Scotty Hendricks
@scottyhendricks.bsky.social
Writer, Master of Public Policy, and Interesting Person. Philosophy Grad Student at LUC. All posts my own and not representing anybody I'm affiliated with and all that.
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Thinking a lot recently about the outrage over Lizzo playing James Madison's flute
Photos: White House East Wing Demolished For Trump’s Ballroom
The privately funded ballroom will be approximately 90,000 square feet, much larger than the White House itself.
www.forbes.com
October 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Thinking a lot recently about the outrage over Lizzo playing James Madison's flute
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Graphics from one north side rapid response group; they’ve asked to share far & wide.
October 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Graphics from one north side rapid response group; they’ve asked to share far & wide.
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No. This is somewhere to be. This is all you have, but it's still something. Streets and sodium lights. The sky, the world. You're still alive.
October 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
No. This is somewhere to be. This is all you have, but it's still something. Streets and sodium lights. The sky, the world. You're still alive.
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Get in loser we're replacing Taft-Hartley with Johnson-Mamdani.
Mayor Johnson's office confirms that he did, indeed, call for a general strike at the Chicago "No Kings" march when he said: “If my ancestors, as slaves, can lead the greatest general strike in the history of this country, taking it to the ultra-rich and big corporations, we can do it too!”
October 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Get in loser we're replacing Taft-Hartley with Johnson-Mamdani.
chicagoreader.com/visual-arts/...
You! Yes, You! Read this new article in the @chicagoreader.com about my partner's new art show. Then come down to Hyde Park and see it!
You! Yes, You! Read this new article in the @chicagoreader.com about my partner's new art show. Then come down to Hyde Park and see it!
‘No tragedy is irrelevant’ - Chicago Reader
"Air Crash Report" tracks the investigation by artist Faye Yingfei Liang into one of the deadliest plane crashes in recent Chinese history.
chicagoreader.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:10 PM
chicagoreader.com/visual-arts/...
You! Yes, You! Read this new article in the @chicagoreader.com about my partner's new art show. Then come down to Hyde Park and see it!
You! Yes, You! Read this new article in the @chicagoreader.com about my partner's new art show. Then come down to Hyde Park and see it!
27% theory strikes again.
Reminds me of the polls suggesting that Trump has around 30% who will never ever reconsider their support
Ah! Good morning, reality. And welcome. We’ve been expecting you…
October 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
27% theory strikes again.
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In social movement studies, we talk about how marches and protests expand the threshold of acceptable risk so that people take more and bigger social risks IN PUBLIC, EN MASSE. This is extremely important for the bourgeois white folks holding signs and building social rapport.
Not a shitpost: #NoKings is feel-good performative activism for comfortable mostly upper and upper middle class white folks and that’s good, actually. Millions of people in the streets protesting a fascist regime is good. It is good for the normie baseline to be massive displays of public dissent.
October 19, 2025 at 1:44 AM
In social movement studies, we talk about how marches and protests expand the threshold of acceptable risk so that people take more and bigger social risks IN PUBLIC, EN MASSE. This is extremely important for the bourgeois white folks holding signs and building social rapport.
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Not a shitpost: #NoKings is feel-good performative activism for comfortable mostly upper and upper middle class white folks and that’s good, actually. Millions of people in the streets protesting a fascist regime is good. It is good for the normie baseline to be massive displays of public dissent.
October 19, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Not a shitpost: #NoKings is feel-good performative activism for comfortable mostly upper and upper middle class white folks and that’s good, actually. Millions of people in the streets protesting a fascist regime is good. It is good for the normie baseline to be massive displays of public dissent.
One of Iowa's finest moments.
October 14, 2025 at 11:57 PM
One of Iowa's finest moments.
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Research shows that (most) progressive/left policy wins need a triple combo:
Popular support (ex: public opinion)
Elite support (ex: elected leaders)
Mass movement (ex: mass protests, mass strikes).
For example, see a stylized summary of US feminist campaigns, from Giugni 2016:
Popular support (ex: public opinion)
Elite support (ex: elected leaders)
Mass movement (ex: mass protests, mass strikes).
For example, see a stylized summary of US feminist campaigns, from Giugni 2016:
October 14, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Research shows that (most) progressive/left policy wins need a triple combo:
Popular support (ex: public opinion)
Elite support (ex: elected leaders)
Mass movement (ex: mass protests, mass strikes).
For example, see a stylized summary of US feminist campaigns, from Giugni 2016:
Popular support (ex: public opinion)
Elite support (ex: elected leaders)
Mass movement (ex: mass protests, mass strikes).
For example, see a stylized summary of US feminist campaigns, from Giugni 2016:
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Hey guys Mike Madigan is now in jail.
Just thought we could all use some good news.
Just thought we could all use some good news.
October 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Hey guys Mike Madigan is now in jail.
Just thought we could all use some good news.
Just thought we could all use some good news.
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Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.
www.cbsnews.com
October 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
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I'm a deeply flawed individual, but I bring joy to the world.
October 11, 2025 at 8:02 AM
I'm a deeply flawed individual, but I bring joy to the world.
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The Trump administration is targeting DSA because they know the only thing that can stop fascism is an organized mass movement of working-class people. Join the fight for a better world, join DSA.
DSA affirms our fundamental right to free speech and assembly. We will not be intimidated by the Trump administration’s cronies, and we will continue our struggle for democracy to the end. If you want to live in a free society, join DSA today. dsausa.org/join
Join DSA. Become a member today.
Democratic socialists have an historic opportunity and responsibility to play a central role in continuing the political revolution for the long term. As a democratic, grassroots organization, DSA is ...
act.dsausa.org
October 9, 2025 at 11:53 PM
The Trump administration is targeting DSA because they know the only thing that can stop fascism is an organized mass movement of working-class people. Join the fight for a better world, join DSA.
The administration will spin this as an amphibious attack on Portland.
Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.
Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
October 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The administration will spin this as an amphibious attack on Portland.
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At least 6 unhoused Chicagoans have been abducted by federal agents since September: 2 have been released, while the status of the remaining 4 is unknown. But the Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness is investigating reports of an additional 19 people disappeared.
chicagoreader.com/news/make-it...
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Make It Make Sense: ICE targets Chicago’s homeless community
Plus: state and local leaders crack down on anti-ICE protesters and advocates ask the chief judge to keep ICE out of county courthouses.
chicagoreader.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
At least 6 unhoused Chicagoans have been abducted by federal agents since September: 2 have been released, while the status of the remaining 4 is unknown. But the Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness is investigating reports of an additional 19 people disappeared.
chicagoreader.com/news/make-it...
chicagoreader.com/news/make-it...
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Timeline cleanse.
Huntingdon's disease, a progressive fatal neurological condition, finally has a treatment that can extend life further past the known prognosis. The new gene therapy surgery combination treatment has shown a 75% slowing of disease progression in trials.
Huntingdon's disease, a progressive fatal neurological condition, finally has a treatment that can extend life further past the known prognosis. The new gene therapy surgery combination treatment has shown a 75% slowing of disease progression in trials.
Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time
One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.
www.bbc.com
September 24, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Timeline cleanse.
Huntingdon's disease, a progressive fatal neurological condition, finally has a treatment that can extend life further past the known prognosis. The new gene therapy surgery combination treatment has shown a 75% slowing of disease progression in trials.
Huntingdon's disease, a progressive fatal neurological condition, finally has a treatment that can extend life further past the known prognosis. The new gene therapy surgery combination treatment has shown a 75% slowing of disease progression in trials.
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As Trump’s trade war rages on into Fall, China still won’t buy American soybeans (assuming farms can even find labor to bring in their crops). But here’s the thing: Farmers aren’t working class. They’re often quite rich, actually.
And they knew exactly what they were voting for. trib.al/1ZxkiVL
And they knew exactly what they were voting for. trib.al/1ZxkiVL
September 24, 2025 at 11:28 PM
As Trump’s trade war rages on into Fall, China still won’t buy American soybeans (assuming farms can even find labor to bring in their crops). But here’s the thing: Farmers aren’t working class. They’re often quite rich, actually.
And they knew exactly what they were voting for. trib.al/1ZxkiVL
And they knew exactly what they were voting for. trib.al/1ZxkiVL
Thou Shalt Not Make a Machine in the Likeness of a Human Mind.
The Butlerian..... Crusade begins.
The Butlerian..... Crusade begins.
September 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Thou Shalt Not Make a Machine in the Likeness of a Human Mind.
The Butlerian..... Crusade begins.
The Butlerian..... Crusade begins.
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"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that."
Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.
Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.
Jimmy Kimmel Returns: ABC Ends Suspension Starting Tuesday
Jimmy Kimmel will return to late night on Tuesday
variety.com
September 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that."
Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.
Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.
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HARDEST PHOTO OF 2025 JUST DROPPED
September 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
HARDEST PHOTO OF 2025 JUST DROPPED