Danielle Kempe, CFRE
@djdig.bsky.social
Disability justice advocate
Nonprofit fundraiser
Disabled ADHD
Ran for public office
Star Trek fan
On Twitter I was DJDiG
Nonprofit fundraiser
Disabled ADHD
Ran for public office
Star Trek fan
On Twitter I was DJDiG
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I have encountered a lot of confusion here in Chicago, as well, among newer folks who think "the cops are on our side" because they are often seemingly abiding by state law and not directly assisting ICE. So many people have asked if we can call the cops when ICE harms and abuses people. It's hard.
November 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I have encountered a lot of confusion here in Chicago, as well, among newer folks who think "the cops are on our side" because they are often seemingly abiding by state law and not directly assisting ICE. So many people have asked if we can call the cops when ICE harms and abuses people. It's hard.
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Just came from a local organizing meeting & my god people the cops are never ever ever ever gonna be on “our side” especially in a police state
Our imaginations have been so captured we can’t imagine our way out of this trap it’s literally the #1 obstacle ppl want to rely on what made this possible
Our imaginations have been so captured we can’t imagine our way out of this trap it’s literally the #1 obstacle ppl want to rely on what made this possible
November 2, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Just came from a local organizing meeting & my god people the cops are never ever ever ever gonna be on “our side” especially in a police state
Our imaginations have been so captured we can’t imagine our way out of this trap it’s literally the #1 obstacle ppl want to rely on what made this possible
Our imaginations have been so captured we can’t imagine our way out of this trap it’s literally the #1 obstacle ppl want to rely on what made this possible
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…he is doing that in business shoes and a suit better than I did in proper dress for practice.
Not only doing the side quests, but doing them WELL.
Not only doing the side quests, but doing them WELL.
November 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
…he is doing that in business shoes and a suit better than I did in proper dress for practice.
Not only doing the side quests, but doing them WELL.
Not only doing the side quests, but doing them WELL.
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@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social out here doing all the side quests
November 2, 2025 at 7:34 PM
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social out here doing all the side quests
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Are you fucking kidding me? So now that the fascists are in control of government and behaving like terrorists, its not terrorism because they're part of the state? That's the stupidest fucking definition of terrorism I've ever heard. A classic "lies, damn lies, and statistics" case.
November 2, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Are you fucking kidding me? So now that the fascists are in control of government and behaving like terrorists, its not terrorism because they're part of the state? That's the stupidest fucking definition of terrorism I've ever heard. A classic "lies, damn lies, and statistics" case.
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Nearly 8 in 10 Americans agree that spending by wealthy donors and corporations in our elections gives rise to corruption — including majorities of Republican and independent voters.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
We must overturn Citizens United.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
We must overturn Citizens United.
November 2, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Nearly 8 in 10 Americans agree that spending by wealthy donors and corporations in our elections gives rise to corruption — including majorities of Republican and independent voters.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
We must overturn Citizens United.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
We must overturn Citizens United.
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my husband could attest that i literally broke down in tears the other night because Zohran is campaigning the way i have been begging candidates to for the last twenty years.
almost all of them have been too afraid.
almost all of them have been too afraid.
Zohran Mamdani campaigned a lot and appears not to hate the voters whose support he's seeking. Here's what other Democrats can learn from his unorthodox strategy.
November 2, 2025 at 10:14 PM
my husband could attest that i literally broke down in tears the other night because Zohran is campaigning the way i have been begging candidates to for the last twenty years.
almost all of them have been too afraid.
almost all of them have been too afraid.
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I personally don't have an invisible safety net and never did, my family came from extreme poverty. I've blogged about this often. My big advantage is I got started in my early teens and toughed it out. Since I was never rich, it didn't bother me to be poor.
Many full time creatives have “invisible safety nets” like bread-winning partners, trust funds, external support, etc. No shame on anyone, but it creates a false vision of success. The cost of going to cons alone on top of hoping to eat as a freelancer are untenable, IMO.
