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Kenji
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Healer | Miraculist | Cultural engineer

Black queer strategist and organizer committed to a habitable earth and joyful embodiments of the erotic. (Some NSFW)

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Something at least partly responsible for tonight's trouncing:
Image of black and red text against a white background that reads "Black Internationalist Feminism."
November 5, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Yeah, the Tribune Editorial Board tried similar. In 2023. With the Black progressive mayor Mamdani's field organizing strategy emulated.

Lots of backhanded compliments, casual antiblackness, voter condescendion, and attempts at narrative manipulation.

www.chicagotribune.com/2023/04/05/e...
Screenshot from the Chicago Tribune's Editorial Board article, published April 5th, 2023, and titled "Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson found a place in his acceptance speech for God. But not Barack Obama." It reads: "He found a place for God, but not, strikingly, for Barack Obama, inarguably the most important leader this city ever has produced. The omission was telling, a reminder that the progressive movement of which Johnson now is a Midwest standard-bearer, feels ambivalent about the former Chicago community organizer and his more pragmatic legacy. The city, and the nation, have traveled far away from 2004, when Obama delivered the unforgettable keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in front of 9 million viewers and began his meteoric rise. Many of Johnson’s most enthusiastic voters were still in middle school." Screenshot from the Chicago Tribune's Editorial Board article, published April 5th, 2023, and titled "Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson found a place in his acceptance speech for God. But not Barack Obama." It reads: "But there’s another factor we saw at our endorsement meetings. Given the stated philosophy of this page, with its longtime belief in limited government, transparency in public leadership, freedom of speech, public safety as a priority and its pro-business outlook, Johnson and his campaign surely surmised that he had an uphill battle to gain our endorsement. And, indeed, he did not. We already had concerns about the growing scope of influence and radicalism of the Chicago Teachers Union before their preferred candidate landed in the runoff. And we also felt there were better progressive candidates who did not have the backing of so powerful a union, and who had done a better job at actually answering some of the harder questions rather than wriggling rhetorically away."
November 5, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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Where have we heard this before? 🤔

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015...
Cropped screenshot of the headline and summary of an article from The Guardian, titled "The Disappeared: Chicago Police Detain Americans at Abuse-Laden 'Black Site'," dated February 24th, 2025, and published by Spencer Ackerman. It details exclusive revelations at the time, including the detailing of police brutality, one protestor's shackling absent the legal extension of their due process rights, a missing child, and the death of one man.
November 2, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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Encouraging.

Raising taxes on fuel purchases will sensibly improve the state's position on climate while increasing fare tax rates across the board should improve CTA efficiency and access for Chicagoans.

#transportation
#freedomofmovement
Screenshot of an image from an article in Capitol News Illinois titled, 'Latest Chicago transit funding plan appears to avoid statewide tax increases' by Ben Szalinski and published October 30th, 2025. It reads: "The bulk of the funding, $860 million, would come through redirecting sales tax revenue charged on motor fuel purchases to public transportation operations. Another estimated $200 million would come from interest growing in the Road Fund — a state fund that is typically used for road construction projects but can also be used for transportation-related purposes under the state constitution. The plan calls for raising the existing Regional Transportation Authority sales tax by 0.25 percentage points, to 1% in Lake, McHenry, Kane, DuPage and Will counties and 1.25% in Cook County. That tax hike will generate $478 million."
October 31, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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There's still time to fill out a witness slip for Illinois' legislative session tonight to fund public transit, according to @betterstreetschicago.org.

Directions and the link below:
ilga.gov/House/hearin...
Screenshot of an email from the transit advocacy group Better Streets Chicago requesting that Illinois residents file witness slips in support of a legislative funding package. White text on a black background reads: "How to file a witness slip: 1. Follow the link and fill out your contact information 3. Under 'firm/business' put 'self' or your workplace if authorized) 4. Under 'representation' put 'self' again 5. Under 'position' choose subject matter 'SB2111' and 'proponent' 6. Under 'testimony' choose 'record of appearance only' 7. Then agree to the terms and click 'Submit Witness Slip'" There is no #2, likely missed in the rush to get the message out. Beneath the text is a dark blue button that reads "File a witness slip!"
October 31, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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As of a half hour ago I've seen folks push to file witness slips NOW if they can. Link and directions below:

