diff --git a/app/javascript/prepend_jquery.js b/app/javascript/prepend_jquery.js
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/prepend_jquery.js
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+//we need jquery to load first, this is enforced by 
+// doing
+//   <%= javascript_import_module_tag('prepen_jquery') %>
+// before
+//   <%= javascript_importmap_tags %>
+//   (which loads application.js
+
+import jQuery from "jquery"
+window.$ = window.jQuery = jQuery;
+
+console.log('i am prepend_jquery');