Denali
@denali.bsky.social
Early childhood and public systems researcher.
Rich inner life. No inside voice. I live in Chicago.
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Rich inner life. No inside voice. I live in Chicago.
Photo by https://www.greginda.com/
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Too often, the political (and legal) penalty for avoiding transparency is lighter than the perceived political penalty of promoting it.
State's Attorney data is presumptively public and subject to FOIA. There is zero reason it should not be provided in an open-access dataset. If *CPD* manages it...
State's Attorney data is presumptively public and subject to FOIA. There is zero reason it should not be provided in an open-access dataset. If *CPD* manages it...
It's been 14 months since the Cook County State's Attorney was sworn in
and this info, which she "temporarily" took down, is still unavailable
Data | Cook County State's Attorney share.google/73WFGrpKtnIU...
and this info, which she "temporarily" took down, is still unavailable
Data | Cook County State's Attorney share.google/73WFGrpKtnIU...
February 10, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Too often, the political (and legal) penalty for avoiding transparency is lighter than the perceived political penalty of promoting it.
State's Attorney data is presumptively public and subject to FOIA. There is zero reason it should not be provided in an open-access dataset. If *CPD* manages it...
State's Attorney data is presumptively public and subject to FOIA. There is zero reason it should not be provided in an open-access dataset. If *CPD* manages it...
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Moving backward on this should be shocking and unacceptable.
February 10, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Moving backward on this should be shocking and unacceptable.
The Cook County Dems just sent out a mailer all about fighting back against Trump with no endorsement for the US Senate seat. In this essay I will...
February 10, 2026 at 2:11 PM
The Cook County Dems just sent out a mailer all about fighting back against Trump with no endorsement for the US Senate seat. In this essay I will...
Congratulations, boys. You found a way to be even weirder than the time you asked us to feel joy about the new Vance baby and optimism about the "range of choices open to women in modern life."
Editorial: A baby at 1 Observatory Circle
A new life is a reason for hope, a moment that invites optimism about the future. We wish Usha and the Vance family well.
www.chicagotribune.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Congratulations, boys. You found a way to be even weirder than the time you asked us to feel joy about the new Vance baby and optimism about the "range of choices open to women in modern life."
This could be about any number of people and institutions but in this case I wrote it about the Chicago Tribune editorial board.
Editorial: Illinois should consider pragmatic tweaks to its sanctuary law
In Minnesota, Democratic politicians are negotiating pragmatic policy changes regarding their sanctuary policies. Illinois should do the same.
www.chicagotribune.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:59 PM
This could be about any number of people and institutions but in this case I wrote it about the Chicago Tribune editorial board.
It's simply wild to me that these people will drape themselves in the language of law and order all day every day and then suggest that we change the laws because it's too hard for federal agents to quickly and quietly abduct our neighbors.
February 10, 2026 at 6:29 AM
It's simply wild to me that these people will drape themselves in the language of law and order all day every day and then suggest that we change the laws because it's too hard for federal agents to quickly and quietly abduct our neighbors.
The Trib claims that most people would probably support deportation without the "bureaucratic hoops of obtaining a judicial warrant."
Politico's source says warrants are "the key operational thing that [deputy chief of staff] Stephen Miller and the crew do not want to budge on."
Yikes 😬
Politico's source says warrants are "the key operational thing that [deputy chief of staff] Stephen Miller and the crew do not want to budge on."
Yikes 😬
Editorial: Illinois should consider pragmatic tweaks to its sanctuary law
In Minnesota, Democratic politicians are negotiating pragmatic policy changes regarding their sanctuary policies. Illinois should do the same.
www.chicagotribune.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:20 AM
The Trib claims that most people would probably support deportation without the "bureaucratic hoops of obtaining a judicial warrant."
Politico's source says warrants are "the key operational thing that [deputy chief of staff] Stephen Miller and the crew do not want to budge on."
Yikes 😬
Politico's source says warrants are "the key operational thing that [deputy chief of staff] Stephen Miller and the crew do not want to budge on."
Yikes 😬
Just in case you were wondering the Tribune editorial board is now laundering talking points directly from Noem et Al:
"Last week, DHS issued a news release defending the use of administrative warrants, which are warrants issued by the executive branch itself, to conduct arrests."
"Last week, DHS issued a news release defending the use of administrative warrants, which are warrants issued by the executive branch itself, to conduct arrests."
This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 10, 2026 at 6:12 AM
Just in case you were wondering the Tribune editorial board is now laundering talking points directly from Noem et Al:
"Last week, DHS issued a news release defending the use of administrative warrants, which are warrants issued by the executive branch itself, to conduct arrests."