ilga.gov/House/hearin...
Screenshot of an email from the transit advocacy group Better Streets Chicago requesting that Illinois residents file witness slips in support of a legislative funding package. White text on a black background reads: "How to file a witness slip: 1. Follow the link and fill out your contact information 3. Under 'firm/business' put 'self' or your workplace if authorized) 4. Under 'representation' put 'self' again 5. Under 'position' choose subject matter 'SB2111' and 'proponent' 6. Under 'testimony' choose 'record of appearance only' 7. Then agree to the terms and click 'Submit Witness Slip'" There is no #2, likely missed in the rush to get the message out. Beneath the text is a dark blue button that reads "File a witness slip!"
October 31, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Probably best to refer to the people whose lives were RUINED by this device as 'enslaved persons' rather than 'slaves'.

Spirits don't take kindly to casual dehumanization and they move VERY QUICKLY this time of year.
Image of a beige building with a white roof and rectangular cut-outs for windows leaning uneasily next to a largely empty parking lot while angry, thick brown clouds of smoke swirl in the distance. Several vehicles are partially obscured, but the lettering on the building announces it unambiguously: CITY HALL Photo by Victoria Balderrama of KRIS 6 News in Corpus Christi, Texas.
October 30, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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Today is a science day!

We are checking out some new developments in nanoscience via @iinanonu.bsky.social's Schnell Symposium and hoping to catch updates from the @blackinmicro.bsky.social folks. 🧪🔬👨🏾‍🔬
Image of a Black man wearing a maroon shirt and dark glasses, fitted with a black KN95 mask. He is seated in a darkened conference hall amidst a small crowd, a cheeky grin carefully concealed.
October 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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For folks looking to support disaster relief in Western Alaska, donations are still being accepted but only of new supplies and clothing given low capacity.

Monetary donations can be made at the link below:

alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...

#YKDeltaStrong
#TyphoonHalong
#WesternAlaskaRelief
Image of a deep teal flyer with golden yellow accents. At the upper left corner reads 'Western Alaska Diaster Relief's followed by an updated list of accepted donation items. The list reads: Water, nonperishable foods, diapers, wipes, toilet paper, personal hygiene items, cleaning supplies, phone chargers, blankets, sleeping bags, cots, flashlights, hand wipes, totes, packing boxes, tape, sharpie markers, sticky labels to label boxes and items, rubber gloves, paper towels, large trash bags, duffle bags, backpacks, pillows, batteries, air mattresses with pumps. At the upper left corner of the image are two QR codes in white and black that direct to an online fundraiser and an Amazon wishlist where donated items can be purchased directly. The bottom right of the flyer repeats the accepted and desired donation items but notes that these are being accepted at a physical location--Dena'ina Center Room 6 on the second floor. It specifies that in-person donations are being accepted Friday, October 17th, 1-5PM, and Saturday, October 18th, 8AM-2PM.
October 15, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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Beans are a deceptively wild plant (complimentary).

I've tried making these Mayocobas three times now and every time prior they turned into a creamy mush.

What worked:
1) Short soak --> rinse (5m, 2-3 soaks).
2) Chilled overnight in mason jar --> rinse.
3) +Filtered water, shake jar, re-chill.
Image of a black pot of cream-colored beans sitting in a translucent brown liquid dotted with peppers, onions, and herbs. The handle of a wooden spoon extends into the pot, its bowl disappearing beneath the spicy, savory goodness.
October 9, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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Happy Harvest (Moon)! 🌕😋
Image of a round, tan ceramic plate caressing grilled chicken breast, sauteed broccolini, and roasted potatoes next to a fork and knife. The entire ensemble rests atop a pale blue cloth with a square pattern.
October 7, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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Horrific habituations.
Screenshot from a Block Club Chicago article, titled "South Side Gas Station Clerk Cheered After Giving Out Supplies To Tear-Gassed Protesters: ‘We Have To Be Human’" and dated Sunday, October 6th, 2025. The cropped portion reads: “I’ve got the bulletproof glass here,” he said. “So when I hear shots, the first thing I do is go check the cameras. I stay inside, I don’t freak out. I live in a neighborhood where I hear shots a lot, and after living in America a few years, you get used to it.”
October 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Pew's lack of data capture of hispanic voters in 2016 doesn't make trendspotting easier, but it's important to note differences in attitudes based on gender among those socialized as white.

