Cassie Creswell
@cassiecreswell.bsky.social
Agenda-driven malcontent and grown-up version of Lisa Simpson || Chicago
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We live in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago. My 2nd grader goes to school with children whose parents lived all over the globe before becoming our neighbors & friends. The second graders performed in a concert dedicated to unity & peace
Miller can take his grim/violent vision & shove it
Miller can take his grim/violent vision & shove it
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM
We live in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago. My 2nd grader goes to school with children whose parents lived all over the globe before becoming our neighbors & friends. The second graders performed in a concert dedicated to unity & peace
Miller can take his grim/violent vision & shove it
Miller can take his grim/violent vision & shove it
“After Ferreira was detained, Dos Santos Rodrigues said Michael Leavitt Sr. and his father, Bob Leavitt, reached out to her.
‘They just kept saying, “Tell her to self-deport,”’ she said. ‘Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
‘They just kept saying, “Tell her to self-deport,”’ she said. ‘Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew detained by ICE in Revere; Brazil native came to US as a child - The Boston Globe
Bruna Ferreira, 33, was brought to the United States as a child in 1998. She is now in removal proceedings in Louisiana.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:11 AM
“After Ferreira was detained, Dos Santos Rodrigues said Michael Leavitt Sr. and his father, Bob Leavitt, reached out to her.
‘They just kept saying, “Tell her to self-deport,”’ she said. ‘Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
‘They just kept saying, “Tell her to self-deport,”’ she said. ‘Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
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“I don’t think browser add-ons are gonna save us,” said Tega Brain. “For me, the purpose of doing this work is mostly to act as a provocation and give people examples of how you can refuse this stuff, to furnish one’s imaginary for what a politics of refusal could look like.”
'Slop Evader' Lets You Surf the Web Like It’s 2022
Artist Tega Brain is fighting the internet’s enshittification by turning back the clock to before ChatGPT existed.
www.404media.co
November 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
“I don’t think browser add-ons are gonna save us,” said Tega Brain. “For me, the purpose of doing this work is mostly to act as a provocation and give people examples of how you can refuse this stuff, to furnish one’s imaginary for what a politics of refusal could look like.”
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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.
“Some people have a therapist, others have close friends. If you’re lucky, you might have a fundraiser. For all three, Larry Summers had Jeffrey Epstein.” www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
The Skeletons in Summers’s Closet | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson
If Harvard wants to quash the culture that allowed Epstein and Summers to operate with impunity, it has to demonstrate that even its most decorated figures aren’t untouchable.
www.thecrimson.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:10 AM
“Some people have a therapist, others have close friends. If you’re lucky, you might have a fundraiser. For all three, Larry Summers had Jeffrey Epstein.” www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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And now the leap back to over-diagnosing claims--w/o a meaningful, helpful discussion of how treating schools like businesses, teachers like floor supervisors, and students like little workers with narrow, specific "outcomes" to reach no mater what is contributing to the youth mental health crisis.
November 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
And now the leap back to over-diagnosing claims--w/o a meaningful, helpful discussion of how treating schools like businesses, teachers like floor supervisors, and students like little workers with narrow, specific "outcomes" to reach no mater what is contributing to the youth mental health crisis.
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WHAT
Beyond both-sidesing, now we're pretending that much of the legacy of NCLB and RTTT does not live on. The last part is the thesis, which is v confusing at this point.
Beyond both-sidesing, now we're pretending that much of the legacy of NCLB and RTTT does not live on. The last part is the thesis, which is v confusing at this point.
November 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
WHAT
Beyond both-sidesing, now we're pretending that much of the legacy of NCLB and RTTT does not live on. The last part is the thesis, which is v confusing at this point.
Beyond both-sidesing, now we're pretending that much of the legacy of NCLB and RTTT does not live on. The last part is the thesis, which is v confusing at this point.
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Check out our “What to know about the new federal school voucher program” Q & A for Illinois public school supporters to learn more and share widely with your networks and legislators to defend our public schools.
Find it here: bit.ly/Q_A_federal_vouchers_fall_2025
Find it here: bit.ly/Q_A_federal_vouchers_fall_2025
November 23, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Check out our “What to know about the new federal school voucher program” Q & A for Illinois public school supporters to learn more and share widely with your networks and legislators to defend our public schools.
