Jess Conger-Henry
@allybaster.bsky.social
New England based flibbertigibbet. Mostly posts about cats, baking, social justice, and how cute I am. BA in US History and MPA in American Government.
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![Joyce Carol Oates quoting a tweet that says “wherever he [Elon Musk] goes, he wants to leave”:
"wherever he goes, he wants to leave"-- that's because when he gets there, he has brought his own self along; & whatever club he's invited to join has been devalued by the invitation.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:buy3qvqcj3o76leo6ap7pn2p/bafkreifilfbsxemfsambf4kqwolr24ld2ekqcrz4ybgv3bv7kzi5e6kppm@jpeg)
How in the hell do I lose 30+ pounds and not go down a pants size???
November 10, 2025 at 2:47 AM
How in the hell do I lose 30+ pounds and not go down a pants size???
Oh, snap! The first radio show I performed in is up on the @pmrpboston.bsky.social podcast!
www.buzzsprout.com/2245345/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/2245345/epis...
Episode Ten : Lady Molly of Scotland Yard - The Ninescore Mystery - The PMRP Podcast - Post-Meridian Radio Players
From our Summer Mysteries, 2014, it's the first episode of Lady Molly of Scotland Yard.You can purchase this performance (and support the PMRP) as part of our Super Sleuths package, available here:htt...
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November 8, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Oh, snap! The first radio show I performed in is up on the @pmrpboston.bsky.social podcast!
www.buzzsprout.com/2245345/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/2245345/epis...
Banner love Trump
November 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Banner love Trump
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Looking forward to learning all about how the right should move left to win elections tomorrow. They should maybe dye their hair pink, learn to love pronouns.
November 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Looking forward to learning all about how the right should move left to win elections tomorrow. They should maybe dye their hair pink, learn to love pronouns.
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*tapping the sign with great glee*
Please check all that apply
November 5, 2025 at 1:33 AM
*tapping the sign with great glee*
I got my nose pierced a couple of months after I turned 40. I'd always wanted a nose stud and now, more than a year later, I still smile every time I see it in a photo, even if I hate the photo itself. Case in point.
November 5, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I got my nose pierced a couple of months after I turned 40. I'd always wanted a nose stud and now, more than a year later, I still smile every time I see it in a photo, even if I hate the photo itself. Case in point.
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This Thursday I'm in Beverly MA talking fairy tales, folklore, feminism, and other F words with my friend Jess, and signing books! Register here: copperdogbooks.com/event/2025-1...
November 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
This Thursday I'm in Beverly MA talking fairy tales, folklore, feminism, and other F words with my friend Jess, and signing books! Register here: copperdogbooks.com/event/2025-1...
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It’s disheartening to see Teen Vogue dissolved into Vogue and its political team let go. For years, it was one of the few mainstream spaces that made room for honest, radical commentary on justice, inequality & the world we actually live in. I’m grateful it gave me a home for so many of my op-eds
November 4, 2025 at 4:55 AM
It’s disheartening to see Teen Vogue dissolved into Vogue and its political team let go. For years, it was one of the few mainstream spaces that made room for honest, radical commentary on justice, inequality & the world we actually live in. I’m grateful it gave me a home for so many of my op-eds
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Someday I'll have more to say, but for now it suffices that no queer person alive will be surprised by this.
www.them.us/story/lgbtq-...
www.them.us/story/lgbtq-...
Holocaust Researcher Says Up to 1/3 of Imprisoned LGBTQ+ People Reported by Friends and Family
A new exhibit at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center aims to shed light on the diversity of LGBTQ+ Holocaust stories.
www.them.us
November 3, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Someday I'll have more to say, but for now it suffices that no queer person alive will be surprised by this.
www.them.us/story/lgbtq-...
www.them.us/story/lgbtq-...
You can be anything you set your mind to!
Okay, so: once you’ve nicked £90m in assorted crown jewels from a national museum, I think it’s safe to say you no longer fall into the “petty crime” category even if you haven’t previously been noteworthy in your field.
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Louvre jewel heist by petty criminals, not organised professionals, says Paris prosecutor
Laure Beccuau said ‘upper echelons of organised crime’ unlikely to be involved as one perpetrator remains at large
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:55 AM
You can be anything you set your mind to!
