Jessica Shortall @jessicashortall.bsky.social · 6hThis is really nice. Our elected leaders can model our pluralism. 0231
Jessica Shortall @jessicashortall.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Bring 👏 back 👏 the detachable 👏 embellished waist pocket 1140
Reposted by Jessica ShortallThought Slime’s monster @slimemildred.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I don’t want to sound glib, but if a woman actually wanted to “make up a crime to ruin a man’s reputation,” they’d pick one that people actually give a shit about, like hurting a dog or something. 193518701
Jessica Shortall @jessicashortall.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Everything else aside (which is saying a lot), is this positively portraying...ballot harvesting? Election fraud? 060
Reposted by Jessica ShortallOriana González @oriana.bsky.social · 02/10/2026SCOOP: White House officials, led by Susie Wiles, have told DOJ to delay any abortion-related action until after the midterms Wiles suggested to Todd Blanche that an aggressive approach on abortion would be negative for the GOP in November @washingtonsun.com www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/ab...washingtonsun.comWhite House Officials Told the DOJ to Delay Action on Abortion Ahead of the MidtermsAttorney General Todd Blanche has moved slowly in abortion pill litigation and department officials have told advocates to wait until after the election. 1051186624
Jessica Shortall @jessicashortall.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Astonishing. apnews.com/article/ken-... 010
Jessica Shortall @jessicashortall.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Just make the shit that your heart tells you to make. It’s so great. 0181
Reposted by Jessica ShortallKing Algamemnon @adamrothman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Movie about a whale who plays big time college football THE HUMPBACK OF NOTRE DAME 3303
Jessica Shortall @jessicashortall.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Hello #AcademicSky! I'd be curious to hear about research and analysis you really like, looking at any/all of the following: - organizational lifecycle (esp. impacts on people) - the role of curiosity & risk-taking in org durability & success - impacts of disconnects between org leadership & staff 020
Jessica Shortall @jessicashortall.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Elon Musk’s AI agent made nonconsensual sexual imagery of people, including minors, and now he’s in charge of a major project for our military? 3144
Jessica Shortall @jessicashortall.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I would like you all to send me your favorite at-home grain bowls for lunch. I've been making pearled barley and tossing it with a nutritional yeast vinaigrette while still hot (so it soaks it up better), then topping with roasted root vegetables and fresh arugula. I WANT MORE LIKE THIS 340
Jessica Shortall @jessicashortall.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Trying to imagine driving down the Garden State Parkway with my high school besties, cutting school to go down the shore for the day, each of us belting out our own infinitely personalized computer music, bonding over absolutely nothing 371
Jessica Shortall @jessicashortall.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Serious question: are any evangelicals upset about the term "Super Intelligence" as attempting to be better than the creation made in God's own image? 5347
Jessica Shortall @jessicashortall.bsky.social · 29/09/2026all of these cutesy little AI avatars (see: Meta's Muse) are giving me real Rabbit of Caerbannog vibes 170
Jessica Shortall @jessicashortall.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Amy Klobuchar successfully going to bat for proper recognition of Iowa sports is only going to fuel her post-MN-governor (yes, I think she is going to win) Presidential chatter 1102
Jessica Shortall @jessicashortall.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Everyone watches women's sports, is my takeaway from this 192
Jessica Shortall @jessicashortall.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Obviously this AI bot just pulls from underlying documentation on government websites, so its answers would change if the administration simply *says something different (untrue) online*, but still. I enjoyed this. 030
Jessica Shortall @jessicashortall.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A list of things that struck me 1. "Many experts believe"-no names or numbers of experts given 2. Opening paragraph talks about a conference of 200 parents from around the world. That is not a large number. 3. Cites "the number of social-media users discussing estrangement" - wildly unscientific! 1130
Jessica Shortall @jessicashortall.bsky.social · 29/09/2026RIP Dennis Haskins 😩 I can only hope he got to the pearly gates and yelled “Hey hey hey, WHAT is going ON here?!” 0124
Jessica Shortall @jessicashortall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026We watched two of our neighbors get shot by ICE on endless repeat this year. 1140
Jessica Shortall @jessicashortall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I really, really want to hear your family's unique words for stuff. In my family, for example, a metaphorically bumpy situation or thing is "unker chunker," a bastardization of the Uzbek for a potholed road. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/m...nytimes.comEvery Family Has Its Own Private Language. What Does That Tell Us About Ourselves? (Gift Article)“Familects” emerge out of in-jokes and mispronunciations, but they reveal something about how all language evolves. 5121