Find it here: bit.ly/Q_A_federal_vouchers_fall_2025
Find it here: bit.ly/Q_A_federal_vouchers_fall_2025
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Remember when just two weeks ago Larry Summers was like “The Crimson should be investigated” and then two days later the Epstein emails dropped and I was like get hiiiiiimmmm Crimson? Well anyway every alumni subscriber got this in the mail lol
Got heeeeem @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social lol
Got heeeeem @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social lol
November 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Remember when just two weeks ago Larry Summers was like “The Crimson should be investigated” and then two days later the Epstein emails dropped and I was like get hiiiiiimmmm Crimson? Well anyway every alumni subscriber got this in the mail lol
Got heeeeem @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social lol
Got heeeeem @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social lol
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DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
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AI in education is obviously not just a technology but something that different groups interpret and construct in various ways. I thought I'd have a go at characterizing them:
November 22, 2025 at 11:13 PM
AI in education is obviously not just a technology but something that different groups interpret and construct in various ways. I thought I'd have a go at characterizing them:
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We don’t need to reform ICE.
We don’t need alternatives to ICE.
We don’t need to engage in dishonest debates wondering what the U.S. would do without ICE.
ICE isn’t even 23 years old. Most adults know a world without ICE. And the billions used to fund ICE can be used to meet people’s basic needs.
We don’t need alternatives to ICE.
We don’t need to engage in dishonest debates wondering what the U.S. would do without ICE.
ICE isn’t even 23 years old. Most adults know a world without ICE. And the billions used to fund ICE can be used to meet people’s basic needs.
November 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
We don’t need to reform ICE.
We don’t need alternatives to ICE.
We don’t need to engage in dishonest debates wondering what the U.S. would do without ICE.
ICE isn’t even 23 years old. Most adults know a world without ICE. And the billions used to fund ICE can be used to meet people’s basic needs.
We don’t need alternatives to ICE.
We don’t need to engage in dishonest debates wondering what the U.S. would do without ICE.
ICE isn’t even 23 years old. Most adults know a world without ICE. And the billions used to fund ICE can be used to meet people’s basic needs.
“During the more recent No Kings protests in October, local law enforcement agencies in Illinois, Arizona, and Tennessee, all ran protest-related searches, the EFF writes.”
www.404media.co/cops-used-fl...
www.404media.co/cops-used-fl...
November 22, 2025 at 2:19 PM
“During the more recent No Kings protests in October, local law enforcement agencies in Illinois, Arizona, and Tennessee, all ran protest-related searches, the EFF writes.”
www.404media.co/cops-used-fl...
www.404media.co/cops-used-fl...
Lisle IL police department…
“EFF identified 19 agencies that logged dozens of searches associated with the No Kings protests in June and October 2025.” www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
“EFF identified 19 agencies that logged dozens of searches associated with the No Kings protests in June and October 2025.” www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
How Cops Are Using Flock Safety's ALPR Network to Surveil Protesters and Activists
Through an analysis of 10 months of nationwide searches on Flock Safety's servers, we discovered that more than 50 federal, state, and local agencies ran hundreds of searches through Flock's national ...
www.eff.org
November 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Lisle IL police department…
“EFF identified 19 agencies that logged dozens of searches associated with the No Kings protests in June and October 2025.” www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
“EFF identified 19 agencies that logged dozens of searches associated with the No Kings protests in June and October 2025.” www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
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Ummm, were you all aware of this bullshit???
The Department of Education has excluded nursing as a "professional degree" program as it sets about implementing various measures regarding student loans laid out in President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill."
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
The Department of Education has excluded nursing as a "professional degree" program as it sets about implementing various measures regarding student loans laid out in President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill."
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
Nursing is no longer counted as a 'professional degree' by Trump admin
The Department of Education has excluded nursing as a "professional degree" program as it implements various changes to student loans.
www.newsweek.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Ummm, were you all aware of this bullshit???
The Department of Education has excluded nursing as a "professional degree" program as it sets about implementing various measures regarding student loans laid out in President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill."
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
The Department of Education has excluded nursing as a "professional degree" program as it sets about implementing various measures regarding student loans laid out in President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill."
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
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Federal agents used chemical weapons on Chicagoans at least 49 times — even after a judge said to stop.
Contrary to federal claims about attacks on agents, most of these incidents appear to involve nonviolent protesters or bystanders. blockclubchi.co/47PoaXb
Contrary to federal claims about attacks on agents, most of these incidents appear to involve nonviolent protesters or bystanders. blockclubchi.co/47PoaXb
November 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Federal agents used chemical weapons on Chicagoans at least 49 times — even after a judge said to stop.
