Reposted by jessicaJessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 4hIt feels genuinely ridiculous having to say this, but the point of art is to connect with another human. Someone thought of that painting or melodic line or scene or paragraph that is suddenly making you weep, and that means that they saw you and understood you without even meeting you. 7823197
Reposted by jessicaJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 6hThey quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-... 8778621979
Reposted by jessicaAnna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 6hThis morning I want to help debunk a headline I keep seeing about Black Women's unemployment: By the end of 2025, 600,000 Black women were not out of the workforce. That number signifies who got DISPLACED. The end-of-year number is actually between 217,000 and 250,000 cc @epi.org and IWPR. 37727
Reposted by jessicaNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The main reason you haven’t heard about campus sexual violence in a few years is because Trump and SCOTUS have made it much, much harder for survivors to come forward. You might vaguely remember that Title IX was a big battleground in his first term. And that we lost. 31805620
Reposted by jessicaCasey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 29/09/2026God I hate being right. 141530414
Reposted by jessicaKashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026January 2025: I’m a trad wife who thinks women who work should be burned at the stake, please ignore the $50,000 I make on insta posting butter I had my servant churn Today: did you know women are people? I promise never to sell you gals out again unless its convenient 81720258
Reposted by jessicaGuardian US @us.theguardian.com · 28/09/2026Police said Tasia Fortune, 29, was killed before her body was placed in the tree, and the scene was ‘staged’theguardian.comJudge sets $5m bond for third suspect in killing of Black woman hung from tree in Mississippi 23720
Reposted by jessicaMicah @rincewind.run · 28/09/2026why would you let meta of all companies run your life via an AI agent what is wrong with people 271340122
Reposted by jessicaKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I've been reading bell hooks, and she talks about children being the most oppressed class in society. To this end, the United States has not ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child-- I wrote about this years ago www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-p...washingtonpost.comWhy won’t the U.S. ratify the U.N.’s child rights treaty?The non-ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child is hypocritical. 335090
Reposted by jessicaKayla B @queenofthesouth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The Trump regime is aggressively pushing Black women out of stable working & middle class jobs. 0185
Reposted by jessicaKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Haven't thought this out all the way through, but now would be a good time for an aggressive humanitarian movement to combat the death cults, the rise of AI, and otherwise anti-life impulses coursing through our politics and society. 24987214
Reposted by jessicaRainesford Stauffer @rainesford.bsky.social · 27/09/2026“Why were these men allowed to “pursue their education in a secure and nourishing environment” and she was not? Why was she not informed of the outcome of her own Title IX investigation? Who benefited from the 23 months of elapsed time when the public knew nothing?”cornellsun.comEDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We WillThe Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies. 06819
Reposted by jessicaLex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 24/09/2026I’ve seen several stories of young women describing rape and sexual assault on college campuses in the last week which strikes me not as a rise in assaults but, given the violence of some of the examples, I fear we’re back in an era of headlines about group assaults, for the Tate/Clavicular era 631755
Reposted by jessicaTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026People don’t understand how fragile our water infrastructure is. I’ve had contaminated water in the last six years. I’ve had my water co. hijacked for digital ransom. We are in perpetual near drought conditions... in NC, not AZ. AI boosters use pedantry about water use as an accountability shield. 9962264
Reposted by jessicaDom Kelly @thetattooedjew.com · 27/09/2026The only acceptable reaction from actual men to the news out of Cornell is that these terrible excuses for human beings should be found and c*strated immediately. Any defense makes you as bad as them and is the explanation as to why you think women hate you. Hope this helps my guy 🙏🏼 0224
Reposted by jessicaJason O. Gilbert @gilbertjasono.bsky.social · 26/09/2026AI EXECUTIVE (bragging about his product): Using this every day has made me incredibly stupid 123195733
