Noah Chaskin
@chaskin.bsky.social
Weary academic studying queer/crip narrative form in the loooooong 18th century. Chronic illness my significant other, a cat named Fudge my familiar. They/them
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They don't have capacity to terrorize more than 2-3 cities at a time.
Which means they rotate teams to new cities without relief.
Which means consistent resistance by fresh activists in each new city will break them over time.
Which means if you're city's not occupied, rest up and get ready.
Which means they rotate teams to new cities without relief.
Which means consistent resistance by fresh activists in each new city will break them over time.
Which means if you're city's not occupied, rest up and get ready.
"The Department of Homeland Security plans to pause operations in Chicago — where Gregory Bovino, a Border Patrol official, has led controversial arrest efforts — to support the immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota."
Trump Administration Deploying More Border Patrol Agents to Minnesota
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:17 PM
They don't have capacity to terrorize more than 2-3 cities at a time.
Which means they rotate teams to new cities without relief.
Which means consistent resistance by fresh activists in each new city will break them over time.
Which means if you're city's not occupied, rest up and get ready.
Which means they rotate teams to new cities without relief.
Which means consistent resistance by fresh activists in each new city will break them over time.
Which means if you're city's not occupied, rest up and get ready.
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At least 3 solidarity vigils are scheduled tonight in the Chicago area.
The one The TRiiBE notes here, at 26th & Troy in Chicago's La Villita neighborhood, at 7:30 pm.
Another at Winnemac Park in Chicago's Ravenswood neighborhood, at 6 pm.
A third at Fountain Square in Evanston, IL, at 7:30 pm.
The one The TRiiBE notes here, at 26th & Troy in Chicago's La Villita neighborhood, at 7:30 pm.
Another at Winnemac Park in Chicago's Ravenswood neighborhood, at 6 pm.
A third at Fountain Square in Evanston, IL, at 7:30 pm.
January 7, 2026 at 10:23 PM
At least 3 solidarity vigils are scheduled tonight in the Chicago area.
The one The TRiiBE notes here, at 26th & Troy in Chicago's La Villita neighborhood, at 7:30 pm.
Another at Winnemac Park in Chicago's Ravenswood neighborhood, at 6 pm.
A third at Fountain Square in Evanston, IL, at 7:30 pm.
The one The TRiiBE notes here, at 26th & Troy in Chicago's La Villita neighborhood, at 7:30 pm.
Another at Winnemac Park in Chicago's Ravenswood neighborhood, at 6 pm.
A third at Fountain Square in Evanston, IL, at 7:30 pm.
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I will be speaking at this tonight.
January 7, 2026 at 9:07 PM
I will be speaking at this tonight.
My cat was yowling in the living room and I walked in to find her sitting disgruntledly in a small sun-spot. She ran up to me, then back to the sun-spot, looking expectant as though to say "hello, house-wench, this sun is not satisfactory. I would like more sun. I trust you will sort this out."
January 5, 2026 at 3:09 PM
My cat was yowling in the living room and I walked in to find her sitting disgruntledly in a small sun-spot. She ran up to me, then back to the sun-spot, looking expectant as though to say "hello, house-wench, this sun is not satisfactory. I would like more sun. I trust you will sort this out."
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there should be a "good morning" feed on bluesky where you're not immediately thrown headfirst into the worst news imaginable while you're still half asleep
January 3, 2026 at 12:11 PM
there should be a "good morning" feed on bluesky where you're not immediately thrown headfirst into the worst news imaginable while you're still half asleep
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My two cats, a paws with claws
“oh, i wish there were some kind of punctuation to chain these two sentences together”
the humble semicolon:
the humble semicolon:
January 2, 2026 at 2:48 PM
My two cats, a paws with claws
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“oh, i wish there were some kind of punctuation to chain these two sentences together”
the humble semicolon:
the humble semicolon:
January 2, 2026 at 1:42 PM
“oh, i wish there were some kind of punctuation to chain these two sentences together”
the humble semicolon:
the humble semicolon:
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One of the most important pieces I've read this year. A lot of journalists tried to capture what it was like on the ground, as Chicagoans resisted an onslaught of federal agents attacking our neighbors, and @melissagiragrant.com pulled it off.
Inside Chicago’s Neighborhood ICE Resistance
Residents have organized a formidable network to protect immigrant communities from Trump’s brutal deportation program. Their efforts are making a genuine difference.
newrepublic.com
January 1, 2026 at 12:23 AM
One of the most important pieces I've read this year. A lot of journalists tried to capture what it was like on the ground, as Chicagoans resisted an onslaught of federal agents attacking our neighbors, and @melissagiragrant.com pulled it off.
I'm so brave, I spent several hours writing even though there are no snacks in the house.
Going to get snacks now.
Going to get snacks now.
December 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I'm so brave, I spent several hours writing even though there are no snacks in the house.
Going to get snacks now.
Going to get snacks now.
