Ivy Abid
@ivyabid.bsky.social
science educator. chicago. politics that center sharing and caring for each other.
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed disastrous cuts to our city's libraries while setting aside $5M for a ShotSpotter replacement. As library associate Sara Heymann told me, “Libraries embody everything we need to fight back against fascism.” My piece on what’s at stake and how to fight back:
You Can’t Fight Fascism While Defunding Libraries
“Libraries embody everything that we need right now to fight back against fascism," says Sara Heymann.
organizingmythoughts.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed disastrous cuts to our city's libraries while setting aside $5M for a ShotSpotter replacement. As library associate Sara Heymann told me, “Libraries embody everything we need to fight back against fascism.” My piece on what’s at stake and how to fight back:
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There's no one way to be absolutely sure about a video's authenticity, but experts say there are some simple clues that can help. n.pr/3MdlYQQ
AI video slop is everywhere, take our quiz to try and spot it
There's no one way to be absolutely sure about a video's authenticity, but experts say there are some simple clues that can help.
n.pr
November 30, 2025 at 10:09 AM
There's no one way to be absolutely sure about a video's authenticity, but experts say there are some simple clues that can help. n.pr/3MdlYQQ
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I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
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Organized Communities Against Deportations has launched a new mutual aid fund to support immigrant families in Chicago impacted by ICE raids
Link to donate: donorbox.org/mutualaid2025
Link to donate: donorbox.org/mutualaid2025
October 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Organized Communities Against Deportations has launched a new mutual aid fund to support immigrant families in Chicago impacted by ICE raids
Link to donate: donorbox.org/mutualaid2025
Link to donate: donorbox.org/mutualaid2025
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"The graveyard of defeated Democratic incumbents is full of moderates, not progressives....Of the 22 Democratic incumbents who lost their seats between 2016 and 2024, 21 were moderates." – @adambonica.bsky.social data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-new-yo...
The New York Times Argues “Moving to the Center Is the Way to Win.” But the Data Shows the Strategy Is Tapped Out.
Democrats already run moderates in nearly every swing district. It's not enough. A data-driven response to the case for centrism as a core electoral strategy.
data4democracy.substack.com
October 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
"The graveyard of defeated Democratic incumbents is full of moderates, not progressives....Of the 22 Democratic incumbents who lost their seats between 2016 and 2024, 21 were moderates." – @adambonica.bsky.social data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-new-yo...
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“Despite the nearly 40% decrease in the number of people incarcerated in the Cook County Jail, the Cook County Department of Corrections budget has not seen a reduction that coincides with that change in responsibility.”
sixty-eight chicago community, faith, + social service organizations are calling on cook county commissioners to “protect and increase social service spending” amid drastic cuts nationally from the trump admin.
they suggest freezing all law enforcement spending, which has “unjustifiably increased.”
they suggest freezing all law enforcement spending, which has “unjustifiably increased.”
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
“Despite the nearly 40% decrease in the number of people incarcerated in the Cook County Jail, the Cook County Department of Corrections budget has not seen a reduction that coincides with that change in responsibility.”
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I hate this so much. It is inhumane, unnecessary and cruel. Better put a stop to this, J.B. Pritzker
NEW: The Illinois Department of Corrections will now permanently scan most physical mail sent to incarcerated people and distribute it electronically.
news.wttw.com/2025/09/29/i...
news.wttw.com/2025/09/29/i...
Illinois Prisons Will Now Scan Physical Mail Sent to Incarcerated People
Beginning immediately, non-privileged mail will be opened and inspected for contraband, scanned in color, then be uploaded to an individual’s tablet, the department announced Monday. Nearly all incarc...
news.wttw.com
September 29, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I hate this so much. It is inhumane, unnecessary and cruel. Better put a stop to this, J.B. Pritzker
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Research shows that participating in prison education helps people find employment after release and helps keep them from going back to prison. In Illinois, some people who complete educational programs can also earn time off their sentences. trib.al/2UgegOM
For every person in an Illinois prison college class, another waits their turn.
