Em, midly
@lefttheprairie.bsky.social
Emily
Chicago, IL
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Chicago, IL
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Em, midly
@lefttheprairie.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Looking for Chicagoans on Bluesky? Pin this list to your feeds to read posts from locals. Want to be added or see someone from #chicago missing? Tag me (or honestly just like this post) and I’ll get right on it. bsky.app/profile/did:...
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It's pretty clear most of the people with power aren't gonna show up for us. But we can show up for each other every day, and we don't have to wait for them to give us permission.
And I can't tell you how much hope you can have when you're talking to organizers kicking ass every day.
And I can't tell you how much hope you can have when you're talking to organizers kicking ass every day.
February 8, 2026 at 5:33 PM
It's pretty clear most of the people with power aren't gonna show up for us. But we can show up for each other every day, and we don't have to wait for them to give us permission.
And I can't tell you how much hope you can have when you're talking to organizers kicking ass every day.
And I can't tell you how much hope you can have when you're talking to organizers kicking ass every day.
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I told @ziibiing.com a few days ago that I wanted to sponsor rent for a family in Minneapolis, but then my brain collapsed. So @lefttheprairie.bsky.social used $3,300 of our surplus money from our GFM to pay the rent.
We were going to fundraise to get it back, but I'd rather you send it here!
We were going to fundraise to get it back, but I'd rather you send it here!
We’ve paid rent for over 270 households so far in February and we currently have a waitlist that totals over $30,000.
We distributed rents one by one.
We can’t even think about March rent yet.
You can help us here: gofund.me/5d4d1a571
We distributed rents one by one.
We can’t even think about March rent yet.
You can help us here: gofund.me/5d4d1a571
February 8, 2026 at 5:25 PM
I told @ziibiing.com a few days ago that I wanted to sponsor rent for a family in Minneapolis, but then my brain collapsed. So @lefttheprairie.bsky.social used $3,300 of our surplus money from our GFM to pay the rent.
We were going to fundraise to get it back, but I'd rather you send it here!
We were going to fundraise to get it back, but I'd rather you send it here!
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Abolish.
You can’t bodycam this shit.
Abolish must be the hard red line.
You can’t bodycam this shit.
Abolish must be the hard red line.
ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
February 8, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Abolish.
You can’t bodycam this shit.
Abolish must be the hard red line.
You can’t bodycam this shit.
Abolish must be the hard red line.
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shoutout to everyone who's childhood "Tupperware" was all used food containers so you ended up asking where the rest of the lasagna was and it was in the potato salad Tupperware no not the mustard potato salad the regular one wait what's in the mustard one oh no can you clean that out
February 8, 2026 at 8:36 AM
shoutout to everyone who's childhood "Tupperware" was all used food containers so you ended up asking where the rest of the lasagna was and it was in the potato salad Tupperware no not the mustard potato salad the regular one wait what's in the mustard one oh no can you clean that out
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A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
I just want to thank folks who use this platform for being the kind of people who want to do good and are committed to supporting other people doing good. Seeing stuff take off like @ziibiing.com’s Stand With Minnesota and the 3D printed whistle group (too many of you to tag!!) just warms my heart
February 8, 2026 at 5:19 AM
I just want to thank folks who use this platform for being the kind of people who want to do good and are committed to supporting other people doing good. Seeing stuff take off like @ziibiing.com’s Stand With Minnesota and the 3D printed whistle group (too many of you to tag!!) just warms my heart
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tomorrow, StandWithMinnesota.com will hit a million site visits and over 650,000 unique visitors.
i made it 10 days ago with $600 from you guys for hosting and cloudflare.
thank you. thank you.
i made it 10 days ago with $600 from you guys for hosting and cloudflare.
thank you. thank you.
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
StandWithMinnesota.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:12 PM
tomorrow, StandWithMinnesota.com will hit a million site visits and over 650,000 unique visitors.
i made it 10 days ago with $600 from you guys for hosting and cloudflare.
thank you. thank you.
i made it 10 days ago with $600 from you guys for hosting and cloudflare.
thank you. thank you.
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i cannot stress enough that the phillips folks are freaking miracle workers. they are getting shit done, your money will move fast with them.
We’ve paid rent for over 270 households so far in February and we currently have a waitlist that totals over $30,000.
We distributed rents one by one.
We can’t even think about March rent yet.
You can help us here: gofund.me/5d4d1a571
We distributed rents one by one.
We can’t even think about March rent yet.
You can help us here: gofund.me/5d4d1a571
February 8, 2026 at 12:59 AM
i cannot stress enough that the phillips folks are freaking miracle workers. they are getting shit done, your money will move fast with them.
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In Minnesota, ICE agents are illegally racially profiling residents, drawing weapons during arrests, claiming people’s citizenship documents are fake, and leaving people with long-lasting injuries.
There is no excuse for Democrats to continue funding these jackbooted thugs.
There is no excuse for Democrats to continue funding these jackbooted thugs.