When people hear that I'm returning to part time work they often ask "are things not going well with your art?"
The problem really is things are going well, but the world is so unstable that I long for some consistency and income that I don't have to pay quarterly taxes on
The problem really is things are going well, but the world is so unstable that I long for some consistency and income that I don't have to pay quarterly taxes on
November 2, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I personally don't have an invisible safety net and never did, my family came from extreme poverty. I've blogged about this often. My big advantage is I got started in my early teens and toughed it out. Since I was never rich, it didn't bother me to be poor.
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God knows how many times this has happened: Zero.
Much like Vance lying about Haitian immigrants eating people's pets, this is 100% racist bullshit being spewed by an unabashed white nationalist.
Congrats to everyone who patronizes the Nazi bar he runs.
Much like Vance lying about Haitian immigrants eating people's pets, this is 100% racist bullshit being spewed by an unabashed white nationalist.
Congrats to everyone who patronizes the Nazi bar he runs.
Elon Musk, "These lovely small towns in England, Scotland and Ireland, they've been living their lives quietly. They're like hobbits"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
November 2, 2025 at 8:37 PM
God knows how many times this has happened: Zero.
Much like Vance lying about Haitian immigrants eating people's pets, this is 100% racist bullshit being spewed by an unabashed white nationalist.
Congrats to everyone who patronizes the Nazi bar he runs.
Much like Vance lying about Haitian immigrants eating people's pets, this is 100% racist bullshit being spewed by an unabashed white nationalist.
Congrats to everyone who patronizes the Nazi bar he runs.
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Awful: Pentagon officials told lawmakers Trump now claims authority to bomb people merely “affiliated” with “narco-terrorist" groups, Rep Adam Smith tells me. But under questioning, they wouldn't say what “affiliated” even means!
Lots of fresh info in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2025...
Lots of fresh info in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2025...
November 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Awful: Pentagon officials told lawmakers Trump now claims authority to bomb people merely “affiliated” with “narco-terrorist" groups, Rep Adam Smith tells me. But under questioning, they wouldn't say what “affiliated” even means!
Lots of fresh info in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2025...
Lots of fresh info in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2025...
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yeah, this is a guy opening the books for long enough to see what's in them, closing them, and backing away like the bomb squad
uhhhhh the head of Spruce Street resigning is a sign www.sprucestreetcomp.com/team
November 2, 2025 at 10:29 PM
yeah, this is a guy opening the books for long enough to see what's in them, closing them, and backing away like the bomb squad
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Fucking neat that it’s dark already
November 2, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Fucking neat that it’s dark already
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Adams has railed against vaccines, and science in general, for many years. Kennedy cut funding for promising work including mRNA vaccines for prostate cancer. Just, the audacity here.
November 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Adams has railed against vaccines, and science in general, for many years. Kennedy cut funding for promising work including mRNA vaccines for prostate cancer. Just, the audacity here.
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FBI fires top official amid Kash Patel’s outrage over reports of agency jet use | FBI | The Guardian share.google/n5XjKl44tA5n...
FBI fires top official amid Kash Patel’s outrage over reports of agency jet use
Patel reportedly became furious after revelation he flew to visit girlfriend as agency fires official who oversees fleet
share.google
November 2, 2025 at 10:33 PM
FBI fires top official amid Kash Patel’s outrage over reports of agency jet use | FBI | The Guardian share.google/n5XjKl44tA5n...
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PBS has a good article about some of this for those wanting to know more about the general anti-empathy thing.
Unsurprisingly, racism and misogny play a lot into how it became more of a thing.
Unsurprisingly, racism and misogny play a lot into how it became more of a thing.
November 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
PBS has a good article about some of this for those wanting to know more about the general anti-empathy thing.
Unsurprisingly, racism and misogny play a lot into how it became more of a thing.
Unsurprisingly, racism and misogny play a lot into how it became more of a thing.
