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A Rogue Monster
@aroguemonster.bsky.social
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Chicago-based cat-loving abolitionist nerd.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Having a graphic designer as a friend means that you get custom stationery featuring you cats.
Don't worry, YOU TOO can commission cute cat stamps and stationery from Donovan! www.patreon.com/posts/open-f...
An envelope covered in pink, teal and black cow spots with line art drawings of two black and white cats with the text "Meow-mo from the Mookowskis" below the address line Note cards in light teal and pinkwith line art drawings of the heads of two black and white cats (Ellie and Rowan) with the text "Meow-mo " at the bottom A bounty of custom stationery Left: lined note paper with line draings of black and white cats (Ellie and Rowan) at the bottom. Center Top : An envelope covered in pink, teal and black cow spots with line art drawings of two black and white cats with the text "Meow-mo from the Mookowskis" below the address line Center Bottom: Custom postage stamps with pink, teal and black cow spots with line art drawings of two black and white cats with text identifying them as Ellie Mookowski and Rowan Mookowski Right: Note cards in light teal and pinkwith line art drawings of the heads of two black and white cats (Ellie and Rowan) with the text "Meow-mo " at the bottom Custom postage stamps with pink, teal and black cow spots with line art drawings of two black and white cats with text identifying them as Ellie Mookowski and Rowan Mookowski
November 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Let's Do Good In This World - by Ravi Zupa ravizupa.com/products/let...
Screenprinted illustration with line shading of a skeletal reaper representing Santa Muerte standing on a plinth wearing a yellow robe with a red cloak. In her right hand she is holding the world, in her left a two handed scythe with the words "Nobody makes it out of here alive" inscribed across the blade. The plinth is inscribed with the words "Let's do good in this world!" The artist's logo sits at the left shoulder of the saint, circled by the phrase "Thou art dust. Into dust thou shalt return" The entire print is framed by a thorny border of red roses. The Saint's head, the globe, and the logo are haloed with radiant lines of gold.
October 31, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from "Star Wars", "Star Trek", "Doctor Who", or "Transformers".
two humans looking extremely of their time (1981), one (Ford Prefect) in a striped blazzer over an argyle sweater, the other (Arthur Dent) in a plaid bathrobe with a perpetually confused look on his face. They are looking at a large clunky silver robot with pincher hands and a slightly sad face. The robot's name is Marvin Screenshot from the 1981 BBC series Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy
October 31, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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"BOSS, THE FASCISM" is on loop in my head
text based Tumblr post by nitewrighter Me: I don't get it. I thought I was doing a lot better than I was a few years ago. I'm like 10 times more on top of things than I used to be. How does everything feel terrible now? The Tiny Me in OSHA-approved Hi-Vis Gear Who lives in my brain and pulls all the levers: Boss, it's the fascism. You're completely gunked up with cortisol due to the fact that your entire daily life is now underscored with a haunting awareness of the rapid erosion of your rights, dignity, and any and all social safety nets, and you're also bearing witness to the most vulnerable people immediately being persecuted. This creates a natural stress response that basically means you're going to continue having memory and organizational problems, as well as emotional imbalances. Me: BUT I HAVE A BULLET JOURNAL AND I MEDITATE NOW. Tiny OSHA Me: BOSS, THE FASCISM.
October 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Important update in these trying times:
Miss Daisy has a Halloween costume
A plastic skeleton with no forearms or legs is buckled into the center back seat of a grey car parked in a garage. She is wearing a peachy-orange beanie with some button flair attached. She also has on a glittery black cat ear headband, glitter black bowtie, and a glitter black tail tied to her ribs. She looks very happy with her costume.
October 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Go big or go home: chicago.craigslist.org/chc/fuo/d/ch... A canopy bed fit for a queen. or something.
an overwrought french provincial meets baroque canopy bed with a bedskirt with gauzy layers that would make a Selkie dress-wearing gal jealous. its a lot, in a distressed cream with painted roses on the footboard and gilt fillagrie on the canopy header
October 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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I intentionally didn't post these until they were in my hands, but a decade old wishlist item is now in my garage waiting to get the sawdust blown off of it. All of the hardware on it is intact, and we snagged these for a mere $70 (this is highway robbery for this kind of thing)
a stacked pair of 15-drawer card catalogs in a medium blonde wood. all of the hardware is intact, and assorted tags and lables are akimbo from travel.