Non-Hispanic white men's support went 28% (2016) --> 27% (2020) --> 30% (2024).
Image of a table of Pew Research Center data, titled "Trump's Support Among Hispanic, Black Voters Higher in 2024 Than In 2020, 2016." It shows the voting patterns of various groups of US voters across race, gender, and ethnicity in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 elections. The table does not show gender breakdowns by race or ethnicity in 2016 but does show that 'white women' and women socialized as white voted for Trump in higher percentages in 2024 than they did in 2016.
October 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Other components of the ordinance:
Screenshot from the Block Club Chicago article titled "Obama Center Housing Ordinance Passes City Council After 2-Year Delay And Overhaul" dated September 25th, 2025. It lists additional components of the ordinance as follows: - Reserves 25 vacant, city-owned lots for the development of for-sale homes under the City Lots for Working Families program. - Allocates up to $3 million to fix up abandoned residential buildings into for-sale homes affordable to households making up to 120 percent of the area median income. - Allocates up to $3 million for property tax debt relief in the South Shore, Englewood and Lower West Side community areas. Eligible property owners must live in the buildings for which they owe back taxes, and they would receive grants of up to $5,000 each. - Identifies the specific 52 lots to be developed as affordable apartments under the 2020 Woodlawn Housing Preservation Ordinance. - Gives tenant associations in the pilot area a chance to buy their properties before they land on the open market.
September 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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The next and final listening session for the year for the Quilombo housing project and community center will be this Saturday, Sept. 27th, from 2-4pm.

Join us! 🤗
Flyer for the Quilombo Liberated Land project's next listening session. It features a group of two Black people holding a potted plant with neon gardening gloves at the bottom while another stands behind them watering a shrub. All three are set against a cream colored background featuring green cacti. The event information sits at the top and announces the gathering as a 'Community Listening Session' on Economic Power and Food Security. The description is as follows: "Join us to imagine the Quilombo Community Center as a launchpad for Black young adults + entrepreneurs--a space to build wealth, grow ideas, and fight food insecurity. Come thru and build with us." The event's date and time--Saturday, September 27th, 2-4pm--and location--The Quarry, 2423 E. 75th St. in Chicago, IL--follow in bright orange font. The bottom of the flyer states that lunch will be provided and that all genders and ages are welcome to attend. RSVPs can be completed at https://QuilomboChi.org/blogevents
September 25, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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Haunted Mask, Night of the Living Dummy, and Scarecrow Walks at Night, are unmatched CLASSICS.

And it will always be Grady and the swamp for me. 🥰
Image of purple book with an illustration of a howling grey wolf sitting on a patch of ground that juts into the churning green currents of a swamp. Piled next to the wolf, seemingly discarded, are a crumpled blue shirt and baseball cap. A wide, round moon rises through mist in the background. 'Goosebumps' is scrawled across the top in oozy type beneath black lettering revealing the author's name: R. L. Stine. 'The Werewolf of Fever Swamp' is printed at the bottom in white.
September 22, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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The meeting hasn't quite started yet, but here's today's agenda.

A livestream of the proceedings can be found here:

www.chicityclerk.com/committee-bu...
Screenshot of the agenda for the Committee on Budget and Government Operation's 1st mid-year budget hearing. Several departments are listed on the agenda, including the Office of Budget & Management, the Department of Finance, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, the Department of Human Resources, and the Department of Procurement.
September 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Interim Administrator White presents an overview of current @chicagopolice.bsky.social complaints and their geographical distribution.

