manuel Diaz, who died in ICE custody after being taken from here. And all others who have died in their custody.
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no yeah something is happening
January 25, 2026 at 4:51 AM
no yeah something is happening
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stuff like this, etc
January 25, 2026 at 2:32 AM
stuff like this, etc
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Marimar Martinez was the first US citizen shot by ICE.
They claimed she was a terrorist. Said she was brandishing a weapon.
They lied. Video footage exonerated her and showed the ICE agent shot her five times.
He bragged to other agents “five shots, 7 holes”.
A 🧵 of ICE abuse
They claimed she was a terrorist. Said she was brandishing a weapon.
They lied. Video footage exonerated her and showed the ICE agent shot her five times.
He bragged to other agents “five shots, 7 holes”.
A 🧵 of ICE abuse
Text messages and a moved SUV: How the government’s case against a Chicago woman shot by a Border Patrol agent fell apart | CNN
A wide grin was plastered on Marimar Martinez’s face Thursday as she thanked her attorneys outside an Illinois courtroom and told reporters, “I’m just blessed. I’m happy.”
www.cnn.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Marimar Martinez was the first US citizen shot by ICE.
They claimed she was a terrorist. Said she was brandishing a weapon.
They lied. Video footage exonerated her and showed the ICE agent shot her five times.
He bragged to other agents “five shots, 7 holes”.
A 🧵 of ICE abuse
They claimed she was a terrorist. Said she was brandishing a weapon.
They lied. Video footage exonerated her and showed the ICE agent shot her five times.
He bragged to other agents “five shots, 7 holes”.
A 🧵 of ICE abuse
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This is about immigration enforcement like Montgomery was about transit policy
Federal agents once again fire flash bangs and tear gas into the crowd of protesters to push them back
January 24, 2026 at 6:29 PM
This is about immigration enforcement like Montgomery was about transit policy
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They are so much braver than our leaders and elites.
January 24, 2026 at 7:29 PM
They are so much braver than our leaders and elites.
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People are definitely setting up a barricade of trash cans and this couch, in the middle of the street where ICE is.
"That's my couch," said a woman standing nearby. "It's been on my porch for four years because it won't fit up the stairs. My neighbor will be pleased it's gone now."
"That's my couch," said a woman standing nearby. "It's been on my porch for four years because it won't fit up the stairs. My neighbor will be pleased it's gone now."
January 24, 2026 at 6:18 PM
People are definitely setting up a barricade of trash cans and this couch, in the middle of the street where ICE is.
"That's my couch," said a woman standing nearby. "It's been on my porch for four years because it won't fit up the stairs. My neighbor will be pleased it's gone now."
"That's my couch," said a woman standing nearby. "It's been on my porch for four years because it won't fit up the stairs. My neighbor will be pleased it's gone now."
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This is a white supremacist paramilitary operation. Their goal—their stated goal!—is to force America to submit to the President's racist domineering vision for the country.
The sooner everybody starts confronting it on the terms that they themselves have stated, the better.
The sooner everybody starts confronting it on the terms that they themselves have stated, the better.
January 24, 2026 at 6:22 PM
This is a white supremacist paramilitary operation. Their goal—their stated goal!—is to force America to submit to the President's racist domineering vision for the country.
The sooner everybody starts confronting it on the terms that they themselves have stated, the better.
The sooner everybody starts confronting it on the terms that they themselves have stated, the better.
I want more transportation and housing bureaucrats to post updates of all the cool things they do
Another day, another densified Divvy station! We've increased dock capacity at Washington & Wabash by 50% without taking up any additional space. This is important downtown where there is limited public right of way.
January 22, 2026 at 7:20 PM
I want more transportation and housing bureaucrats to post updates of all the cool things they do
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Another day, another densified Divvy station! We've increased dock capacity at Washington & Wabash by 50% without taking up any additional space. This is important downtown where there is limited public right of way.
January 22, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Another day, another densified Divvy station! We've increased dock capacity at Washington & Wabash by 50% without taking up any additional space. This is important downtown where there is limited public right of way.
What's the story with why old Yemeni cities seem to have a totally sui generis urban form, unlike anything else in Asia Minor/the Mediterranean/the Indian Ocean trading networks (afaik)?
January 22, 2026 at 6:14 PM
What's the story with why old Yemeni cities seem to have a totally sui generis urban form, unlike anything else in Asia Minor/the Mediterranean/the Indian Ocean trading networks (afaik)?
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The point Eric Erins makes—that a bad floorplan can turn people into friction and irritation—strikes me as a microcosm of the insight that by twinning people to cars and/or traffic, suburbia turns people into an annoyance.
Against Open Floorplans?
Some people live in a pod, some people don't; all of us need appropriate housing
www.thedeletedscenes.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:30 PM
The point Eric Erins makes—that a bad floorplan can turn people into friction and irritation—strikes me as a microcosm of the insight that by twinning people to cars and/or traffic, suburbia turns people into an annoyance.