Research shows getting educated in prison helps prevent people from going back. In Illinois, new state data shows higher education opportunities inside are sparse.
trib.al
September 12, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Research shows that participating in prison education helps people find employment after release and helps keep them from going back to prison. In Illinois, some people who complete educational programs can also earn time off their sentences. trib.al/2UgegOM
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BEAKING NEWS: COOK COUNTY HAS A NEW CHIEF JUDGE - Charles Beach
September 10, 2025 at 10:57 PM
BEAKING NEWS: COOK COUNTY HAS A NEW CHIEF JUDGE - Charles Beach
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🎵 it's the i of the tiger, with a g to the right
Risin' up to the challenge of a vowel
And the last two letters are an e and an r
And a t is in the front of the iiiiii
of the tiger🎵
Risin' up to the challenge of a vowel
And the last two letters are an e and an r
And a t is in the front of the iiiiii
of the tiger🎵
August 28, 2023 at 3:46 PM
🎵 it's the i of the tiger, with a g to the right
Risin' up to the challenge of a vowel
And the last two letters are an e and an r
And a t is in the front of the iiiiii
of the tiger🎵
Risin' up to the challenge of a vowel
And the last two letters are an e and an r
And a t is in the front of the iiiiii
of the tiger🎵
You can join the class here - please do this if you've ever written or contributed to anything with an ISBN or ASIN number!
www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...
www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...
August 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
You can join the class here - please do this if you've ever written or contributed to anything with an ISBN or ASIN number!
www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...
www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...
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Friends (esp if you live in CA) we REALLY need signatures on this petition supporting Bill AB412 - the AI Copyright Transparency Act.
TLDR = this will require AI corps to be transparent about what is in their datasets!
Signing takes 1 min. Once you sign, PLEASE SHARE!! tinyurl.com/4uxbp963
TLDR = this will require AI corps to be transparent about what is in their datasets!
Signing takes 1 min. Once you sign, PLEASE SHARE!! tinyurl.com/4uxbp963
August 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Friends (esp if you live in CA) we REALLY need signatures on this petition supporting Bill AB412 - the AI Copyright Transparency Act.
TLDR = this will require AI corps to be transparent about what is in their datasets!
Signing takes 1 min. Once you sign, PLEASE SHARE!! tinyurl.com/4uxbp963
TLDR = this will require AI corps to be transparent about what is in their datasets!
Signing takes 1 min. Once you sign, PLEASE SHARE!! tinyurl.com/4uxbp963
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Fascism is here. And as Americans, we have the obligation to fight back, to love our communities, to dissent, to build forward.
Thank you @marisakabas.bsky.social for the powerful conversation about how we remain defiant and courageous as a multicultural movement in these trying times.
Thank you @marisakabas.bsky.social for the powerful conversation about how we remain defiant and courageous as a multicultural movement in these trying times.
August 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Fascism is here. And as Americans, we have the obligation to fight back, to love our communities, to dissent, to build forward.
Thank you @marisakabas.bsky.social for the powerful conversation about how we remain defiant and courageous as a multicultural movement in these trying times.
Thank you @marisakabas.bsky.social for the powerful conversation about how we remain defiant and courageous as a multicultural movement in these trying times.
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BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.
August 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.
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I’d rather have a nattō larb in me than a larval anatomy
July 29, 2025 at 3:21 AM
I’d rather have a nattō larb in me than a larval anatomy
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mRNA tech is some of the coolest, most powerful, most promising scifi shit humans are currently doing. They are being investigated to help with cancers, autoimmune diseases, M.S., stroke recovery, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, and high cholesterol.
August 6, 2025 at 3:59 AM
mRNA tech is some of the coolest, most powerful, most promising scifi shit humans are currently doing. They are being investigated to help with cancers, autoimmune diseases, M.S., stroke recovery, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, and high cholesterol.
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AI filmmaking is peeing. It’s pooping. It’s throwing up. It’s a new kind of liquid coming out. It’s hated by the establishment. It’s what goes in the toilet. It’s wet. It’s what’s in the bathroom.
August 6, 2025 at 1:48 AM
AI filmmaking is peeing. It’s pooping. It’s throwing up. It’s a new kind of liquid coming out. It’s hated by the establishment. It’s what goes in the toilet. It’s wet. It’s what’s in the bathroom.
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Checking out the midyear budget report some more and something really jumped out at me.
There's a little more context to provide here but I was surprised & concerned at the comparative size of income tax collections and fines/fees/penalties.
