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Jen Talley

@jentalley.bsky.social
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Librarian, artist, mom, GenXer

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Bianca Walser @biancawalser.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Either we have autonomy over our own bodies or we are not full citizens. Full stop.
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laura olin @lauraolin.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
also, if I’m not mistaken, the FCC chair just affirmed his plan to end free speech in America in a reply to the guy who played the wheelchair kid on Glee
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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Hate to get all partisan, but it should be legal to mock the president.
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talia jane @taliajane.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
you need to be mean and uncouth and callous and unrepentant because there is a rapidly intensifying hunt to suppress and punish wrongthink and the more people who are on some shit, the less harm that hunt can cause. “i am spartacus” but for being an asshole.
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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Democracy, more than anything is a practice. I always think that the Civil Rights Movement succeeded because from the Civil War black Americans built institutions: universities, fraternities and sororities, churches, that engaged them in democratic practice.
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Innsmouth Looksmaxxing @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
People want everything to be a binary between dooming and “we’re so back” but I’ll just say this is both a really troubling attack on press freedom and an open admission that your regime is fragile enough to feel threatened by Jimmy fucking Kimmel
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kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
this one right here. it's hard to see anything as a turning point, honestly, since there have already been so many "this should be a turning point" moments.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
I ignored the murder of Melissa Hortman. Here’s why I’ll be talking about the murder of Charlie Kirk all day today. by most liberal pundits
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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
“awful people don’t deserve to be killed, but they don’t deserve to be praised, either” is apparently a thought too complex for the pundit mind
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Gwen Snyder is uncivil @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
I will say that it is CONVENIENT that all these Dem politicians are giving us written statements explicitly stating their respect for a Nazi who has said explicit Nazi things. If we ever get to the other side of this regime, it will be nice to have these voluntary confessions in hand
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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Sometimes I'll be like "omg | relate so hard to ALL of these memes" then see they're from some account named like “memes for aging nostalgia obsessed existentially fragile depressives with bad posture” and be like oh
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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 11/09/2025
you cannot be disparaged by your own words... people cannot attack you with your own ideas if ones words are repeated and they are viewed unfavorably that is not a reflection of the one who repeats it is a reflection of the author
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
An instantly-leaked internal bulletin at the politicized federal law enforcement agencies just so happens to say what the Trump admin and its allies want it to say. This is how it works in authoritarian regimes, the cops are too busy with propaganda and repression to actually solve crimes.
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Elad Nehorai @eladn.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
They have never, ever expressed anything close to this level of pain and sympathy for school shooting victims.
On Fox News, the anchor Will Cain choked up on-air as he read aloud President Trump's announcement of the death of Charlie Kirk. "I don't know where we go from here as a news program," Mr. Cain told viewers, "and I don't know where we go from here in America."
Megyn Kelly, streaming live on YouTube, was tearful even before the news was confirmed, sobbing with her guest, Glenn Beck of The Blaze.
She described Mr. Kirk as a friend who supported her even when her relations with the MAGA world were strained. "I am so sorry to be bringing you this news," Ms. Kelly told her audience. Later
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Tyler, from the Internet (Haunted) @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 11/09/2025
In honor of Charlie Kirk, I, Gavin Newsom, will behave even worse toward the trans community
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Charlie Kirk spent his life‘s work and all of his energy and time targeting out-groups while arguing for a world in which gun massacres would be easy to enact, plentiful, and inevitable, and he became famous and wealthy doing it, and we’re now not supposed to mention that because it’s not polite.
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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
We took the paywall down on this one. defector.com/how-the-fuck...
defector.com
How Are You Supposed To Get The COVID Vaccine Now? An Explainer | Defector
As the muggy malaise of summer winds down, you might find yourself interested in taking advantage of one of several safe and proven vaccines to help protect you from the inevitable brumal surge of res...
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Ferric Fang, MD @fangferric.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
The Times is very misinformed. There is no evidence that the virus has evolved to be less dangerous. Herd immunity to SARS-CoV-2 has not been achieved. The immunity that exists is due to both natural infection and vaccination, but is short-lived and will decline with reduced vaccine availability.
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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
My brother if you are worried about Michigan Ohio violence I suggest you do not watch the buckeyes play the wolverines
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Jeremy Faust, MD @jeremyfaust.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Massive walkout underway at CDC. RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.
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Alma Katsu (INCARNATE is out now!) @almakatsu.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
You are part of an elite group www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/w...
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Fewer People Are Reading for Fun, Study Finds
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Anne Elias @woodsfern.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Even in the darkest of times, people laugh, create art, are silly, and bring pleasure to themselves and others. Reject the urge to shit on people's good time. You don't like football or Swift, or even what she represents? Fine. Move along. We are allowed & MUST have fun.
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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Libraries are nice because sometimes we just need to go somewhere organized, but preferably not someone’s home so we don’t have to feel like giant disaster people for not having it all together like they do
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
It shouldn't be up to American children to save each other from getting shot. It's the job of American adults to stop shootings from happening in the first place. Ban assault weapons again now.
