Alli DeJong
@allidejong.bsky.social
climate, adaptation, decision analysis, flood risk, insurance, resilience, BCAs. planning & policy jack of all trades at the Water Institute. (personal account)
also sports, birds, हिंदी, cities, etc.
chicago via new orleans via chicago
also sports, birds, हिंदी, cities, etc.
chicago via new orleans via chicago
Pinned
Alli DeJong
@allidejong.bsky.social
· Nov 6
ESTRAGON: I can't go on like this.
VLADIMIR: That’s what you think.
VLADIMIR: That’s what you think.
the joy of night ham
closing in on 9PM ET which is about the right time to post this gem
It marks six years ago now when the joy of Night Ham entered our lives and created a Thanksgiving staple via @shutdownfullcast.bsky.social and listeners @davidycook1.bsky.social and @angry-stephen.bsky.social
It marks six years ago now when the joy of Night Ham entered our lives and created a Thanksgiving staple via @shutdownfullcast.bsky.social and listeners @davidycook1.bsky.social and @angry-stephen.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 2:52 AM
the joy of night ham
Radiohead
Martin Sexton
Coldplay
Janelle Monae
The Pixies
Martin Sexton
Coldplay
Janelle Monae
The Pixies
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen multiple times
The Faint
Happy Supply
Interpol
Stepdad
Tunde Olaniran
The Faint
Happy Supply
Interpol
Stepdad
Tunde Olaniran
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times
The Replacements
Bob Mould
The Pixies
Sonic Youth
U2
The Replacements
Bob Mould
The Pixies
Sonic Youth
U2
November 28, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Radiohead
Martin Sexton
Coldplay
Janelle Monae
The Pixies
Martin Sexton
Coldplay
Janelle Monae
The Pixies
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with alt text, because everyone deserves a good cry.
come over.
come over.
July 15, 2025 at 11:21 PM
with alt text, because everyone deserves a good cry.
come over.
come over.
The good news is I slept for 8 hours. The bad news is that it was from 8pm-4am
November 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The good news is I slept for 8 hours. The bad news is that it was from 8pm-4am
Back on my beloved CTA after ten days riding London’s system. Transit is freedom, never forget it
November 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Back on my beloved CTA after ten days riding London’s system. Transit is freedom, never forget it
bought a bunch of food treats at fortnums but devastated that i couldn’t get any potted stilton or welsh rarebit or other fancy cheddars!!! damn the whole needing a refrigerator thing!!
November 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
bought a bunch of food treats at fortnums but devastated that i couldn’t get any potted stilton or welsh rarebit or other fancy cheddars!!! damn the whole needing a refrigerator thing!!
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The destruction of the federal government disproportionately affects black women. The federal civil service has long been a good career option because of the strong equal opportunity enforced in the civil service that has historically blunted the double discrimination that black women face.
Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.
The exit economy is here. Black Women are paying the highest price | Fortune
This isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. And it's not a recovery, it's a redistribution of opportunity.
fortune.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The destruction of the federal government disproportionately affects black women. The federal civil service has long been a good career option because of the strong equal opportunity enforced in the civil service that has historically blunted the double discrimination that black women face.
Tamil Crown sunday roast ✅
November 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Tamil Crown sunday roast ✅
pro (amateur) tip: do not take the stairs at this station
November 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
pro (amateur) tip: do not take the stairs at this station
Extremely @shutdownfullcast.bsky.social coded moment in far east London a few nights ago
November 22, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Extremely @shutdownfullcast.bsky.social coded moment in far east London a few nights ago
London is ***busy*** at a scale that is frankly difficult to comprehend and I live in the third largest city in the US.
November 22, 2025 at 9:36 PM
London is ***busy*** at a scale that is frankly difficult to comprehend and I live in the third largest city in the US.
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Someone is going to have the write the thing about how “vibe” has become a substitute for meaningful theory in a world where the theory is so clear — grift and power — but we collectively refuse if because it isn’t sophisticated enough to generate make work for empiricists.
November 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Someone is going to have the write the thing about how “vibe” has become a substitute for meaningful theory in a world where the theory is so clear — grift and power — but we collectively refuse if because it isn’t sophisticated enough to generate make work for empiricists.
I love Burlap and Barrel, outstanding quality spices (yes, far far better than Penzeys) - and this is a great opportunity
This is very cool. Often food pantries need to spend their money making sure everyone has the basics to keep them fed and healthy, but not on the spices and flavors that make an enjoyable meal. www.burlapandbarrel.com/products/don...
Donate a Holiday Spice Set • Give the Gift of Flavor | Burlap & Barrel
Help make someone's holiday meal special. When you purchase a single jar, 3-pack, or 6-pack of our equitably sourced spices, we’ll donate that exact set to a New York food pantry supporting families i...
www.burlapandbarrel.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I love Burlap and Barrel, outstanding quality spices (yes, far far better than Penzeys) - and this is a great opportunity
Oh word?
Breaking news: A panel appointed by President Trump to review whether to eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency has instead concluded that the agency should be more powerful and autonomous.
Noem at odds with Trump-appointed panel over future of FEMA
Instead of further shrinking and dismantling FEMA, the FEMA Review Council wants to make it more independent.
wapo.st
November 19, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Oh word?
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Truly I wonder how much this information is making it out of Chicago.
NEW — An investigation by a group of Chicago-area newsrooms and independent journalists found that federal agents used chemical weapons on protesters at least 49 times across 18 incidents across Chicago and the suburbs since October 1.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/feds...
thetriibe.com/2025/11/feds...
Feds used chemical agents dozens of times in Chicago • The TRiiBE
An investigation by reporters from six newsrooms found that agents used chemical irritants nearly 50 times during Operation Midway Blitz.
thetriibe.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Truly I wonder how much this information is making it out of Chicago.
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I am on my knees begging climate people and energy people and housing people to just this once pass the puck to where they are skating to, not where they are at. This is the fight, here. The whole game is physical infrastructure. It is car-enforcing land use all the way down.
Texas and Florida are considering similar legislation. Any other examples? What a wild time for transportation planning
Why Are Many States Trying to Ban Cities From Slowing Down Drivers? — Streetsblog USA
Texas could soon become the latest state to ban its cities from reclaiming lane space from drivers — and now that Trump is in office, some fear that more will follow.
usa.streetsblog.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:53 AM
I am on my knees begging climate people and energy people and housing people to just this once pass the puck to where they are skating to, not where they are at. This is the fight, here. The whole game is physical infrastructure. It is car-enforcing land use all the way down.
yeah because it was an eviction raid
Remember the recent middle-of-the-night apartment building raid where children were dragged outside naked & zip-tied in the street while black & Latino residents were _sorted by race_ and piled into separate vans while their apartments were ransacked & robbed? That raid? So it resulted in 0 arrests.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.
November 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
yeah because it was an eviction raid
awake! on a plane
November 16, 2025 at 6:15 AM
awake! on a plane
Disgusting pig of a man
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 15, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Disgusting pig of a man
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If these people are ever thrown out of power, I hope we all understand there is no reformist pathway for institutions like this as much as Dems might desperately wish and claim there is.
November 15, 2025 at 10:05 PM
If these people are ever thrown out of power, I hope we all understand there is no reformist pathway for institutions like this as much as Dems might desperately wish and claim there is.
eliminate the transit account. sure. the “make everything worse” agenda continues
Trump admin Is attempting to massive cut federal transit funds, seeking to:
1–Eliminate transit account, which funds billions of $ in capital expenses for transit agencies
2–Prevent state DOTs from “flexing” funds for transit
These changes, if they occurred, would be devastating for US transit.
1–Eliminate transit account, which funds billions of $ in capital expenses for transit agencies
2–Prevent state DOTs from “flexing” funds for transit
These changes, if they occurred, would be devastating for US transit.
POLITICO Pro: Trump administration proposals seek to eliminate transit funding
DOT recently sent two proposals to the White House budget office seeking to pare back transit money.
subscriber.politicopro.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:55 AM
eliminate the transit account. sure. the “make everything worse” agenda continues
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From a statement from faith leaders at Broadview this morning:
"God does not bless cages. God does not sanction abductions. God demands freedom."
"God does not bless cages. God does not sanction abductions. God demands freedom."
November 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
From a statement from faith leaders at Broadview this morning:
"God does not bless cages. God does not sanction abductions. God demands freedom."
"God does not bless cages. God does not sanction abductions. God demands freedom."
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I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
November 15, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
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How about this: NO
NEW: Before the recent Epstein disclosures, Larry Summers was poised to lead the economic policy plank for the Democrats' "Project 2029" effort at the Center for American Progress. He signed off on a housing policy paper CAP was prepping for next week.
prospect.org/2025/11/14/e...
prospect.org/2025/11/14/e...
Epstein Confidant Larry Summers Guiding Democrats’ ‘Project 2029’ - The American Prospect
Summers was overseeing the economic policy plank of the Center for American Progress’s effort. Emails released this week show him in regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein.
prospect.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
How about this: NO
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“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:03 AM
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”