jen by.
@jenbyers.com
• journalist | witch •
stories @ aljazeera, calmatters, the guardian, philadelphia inquirer, prism, showtime, truthout, etc.
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stories @ aljazeera, calmatters, the guardian, philadelphia inquirer, prism, showtime, truthout, etc.
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jen by.
@jenbyers.com
· 5d
do not trust anyone
who gets too excited
about war.
no,
do not trust anyone
who gets excited
at all.
who gets too excited
about war.
no,
do not trust anyone
who gets excited
at all.
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Thinking a lot about how poorly our brains recognize long term subtle changes, like climate change or biodiversity loss. We've lost something like 1 out of every 4 individual birds in the US since 1970, more for some species.
There should be at least 25% more birds around you right now.
There should be at least 25% more birds around you right now.
November 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Thinking a lot about how poorly our brains recognize long term subtle changes, like climate change or biodiversity loss. We've lost something like 1 out of every 4 individual birds in the US since 1970, more for some species.
There should be at least 25% more birds around you right now.
There should be at least 25% more birds around you right now.
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You have to understand what pieces like this from the NYT are and are not.
They are not an honest assessment of the state of politics today.
They are a negotiation tactic—an effort by a calcified, right-leaning legacy institution to steer the discourse in a direction more palatable to elites.
They are not an honest assessment of the state of politics today.
They are a negotiation tactic—an effort by a calcified, right-leaning legacy institution to steer the discourse in a direction more palatable to elites.
November 11, 2025 at 8:17 PM
You have to understand what pieces like this from the NYT are and are not.
They are not an honest assessment of the state of politics today.
They are a negotiation tactic—an effort by a calcified, right-leaning legacy institution to steer the discourse in a direction more palatable to elites.
They are not an honest assessment of the state of politics today.
They are a negotiation tactic—an effort by a calcified, right-leaning legacy institution to steer the discourse in a direction more palatable to elites.
disassociating while unpacking my camera gear bc remember my whole life as a photographer & filmmaker 🫠
(i put the camera down after 'in defense of smashing cameras' went big bc i was terrified of the homies thinking i was evil! turns out, i put a part of my soul down, too & now we are Reckoning.)
(i put the camera down after 'in defense of smashing cameras' went big bc i was terrified of the homies thinking i was evil! turns out, i put a part of my soul down, too & now we are Reckoning.)
November 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM
disassociating while unpacking my camera gear bc remember my whole life as a photographer & filmmaker 🫠
(i put the camera down after 'in defense of smashing cameras' went big bc i was terrified of the homies thinking i was evil! turns out, i put a part of my soul down, too & now we are Reckoning.)
(i put the camera down after 'in defense of smashing cameras' went big bc i was terrified of the homies thinking i was evil! turns out, i put a part of my soul down, too & now we are Reckoning.)
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With democracy under threat, indie bookstores merge activism & literature for collective care, Costa Beavin Pappas reports. Building on the legacy of Black-owned bookstores, Charis Books, Red Emma’s, & other booksellers serve as intellectual & cultural hubs during rising authoritarianism.
Indie bookstores merge activism and literature for collective care
Charis Books, Red Emma’s, and other booksellers serve as intellectual and cultural hubs during rising authoritarianism
prismreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 9:29 PM
With democracy under threat, indie bookstores merge activism & literature for collective care, Costa Beavin Pappas reports. Building on the legacy of Black-owned bookstores, Charis Books, Red Emma’s, & other booksellers serve as intellectual & cultural hubs during rising authoritarianism.
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1. In the wake on Mamdani’s win, we’ll see a lot more far right anti-urban sentiment. Here’s a thread on its roots and evolution.
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
November 5, 2025 at 7:58 AM
1. In the wake on Mamdani’s win, we’ll see a lot more far right anti-urban sentiment. Here’s a thread on its roots and evolution.
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
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This is what bullies want you to think, and it's why they get stronger
November 11, 2025 at 3:38 AM
This is what bullies want you to think, and it's why they get stronger
i don't think you can be meaningfully anti-abuse or anti-oppression without having compassion for the fact that being abused & oppressed can make you fxking crazy.
(i say, as a well-known crazy person.)
(i say, as a well-known crazy person.)
November 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM
i don't think you can be meaningfully anti-abuse or anti-oppression without having compassion for the fact that being abused & oppressed can make you fxking crazy.
(i say, as a well-known crazy person.)
(i say, as a well-known crazy person.)
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Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
Early Career Rescue Fellowship
www.uni-konstanz.de
November 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
is it really nihilism posting if it's, uh, clearly reflective of reality? 🧐
November 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
is it really nihilism posting if it's, uh, clearly reflective of reality? 🧐
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Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell
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Turns out poor people spent a lot of money on tea and sugar *because they were poor* and that was their inadequate replacement for unaffordable things like cooking fuel, food with actual nutritional content, and enough calories to slave away over a loom for 12 hours.
