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:...
It does appear all the voting rights amendments have still left some wiggle room
February 10, 2026 at 4:41 PM
It does appear all the voting rights amendments have still left some wiggle room
Only one of these is a constitutional right, you knob
Mike Johnson: "Americans need an ID to drive, to open a bank account, to buy cold medicine, to file govt assistance, even to attend the DNC. So why would voting be any different? They can't answer that question."
February 10, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Only one of these is a constitutional right, you knob
This is fucking amazing. Thank you for all you’re doing!!
February 10, 2026 at 3:53 PM
This is fucking amazing. Thank you for all you’re doing!!
You’re a union steward, you teach, and you do an arts thing that’s sustaining for people who are particularly vulnerable to despair? You’re crushing it!
February 10, 2026 at 3:48 PM
You’re a union steward, you teach, and you do an arts thing that’s sustaining for people who are particularly vulnerable to despair? You’re crushing it!
None of us can do everything on our own (I’ve had to step back from quite a few things because I’m just one person) but if we all do what we can, it goes a long way
February 10, 2026 at 3:47 PM
None of us can do everything on our own (I’ve had to step back from quite a few things because I’m just one person) but if we all do what we can, it goes a long way
It’s important work! Door knocking is not my thing so I’m glad it’s yours!
February 10, 2026 at 3:47 PM
It’s important work! Door knocking is not my thing so I’m glad it’s yours!
Oh god the judges. I sit down with the Injustice Watch guide the day before and dole out the do not retains like I’m Oprah giving out cars
February 10, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Oh god the judges. I sit down with the Injustice Watch guide the day before and dole out the do not retains like I’m Oprah giving out cars
Mutual aid and putting your money into the community is so huge. Thank you for lifting up your neighbors!
February 10, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Mutual aid and putting your money into the community is so huge. Thank you for lifting up your neighbors!
Yay! If you have a date, time, and location, I can bring supplies and help promote
February 10, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Yay! If you have a date, time, and location, I can bring supplies and help promote
YES! King shit right here. That reminds me I need to talk to the block party neighbor about our summer block party.
February 10, 2026 at 3:42 PM
YES! King shit right here. That reminds me I need to talk to the block party neighbor about our summer block party.
That’s super important work! And I appreciate you doing it, since anything that takes more than a couple hours can be a really hard sell.
February 10, 2026 at 3:35 PM
That’s super important work! And I appreciate you doing it, since anything that takes more than a couple hours can be a really hard sell.
I also want to start whistle packing parties again but have been a little lazy getting them going, so let me know if you’re looking for a thing and want this to be yours
February 10, 2026 at 3:34 PM
I also want to start whistle packing parties again but have been a little lazy getting them going, so let me know if you’re looking for a thing and want this to be yours
I love both of these!! Schools are such lovely places of resistance. I’m on the informal Antifa party planning committee at mine, haha
February 10, 2026 at 3:30 PM
I love both of these!! Schools are such lovely places of resistance. I’m on the informal Antifa party planning committee at mine, haha
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This is why domestic "shuffle" flights between ICE detention centers have skyrocketed, much moreso than ICE deportation flights.
When you are moved to a different jurisdiction, you have to refile your habeas petition all over again. They want to wear people down so they'll give up on their cases.
When you are moved to a different jurisdiction, you have to refile your habeas petition all over again. They want to wear people down so they'll give up on their cases.
February 10, 2026 at 3:26 PM
This is why domestic "shuffle" flights between ICE detention centers have skyrocketed, much moreso than ICE deportation flights.
When you are moved to a different jurisdiction, you have to refile your habeas petition all over again. They want to wear people down so they'll give up on their cases.
When you are moved to a different jurisdiction, you have to refile your habeas petition all over again. They want to wear people down so they'll give up on their cases.
I’m working on planning a popfest in the fall, because joy and community are resistance.
February 10, 2026 at 3:26 PM
I’m working on planning a popfest in the fall, because joy and community are resistance.
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Chicago cannot afford the Chicago Police Department. 🧵
Taxpayers should pay $29.1M to 4 men who spent a combined 71 years in prison after they were framed by a disgraced ex-CPD detective for separate murders between 1991 & 1997, city lawyers recommended.
The city spent $5.2M to fight those lawsuits.
