Just Jess
@berkeleyredhead.bsky.social
Half-German, lapsed Southerner, Californian by choice, bibliophile, economist, mama, wife, goofball, enthusiast, home cook.
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I’m curious whether people think anger and outrage is necessary for action? Because anger hurts—it’s exhausting and toxic. I’m trying to find a place of inner peace AND action motivated by love. “May I be free from anger, afflictions, fear, and anxiety.” Teachings on Love, Thich Nhat Hanh
March 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I’m curious whether people think anger and outrage is necessary for action? Because anger hurts—it’s exhausting and toxic. I’m trying to find a place of inner peace AND action motivated by love. “May I be free from anger, afflictions, fear, and anxiety.” Teachings on Love, Thich Nhat Hanh
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TRUMP: *fires black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; fires female chief of naval operations; hires unqualified replacement, a white man*
NYT:
NYT:
February 24, 2025 at 12:39 AM
TRUMP: *fires black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; fires female chief of naval operations; hires unqualified replacement, a white man*
NYT:
NYT:
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Yeaah, I said it. #WomenInSTEM 🧪 💙📚
February 23, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Yeaah, I said it. #WomenInSTEM 🧪 💙📚
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“Be yourself. Love freely, even if you are likely — almost guaranteed — to be hurt, betrayed.... And never be afraid to admit that you just don’t know, you just don’t fucking know, how you’re going to make it. That’s when the help — the human and the divine help — shows up.” —Tennessee Williams
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February 23, 2025 at 12:57 AM
“Be yourself. Love freely, even if you are likely — almost guaranteed — to be hurt, betrayed.... And never be afraid to admit that you just don’t know, you just don’t fucking know, how you’re going to make it. That’s when the help — the human and the divine help — shows up.” —Tennessee Williams
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Elon Musk and Donald Trump are tearing down this country one good American at a time.
February 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Elon Musk and Donald Trump are tearing down this country one good American at a time.
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I am going to say something radically optimistic:
The ONLY way we get through this is by countering individualism with enduring community. And I believe that most people want to be in communities that care for each other.
The ONLY way we get through this is by countering individualism with enduring community. And I believe that most people want to be in communities that care for each other.
January 11, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I am going to say something radically optimistic:
The ONLY way we get through this is by countering individualism with enduring community. And I believe that most people want to be in communities that care for each other.
The ONLY way we get through this is by countering individualism with enduring community. And I believe that most people want to be in communities that care for each other.
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I will continue to SCREAM from the mountaintops that Black people are always worth listening to. FOLLOW:
Black journos: go.bsky.app/QvS5FNb
Black scientists: go.bsky.app/Ao3Qt9a
Black academics: go.bsky.app/RyKSzcb
Black democracy experts: go.bsky.app/6WTBzhX
Black in tech: go.bsky.app/2RAbS3g
Black journos: go.bsky.app/QvS5FNb
Black scientists: go.bsky.app/Ao3Qt9a
Black academics: go.bsky.app/RyKSzcb
Black democracy experts: go.bsky.app/6WTBzhX
Black in tech: go.bsky.app/2RAbS3g
January 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I will continue to SCREAM from the mountaintops that Black people are always worth listening to. FOLLOW:
Black journos: go.bsky.app/QvS5FNb
Black scientists: go.bsky.app/Ao3Qt9a
Black academics: go.bsky.app/RyKSzcb
Black democracy experts: go.bsky.app/6WTBzhX
Black in tech: go.bsky.app/2RAbS3g
Black journos: go.bsky.app/QvS5FNb
Black scientists: go.bsky.app/Ao3Qt9a
Black academics: go.bsky.app/RyKSzcb
Black democracy experts: go.bsky.app/6WTBzhX
Black in tech: go.bsky.app/2RAbS3g
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READ AND FUND INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM and NEWSLETTERS h/t @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social.
My personal favorites? @phillewis.bsky.social and @atrupar.com newsletters, @19thnews.org @propublica.org, and @motherjones.com.
bsky.app/starter-pack...
My personal favorites? @phillewis.bsky.social and @atrupar.com newsletters, @19thnews.org @propublica.org, and @motherjones.com.
bsky.app/starter-pack...
January 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
READ AND FUND INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM and NEWSLETTERS h/t @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social.
My personal favorites? @phillewis.bsky.social and @atrupar.com newsletters, @19thnews.org @propublica.org, and @motherjones.com.
bsky.app/starter-pack...
My personal favorites? @phillewis.bsky.social and @atrupar.com newsletters, @19thnews.org @propublica.org, and @motherjones.com.
bsky.app/starter-pack...
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The discounts colleges and universities provide veterans???
DEI
DEI
January 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The discounts colleges and universities provide veterans???
DEI
DEI
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lol and in case the class forgot.....
Parents, Veterans, Disabled people, low-income people, returning students, immigrants (of all kind), English is a Second Language, first generation, and the list goes on.
