Leigh Kunkel
@leighkunkel.bsky.social
Journalist with a weird dog in Chicago
For Charlotte friends who want to prepare, we made our little whistle station with a plastic planter (drainage in the bottom in case it rains), zip ties, and no-heat lamination paper
November 15, 2025 at 11:34 PM
For Charlotte friends who want to prepare, we made our little whistle station with a plastic planter (drainage in the bottom in case it rains), zip ties, and no-heat lamination paper
Really hoping we get a JCO-style takedown of JD Vance from the Chicago pope
November 13, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Really hoping we get a JCO-style takedown of JD Vance from the Chicago pope
My best friend Julia's mom passed away in 2022 and Julia gave me a cutting from her favorite plant. This year, it's finally flowering
November 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
My best friend Julia's mom passed away in 2022 and Julia gave me a cutting from her favorite plant. This year, it's finally flowering
CHICAGO GET OUTSIDE
November 12, 2025 at 3:19 AM
CHICAGO GET OUTSIDE
Oh so it's SNOWING snowing in Chicago tonight
November 10, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Oh so it's SNOWING snowing in Chicago tonight
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I see people throwing themselves in front of armored feds on the streets. People pushing to get close to Broadview ICE to stop the evil horrors inside & out. Regular people are throwing themselves into the path of danger daily & their reward is to have their health care taken away by rich cowards
November 10, 2025 at 5:46 AM
I see people throwing themselves in front of armored feds on the streets. People pushing to get close to Broadview ICE to stop the evil horrors inside & out. Regular people are throwing themselves into the path of danger daily & their reward is to have their health care taken away by rich cowards
Lucy isn't even holding the football! She's just promising to think about doing it in the future!
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Lucy isn't even holding the football! She's just promising to think about doing it in the future!
Please just listen to the first five words of this
November 9, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Please just listen to the first five words of this
Reposted by Leigh Kunkel
I know the Evanston animal shelter does a pet food pantry that is really popular. Who else is making sure pets stay fed while the government tries to kill us?
While they’re still screwing about with SNAP, it’s a good idea to donate to pet shelters, too.
If you dare show up with “poor people shouldn’t have pets”, I will tear such a new one it generates a black hole.
apnews.com/article/pets...
If you dare show up with “poor people shouldn’t have pets”, I will tear such a new one it generates a black hole.
apnews.com/article/pets...
Families on SNAP worry about not just feeding themselves but also their pets
With SNAP benefits going out late, nonprofits are begging for pet food donations to prevent desperate owners from surrendering their dogs and cats to animal shelters.
apnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I know the Evanston animal shelter does a pet food pantry that is really popular. Who else is making sure pets stay fed while the government tries to kill us?
I see people being snarky on here sometimes about "suburban wine moms" and acting like they're being magnanimous by "allowing" them to protest alongside of us, and those people can fuck off
Broadview ICE this morning. A circle of women went into the middle of the street to exercise their free speech rights and were all arrested & zip tied by cops. @resist_and_repeat on instagram many folks here today.
November 7, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I see people being snarky on here sometimes about "suburban wine moms" and acting like they're being magnanimous by "allowing" them to protest alongside of us, and those people can fuck off
There has been entirely too much court talk from me recently. We need more Birdie.
November 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
There has been entirely too much court talk from me recently. We need more Birdie.
Reposted by Leigh Kunkel
If you'd like to know what counts as a violation of U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis' injunction order against federal immigration agents' violent behavior in Chicagoland (you can report alleged violations at tinyurl.com/chicagotro), the full written version of the order can be found here:
November 6, 2025 at 9:35 PM
If you'd like to know what counts as a violation of U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis' injunction order against federal immigration agents' violent behavior in Chicagoland (you can report alleged violations at tinyurl.com/chicagotro), the full written version of the order can be found here:
Back in court! Is this where I live now? Have I ever been anywhere other than court? Who knows!
Waiting on judge Ellis to arrive
Waiting on judge Ellis to arrive
November 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Back in court! Is this where I live now? Have I ever been anywhere other than court? Who knows!
Waiting on judge Ellis to arrive
Waiting on judge Ellis to arrive
Yes this is how she's best remembered
Trump on Lori Lightfoot, whose name he can't remember: "The mayor from Chicago. The woman. The one that gets her hair done very expensively, right? Beautiful hair. She's got beautiful, luxurious hair."
November 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Yes this is how she's best remembered
Apparently someone is impersonating me and asking for donations — it's not me! Please ignore/report if you see it!
November 6, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Apparently someone is impersonating me and asking for donations — it's not me! Please ignore/report if you see it!
So because I'm not a lawyer or legal expert I did not fully understand what was happening a few minutes ago, but Jon does! (I deleted my inaccurate info)
Ellis starts with a motion from the @Suntimes and @chicagotribune to intervene and unseal records.
She complains it was filed around 11 last night.
"I have no idea how you could possibly think that between 11 p.m. and 8 a.m. I would have any chance whatsoever" to review it.
She complains it was filed around 11 last night.
"I have no idea how you could possibly think that between 11 p.m. and 8 a.m. I would have any chance whatsoever" to review it.
November 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
So because I'm not a lawyer or legal expert I did not fully understand what was happening a few minutes ago, but Jon does! (I deleted my inaccurate info)
This might be more embarrassing than today's sandwich testimony
November 5, 2025 at 4:12 AM
This might be more embarrassing than today's sandwich testimony
Wow so a bunch of luxury NYC real estate is about to become available huh
November 5, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Wow so a bunch of luxury NYC real estate is about to become available huh
Reposted by Leigh Kunkel
Food pantries for pets: www.pethelpfinder.org/m/phf/35
And most likely their pets as well.
November 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Food pantries for pets: www.pethelpfinder.org/m/phf/35
I haven't thought about Lily Allen in years and now I would go to war for her
November 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I haven't thought about Lily Allen in years and now I would go to war for her
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Meanwhile, the free speech zone road has been reclaimed by sidewalk chalk messages.
November 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Meanwhile, the free speech zone road has been reclaimed by sidewalk chalk messages.