February 7, 2026 at 10:00 PM
In Minnesota, ICE agents are illegally racially profiling residents, drawing weapons during arrests, claiming people’s citizenship documents are fake, and leaving people with long-lasting injuries.
There is no excuse for Democrats to continue funding these jackbooted thugs.
There is no excuse for Democrats to continue funding these jackbooted thugs.
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Because Democrats have been voting with Republicans in bipartisan support of the fascist ICE agency going back to 2003 when George Bush started it, with increases in funding & detentions of innocent people year over year over year. That's why.
February 8, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Because Democrats have been voting with Republicans in bipartisan support of the fascist ICE agency going back to 2003 when George Bush started it, with increases in funding & detentions of innocent people year over year over year. That's why.
I know we have to stand together with everyone who means well and does good, but making puns with the names of the dead and fixating on their US citizenship are both so icky to me. If you’re making a protest sign, could you pic a different direction?
February 8, 2026 at 12:07 AM
I know we have to stand together with everyone who means well and does good, but making puns with the names of the dead and fixating on their US citizenship are both so icky to me. If you’re making a protest sign, could you pic a different direction?
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you give me and the fellas 24 ice cold high life bottles and we’ll come up with 8-12 new must see Winter Olympics sports, I know that
February 7, 2026 at 3:25 PM
you give me and the fellas 24 ice cold high life bottles and we’ll come up with 8-12 new must see Winter Olympics sports, I know that
I thought a party was this weekend but it’s next weekend and now I’m mildly concerned I triple booked next Saturday but I can’t remember what the third thing is
February 7, 2026 at 4:23 PM
I thought a party was this weekend but it’s next weekend and now I’m mildly concerned I triple booked next Saturday but I can’t remember what the third thing is
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Would love to see more of the angle followed by journalists to show how much we’re spending to detain or deport each person. But also how their efficiency of abduction is getting smaller and smaller. They have to use 20 agents just to change a flat
I'm really asking: What is the math on all of this? If Metro Surge started Dec 1, and they claim to have deported 4,000 people, at a cost of $18 million a week, and it's been ten weeks, they show no sign of leaving, and we leave out the murders—$2billion to destroy us?
kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
Operation Metro Surge leading to budget concerns for City of Minneapolis
There are concerns in the City of Minneapolis that Operation Metro Surge could lead to higher property taxes.
kstp.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Would love to see more of the angle followed by journalists to show how much we’re spending to detain or deport each person. But also how their efficiency of abduction is getting smaller and smaller. They have to use 20 agents just to change a flat
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Update: They succeeded: www.mississippifreepress.org/byhalia-ice-...
February 7, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Update: They succeeded: www.mississippifreepress.org/byhalia-ice-...
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Breaking: Tragedy at the Winter Olympics
February 7, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Breaking: Tragedy at the Winter Olympics
I think we’ve finally answered why Austin Powers’ penis enlargement pump was Swedish-made
Times article has an incredible illustration
February 7, 2026 at 3:39 PM
I think we’ve finally answered why Austin Powers’ penis enlargement pump was Swedish-made
When we went to Minneapolis, @bibliogrrl.bsky.social showed me her puffer skirt, and it was the first one I’d seen. Now they’re everywhere in Olympic fashion. STYLE ICON.
February 7, 2026 at 2:56 PM
When we went to Minneapolis, @bibliogrrl.bsky.social showed me her puffer skirt, and it was the first one I’d seen. Now they’re everywhere in Olympic fashion. STYLE ICON.
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I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
I stand with County Executive Calvin Ball as he signs emergency legislation today prohibiting privately owned buildings from being used as ICE detention centers.
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
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February 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
Wild how every time I see a screenshot of an email now I assume it’s from the Epstein files
February 7, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Wild how every time I see a screenshot of an email now I assume it’s from the Epstein files
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If you call it your morning constitutional, it sounds way better than shitting with your eyes closed and the shower running
February 5, 2026 at 1:10 PM
If you call it your morning constitutional, it sounds way better than shitting with your eyes closed and the shower running
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the status quo is supported by people with resources believing that the only responsible way to help the “less fortunate” is to give to the appropriate organization that redistributes it to the worthy.
our system was built to fail the people in the moment we are in—to protect systems of oppression.
our system was built to fail the people in the moment we are in—to protect systems of oppression.
February 7, 2026 at 1:56 PM
the status quo is supported by people with resources believing that the only responsible way to help the “less fortunate” is to give to the appropriate organization that redistributes it to the worthy.
our system was built to fail the people in the moment we are in—to protect systems of oppression.
our system was built to fail the people in the moment we are in—to protect systems of oppression.
175,000 since Sunday.
We have sent out almost 475,000 whistles for free, and our spreadsheet crew just told me that 80% of them are going out within 4 days of the request being made.
7% go out the same day.
98% within a week from this team of entirely volunteers who are just big fuckin' mad & want to help.
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7% go out the same day.
98% within a week from this team of entirely volunteers who are just big fuckin' mad & want to help.
💓
February 7, 2026 at 5:56 AM
175,000 since Sunday.