We can't & shouldn't fine our way to fiscal health 😬
There's a little more context to provide here but I was surprised & concerned at the comparative size of income tax collections and fines/fees/penalties.
We can't & shouldn't fine our way to fiscal health 😬
August 2, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Checking out the midyear budget report some more and something really jumped out at me.
There's a little more context to provide here but I was surprised & concerned at the comparative size of income tax collections and fines/fees/penalties.
We can't & shouldn't fine our way to fiscal health 😬
There's a little more context to provide here but I was surprised & concerned at the comparative size of income tax collections and fines/fees/penalties.
We can't & shouldn't fine our way to fiscal health 😬
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Can’t wait to introduce bird-based storage into my backup system
July 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Can’t wait to introduce bird-based storage into my backup system
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Chicago's summer jobs program for young people has grown by 40% under Mayor Brandon Johnson, who pitched it as a key anti-violence initiative.
https://trib.al/HTiCyWu
https://trib.al/HTiCyWu
Chicago’s summer jobs program sees another year of growth following pandemic-era dip
Jobs for young people have grown by 40% under Mayor Brandon Johnson, who pitched the program as a key anti-violence initiative.
trib.al
July 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Chicago's summer jobs program for young people has grown by 40% under Mayor Brandon Johnson, who pitched it as a key anti-violence initiative.
https://trib.al/HTiCyWu
https://trib.al/HTiCyWu
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This is really important progress worth celebrating
It's also insufficient (see article: still below prepandemic levels and ~20,000 more youth apply than slots)
And it lost 1,000 proposed new slots to budget cuts
NOTE:
Summer stipends for 1,000 kids = ~$2.4M
CPD overspent its budget by $207M
It's also insufficient (see article: still below prepandemic levels and ~20,000 more youth apply than slots)
And it lost 1,000 proposed new slots to budget cuts
NOTE:
Summer stipends for 1,000 kids = ~$2.4M
CPD overspent its budget by $207M
Chicago's summer jobs program for young people has grown by 40% under Mayor Brandon Johnson, who pitched it as a key anti-violence initiative.
https://trib.al/HTiCyWu
https://trib.al/HTiCyWu
Chicago’s summer jobs program sees another year of growth following pandemic-era dip
Jobs for young people have grown by 40% under Mayor Brandon Johnson, who pitched the program as a key anti-violence initiative.
trib.al
July 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
This is really important progress worth celebrating
It's also insufficient (see article: still below prepandemic levels and ~20,000 more youth apply than slots)
And it lost 1,000 proposed new slots to budget cuts
NOTE:
Summer stipends for 1,000 kids = ~$2.4M
CPD overspent its budget by $207M
It's also insufficient (see article: still below prepandemic levels and ~20,000 more youth apply than slots)
And it lost 1,000 proposed new slots to budget cuts
NOTE:
Summer stipends for 1,000 kids = ~$2.4M
CPD overspent its budget by $207M
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Colossal are likely trying to ‘de-extinct’ the moa by tweaking an emu genome. There’s 62 million years of evolution between an emu and a moa.
For context, there’s only 42 MY between humans and howler monkeys. You simply can’t make a human with a GM howler monkey
www.newscientist.com/article/2487...
For context, there’s only 42 MY between humans and howler monkeys. You simply can’t make a human with a GM howler monkey
www.newscientist.com/article/2487...
Colossal's plans to "de-extinct" the giant moa are still impossible
After a controversial project claiming to have resurrected the dire wolf, Colossal Biosciences has now announced plans to bring back nine species of the extinct moa bird
www.newscientist.com
July 9, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Colossal are likely trying to ‘de-extinct’ the moa by tweaking an emu genome. There’s 62 million years of evolution between an emu and a moa.
For context, there’s only 42 MY between humans and howler monkeys. You simply can’t make a human with a GM howler monkey
www.newscientist.com/article/2487...
For context, there’s only 42 MY between humans and howler monkeys. You simply can’t make a human with a GM howler monkey
www.newscientist.com/article/2487...
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Now would be an incredibly good time for the Democratic Party (or someone like AOC or Raskin) to call for a boycott of X on the grounds of fighting antisemitism.
July 9, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Now would be an incredibly good time for the Democratic Party (or someone like AOC or Raskin) to call for a boycott of X on the grounds of fighting antisemitism.