Rupa Jogani
@rjogani.bsky.social
your favorite vampire | writer & researcher | website: rupajogani.com | author & creator of neighbors.love | co-founder of anigay.io | they/them
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Rupa Jogani
@rjogani.bsky.social
· May 23
Neighbors
a story about food and love
neighbors.love
I'm excited to present to you all the launch of Neighbors: A Story about Food and Love.
It's a food blog that is also my first novel!
You can read the first chapter and recipe below, about how this project came to be, and the wonderful collaborators who helped me bring it to life.
neighbors.love
It's a food blog that is also my first novel!
You can read the first chapter and recipe below, about how this project came to be, and the wonderful collaborators who helped me bring it to life.
neighbors.love
Can't believe I'm considering going to my least favorite city, London, so I can see Pet Shop Boys perform a concert of just B-Sides and fan favorites
November 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Can't believe I'm considering going to my least favorite city, London, so I can see Pet Shop Boys perform a concert of just B-Sides and fan favorites
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Durbin's Illinois office isn't taking any live calls, but you can definitely scream into his voicemail at this number: 312-353-4952
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Durbin's Illinois office isn't taking any live calls, but you can definitely scream into his voicemail at this number: 312-353-4952
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Hearing from more people after this went out.
"We're all pissed. This was a lot of unnecessary stress on people and their families for nothing. And if I win the lottery tonight I absolutely will spend millions to hire people to follow these 8 Dems around for a year and make their lives miserable."
"We're all pissed. This was a lot of unnecessary stress on people and their families for nothing. And if I win the lottery tonight I absolutely will spend millions to hire people to follow these 8 Dems around for a year and make their lives miserable."
I heard from a bunch of federal employees last night and this morning. They aren't happy.
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
'A Slap in the Face': Federal Employees Feel Betrayed by Democrats' Shutdown Cave
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something."
www.gravityisgone.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Hearing from more people after this went out.
"We're all pissed. This was a lot of unnecessary stress on people and their families for nothing. And if I win the lottery tonight I absolutely will spend millions to hire people to follow these 8 Dems around for a year and make their lives miserable."
"We're all pissed. This was a lot of unnecessary stress on people and their families for nothing. And if I win the lottery tonight I absolutely will spend millions to hire people to follow these 8 Dems around for a year and make their lives miserable."
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NEW: Supreme Court rejects long-shot effort to overturn ruling that legalized gay marriage:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
Supreme Court rejects long-shot effort to overturn same-sex marriage ruling
The court turned away an appeal filed by Kim Davis, a former county clerk in Kentucky who was sued after refusing to issue a marriage license to a gay couple.
www.nbcnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
NEW: Supreme Court rejects long-shot effort to overturn ruling that legalized gay marriage:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
First thought on waking up:
Fuck the Democrats
Second thought:
Thank you, brain, for finally giving me a cute romantic dream
Third thought:
Seriously, fuck the centrist Democrats!!!!
Fuck the Democrats
Second thought:
Thank you, brain, for finally giving me a cute romantic dream
Third thought:
Seriously, fuck the centrist Democrats!!!!
November 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
First thought on waking up:
Fuck the Democrats
Second thought:
Thank you, brain, for finally giving me a cute romantic dream
Third thought:
Seriously, fuck the centrist Democrats!!!!
Fuck the Democrats
Second thought:
Thank you, brain, for finally giving me a cute romantic dream
Third thought:
Seriously, fuck the centrist Democrats!!!!
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ACCURATE
look I know being an engaged citizen IS the work of democracy but it is also the work of elected officials not to create situations where everyone has to be mobilized all the time to prevent them from allowing some kind of Dickensian horror on a Sunday night while you're in between loads of laundry
November 10, 2025 at 1:19 AM
ACCURATE
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never occurred to any dem at all including dems from illnois to attempt to condition reopening the government on ending the military occupation of chicago btw don't think we didn't notice that
November 10, 2025 at 12:47 AM
never occurred to any dem at all including dems from illnois to attempt to condition reopening the government on ending the military occupation of chicago btw don't think we didn't notice that
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If a budget deal goes through without restoring Medicaid & ACA subsidies, they will never be restored.
