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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[previously in the NYT]
Hart: i've sold AI to to Brockway, Ogdenville and North Haverbrook and by gum it put them on the map
NYT: wow! sounds legit!
Hart: and look! i've got your nose!
NYT: OH MY GAWD
NYT: are you a wizard??
Hart: i've sold AI to to Brockway, Ogdenville and North Haverbrook and by gum it put them on the map
NYT: wow! sounds legit!
Hart: and look! i've got your nose!
NYT: OH MY GAWD
NYT: are you a wizard??
February 9, 2026 at 4:42 PM
[previously in the NYT]
Hart: i've sold AI to to Brockway, Ogdenville and North Haverbrook and by gum it put them on the map
NYT: wow! sounds legit!
Hart: and look! i've got your nose!
NYT: OH MY GAWD
NYT: are you a wizard??
Hart: i've sold AI to to Brockway, Ogdenville and North Haverbrook and by gum it put them on the map
NYT: wow! sounds legit!
Hart: and look! i've got your nose!
NYT: OH MY GAWD
NYT: are you a wizard??
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anyways I invite the NYT to ride on I-94 in Indiana (an entirely illegal weed state) and witness America in action via billboards: WEED FIREWORKS CIGARETTES ALCOHOL WEED PERSONAL INJURY FIRM WEED FIREWORKS FIREWORKS WEED MOTORCYCLE ATTORNEY CIGARETTES WEED FIREWORKS CABIN CONSTRUCTION WEED FIREWORKS
February 9, 2026 at 4:28 PM
anyways I invite the NYT to ride on I-94 in Indiana (an entirely illegal weed state) and witness America in action via billboards: WEED FIREWORKS CIGARETTES ALCOHOL WEED PERSONAL INJURY FIRM WEED FIREWORKS FIREWORKS WEED MOTORCYCLE ATTORNEY CIGARETTES WEED FIREWORKS CABIN CONSTRUCTION WEED FIREWORKS
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I’m not on the map but this was crazy
February 9, 2026 at 5:07 AM
I’m not on the map but this was crazy
Okay I’m watching some of it and I’m crying when he shouts out all the nations of the Americas and independence for PR too. It’s a glimpse of the world I want to fucking live in
Damn it sounds like I really missed something not watching the halftime show
February 9, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Okay I’m watching some of it and I’m crying when he shouts out all the nations of the Americas and independence for PR too. It’s a glimpse of the world I want to fucking live in
Here’s a gift link if you need it. Amazing reporting from Sean, who has embedded with our whistle crew not just for a story, but because it’s the right thing to do.
www.theverge.com/policy/87495...
www.theverge.com/policy/87495...
February 9, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Here’s a gift link if you need it. Amazing reporting from Sean, who has embedded with our whistle crew not just for a story, but because it’s the right thing to do.
www.theverge.com/policy/87495...
www.theverge.com/policy/87495...
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if you wanna cry go search up the videos of people from smaller latin american countries crying that they saw their flags on the super bowl, it’s so fucking awesome what he was able to do last night.
February 9, 2026 at 2:41 PM
if you wanna cry go search up the videos of people from smaller latin american countries crying that they saw their flags on the super bowl, it’s so fucking awesome what he was able to do last night.
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“On the day after the raid, half the students in Wilder, where more than 70 percent of the school population is Latino, skipped class.”
ICE sacked some tiny Idaho town and deported ~4 percent of the population at a stroke, it's liable to collapse the local economy www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
A Raid in a Small Town Brings Trump’s Deportations to Deep-Red Idaho
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:04 PM
“On the day after the raid, half the students in Wilder, where more than 70 percent of the school population is Latino, skipped class.”
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Most political performances don't accomplish anything this concrete btw. I applaud the people who've pulled this off.
‘Rage knitting’ against the machine: the hobbyists putting anti-ICE messages into crafts
Makers take a stand through ‘Melt the ICE’ red knit caps and sparkly nails – all while raising funds for those affected by immigration raids
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Most political performances don't accomplish anything this concrete btw. I applaud the people who've pulled this off.
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February 9, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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GOOD MORNING, FRIENDS!
We have a whistle printer who is almost out of filament! If you've been waiting for your chance, one spool can turn into ~500 whistles!!!
amzn.to/4afNzux
We have a whistle printer who is almost out of filament! If you've been waiting for your chance, one spool can turn into ~500 whistles!!!
amzn.to/4afNzux
February 9, 2026 at 2:55 PM
GOOD MORNING, FRIENDS!
We have a whistle printer who is almost out of filament! If you've been waiting for your chance, one spool can turn into ~500 whistles!!!
amzn.to/4afNzux
We have a whistle printer who is almost out of filament! If you've been waiting for your chance, one spool can turn into ~500 whistles!!!
amzn.to/4afNzux
Please buy a couple items off this list if you can! It will help street medics in some of the most terrorized parts of the Twin Cities
Do you want to help Minneapolis out in a different way? Help set up some new street medics so that they can make sure community members are cared for at protests.
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
Check out my list on Amazon
www.amazon.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Please buy a couple items off this list if you can! It will help street medics in some of the most terrorized parts of the Twin Cities
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Gift shop in the Minneapolis airport is selling "ICE OUT of St. Paul" posters next to cute onesies and fridge magnets.
February 8, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Gift shop in the Minneapolis airport is selling "ICE OUT of St. Paul" posters next to cute onesies and fridge magnets.
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People keep complaining about the red hats because they’re not “real” protest but that lady has raised and donated over $600,000 to her neighbors in MN *and* is the the daughter of a refugee from Egypt. Y’all gotta sit with those impulses and then calm tf down and think about WHY you feel dismissive
February 9, 2026 at 4:43 AM
People keep complaining about the red hats because they’re not “real” protest but that lady has raised and donated over $600,000 to her neighbors in MN *and* is the the daughter of a refugee from Egypt. Y’all gotta sit with those impulses and then calm tf down and think about WHY you feel dismissive
I’m neither an intellectual nor a comedian but the map is correct that I try to be both
February 9, 2026 at 4:37 AM
I’m neither an intellectual nor a comedian but the map is correct that I try to be both
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bawitdaba actually had something of an ecumenical message but i guess it went downhill after that
February 9, 2026 at 1:58 AM
bawitdaba actually had something of an ecumenical message but i guess it went downhill after that
Damn it sounds like I really missed something not watching the halftime show
February 9, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Damn it sounds like I really missed something not watching the halftime show
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This is kind of an aside / relevant to Bad Bunny's Americas shout out... but the seven continent model we're taught in the US isn't universal. Some countries teach a six or even five continent model. The six-continent model (which unites North and South America) is common in Latin America
Continent - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 9, 2026 at 1:53 AM
This is kind of an aside / relevant to Bad Bunny's Americas shout out... but the seven continent model we're taught in the US isn't universal. Some countries teach a six or even five continent model. The six-continent model (which unites North and South America) is common in Latin America
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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