September 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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I'm also still a sucker for " Treestones" (learn more here: www.atlasobscura.com/articles/why...). There are a LOT up at Bohemian, but I had never seen one with this broken canvas motif! Note the palette and brushes above the easel.
A tree-shaped monument of concrete, with an easel holding what looks like a canvas piece of art that has been broken thru the center. Above, entangled in the carved ivy leaves, is an artists pallet and brushes.
September 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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My big triumph was finding my first ever Zinkie! but I was blessed to see a second one on our way out! Zinc monuments had a brief heyday before WWI, and they are absolutely stunning in their detail after all these years.
(learn more here: karenmillerbennett.com/metal-cemete...)
A blue-grey zinc grave monument, in a taller style. It is crowned by an urn draped with a shroud and a rose garland. Below it has what looks like a miniature mausoleum, with colums at the corners and a peaked roof. Between the columns is a bolted in customized plaque for the death of James Oscar Humphry (1810-1893). It sits on a be that looks like carved stone but is actually more zinc! It is in very good condition, with only some slight discoloration. All of the details are crisp, even after 120+years A blue-grey zinc grave monument, in a taller style. It is crowned by an urn draped with a shroud and a rose garland. Below it has what looks like a miniature mausoleum, with colums at the corners and a peaked roof. Between the columns is a bolted in customized plaque for the death of Bella Ann Humphrey (died 1889). It sits on a be that looks like carved stone but is actually more zinc! It is in very good condition, with only some slight discoloration. All of the details are crisp, even after 120+years A blue-grey zinc grave monument, in a squatter more rectangular style. It looks like a miniature mausoleum, with collums at the corners and a peaked roof with a holly leaf friese. Between the columns is a bolted in customized plaque for the death of Henry H Thornton (1840-1886). Below is a less ornate plaque for Georgiana Thornton (1832-1909). It sits on a be that looks like carved stone but is actually more zinc! It is in very good condition, with only some slight discoloration. All of the details are crisp, even after 120+years A blue-grey zinc grave monument, in a squatter more rectangular style. It looks like a miniature mausoleum, with collums at the corners and a peaked roof with a holly leaf friese. Between the columns is a bolted in stock insert featuring the logo of the Grand Army of the Republic (an open winged eagle sitting on crossed canons, with a US flag hanging below like like a ribbon to hold the 5 pointed star medal ) . It sits on a be that looks like carved stone but is actually more zinc! It is in very good condition, with only some slight discoloration. All of the details are crisp, even after 120+years
September 7, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Another excellent #Cemtember romp, this time thru a small portion of Rosehill Cemetery. Even a short visit was filled with so much history and a few triumphs. The cemetery has graves dating back to the mid 1800's, and is still active to this day.
I am also continuing my love of the parasol.
a wide view of a shadow dappled cemetery, with a large dead tree trunk. Set further back in the image, quite small, is a woman in a blue skirt with a black parasol shielding her from the sun.
September 7, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/tls/d/ar... Not a terrible price for an apothecary-like cabinet. I'd ditch the wheels. While I appreciate the ingenuity of conduit hangers for handles, i'd swap those out too.
A large wood apothecary cabinet on industrial wheels. all in all it has 23 drawers of various sizes with cute numbered labels and brass colored drawer pulls made from conduit hangers. A large wood apothecary cabinet on industrial wheels. all in all it has 23 drawers of various sizes with cute numbered labels and brass colored drawer pulls made from conduit hangers. From this angle you can see the top and have a clearer view of the "drawer pulls"
August 22, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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I finally put these adorable apothecary jars to use! Two little terrariums with nerve plants that will live on my mantle. They were so much smaller than I realized when I started filling them up. Lets all hope they stay alive. Big shout out to Rooted Living for having all the supplies for me!
a pair of curvy apothecary jars turned into terrariums. They are about a third full of dirt and feature pink and green nerve plants filling the volume. Each has a small model coffin inside, because I am me. a close up of a curvy apothecary jar turned into a terrarium. it is about a third full of dirt and feature pink and green nerve plants filling the volume. there is a small bit of moisture condensing inside. a close up of a curvy apothecary jar turned into a terrarium. it is about a third full of dirt and feature pink and green nerve plants filling the volume. At the base of the plants is a small model coffin, because I am myself.