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The thing is, if you don't have artistic ability, AI will not magically make you one, and if you do, AI could have been a useful tool to support artistry if it hadn't instead been trained as a plagiarism machine :-)
November 2, 2025 at 10:24 PM
The thing is, if you don't have artistic ability, AI will not magically make you one, and if you do, AI could have been a useful tool to support artistry if it hadn't instead been trained as a plagiarism machine :-)
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The audacity of the people at Vicks
Listen, DayQuil and NyQuil are my heroes
But zzzquil is just adult dose liquid diphenhydramine
And “painquil” is just adult dose liquid acetaminophen
The rebranding of generic OTC meds into little branded hybrids too $$$
I don’t like it!
Listen, DayQuil and NyQuil are my heroes
But zzzquil is just adult dose liquid diphenhydramine
And “painquil” is just adult dose liquid acetaminophen
The rebranding of generic OTC meds into little branded hybrids too $$$
I don’t like it!
November 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
The audacity of the people at Vicks
Listen, DayQuil and NyQuil are my heroes
But zzzquil is just adult dose liquid diphenhydramine
And “painquil” is just adult dose liquid acetaminophen
The rebranding of generic OTC meds into little branded hybrids too $$$
I don’t like it!
Listen, DayQuil and NyQuil are my heroes
But zzzquil is just adult dose liquid diphenhydramine
And “painquil” is just adult dose liquid acetaminophen
The rebranding of generic OTC meds into little branded hybrids too $$$
I don’t like it!
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when you appeal to empathy or decency they say, "we're making the hard choices,"; ie, we enjoy hurting people.
November 2, 2025 at 10:38 PM
when you appeal to empathy or decency they say, "we're making the hard choices,"; ie, we enjoy hurting people.
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they experience the ability to oppress others as pleasure and as a guarantor of their own status.
November 2, 2025 at 10:37 PM
they experience the ability to oppress others as pleasure and as a guarantor of their own status.
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this is why studies don't matter and can't affect their views. they don't really care if it's actually a problem to give people money because they personally enjoy harming poor people and crushing them beneath their feet.
November 2, 2025 at 10:37 PM
this is why studies don't matter and can't affect their views. they don't really care if it's actually a problem to give people money because they personally enjoy harming poor people and crushing them beneath their feet.
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hating poor people is fun. it's leisure entertainment. they love it.
November 2, 2025 at 10:36 PM
hating poor people is fun. it's leisure entertainment. they love it.
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like, it's not just that they don't want poor people to buy steak.
it's that they positively enjoy the sense of power it gives them to police what poeple are allowed to have; to judge others; to put in place harmful policies as punishment.
it's that they positively enjoy the sense of power it gives them to police what poeple are allowed to have; to judge others; to put in place harmful policies as punishment.
November 2, 2025 at 10:35 PM
like, it's not just that they don't want poor people to buy steak.
it's that they positively enjoy the sense of power it gives them to police what poeple are allowed to have; to judge others; to put in place harmful policies as punishment.
it's that they positively enjoy the sense of power it gives them to police what poeple are allowed to have; to judge others; to put in place harmful policies as punishment.
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more, rich ppl feel like they're entitled to the sadistic pleasure of policing poor people.
November 2, 2025 at 10:34 PM
more, rich ppl feel like they're entitled to the sadistic pleasure of policing poor people.
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people don't feel they need to police that stuff because the wealthy are supposed to be entitled to grotesque expenditure, while the poor (and esp. non white poor people) are entitled to nothing.
November 2, 2025 at 10:34 PM
people don't feel they need to police that stuff because the wealthy are supposed to be entitled to grotesque expenditure, while the poor (and esp. non white poor people) are entitled to nothing.
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wealthy people spend money on all sorts of useless shit. Jeff Bezos paid for a monstrously expensive gaudy and ugly wedding. Trump gold plates his toilets.
November 2, 2025 at 10:33 PM
wealthy people spend money on all sorts of useless shit. Jeff Bezos paid for a monstrously expensive gaudy and ugly wedding. Trump gold plates his toilets.