"Last week, DHS issued a news release defending the use of administrative warrants, which are warrants issued by the executive branch itself, to conduct arrests."
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NEW: Immigrant advocacy groups represented by @aclu.org ask a federal judge to let them help defend the Census Bureau against Missouri's lawsuit that seeking to alter #2030Census results that the 14th Amendment says must include the “whole number of persons in each state"
#12 in State of Missouri v. United States Department of Commerce (E.D. Mo., 4:26-cv-00131) – CourtListener.com
MEMORANDUM in Support of Motion re 11 MOTION to Intervene as Defendants filed by Movants FIEL Houston, Make the Road New York, New York Immigration Coalition, OCA -Asian Pacific American Advocates. (A...
www.courtlistener.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:10 AM
NEW: Immigrant advocacy groups represented by @aclu.org ask a federal judge to let them help defend the Census Bureau against Missouri's lawsuit that seeking to alter #2030Census results that the 14th Amendment says must include the “whole number of persons in each state"
Today's episode of "Why is the 8 Yr old asking?" is about Charles Keating.
February 9, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Today's episode of "Why is the 8 Yr old asking?" is about Charles Keating.
PS To call a judicial warrant a "bureaucratic hoop" means you don't understand justice or law. Don't piss on my leg and tell me it's raining.
February 9, 2026 at 7:47 PM
PS To call a judicial warrant a "bureaucratic hoop" means you don't understand justice or law. Don't piss on my leg and tell me it's raining.
Dear Sirs:
Pragmatism is a word that the weak and venal use to justify beliefs so abohorent that they shame even the shameless. It's a word that has no place in moral matters.
Please find an editor for your editorial board
Denali
Pragmatism is a word that the weak and venal use to justify beliefs so abohorent that they shame even the shameless. It's a word that has no place in moral matters.
Please find an editor for your editorial board
Denali
From the Editorial Board: Minnesota, even in its grief and trauma over the needless deaths of two of its citizens at the hands of the state, is managing to show that communication and negotiation are possible.
Editorial: Illinois should consider pragmatic tweaks to its sanctuary law
In Minnesota, Democratic politicians are negotiating pragmatic policy changes regarding their sanctuary policies. Illinois should do the same.
trib.al
February 9, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Dear Sirs:
Pragmatism is a word that the weak and venal use to justify beliefs so abohorent that they shame even the shameless. It's a word that has no place in moral matters.
Please find an editor for your editorial board
Denali
Pragmatism is a word that the weak and venal use to justify beliefs so abohorent that they shame even the shameless. It's a word that has no place in moral matters.
Please find an editor for your editorial board
Denali
And look I'm a whistle mom. We are all whistle moms now.
But you have to understand what it looks like when people SUDDENLY and URGENTLY want to involve themselves and this is something we all have to work together on figuring out.
But you have to understand what it looks like when people SUDDENLY and URGENTLY want to involve themselves and this is something we all have to work together on figuring out.
February 9, 2026 at 4:13 PM
And look I'm a whistle mom. We are all whistle moms now.
But you have to understand what it looks like when people SUDDENLY and URGENTLY want to involve themselves and this is something we all have to work together on figuring out.
But you have to understand what it looks like when people SUDDENLY and URGENTLY want to involve themselves and this is something we all have to work together on figuring out.
Paraphrasing someone I spoke to but "if we don't know you then why do you think you're in charge of how we do things with our families?"
The person who said this is part of a visible immigrant community that's active in school and civic life but the whistle moms don't talk to them on the regular.
The person who said this is part of a visible immigrant community that's active in school and civic life but the whistle moms don't talk to them on the regular.
February 9, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Paraphrasing someone I spoke to but "if we don't know you then why do you think you're in charge of how we do things with our families?"
The person who said this is part of a visible immigrant community that's active in school and civic life but the whistle moms don't talk to them on the regular.
The person who said this is part of a visible immigrant community that's active in school and civic life but the whistle moms don't talk to them on the regular.
One of the most interesting and surprising things I've observed is how hard it is for people who want to help to understand the cultural context of this and how quick they are to disparage communities that are struggling to find a way forward.
More than 140 Asian immigrants were arrested during the first few weeks of Operation Midway Blitz. Powerful reporting from @estheryjkang.bsky.social
www.wbez.org/immigration/...
www.wbez.org/immigration/...
Chicago-area Asians were arrested in Midway Blitz. They kept quiet about it, for a while.