July 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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MCM milk glass pendants are on my wishlist for the bedroom.
a pair of white glass MCM pendants with a ridged cylendar that gradually to a wide hip and then cuts back in at the bottom. they have aged chrome fittings.
July 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Always be sharing this. Tell your friends. Put it in your phone.
If you need assistance due to ICE detention or to report any suspected ICE sightings, call 855-435-7693 Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights Visit icirr.org/fsn for hotline and Know Your Rights info
June 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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If you can show up and be present, you can help slow and prevent the terror happening in our city.
an illustration of hands reaching across barbed wire lines, unable to reach each other. Bold text over the image says ICE is tearing families apart. We won't let that happen in silence. Immigration Courthouse 55 E Monroe 9am Weekdays
June 13, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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People are turning up to deter ICE From kidnapping people from court.
No one has been taken in two days since this ICE WATCH started.
If you can, get to Monroe and help defend our neighbors.
a high contrast black and white photo of a sign saying "Immigration Court This Way" Bold text: No days off when I.C.E. is taking our people June 12 - 9am 55 E Monroe, Chicago We're outhere every weekday.
June 12, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Folks posted up outside of Immigration Court today to let ICE know they aren't welcome.
ICE didn't detain anyone, and cases were rescheduled.
a black and white photo of a sign posted on a door that says "The Chicago Immigration Court will close today at 12:00PM" THEY SHUT IT DOWN BECAUSE WE SHOWED UP this is the front line. 9:00am every weekday 55 E Monroe - Be There.
June 10, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Sharing from IG. Ralley in support of our undocumented neighbors. 9am Tuesday at 55 E Monroe
June 9, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Y'all! Its the final two darom hitting $10k! I love fundraising for Chicago Abortion Fund each year, and I'm so proud of the work our team has done.
There is a match going, so we only need $250 to hit our goal!
fund.nnaf.org/alw25
a meme format image with a frog labeled as the National Network of Abortion Funds holding a fat wad of $100 bills Text: Hell ya I'm DTF - Down to Fund Abortion
May 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Part one of our bake sale success transferred to our fundraiser page! Hooray for the match doubling our success!
There is still a match going!
Fund.nnaf.org/alw25
A split screen shot of the Oh The Hugh Manatees venmo page with $425 balance. The bottom split shows the donation page with a $425 donation MATCHED by an anonymous donor during this match week
May 25, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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A table of home made baked goods individually wrapped for sale A table of baked foods individually wrapped for sale
May 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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MORE GOOD NEWS! Its another secret match week as we wrap up our fundraising for Chicago Abortion Fund!
Double your dollars as we help fund abortion access for people all across the country.
fund.nnaf.org/alw25
I'm excited to announce that all donations in the final stretch of our campaign will be matched by a generous, anonymous donor up to $40K, in honor of CAF's 40th anniversary. Currently we have just under $95,000 to go to hit our goal.
May 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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The news is bad, but today's sunrise was pretty great.
a brilliant orange, pink, purple, and blue sunrise over urban residential streets, with churches and and trees silhouetted.
May 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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My team is having a bake sale as we speed towards the end of Fund-A-Thon season! We'll be raising money for Chicago Abortion Fund while serving sweet and savory treats in front of Dispensary 33 in Andersonville.
We'll also have some pro-abortion swag for sale!
Pink and blue graphic cookeis frame a flyer for a bake sale - Oh! The Hugh Manatees is having a BAKE SALE supporting Chicago Abortion Fund. May 25 12pm - 4pm in Front of Dispensary 33 - 5001 N Clark St Hugh the Manatee lets us know that "We're selling more than just baked goods!"
May 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM