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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Exercise your franchise—use it or lose it! Every election, every ballot, every contest, every question. (Pro tip: it helps to support the folks who protect and encourage voting, not the villains who try to suppress and subvert it.) @indivisible.org #NoKings #VoteEarly

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Woo hoo! Our tickets to an ongoing democracy have arrived! These beauties are getting marked (every ballot, every contest) and hand-delivered to the nearest ballot drop box lickety split! If we bank our votes early, there’s less opportunity for shenanigans. @indivisible.org #NoKings

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Let's get out there, folks, and show these people how it's done. Find an event near you or start one yourself. Saturday, October 17: No Kings--Vote Early. #NoKings

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Hey, @timmiller.bsky.social, @jvl.bsky.social, and @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social, want to just point out that Apple maps still show Gulf of America. (I guess they haven't caught up with Lake America yet.)

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

The joy of getting to hang out with one of your favorite authors is just one of the many reasons to come to @librarycongress.bsky.social #NatBookFest. Thanks, Angie Kim! @penfaulkner.bsky.social @wirobooks.bsky.social

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

The line to get into @penfaulkner.bsky.social Angie Kim’s writing workshop, 40 minutes ahead of time, snakes around the ground floor. #natbookfest attendees making good choices! @librarycongress.bsky.social @wirobooks.bsky.social

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Hanging out with 4000 of my closest book-loving friends to enjoy Kate McKinnon discussing—and acting out—her middle grade books. She thanked us all for skipping the President’s street race today to celebrate reading instead. @librarycongress.bsky.social @wirobooks.bsky.social

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I’m in DC today at the @librarycongress.bsky.social #NationalBookFestival. People who say reading is dead need to come hang out here. We all know better. @wirobooks.bsky.social

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Sure, Tom Hanks read the audio book of THE DUTCH HOUSE, and Meryl Streep did the same for TOM LAKE, but nothing compares to hearing the author herself read WHISTLER. Find reviews of all three Ann Patchett books at @wirobooks.bsky.social. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/w...

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Exercise the franchise! Every race, every ballot, every election cycle—be an informed, engaged citizen, which is a crucial element of democracy. (I love living in a state that encourages *all* eligible people to vote and makes it easy and accessible.)

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

On today's @thebulwark.com with @timmiller.bsky.social, @warnock.senate.gov reminder to voters, "I walk among the giants of the civil rights movement. I'm gonna fight for you. But you don't get to outsource democracy. All of us have to fight." Amen! An engaged citizenry is how we keep our democracy.

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Out today--the founding read you know you need! THE DEMOCRACY WE MUST KEEP, brought to you by everyone's favorite historian of the founders, David O. Stewart. Jon Meacham calls it "an important and timely read." Remind yourself why an engaged citizenry is the key to having and holding a democracy.

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

My 1st parade of the election season in Anne Arundel County, MD. Marching with a whole bunch of Democratic candidates (like my good friend Joan Barone Cole, District 31 Delegate) & incumbents. Remember: state and local elections have a *huge* impact on your life. VOTE every ballot, every race.

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Every year, we say, “Best conference ever!” because it’s true every year. But no time to rest on our laurels—we’ve got a daily publication to get out to you! (Many thanks to @aranshetterly.bsky.social, @margotleeshetterly.bsky.social, and Eric Dezenhall for a brilliant keynote discussion!)

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

I’m a bit behind on @newyorker.com, but finally read @ronanfarrow.bsky.social and Andrew Marantz’s recent article. Honestly, does Sam Altman remember a single conversation he’s ever had? Perhaps he is himself a stateless program, buffering no memory of any sentence he has uttered before.

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

These are the two boats I built with Chesapeake Light Craft in Annapolis, MD, a campus of Maine's Wooden Boat School. "Eat The Peach" is the sliding seat wherry and "Joy Finder" is the skiff, which now has a little Torqeedo electric motor. (I can't take credit for the gorgeous finish work, though.)

