@andidurbin.bsky.social
Mom, feminist, social worker, CEO of Illinois Collaboration on Youth, Janeite, and Oxford comma devotee. All posts are my own, reposts are not endorsements.
A kitty, a book, a glass of wine. #FridayNight
November 15, 2025 at 2:04 AM
A kitty, a book, a glass of wine. #FridayNight
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You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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NEWS: Diana Santillana, the beloved Rayito De Sol daycare teacher arrested with children present, was freed after a federal judge ruled her mandatory detention was illegal. She will be back teaching soon. “I am so grateful,” she said. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/c...
Chicago day care teacher arrested by ICE released: ‘I am so grateful’
Diana Patricia Santillana Galeano was arrested from a North Center preschool in the early morning hours of Nov. 5, prompting widespread backlash.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
NEWS: Diana Santillana, the beloved Rayito De Sol daycare teacher arrested with children present, was freed after a federal judge ruled her mandatory detention was illegal. She will be back teaching soon. “I am so grateful,” she said. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/c...
An anthem for our times. Thanks for reminding me of it, Henhouse Prowlers. youtu.be/RgiimWoAs3U?...
Gospel in Review
YouTube video by The Henhouse Prowlers - Topic
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November 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
An anthem for our times. Thanks for reminding me of it, Henhouse Prowlers. youtu.be/RgiimWoAs3U?...
Today is the last day that the Federal government will be funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as the Trump administration is refusing to release contingency funding for SNAP. Last year SNAP fed more than 41 million Americans. Undocumented immigrants have never accessed SNAP. 1/?
October 31, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Today is the last day that the Federal government will be funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as the Trump administration is refusing to release contingency funding for SNAP. Last year SNAP fed more than 41 million Americans. Undocumented immigrants have never accessed SNAP. 1/?
I am an IU parent and am disgusted by this shameful and unconstitutional decision by the University. All fundraising appeals will go straight to the trash where they belong.
Administrators at Indiana University baselessly fired the student media director and ordered the student paper to cease its print edition, so it'd sure be a shame if this excellent digital front page were to be widely shared today
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October 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I am an IU parent and am disgusted by this shameful and unconstitutional decision by the University. All fundraising appeals will go straight to the trash where they belong.
Not a bad turnout for a Wednesday night. I ❤️ Chicago.
October 9, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Not a bad turnout for a Wednesday night. I ❤️ Chicago.
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Like… it's kind of right there, no?
October 5, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Like… it's kind of right there, no?
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ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.
October 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.
I want to throw up.
The Trump administration has cancelled 4,304 deliveries to food banks so far this year, refusing to deliver 94 million pounds of contracted-for food. Food banks simply can’t feed people enough anymore. Millions of Americans are going hungry as a result.
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
October 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I want to throw up.
Glamour Magazine with the harsh truth.
“The behavior was pure misogynistic abuse, and it’s a growing movement in American culture right now.” www.glamour.com/story/the-mi...
The Misogynistic Abuse Directed at Rory McIlroy’s Wife at the Ryder Cup Is Deeper Than Golf
It shows a cultural shift, one in which men feel emboldened to attack women in public without shame or consequence.
www.glamour.com
September 30, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Glamour Magazine with the harsh truth.
I am so ashamed of my country right now.
The father—who's lived in the U.S. for over two decades and has an active asylum application—was reportedly driving with his daughter when he called his wife and said someone seemed to be following them.
When they got home, agents got hold of the child. trib.al/VFuC1v3
When they got home, agents got hold of the child. trib.al/VFuC1v3
September 29, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I am so ashamed of my country right now.
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Illinois State Senator Karina Villa sprang into action to protect her community from ICE raids, alerting neighbors to their rights and chasing off masked agents. This is how you stand up to authoritarianism. We should all be inspired by Sen. Villa's courage.
September 16, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Illinois State Senator Karina Villa sprang into action to protect her community from ICE raids, alerting neighbors to their rights and chasing off masked agents. This is how you stand up to authoritarianism. We should all be inspired by Sen. Villa's courage.
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This isn’t Moscow or Beijing. It’s Chicago. Masked federal agents grabbed U.S. citizens protesting ICE and threw them into an unmarked van.
“Who are you? Where are you taking them?” people shouted. “You are kidnapping them!”
What has America become?
“Who are you? Where are you taking them?” people shouted. “You are kidnapping them!”
What has America become?
September 7, 2025 at 9:18 PM
This isn’t Moscow or Beijing. It’s Chicago. Masked federal agents grabbed U.S. citizens protesting ICE and threw them into an unmarked van.
“Who are you? Where are you taking them?” people shouted. “You are kidnapping them!”
What has America become?
“Who are you? Where are you taking them?” people shouted. “You are kidnapping them!”
What has America become?
Alright, so I've been afraid to say this out loud, but I think after today, I can say it: In the first Battle of Los Angeles, the good people of LA County have prevailed. We beat ICE back. 1/
September 7, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with one of his own states.
This is completely unhinged.
This is completely unhinged.
September 6, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with one of his own states.
This is completely unhinged.
This is completely unhinged.
Today I suspended in-person work requirements for staff in our downtown Chicago office so we can prioritize their safety & security. The majority of our team are Black & Brown people & most take public transportation. We gain a lot from being together, but their safety is more important. #NoTroops
September 2, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Today I suspended in-person work requirements for staff in our downtown Chicago office so we can prioritize their safety & security. The majority of our team are Black & Brown people & most take public transportation. We gain a lot from being together, but their safety is more important. #NoTroops
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Our CEO, @andidurbin.bsky.social, was quoted in this thoughtful and cautious piece by @illinoisanswers.bsky.social about the state of Illinois' human services sector ten years after the budget impasse began.
10 Years After State Budget Impasse, Human Services in Illinois Again Brace for ‘Tsunami’
Nonprofits hurt by impasse boosted budgets with federal funding — now endangered by Trump.
illinoisanswers.org
August 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Our CEO, @andidurbin.bsky.social, was quoted in this thoughtful and cautious piece by @illinoisanswers.bsky.social about the state of Illinois' human services sector ten years after the budget impasse began.
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Barely an hour ago, Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif warned us all:
“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”
Israel just killed him.
“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”
Israel just killed him.
August 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Barely an hour ago, Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif warned us all:
“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”
Israel just killed him.
“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”
Israel just killed him.
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NEW: Since giving NYT hacked info from a Nazi and sending a swastika push alert, Substack's extremism is in the spotlight again. An investigation finds Substack is a haven for newsletters dedicated to white supremacy—with the co-founders' blessing.
A collab between @katz.theracket.news and me:
A collab between @katz.theracket.news and me:
Substack’s extremist ecosystem is flourishing
The app's recent swastika push alert was just the tip of the iceberg.
www.thehandbasket.co
August 7, 2025 at 2:28 PM
NEW: Since giving NYT hacked info from a Nazi and sending a swastika push alert, Substack's extremism is in the spotlight again. An investigation finds Substack is a haven for newsletters dedicated to white supremacy—with the co-founders' blessing.
A collab between @katz.theracket.news and me:
A collab between @katz.theracket.news and me:
This is one of the most important essays you can read. Please make the time. It's urgent. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/m...
How Trump Upended 60 Years of Civil Rights in Two Months
www.nytimes.com
June 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This is one of the most important essays you can read. Please make the time. It's urgent. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/m...
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THIS PARADE COULD HAVE BEEN AN EMAIL 💀💀💀💀💀💀
the contrast between the giant crowds protesting in cities all over the nation and the sad sparsely attended procession in DC of army soldiers with resting "this parade could have been an email" face is giving me life
June 14, 2025 at 10:52 PM
THIS PARADE COULD HAVE BEEN AN EMAIL 💀💀💀💀💀💀
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I need everyone on Normal People internet to know that American Girl Doll Instagram is doing doll protests today. There are tiny t-shirts and signs. AND THEN I realized it's a joint protest with the Barbie ppl, where there are EVEN TINIER SIGNS.
June 14, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I need everyone on Normal People internet to know that American Girl Doll Instagram is doing doll protests today. There are tiny t-shirts and signs. AND THEN I realized it's a joint protest with the Barbie ppl, where there are EVEN TINIER SIGNS.