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/
Martinez spoke in DC last week:
“On Friday, I was teaching the young children at the Montessori School, and we were singing and dancing...On Saturday, my own government was calling me a domestic terrorist, and I was in federal detention centers with the bullet holes all over my body.”
“On Friday, I was teaching the young children at the Montessori School, and we were singing and dancing...On Saturday, my own government was calling me a domestic terrorist, and I was in federal detention centers with the bullet holes all over my body.”
‘My own government attempted to execute me,’ Chicago woman shot by Border Patrol testifies
Article Summary Marimar Martinez, who was shot five times by immigration agents last year, testified at a public forum on
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February 11, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Martinez spoke in DC last week:
“On Friday, I was teaching the young children at the Montessori School, and we were singing and dancing...On Saturday, my own government was calling me a domestic terrorist, and I was in federal detention centers with the bullet holes all over my body.”
“On Friday, I was teaching the young children at the Montessori School, and we were singing and dancing...On Saturday, my own government was calling me a domestic terrorist, and I was in federal detention centers with the bullet holes all over my body.”
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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.
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.
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 😬
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.
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.
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
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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.
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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...