Contrary to federal claims about attacks on agents, most of these incidents appear to involve nonviolent protesters or bystanders. blockclubchi.co/47PoaXb
Contrary to federal claims about attacks on agents, most of these incidents appear to involve nonviolent protesters or bystanders. blockclubchi.co/47PoaXb
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Morse station
November 15, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Morse station
"In a letter to USCIS Director Joseph Edlow, @hirono.senate.gov—herself a Japanese immigrant who arrived in the US at age 8—is demanding the administration justify why it’s making the civics test harder w/o scientific evidence or meaningful public input." migrantinsider.com/p/hirono-lea...
Hirono Leads Senate Revolt Against Trump’s Surprise Citizenship Test Crackdown
Hawaii’s immigrant senator demands answers after Trump revives a tougher naturalization civics test—calling out the harm to future Americans and demanding for the White House to justify the change.
migrantinsider.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
"In a letter to USCIS Director Joseph Edlow, @hirono.senate.gov—herself a Japanese immigrant who arrived in the US at age 8—is demanding the administration justify why it’s making the civics test harder w/o scientific evidence or meaningful public input." migrantinsider.com/p/hirono-lea...
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New — I wrote about the myriad ways journalism’s moral rot manifests, and how our crumbling institutions have created the conditions for it to fester:
Moral rot in elite journalism is killing the whole field
The Nuzzi/RFK Jr. mess and the revelation of Esptein's journo pals lay bare a profound moral absence at the heart of our free press.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
New — I wrote about the myriad ways journalism’s moral rot manifests, and how our crumbling institutions have created the conditions for it to fester:
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Greg Bovino may have moved on to Charlotte, but federal immigration agents maintain a presence in the Chicago area.
Northwest Side Rapid Response has confirmed agents detained at least one person around 9:45 this morning off Kedzie and Wabansia.
Northwest Side Rapid Response has confirmed agents detained at least one person around 9:45 this morning off Kedzie and Wabansia.
November 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Greg Bovino may have moved on to Charlotte, but federal immigration agents maintain a presence in the Chicago area.
Northwest Side Rapid Response has confirmed agents detained at least one person around 9:45 this morning off Kedzie and Wabansia.
Northwest Side Rapid Response has confirmed agents detained at least one person around 9:45 this morning off Kedzie and Wabansia.
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Avelo is an ICE Air charter, transporting shackled detainees on deportation flights. You'll not be shocked to learn that the flights are a fiasco: loss of cabin pressure, slow evacuations, dangerous cargo onboard, no safety checks, long tarmack delays.
Great piece by Gillian Brockell:
Great piece by Gillian Brockell:
ICE Air’s Sloppy, Dangerous Deportation Flights - The American Prospect
Poor planning, mechanical issues, serious safety lapses, and the shutdown are taking a toll on Avelo, America’s most famous deportation airline, internal documents show.
prospect.org
November 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Avelo is an ICE Air charter, transporting shackled detainees on deportation flights. You'll not be shocked to learn that the flights are a fiasco: loss of cabin pressure, slow evacuations, dangerous cargo onboard, no safety checks, long tarmack delays.
Great piece by Gillian Brockell:
Great piece by Gillian Brockell:
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it is almost as if accommodating and conceding to far right ideas legitimizes them and signals to voters that the far right is a legitimate choice for governance
The Danish Social Democrats are currently on course for their worst election result since at least the Second World War, despite their brand of far-right accommodationism being touted as a blueprint for other centre-left parties.
Oh
November 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
it is almost as if accommodating and conceding to far right ideas legitimizes them and signals to voters that the far right is a legitimate choice for governance
“According to a federal class action lawsuit filed on behalf of detainees in California, numerous ICE detainees have not been receiving medically necessary care since October 3.” open.substack.com/pub/populari...
EXCLUSIVE: How the Trump administration sparked a health crisis for ICE detainees
An abrupt decision on October 3 left thousands of ICE detainees without access to vital medical care — a crisis that is ongoing.
open.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:32 PM
“According to a federal class action lawsuit filed on behalf of detainees in California, numerous ICE detainees have not been receiving medically necessary care since October 3.” open.substack.com/pub/populari...
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People's news judgement once again outshines that of the New York Times and the Washington Post, who don't have Piggygate on their front pages:
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
People's news judgement once again outshines that of the New York Times and the Washington Post, who don't have Piggygate on their front pages: