Librarian at Chicago-Kent College of Law, kitchen tourist, yarn hobbyist and cat roommate (the last two don't always mix well). Views my own.https://bsky.app/profile/ebarney.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ebarney.bsky.social/post/3mnvd4bx63c2pSeeing the budget increase pass in Congress, details like the ones below of current ICE activity in Chicago, as well as the transcripts of the grand jury manipulation... disheartening is the lightest word that comes to mind. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jun 2026 23:12 +0000at://did:plc:a7xeiyaoenzlnlbdvmd3rfmx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnvd4bx63c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ebarney.bsky.social/post/3memnfuvljc2mI am very glad to be able to vote for @ramirez.house.gov - she has consistently stood up for our community in Chicago and beyond over years of local leadership. I'm glad to have a rep in Congress who sees what's happening clearly and uses her role against these evils. We just need more like her. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Feb 2026 23:36 +0000at://did:plc:a7xeiyaoenzlnlbdvmd3rfmx/app.bsky.feed.post/3memnfuvljc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ebarney.bsky.social/post/3m2pon7xqdk24The evil comes from among us too [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Oct 2025 22:24 +0000at://did:plc:a7xeiyaoenzlnlbdvmd3rfmx/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2pon7xqdk24https://bsky.app/profile/ebarney.bsky.social/post/3m263xpsvgk22I am grieving for the families across the city who have been separated today and for the many communities facing this campaign designed to terrorize and abuse our neighbors based on the color of their skin and the places they may have been born. Grateful for local journalists & orgs sharing info. https://thetriibe.com/2025/10/kidnappings-across-chicagos-northwest-side-bronzeville-cicero-and-suburbs-dhs-confirms-37-arrests-in-south-shore-apartments-raid/01 Oct 2025 22:35 +0000at://did:plc:a7xeiyaoenzlnlbdvmd3rfmx/app.bsky.feed.post/3m263xpsvgk22https://bsky.app/profile/ebarney.bsky.social/post/3lwx45ycn2c2rThis week has been an adventure in juggling spreadsheets and figuring out how to have 2-3 people be in 5-10 places at the same time for the start of 30-50 classes each day over 10-12 hours... We're getting our steps in and my knees are feeling it. 🏃‍♀️📊🏃‍♀️🗓️🏃‍♀️🕕🏃‍♀️ 😮‍💨21 Aug 2025 23:34 +0000at://did:plc:a7xeiyaoenzlnlbdvmd3rfmx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwx45ycn2c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ebarney.bsky.social/post/3lwsgt5usqc2mI forgot until the end of the day (a very long day running around trying to fix all the things) I'd chosen these socks today. I only verged on expressing this emotion once in a meeting today, though it may have been simmering at other times. I'll take that as a win, I guess?20 Aug 2025 03:01 +0000at://did:plc:a7xeiyaoenzlnlbdvmd3rfmx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwsgt5usqc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ebarney.bsky.social/post/3lrq4ev7xbc2nBetween all the data being removed from core gov't sites, firings, and policies controlling what agency scientists and/or grant funded studies can cover and/or where they can publish, "do your own research" is only going to get more and more dangerous. Plus default AI in so many search results... 🫣 [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jun 2025 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:a7xeiyaoenzlnlbdvmd3rfmx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrq4ev7xbc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ebarney.bsky.social/post/3lqqdwzy5mc2yAs well as all of our structures of societal support and safety regulation that have been gutted from the federal government [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Jun 2025 22:33 +0000at://did:plc:a7xeiyaoenzlnlbdvmd3rfmx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqqdwzy5mc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ebarney.bsky.social/post/3lpn4ifxvz22dHow have we not learned this yet?? At least we can add a comment - it only takes a minute to do so! "In a real sense all life is inter-related. All men are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly." [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 May 2025 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:a7xeiyaoenzlnlbdvmd3rfmx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpn4ifxvz22d