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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 16h

you ever think about those real weird overlaps. like tennessee williams might have listened to the ramones

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Denali @denali.bsky.social · 15h

Welp... the kids appear to have the label maker again

A small stack of Fiestaware. There is a printed label from a label maker on top of a yellow plate that says "FUCK"

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Denali @denali.bsky.social · 20h

“No one is wired to live with sustained stressors and traumas in our life,” Hilado said. “Prolonged chronic stress [and]exposure to trauma does change how we see ourselves, how we see the people around us, how we see our futures.”

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 22h

A mental health expert offers coping tips for those experiencing stress from immigration operations, as the climate has created widespread fear and uncertainty.

Expert says threats of militarization and immigration enforcement fuel anxieties

One mental health expert offers tips on how to cope with the stress of immigration operations in the Chicago region.

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Denali @denali.bsky.social · 20h

The Baby’s First Years (BFY) study is a first-of-its-kind randomized controlled trial focused on understanding the causal impact of providing an unconditional cash transfer to low-income mothers during their children’s early years.

Institute for Research on Poverty @irpwisc.bsky.social · 20h

📣 IRP is seeking a Research Analyst with an applicant deadline of October 20, 2025. View the full position posting and instructions to apply here: wisconsin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UW_Madison/j...

IRP Research Analyst - BFY

Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process. Job Category: Academic Staff Employment…

wisconsin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com

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Denali @denali.bsky.social · 21h

The one time I met Paul Vallas was at a conference and after a very brief conversation he showed me a plan for a "reform school" project he was pitching.

The man was carrying plans for a jail for children on his person and just...showing it to people.

That guy came really close to being mayor.

Eman Abdelhadi @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social · 21h

Actually, it really matters whether your electeds are progressive. We are often frustrated on the left at what electeds can deliver, but we have to remember moments like this. Paul Vallas would NOT have created ICE free zones.

The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 1d

HAPPENING NOW — This morning, Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order establishing “ICE-free zones.”

“That means that city property and unwilling private businesses will no longer serve as grounds for these raids,” Johnson said to applause.

thetriibe.com/2025/10/mayo...

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Denali @denali.bsky.social · 21h

I bet there's lots of people who came to your event or will be at the next one who would love to connect you with whatever they're doing. And probably people who are showing up for the first time to do a thing who are feeling connected bc they met you. Just a guess.

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Denali @denali.bsky.social · 21h

I think that's pretty typical for the hard part and it's also the work. It's like ok I did one thing what's the next thing? And everything is changing. Plugged in can be jumping into something or connecting/extending something or whatever you want it to be.

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Denali @denali.bsky.social · 21h

You did something really awesome based on what you know how to do and created a model for other people who wouldn't know how to start.

I guess I just wanted to say thank you and that it's ok not to be everything.

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Denali @denali.bsky.social · 1d

And over time it gets easier to do really out there things. Choosing your choices in a world that doesn't make sense isn't going to look coherent from the outside. That's why you have to sit with your big moments and think "well, I suppose the constant is me and I guess this is what I'm about"

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Denali @denali.bsky.social · 1d

The world is an unknowable place.

I mean...get in the time machine and tell past me "so that time you adopted a teenager" or "during your campaign for city council" or "and then after you dropped out of high school and college" and in the abstract it's baffling but it mostly made sense at the time

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Denali @denali.bsky.social · 1d

And yes I'm intentionally talking about pushing babies instead of punching Nazis because regular ass civilian life is some of the most brave and beautiful stuff we do and we do not live in a world that values it enough.

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Denali @denali.bsky.social · 1d

By Feb 2021, the outside world was working meant that to have the things I wanted most I would have to do the thing not at all like I planned. I am sparing the details but trust me it got weird! But it was right.

You move in the world and when the world in unknowable, you can still know you.

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Denali @denali.bsky.social · 1d

I got this book during my second pregnancy and it was a great breakdown of here's what's going on, here's what that might look or feel like, and here's what options you might have. It taught me about babies but more about how to engage with how I might experience big things mostly out of my control.

