Jay Kemp 🤖📰📚😵💫 (they/them)
@jayttkemp.bsky.social
Staff at Harvard BKC & the Applied Social Media Lab. Many thoughts on media, tech, & AI. Many feelings on post-punk, film, repro justice, & pop culture. 🏳️⚧️ NB Navy brat, North Country NY roots. (my opinions)
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take my zoloft and i will make a ruckus!!!!!!!
They may think they are being smart, believing a depressed populace won’t rise up. But they’ve forgotten about those of us with anxiety. If they take my Lexapro, I will absolutely burn this place down.
I joke because I have to, but this is sick and cruel stuff.
I joke because I have to, but this is sick and cruel stuff.
RFK Jr. Goes After Widely Used Antidepressants, Claiming They Could Be A Threat To Americans
The newly confirmed US Secretary of Health and Human Services has falsely stated that SSRIs are more addictive than heroin and contribute to school shootings.
www.vanityfair.com
February 18, 2025 at 3:14 AM
take my zoloft and i will make a ruckus!!!!!!!
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Elon’s gonna manage his own conflicts of interest
February 18, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Elon’s gonna manage his own conflicts of interest
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The White House says it will bar the Associated Press from the Oval Office and Air Force One indefinitely due to the news outlet's use of Gulf of Mexico
February 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The White House says it will bar the Associated Press from the Oval Office and Air Force One indefinitely due to the news outlet's use of Gulf of Mexico
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Despicable.
So many people in the US are choosing to go the way of Gov. George Wallace in 1963: "Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever!"
Truly and utterly despicable.
So many people in the US are choosing to go the way of Gov. George Wallace in 1963: "Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever!"
Truly and utterly despicable.
Google Calendar has removed key cultural events from their site including:
• Pride Month
• Black History Month
• Holocaust Remembrance Day
• Jewish Heritage
• Hispanic Heritage
• Indigenous People Month
• Pride Month
• Black History Month
• Holocaust Remembrance Day
• Jewish Heritage
• Hispanic Heritage
• Indigenous People Month
February 11, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Despicable.
So many people in the US are choosing to go the way of Gov. George Wallace in 1963: "Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever!"
Truly and utterly despicable.
So many people in the US are choosing to go the way of Gov. George Wallace in 1963: "Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever!"
Truly and utterly despicable.
February 8, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Zoe coming in for Grant like #TheBachelor
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media.tenor.com
February 8, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Zoe coming in for Grant like #TheBachelor
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NEW: Trump says he's letting "lifesaving" foreign aid continue, but sources tell WIRED that DOGE is still blocking HIV/AIDS relief.
Musk brags he's "feeding USAID into the wood chipper."
A USAID worker tell us: “At a minimum, 300 babies that wouldn’t have had HIV now do."
By @knibbs.bsky.social
Musk brags he's "feeding USAID into the wood chipper."
A USAID worker tell us: “At a minimum, 300 babies that wouldn’t have had HIV now do."
By @knibbs.bsky.social
Elon Musk's DOGE Is Still Blocking HIV/AIDS Relief Exempted From Foreign Aid Cuts
The Trump Administration claims it is allowing "lifesaving" foreign aid to continue, but in reality, DOGE is preventing vital work on HIV and AIDS from saving lives.
www.wired.com
February 4, 2025 at 2:11 AM
NEW: Trump says he's letting "lifesaving" foreign aid continue, but sources tell WIRED that DOGE is still blocking HIV/AIDS relief.
Musk brags he's "feeding USAID into the wood chipper."
A USAID worker tell us: “At a minimum, 300 babies that wouldn’t have had HIV now do."
By @knibbs.bsky.social
Musk brags he's "feeding USAID into the wood chipper."
A USAID worker tell us: “At a minimum, 300 babies that wouldn’t have had HIV now do."
By @knibbs.bsky.social
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“I think sometimes genre is a code word to keep us in our place as artists, and I just want to encourage people to do what they’re passionate about” - Beyoncé after winning Best Country Album for “Cowboy Carter”
February 3, 2025 at 2:18 AM
“I think sometimes genre is a code word to keep us in our place as artists, and I just want to encourage people to do what they’re passionate about” - Beyoncé after winning Best Country Album for “Cowboy Carter”
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just so y’all know this is not a safe space for chris brown fans
February 2, 2025 at 10:13 PM
just so y’all know this is not a safe space for chris brown fans
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I don't get the sense that U.S. journalists have a good sense of who to talk to when basic government functions are being ripped out. Gutting the administrative state is not a standard beat. A short thread with some starter suggestions for who to read/talk to. Please - people add more in replies!
February 1, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I don't get the sense that U.S. journalists have a good sense of who to talk to when basic government functions are being ripped out. Gutting the administrative state is not a standard beat. A short thread with some starter suggestions for who to read/talk to. Please - people add more in replies!
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"DOGE does not have power over established government agencies, and Musk has no role in government. It does not matter that he is an ally of the President. Musk is a private citizen taking control of established government offices. That is not efficiency; that is a coup."
