Denali
@denali.bsky.social
Early childhood and public systems researcher.
Rich inner life. No inside voice. I live in Chicago.
Photo by https://www.greginda.com/
Rich inner life. No inside voice. I live in Chicago.
Photo by https://www.greginda.com/
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Indivisible Chicago is organizing a rapid response rally at Federal Plaza on Wednesday at 12:30 as @katmabu.bsky.social @catsharpforcook.bsky.social @michaelrabbitt.bsky.social and others are being arraigned at 1:30 pm.
Signup not required. Show up and be loud.
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Signup not required. Show up and be loud.
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We Will Not Be Silent: Stop ICE · Indivisible Chicago
ICE and Trump's agents continue to attack our communities, kidnapping residents based on racial profiling and creating fear in our neighborhoods. They continue to use force against Chicago residents i...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Indivisible Chicago is organizing a rapid response rally at Federal Plaza on Wednesday at 12:30 as @katmabu.bsky.social @catsharpforcook.bsky.social @michaelrabbitt.bsky.social and others are being arraigned at 1:30 pm.
Signup not required. Show up and be loud.
www.mobilize.us/indivisiblec...
Signup not required. Show up and be loud.
www.mobilize.us/indivisiblec...
Tonight was a great night out with the crew from SACRED ACTS. We work hard to build a strong multiracial, multi faith multigenerational coalition of pro democracy South Asian American and allied voices to fight hate and extremism in IL.
SACRED
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November 11, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Tonight was a great night out with the crew from SACRED ACTS. We work hard to build a strong multiracial, multi faith multigenerational coalition of pro democracy South Asian American and allied voices to fight hate and extremism in IL.
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For every assault they’ve faced, El Centro agents have used force over 3.6 times, according to the data. Across the Border Patrol, use of force incidents outpace assaults on agents by just over a 2-to-1 ratio. www.pogo.org/investigatio...
Greg Bovino’s Border Patrol Agents Use Disproportionate Force, Data…
Border Patrol agents in the El Centro Sector have reported using force on other people more than three times as many times as they have faced assaults – a ratio higher than anywhere else in the agency...
www.pogo.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
For every assault they’ve faced, El Centro agents have used force over 3.6 times, according to the data. Across the Border Patrol, use of force incidents outpace assaults on agents by just over a 2-to-1 ratio. www.pogo.org/investigatio...
I love the way that @veromartinezart.bsky.social uses illustration to tell stories and shift the context of how we consume them.
Details of correctional or institutional spaces in photos can bias perception but Veronica's drawings focus you on the person & the story.
Details of correctional or institutional spaces in photos can bias perception but Veronica's drawings focus you on the person & the story.
I think this could be really helpful, because we need images for storytelling purposes, but also don’t want to harm people.
November 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I love the way that @veromartinezart.bsky.social uses illustration to tell stories and shift the context of how we consume them.
Details of correctional or institutional spaces in photos can bias perception but Veronica's drawings focus you on the person & the story.
Details of correctional or institutional spaces in photos can bias perception but Veronica's drawings focus you on the person & the story.
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Had a great convo with an artist I know who’s looking for a way to help out. We talked about how there are images photogs often won’t share right now to avoid incriminating folks & talked about the possibility of trusted artists creating illustrations that don’t reveal people’s real world features.
November 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Had a great convo with an artist I know who’s looking for a way to help out. We talked about how there are images photogs often won’t share right now to avoid incriminating folks & talked about the possibility of trusted artists creating illustrations that don’t reveal people’s real world features.
In 2014 Scott County Indiana experienced an HIV outbreak. Then Gov Mike Pence ignored evidence-based guidance and delayed the use of his emergency powers, which allowed infections to spread.
This is a look back published last month.
This is a look back published last month.
Ten years after Scott County’s historic HIV outbreak, locals dig deeper into root causes
Ten years ago, the Indiana community of Austin made headlines for its historic HIV outbreak brought on by intravenous drug use.
More than 230 people became infected with HIV in the rural town, worsen...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
In 2014 Scott County Indiana experienced an HIV outbreak. Then Gov Mike Pence ignored evidence-based guidance and delayed the use of his emergency powers, which allowed infections to spread.
This is a look back published last month.
This is a look back published last month.
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From @vanessalop.bsky.social: He worked hard to give me a home. ICE took his: How I lost my father to deportation
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He worked hard to give me a home. ICE took his: How I lost my father to deportation
Deportation has taken away the father I once knew and given me back a person I no longer recognize.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
From @vanessalop.bsky.social: He worked hard to give me a home. ICE took his: How I lost my father to deportation
chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...
chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...