Stigma and a false sense of security have kept families from speaking publicly about immigration enforcement. The daughter of a deported man says "staying silent ... hurts you more than anything."
www.wbez.org
February 9, 2026 at 4:06 PM
One of the most interesting and surprising things I've observed is how hard it is for people who want to help to understand the cultural context of this and how quick they are to disparage communities that are struggling to find a way forward.
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More than 140 Asian immigrants were arrested during the first few weeks of Operation Midway Blitz. Powerful reporting from @estheryjkang.bsky.social
www.wbez.org/immigration/...
www.wbez.org/immigration/...
Chicago-area Asians were arrested in Midway Blitz. They kept quiet about it, for a while.
Stigma and a false sense of security have kept families from speaking publicly about immigration enforcement. The daughter of a deported man says "staying silent ... hurts you more than anything."
www.wbez.org
February 9, 2026 at 4:02 PM
More than 140 Asian immigrants were arrested during the first few weeks of Operation Midway Blitz. Powerful reporting from @estheryjkang.bsky.social
www.wbez.org/immigration/...
www.wbez.org/immigration/...
I would like ongoing updates about this if that's not too much trouble
February 9, 2026 at 12:22 AM
I would like ongoing updates about this if that's not too much trouble
I just came back from the library where I learned that tomorrow is National Pizza Day. Plan accordingly.
February 8, 2026 at 10:57 PM
I just came back from the library where I learned that tomorrow is National Pizza Day. Plan accordingly.
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Experts fear the vaccine-preventable virus has regained a foothold and that the U.S. may soon follow Canada in losing the achievement of having eliminated it.
https://to.pbs.org/3NunWgA
https://to.pbs.org/3NunWgA
The U.S. is on the verge of losing its measles elimination status
Last year, the CDC confirmed 2,144 measles cases across 44 states — the most since 1991 — and nearly 50 separate outbreaks.
www.pbs.org
February 8, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Experts fear the vaccine-preventable virus has regained a foothold and that the U.S. may soon follow Canada in losing the achievement of having eliminated it.
https://to.pbs.org/3NunWgA
https://to.pbs.org/3NunWgA
Discovering that that you're experiencing a cultural moment that was selected for you by the people in those emails from a pile of stuff...
February 8, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Discovering that that you're experiencing a cultural moment that was selected for you by the people in those emails from a pile of stuff...
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This story is the first in my @chicagoreader.com series examining Chicago's homeless encampment sweeps, focusing on the human impact of a fragmented, interdepartmental process. If you have tips, reach out: [email protected]. Signal: katie.507.
chicagoreader.com/news/housing...
chicagoreader.com/news/housing...
Chicago's encampment closures are ‘unconscionable’ - Chicago Reader
Public encampments provide resources and community for people experiencing homelessness, but city crews repeatedly evict residents.
chicagoreader.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:30 PM
This story is the first in my @chicagoreader.com series examining Chicago's homeless encampment sweeps, focusing on the human impact of a fragmented, interdepartmental process. If you have tips, reach out: [email protected]. Signal: katie.507.
chicagoreader.com/news/housing...
chicagoreader.com/news/housing...
This does such a good job capturing the incredible disconnect between what the city says and what the city does and the confusion and sense of powerlessness it leaves in its wake.
Last year, I emailed Chicago’s chief homelessness officer, Sendy Soto, as well as spokespeople for both Soto & Mayor Johnson, six times. I wanted to understand their approach to evicting unhoused Chicagoans from the shelters they build to survive. No response.
chicagoreader.com/news/housing...
chicagoreader.com/news/housing...
Chicago's encampment closures are ‘unconscionable’ - Chicago Reader
Public encampments provide resources and community for people experiencing homelessness, but city crews repeatedly evict residents.
chicagoreader.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:10 PM
This does such a good job capturing the incredible disconnect between what the city says and what the city does and the confusion and sense of powerlessness it leaves in its wake.
4 year old just confused John Wick and Tom Jones. Arguably neither of those are someone a 4 year old should need to bring up in conversation but here we are!
February 7, 2026 at 7:09 PM
4 year old just confused John Wick and Tom Jones. Arguably neither of those are someone a 4 year old should need to bring up in conversation but here we are!
(it wouldn't. I'm being silly. Thanks for including us!)
DOG DADS RULE!
DOG DADS RULE!
February 7, 2026 at 3:22 PM
(it wouldn't. I'm being silly. Thanks for including us!)
DOG DADS RULE!
DOG DADS RULE!
It would if I didn't know someone who is really excited about supporting fundraising efforts for Chicago Canine Rescue...
February 7, 2026 at 3:22 PM
It would if I didn't know someone who is really excited about supporting fundraising efforts for Chicago Canine Rescue...