Keeley Sorokti

I get yelled at for saying this but for many hundreds of years people went to university not to get diplomas or be employable but because immersion in the humanities was considered foundational to a good life, and school must return to its original purpose: the joy of learning.

An older white woman walks through an ER, surveying the space, and remarks, “And how’s all this digital shit working out for you now?”

These are the questions.

Please please read this from the archbishop of Chicago

www.archchicago.org/statement/-/...

End of day Friday sundown over Lake Michigan 🥹 #Chicago

I want to build a .org tech stack and suck the oxygen out of the current tech h industry by designing ecosystems that support healthy communities, including individuals, local journalism, civic participation, and small businesses.

Who is thinking about this that I should connect with?

In my U.S. Civil Rights Movements class, we spend a lot of time thinking about historical memory. When movements get reduced to a few iconic leaders, the collective labor that made change possible disappears from view. It also obscures an important lesson: collective action is effective & difficult.

Somehow I got the idea that the Poetry Foundation was not doing events anymore, but here they are with a roster of events. www.poetryfoundation.org/events

Drop Kick Murphy’s speaking truth to power as usual. @dropkickmurphys.com

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Now: Dropkick Murphys hit the stage for a benefit in Minneapolis across from where Alex Pretti was killed by federal agents.

“We cannot thank you enough for all you’ve done on behalf of freedom and democracy in America”

Your Brain Is a Ferrari ADHD isn’t a death sentence. In fact, it’s a condition that can bring incredible gifts. Pointers for professionals and parents on how to explain ADHD to a child in a way that emphasizes strengths and ...

Classic Dr. Hallowell quote!

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WARNING: Illinois Is About to Elect a MAGA-Aligned Senator But it's not too late -- here's what we need to do to prevent a catastrophic failure and instead elect someone whose record aligns with our values

IL is on the verge of electing a Senator far more aligned with Trump, MAGA power brokers & ICE infrastructure expansion than the values of a deep-blue state.

Here’s what Raja Krishnamoorthi hopes you don’t know about him & how we elect someone better.

Hegseth looks joyous and is smiling way too much at this press conference. He’s like a middle schooler who just won a video game and is sharing what happened with his buddies.

“In Wilde’s tale, a portrait of the young and attractive Gray decays as the protagonist leads an increasingly wayward life, recording the extent of his moral corruption in paint.”

Picture of Dorian Gray
Date: 1943–44
Artist: Ivan Albright (American, 1897–1983)

www.artic.edu/artworks/937...

I just saw this painting at the Art Institute of Chicago for the first time. Spot on comment on this @ilibeebythesea.bsky.social!

A photo of the Chicago skyline viewed from the north across a stretch of open blue water. The skyline is silhouetted against a light pastel sunrise sky

A wintry photo of the Chicago River surrounded by the dense downtown cityscape. There's an elevated train crossing a bridge in the foreground

A photo looking along elevated train tracks towards the distant Sears Tower under a bright blue sky

A photo of the Chicago skyline from the south taken from a park full of yellow winter grasses

Happy birthday Chicago!

"Come and show me another city with lifted head singing so proud to be alive and coarse and strong and cunning."

A plate of food on a table outside at a house in Scottsdale. A pool and chaise lounges appear beyond the plate of mandarin oranges, tomato and basil salad, poached eggs, bacon and avocado.

This is what it looks like when a friend takes care of you.

My brain can’t compute anymore. It overheated this week. I don’t know how to take in all of the inputs right now. And I know I have to act somehow so have to reengage. But damn…..

“The Greater Masshole-Minnesota Sovereignty traces its origins to a pair of unrelated incidents: the Battle of Minneapolis in winter 2026 and the Dunkin Uprising that spring.”

—The Decline and Fall of the United States vol III, 2279

Taliesen West - you must visit!

#architecture #FrankLloydWright

Pizza Bianco burns a lot of wood

#Phoenix is different than I expected. I’m eating some of the best pizza I’ve ever had at Pizzeria Bianco and the landscape intertwined into the city is beautiful.

Close the Voter Registration Gap - The Civics Center High school students can lead drives to close the voter registration gap. Learn how preregistration empowers teens to become lifelong voters.

<30% of 18yos are registered for midterms vs. 75% of those age 45+.

🚨HS students! You have the power to close that gap. Pre-registration = do it early so you're ready to vote as soon as u turn 18.

🗳️We'll help u and your teachers learn the ropes! www.thecivicscenter.org/close-the-gap

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💧💧💧It was therapy. Well said. I don’t think I’ve ever felt so seen as when I saw Encanto.

Oldest of 6 and I can’t say it any better than @booktweeting.bsky.social : “I need to take care of everybody around me”

Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses "The legislature did not include a grace period."

It seems all Kansas-issued trans drivers' licenses are invalid, effective tomorrow

It is now illegal for trans people to drive a car until they surrender their license at a DMV (that most will need to drive to) and have it reissued with the wrong gender marker

This was never about woman's sports

I was just saying the other day that we need ranked choice #voting as I try to figure out who to vote for fo Congress in #IL7 #IL-07 #IL07. There are soooo many people running for Danny Davis’ seat.

Marj Halperin: Crowded Illinois primary races frustrate voters and weaken candidates With so many candidates running for Congress in Illinois, establishment candidates and those with the most money have a clear advantage.

Hey, #chicago let’s get Ranked Choice Voting before we are again swamped by candidates for Mayor. Next step: tell state lawmakers to pass #illinois SB2004 and provide needed clarity for municipalities to pass laws that stick. @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/25/o...

The Empower KM Conference Virtual Global Stage is tomorrow, February 26, 2026. Speakers include Dawn Brushammar, Maggie Starkey, Ana Neves, Badou Bousso, Nabil Keith Durand, and me.
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