NBC News Chicago headline: 5th grader says friend saved him before getting shot in Minneapolis church shooting
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
someone please remix trump's national guard guys picking up trash in dc with the "bad boys" soundtrack
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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Maybe I’m not overthinking, maybe I’m just regular thinking about stuff that shouldn’t be happening
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Its going to be Medb @its-going-be-medb.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
University of Michigan Hospital are spineless cowards willing to comply in advance at the expense of trans children's health and well-being. Nothing but shame to all who refuse to defend trans youths access to life-saving care. Reminder HRT saves lives limits on HRT cost cost them.
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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
a huge point that decorum-obsessed Democrats are missing is that everyone I know is literally boiling with rage 24/7 watching their country fall to fascism and desperately want to hear a politician acknowledge that and say "I am also angry"
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Jen Talley @jentalley.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Good.
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Julia Blough @jcblough.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
The betrayal UM is committing goes beyond Michigan's borders. They should he ashamed. #protecttranskids
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Boo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 27/08/2025
This is sick freak shit to say and it's alright to point that out
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
I salute her. More people should be following her lead, rather than caving to unmerited and/or unconstitutional power grabs.
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Jenny Chongo (Professional Dingus) @chongosky.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
The whole “protect the children” stuff makes a lot more sense when you realize that they treat their children like their possessions, so it’s less “let our children live their best lives” and more “don’t mess with my long term investment”
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 26/08/2025
One of the things I hate about the Dems who are going anti-trans is that it leans in to the models built by the conservatives about how to win voters, and we are fools if we play by their game.
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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 26/08/2025
They don't want to win
zeteo.com
EXCLUSIVE: Dem Voters Overwhelming Say US Should Cut Aid to Israel Until It Stops Attacking Civilians
From Israel-Palestine to economic policy, polling from Data for Progress and Zeteo shows likely primary voters prefer a more progressive approach.
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Jen Talley @jentalley.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
I feel like someone should be talking about this with a lot more volume and frequency.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
"Donald Trump is rounding up Democrats and executing them on the East Lawn. But this is just a distraction from egg prices. Don't be fooled." - Hakeem Jeffries, soon
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 26/08/2025
National Weather Service meteorologist applicants are now being asked to pledge their support for Trump’s executive orders. (Image reposted with alt-text)
Merit Hiring Plan
The following four narrative questions provide an opportunity for you to highlight your dedication to public service for the hiring manager and agency leadership (or designee(s)). While your responses are not required and will not be scored, we encourage you to thoughtfully address each question. Please provide a response of 200 words or less to each question. You will be asked to certify that you are using your own words and did not use a consultant or artificial intelligence (Al) such as a large language model (LLM) like ChatGPT or Copilot.
*1. How has your commitment to the Constitution and the founding principles of the United States inspired you to pursue this role within the Federal government? Provide a concrete example from professional, academic, or personal experience. (limit 1,200 characters)
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*2. In this role, how would you use your skills and experience to improve government efficiency and effectiveness? Provide specific examples where you improved processes, reduced costs, or improved outcomes. (limit 1,200 characters)
*3. How would you help advance the President's Executive Orders and policy priorities in this role? Identify one or two relevant Executive Orders or policy initiatives that are significant to you, and explain how you would help implement them if hired. (limit 1,200 characters)
*4. How has a strong work ethic contributed to your professional, academic or personal achievements? Provide one or two specific examples, and explain how those qualities would enable you to serve effectively in this position. (limit 1,200 characters)
*5. I certify that the above responses are in my own words and I did not use a consultant or Artificial Intelligence (such as a large language model (LLM)).
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Scott Trudeau @sstrudeau.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
I’m getting real tired of cowards
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Sean D. Johnson @seanjohnson.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Michigan Medicine is planning to halt all gender affirming care for those 18 years and younger (yes, including 18 year old adults). A cowardly betrayal of its patients, inconsistent with UM’s mission, and a clear violation of the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act.
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Jen Talley @jentalley.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
UMich complying in advance once again.
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everyatom 🌈🏴‍☠️ @everyatom.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
thank you @jentalley.bsky.social for my excellent new t-shirt, I love it!! 🏴‍☠️🐈🥹
a cropped photo of a person wearing a dark grey t-shirt with OFMD Frenchie's cat pirate flag from s2
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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
You for some reason hate public transit and would never take it? Ok, but what if our taxes made it high quality, leading to more people abandoning their cars and utilizing it, freeing up the open road for you to more easily commute by car? Yeah, it's that simple.
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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
everyone loves to point out distractions till it's time to opine on a logo change for some restaurant most of them will never visit
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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
i think people need a refresher on what constitutes a Distraction. the cracker barrel logo thing (zero stakes, obviously invented controversy) is a Distraction. the ongoing military occupation of washington dc (ample footage of random delivery drivers being violently detained by feds) is not
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
i need politicians to be as mad at housing prices as they are about cracker barrel's new logo
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