Nurture | The Book + The Online Birth Course

A Modern Online Childbirth Class By Doula And Author Of Nurture Erica Chidi Cohen.

www.thenurturebook.com

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Denali @denali.bsky.social · 1d

Whenever a whole bunch of advice is flying at your head in a moment of urgency it's a great time to reflect on what you personally are all about so you can process and incorporate or adapt the things you like as easily as possible.

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Denali @denali.bsky.social · 1d

I have a friend who observed that Stephen Miller is Tim Roth in Rob Roy and it's kind of obscure but he absolutely nailed it.

Tim Roth in his BAFTA winning performance as Archibald Cunningham, a cruel and campy weirdo

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rudetuesday @rudetuesday.bsky.social · 1d

6 October is Fannie Lou Hamer's birthday.

"Former sharecropper Fannie Lou Hamer's Congressional testimony is so powerful that President Johnson calls an impromptu press conference to get her off the air. But his plan backfires."

Fannie Lou Hamer's Powerful Testimony | Freedom Summer

YouTube video by American Experience | PBS

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 1d

Female journalists interested in health reporting: the fellowship I did at @womenjournos.bsky.social last year is open again for next year! Deadline to apply is December 5. www.jaws.org/apply-here

2026 Application & Overview — JAWS

www.jaws.org

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Denali @denali.bsky.social · 1d

My library has the family preparedness plan presentation printed out in a binder that's sitting on a table in the children's section.

A white binder with a cover sheet in it from the city of Chicago that says family preparedness plans stay informed, prepared and connected and it has an icon of a checklist on it

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Lauren FitzPatrick @bylaurenfitz.bsky.social · 4d

Until June 24, the rule for holding immigrants at Broadview was 12 hours. Then the Trump Admin quietly changed the rule, increasing the max to 72 hours. And still they're holding people beyond that time as well.

Amy Qin @amyqin.bsky.social · 4d

There’s no medical staff or services at Broadview. No food preparation. No beds. That’s all by design because the facility was created for holds less than 12 hours.
@bylaurenfitz.bsky.social @adrianacardmag.bsky.social
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

A column chart showing the average time by days spent at the Broadview processing center spiking in June.

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Denali @denali.bsky.social · 1d

It's not even BOGO speech 😐

The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 1d

Free speech*

*offer available only in designated zones and posted times, subject to change.

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d

Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson signed an executive order effective immediately, designating new protest hours from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., until it is “deemed no longer necessary to protect residents’ health, safety, and welfare.” trib.al/3YGQqL5

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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 1d

People also think it's cool to buy a book written by a real life person they just met.

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Denali @denali.bsky.social · 1d

Wadee AlFayoumi was born a few weeks before my middle kid.

He was a Muslim and a Palestinian-American and in 2023 he was brutally murdered in a hate crime.

On Wadees 8th birthday, we reflect and remember him and all the children of Palestine. We continue to fight hate and dehumanization.

Honor Wadee. End Hate & Dehumanization

www.wadee.org

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy @chronphilanthropy.bsky.social · 1d

As FBI director Kash Patel works to reshape the agency, he announced it would sever its relationship with the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Anti-Defamation League, two organizations that for decades have tracked domestic extremism and racial and religious bias.
https://phlnthrp.com/42XJNSe

FBI Cuts Ties With Southern Poverty Law Center, Anti-Defamation League

The move came after complaints from some conservatives and prominent allies of President Donald Trump.

www.philanthropy.com

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Anna R. Haskins @annarhaskins.bsky.social · 1d

We are in for a treat with this week's visit from Pam Herd! @ndsociology.bsky.social and the new ND Population Analytics can't wait to host @pamherd.bsky.social

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Denali @denali.bsky.social · 2d

My mentor used to tell this disaster recovery story and the main bit was: Lawyers who didn't know how to fix houses wanted to fix houses and you had all these people who didn't want to live in a house fixed by a lawyer but did need legal and insurance paperwork filed.

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