November 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Turns out poor people spent a lot of money on tea and sugar *because they were poor* and that was their inadequate replacement for unaffordable things like cooking fuel, food with actual nutritional content, and enough calories to slave away over a loom for 12 hours.
i want to hope this descent into america fascism will result in a positive, progressive, accountability-focused rebound.
but, uh, given all of the other genocides this country has committed & gotten away with, ✨ i doubt it ✨
but, uh, given all of the other genocides this country has committed & gotten away with, ✨ i doubt it ✨
November 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
i want to hope this descent into america fascism will result in a positive, progressive, accountability-focused rebound.
but, uh, given all of the other genocides this country has committed & gotten away with, ✨ i doubt it ✨
but, uh, given all of the other genocides this country has committed & gotten away with, ✨ i doubt it ✨
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Let's also not forget TPUSA houses a LOT of Neo-Nazis and avowed fascists. These aren't just uwu smol bean conservatives, they are virulently racist, antisemitic, misognystic transphobes who want us dead. They just couch it in "debate" so it's accepted in society. Do not fall for it.
November 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Let's also not forget TPUSA houses a LOT of Neo-Nazis and avowed fascists. These aren't just uwu smol bean conservatives, they are virulently racist, antisemitic, misognystic transphobes who want us dead. They just couch it in "debate" so it's accepted in society. Do not fall for it.
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Journalists aren't required to regurgitate whatever a spokesperson tells them. Edit it down to what's germane. Don't repeat insults or lies – unless you blow up the lies. It's your news space – don't surrender it to spokespeople. That doesn't make you look "fair" – it makes you look like a tool.
I consume a massive amount of political news. And in every story the reporter contacts the specific Trump admin spokesperson for comment and the response is always a venomous personal insult followed by praise for Trump or a cabinet official. I realize that has always been standard journalistic
November 11, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Journalists aren't required to regurgitate whatever a spokesperson tells them. Edit it down to what's germane. Don't repeat insults or lies – unless you blow up the lies. It's your news space – don't surrender it to spokespeople. That doesn't make you look "fair" – it makes you look like a tool.
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how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
barring a few exceptions, journalism uses the patina of "objectivity" to propagate the owning class's ideologies, propaganda and goals.
November 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
barring a few exceptions, journalism uses the patina of "objectivity" to propagate the owning class's ideologies, propaganda and goals.
watching libs capitulate & enable fascism is always a trip.
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
watching libs capitulate & enable fascism is always a trip.
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It’s like Fred Hampton said, you don’t fight fire with fire, you fight fire with water. Solidarity over fear, community over oppression and love over cruelty.
November 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
It’s like Fred Hampton said, you don’t fight fire with fire, you fight fire with water. Solidarity over fear, community over oppression and love over cruelty.
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![• The NYT announced the lineup for the Andrew Ross Sorkin-anchored
DealBook summit, which included one curious name: Erika Kirk. [NYT]
• A panel on journalism hosted by Michael Barbaro will include: Charlamagne Tha God, Jon Favreau, Amna Nawaz, David Remnick, Stephanie Ruhle, Andrew Schulz, and Ben Shapiro.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cvhu7p2bziajywpce7yrlevy/bafkreicn7lw6rvcuzeggxpnhbut62ogrvpbikaomwvfq2qsel3sx777uoq@jpeg)
i have so much empathy for those whose hearts are broken from deep grief & pain.
but, part of loving someone is telling them that their pain is hurting others & themselves, even more.
"holding onto rage and hatred is like carrying around a hot coal & hoping your enemy burns."
but, part of loving someone is telling them that their pain is hurting others & themselves, even more.
"holding onto rage and hatred is like carrying around a hot coal & hoping your enemy burns."
November 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
i have so much empathy for those whose hearts are broken from deep grief & pain.
but, part of loving someone is telling them that their pain is hurting others & themselves, even more.
"holding onto rage and hatred is like carrying around a hot coal & hoping your enemy burns."
but, part of loving someone is telling them that their pain is hurting others & themselves, even more.
"holding onto rage and hatred is like carrying around a hot coal & hoping your enemy burns."
truly wild how heads of state will start wars, displace people & will then complain about immigrants — going so far as to rile their followers up to hate crime the very refugees their wars created.
November 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
truly wild how heads of state will start wars, displace people & will then complain about immigrants — going so far as to rile their followers up to hate crime the very refugees their wars created.
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i don’t want to put stickers on my car but i could love a magnetic bumper sticker that says “honk if you want me to drive worse” because every time a car behind me honks the second the light turns green i just wanna shift into park. esp when they’re honking over someone in front of me. omggg
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
i don’t want to put stickers on my car but i could love a magnetic bumper sticker that says “honk if you want me to drive worse” because every time a car behind me honks the second the light turns green i just wanna shift into park. esp when they’re honking over someone in front of me. omggg
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Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once.
The valiant never taste of death but once.
November 10, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once.
The valiant never taste of death but once.
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The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide
Supreme Court Rejects Call To Overturn Its Decision Legalizing Same-sex Marriage Nationwide
The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
www.huffpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide
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This behavior is a big reason why so many gravitated to MAGA and why many more stayed home.
People would rather have a strong leader than a moral one.
It’s possible to have both
It appears we have neither.
People would rather have a strong leader than a moral one.
It’s possible to have both
It appears we have neither.
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
This behavior is a big reason why so many gravitated to MAGA and why many more stayed home.
People would rather have a strong leader than a moral one.
It’s possible to have both
It appears we have neither.
People would rather have a strong leader than a moral one.
It’s possible to have both
It appears we have neither.