Me (to the tune of "Who Are You?" By The Who)
WHOOOOOO OWNS YOU? WHOO WHOO WHOO WHOO
WHOOOOOO OWNS YOU? WHOO WHOO WHOO WHOO
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Me (to the tune of "Who Are You?" By The Who)
WHOOOOOO OWNS YOU? WHOO WHOO WHOO WHOO
WHOOOOOO OWNS YOU? WHOO WHOO WHOO WHOO
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'as usual i'm not really going anywhere with this' is a supremely underrated sentence + thought
November 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
'as usual i'm not really going anywhere with this' is a supremely underrated sentence + thought
I finished this last night. It was incredible and it made me miss all the good teachers who would have helped me slow down and really sit with the depth and nuance of it. I don't even know what to say about it other than the urge to bring it back to the library ASAP so someone else can read it.
Women Talking by Miriam Toews | Penguin Random House Canada
NATIONAL BESTSELLERFINALIST FOR THE GOVERNOR GENERAL'S LITERARY AWARDThe internationally bestselling novel based on real events—by the award-winning author of All My Puny Sorrows and A Complicated Kin...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I finished this last night. It was incredible and it made me miss all the good teachers who would have helped me slow down and really sit with the depth and nuance of it. I don't even know what to say about it other than the urge to bring it back to the library ASAP so someone else can read it.
I took a few lit classes in college and it was mind-blowing. I wasn't very good at it but I loved the idea that homework was reading (or translating) a thing and then you go to class and the professor would just blow your mind with context and insight.
November 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I took a few lit classes in college and it was mind-blowing. I wasn't very good at it but I loved the idea that homework was reading (or translating) a thing and then you go to class and the professor would just blow your mind with context and insight.
Over the last few weeks I've been talking to a lot of people about secondary trauma. It's real!
This morning I'm wondering about the emerging trend of centering a "relatable, normal" main character as the narrator of the terrible things happening.
I think these two things are related.
This morning I'm wondering about the emerging trend of centering a "relatable, normal" main character as the narrator of the terrible things happening.
I think these two things are related.
November 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Over the last few weeks I've been talking to a lot of people about secondary trauma. It's real!
This morning I'm wondering about the emerging trend of centering a "relatable, normal" main character as the narrator of the terrible things happening.
I think these two things are related.
This morning I'm wondering about the emerging trend of centering a "relatable, normal" main character as the narrator of the terrible things happening.
I think these two things are related.
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look I know being an engaged citizen IS the work of democracy but it is also the work of elected officials not to create situations where everyone has to be mobilized all the time to prevent them from allowing some kind of Dickensian horror on a Sunday night while you're in between loads of laundry
November 9, 2025 at 11:37 PM
look I know being an engaged citizen IS the work of democracy but it is also the work of elected officials not to create situations where everyone has to be mobilized all the time to prevent them from allowing some kind of Dickensian horror on a Sunday night while you're in between loads of laundry
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CUNY's new rapid response legal resource is now available for current students and employees who have been impacted by immigration policy changes, are facing issues traveling in and out of the country or have been detained by law enforcement. For more information, visit cuny.edu/CIAP.
November 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
CUNY's new rapid response legal resource is now available for current students and employees who have been impacted by immigration policy changes, are facing issues traveling in and out of the country or have been detained by law enforcement. For more information, visit cuny.edu/CIAP.
This is not even a little bit how this works.
"the anonymous [federal] representative told a group of faith leaders and activists that “There is no more prayer in front of building or inside the building because this is the state and it’s not [of a] religious background.”
"the anonymous [federal] representative told a group of faith leaders and activists that “There is no more prayer in front of building or inside the building because this is the state and it’s not [of a] religious background.”
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
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November 9, 2025 at 10:18 PM
This is not even a little bit how this works.
"the anonymous [federal] representative told a group of faith leaders and activists that “There is no more prayer in front of building or inside the building because this is the state and it’s not [of a] religious background.”
"the anonymous [federal] representative told a group of faith leaders and activists that “There is no more prayer in front of building or inside the building because this is the state and it’s not [of a] religious background.”
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This is your friendly reminder that Obamacare isn’t just the exchanges! It’s a set of laws that force insurance companies to actually. You know, insure people!! You can read my full graphic explainer here: aubreyhirsch.substack.com/p/it-could-b...
November 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
This is your friendly reminder that Obamacare isn’t just the exchanges! It’s a set of laws that force insurance companies to actually. You know, insure people!! You can read my full graphic explainer here: aubreyhirsch.substack.com/p/it-could-b...
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The fact that Amit Shah, the second in command to PM Modi of India was able to effectively get away with orchestrating the assassination of a Canadian citizen and an attempted assassination of an American citizen last year and this is barely news is very telling of this moment.
November 9, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The fact that Amit Shah, the second in command to PM Modi of India was able to effectively get away with orchestrating the assassination of a Canadian citizen and an attempted assassination of an American citizen last year and this is barely news is very telling of this moment.