Reposted by jessica✨️🧡The Q-tip haired lady ✨️🧡 @aczu4.bsky.social · 27/09/2026And the fact that society has normalized trauma and harm done to women and children; instead of IMMEDIATELY PUNISHING criminals really got the globe in a blender. 22415
Reposted by jessicaRemmelt 🛑 @artificialbodies.net · 25/09/2026A hidden list of 100 abusers in Silicon Valley. Left unstated: some are abusing *men* Sam Altman used to date Peter Thiel, known for recruiting young men for sex (one died of suicide). Sam's sex parties are notorious for how hard they go, and the abuse. Three sources told me about this:nypost.comSilicon Valley ‘sex assault list’ with ‘over 100 ‘ names circulated, warning female tech workers of predators to avoid“Some of them were very prominent names, you know? People who were famous investors. Businessmen who were in the scene” 311092442
Reposted by jessicaSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I hope that young woman bankrupts Cornell University. 574106561
Reposted by jessicaThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 27/09/2026Cindy Wilson has transformed her home on Butterfly Lane into a garden oasis in northern Arizona.bit.lyPick a free bouquet, stay for the community at a flower garden on Butterfly LaneCindy Wilson has transformed her home on Butterfly Lane into a garden oasis in northern Arizona. What started as a retirement hobby has become a community haven where visitors from near and far can pick flowers for free. 210516
Reposted by jessicaDLS @forensicgarlic.bsky.social · 27/05/2025Here's Eve Ewing modeling what we all should be doing to Rahm. 638163
Reposted by jessicaS.E. Sinkhorn @sesinkhorn.com · 26/09/2026if you think this is just a trend puff piece, it isn't, I have literally had seven-year-olds running around my house going THAT'S SO AI 16766119
Reposted by jessicaPookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026It's funny that for years now people have been saying that using generative AI very obviously deskills you, and people kept going no no you're wrong you Luddite And now all the genAI CEO's keep coming out in public to announce they forgot how to read and do math and can't remember their address etc 113057979
jessica @jessduit.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Trash the whole list bc Avatar: the Last Airbender isn’t on it 030
Reposted by jessicaTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026context. sentiment. inferences. People seriously cannot do these things anymore. That’s why they angrily demand you spell out every joke, every reference, super duper promise you mean something only this one prescribed way. They cannot do it for themselves or tolerate the any ambiguity. 213355823
jessica @jessduit.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This entire situation is so exploitative. It’s not enough to make your child’s education and wellbeing suffer so you can make a political point. Now you got her helping you put her business on front street to get you clout and money. 020
Reposted by jessicaAnil Dash @anildash.com · 25/09/2026Age verification is an egregious privacy violation, an inexcusable form of surveillance, and… it’s also voodoo bullshit that doesn’t work. It’s one of the reasons I’m proudest to support @eff.org, who have been leading the fight against the horrible practice for years: www.eff.org/issues/age-v...eff.orgAge Verification and Age Gating: Resource HubAge verification (or age-gating) laws generally require online services to check, estimate, or verify all users’ ages—often through invasive tools like ID checks, biometric scans, or other dubious “ag... 5315129
Reposted by jessicaTom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Our system relies on children to look both ways because adults driving don't. Great strategy. 49313
Reposted by jessicaTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I don’t know anything about the lesbian bar you’ve all been picking on but I do know the stats on lesbian bars are depressing and that seems more important. www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/rise-...smithsonianmag.comThe Rise and Fall of America's Lesbian BarsOnly 15 nightlife spaces dedicated to queer and gay women remain in the United States 12912182
Reposted by jessicaAndrew Hickey @andrewhickey.500songs.com · 24/09/2026DVDs aren't low-tech. They're just things you can actually own, that won't disappear overnight, that don't require a monthly subscription, that won't suddenly get reedited, that won't start putting adverts in the middle and that won't sell your data to the worst people in the world. 92151778
Reposted by jessicaMatt Ford @mford.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Ezra Klein asked Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang about AI making kids worse at math and reading. Huang’s reply: “Does it matter?” Then he said he doesn’t know his own address or phone number. “We’re going to lose some fine intellectual dexterity.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/o... 58854721498