Here are their stories, for @wttw.bsky.social:
The city spent $5.2M to fight those lawsuits.
Here are their stories, for @wttw.bsky.social:
City Lawyers Recommend Paying $16.6M Man Who Spent 13 Years in Prison After Being Framed by Disgraced Ex-Detective
Chicago taxpayers paid an additional $2 million to defend the other Chicago police officers named in Johnson's lawsuit, which was filed in 2020, according to records obtained by WTTW News through a Fr...
news.wttw.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Chicago cannot afford the Chicago Police Department. 🧵
Inspired by @gregpak.net, please tell me something you’re doing, other than voting and attending No Kings marches, that opposes fascism or helps your community. Let’s share our ideas!
You know I’m doing whistle crew and fundraising for mutual aid. I’m hoping to do more local work again soon.
You know I’m doing whistle crew and fundraising for mutual aid. I’m hoping to do more local work again soon.
February 10, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Inspired by @gregpak.net, please tell me something you’re doing, other than voting and attending No Kings marches, that opposes fascism or helps your community. Let’s share our ideas!
You know I’m doing whistle crew and fundraising for mutual aid. I’m hoping to do more local work again soon.
You know I’m doing whistle crew and fundraising for mutual aid. I’m hoping to do more local work again soon.
If you want a feel good moment, look at the folks from outside the US sending filament to whistle printers. If you want a second feel good moment, click the link, spend $20, and you can do it too.
If you have been waiting a super easy way to support the printing folks without giving 'zon your money, @protopasta.bsky.social stepped up with a solution! Every $20 you give them at this link helps produce 500 whistles.
proto-pasta.com/products/the...
proto-pasta.com/products/the...
"We Keep Us Safe" by The Whistle Crew
The Protopasta Fil-anthropy Fund is proud to partner with the Whistle Crew, "a loose federation united by our love for 3D printing and community safety." Across the nation, our communities' lives are ...
proto-pasta.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:19 PM
If you want a feel good moment, look at the folks from outside the US sending filament to whistle printers. If you want a second feel good moment, click the link, spend $20, and you can do it too.
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If you want to help keep us in filament, this is the absolute best way to do it. Protopasta is the absolute best filament (one of my printers is on its last legs, and will only print reliably if I feed it Protopasta!) and they are aligned with the cause, which makes it even better!
If you have been waiting a super easy way to support the printing folks without giving 'zon your money, @protopasta.bsky.social stepped up with a solution! Every $20 you give them at this link helps produce 500 whistles.
proto-pasta.com/products/the...
proto-pasta.com/products/the...
"We Keep Us Safe" by The Whistle Crew
The Protopasta Fil-anthropy Fund is proud to partner with the Whistle Crew, "a loose federation united by our love for 3D printing and community safety." Across the nation, our communities' lives are ...
proto-pasta.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:04 AM
If you want to help keep us in filament, this is the absolute best way to do it. Protopasta is the absolute best filament (one of my printers is on its last legs, and will only print reliably if I feed it Protopasta!) and they are aligned with the cause, which makes it even better!
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They want to put a lot of us* in there.
* This means you, if you're reading this. They want to put you in there. Find your organizing home and start pushing back.
* This means you, if you're reading this. They want to put you in there. Find your organizing home and start pushing back.
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:44 AM
They want to put a lot of us* in there.
* This means you, if you're reading this. They want to put you in there. Find your organizing home and start pushing back.
* This means you, if you're reading this. They want to put you in there. Find your organizing home and start pushing back.
I’m so sorry I can’t do more. I’ve kind of overextended lately
February 10, 2026 at 3:16 PM
I’m so sorry I can’t do more. I’ve kind of overextended lately
God, she sucks so bad
February 10, 2026 at 3:03 PM
God, she sucks so bad
This dude’s been snoozing on my couch for 13 years. He’s on his third couch.
February 10, 2026 at 2:59 PM
This dude’s been snoozing on my couch for 13 years. He’s on his third couch.
Yesterday was Catimir Pulaski’s adoption anniversary but he was recovering from a cold. Today he’s going to get some kind of human food for dinner, probably fried chicken
February 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Yesterday was Catimir Pulaski’s adoption anniversary but he was recovering from a cold. Today he’s going to get some kind of human food for dinner, probably fried chicken