That's a death sentence for millions of Americans but also to the entire republic and economy: Health care is a for-profit business generating TREMENDOUS economic activity & will grind to a halt.
That's a death sentence for millions of Americans but also to the entire republic and economy: Health care is a for-profit business generating TREMENDOUS economic activity & will grind to a halt.
November 10, 2025 at 12:16 AM
If a budget deal goes through without restoring Medicaid & ACA subsidies, they will never be restored.
That's a death sentence for millions of Americans but also to the entire republic and economy: Health care is a for-profit business generating TREMENDOUS economic activity & will grind to a halt.
That's a death sentence for millions of Americans but also to the entire republic and economy: Health care is a for-profit business generating TREMENDOUS economic activity & will grind to a halt.
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I'm legitimately confused about the play here. No person who now is going to go without coverage in the ACA is going to just blame the GOP. They will rightly blame the Democrats too. Dems won't get "points" for "fighting" if they cave. It makes little sense.
November 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I'm legitimately confused about the play here. No person who now is going to go without coverage in the ACA is going to just blame the GOP. They will rightly blame the Democrats too. Dems won't get "points" for "fighting" if they cave. It makes little sense.
You can't leave voicemails for Durbin outside of open hours so I sent a message through his portal and will call first thing in the morning.
November 9, 2025 at 11:02 PM
You can't leave voicemails for Durbin outside of open hours so I sent a message through his portal and will call first thing in the morning.
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I'm hearing the same thing. Dems are nearing a surrender. I'm shocked. Largest protest in history + best election night in years + polling showing we're kicking their ass in public opinion. And now Dems may cave.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I'm hearing the same thing. Dems are nearing a surrender. I'm shocked. Largest protest in history + best election night in years + polling showing we're kicking their ass in public opinion. And now Dems may cave.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
Wild how doing 50 jumping jacks every morning actually makes my body feel a lot better.
Going to work my way up to 100 jumping jacks over the coming weeks, but anyway, shout out lymphatic drainage for making my hips hurt less.
Going to work my way up to 100 jumping jacks over the coming weeks, but anyway, shout out lymphatic drainage for making my hips hurt less.
November 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Wild how doing 50 jumping jacks every morning actually makes my body feel a lot better.
Going to work my way up to 100 jumping jacks over the coming weeks, but anyway, shout out lymphatic drainage for making my hips hurt less.
Going to work my way up to 100 jumping jacks over the coming weeks, but anyway, shout out lymphatic drainage for making my hips hurt less.
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How to wash Chiitan🫧
ちぃたん☆のシャワーシーン大公開ですっ☆
ちぃたん☆のシャワーシーン大公開ですっ☆
November 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM
How to wash Chiitan🫧
ちぃたん☆のシャワーシーン大公開ですっ☆
ちぃたん☆のシャワーシーン大公開ですっ☆
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OutKast is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
November 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
OutKast is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
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Chicago Public Library's budget cuts would mean losing HALF of the materials budget. It would mean losing 90 staff members.
Cop budget's fine, though.
Cop budget's fine, though.
The People Want to Read: on the massive budget cuts proposed for Chicago Public Library. What's at stake and what you can do, whether or not you live in Chicago.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
The People Want To Read: On Massive Budget Cuts Proposed in Chicago
If passed, Chicago Public Library will lose half their budget for acquiring new books and materials.
buttondown.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Chicago Public Library's budget cuts would mean losing HALF of the materials budget. It would mean losing 90 staff members.
Cop budget's fine, though.
Cop budget's fine, though.