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Zohran Mamdani campaigned a lot and appears not to hate the voters whose support he's seeking. Here's what other Democrats can learn from his unorthodox strategy.
November 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Zohran Mamdani campaigned a lot and appears not to hate the voters whose support he's seeking. Here's what other Democrats can learn from his unorthodox strategy.
Honestly, we severely underestimate how drunk our past was. However drunk you think it was, triple that, at least.
in the 1830s, philadelphia town ball, itself adapted from philadelphia round ball, was the hottest recreational pastime for urban males other than drinking themselves to death. club teams began emerging when folks started crossing the river to camden, new jersey to escape urban life and play ball.
November 3, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Honestly, we severely underestimate how drunk our past was. However drunk you think it was, triple that, at least.
Hey, what the fuck is wrong with these people?
it's utterly wild how the Heritage Foundation president talks about other people
if you found a guy talking like this outside, you'd probably call the cops
if you found a guy talking like this outside, you'd probably call the cops
November 3, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Hey, what the fuck is wrong with these people?
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baseball is the best sport cause you see a new great butt every minute
October 28, 2025 at 1:47 AM
baseball is the best sport cause you see a new great butt every minute
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It’s too bad only farmers are people and not librarians or artists or healthcare workers or researchers.
October 27, 2025 at 2:32 PM
It’s too bad only farmers are people and not librarians or artists or healthcare workers or researchers.
Sexy nattō
October 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Sexy nattō
If you're in the #Boston area come see my show!
“War of the Worlds and Other Invasions”
October 25, 2025, at 8:00pm at 204 Elm in Davis Square
October 31, 2025, at 7:30pm, at MCA in Watertown
November 1, 2025 2:00pm, at MCA in Watertown
November 1, 2025 7:30pm, at MCA in Watertown
“War of the Worlds and Other Invasions”
October 25, 2025, at 8:00pm at 204 Elm in Davis Square
October 31, 2025, at 7:30pm, at MCA in Watertown
November 1, 2025 2:00pm, at MCA in Watertown
November 1, 2025 7:30pm, at MCA in Watertown
October 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
If you're in the #Boston area come see my show!
“War of the Worlds and Other Invasions”
October 25, 2025, at 8:00pm at 204 Elm in Davis Square
October 31, 2025, at 7:30pm, at MCA in Watertown
November 1, 2025 2:00pm, at MCA in Watertown
November 1, 2025 7:30pm, at MCA in Watertown
“War of the Worlds and Other Invasions”
October 25, 2025, at 8:00pm at 204 Elm in Davis Square
October 31, 2025, at 7:30pm, at MCA in Watertown
November 1, 2025 2:00pm, at MCA in Watertown
November 1, 2025 7:30pm, at MCA in Watertown
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Me, confused, reading the product description for tucking underwear
what the hell is even a ballroom
October 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Me, confused, reading the product description for tucking underwear
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"Oxford commas are a sign you write with ai" I will find such a unique way to rip out your spine that they'll make a movie about it
October 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"Oxford commas are a sign you write with ai" I will find such a unique way to rip out your spine that they'll make a movie about it
Bigger than the inauguration
October 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Bigger than the inauguration
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aw! isn't that swell!
October 17, 2025 at 6:44 PM
aw! isn't that swell!
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Position #3: it’s a plagiarism machine that wouldn’t exist without mass-scale flagrant theft, potential economic calamity, environmental calamity, and the social concerns (deepfakes, CSAM, spam psychological damage etc) far outweigh whatever “transformational” features users in position #2 see
There are basically only two positions in the debate about AI.
1. I’ve barely invested any time in learning how to use it effectively. AI sucks.
2. I’ve invested in learning how to use this tool. Holy cow, it’s transformational.
Position #1 has lower barriers to entry.
1. I’ve barely invested any time in learning how to use it effectively. AI sucks.
2. I’ve invested in learning how to use this tool. Holy cow, it’s transformational.
Position #1 has lower barriers to entry.
October 17, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Position #3: it’s a plagiarism machine that wouldn’t exist without mass-scale flagrant theft, potential economic calamity, environmental calamity, and the social concerns (deepfakes, CSAM, spam psychological damage etc) far outweigh whatever “transformational” features users in position #2 see