Reposted by jessicaAccessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Avoid jargon whenever possible. When you have to use terms that might not be commonly known or used among your audience, explain what these terms mean. If you can't avoid a lot of specific terms, include a glossary of terms that users can refer to when needed. 1113
Reposted by jessicaSN Désirée Cha @sndesireecha.bsky.social · 22/06/2026this does not seek a balm this does not need a remedy this needs an ending —Dionne Brand 02514
Reposted by jessicaBrian PJ Cronin @brianpjcronin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026You ever see a post that, for professional reasons, you want to print out and laminate 330981
Reposted by jessicaDeva Woodly @devawo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Meanwhile the real miraculous future tech is solar & mRNA vaccines: preserving the planet and curing cancer. But we’re supposed to hand everything over to malevolent peeping toms and resource oubliettes for an ill defined ‘pay no attention to the man behind the curtain’ progress. It isn’t rational. 5843256
Reposted by jessicaRainesford Stauffer @rainesford.bsky.social · 23/09/2026For @time.com, I wrote a short piece on doing ballet barre in my kitchen. It's about returning to childhood hobbies, and how bringing something positive forward from our pasts can connect to stories of who we are. It was great speaking with folks about childhood hobbies they've come back to, too!time.comRevisiting Childhood Hobbies Is a Way to Learn Who You Are as an AdultReturning to a childhood hobby can engage the past as we remember it, the present, and the future we imagine, writes Rainesford Stauffer. 411623
Reposted by jessicaAlex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I cannot imagine in 2026, with the full breadth of the internet available to you, choosing to move your newsletter to substack. There are so many other platforms out there that don't directly put money in the pockets of fascists. 514125
Reposted by jessicaI Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 22/09/2026Yes, a lot of people hold the belief that Black people are uniquely homophobic despite the fact that they’re not the people funding or driving the movement in the US. 19874157
Reposted by jessicaPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I know that some people don't think these types of things are important but I really do. Cultural change precedes political change. When you don't have the culture, it's more difficult to win politically or to sustain political wins. newrepublic.com/post/215697/...newrepublic.comMAGA Festival With Kid Rock Canceled After No One Wanted to GoThe “Freedom Fest” is no longer happening after dismal ticket sales. 373185781
Reposted by jessicaJohn Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The worst thing we've done is made fame a middle class job, instead of the toxic runoff of actual accomplishment. 161668342
Reposted by jessicaLe Cagle @lecagle.bsky.social · 21/09/2026you are *not* prepared for what this technology company is called, nothing can prepare youwkyt.comUK installs AI facial scanning technology at residence hallsThe University of Kentucky is installing artificial intelligence facial scanning technology on several campus buildings. 391126393
Reposted by jessicaHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 22/09/2026Every future imagined by a tech company is worse than the previous iteration.wired.comNapster Is Back, and It Wants to Digitally Clone TeachersOnce the music industry’s biggest headache, Napster’s next act is bringing AI to the classroom. 1128161
Reposted by jessicaImani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026I just honestly can't get over that Save Women Sports, an anti-trans group could only find five trans athletes competing K through 12. Five. The NCAA president testified a year and a half ago or so that there were less than 10 college level trans athletes. What the fuck are we doing, people 16886362297
Reposted by jessicaMarlo, Support me Bitch! @ceereespeaks.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Some of y’all will literally chase fame, popularity, and media attention at the expense of your OWN children. I DO NOT understand that shit. 1143
Reposted by jessicaRebecca Spang @rlspang.bsky.social · 21/09/2026One of THE fundamental weaknesses in US political culture has been the confusion of consumer and democratic choice. Thank you for coming to my TED talk 16616
Reposted by jessicaKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 21/09/2026In my experience in media circles, as an ex-evangelical, I think a lot of it is elitism and secular hubris. Dismissed as something fringe and irrational that dumb and poor people cling to. 99611
Reposted by jessicaKashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026Americans: oh, look, a systemic issue. I will solve it individually 11997001916