Reposted by Jessica ReedIan Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 20/07/2025Fantastic essay www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...theguardian.comIf you don’t understand Oklahoma, you can’t understand AmericaA Black man like me is not supposed to love Oklahoma. But in studying my home state’s history of violence, theft and wild ambitions, I learned to reckon with its legacy 17527
Reposted by Jessica ReedOliver Laughland @oliverlaughland.bsky.social · 29/03/2025The Trump admin continues to send immigrant students to remote detention centers in Louisiana. So I spent a day in court inside the ICE center holding Mahmoud Khalil. It has faced consistent allegations of medical neglect & due process issues. Here’s what I saw: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...theguardian.com‘Detention Alley’: inside the Ice centres in the US south where foreign students and undocumented migrants languishForeign nationals caught up in Trump’s immigration dragnet are transported sometimes thousands of miles away to an isolated network of lockups and courts 03830
Jessica Reed @iamjess.bsky.social · 11/03/2025We have jobs openings in DC: enterprise editor, enterprise reporter and senior enterprise reporter. Go get it workforus.theguardian.com/search-jobs-...workforus.theguardian.comThe Guardian :: Search jobs and applyStep up to your new career 27441
Jessica Reed @iamjess.bsky.social · 25/02/2025If you - like me - like huckleberries, this is a great read. www.hcn.org/issues/57-3/...hcn.orgThe true cost of the huckleberry industry - High Country NewsThe Ḱamíłpa Band of the Yakama Nation has wanted an end to commercial picking of a critical cultural resource for years. Finally, the Forest Service is expected to make a decision. 2112
Jessica Reed @iamjess.bsky.social · 21/02/2025This was such a satisfying piece to read www.theguardian.com/science/2025...theguardian.comWhy can’t we remember our lives as babies or toddlers?Memories emerge earlier in some cultures than others, but researchers have long puzzled over our inability to recall events before two or three years of age 090
Jessica Reed @iamjess.bsky.social · 14/02/2025JD Vance miscalculated in that he thinks Europeans are even 1% receptive to being told what to do by Americans - which is pretty lol. Thanks for the push in the opposite direction, JD 3161
Jessica Reed @iamjess.bsky.social · 13/02/2025(This was one of my fav piece of the series: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...) Kids are gonna be OKtheguardian.comWhat happens when a school bans smartphones? A complete transformationTeachers say mobile phones make their lives a living hell – so one Massachusetts school barred them 0150
Jessica Reed @iamjess.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Our newsletter Reclaim Your Brain is nominated for an ASME award! @maxbenwell.bsky.social is beside himself www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle... There's still time to TRASH YOUR PHONE! (she says writing on her phone) 1123
Jessica Reed @iamjess.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Freelancers: in case you missed it, my post outlining what I want to commission in 2025 >> substack.com/home/post/p-... 👀 5266
Jessica Reed @iamjess.bsky.social · 31/01/2025I love this! Everyone appreciates a good stick www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...theguardian.comStick nation! Why do 3 million people – including me and my kids – love stick reviews?The internet’s go-to gathering place for those who rate and revere sticks is big and growing fast. The appeal is simple ... 050
Jessica Reed @iamjess.bsky.social · 29/01/2025You write, I edit: what I'm commissioning in 2025 substack.com/@frenchjess/... 4567
Jessica Reed @iamjess.bsky.social · 23/01/2025Look at how beautiful this photography work is :) www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...theguardian.comI was shot when I was nine years old. My message to survivors: there’s hopeThe recovery period was grueling and painful but it gave me the unexpected gifts of resilience and empathy 0120
Jessica Reed @iamjess.bsky.social · 20/01/2025What do Alaskans think about the backtracking on Denali and its name? I’d like to know. Was any polling done? 030
Jessica Reed @iamjess.bsky.social · 20/01/2025One of my favorite writer on Substack @kelton.bsky.social is in the Guardian! She wrote about ... her landlord. A killer little essay to read (instead of watching TV) www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...theguardian.comThe landlord and the LA fires: how my friend’s loss revealed a new hierarchy of who gets helpGoFundMe is now the backbone of American comeback stories. But the people with better connections get lifted up first 081