Two wooden boats: a slate blue skiff and a turquoise and white sliding seat wherry.

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Why did it take me so long to notice that @hcrichardson.bsky.social is wearing a Wooden Boat hat? My powers of observation are obviously failing me. Excellent choice in fashion accessories, Heather!

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Hanging out with a few hundred thou of my best friends in Washington, DC--just a day's work in building to 3.5% of the population in committed opposition! #NoKings @momsdemandaction.org @indivisible.org

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Coming to @awpwriter.org's #AWP26? Visit your friends from @wirobooks.bsky.social at Booth T845. We'll have some drawings & WWC discounts, & we're just generally fun and chill to hang around in the mayhem. Also, remember our new slogan: "The Washington Post doesn't cover books anymore--but WE do!"

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

For *years,* the Combined Federal Campaign offered federal employees, contractors, & others an easy way to donate to a wide selection of approved charities. Just as @wirobooks.bsky.social was set to make the list, this Administration has shuttered the program. Burning it all down, just because.

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Hey, @leahgreenberg.bsky.social and @ezralevin.bsky.social, I’m insulted on your behalf at the way @indivisible.org is characterized in this @newyorker.com article. We know we’re doing grassroots organizing & building the muscle for a long fight to regain our democracy. I guess we’ll just show them.

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Not a peep on the @washingtonpost.com home page about the bloodbath that Bezos & Co just wreaked on the entire paper. Absolutely NO MORE books coverage. So here's your reminder that @wirobooks.bsky.social is still here, all day, every day, with no paywall. It's good to be *independent*. Bookmark us!

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Getting ready to suit up for Maryland Moms Demand Action’s Advocacy Day at the state house this Thursday, 2/5 to meet with legislators about common sense gun safety measures. Join us as we rally to raise our voices to end gun violence. @momsdemandaction.org

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

It's a classic authoritarian power play: They lie to you. You know they're lying, & they know you know they're lying. It proves they don't care that you don't believe them, & that it doesn't matter that you don't believe them. They know they can get away with it. This admin=Stalin/Putin playbook.

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Two months until the next #NoKings protests. It's up to us to increase the pressure every single day against their authoritarian takeover of our democracy. Keep turning the screws. Do not give them a moment's rest.

"No thrones. No crowns. NO KINGS. March 28. NOKINGS.ORG"

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Understand that all of this fascist nightmare is being done in the name of the American people. If you don’t agree with what they are doing, you must speak out against it. Silence is complicity. And is there a single word from anyone in this administration that we are willing to believe?

American Nazi Goebbels wannabe pinhead Stephen Miller thinking up ways to be even more evil and morally corrupt than he already is.

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Hasn't tiny Nazi Greg Bovino and all the rest of this cast of miscreants ever seen the movie? Do they not understand that they are the ones whose faces melt off at the end? YOU ARE THE BAD GUYS. YOU WILL NOT TRIUMPH. And we will revel in your defeat.

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

“Are we walking out today?” “You bet we are! I’ve got the signs—let’s go!” #FreeAmericaWalkout

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

When folks say we’ll never end gun violence in the US, I say, You know what you never hear in a restaurant anymore? “Smoking or non-smoking?” Things are only impossible until they aren’t, because enough people work (long and hard enough) to change reality. @momsdemand.bsky.social

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Yes, @karaswisher.bsky.social with @timmiller.bsky.social on @thebulwark.com! Both the Cybertruck and ID. Buzz turn heads; the difference is that when people see the Buzz they *smile*.

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

I'm only through the introduction of @johnfugelsang.bsky.social's SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND HATE, and I'm already shouting in agreement with the author's points. When people present themselves as Christians, I always want to ask, "Are you a Jesus Christian or a Trump 'Christian'?"

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Per this morning's @washingtonpost.com, if this is an accurate quote from Kristi Noem--"I will consider your asking me to resign as an endorsement of my work."--color me flabbergasted that she understands the proper use of a gerund.

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Finally, a tiny bit of good news that we really hope stays in place.

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Started it Tuesday night, finished it Thursday night—just before this first snow in DC. @watchusfallbook.bsky.social

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Happy to be here at @politicsprose.bsky.social for the book launch for Christina Kovac’s latest WATCH US FALL, with Angie Kim.

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Hey, folks! This Thanksgiving weekend, join @indivisible.org and the Resistance coalition in the consumer blackout of these three large corporations that capitulate to the current regime--Amazon, Target, and Home Depot. Remember to shop small and local this entire holiday season. #weaintbuyingit

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Are you working on your signs? See you out there!

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Current situation. We chatted with the gentleman holding the flag, not so much the National Guardsmen (who are still here—thought that time limit was up?) Here on a legislative visit.

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

I know @zachpowers.bsky.social already did the big reveal of his mention in this week’s @newyorker.com (Alexandra Schwartz’s article on Patricia Lockwood), but it was still cool to come home from vacation and stumble upon it in the wild! I felt the glow.

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

Anytime these yahoos question the value of vaccines, tell them to go into any older cemetery and do a quick survey of the percentage of graves of children age five and under. Then tell them to kindly piss off.

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Tennis pavilion went in the last time. Now the no-roses Rose Garden Patio--complete with community-pool-quality umbrellas on the four-tops--and ground breaking soon on the vast ballroom ('cause no one's gonna stop him). Bets on when he opens the White House Club, and what the buy-in's gonna be?

A photograph of the completely paved-over former Rose Garden, sprinkled with tables, each with four chairs, and each topped with a closed yellow-and-white-striped umbrella, as though we were at a community swimming pool, backed with a new 88-foot-tall flagpole topped with an American flag.

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Hey, folks! Join the cool kids and get your pre-order in for @writesloud.bsky.social’s debut collection, FIRST KICKING, THEN NOT, from @stanchion.bsky.social. (The pennant is the extra-cool touch—you know you want one.)

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

After letting the inaugural winner of the Kimbilio National Fiction Prize sit in my TBR for far too long, I just consumed @mshatter.bsky.social’s MALAWI’S SISTERS. It’s a powerful, affecting story of the fallout from the shooting death of a young Black woman; Malawi & her family will stay with you.

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

It's an extra-crappy day under the 47 administration, as ICE becomes better funded than 99% of the world's militaries. We all need to find some joy. I recommend listening to @ejeancarroll.bsky.social read her best-selling memoir NOT MY TYPE. She shines--& unlike spineless Rs, refuses to back down.

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Little Belfast, Maine turned out about 1,000 people today to say #NoKings and I was proud to join them. #NoFauxKings

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Not sure how comfy I feel parking in a lot that has about 25 of these SUVs surrounding me. I don’t have my birth certificate with me, so if I disappear, check El Salvador.

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

OMG. I just saw the fully dystopian ad featuring everyone’s least favorite Kidnapper/Trafficker Barbie, Kristie Noem, posing with CECOT prisoners as though she were mistress of her own dungeon, with a cameo from her overlord. It is horrific, and made with your tax dollars.

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Oh, the irony, @washingtonpost.com: to win a Pulitzer for the work done by a political cartoonist who felt the need to quit you for your censorship of her work. It’s like the Mobius strip of irony, and yet you’re celebrating without a shred of shame.

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

In these very Dark (Side) Times, May the Fourth, and everyone’s favorite Jedi knight/Resistance leader @markhamillofficial.bsky.social be with us all.

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

That's a wrap on another knock-it-out-of-the-park @dcwriterscon.bsky.social, brought to you by @wirobooks.bsky.social & a tireless volunteer team. The energy was off the charts & agents asked so many of our authors to send pages. The expertise from our speakers was <chef's kiss>. Don't miss 2026!

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