Dan Baisden
@midwestplanner.bsky.social
Community Development Practitioner | Urban Sociologist and Embedded Urban Planner focused on building healthy, safe, and vibrant neighborhoods. Research focus on Sociology and Psychology of the American Rust Belt.
Penn State | Arizona State
Penn State | Arizona State
Reading Pimblott’s "Faith in Black Power" alongside Chapell’s "Ye That Are Men That Now Serve Him" reminds me how Cairo, Illinois was more than any ordinary American town, it was a battlefield for America’s soul.
November 3, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Reading Pimblott’s "Faith in Black Power" alongside Chapell’s "Ye That Are Men That Now Serve Him" reminds me how Cairo, Illinois was more than any ordinary American town, it was a battlefield for America’s soul.
"The configuration of social capital is the key in shaping resilient city dynamics. Rather than simply increasing the number of civic organizations, what is most important is how social capital is deployed, called upon, and realized by the actors within a community."
- Sean Safford
- Sean Safford
September 14, 2025 at 1:19 PM
"The configuration of social capital is the key in shaping resilient city dynamics. Rather than simply increasing the number of civic organizations, what is most important is how social capital is deployed, called upon, and realized by the actors within a community."
- Sean Safford
- Sean Safford
"We live in a fragmented society of individuals who have no conception of the common good, no way to come together to pursue a common good, no way to persuade one another what the common good might be, and indeed we believe that the common good does not exist."
- Ted Clayton
iep.utm.edu/p-macint/
- Ted Clayton
iep.utm.edu/p-macint/
MacIntyre: Political Philosophy | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
iep.utm.edu
July 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
"We live in a fragmented society of individuals who have no conception of the common good, no way to come together to pursue a common good, no way to persuade one another what the common good might be, and indeed we believe that the common good does not exist."
- Ted Clayton
iep.utm.edu/p-macint/
- Ted Clayton
iep.utm.edu/p-macint/
Reposted by Dan Baisden
I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
May 4, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
Had a great week in Omaha Nebraska for the IAP2 Conference to talk about how Engage #FortWayne is leading the way in community engagement.
I had a chance to explore the Old Market Neighborhood and enjoy beautifully crafted social environments and shelter during a tornado warning!
I had a chance to explore the Old Market Neighborhood and enjoy beautifully crafted social environments and shelter during a tornado warning!
April 27, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Had a great week in Omaha Nebraska for the IAP2 Conference to talk about how Engage #FortWayne is leading the way in community engagement.
I had a chance to explore the Old Market Neighborhood and enjoy beautifully crafted social environments and shelter during a tornado warning!
I had a chance to explore the Old Market Neighborhood and enjoy beautifully crafted social environments and shelter during a tornado warning!
What an honor it was to present at this year's International Association for Public Participation in #Omaha about the work we're doing in #FortWayne with ENGAGE Fort Wayne.
April 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
What an honor it was to present at this year's International Association for Public Participation in #Omaha about the work we're doing in #FortWayne with ENGAGE Fort Wayne.
Watching The Dark Money Game about the corruption in Ohio's House of Representatives, and talk about an eye-opening documentary!
It exposes the corruption of the Ohio Republican party.
youtu.be/dykZuyO7RUU?...
It exposes the corruption of the Ohio Republican party.
youtu.be/dykZuyO7RUU?...
The Dark Money Game | Official Trailer | HBO
YouTube video by HBO
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April 20, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Watching The Dark Money Game about the corruption in Ohio's House of Representatives, and talk about an eye-opening documentary!
It exposes the corruption of the Ohio Republican party.
youtu.be/dykZuyO7RUU?...
It exposes the corruption of the Ohio Republican party.
youtu.be/dykZuyO7RUU?...
Can't wait til May ☘️
January 23, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Can't wait til May ☘️
As an alumnus of @arizonastateuni.bsky.social I would agree, the @democrats.org need to act more like Crow. It's about the outcomes.
www.azcentral.com/story/opinio...
www.azcentral.com/story/opinio...