Jessica Reed @iamjess.bsky.social · 03/01/2025☺️ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...theguardian.comCalifornia tribes celebrate historic dam removal: ‘More successful than we ever imagined’After four dams were blasted from the Klamath River, the work to restore the ecosystem is under way 0102
Jessica Reed @iamjess.bsky.social · 30/12/2024To answer questions about pitching: I only take US-related pieces. So unless your subject is related to the US, it's probably going to be a no (sorry!) (but we have plenty of editors worldwide!) 1110
Jessica Reed @iamjess.bsky.social · 30/12/2024I woke up remembering this super dogs piece 🥰 Life is good www.theguardian.com/world/2021/a...theguardian.comThe six ‘superdogs’ who save turtles: ‘It’s all powered by love’John Rucker and his dogs battle extreme weather, snakes and tough terrain to track turtles as their habitat is increasingly under threat 121
Jessica Reed @iamjess.bsky.social · 12/12/2024Please.... someone call an ambulance .... I agree with Pamela Paul's latest column .... help .... www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/o...nytimes.comOpinion | A Message for Girls About WomanhoodGirls would be less dispirited if more of them felt their intrinsic power. 060
Jessica Reed @iamjess.bsky.social · 11/12/2024Do you guys remember with clarity when you found out with Santa wasn’t real? I get the feeling a lot of us don’t (?) 1190
Jessica Reed @iamjess.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Instead of laughing at preppers, maybe we should think about .... why prepping for doomsday is a logical choice for many Americans www.theguardian.com/society/2024...theguardian.comAlways prepared: why prepping for doomsday is a logical choice for many AmericansOver 20 million Americans engage in prepping. Closing the hatch is a logical response to a hollowed-out state 3303
Jessica Reed @iamjess.bsky.social · 04/12/2024I just finished HUM by Helen Phillips, in which AI robots interact with humans and pepper their conversation with ads. ('You look pale today. Would you be interested in our new popular new anti-ageing cream, Jessica?'). Can't stop thinking about it: it really is our future 🤑 2140
Jessica Reed @iamjess.bsky.social · 04/12/2024How many *good* personal essays do you think a writer have in them a year? I often think some writers would benefit from pausing and ask themselves: am i writing about a truly extraordinary event, and if not, it it balanced by the quality of my writing? If not, should I let this one go? 4170
Jessica Reed @iamjess.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Back from leave and inbox is open (although catching up will take some time). Looking for: researched pitches for long form narratives [an arc! a story! characters! intrigue!]; essays [searing, searching, funny]; stories about gray areas and hard choices; people that give us hope; a sense of place. 2911614
Jessica Reed @iamjess.bsky.social · 01/12/2024San Diego: you have the best cab / ride share drivers I’ve ever had in the US. Cheerful, talkative - over 6 rides we talked politics, stock options, Japanese video games, working on the other side of the border, parenting - truly A+ and they all love their city 🤙🏻 390
Reposted by Jessica ReedGuardian US @us.theguardian.com · 19/11/2024Hi, Bluesky 👋 We're the Guardian's US newsroom. You can find our starter pack of @us.theguardian.com journalists here: go.bsky.app/LcZs9SB 921009293
Jessica Reed @iamjess.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Well folks, it happened. After a really bad storm this summer and multiple power outages, we're finally .... putting a go bag together. Can't wait to use my hand-cranked radio and mini-lanterns. Also never thought I'd be that person. 8150
Jessica Reed @iamjess.bsky.social · 19/11/2024This is ridiculous coming from the Washington Post and will further entrench their journalism in a tiny political bubble. Also, they will lose talent. Such a shame to see such roll backs on that scale. 0164
Jessica Reed @iamjess.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Hi! I’m a narrative editor at The Guardian. I’m on leave now but starting December I’ll take pitches (by email plz) for long form (esp w/ narrative arc) and personal essays. I’ll write a pitch guide soon so add me and stay tuned ✌🏼 851366107