Em, midly
@lefttheprairie.bsky.social
Emily
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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I made a joke in line at Chipotle about how “apparently there’s a sportsball thing happening tonight” and everyone was so delighted by my cynical charm that they let me go behind the counter and eat the toppings directly out of the containers.
February 9, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I made a joke in line at Chipotle about how “apparently there’s a sportsball thing happening tonight” and everyone was so delighted by my cynical charm that they let me go behind the counter and eat the toppings directly out of the containers.
Dan’s piece is extremely good. I’m honored to be connected with the whistle crew, and it’s very fun to joke about my vertically integrated whistle packing party supply chain
Today the crew of weirdo printers that I call the whistle goblins passed A HALF MILLION whistles printed and shipped. I wrote about how we got there and how you can start printing whistles yourself. dansinker.com/posts/2026-0...
Whistle Up 2: Rise of the Whistle Goblins | dansinker.com
dansinker.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Dan’s piece is extremely good. I’m honored to be connected with the whistle crew, and it’s very fun to joke about my vertically integrated whistle packing party supply chain
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the nazis have once again forgotten one of the most important rules in combat: never get involved in a logistics war with the americans
Today the crew of weirdo printers that I call the whistle goblins passed A HALF MILLION whistles printed and shipped. I wrote about how we got there and how you can start printing whistles yourself. dansinker.com/posts/2026-0...
Whistle Up 2: Rise of the Whistle Goblins | dansinker.com
dansinker.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:31 PM
the nazis have once again forgotten one of the most important rules in combat: never get involved in a logistics war with the americans
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Lemme tell you, getting unmarked ziploc bags of 200 whistles in my mailbox made me feel like I was a freaking spy.
Today the crew of weirdo printers that I call the whistle goblins passed A HALF MILLION whistles printed and shipped. I wrote about how we got there and how you can start printing whistles yourself. dansinker.com/posts/2026-0...
Whistle Up 2: Rise of the Whistle Goblins | dansinker.com
dansinker.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Lemme tell you, getting unmarked ziploc bags of 200 whistles in my mailbox made me feel like I was a freaking spy.
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first rule of whistle goblin club is that you just keep talking about giving away whistles
Today the crew of weirdo printers that I call the whistle goblins passed A HALF MILLION whistles printed and shipped. I wrote about how we got there and how you can start printing whistles yourself. dansinker.com/posts/2026-0...
Whistle Up 2: Rise of the Whistle Goblins | dansinker.com
dansinker.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:04 PM
first rule of whistle goblin club is that you just keep talking about giving away whistles
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As a whistle goblin, I just wanted y’all to know I don’t even require you to answer a riddle to get a whistle.
Today the crew of weirdo printers that I call the whistle goblins passed A HALF MILLION whistles printed and shipped. I wrote about how we got there and how you can start printing whistles yourself. dansinker.com/posts/2026-0...
Whistle Up 2: Rise of the Whistle Goblins | dansinker.com
dansinker.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:14 PM
As a whistle goblin, I just wanted y’all to know I don’t even require you to answer a riddle to get a whistle.
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A neighbor asked me if I knew where to get a free whistle. I asked for a bunch from @dansinker.com's whistle crew and put bowls of them out at my workshop and apt courtyard, and my neighbors are taking them and we're talking together about anti-ICE actions.
Re: craftivism; we don't know what's gonna work til we do it. If you had told me last year that 3d printed whistles were going to be the big deal thing that really fucks up the gestapo... i'd have believed you because this moment is very weird BUT I'd have had to stare at the horizon for a minute.
February 8, 2026 at 9:10 PM
A neighbor asked me if I knew where to get a free whistle. I asked for a bunch from @dansinker.com's whistle crew and put bowls of them out at my workshop and apt courtyard, and my neighbors are taking them and we're talking together about anti-ICE actions.
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Gonna drop off my 5,000th whistle tomorrow - between the in persons and being in the inbox fielding the requests, I gotta say it’s been extremely motivating to see just how many people are taking steps to try and protect their communities, especially considering we’re just one group of whistlesmiths
Today the crew of weirdo printers that I call the whistle goblins passed A HALF MILLION whistles printed and shipped. I wrote about how we got there and how you can start printing whistles yourself. dansinker.com/posts/2026-0...
Whistle Up 2: Rise of the Whistle Goblins | dansinker.com
dansinker.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Gonna drop off my 5,000th whistle tomorrow - between the in persons and being in the inbox fielding the requests, I gotta say it’s been extremely motivating to see just how many people are taking steps to try and protect their communities, especially considering we’re just one group of whistlesmiths
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Y'all, we did it. 💕 This crew of chaotic nerds has sent half a million whistles to people requesting them, for free. With your help!
Need whistles?
linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
Need whistles?
linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
February 8, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Y'all, we did it. 💕 This crew of chaotic nerds has sent half a million whistles to people requesting them, for free. With your help!
Need whistles?
linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
Need whistles?
linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
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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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