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Chris Jalufka
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memory bank // archive of unimportant things

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This is … a fair question. And DeRosa, if only for the sake of her own conscience, should think about what a fair answer to the question should be.
October 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
evening portrait
September 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Hey there Scott Walker. I noticed you deleted this after learning that in fact the shooter was from the right. I don’t think it matters either way, violence is violence, so I’m waiting for you to tweet the same thing with corrected facts?

Cuz you’re uh, to use your words, “being silent.”
June 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Two phrases that need to be retired:
“We are better than this.” (We’re not.)
The U.S. president is “the leader of the free world.” (He’s not.)
June 14, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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A reminder that none of this is true about AOC, it’s demonstrably and provably untrue, and it’s being pushed by the kind of C-list (ok, D-list?) celebs who flock to Trump and MAGA:
May 28, 2025 at 2:48 AM
The Desert and the Golden Rule
the attraction of solitude
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May 23, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Rejection has played a big role in my life—it formed into the bitterness in which I lived in the world.

Not sure if it’s a specifically male bitterness, but I think a lot of men might understand the feeling.

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The Rejected Man
A Male Cocktail of Shame + Embarrassment = Bitterness
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May 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
From the archives—portrait of @aliciamariebody.bsky.social He-Man
May 2, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Found this MAGA chatbot on Instagram. At least it knows MAGA voted against their best interests
April 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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I mean, yeah.
April 30, 2025 at 1:57 PM
'Ceremony' by Chris Jalufka
YouTube video by EVIL TENDER
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April 24, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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My eldest daughter Claudia once asked me why there isn’t a provision that says that convicted felons can’t be president and this was *exactly* my answer
Never.
April 24, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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WOW. Kilmar García was deported off a bogus, discredited gang sheet—based on junk intel from a cop later convicted of misconduct.

Trump’s still using it to deny him due process.

📌 COPS: He wore Chicago Bulls hat they claimed was “Hispanic gang culture” and meant he was in good standing with MS-13.
April 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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New: Pete Hegseth shared sensitive information about military strikes to another Signal group chat that included his wife and brother.
Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat
The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said.
www.nytimes.com
April 20, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Happy Easter to those expected to celebrate

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Trade The Cross for the Cosmos
An Atheist on Easter reads Henry Miller
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April 20, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Recently, my wife was recalling a moment before my accident, before sobriety and therapy. She said, “you were so angry all the time.”

She’s right. I was. That feels like a different version of me.

The change was slow—so gradual I hadn’t noticed.

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Man in Therapy
Gradual change—suddenly—appears!
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April 19, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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Prove that you didn’t just snatch a legal resident of the United States off the streets and ship him to a foreign country for illegal detention. Has he been convicted of a crime? Has he been formally charged and appeared before a court? This administration is behaving like the terrorist.
April 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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when she was florida’s atty general, trump “donated” $25k to her campaign and she suddenly dropped a fraud case against trump university. someone check her price tag for this and we’ll scape it together.
Bondi says she's looking at suing Minnesota and California next over their accommodations for trans people, saying "they are the top two that should be on notice"
April 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The New York Public Library Digital Collection is an amazing resource for inspiration—a favorite act of writing is to create a story around whatever random public domain images come up. From forgotten images—glorp—a story!
Stories built from the Public Domain
from forgotten images—glorp—a story!
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April 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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One of hundreds of people abducted by ICE and sold to slavery in El Salvador was a 19 year old with no criminal record in the US or Venezuela and no tattoos of any kind.

An ICE kidnapper who grabbed him outside his house said, "He's not the one."

The other said, "Take him anyway."

So they did.
April 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Visual art takes one second to absorb and form an opinion.

Writing takes time to absorb—and not everyone is willing to spend that time on the unknown, perhaps even the unworthy.
Publishing a book is easy, sharing is hard
Plus! A Book Excerpt!
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April 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
A love story to my collection of baseball hats
The Nature of Collecting:
The Value of Memory
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April 12, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I'm a collector. I have a collection of collections. Some objects are sought for their power to return me to a former self.
The Nature of Collecting:
The Value of Memory
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April 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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April 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The art of UK based printmaker Georgia Green has a spirit—an inner ghost. Green casts remarkable shapes and color in tangible layers of ink.

"I always prioritise texture over detail."

Interview up Substack where I'll be sharing more interviews, essays on art, and other words on / around art.
Blown Out Daydreams:
Interview with Printmaker Georgia Green
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April 7, 2025 at 4:51 AM