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Denali
@denali.bsky.social
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Early childhood and public systems researcher.
Rich inner life. No inside voice. I live in Chicago.

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My husband believes that professional logo assistance was brought in to try to make the District 69 logo not funny for middle schoolers and I'm not sure if they succeeded.
A circle that says Madison Edison Lincolnwood around it. In the center are what look like two slightly off center red bass clefs without the dots that I guess form a combined 6 and 9
November 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Seems like a fine day to re-up my advice to the Styles section...

bsky.app/profile/dena...
Screenshot from the NYT Headline reads Epstein emails reveal a lost New York Subhed The disgraced financier is recently released documents are steeped in a clubby world that is all but gone
November 16, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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We were volunteering at school today and saw this amazing project from the 4 year old. The class read the book The Best Part of Me and then had to talk about something they like about themselves.

Always protect your skulls, folks.
A cropped photo of a child underneath it says My face I love my face because it let's me eat and also when I am thirsty I drink. It also protects my brain and my skull.
November 16, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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If I cannot move you with reason, perhaps meme-based fiscal FOMO will thaw your hearts
Mamdani sign generator output that reads. " Independent budget office for Chicago" Credit to: https://homes.luddy.indiana.edu/ccshan/for/for.html
November 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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I never take enough pictures when I'm out but I did take this one in my hallway. It's always so good to see all the friends and family we have brought together along the way.
A lady who doesn't get out much wearing a red dress and red lipstick holding up a fist with drying henna (but not drying fast enough).
November 11, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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For example this is the 2024 presidential election in IL with county level boundaries and voter margins calculated at the precinct level. It's just R/D, no 3rd party. Red points are excess R votes. Blue are excess D.
A map of the state of Illinois with county level boundary lines. There are red and blue dots. There is a large blue cluster in the NE part of the state. There are a few red clusters but a lot of the map is relatively sparse distributions of red points. There's actually a lot of interesting things happening here but that's what the map looks like.
November 6, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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I had a great conversation today that helped me realize something important. In my bio it says "rich inner life" bc I am always a little in my wacky imagination and I've always assumed it was an escapism thing.

But...what if that's my connection to reality?
Ted "Theodore" Logan saying "Whoa."
November 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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You know who was really mad about the feds going after Michael?

MY MOM. As soon as the news hit WhatsApp she called. I was in a meeting but when I called her back she was furious.

She taught US History and Govt for years and knows when the feds start targeting electeds that's bad news.
Screenshot of a WhatsApp message from my mom It says " How outrageous they indicted my friend Michael Rabbit." Followed IMMEDIATELY by a voice call.
November 4, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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And bc there's a weird salty undercurrent around Chicago with all the NY posting, I'm going to Chicago post a bunch today about a thing that's been on my mind...
Eagleman squatting on a car and winking. Has he got something for you!!
November 4, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Qu'est que c'est?
A little girl in a big suit
November 1, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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It's Back to the Future but you don't steal rock-'n'-roll or make out with your mom.
A closeup of Marty McFly at the enchantment under the sea dance shredding for his very existence
October 30, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Pure poetry
An image of the poet Allen Ginsberg. Ginsberg wrote the poem Howl, which begins "I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness..."
October 28, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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I just turned in the thing.
Jeb Bush asking people to Please Clap
October 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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I feel this so hard where I live (+ALT)
It should be disqualifying for a person to run for political office while claiming to be "apolitical" claiming this implies neutrality objectivity or non-partisan stances but us Northeast sterners know what it means. When a politician calls themselves a political, it means they are on the side of the status quo. It means they will prioritize being polite over doing what's right.
October 22, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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This is me in June 2022 outside my polling place on primary day. There were two amazing candidates running for office who REALLY excited me. I loved talking to my neighbors about them. I wanted to keep doing the thing and within 2 months I would run for local office.
It's me! But younger. I am holding up a postcard from my local independent political organization and wearing a button for my now congresswoman Delia Ramirez. I am standing in front of a brick wall at the library which is my local polling place.
October 19, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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The sky over the forest preserve facing east at sunrise. The sky is cloudy and purple and pink and orange at the horizon. There's parts of a rooftop garage ramp and signage. You can see planes headed to OHare in the sky but not as well in the picture as you can just looking at the sky
October 17, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Obviously Jerry Reinsdorf. Almost $15K directly to Bost from 2014-2020.
Jerry Reinsdorf sits alone at the White Sox park. He knows what he did.
October 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Craig Duchossois gave Bost almost 10K for his early runs. Duchossois and his family are massive donors to the Republican Party. Last election cycle he personally gave $6.3m to Super PACS that support Republican candidates in national federal races.
Craig Duchossois looking joyful and a little windswept
October 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Between 2025 and 2020, Lester Crown gave Bost $20,500. Lester Crown is a billionaire who is also the chairman of the Chicago Commercial Club and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Money and position give him a LOT of influence on local government and public opinion.
A headshot of Lester Crown. He is wearing a suit. He is an older white man and I hate that I will forget what his face looks like the second I'm not looking at it bc he is an important person to keep an eye on.
October 16, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Between 2015 and 2019 Ken Griffin directly gave Bost $30,400. Of course he did. This man has never met a system he didn't want to rig.
A picture of citadel chairman Ken Griffin sitting at his desk. He is holding his hands apart as though someone asked him "How much do you hate the good people of Illinois, Ken?"and he said "this much" but he was also underestimating to be polite
October 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Really appreciated this breakdown from @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social

As a consumer you can choose which parts of publishing you want to support and sustain.

"It's important to know that all book buying options are not the same"

More here:
aubreyhirsch.substack.com/p/book-math
Two images of the author's new book graphic rage with a breakdown on who's getting paid. How much? It's very cool that the cover of the book looks like a bar graph to show you how the money you pay for the book goes to different people Buying a book from the publisher is the best way to support writers and small presses if you buy my book directly from the publisher, here's where your money goes $11.55 to the publisher $10.09 cost to print $3.85 my royalty $1.50 transaction fee if you buy my book from Amazon, here's where your money goes $3.82 to the publisher $10.09 cost to print $1.27 my royalty $7.02 Amazon profit $4.79 distributor.
October 14, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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That's why they have so many pockets. They're full of secrets.
Damian from Mean Girls
October 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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A helpful heuristic
Daniel Kaluuya and Bradley Whitford in Get Out. Famously, Whitfords character expressed his good guyness by saying “By the way, I would have voted for Obama for a third term if I could.”
October 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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I regret to inform you that I'm posting about public finance again
Michael Caine in the Prestige. He is holding a bird and in this scene he is talking about how magic tricks work, specifically about the way magicians try to divert your attention to make you see what they want you to see
October 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Welp... the kids appear to have the label maker again
A small stack of Fiestaware. There is a printed label from a label maker on top of a yellow plate that says "FUCK"
October 7, 2025 at 10:36 PM