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🧵 I haven’t paid close attn as I’ve gotten older, but LPHS was a magical hodgepodge of a large variety of creative arts + hyper-competitive academic programs that pulled kids from all over the city. I cringe a bit when it comes up in conversation bc I imagine the assumptions are hilariously wrong.
Today I learned that Lincoln Park high school is about half the size of Lane Tech and has 40% more Black students than Lane does.
This came up in a conversation about how media coverage of Chicago's current political situation is still locked into some outdated ideas about race in this city.
This came up in a conversation about how media coverage of Chicago's current political situation is still locked into some outdated ideas about race in this city.
November 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
🧵 I haven’t paid close attn as I’ve gotten older, but LPHS was a magical hodgepodge of a large variety of creative arts + hyper-competitive academic programs that pulled kids from all over the city. I cringe a bit when it comes up in conversation bc I imagine the assumptions are hilariously wrong.
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OutKast is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
November 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
OutKast is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
For a while my banner image at the old place said CHICAGO NEEDS A DEMOGRAPHER. Most of what I do in my work is rigorous descriptive analysis because I think it really focuses and elevates what people can talk about and how and what they can do about it.
Anyway if it was a job I would totally do it.
Anyway if it was a job I would totally do it.
November 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
For a while my banner image at the old place said CHICAGO NEEDS A DEMOGRAPHER. Most of what I do in my work is rigorous descriptive analysis because I think it really focuses and elevates what people can talk about and how and what they can do about it.
Anyway if it was a job I would totally do it.
Anyway if it was a job I would totally do it.
Amazing bc I trust everything that @unlawfulentries.bsky.social says about cooking and also I have 2 separate recipes from The Kitchn prepping right now.
Home cooks, if you find a recipe from this website, know all the recipes have been tested b/c nothing is worse than a recipe that doesn't work. My cousin-in-law who has culinary and journalism degrees is one of their testers. She used to work for America's Test Kitchen. www.thekitchn.com
The Kitchn
Inspiring cooks and nourishing homes through daily recipes, tips, kitchen design, and shopping guides.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Amazing bc I trust everything that @unlawfulentries.bsky.social says about cooking and also I have 2 separate recipes from The Kitchn prepping right now.
Today I learned that Lincoln Park high school is about half the size of Lane Tech and has 40% more Black students than Lane does.
This came up in a conversation about how media coverage of Chicago's current political situation is still locked into some outdated ideas about race in this city.
This came up in a conversation about how media coverage of Chicago's current political situation is still locked into some outdated ideas about race in this city.
November 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Today I learned that Lincoln Park high school is about half the size of Lane Tech and has 40% more Black students than Lane does.
This came up in a conversation about how media coverage of Chicago's current political situation is still locked into some outdated ideas about race in this city.
This came up in a conversation about how media coverage of Chicago's current political situation is still locked into some outdated ideas about race in this city.
Ok...bought my whole family boots this morning. I had fooled myself into thinking there was time.
November 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Ok...bought my whole family boots this morning. I had fooled myself into thinking there was time.
So much here about bad faith frame shifts from the NYT:
"It’s not that those things don’t matter: they absolutely goddamn do, and will keep on mattering, and I wouldn’t go on with the whole tedious business of teaching if I thought otherwise. It’s just that they never mattered much to the Times..."
"It’s not that those things don’t matter: they absolutely goddamn do, and will keep on mattering, and I wouldn’t go on with the whole tedious business of teaching if I thought otherwise. It’s just that they never mattered much to the Times..."
This piece is as good as people say it is. Read it to appreciate that writing isn't just about content, but style. AI can't do this.
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
So much here about bad faith frame shifts from the NYT:
"It’s not that those things don’t matter: they absolutely goddamn do, and will keep on mattering, and I wouldn’t go on with the whole tedious business of teaching if I thought otherwise. It’s just that they never mattered much to the Times..."
"It’s not that those things don’t matter: they absolutely goddamn do, and will keep on mattering, and I wouldn’t go on with the whole tedious business of teaching if I thought otherwise. It’s just that they never mattered much to the Times..."
Alderman Nugent, who typically says very little emphasized the importance of CPL, including highlighting the impact of cuts to the collections budget.
Everyone thinks their branch is special. I read this & thought "oh this is bc our branch is right down the street from her office & it's the best."
Everyone thinks their branch is special. I read this & thought "oh this is bc our branch is right down the street from her office & it's the best."
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November 9, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Alderman Nugent, who typically says very little emphasized the importance of CPL, including highlighting the impact of cuts to the collections budget.
Everyone thinks their branch is special. I read this & thought "oh this is bc our branch is right down the street from her office & it's the best."
Everyone thinks their branch is special. I read this & thought "oh this is bc our branch is right down the street from her office & it's the best."