She highlights that a number are still on the south and west sides, but an increasing number are in the loop and associated with protests.
Image of a bar graph showing the numbers of complaints by category. The highest two categories are Operational or Personnel Violations along with Civil Rights Violations. These appear to represent at least 80% of the complaints. Image of a map of Chicago with the breakdown of incidents in a given police district. The map shows that the west side and the near north side have had the highest percentage of complaints.
September 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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The meeting is a bit behind schedule, but the agenda is as follows:
Image of the agenda for the Chicago City Council meeting for the Committee on Police and Fire. It names the following items for consideration: 1. Roll Call 2. Public Commentary 3. Rule 45 Report 4. Committee Items (Item #1 Introduction and Appointment of Era Patterson as Executive Director of the Office of Public Safety Administration; Item #2 Quarterly Report and Hearing from the Civilian Office of Police Accountability) 5. Adjournment
September 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Cropped image of a khaki flap jacket with the word 'POLICE' written across a piece of brown rectangular cloth in stenciled yellow lettering. Beneath it is a patch of an orange cartoon dog sitting on a blue chair and holding a cup of coffee while a fire rages in the background. The words 'This is fine' circumscribe the patch's base. At the bottom right of the image is a separate badge of uncertain constitution, grey and black, with a grey eagle at the top and the words 'Homeland Security Investigations' written across a Black background. The patch is unconvincing.
August 28, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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Cropped image of a khaki flap jacket with the word 'POLICE' written across a piece of brown rectangular cloth in stenciled yellow lettering. Beneath it is a patch of an orange cartoon dog sitting on a blue chair and holding a cup of coffee while a fire rages in the background. The words 'This is fine' are at the bottom of the patch. At the bottom right of the image is a separate badge, grey and black with the words 'Homeland Security Investigations' written across the top.
August 28, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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I'm not a political scientist either so I wondered about the curious lack of Black and brown people in the advertisement and how that might reflect the political desires and sensibilities of Mainers.

Yes, the ad names oligarchs and billionaires but heterogeneity doesn't seem desired! Wonder why. 🤔
Image of a bar graph showing the cumulative percentage change in Maine's demographics, from 2020 to 2024, according to the state's reporting. Over this period the total population increased by 3.1% with 45.2% of that attributed to Black/African Americans and 26.3% attributed to Hispanic/Latino residents. Image of a bar graph showing the annual percentage change in Maine's demographics, from 2023 to 2024, according to the state's reporting. Over this period the total population increased by 0.4% with 10.9% of that attributed to Black/African Americans, 4.8% attributed to Hispanic/Latino residents, and 3.9% associated with those identifying as Asian. The non-Hispanic white population in Maine was the only group that decreased over this period, by ~0.1%
August 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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I'd hoped to follow these kinds of accounts to keep abreast of the news but the politics really are in the sub-basement.
Screenshot of a skeet from the Alt DHS account containing an image attachment comprising of a dark male silhouette making a throwing motion with two submarine sandwiches above and below his arm. In the background is a crowd of what look like protestors. Around both is a series of red and orange bands, alternating radially to imitate sun rays. Text anchored at the top left of the image reads 'Do you see the people yeet, yeeting the subs of angry men' and while 'It is the sandwich of a people who will not be slaves again' is written on the bottom right. The rhyme scheme resembles that of the musical Les Miserables and references the recently infamous DC sub thrower, a white man and ex-federal government employee who has never experienced chattel slavery in this life. The profile picture of the account appears to be the official seal of the Department of Homeland Security, which features the head of a white eagle atop a blue shield with matching wings outstretched crossed against a white background while. The text of the post accompanying the AI-generated image reads "Red - the juice of tomatoes! Black - the dark of olives sliced!" Screenshot of a quote reply by an account with profile name Moshe Siegel to the original Alt DHS post. In the profile picture of the account a man is wearing a bright red puffer coat with what looks like a menacing purple dragon in the background. It reads: "Listen if your #resistance content is Ghibli-toned AI slop, pause and reconsider your toolset." Screenshot of an AI image analysis performed by Reversely.ai showing that a majority of the elements used in the Alt DHS image are believed to be sourced from AI models like Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, Dall.E, ChatGPT, and GAN. It shows a nearly completed ring of purple with text at the top in the same color that reads: "Likely AI-generated or Deepfake". In the center of the ring in black text is the percentage of the estimated AI model elements used in the image: 96.92%. Screenshot of a skeet reply from the Alt DHS account to their original post downplaying the fact that it was made by AI, a tool that is actively being promoted by fascists to reduce workforce numbers and labor power across the country. It reads: "Okay folks, here's the story. I originally found the image on Facebook and liked it. I did not make it. I liked the overall theme. It made me laugh. It's AI? So be it. What with everything else in the world screwing the pooch, I'm not going to lose sleep over it."
August 16, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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No words.
Screenshot from an unofficial BBC feed showing the headline 'I made an AI clone of my dead son -- and let a journalist interview him.' A cutout image of a young man, maybe early 20s, in a dark beanie, a bit of 5 o'clock shadow, and a navy coat is superimposed over a beach background and both are collaged over a violet rectangle with lime green spots in a genuinely hellish assemblage.
August 8, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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"Knowledge is like a garden: If it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested."

#KindredCreation #healing #wellness
Passage from Aida Mariam Davis's Kindred Creation. It reads: "'Rootedness' in the African context suggests deep germination and growth. It is a particular way of being in concert and connected with the wilderness and wildness. Consciously and subconsciously, we reclaim things that give us vision, voice, and value. 'Reclamation,' as we've discussed, is rediscovery and reconnection. Together, rootedness and reclamation sustain life of all forms. This movement of rootedness is both mystical and methodical. It is a labor without payment or acknowledgement but holds the highest value. Our bodies, minds, and spirits are rooted somewhere. The work we have to do is to locate it and evaluate if the roots are in healthy and spacious soil so they can grow. In the current context of widespread ongoing settler colonialism, we experience restrictions on our growth, but that should not deter us. Instead, we should turn to our deep-rooted tenderness and care for ourselves and others. This tenderness and care keep us connected to each other and our responsibilities; they create art and poetry, spark activism, and give meaning to our lives. This place is a sanctuary and the time is sacred. The word 'sanctuary' has roots in the word 'sanctorium,' which means a repository for holy things, or to make things whole. Making space for the most holy often means abandoning harmful ways of being and doing. It means making a distinction between where you are and where you will be, what you accept and what you demand. It is recognizing your gifts as necessary and lifegiving and non-negotiable. You will not make yourself smaller nor will you hide your Blackness, gayness, disabledness, or other beauty. In fact, it is those gifts that will guide you to identifying your kith and kin. Let's sow new relations and claim our harvest." The next section header--'The Weight of Being Well'--follows and Davis cites Toni Cade Bambara before imploring us to "confront our insecurities, demons, and ghosts." Passage from Aida Mariam Davis's Kindred Creation. It reads: "Bambara reminds the reader, 'There is a lot of weight to being well' and 'Being well is no triflin' matter.' The Salt Waters is set in a fictional place in the American South; the story is intentional in its nonlinear nature and in its exploration of sacred space and time from the African perspective. Bambara, like me, is improvisational. Tangents aren't really tangents; they are seeds and flavor agents to add texture [and depth] to the main story. Poetically, The Salt Waters requires the reader to treat, in literal and figurative terms, the whole self rather than parts of it. Both experimental and political in tone, Bambara's main idea is that for Black people, preserving their identity is a path to freedom and protection from the settler madness. By allowing Blackness to be our center, our home, and our kin--Black people can access our full power and potential. For Bambara, and for me, courage is at the crux of wholeness and freedom. Sometimes we are so comfortable in our illness, trauma, or pain that it immobilizes our ability to imagine. To be courageous, we must be willing to stand in the unknown and stand firm in uncomfortable truth. Wellness, wholeness, and subsequent kinship creation require perpetual and ongoing effort. This book requires the reader to explore wellness and to pay attention to struggles, dilemmas, and relationships. I hope you take time with this text and slow down to examine carefully, and in some detail, the complexity, of your own life. It is these details that force us to become more aware and that shape our behavior and energies. Personal and political liberation is first and foremost about the liberation of the self. Reality is our collective capacity to remain grounded in our history and our spiritual traditions. True politics are not ideologies to discuss, but attitudes about your relationship with the world, which you enact daily."
August 6, 2025 at 8:55 PM