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Heather West

@westernpub.bsky.social
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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

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Heather West @westernpub.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Do I have an incredible line-up for you or do I HAVE AN INCREDIBLE LINE-UP FOR YOU! lambgoat.com/news/50403/f...
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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...
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Julia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
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a cartoon of a police officer holding a bag of money with the words oh good my laundry is done
Alt: a cartoon of a police officer holding a bag of money handing it to another with the words oh good my laundry is done
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Heather West @westernpub.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
So, where do you get custom engraved bullets, anyway?
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
I hope Charlie Kirk recovers quickly then, like James Brady, uses his megaphone to help advocate for common sense limits on firearms.
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Heather West @westernpub.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
I didn't know this. One of the greatest summer songs ever.
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Robert Fessler @professler.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
It is perfectly legal to dress like this in public. So EVERYONE start dressing like this.
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Heather West @westernpub.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
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.
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How Music Criticism Lost Its Edge
Music writers were once known for being much crankier than the average listener. What happened?
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
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."
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Heather West @westernpub.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Sigh. I smell tear gas.
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Heather West @westernpub.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
If there is anything Chicagoans love more than protesting, its fighting. Here we go...
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Stalin could only have dreamed of having such toadies.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
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Heather West @westernpub.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
It is the year 2025. And I just got a Montgomery Wards catalog in the mail.
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Oak Park Nerd @oakparknerd.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Well-played, Riot Fest!
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Heather West @westernpub.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Excited to see that Trumps deal with Mexico means the US took back a drug trafficker. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/13/c...
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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…
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
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.
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Mohawk Skywalkers: The History Stephen Miller Whitewashed
The Kanien'kéhá:ka Haudenosaunee ironworkers were vital to building Miller's favorite monuments to modern America
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Heather West @westernpub.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
'The Gilded Age'
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Heather West @westernpub.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
So this is cool as shit! I am strongly considering given my comed bill has almost doubled. Gift link: wapo.st/4fRTIOJ
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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.
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 07/08/2025
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.
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Heather West @westernpub.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Just threw up in my mouth a little. blockclubchicago.org/2025/08/07/w...
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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.
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Heather West @westernpub.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Why do rich people have the absolute worst taste? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/u...
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A Look Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan Lair
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Heather West @westernpub.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
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.
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Ava Laugh… 🤭 @avalaugh.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Woofer with little subwoofer…. 🥰 Good boy keeping the little one calm… 🐶
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Heather West @westernpub.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
If you are feeling hopeless about the state of justice here and around the world, check out this gift link. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Their Mass Rape Went Unpunished. Four Decades Later, They Fought Back. (Gift Article)
Systematically assaulted during Guatemala’s civil war, 36 Mayan women made a final bid for justice.
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Heather West @westernpub.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
For the love of God, we gotta save @mmfa.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/u...
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Under Siege From Trump and Musk, a Top Liberal Group Falls Into Crisis
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Heather West @westernpub.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
They are really going after a restaurant with "cracker" in it's name.
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
For the Epsteinth time, an 'underage woman' is called a CHILD. Thanks for coming to my Pred Talk.
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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 22/07/2025
Ozzy Osbourne visited my magic shop. He said he'd like to buy some stink bombs. How many? All of them. I had to go through drawers finding every last one. He bought 900 of them. To sign the credit card slip I handed him a shock pen, which he thought was hilarious and bought that too. RIP
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Heather West @westernpub.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
RIP, Ozzy.
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Heather West @westernpub.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Noted racist says the quiet part out loud. "The Democrats were right. MAGA is a massive scam." www.rawstory.com/trump-epstei...
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'Liberals were right': Far-right Trump ally calls MAGA 'biggest scam in history'
White supremacist and antisemitic podcaster and Donald Trump supporter Nick Fuentes went on an epic rant attacking the president as "fat" and "a joke."Speaking on his Thursday podcast, Fuentes questio...
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Heather West @westernpub.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Hmmm. Seems slightly shady even for the time frame. www.thedailybeast.com/casino-boss-...
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Casino Boss Claims He Confronted Trump for Showing Up With Epstein and a 19-Year-Old
Jack O’Donnell said he relayed the story to show how close the president and late pedophile once were.
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Heather West @westernpub.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
I had no idea The Bear was a comedy series. As a former restaurant manager, I considered it a dramatic thriller that gives me panic attacks.
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Heather West @westernpub.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
OMFG www.thedailybeast.com/trump-admin-...
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Trump Admin to Incinerate 500 Tons of Emergency Food for Children
The amount of food would be enough to feed every child in Gaza for a week.
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Heather West @westernpub.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Everything about this is an embarrassing tragedy. I'm assuming AI wrote this entire piece.
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Heather West @westernpub.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
100%! Bring by the 90s, hire me.
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Heather West @westernpub.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
I loved this movie and have often described it to people in immigration discussions...if you haven't seen it, please give it a shot. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/u...
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Living ‘A Day Without a Mexican’ in L.A., 21 Years Later
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Heather West @westernpub.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Calling grieving parents and loved ones evil is not the win you think it is. Fucking sickening.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Only a real man has the courage to kick the brown 3-year-olds out of pre-K apnews.com/article/trum...
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Head Start will be cut off for immigrants without legal status, Trump administration says
The Trump administration says it will restrict immigrants in the country illegally from enrolling in Head Start, a federally funded preschool program.
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Heather West @westernpub.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
A great day for Chicago. Bye Sterling Bay. chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/...
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New owners of Lincoln Yards parcel recalibrate plans
JDL Development and Kayne Anderson Real Estate take over most of the North Side parcel, with plans for a "walking" residential neighborhood that's modest compared with an earlier Sterling Bay push for...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Your Prime Day reminder that half of Amazon warehouse workers struggle with food & housing costs. A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut. If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.
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Greg Kot @gregkot.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
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‘I have to be the history’: The work still isn’t done for Mavis Staples – Matter News
The music legend and civil rights icon, who performs at the Columbus Jazz & Ribs Fest on Sunday, July 20, continues to remind us both how far we’ve come and how far we have still to go.
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Heather West @westernpub.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
My sister volunteers here weekly. It's totally legit and a great place for animal lovers to donate.
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Heather West @westernpub.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Here's the coolest real estate story you'll read today! Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/r...
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The Brooklyn Allergist’s Office That Was Once Home to a Spy
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Heather West @westernpub.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Such heartache for my Texans. I spent a zillion summers on the Guadalupe, in Kerrville and Hunt. The hill country is beautiful and dangerous but sending warnings while people are asleep is NOT adequate.
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Heather West @westernpub.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Can't wait to get in here! www.wbez.org/food-drink/2...
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Andersonville’s iconic pizzeria Great Lake has quietly returned, with more than pie
Named the best pizza in the country at one point, the husband-and-wife-run shop went viral before viral was even a thing, then closed. Now it's back.
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Miles Howard @milesperhoward.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
This is a Hall of Fame reader comment on a very reactionary op-ed about Zohran Mamdani's victory that was published in my local paper today.
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