Arek Dreyer
@arekd.bsky.social
Principal Consulting Engineer at kandji.io. Living in Chicago and hopefully visiting a city near you soon!
Just saw The 4th Witch, by
www.manualcinema.com, as part of the 2026 Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival. chicagopuppetfest.org/event/manual... After the show they invited us to come onstage to look at the puppets and equipment, and to ask questions of the cast or musicians. Amazing show.
www.manualcinema.com, as part of the 2026 Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival. chicagopuppetfest.org/event/manual... After the show they invited us to come onstage to look at the puppets and equipment, and to ask questions of the cast or musicians. Amazing show.
January 24, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Just saw The 4th Witch, by
www.manualcinema.com, as part of the 2026 Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival. chicagopuppetfest.org/event/manual... After the show they invited us to come onstage to look at the puppets and equipment, and to ask questions of the cast or musicians. Amazing show.
www.manualcinema.com, as part of the 2026 Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival. chicagopuppetfest.org/event/manual... After the show they invited us to come onstage to look at the puppets and equipment, and to ask questions of the cast or musicians. Amazing show.
Got my second shingles shot today.
January 21, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Got my second shingles shot today.
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Someday corporations and technology companies will pretend they were always against this
January 19, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Someday corporations and technology companies will pretend they were always against this
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MLK Jr. said America suffers not just from "the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people."
Remember this.
Remember this.
January 19, 2026 at 10:01 PM
MLK Jr. said America suffers not just from "the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people."
Remember this.
Remember this.
“There is extreme consternation that your president appears completely immune to data, facts, arguments and common knowledge…We cannot understand what is happening. We wonder what is next.”
Bleak Times in Copenhagen: Danes Feel Betrayed and Bewildered by Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/w...
Bleak Times in Copenhagen: Danes Feel Betrayed and Bewildered by Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/w...
Bleak Times in Copenhagen: Danes Feel Betrayed and Bewildered by Trump
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:11 PM
“There is extreme consternation that your president appears completely immune to data, facts, arguments and common knowledge…We cannot understand what is happening. We wonder what is next.”
Bleak Times in Copenhagen: Danes Feel Betrayed and Bewildered by Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/w...
Bleak Times in Copenhagen: Danes Feel Betrayed and Bewildered by Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/w...
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Pritzker: The Insurrection Act is designed for circumstances where your rights can’t be protected by local authorities
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
January 15, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Pritzker: The Insurrection Act is designed for circumstances where your rights can’t be protected by local authorities
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
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On Fox 9 just now they interviewed a woman at the scene in Minneapolis. She says she’s not an activist but felt a call to action like she hasn’t felt since 9/11. She says she was raised to love America. She says she’s never felt scared of the government in her life, until now.
January 15, 2026 at 3:10 AM
On Fox 9 just now they interviewed a woman at the scene in Minneapolis. She says she’s not an activist but felt a call to action like she hasn’t felt since 9/11. She says she was raised to love America. She says she’s never felt scared of the government in her life, until now.
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I do almost all my reading via audiobook because the amount of time I am available for uninterrupted holding and staring is much less than the amount of time I am available for listening
audiobooks are great and count as reading!! if you don't like visual books or have a schedule that makes them difficult, read an audiobook!
i am fully prepared to blame this on that thing where for decades anglo kids haven't been taught to read properly; to which the immediate fix would be to turn many more people onto audiobooks
December 31, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I do almost all my reading via audiobook because the amount of time I am available for uninterrupted holding and staring is much less than the amount of time I am available for listening
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Ok all sarcasm aside, what these white supremacists are really talking about is when they are asked to apologize for doing racist things. Which happens. Because racism is something to apologize for. What they are saying is that no one should have to apologize for racist actions or statements.
Next time someone says they don’t have to apologize for being white anymore, ask them to tell about the most recent time they were forced to apologize for being white and who made them do it.
December 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Ok all sarcasm aside, what these white supremacists are really talking about is when they are asked to apologize for doing racist things. Which happens. Because racism is something to apologize for. What they are saying is that no one should have to apologize for racist actions or statements.
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This year produced the single largest mass mobilizations in the country's history. Its entire history. I think that there are people who would say that this isn't true EVEN AS THEY ARE LIVING THROUGH THOSE MOBILIZATIONS. It's something to see.
