Dr. Karlyn J. Gorski
@karlynjane.bsky.social
Sociology, ethnography, public policy | youth, schools, transportation | cycling, Chicago, snacks
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“Unsurprisingly, she opted for coffee over carcerality.” ☕🏫
I’m excited to share my new paper in Sociology of Education, “Sent out, Kept In: Detainment-Based Discipline in a Public High School.”
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
I’m excited to share my new paper in Sociology of Education, “Sent out, Kept In: Detainment-Based Discipline in a Public High School.”
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Just go ahead and color in all of your anti-bike bingo card: www.loopnorth.com/news/mobi/bi...
Loop North News - Bike lane invasion sparks Chicago motorist revolt
Mayor Johnson’s multi-million-dollar bike lane plan is creating a rift in Chicago, as motorists struggle with increased traffic and lost parking.
www.loopnorth.com
October 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Just go ahead and color in all of your anti-bike bingo card: www.loopnorth.com/news/mobi/bi...
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Just saw an unmarked-but-obvious CPD SUV with nearly everything scraped off of the rear license plate. Like it was completely unreadable.
If we're allowing obvious, small-scale corruption like that, what's the extent of the less obvious, larger scale corruption?
If we're allowing obvious, small-scale corruption like that, what's the extent of the less obvious, larger scale corruption?
October 4, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Just saw an unmarked-but-obvious CPD SUV with nearly everything scraped off of the rear license plate. Like it was completely unreadable.
If we're allowing obvious, small-scale corruption like that, what's the extent of the less obvious, larger scale corruption?
If we're allowing obvious, small-scale corruption like that, what's the extent of the less obvious, larger scale corruption?
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My husband was detained by ICE today
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
October 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
My husband was detained by ICE today
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
Same shot, different day, different account
cc @ericallixrogers.com
cc @ericallixrogers.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Same shot, different day, different account
cc @ericallixrogers.com
cc @ericallixrogers.com
For YEARS I’ve said that they should close one of the three (one-way) lanes of travel on Indiana to create a protected bike lane and they DID IT!!! From 55th all the way to 31st! I didn’t even know about this project so imagine my absolute delight stumbling across it today 😍
October 3, 2025 at 1:26 AM
For YEARS I’ve said that they should close one of the three (one-way) lanes of travel on Indiana to create a protected bike lane and they DID IT!!! From 55th all the way to 31st! I didn’t even know about this project so imagine my absolute delight stumbling across it today 😍
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My god.
“Watson said she saw agents dragging residents, including kids, out of the building without any clothes on and into U-Haul vans. Kids were separated from their mothers…’It was heartbreaking to watch…seeing kids coming out buck naked and taken from their mothers, it was horrible.’”
“Watson said she saw agents dragging residents, including kids, out of the building without any clothes on and into U-Haul vans. Kids were separated from their mothers…’It was heartbreaking to watch…seeing kids coming out buck naked and taken from their mothers, it was horrible.’”
Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'
The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 10:06 AM
My god.
“Watson said she saw agents dragging residents, including kids, out of the building without any clothes on and into U-Haul vans. Kids were separated from their mothers…’It was heartbreaking to watch…seeing kids coming out buck naked and taken from their mothers, it was horrible.’”
“Watson said she saw agents dragging residents, including kids, out of the building without any clothes on and into U-Haul vans. Kids were separated from their mothers…’It was heartbreaking to watch…seeing kids coming out buck naked and taken from their mothers, it was horrible.’”
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In this new article, "Cameras On: How Schools Reify Unequal Relationships Through Decisions About Online Visibility," @bdinsmore.bsky.social & I complicate narratives about online classrooms through research into covid-era and pre-pandemic remote schooling. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
October 1, 2025 at 1:09 PM
In this new article, "Cameras On: How Schools Reify Unequal Relationships Through Decisions About Online Visibility," @bdinsmore.bsky.social & I complicate narratives about online classrooms through research into covid-era and pre-pandemic remote schooling. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
New daylighting on campus and SO many more cars are stopping’!
September 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM
New daylighting on campus and SO many more cars are stopping’!
My dad and I just finished a 2-day, 150-mile ride to raise money for the National MS Society. I’ll be tackling another 2-day ride for the same cause next month! If you can chip in any amount, it makes a huge difference: events.nationalmssociety.org/participants...
September 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
My dad and I just finished a 2-day, 150-mile ride to raise money for the National MS Society. I’ll be tackling another 2-day ride for the same cause next month! If you can chip in any amount, it makes a huge difference: events.nationalmssociety.org/participants...
