Heather West
@westernpub.bsky.social
Native Austinite-New Orleanian-Chicagoan.
Street walkin' cheetah with a heart fulla napalm.
"I'll try anything once except for incest and folk dancing"
Owner: Western Publicity
Street walkin' cheetah with a heart fulla napalm.
"I'll try anything once except for incest and folk dancing"
Owner: Western Publicity
Do I have an incredible line-up for you or do I HAVE AN INCREDIBLE LINE-UP FOR YOU!
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FAILURE to celebrate 30 years of 'Fantastic Planet' at Chicago's Space Echo with BARONESS, TORCHE
Failure have announced they will headline Space Echo's inaugural event, celebrating 30 years of Fantastic Planet, taking place in Chicago, IL at Radius on May 2nd, 2026.The band will also be joined by...
lambgoat.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Do I have an incredible line-up for you or do I HAVE AN INCREDIBLE LINE-UP FOR YOU!
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So, where do you get custom engraved bullets, anyway?
September 12, 2025 at 7:13 PM
So, where do you get custom engraved bullets, anyway?
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I hope Charlie Kirk recovers quickly then, like James Brady, uses his megaphone to help advocate for common sense limits on firearms.
September 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I hope Charlie Kirk recovers quickly then, like James Brady, uses his megaphone to help advocate for common sense limits on firearms.
I didn't know this. One of the greatest summer songs ever.
I was yesterday years old when I found out that Marvin Gaye not only co-wrote Martha & the Vandellas' "Dancing In The Street" but also played the drums.
September 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I didn't know this. One of the greatest summer songs ever.
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It is perfectly legal to dress like this in public. So EVERYONE start dressing like this.
September 9, 2025 at 5:24 PM
It is perfectly legal to dress like this in public. So EVERYONE start dressing like this.
Kelefa Sanneh on the fall of the critic.
tinyurl.com/3b67nayw
"Another was to lean in to poptimism, focussing broadly on popularity, or, more narrowly, on pop as a musical genre."
This movement in editorial gave pop stars the space that might to go to someone indie, so its harder than ever now.
tinyurl.com/3b67nayw
"Another was to lean in to poptimism, focussing broadly on popularity, or, more narrowly, on pop as a musical genre."
This movement in editorial gave pop stars the space that might to go to someone indie, so its harder than ever now.
How Music Criticism Lost Its Edge
Music writers were once known for being much crankier than the average listener. What happened?
tinyurl.com
September 2, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Kelefa Sanneh on the fall of the critic.
tinyurl.com/3b67nayw
"Another was to lean in to poptimism, focussing broadly on popularity, or, more narrowly, on pop as a musical genre."
This movement in editorial gave pop stars the space that might to go to someone indie, so its harder than ever now.
tinyurl.com/3b67nayw
"Another was to lean in to poptimism, focussing broadly on popularity, or, more narrowly, on pop as a musical genre."
This movement in editorial gave pop stars the space that might to go to someone indie, so its harder than ever now.
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Illinois Gov. Pritzker ahead of Trump National Guard deployment:
"To Chicagoans... Look out for your communities and your neighbours. Know your rights. Film things that you see happening... Authoritarians thrive on your silence. Be loud for America."
"To Chicagoans... Look out for your communities and your neighbours. Know your rights. Film things that you see happening... Authoritarians thrive on your silence. Be loud for America."
September 2, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Illinois Gov. Pritzker ahead of Trump National Guard deployment:
"To Chicagoans... Look out for your communities and your neighbours. Know your rights. Film things that you see happening... Authoritarians thrive on your silence. Be loud for America."
"To Chicagoans... Look out for your communities and your neighbours. Know your rights. Film things that you see happening... Authoritarians thrive on your silence. Be loud for America."
Sigh. I smell tear gas.
September 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Sigh. I smell tear gas.
If there is anything Chicagoans love more than protesting, its fighting. Here we go...
BREAKING: Gov. JB Pritzker says the Trump administration has sent the Texas National Guard to Great Lakes Naval Base outside Chicago, awaiting orders to deploy to Chicago.
Trump administration officials will target Mexican Independence Day (Sept. 16) celebrations. @wttw.bsky.social
Trump administration officials will target Mexican Independence Day (Sept. 16) celebrations. @wttw.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 8:26 PM
If there is anything Chicagoans love more than protesting, its fighting. Here we go...
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Stalin could only have dreamed of having such toadies.
Witkoff: "There's only one thing I wish for: that that Nobel committee finally gets its act together and realizes that you are the single finest candidate since that Nobel award was ever talked about."
August 26, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Stalin could only have dreamed of having such toadies.
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It is the year 2025. And I just got a Montgomery Wards catalog in the mail.
August 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
It is the year 2025. And I just got a Montgomery Wards catalog in the mail.
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Well-played, Riot Fest!
July 18, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Well-played, Riot Fest!
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“Are you getting shot? Would you like your baby to be your first line of defense?”
wait it’s literally called Tactical Baby Gear sorry for the confusion that’s literally the brand name
August 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
“Are you getting shot? Would you like your baby to be your first line of defense?”
Excited to see that Trumps deal with Mexico means the US took back a drug trafficker.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/13/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/13/c...
Reputed cartel figure wanted in Chicago for narcotics trafficking among those sent from Mexico
A cartel figure wanted in Chicago on drug trafficking charges was among more than two-dozen fugitives sent to the U.S. by Mexico this week as part of a deal with the Trump administration to ratchet…
www.chicagotribune.com
August 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Excited to see that Trumps deal with Mexico means the US took back a drug trafficker.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/13/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/13/c...
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Stephen Miller tried to claim only real "Americans" built the Empire State Building, but he left out the true stories of the Indigenous ironworkers who actually did. The Mohawk Skywalkers helped shape America's skylines—and shatter the lie behind Miller’s whitewashed nostalgia.
Mohawk Skywalkers: The History Stephen Miller Whitewashed
The Kanien'kéhá:ka Haudenosaunee ironworkers were vital to building Miller's favorite monuments to modern America
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
August 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Stephen Miller tried to claim only real "Americans" built the Empire State Building, but he left out the true stories of the Indigenous ironworkers who actually did. The Mohawk Skywalkers helped shape America's skylines—and shatter the lie behind Miller’s whitewashed nostalgia.
'The Gilded Age'
New from @budgetlab.bsky.social: the combined effect of Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” and his tariffs leave the bottom 90% of America poorer on average, with only the top 10% of America better off.
August 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
'The Gilded Age'
So this is cool as shit! I am strongly considering given my comed bill has almost doubled. Gift link:
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Column | Can’t put solar panels on your roof? Plug-in ‘balcony solar’ may be for you.
Balcony solar promises to cut energy costs and grid reliance for renters and apartment-dwellers. I did a trial run at my home.
wapo.st
August 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
So this is cool as shit! I am strongly considering given my comed bill has almost doubled. Gift link:
wapo.st/4fRTIOJ
wapo.st/4fRTIOJ
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Happening now: protesters in Chicago are interrupting a hiring fair at the Congress Hotel, where U.S. Customs and Border protection is recruiting today.
Banner reads, "stop kidnapping our neighbors!"
It's quite the scene in here, and the DHS table has been blocked for several minutes already.
Banner reads, "stop kidnapping our neighbors!"
It's quite the scene in here, and the DHS table has been blocked for several minutes already.
August 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Happening now: protesters in Chicago are interrupting a hiring fair at the Congress Hotel, where U.S. Customs and Border protection is recruiting today.
Banner reads, "stop kidnapping our neighbors!"
It's quite the scene in here, and the DHS table has been blocked for several minutes already.
Banner reads, "stop kidnapping our neighbors!"
It's quite the scene in here, and the DHS table has been blocked for several minutes already.
Just threw up in my mouth a little.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/08/07/w...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/08/07/w...
Would You Drink A Ketchup Smoothie? Heinz And Smoothie King Debut New Concoction
The condiment-laced smoothie can be found for a limited time at Smoothie King's Northalsted store.
blockclubchicago.org
August 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Just threw up in my mouth a little.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/08/07/w...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/08/07/w...
Why do rich people have the absolute worst taste?
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/u...
A Look Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan Lair
www.nytimes.com
August 5, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Why do rich people have the absolute worst taste?
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/u...
Oh man. The Mexican Clark Gable has passed away. What a sad day. So many memories.
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
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Flaco Jimenez, conjunto music master and six-time Grammy winner, dies
The San Antonio native took his three-row accordion and gave it modern twists, taking Tex-Mex conjunto music to the national and world stages alongside many music superstars.
www.nbcnews.com
August 1, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Oh man. The Mexican Clark Gable has passed away. What a sad day. So many memories.
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
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Woofer with little subwoofer…. 🥰
Good boy keeping the little one calm… 🐶
Good boy keeping the little one calm… 🐶
July 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Woofer with little subwoofer…. 🥰
Good boy keeping the little one calm… 🐶
Good boy keeping the little one calm… 🐶