Democrats need a leader like ASU President Michael Crow to rescue them | Opinion
ASU's Michael Crow is the prototype that Democrats should look for in a leader, someone known less for ideology and more for sheer competence.
www.azcentral.com
January 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
As an alumnus of @arizonastateuni.bsky.social I would agree, the @democrats.org need to act more like Crow. It's about the outcomes.
www.azcentral.com/story/opinio...
www.azcentral.com/story/opinio...
6th Street looking north on Commercial, probably sometime around 1930.
hickscarworks.blogspot.com/2021/11/
#CairoIllinois #Cairo
hickscarworks.blogspot.com/2021/11/
#CairoIllinois #Cairo
December 30, 2024 at 10:35 PM
6th Street looking north on Commercial, probably sometime around 1930.
hickscarworks.blogspot.com/2021/11/
#CairoIllinois #Cairo
hickscarworks.blogspot.com/2021/11/
#CairoIllinois #Cairo
"We making some strides, some positive changes ... we got some people here that are really fighting for this community ... for these kids."
-Josh Baldwin, Cairo HS Basketball Coach
pulitzercenter.org/stories/dont...
-Josh Baldwin, Cairo HS Basketball Coach
pulitzercenter.org/stories/dont...
Don’t Count Them Out: The Impact of Basketball on the Youth of Cairo, Illinois
The maroon bleachers. The polished wooden basketball court. The white walls that echo the sounds of squeaky basketball shoes. The Cairo Pilots have been here before. A few months prior, in fact, they....
pulitzercenter.org
December 28, 2024 at 4:22 AM
"We making some strides, some positive changes ... we got some people here that are really fighting for this community ... for these kids."
-Josh Baldwin, Cairo HS Basketball Coach
pulitzercenter.org/stories/dont...
-Josh Baldwin, Cairo HS Basketball Coach
pulitzercenter.org/stories/dont...
I am excited to get a copy of Grif Stockley's "Blood In Their Eyes" about the 1919 Elaine Massacre. Are you asking yourself, Elaine Arkansas? Yeah, I did, too, when I first heard about this on a drive to Cairo Illinois working on my Masters thesis.
December 27, 2024 at 3:38 PM
I am excited to get a copy of Grif Stockley's "Blood In Their Eyes" about the 1919 Elaine Massacre. Are you asking yourself, Elaine Arkansas? Yeah, I did, too, when I first heard about this on a drive to Cairo Illinois working on my Masters thesis.
This is important research about how public space has shifted.
We know that when people spend less time in public spaces, social and unplanned connections (Granovetter's weak ties) decline.
We have to invest in and focus on more thoughtful and meaningful public spaces.
www.nber.org/papers/w33185
We know that when people spend less time in public spaces, social and unplanned connections (Granovetter's weak ties) decline.
We have to invest in and focus on more thoughtful and meaningful public spaces.
www.nber.org/papers/w33185
Shifting Patterns of Social Interaction: Exploring the Social Life of Urban Spaces Through A.I.
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
www.nber.org
December 25, 2024 at 3:15 AM
This is important research about how public space has shifted.
We know that when people spend less time in public spaces, social and unplanned connections (Granovetter's weak ties) decline.
We have to invest in and focus on more thoughtful and meaningful public spaces.
www.nber.org/papers/w33185
We know that when people spend less time in public spaces, social and unplanned connections (Granovetter's weak ties) decline.
We have to invest in and focus on more thoughtful and meaningful public spaces.
www.nber.org/papers/w33185
"Screw the argument, win the election."
- James Carville
- James Carville
December 15, 2024 at 12:53 PM
"Screw the argument, win the election."
- James Carville
- James Carville
25 years in radio
Spent a decade at the #1 spot in afternoon drive
Was Program Director of the year twice
Mike Posner, Chainsmokers and The Script are still my favorite artists
Spent a decade at the #1 spot in afternoon drive
Was Program Director of the year twice
Mike Posner, Chainsmokers and The Script are still my favorite artists
December 7, 2024 at 2:42 PM
25 years in radio
Spent a decade at the #1 spot in afternoon drive
Was Program Director of the year twice
Mike Posner, Chainsmokers and The Script are still my favorite artists
Spent a decade at the #1 spot in afternoon drive
Was Program Director of the year twice
Mike Posner, Chainsmokers and The Script are still my favorite artists
Reposted by Dan Baisden
The Flooding Will Come “No Matter What”
The complex, contradictory and heartbreaking process of American climate migration is underway.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
The complex, contradictory and heartbreaking process of American climate migration is underway.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
The Flooding Will Come “No Matter What”: Climate Change is Already Forcing People From Their Homes
The complex, contradictory and heartbreaking process of American climate migration is underway.
propub.li
December 2, 2024 at 4:00 AM
The Flooding Will Come “No Matter What”
The complex, contradictory and heartbreaking process of American climate migration is underway.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
The complex, contradictory and heartbreaking process of American climate migration is underway.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
Food deserts are not an inevitable consequence of poverty or low population density, and they didn’t materialize around the country for no reason. Something happened. That something was a specific federal policy change in the 1980s.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Great Grocery Squeeze
How a federal policy change in the 1980s created the modern food desert
www.theatlantic.com
December 2, 2024 at 12:26 AM
Food deserts are not an inevitable consequence of poverty or low population density, and they didn’t materialize around the country for no reason. Something happened. That something was a specific federal policy change in the 1980s.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
December 1, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Thorny questions around intangible heritage, or whatever we choose to call it, come down to how we wish to define and enshrine our neighborhoods, our culture and ourselves. The discussion itself is a crucial part of the preservation process.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/30/a...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/30/a...
‘Intangible Heritage’ and How Cities Decide What to Preserve
A gay bar. A bookstore. Fresh salt air. We could learn to preserve what matters most to people.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2024 at 2:03 AM
Thorny questions around intangible heritage, or whatever we choose to call it, come down to how we wish to define and enshrine our neighborhoods, our culture and ourselves. The discussion itself is a crucial part of the preservation process.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/30/a...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/30/a...
Your IKEA product name is your name backwards with an umlaut.
I am LEINÄD, a reliable standing desk.
I am LEINÄD, a reliable standing desk.
Your IKEA product name is your name backwards with an umlaut.
I am LEUMÄS, a cheap comforter with polyester fill.
I am LEUMÄS, a cheap comforter with polyester fill.
Your IKEA product name is your name backwards with an umlaut.
I am RÖNILE, a weighted base for a picnic table umbrella.
I am RÖNILE, a weighted base for a picnic table umbrella.
November 29, 2024 at 1:41 AM
Your IKEA product name is your name backwards with an umlaut.
I am LEINÄD, a reliable standing desk.
I am LEINÄD, a reliable standing desk.
Reposted by Dan Baisden
there are a lot of industrial towns in pennsylvania, but there’s no place like monessen
November 18, 2024 at 5:07 PM
there are a lot of industrial towns in pennsylvania, but there’s no place like monessen
This is a must read:
'Slow and Sudden Violence' by Derek Hyra
'Slow and Sudden Violence' by Derek Hyra
November 27, 2024 at 1:30 PM
This is a must read:
'Slow and Sudden Violence' by Derek Hyra
'Slow and Sudden Violence' by Derek Hyra
"there is no economic solution to what is primarily a crisis of respect."
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/06/o...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/06/o...
Opinion | Voters to Elites: Do You See Me Now?
Donald Trump is a monstrous narcissist, but there’s something off about an educated class that looks in the mirror of society and sees only itself.
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2024 at 1:27 PM
"there is no economic solution to what is primarily a crisis of respect."
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/06/o...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/06/o...
"They knew my focus and effort was on their daily needs and that our gains as a commonwealth would help every single one of our families."
Great opinion piece by Kentucky Governor @andybeshear.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/12/o...
Great opinion piece by Kentucky Governor @andybeshear.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/12/o...
Opinion | I’m the Governor of Kentucky. Here’s How Democrats Can Win Again.
I won re-election last year in a state that Trump just carried by 30 points. Here’s how.
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2024 at 1:26 PM
"They knew my focus and effort was on their daily needs and that our gains as a commonwealth would help every single one of our families."
Great opinion piece by Kentucky Governor @andybeshear.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/12/o...
Great opinion piece by Kentucky Governor @andybeshear.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/12/o...