Today my dad and I start our 150 mile ride to raise money for MS research! Can you chip in a few bucks to help support science and provide services for people living with MS? 🚴♀️🚴♂️🔬🥼🧪
events.nationalmssociety.org/participants...
events.nationalmssociety.org/participants...
I'm participating in Bike MS: City to Shore Ride 2025!
I’m participating in Bike MS: City to Shore Ride 2025 to raise funds for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Nearly one million people in the US are living with the challenges and uncertainty of...
events.nationalmssociety.org
September 27, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Today my dad and I start our 150 mile ride to raise money for MS research! Can you chip in a few bucks to help support science and provide services for people living with MS? 🚴♀️🚴♂️🔬🥼🧪
events.nationalmssociety.org/participants...
events.nationalmssociety.org/participants...
Now do drivers.
In 2024, 7,100 pedestrians were killed on the road, and in recent years, more than 1,000 cyclists have been hit and killed annually. Safety experts explain how bikers and walkers can stay safe.
8 walking and biking safety tips that just might save your life
In 2024, 7,100 pedestrians were killed on the road, and in recent years, more than 1,000 cyclists have been hit and killed annually. Safety experts explain how bikers and walkers can stay safe.
n.pr
September 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Now do drivers.
I'm just over halfway to my goal of raising $500 for the National MS Society before the Bay-to-Bay ride next month! Please chip in if you can -- they provide support for people living with MS and fund innovative research to help end this disease 🧪👩⚕️
events.nationalmssociety.org/participants...
events.nationalmssociety.org/participants...
I'm participating in Bike MS: Bay to Bay 2025!
I’m participating in Bike MS: Bay to Bay 2025 to raise funds for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Nearly one million people in the US are living with the challenges and uncertainty of multipl...
events.nationalmssociety.org
September 22, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I'm just over halfway to my goal of raising $500 for the National MS Society before the Bay-to-Bay ride next month! Please chip in if you can -- they provide support for people living with MS and fund innovative research to help end this disease 🧪👩⚕️
events.nationalmssociety.org/participants...
events.nationalmssociety.org/participants...
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There are signs that while ICE is driving around, they may be scouting out homes where they see any signs laborers are present. If you have people working for you, whether it’s roofers, painters, landscapers, carpenters, whatever, you should have a plan to protect them if ICE shows up.
September 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
There are signs that while ICE is driving around, they may be scouting out homes where they see any signs laborers are present. If you have people working for you, whether it’s roofers, painters, landscapers, carpenters, whatever, you should have a plan to protect them if ICE shows up.
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It’s crazy to think that for the first 16 years of my life I was completely dependent on my parents to go anywhere beyond my neighborhood. When I have kids, I don’t want to be responsible for that, for that long. Kids should have more independence.
September 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
It’s crazy to think that for the first 16 years of my life I was completely dependent on my parents to go anywhere beyond my neighborhood. When I have kids, I don’t want to be responsible for that, for that long. Kids should have more independence.
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We just drove by an accident where every air bag went off including on the sides and the back and side of the car were basically obliterated and it looks like everyone walked away
Seatbelts and airbags, incredible technology.
Regulation works.
Seatbelts and airbags, incredible technology.
Regulation works.
September 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
We just drove by an accident where every air bag went off including on the sides and the back and side of the car were basically obliterated and it looks like everyone walked away
Seatbelts and airbags, incredible technology.
Regulation works.
Seatbelts and airbags, incredible technology.
Regulation works.
In turn, car tires have metal wires (“belts”) that they shed pieces of when they become very worn. They will give you flats on *your* bike, and you can’t avoid running them over because they’re too small to see.
I wish riding my bike could be boring, rather than a reminder of car-centric design!
I wish riding my bike could be boring, rather than a reminder of car-centric design!
Fun fact: truck drivers call shreds of tire on the road "gators."
Truck tires are full of metal pins that hold the tread together. They will chew up the tires on *your* car if you can't avoid running over them over. Fascinating.
And I was worried I'd be bored in Cleveland.
Truck tires are full of metal pins that hold the tread together. They will chew up the tires on *your* car if you can't avoid running over them over. Fascinating.
And I was worried I'd be bored in Cleveland.
September 18, 2025 at 2:52 AM
In turn, car tires have metal wires (“belts”) that they shed pieces of when they become very worn. They will give you flats on *your* bike, and you can’t avoid running them over because they’re too small to see.
I wish riding my bike could be boring, rather than a reminder of car-centric design!
I wish riding my bike could be boring, rather than a reminder of car-centric design!
