Jay Stooksberry
@jaystooksberry.bsky.social
Professional word nerd. Managing editor at Commonwealth Foundation. Occasional writer at @reason.com. Scourge of #TeamOxford. Amateur hole digger (literal and figurative). Opinions and bad jokes are my own. You can't have them.
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the oxford comma is still for pussies btw
November 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
the oxford comma is still for pussies btw
BUT HIS EMAILS!
November 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
BUT HIS EMAILS!
Me after reading the Epstein emails
November 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Me after reading the Epstein emails
I don't usually share my Wordle achievements, but I'm pretty proud of this one.
Wordle 1,601 2/6
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Wordle 1,601 2/6
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November 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I don't usually share my Wordle achievements, but I'm pretty proud of this one.
Wordle 1,601 2/6
⬛⬛🟩🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Wordle 1,601 2/6
⬛⬛🟩🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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“I’ve seen condiments you people wouldn’t believe”
November 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
“I’ve seen condiments you people wouldn’t believe”
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In Memoriam:
Cheney Haunted By People He Didn't Manage To Kill In Iraq War
Cheney Haunted By People He Didn't Manage To Kill In Iraq War
November 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
In Memoriam:
Cheney Haunted By People He Didn't Manage To Kill In Iraq War
Cheney Haunted By People He Didn't Manage To Kill In Iraq War
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"I could smell the onions and mustard."
a man with a beard is standing next to a woman in a forest .
ALT: a man with a beard is standing next to a woman in a forest .
media.tenor.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:51 PM
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
Again, who are the snowflakes?
November 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Again, who are the snowflakes?
I think my favorite part about "House of Dynamite" is that Stringer Bell is President of the United States.
October 31, 2025 at 12:21 PM
I think my favorite part about "House of Dynamite" is that Stringer Bell is President of the United States.
According to the State Department, guns don’t kill people; only "gunfire from IDF positions" kills people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/w...
U.S. Assessment of Israeli Shooting of Journalist Divided American Officials
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
According to the State Department, guns don’t kill people; only "gunfire from IDF positions" kills people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/w...
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The call for an ethics probe follows reporting from ProPublica that revealed a web of past business relationships involving border czar Tom Homan, his senior adviser Mark Hall, and consultants and firms seeking DHS contracts.
Ethics Watchdog Group Seeks Investigation Into Border Czar and Contracts Following ProPublica Report
The nonpartisan Campaign Legal Center has called on the Homeland Security inspector general to investigate potential conflicts of interest and ethics violations by border czar Tom Homan and his…
www.propublica.org
October 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The call for an ethics probe follows reporting from ProPublica that revealed a web of past business relationships involving border czar Tom Homan, his senior adviser Mark Hall, and consultants and firms seeking DHS contracts.
Trying something new: grammar tips for antiauthoritarians—part one.
open.substack.com/pub/editingm...
open.substack.com/pub/editingm...
"Mistakes Were Made": How Authoritarians Hide Behind the Passive Voice
The powers-that-be often self-exonerate through the deceptive use of the passive voice. It is our duty to actively call them out.
open.substack.com
October 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Trying something new: grammar tips for antiauthoritarians—part one.
open.substack.com/pub/editingm...
open.substack.com/pub/editingm...
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Beef must be cheaper and also more expensive.
the king blames his subjects for complaining about his policies hurting them
October 22, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Beef must be cheaper and also more expensive.
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The Kremlin is hard at work.
October 22, 2025 at 2:51 AM
The Kremlin is hard at work.
Hard same, floof
I AM TIRED OF EARTH. THESE PEOPLE. I AM TIRED OF BEING CAUGHT IN THE TANGLE OF THEIR LIVES.
October 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Hard same, floof
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If state and local parties were doing their jobs for the past 50 years, it would be so easy - it SHOULD be so easy - to simply discard one Guy and replace him with another Guy. There should be a ton of Guys (gender neutral), for exactly the reasons we see here.
I don't understand why so many people are saying "good luck finding a man without a Nazi tattoo!!!" like bro how many of you are there
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
If state and local parties were doing their jobs for the past 50 years, it would be so easy - it SHOULD be so easy - to simply discard one Guy and replace him with another Guy. There should be a ton of Guys (gender neutral), for exactly the reasons we see here.
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It's not clear to me that Congress is doing any job at all politicalwire.com/2025/10/22/c...
October 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
It's not clear to me that Congress is doing any job at all politicalwire.com/2025/10/22/c...
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Not sure "It's fine, the US military actually loves Nazi imagery!" provides the comfort that Platner's defenders seem to think.
October 22, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Not sure "It's fine, the US military actually loves Nazi imagery!" provides the comfort that Platner's defenders seem to think.
Something something Hunter Biden's laptop something something
Breaking News: President Trump wants $230 million from the Justice Department for investigating him, people familiar with the matter say. Any settlement might ultimately be approved by senior department officials who defended him or those in his orbit. nyti.ms/4hmIi5X
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Something something Hunter Biden's laptop something something
More shameless self-promotion by @governor.pa.gov.
Five bucks says this blowhard's first stops on his book tour are in New Hampshire and Iowa.
Five bucks says this blowhard's first stops on his book tour are in New Hampshire and Iowa.
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
More shameless self-promotion by @governor.pa.gov.
Five bucks says this blowhard's first stops on his book tour are in New Hampshire and Iowa.
Five bucks says this blowhard's first stops on his book tour are in New Hampshire and Iowa.
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Grieving is hard, grieving while parenting a grieving child is even harder. This journal is designed for parents and kids to use together as they process their grief over a loss. Sometimes the things we can't express out loud, can be expressed in words and pictures.
October 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Grieving is hard, grieving while parenting a grieving child is even harder. This journal is designed for parents and kids to use together as they process their grief over a loss. Sometimes the things we can't express out loud, can be expressed in words and pictures.
First, the butt fumble. Then, this?
October 4, 2025 at 11:17 PM
First, the butt fumble. Then, this?
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US farmers are saying they "just need temporary help, until things get better."
Here's the thing. US farm exports- which are mostly soy- CANNOT get better.
Other countries expanded their soy industries to fill China's demand.
We've walled ourselves out of the global market, folks. This is it.
Here's the thing. US farm exports- which are mostly soy- CANNOT get better.
Other countries expanded their soy industries to fill China's demand.
We've walled ourselves out of the global market, folks. This is it.
September 30, 2025 at 10:40 PM
US farmers are saying they "just need temporary help, until things get better."
Here's the thing. US farm exports- which are mostly soy- CANNOT get better.
Other countries expanded their soy industries to fill China's demand.
We've walled ourselves out of the global market, folks. This is it.
Here's the thing. US farm exports- which are mostly soy- CANNOT get better.
Other countries expanded their soy industries to fill China's demand.
We've walled ourselves out of the global market, folks. This is it.