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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.

He is a computer safety researcher.

And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.

In under 1600 words.

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I Want You to Understand Chicago Politics Chicago 2025-11-08 I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time. Every day my phone buzzes. It is a neighborhood group: four people were kidnapped at the corner drugstore. A friend a mile away sends a Slack message: she was at the scene when masked men assaulted and abducted two people on the street. A plumber working on my pipes is distraught, and I find out that two of his employees were kidnapped that morning. A week later it happens again. An email arrives. Agents with guns have chased a teacher into the school where she works. They did not have a warrant. They dragged her away, ignoring her and her colleagues’ pleas to show proof of her documentation. That evening I stand a few feet from the parents of Rayito de Sol and listen to them describe, with anguish, how good Ms. Diana was to their children. What it is like to have strangers with guns traumatize your kids. For a teacher to hide a three-year-old child for fear they might be killed. How their relatives will no longer leave the house. I hear the pain and fury in their voices, and I wonder who will be next. Understand what it is to pray in Chicago. On September 19th, Reverend David Black, lead pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, was praying outside the ICE detention center in Broadview when a DHS agent shot him in the head with pepper balls. Pepper balls are never supposed to be fired at the head because they can seriously injure, or even kill. “We could hear them laughing as they were shooting us from the roof,” Black recalled. He is not the only member of the clergy ICE has assaulted. Methodist pastor Hannah Kardon was violently arrested on October 17th, and Baptist pastor Michael Woolf was shot with pepper balls on November 1st. Understand what it is to sleep in Chicago. On the night of September 30th, federal agents rappelled from a Black Hawk helicopter to execute a raid on an apartment building on the South Sho…
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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tomlevenson.bsky.social
Thinking about science journalism as a career? Considering studying the craft?

Here’s a new video from my digs, on MIT’s Graduate Program in Science Writing (in which I teach a bit): www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXEd...
Turning science into stories
YouTube video by MIT SHASS
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October 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
Why should I write better when a machine can do it for me? Because actually no one can do it for you, because your voice is unique among all the people on earth. Siri never petted a horse's neck. Alexa has never been ghosted by the captain of the football team. But you have lived, your heart is beating, you have suffered, and you have something important to say. It's a human's job, to use words, and whatever job you give to a machine, that part of your brain goes dark. Maybe it's worth it when it comes to remembering phone numbers and directions, but when that part of your brain that uses words goes dark, that's a vast area that's very close to your soul. Don't let some internet platform convince you that what you have to say and create isn't worthwhile. Words are the echo of your soul. Honing that echo matters.
August 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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johnrogers.bsky.social
This is the key to understanding our very, very broken economy.
August 3, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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evanbernick.bsky.social
Chuck D taking a minute and then also bowing down makes this magical
rockthebells.bsky.social Rock The Bells @rockthebells.bsky.social · Jul 27
Love moments like this. Public Enemy meets Mavis Staples ❤️
July 27, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Always good to read my friend’s writing. This is a personal and meaningful story for her. Much love to everyone in this story and to everyone affected by the storm and tornadoes. www.espn.com/college-spor...
How Bo Jackson on a bicycle united Alabama after a record-breaking storm
The GOAT created a bike ride to help tornado-damaged Alabama. No one knew what it'd do -- or how it'd end.
www.espn.com
July 18, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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disabilitystor1.bsky.social
Burnout also takes years to recover from, especially if you don't have the resources to prioritize rest, change jobs/spaces, and more.

YEARS.
possibleworlds.bsky.social PWG 🔜 PAXU #3758 @possibleworlds.bsky.social · Jul 13
Burnout is clinically understood as a combo of 6 factors—work overload, lack of control, insufficient rewards, breakdown in community, absence of fairness, & value conflicts—and only a fraction of it is under your control. Burnout is a systemic problem, so be kind to yourself and hard on the system.
superdillin.bsky.social Superdillin (Mirror your pronouns) @superdillin.bsky.social · Jul 13
Hey gang I've had to learn recently that the whole "burning out" thing is real so if you find yourself being panicked every waking second that you're not working on something, despite those seconds being very rare, you should maybe listen to the signals and take an intentional break before you crash
July 14, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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anadimand.bsky.social
📣 Calling all students and early-career scholars in public policy and public administration:

Together with Hannah Lebovits, we’ve put together a collaborative, evolving resource list to help you navigate the field, no matter where you're starting from.
July 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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ela-bambust.bsky.social
"why does restaurant food taste better than food cooked at home"

The cook does not care if you live or die and uses salt and butter accordingly
July 2, 2025 at 5:47 PM
…so great …
dannyderaney.bsky.social Danny Deraney @dannyderaney.bsky.social · May 4
Wanna see something cool?

At the Grammy's in 1976, Ella Fitzgerald and Mel Torme explained what jazz is.

The result? The crowd losing its mind. 🔥
May 4, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Thread.
April 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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jessicacalarco.com
For more on what quantitative scholars can learn from (and about) qualitative research, I'd recommend checking out Qualitative Literacy (coauthored with @marioluissmall.bsky.social).
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February 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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insidehighered.com
Higher Ed Fights Back Against Trump’s DEI Order

The American Association of University Professors and others argue in a new lawsuit that the executive orders violate the Constitution. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4aQLa8e
Higher ed organizations sue against Trump’s DEI orders
The American Association of University Professors and others argue in a new lawsuit that the executive orders violate the Constitution.
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February 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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presentcorrect.bsky.social
Ed Emberley's Little Drawing Book of Weirdos (1973)

Scanned in full here www.presentandcorrect.com/blogs/blog/e...
October 17, 2023 at 12:46 PM
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betsyladyzhets.bsky.social
If you missed our session at #SciWri23 about investigative reporting as a science writer -- or if you attended but want to dig into the resources we discussed -- you can now check out our tipsheet here:
Tipsheet: Pursuing investigative stories as a science writer
Tipsheet: Pursuing investigative stories as a science writer Resources and tips from Science Writers 2023 session: Data, FOIAs, tips: pursuing investigative stories as a science writer October 8, 2023...
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October 10, 2023 at 10:51 PM
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nabalkattu.bsky.social
In which I show that there's no evidence that the inventors of the alphabet could actually read. www.asor.org/anetoday/202.... Instead a remarkable "working misunderstanding" led to the alphabet's rise, much as with the invention of Greek script. ClassicsBluesky
Who Really Invented the Alphabet?
Who really invented the alphabet? Although we are still uncertain about precisely where the world’s most influential communication system came from, we know more than we did 20 years ago.
www.asor.org
August 24, 2023 at 3:34 PM