This moved me to tears. What a beautiful, tragic profile. A highly recommended read.
I loved this piece. God, gorgeous. (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...
When Dementia Steals the Imagination of a Children’s Book Writer
www.nytimes.com
September 17, 2025 at 2:22 AM
This moved me to tears. What a beautiful, tragic profile. A highly recommended read.
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Come join us at @propublica.org! 🔎
We are looking for the next Ancil Payne Reporting Fellow to uncover powerful immigration investigative projects. It's a two-year fellowship based in DC (deadline is 10/13 9am ET).
Apply here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
We are looking for the next Ancil Payne Reporting Fellow to uncover powerful immigration investigative projects. It's a two-year fellowship based in DC (deadline is 10/13 9am ET).
Apply here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
September 15, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Come join us at @propublica.org! 🔎
We are looking for the next Ancil Payne Reporting Fellow to uncover powerful immigration investigative projects. It's a two-year fellowship based in DC (deadline is 10/13 9am ET).
Apply here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
We are looking for the next Ancil Payne Reporting Fellow to uncover powerful immigration investigative projects. It's a two-year fellowship based in DC (deadline is 10/13 9am ET).
Apply here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
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I know everyone is consumed with other news, but this is a big fucking deal: The Trump administration says that IUDs and the Pill are actually abortions.
Here's what USAID told the NYT about the $10m in birth control they plan to destroy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...
Here's what USAID told the NYT about the $10m in birth control they plan to destroy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...
September 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I know everyone is consumed with other news, but this is a big fucking deal: The Trump administration says that IUDs and the Pill are actually abortions.
Here's what USAID told the NYT about the $10m in birth control they plan to destroy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...
Here's what USAID told the NYT about the $10m in birth control they plan to destroy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...
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🚨 Breaking News 🚨
The Admin just destroyed $10M of birth control purchased by USAID for women in low-income countries. That birth control would have prevented 362,000 more unintended pregnancies, 110,000 more unsafe abortions, and 718 preventable maternal deaths.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...
The Admin just destroyed $10M of birth control purchased by USAID for women in low-income countries. That birth control would have prevented 362,000 more unintended pregnancies, 110,000 more unsafe abortions, and 718 preventable maternal deaths.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...
$10 Million in Contraceptives Have Been Destroyed on Orders From Trump Officials
www.nytimes.com
September 11, 2025 at 11:52 PM
🚨 Breaking News 🚨
The Admin just destroyed $10M of birth control purchased by USAID for women in low-income countries. That birth control would have prevented 362,000 more unintended pregnancies, 110,000 more unsafe abortions, and 718 preventable maternal deaths.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...
The Admin just destroyed $10M of birth control purchased by USAID for women in low-income countries. That birth control would have prevented 362,000 more unintended pregnancies, 110,000 more unsafe abortions, and 718 preventable maternal deaths.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...
I know I’m old because I think this absolutely rocks
millennials are band directors now and I think that’s terrific
September 12, 2025 at 3:15 AM
I know I’m old because I think this absolutely rocks
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these are great talking points about ADUs from AARP Illinois to adapt for when you call or email your alderperson
September 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
these are great talking points about ADUs from AARP Illinois to adapt for when you call or email your alderperson
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Just what you want hear from the guy in charge of things like rockets, airplanes and trucks.
It's full steam ahead for NASA, according to Sean Duffy, the agency's acting administrator. During an internal employee town hall, Duffy warned of "letting safety be the enemy of progress" when it comes to winning the space race, according to a recording obtained by NBC News.
Interim NASA head tells agency that it will beat China back to the moon
Acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy also told agency employees not to let "safety be the enemy of progress."
nbcnews.to
September 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Just what you want hear from the guy in charge of things like rockets, airplanes and trucks.
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i have been saying that "school choice" is not an actual choice without robust public transportation infrastructure. by normalizing caregiver transport, we have devalued school transit, so this seems like an unsurprising consequence of our disinvestment in educational access.
Will be assigning this piece alongside @jessicacalarco.com's Holding It Together this year:
apnews.com/article/stud...
apnews.com/article/stud...
Moms' careers and personal time are hit hard by school drop-off demands, a poll finds
A new poll finds many parents are struggling to balance work and school transportation for their kids.
apnews.com
September 4, 2025 at 1:16 PM
i have been saying that "school choice" is not an actual choice without robust public transportation infrastructure. by normalizing caregiver transport, we have devalued school transit, so this seems like an unsurprising consequence of our disinvestment in educational access.