Jessica Shortall @jessicashortall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Saw Abraham/Isaac discourse onhere. What loving God makes a man kill his son? Here's my mom's take: On his way to offer Isaac, Abraham tells servants "We (him+Isaac!) will worship & then WE will come back to you." God had promised Abraham "thru Isaac shall your offspring be named." Abe believed Him! 150
Jessica Shortall @jessicashortall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Submission for Bluesky Reply of the Day 4355
Jessica Shortall @jessicashortall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Oh my GOD You haven’t heard of Ella Langley because you’re OLD That’s it. You’re welcome 350
Jessica Shortall @jessicashortall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Nobody really though of speedrunning checks and balances before this 190
Jessica Shortall @jessicashortall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026They're doing this *more* nationwide than they were during the Twin Cities surge. 073
Jessica Shortall @jessicashortall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Why is everyone talking about Choosin' Texas and not the fact that I had no idea Madonna had new music out 180
Reposted by Jessica ShortallEmily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 28/09/2026Here’s the most incredible story you’ll read today. A small plane with four people aboard crashes in a field. Another pilot witnesses it. That pilot happens to be flying a bunch of skydivers. They offer to jump to assist, are given permission. The skydivers happen to be EMTs. Everyone survives.wisn.comSkydivers alert emergency crews, assist after plane crashes near East Troy airportFour people were aboard the single-engine plane when it went down in a cornfield near Carvers School Road in East Troy at about 1:30 p.m. 122103222676
Jessica Shortall @jessicashortall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The other day u was on a very long call with AT&T to fix a mistake a guy had made. Talking to a new guy, discovered he was in Dallas, and we got to talk a while about how amazing Pollo Regio is. It was lovely. 030
Jessica Shortall @jessicashortall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Ashley has kept countless Minnesota immigrant families in their homes. She was THE way non-Minnesotans figured out what to do to help make worked her ass off. She personally helped me help the group of families I was supporting. Let’s help her. 12410
Jessica Shortall @jessicashortall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I have heard Choosin’ Texas enough times for all of us 390
Reposted by Jessica Shortallashley (birthday month) 🕸️ @clearlyashley.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Andy Beshear forever, man 514508632
Reposted by Jessica Shortallmark of the beast headstone butcher boos @jeansparmesan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026not sure why they call him that, I consider him more to be willem dafriend 1114
Reposted by Jessica ShortallThe Vampire LesMak @lesleynope.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The woman carrying the baby and food in the Giants game clip that went viral has written the full story of her marriage and what happened in the stands that night. If you’ve commented or shared any of the clips you also need to read and share her story themomoftheyear.substack.com/p/im-the-mom...themomoftheyear.substack.comI’m the Mom in That Viral Giants Clip. Let Me Tell You About My Husband.You saw me carrying our baby and food. There was more happening in our family that night. 15432134
Jessica Shortall @jessicashortall.bsky.social · 26/09/2026If you don’t drop your wholesome and delightful grocery store interactions into the main thread here, I’m gonna be really mad at you  041
Jessica Shortall @jessicashortall.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Does anyone want to hear about a tiny and deeply wholesome and delightful interaction I just had at the grocery store 3303
Jessica Shortall @jessicashortall.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This is so good. “We talk about mothers’ mental health and the importance of supporting women. Those conversations should be important to everyone. I also think fathers deserve that same care and consideration.” 171
Jessica Shortall @jessicashortall.bsky.social · 26/09/2026In Vietnam, country so fair Tickled ivory sounds fill the air This prog rocking man Found some grizzly new fans He’s playing piano for bears 162
Jessica Shortall @jessicashortall.bsky.social · 26/09/2026After a long spring and summer of clinics and STP and other hockey shit I don’t care to watch because it’s not games, I finally got to watch one of my kids on the ice today, first game in months, he had like 4 assists, we are so back 140
Jessica Shortall @jessicashortall.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Hi, clarification 👋 It has to be passable on Earth 1, which means some Republican consent in the Senate 210
Jessica Shortall @jessicashortall.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A friend asked this today - they mean a Dem White House and congress - and I thought it was a fun question. I have some ideas. Would like to hear yours! 11101
Jessica Shortall @jessicashortall.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"One had enrolled in clown school." I will be thinking about this forever 120
Reposted by Jessica ShortallDan in Kansas City @daninkc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Kansas Livestock Association comes out against the ICE Raids????!!!! 39471130