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“The regime wants all of us afraid. It is counting on fear immobilizing us and perhaps even turning us against each other. Instead, what we are currently seeing in Chicago is that solidarity can overcome fear and can give people the courage and tenacity to fight for each other.” --Mariame Kaba
In Chicago, We Run Toward Danger Together
"Faced with unrelenting state violence, Chicagoans have refused to be cowed," says Mariame Kaba.
organizingmythoughts.org
November 8, 2025 at 3:34 PM
“The regime wants all of us afraid. It is counting on fear immobilizing us and perhaps even turning us against each other. Instead, what we are currently seeing in Chicago is that solidarity can overcome fear and can give people the courage and tenacity to fight for each other.” --Mariame Kaba
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A majority of the days the government has ever been shut down, Donald Trump was president. www.howtoreadthisch.art/red-versus-b...
November 8, 2025 at 7:04 PM
A majority of the days the government has ever been shut down, Donald Trump was president. www.howtoreadthisch.art/red-versus-b...
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Happy Frankenstein Day! Felt like winding down with some fan art of @realgdt.bsky.social’s flick, which released today on Netflix but is also still in theaters, which is where I recommend seeing it.
Loved this film.
Loved this film.
November 8, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Happy Frankenstein Day! Felt like winding down with some fan art of @realgdt.bsky.social’s flick, which released today on Netflix but is also still in theaters, which is where I recommend seeing it.
Loved this film.
Loved this film.
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“A lot of people are looking to Chicago right now, because the work we’re doing—the work you’re doing, if you’re wearing a whistle, protesting in the streets, practicing mutual aid, or responding to ICE alerts—is helping people around the U.S. imagine a meaningful response to the threats they face…”
My latest is a love letter to Chicago. "I see you stumbling through the stubborn, awkward rhythm of showing up, again and again. I see you fighting alongside people who sometimes frustrate and confuse you, and defending neighbors you may have never met, because you know they’re all your people."
In Chicago, We Run Toward Danger Together
"Faced with unrelenting state violence, Chicagoans have refused to be cowed," says Mariame Kaba.
organizingmythoughts.org
November 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
“A lot of people are looking to Chicago right now, because the work we’re doing—the work you’re doing, if you’re wearing a whistle, protesting in the streets, practicing mutual aid, or responding to ICE alerts—is helping people around the U.S. imagine a meaningful response to the threats they face…”
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"After the federal mass-deportation initiative dubbed “Operation Midway Blitz” hit the shelter, a meeting was held the next day. Black residents affirmed they stood with Latino residents and the raid impacted everyone. Afterward folks were less divided by race..."
hammerandhope.org/article/trum...
hammerandhope.org/article/trum...
Trump Escalates Tyranny in Chicago
Having a common enemy sometimes unifies people, whether an unhoused Venezuelan migrant in Bronzeville or a mother in a South Shore apartment.
hammerandhope.org
November 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
"After the federal mass-deportation initiative dubbed “Operation Midway Blitz” hit the shelter, a meeting was held the next day. Black residents affirmed they stood with Latino residents and the raid impacted everyone. Afterward folks were less divided by race..."
hammerandhope.org/article/trum...
hammerandhope.org/article/trum...
Frantically signing contracts, checking finances are in order, and finishing bookings for travels the next few months before Mercury retrograde hits in full force this Sunday.
November 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Frantically signing contracts, checking finances are in order, and finishing bookings for travels the next few months before Mercury retrograde hits in full force this Sunday.
It's absurd that I can't kiss Arthur Morgan???
November 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
It's absurd that I can't kiss Arthur Morgan???
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Tonight was the inaugural ride of our new home buyout program. We connect with vendors too scared to be out, and we purchase from them at home. Tonight we bought 250 tamales, divided into 3 teams to deliver all over the city to folks on the street, Love Fridges, and a youth shelter.
November 7, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Tonight was the inaugural ride of our new home buyout program. We connect with vendors too scared to be out, and we purchase from them at home. Tonight we bought 250 tamales, divided into 3 teams to deliver all over the city to folks on the street, Love Fridges, and a youth shelter.
Booked more of my Japan trip today 🥰
November 7, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Booked more of my Japan trip today 🥰