Em, midly
@lefttheprairie.bsky.social
Emily
Chicago, IL
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Em, midly
@lefttheprairie.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Looking for Chicagoans on Bluesky? Pin this list to your feeds to read posts from locals. Want to be added or see someone from #chicago missing? Tag me (or honestly just like this post) and I’ll get right on it. bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Since Bovino left it seems every day or every other day I hear of someone abducted by ICE agents. It’s slower, less flashy, but still happening.
“Rey Wences, senior director of deportation defense at the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, noted that “abductions” continue happening “every day in both the city and the suburbs.”
November 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Since Bovino left it seems every day or every other day I hear of someone abducted by ICE agents. It’s slower, less flashy, but still happening.
feminism is when girls feel empowered to be this gross and weird
November 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
feminism is when girls feel empowered to be this gross and weird
I’m using this week to think on what we’re doing with whistle distribution in Chicago. There is still an ongoing need, so I don’t want to pivot entirely to shipping.
Do you think bars/cafes/libraries would want little boxes of whistle kit materials as a craft for patrons?
Do you think bars/cafes/libraries would want little boxes of whistle kit materials as a craft for patrons?
November 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I’m using this week to think on what we’re doing with whistle distribution in Chicago. There is still an ongoing need, so I don’t want to pivot entirely to shipping.
Do you think bars/cafes/libraries would want little boxes of whistle kit materials as a craft for patrons?
Do you think bars/cafes/libraries would want little boxes of whistle kit materials as a craft for patrons?
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No editors. I have clients who have been editors for years and they’re losing their jobs to ai
Every day I see spelling and grammar mistakes in ads, TV chyrons, and other places where, in the past, it would be deeply embarrassing and a deal breaker for the source, but now they just fly, and where are the editors. Just hire me or something, damn.
Tell me, bro, where is your EDITOR?
November 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
No editors. I have clients who have been editors for years and they’re losing their jobs to ai
Love whenever one of these drops and I can see where I need to improve my subject matter expertise
Chicago's Essential Dive Bars Vol. 2: The History And Legacy Of 12 More Iconic Watering Holes blockclubchi.co/3XzrHDf
November 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Love whenever one of these drops and I can see where I need to improve my subject matter expertise
Thanksgiving conversations have me thinking I really do have to co-op on a dinner with other people who can cook for shit
November 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Thanksgiving conversations have me thinking I really do have to co-op on a dinner with other people who can cook for shit
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But the issue that we have is that capitalism doesn't coordinate effort to ensure a better outcome for all, we're not all getting up at 7am to ensure everyone is healthy, well fed and able to enjoy their life, we're getting up at 7am to work the feedslop machine at the Torment Nexus
“Capitalism forces you to wake up at 7am against your body’s natural rhythms” no that’s Taylorism and if you don’t like living in a society that coordinates effort to ensure a better outcome for all then I don’t think you’ll love the alternatives
November 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
But the issue that we have is that capitalism doesn't coordinate effort to ensure a better outcome for all, we're not all getting up at 7am to ensure everyone is healthy, well fed and able to enjoy their life, we're getting up at 7am to work the feedslop machine at the Torment Nexus
Refuse any solution where ICE still exists
eric swalwell said on msnow that a major goal of a dem majority after the midterms would be for ice masks to come off and badges to come out, this is insufficient
November 24, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Refuse any solution where ICE still exists
My family always hosted Thanksgiving. None of the relatives brought sides, and my mom was committed to cooking all their favorites. So Dad would do the turkey on the Weber grill to save space in the oven, but Dad has anxiety so he’d start it at 7 am and it would get done by 11. We ate at 1.
November 24, 2025 at 2:21 AM
My family always hosted Thanksgiving. None of the relatives brought sides, and my mom was committed to cooking all their favorites. So Dad would do the turkey on the Weber grill to save space in the oven, but Dad has anxiety so he’d start it at 7 am and it would get done by 11. We ate at 1.
So we’re actually pretty decent cooks and we will have Thanksgiving leftovers to go if anyone’s interested in making a plate. Also going to do board games either Thursday or Friday night.
It is TRADITION and I will be cooking turkey for 8 people despite only needing to feed 3
“if it’s a small gatherng of 4-6 people just buy a rotisserie chicken and skip the anxiety and all the prep of cooking a whole turkey and sixty billion sides”
November 24, 2025 at 2:11 AM
So we’re actually pretty decent cooks and we will have Thanksgiving leftovers to go if anyone’s interested in making a plate. Also going to do board games either Thursday or Friday night.
It is TRADITION and I will be cooking turkey for 8 people despite only needing to feed 3
“if it’s a small gatherng of 4-6 people just buy a rotisserie chicken and skip the anxiety and all the prep of cooking a whole turkey and sixty billion sides”
November 24, 2025 at 1:58 AM
It is TRADITION and I will be cooking turkey for 8 people despite only needing to feed 3
Look at all these whistles!
We had an amazing turnout for the first @indivisiblegwlchi.org whistle party, with 800 whistles going to Duram, NC! Looking forward to the next one to benefit NOLA (or wherever is hit next.)