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I Finished Clarissa Print
Screen-printed on 9x12" paper.
allgrimprints.shop
December 29, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Letting myself write a paragraph-long screed against an article that has lived rent-free in my head for a decade, which will eventually be edited down to a calm, reasonable "my approach differs from [this fuckin guy],..."
December 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Letting myself write a paragraph-long screed against an article that has lived rent-free in my head for a decade, which will eventually be edited down to a calm, reasonable "my approach differs from [this fuckin guy],..."
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Times are tough, and some of my paid subscribers have had to cancel lately due to financial hardships. I get it, and I wish for better times for us all. Unfortunately, paid subscriptions are now dipping into unsustainable territory. I am hoping to get eight new paid subscribers before the new year.
Organizing My Thoughts
Kelly Hayes writes about things you should know if you want to change the world.
organizingmythoughts.org
December 28, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Times are tough, and some of my paid subscribers have had to cancel lately due to financial hardships. I get it, and I wish for better times for us all. Unfortunately, paid subscriptions are now dipping into unsustainable territory. I am hoping to get eight new paid subscribers before the new year.
Did indeed spill half a bowl of chili on my pants watching Heated Rivalry. Not a metaphor.
December 27, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Did indeed spill half a bowl of chili on my pants watching Heated Rivalry. Not a metaphor.
A broken-down Tesla blocking the bus stop feels like a metaphor
December 23, 2025 at 11:06 PM
A broken-down Tesla blocking the bus stop feels like a metaphor
Ok I made my chapter so much worse and then pulled it back on track and I think it might (just might) make sense--and only a day overdue!
December 22, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Ok I made my chapter so much worse and then pulled it back on track and I think it might (just might) make sense--and only a day overdue!
Ok playing constant weird Christmas song remixes at urgent care (I'm fine) is surely a violation of the patients bill of rights
December 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Ok playing constant weird Christmas song remixes at urgent care (I'm fine) is surely a violation of the patients bill of rights
Latkes for my ex-catholic partner on the mmmth day of Chanukah (I was in the hospital at the beginning [I'm fine] so I have entirely lost track)
December 20, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Latkes for my ex-catholic partner on the mmmth day of Chanukah (I was in the hospital at the beginning [I'm fine] so I have entirely lost track)
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A large CBP presence is back in Chicago this morning, with sightings and arrests reported across the southwest side and Cicero. Bovino is also here.
December 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
A large CBP presence is back in Chicago this morning, with sightings and arrests reported across the southwest side and Cicero. Bovino is also here.
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The ACA isn't just "health care for people who don't have a conventional employer." It also disallows something that was incredibly common 20 years ago, which I fear is getting lost to generational memory: insurance companies could deny you health care for essentially any previous health problem.
I'm dubious about Amazon's commitment to keeping pre-existing conditions a thing of the past.
December 14, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The ACA isn't just "health care for people who don't have a conventional employer." It also disallows something that was incredibly common 20 years ago, which I fear is getting lost to generational memory: insurance companies could deny you health care for essentially any previous health problem.
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Ready to start a movement that argues universities should spend money on their core functions, rather than flashy nonsense. Such as teaching and research for example.
December 8, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Ready to start a movement that argues universities should spend money on their core functions, rather than flashy nonsense. Such as teaching and research for example.
My modest goal for #acadecawriteathon has been revising 2 pages/day of my Ill Femininities chapter. I also need to be writing a couple hundred words of another piece due this month, but I have a verrrrry wide turning radius when switching tasks. Like an eighteen-wheeler on a city street. Chaos.
December 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
My modest goal for #acadecawriteathon has been revising 2 pages/day of my Ill Femininities chapter. I also need to be writing a couple hundred words of another piece due this month, but I have a verrrrry wide turning radius when switching tasks. Like an eighteen-wheeler on a city street. Chaos.
Today I offered myself chocolate at 9:28 a.m. because thinking remains difficult plus I had to do arithmetic to figure out if a student has room for another major even though I have 0 phds in arithmetic
I have to think REALLY HARD about this paragraph I'm trying to revise, which apparently means I must turn off all the lights in my office and offer myself chocolate at [checks watch] 10:11 a.m.
#acadecawriteathon
#acadecawriteathon
December 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Today I offered myself chocolate at 9:28 a.m. because thinking remains difficult plus I had to do arithmetic to figure out if a student has room for another major even though I have 0 phds in arithmetic
Most played song: rheumatology
They should do MyChart Wrapped
December 3, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Most played song: rheumatology
I have to think REALLY HARD about this paragraph I'm trying to revise, which apparently means I must turn off all the lights in my office and offer myself chocolate at [checks watch] 10:11 a.m.
#acadecawriteathon
#acadecawriteathon
December 3, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I have to think REALLY HARD about this paragraph I'm trying to revise, which apparently means I must turn off all the lights in my office and offer myself chocolate at [checks watch] 10:11 a.m.
#acadecawriteathon
#acadecawriteathon