December 28, 2025 at 4:43 AM
This year produced the single largest mass mobilizations in the country's history. Its entire history. I think that there are people who would say that this isn't true EVEN AS THEY ARE LIVING THROUGH THOSE MOBILIZATIONS. It's something to see.
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“What have I done!” 🤡
December 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
“What have I done!” 🤡
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Just got off a 2 hour zoom meeting and am once again so thankful that there are so many people out here doing good things in the world. Thank you. ALSO, we need to do more to buck each other up by noticing the good and reflecting it back.
December 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Just got off a 2 hour zoom meeting and am once again so thankful that there are so many people out here doing good things in the world. Thank you. ALSO, we need to do more to buck each other up by noticing the good and reflecting it back.
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Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.
Donate - Native Organizers Alliance
Supporting organizing and advocacy initiatives for Indigenous justice.
nativeorganizing.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.
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So excited to get to help The Ñ Fund with their website. And if you care about representation in journalism, you should toss em a donation.
It's official-official now. We have a website, thanks to @dansinker.com. Have a click...
the-n-fund.com
the-n-fund.com
The Ñ Fund for Latinas in Journalism
The Ñ Fund for Latinas in Journalism is dedicated to amplifying the presence, power, and voices of significantly underrepresented Latinas in the media. We offer grants to nonprofits and schools that a...
the-n-fund.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:34 PM
So excited to get to help The Ñ Fund with their website. And if you care about representation in journalism, you should toss em a donation.
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Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
November 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
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Stop and frisk laid the groundwork for this moment and many many people ignored that stop and frisk was and is a real problem.
November 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Stop and frisk laid the groundwork for this moment and many many people ignored that stop and frisk was and is a real problem.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.
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Incredibly bittersweet to be published in Teen Vogue this weekend after devastating layoffs, including my editor for this piece. It’s about how beauty influencers have fallen into and become part of the alt-right pipeline targeting girls and women
www.teenvogue.com/story/womano...
www.teenvogue.com/story/womano...
The 'Womanosphere' Is Coming for Teen Girls
How beauty and wellness influencers are part of a misinformation ecosystem pushing traditional values on girls.
www.teenvogue.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Incredibly bittersweet to be published in Teen Vogue this weekend after devastating layoffs, including my editor for this piece. It’s about how beauty influencers have fallen into and become part of the alt-right pipeline targeting girls and women
www.teenvogue.com/story/womano...
www.teenvogue.com/story/womano...
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I sure would appreciate it if you spent about 20 seconds of your Friday signing up to get my writing sent straight to you. It's free, it's fun (sometimes), and it would mean a lot: dansinker.com/follow/
November 8, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I sure would appreciate it if you spent about 20 seconds of your Friday signing up to get my writing sent straight to you. It's free, it's fun (sometimes), and it would mean a lot: dansinker.com/follow/
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Why are ICE agents being paid during the shutdown, but not air traffic controllers? 🤨
November 8, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Why are ICE agents being paid during the shutdown, but not air traffic controllers? 🤨
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Wow! It’s not even close. Food banks can’t keep up with the need…
Question: “How long is this sustainable.”
Food bank director: “It’s not… for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”
Question: “How long is this sustainable.”
Food bank director: “It’s not… for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”
October 30, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Wow! It’s not even close. Food banks can’t keep up with the need…
Question: “How long is this sustainable.”
Food bank director: “It’s not… for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”
Question: “How long is this sustainable.”
Food bank director: “It’s not… for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”
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impossible to overstate the degree to which we are being governed by people whose formative politics is gamergate, but DHS posting Halo memes to recruit for ICE is pretty close.
October 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
impossible to overstate the degree to which we are being governed by people whose formative politics is gamergate, but DHS posting Halo memes to recruit for ICE is pretty close.
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I need to say this. The fascist PRETEND they don't know who receives SNAP in the U.S. They actually do know and they lie because they need to paint an alternate reality of who is "benefiting"
October 27, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I need to say this. The fascist PRETEND they don't know who receives SNAP in the U.S. They actually do know and they lie because they need to paint an alternate reality of who is "benefiting"
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Did you know that over 1.3M active duty service members and veterans rely on SNAP benefits to feed themselves and their families?
Now you know.
Now you know.
October 26, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Did you know that over 1.3M active duty service members and veterans rely on SNAP benefits to feed themselves and their families?
Now you know.
Now you know.