Parents, Veterans, Disabled people, low-income people, returning students, immigrants (of all kind), English is a Second Language, first generation, and the list goes on.
Idiots thought DEI was only for black people and now are about to see in 4K just how many non-black people actually benefit from those programs.
January 25, 2025 at 1:19 PM
lol and in case the class forgot.....
Parents, Veterans, Disabled people, low-income people, returning students, immigrants (of all kind), English is a Second Language, first generation, and the list goes on.
Parents, Veterans, Disabled people, low-income people, returning students, immigrants (of all kind), English is a Second Language, first generation, and the list goes on.
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DOOMERISM ISN'T A STRATEGY.
a woman is holding a red megaphone in front of a crowd of people .
Alt: a woman is holding a red megaphone in front of a crowd of people .
media.tenor.com
January 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
DOOMERISM ISN'T A STRATEGY.
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Here's a suggestion: Support companies that are sticking by diversity, like Costco, by purchasing items for food pantries, shelters, and DV centers need IN BULK.
You help these places that need items AND you show your support for companies stances with your dollars!
www.forbes.com/sites/pamdan...
You help these places that need items AND you show your support for companies stances with your dollars!
www.forbes.com/sites/pamdan...
Costco Shareholders Overwhelmingly Support Company’s DEI Policies As Other Major Retailers Retreat
As the Trump administration takes aim at diversity, equity and inclusion, major retailers are dialing it back. However, Costco swam against the tide at its shareholder meeting.
www.forbes.com
January 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Here's a suggestion: Support companies that are sticking by diversity, like Costco, by purchasing items for food pantries, shelters, and DV centers need IN BULK.
You help these places that need items AND you show your support for companies stances with your dollars!
www.forbes.com/sites/pamdan...
You help these places that need items AND you show your support for companies stances with your dollars!
www.forbes.com/sites/pamdan...
Red beans and rice for dinner and homemade coconut macaroons for dessert. Comfort for this Thursday evening. 🍽️ #food #whaticooked #whatiate
January 17, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Red beans and rice for dinner and homemade coconut macaroons for dessert. Comfort for this Thursday evening. 🍽️ #food #whaticooked #whatiate
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it’s perfect, like a guided tour through the mentions of anyone who’s ever had a post go viral
"Did you consider the people who don't like chili? The people who are vegetarians? The people without tastebuds? The people who don't know how to turn on stoves? What about all those folks?"
Did You Even Consider Every Possible Lived Experience Before Recklessly Posting Your Chili Recipe on Social Media?
Look, I get it. You thought what you posted was innocuous. Still, did you stop to think about everyone who has ever lived and how it could make the...
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January 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
it’s perfect, like a guided tour through the mentions of anyone who’s ever had a post go viral
Daughter’s 14th bday cake—she asked for sunflowers. I’m pretty pleased with the result, produced minutes after I googled “how do you pipe buttercream sunflowers?” 🍽️ #baking #birthdaycake
January 5, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Daughter’s 14th bday cake—she asked for sunflowers. I’m pretty pleased with the result, produced minutes after I googled “how do you pipe buttercream sunflowers?” 🍽️ #baking #birthdaycake
Christmas dinner: roast duck, red cabbage, and potato dumplings. Plus a slice of bûche de Noël for dessert. 🍽️ #christmasdinner #holidaycooking #baking #christmas
December 26, 2024 at 1:19 AM
Christmas dinner: roast duck, red cabbage, and potato dumplings. Plus a slice of bûche de Noël for dessert. 🍽️ #christmasdinner #holidaycooking #baking #christmas
Bûche de Noël with marzipan mushrooms (and a little almond hedgehog) made by me and my 8 yo assistant. 🍽️ #christmas #yulelogcake #baking
December 26, 2024 at 1:15 AM
Bûche de Noël with marzipan mushrooms (and a little almond hedgehog) made by me and my 8 yo assistant. 🍽️ #christmas #yulelogcake #baking
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Well done RollingStone for reporting it accurately.
December 23, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Well done RollingStone for reporting it accurately.
On the one hand, I love being older and wiser and not giving a shit about trivial dumb stuff anymore, but on the other hand I had two glasses of wine with a festive dinner with friends last night and have a gnarly hangover. Just not able to metabolize alcohol anymore. #perimenopause #nomorewine #meh
December 21, 2024 at 6:13 PM
On the one hand, I love being older and wiser and not giving a shit about trivial dumb stuff anymore, but on the other hand I had two glasses of wine with a festive dinner with friends last night and have a gnarly hangover. Just not able to metabolize alcohol anymore. #perimenopause #nomorewine #meh
I constantly marvel at the fact that my IKEA bed and Costco mattress is more comfortable, clean, and private than anything even royalty slept on until approximately 100 years ago. Medieval kings literally slept on straw mattresses.
December 14, 2024 at 10:32 PM
I constantly marvel at the fact that my IKEA bed and Costco mattress is more comfortable, clean, and private than anything even royalty slept on until approximately 100 years ago. Medieval kings literally slept on straw mattresses.