November 24, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Look at all these whistles!
Just had to spend 2 hours on an extra project where I talk to my dad and my nephew about the forecast for Tuesday then call every hotel in St. Cloud, MN to see if an 18-year-old can check in
November 24, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Just had to spend 2 hours on an extra project where I talk to my dad and my nephew about the forecast for Tuesday then call every hotel in St. Cloud, MN to see if an 18-year-old can check in
I did not get my chores done and don’t think I’m gonna make it to the Beths show tonight if anyone wants my ticket
November 24, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I did not get my chores done and don’t think I’m gonna make it to the Beths show tonight if anyone wants my ticket
Lauren and I are still shipping whistles, and we just got another extremely generous donation to do so!
gofund.me/3ac824f8a
gofund.me/3ac824f8a
November 23, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Lauren and I are still shipping whistles, and we just got another extremely generous donation to do so!
gofund.me/3ac824f8a
gofund.me/3ac824f8a
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Yesterday my partner and I counted all the ads along Chicago's Brown Line for "Friend," a company selling an AI chatbot pendant, and tallied how many of those ads were defaced.
Still working on a longer piece on this, but here's the quick and dirty: we counted 104 "Friend" ads total, 42 defaced.
Still working on a longer piece on this, but here's the quick and dirty: we counted 104 "Friend" ads total, 42 defaced.
November 23, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Yesterday my partner and I counted all the ads along Chicago's Brown Line for "Friend," a company selling an AI chatbot pendant, and tallied how many of those ads were defaced.
Still working on a longer piece on this, but here's the quick and dirty: we counted 104 "Friend" ads total, 42 defaced.
Still working on a longer piece on this, but here's the quick and dirty: we counted 104 "Friend" ads total, 42 defaced.
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bluesky checked the IP addresses of pro-turkey posters and they're all posting from hungry
November 23, 2025 at 8:47 PM
bluesky checked the IP addresses of pro-turkey posters and they're all posting from hungry
Procured a turkey just under 12 lbs, will have so much leftover oh god
Okay gotta clean out my car, get Thanksgiving groceries, get the guest room usable, take out the garbage and a lot of recycling, tidy the kitchen, and start some laundry today. Then figure out what my actual plan is for next weekend! YIKES.
November 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Procured a turkey just under 12 lbs, will have so much leftover oh god
Okay gotta clean out my car, get Thanksgiving groceries, get the guest room usable, take out the garbage and a lot of recycling, tidy the kitchen, and start some laundry today. Then figure out what my actual plan is for next weekend! YIKES.
November 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Okay gotta clean out my car, get Thanksgiving groceries, get the guest room usable, take out the garbage and a lot of recycling, tidy the kitchen, and start some laundry today. Then figure out what my actual plan is for next weekend! YIKES.
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They should put "51 rats fighting in a dumpster" on the "Welcome to Chicago" signs, save money on updating them every time there's a new mayor
November 23, 2025 at 3:48 PM
They should put "51 rats fighting in a dumpster" on the "Welcome to Chicago" signs, save money on updating them every time there's a new mayor
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Chicago isn’t actually a city, it’s 50 tiny fiefdoms ruled by scheming warlords with soup for brains
Ald. Dowell is forcing CDOT to tear out portions of already installed bike lane protection on 18th, including Chicago's first protected intersection.
chi.streetsblog.org/2025/11/21/a...
@stevevance.net @bikegridnow.org @atalliance.bsky.social @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social @chicritmass.bsky.social
chi.streetsblog.org/2025/11/21/a...
@stevevance.net @bikegridnow.org @atalliance.bsky.social @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social @chicritmass.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Chicago isn’t actually a city, it’s 50 tiny fiefdoms ruled by scheming warlords with soup for brains
all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
if you were gonna get a tramp stamp of a line from a horror movie what would you get?
November 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
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bolsanaro reportedly upset about going to prison because it’s taking him away from his true passion, going to the hospital
November 23, 2025 at 4:32 AM
bolsanaro reportedly upset about going to prison because it’s taking him away from his true passion, going to the hospital
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She talks about how she was just trying to warn her neighbours that ICE was in the area.
She says she’s a survivor.
This is courage.
It’s also a reminder that DHS will lie to protect its thugs.
Kash Patel still hasn’t removed a tweet that blames Martinez for getting shot.
She says she’s a survivor.
This is courage.
It’s also a reminder that DHS will lie to protect its thugs.
Kash Patel still hasn’t removed a tweet that blames Martinez for getting shot.
November 22, 2025 at 4:59 AM
She talks about how she was just trying to warn her neighbours that ICE was in the area.
She says she’s a survivor.
This is courage.
It’s also a reminder that DHS will lie to protect its thugs.
Kash Patel still hasn’t removed a tweet that blames Martinez for getting shot.
She says she’s a survivor.
This is courage.
It’s also a reminder that DHS will lie to protect its thugs.
Kash Patel still hasn’t removed a tweet that blames Martinez for getting shot.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM