K Meyer

Second-generation American, feminist; FT non-profit professional; PT lover of wine, beer, travel & #stroopwafel. This is a personal page.

[K Meyer @kat7meyer]

@IllinoisAnswers “The people restrained ranged in age from 18 to at least 70, with the exception of at least four minors, ages 12, 13, 16 and 17. They were booked on charges ranging from disorderly conduct and traffic offenses to murder….”

[The BGA's Illinois Answers Project @IllinoisAnswers]

Warning: This story includes mention of self-harm.

A 9-month investigation by our team found Illinois county jails restrain people in chairs on average more than 1K times a year. Some people were restrained for hours or days on end and suffered injuries. https://t.co/QgA2eKgp5l

[K Meyer @kat7meyer]

@IllinoisAnswers Congratulations @Ruby_Bailey! Excited to have you join BGA and @IllinoisAnswers team

[K Meyer @kat7meyer]

@stevewarmbir @ctoner @mina_bloom_ @colinbphoto @IllinoisAnswers @BlockClubCHI Congrats!! 🙌

[K Meyer @kat7meyer]

@IllinoisAnswers @JewlJackson1 @Chicago_Reader Congrats @JewlJackson1 !!! 🙌

[Jordan Abudayyeh @JordanAbudayyeh]

Misleading reporting…

37 officers have moved to Florida. There are 11,000+ officers just in the City of Chicago. That’s less than one percent.

There are 29,000+ officers statewide. That amounts to .12 percent of the police force moving.

Do better.

[K Meyer @kat7meyer]

@slulay2 @_ManuelRamos_ @rrhinton @BlockClubCHI @chlawrence @mickeyd1971 @mina_bloom_ @McCormick_Fdn @driehausfdn Congrats @_ManuelRamos_ ! And @rrhinton ! You’ll both be missed @BetterGov but also so excited to follow your ongoing leadership and work!

[K Meyer @kat7meyer]

@rrhinton Congrats @rrhinton , we’ll miss you at @BetterGov and soooo excited to cheer you and see all you’ll be leading at @BlockClubCHI ! They’re lucky to have you. Hoping more collaboration between our teams is in the works!

[The BGA's Illinois Answers Project @IllinoisAnswers]

New: The City of Chicago has spent only 15% of $52M in federal money dedicated for homeless programs and the clock is ticking for them to spend the rest.

Read the full investigation here: https://t.co/dFJj1ZuQfU

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: The 75th Emmy Awards have been postponed. The ceremony, originally planned for Sept. 18, may be pushed to January because of the actors’ and writers’ strikes. https://t.co/jHKEoXPETR

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Emmett Till's cousin, Rev Wheeler Parker Jr: "It's been quite a journey for me from darkness to the light, when I sat with my family on the night of terror when Emmett was taken from us, taken to be tortured, brutally murdered...back then I could never imagine a moment like this"

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher: "How they plead poverty that they are losing money left and right when they give $100 millions to their CEOs."

“If we don’t stand tall right now, we are all going to be in jeopardy of being replaced by machines”

[Pierre Deep Sea @pgirguis]

As far as I'm concerned, this will never ever stop being funny. 😂

[The BGA's Illinois Answers Project @IllinoisAnswers]

Fellow journalists & FOIA enthusiasts: we're hosting a virtual FOIA training with @mvtopic and @journo_cam on June 27th and you're invited!

Learn more and register: https://t.co/n5EAU7b4L8

[Philip Melanchthon Wegmann @PhilipWegmann]

During a radio interview, as the show was wrapping, I got a text from my mother

The host started to say "thanks for joining us," and rather than going with the usual "thanks for having me," I accidentally said what I was texting...

Out loud, on air, I replied, "Love you too."

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

This man was a teacher for 40 years. At year 2 or 3, on Picture Day, he realized he'd worn the same outfit as the previous year, so he got the idea to continue to do so for his whole teaching career (1973-2012)

[Mt. St. Helens @MtStHelensWA]

Who is me, bitch.

[K Meyer @kat7meyer]

@BetterGov @sidneeking Awesome job @sidneeking 🎉

[Jane of the North @JaneotN]

“Until a drag queen walks into a school and beats eight kids to death with a copy of ‘To Kill A Mockingbird,’ I think you’re focusing on the wrong shit.”
~ Wanda Sykes

[Better Government Association @BetterGov]

Yesterday's Supreme Court FOIA ruling limits transparency. Read our statement on it here: https://t.co/dKY15tHw9R