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Jes

@jwolfe73.bsky.social

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I like houseplants and ceramics. There will be cat pictures and typos.

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Jes @jwolfe73.bsky.social · Nov 14

I'm dragging this photo over from the other place and pinning it here since it makes me laugh. This is from my morning commute on the CTA Blue Line in February 2020. My first sign that things were going to get really weird, really quickly, and stay that way.

Subway seats covered with packages of bacon.

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Jes @jwolfe73.bsky.social · 1h

If you want a break from all this nonsense, but are too brain-damaged to log off, I recommend perusing the "Stupid Dove Nests" Subreddit - www.reddit.com/r/stupiddove...

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june 🧛‍♀️ @juneever.green · 2h

Marisa Tomei as Mona Lisa Vito in My Cousin Vinny (1992).

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Jes @jwolfe73.bsky.social · 13h

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Tammi, yeah, that one. 2.1 @tammi.bsky.social · 21h

I found a 19th century Cat Villain!

A huge chonk of a fluffy cat sitting on a table near an open fire. The cat is cream and grey and appears to be shaped like a barrel in a fur coat. They are scowling fiercely with their moustache and bewhiskered ears apparently flowing back into the cold wind. There's a definite vibe that this villainous cat twirls their moustache as they evict orphans into the aforementioned blizzard and think Scrooge was an easy-going lightweight. They are magnificent.

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Jes @jwolfe73.bsky.social · 16h

I don't care if you live in a gated community in Iowa, protest this shit.

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Jes @jwolfe73.bsky.social · 16h

There was pearl clutching about cops resigning en masse if Brandon Johnson won the mayoral election for Chicago in 2023, while I think he's a fairly mediocre mayor, it turns out they didn't. Long-standing right wing trope fails to deliver yet again.

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Jes @jwolfe73.bsky.social · 16h

I ended up waiting until 11am

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Jes @jwolfe73.bsky.social · 18h

It’s so fucked up, I was helping my friend put up Halloween decorations outdoors like I do every year and they were throwing tear gas canisters three blocks over by a church

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Jes @jwolfe73.bsky.social · 21h

This is a short walk from my house😡

The Sidewalk School @thesidewalkschool.bsky.social · 22h

Keep Resisting Chicago! At Wilson and Sawyer -an hour ago. 10/12/25

Jes @jwolfe73.bsky.social · 1d

*ICIRR

Jes @jwolfe73.bsky.social · 1d

Northside ICRR update. 11:23am

ICIRR Eyes on ICE Update: This morning, Rapid Response Teams verified the presence of federal agents at multiple locations on the north side of Chicago including Rogers Park, West Ridge North Park, Edgewater, Uptown, Lakeview and in Evanston, IL. Multiple people have been detained. This is an ongoing operation.

Please be vigilant & aware of potential immigration enforcement in these areas. You have the right to film police activity, the right to remain silent, the right to speak to an attorney, and the right to refuse to sign anything.

ICIRR hotline: 855-435-7693
KYR card: bit.ly/ICIRRCards

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Jes @jwolfe73.bsky.social · 1d

Cleaning my apartment this morning and stressing out when is too early to vacuum to respect the downstairs neighbors who may want to sleep in on a Sunday morning.

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Jes @jwolfe73.bsky.social · 1d

His fur is starting to grow back in from where it was shaved on his legs for IVs.

Black cat sitting on a light blue and white rug in the sun.

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Jes @jwolfe73.bsky.social · 1d

"it's under administrative processing"

Jes @jwolfe73.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Marathon day to all who celebrate (I'm still in my pjs drinking coffee).

Woman holding a sign that reads "therapy was also an option"

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Jes @jwolfe73.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, I love this, I will plan to contribute

Mike Fragassi @refrag.bsky.social · 1d

Los Barriles on Lawrence in Chicago is opening up their ofrenda to public contributions

Red sign in window, with line art of Mexican skulls and marigolds: "Celebrate Dia de los Muertos with us!
Honor the memory of your loved ones with a photo, a treat, a trinket. or write their name on a note.
This ofrenda is open to everybody!
Explore other ofrendas + Find food and Items to contribute

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 1d

RIP Tony Fitzpatrick. Taught me so much about what it means to love a place so much that you become one with it. A truly singular Chicago artist.

A vibrant collage by Tony Fitzpatrick features a peregrine falcon with architectural elements and bold text related to Chicago.

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Jes @jwolfe73.bsky.social · 1d

Was considering going to the Model/Actriz show tonight at Lincoln Hall, but I guess it is sold out.

Jes @jwolfe73.bsky.social · 2d

TIL that fighting disease is "Democrat-oriented"

Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 2d

It was yet another rough night for CDC employees: Dozens — possibly hundreds, they are still self-surveying — were let go late at night, including those who worked on the prestigious MMWR reports

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

www.nytimes.com

Jes @jwolfe73.bsky.social · 2d

Week two of gathering at our local bar for the whistle project. The turnout was incredible.

Pile of zines stating “Form a crowd stay loud”

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Jes @jwolfe73.bsky.social · 2d

What the actual fuck?

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 2d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...