February 1, 2025 at 3:29 AM
"DOGE does not have power over established government agencies, and Musk has no role in government. It does not matter that he is an ally of the President. Musk is a private citizen taking control of established government offices. That is not efficiency; that is a coup."
if I had a nickel for every time a queen confused Jennifer Lawrence and Jennifer Lewis on drag race, I’d have two nickels… which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice #dragrace
February 1, 2025 at 3:11 AM
if I had a nickel for every time a queen confused Jennifer Lawrence and Jennifer Lewis on drag race, I’d have two nickels… which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice #dragrace
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This has been, by far, the worst week of news in my 9 years of covering trans issues.
January 31, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This has been, by far, the worst week of news in my 9 years of covering trans issues.
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California DOE fires back against Trump's executive order:
"It does nothing"
"It is against federal law for the White House to dictate what educators can and cannot teach"
Will not comply.
"It does nothing"
"It is against federal law for the White House to dictate what educators can and cannot teach"
Will not comply.
January 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
California DOE fires back against Trump's executive order:
"It does nothing"
"It is against federal law for the White House to dictate what educators can and cannot teach"
Will not comply.
"It does nothing"
"It is against federal law for the White House to dictate what educators can and cannot teach"
Will not comply.
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Officials say bird flu is “widespread in Massachusetts and likely present even in places where there has not been a confirmed positive."
What does that actually mean for you?
Plus:
— Another Republican eyes 2026 governor's race
— Ibram X. Kendi to leave BU
www.wbur.org/news/2025/01...
What does that actually mean for you?
Plus:
— Another Republican eyes 2026 governor's race
— Ibram X. Kendi to leave BU
www.wbur.org/news/2025/01...
What the unprecedented bird flu outbreak in Massachusetts means for you
The current bird flu outbreak in Massachusetts is the largest the state has ever seen. Here's why officials believe it has become so widespread and what residents should do to protect themselves (and ...
www.wbur.org
January 31, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Officials say bird flu is “widespread in Massachusetts and likely present even in places where there has not been a confirmed positive."
What does that actually mean for you?
Plus:
— Another Republican eyes 2026 governor's race
— Ibram X. Kendi to leave BU
www.wbur.org/news/2025/01...
What does that actually mean for you?
Plus:
— Another Republican eyes 2026 governor's race
— Ibram X. Kendi to leave BU
www.wbur.org/news/2025/01...
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Montgomery County Public Schools comes out and tells Trump to pound sand with his EO telling schools that they have to discriminate against transgender students.
This is how you refuse to comply.
This is how you refuse to comply.
January 30, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Montgomery County Public Schools comes out and tells Trump to pound sand with his EO telling schools that they have to discriminate against transgender students.
This is how you refuse to comply.
This is how you refuse to comply.
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Newsletter: The DeepSeek situation is a moment that should fill Silicon Valley with shame, a monument to the lack of vision and herd mentality of the American tech industry. OpenAI and Anthropic have no moat, no business, no innovation, and I believe no future.
www.wheresyoured.at/deep-impact/
www.wheresyoured.at/deep-impact/
Deep Impact
Soundtrack: The Hives — Hate To Say I Told You So
In the last week or so, but especially over the weekend, the entire generative AI industry has been thrown into chaos.
This won’t be a lengthy, tech...
www.wheresyoured.at
January 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Newsletter: The DeepSeek situation is a moment that should fill Silicon Valley with shame, a monument to the lack of vision and herd mentality of the American tech industry. OpenAI and Anthropic have no moat, no business, no innovation, and I believe no future.
www.wheresyoured.at/deep-impact/
www.wheresyoured.at/deep-impact/
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call me junji ito the way i'm spiraling
January 29, 2025 at 4:02 AM
call me junji ito the way i'm spiraling
For those critiquing Dem messaging rn: Fair, and even if they had better messaging, where would it go?
Traditional news is dead. Tech companies are incentivized to push conservative content. Tech oligarchs spread disinfo.
Dems need to get off CNN & X, and onto podcasts, YouTube, and yes, TikTok
Traditional news is dead. Tech companies are incentivized to push conservative content. Tech oligarchs spread disinfo.
Dems need to get off CNN & X, and onto podcasts, YouTube, and yes, TikTok
January 29, 2025 at 4:26 AM
For those critiquing Dem messaging rn: Fair, and even if they had better messaging, where would it go?
Traditional news is dead. Tech companies are incentivized to push conservative content. Tech oligarchs spread disinfo.
Dems need to get off CNN & X, and onto podcasts, YouTube, and yes, TikTok
Traditional news is dead. Tech companies are incentivized to push conservative content. Tech oligarchs spread disinfo.
Dems need to get off CNN & X, and onto podcasts, YouTube, and yes, TikTok
I can’t believe Challengers didn’t get an #OscarsNom for Best Original Score
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January 24, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I can’t believe Challengers didn’t get an #OscarsNom for Best Original Score
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Diversity, equity, and inclusion are all good things. They don’t happen automatically, we have to actively work to bring them about. Shout it from the rooftops.
January 23, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are all good things. They don’t happen automatically, we have to actively work to bring them about. Shout it from the rooftops.
my call after one episode, Lexi Love wins RPDR season 17
January 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
my call after one episode, Lexi Love wins RPDR season 17