Jenée Desmond-Harris
@jenee.bsky.social
Dez had a really negative reaction to my explanation of Kwanzaa & I finally realized it was because “it’s an African American tradition”’is what I say (mostly to entertain myself) every time I put lotion on his face and he yells “Whyyy??!”
I guess it was sounding a little too similar 😂
I guess it was sounding a little too similar 😂
December 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Dez had a really negative reaction to my explanation of Kwanzaa & I finally realized it was because “it’s an African American tradition”’is what I say (mostly to entertain myself) every time I put lotion on his face and he yells “Whyyy??!”
I guess it was sounding a little too similar 😂
I guess it was sounding a little too similar 😂
@joelanderson.bsky.social to Dez (3): You know, Daddy used to race people when I was a kid
Dez: Would you be the winner?
Joel: 🤩🤩🤩😁😁😁☺️☺️☺️☺️🤗🤗🤗
Iykyk. Nobody has ever been happier to answer a question
Dez: Would you be the winner?
Joel: 🤩🤩🤩😁😁😁☺️☺️☺️☺️🤗🤗🤗
Iykyk. Nobody has ever been happier to answer a question
December 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
@joelanderson.bsky.social to Dez (3): You know, Daddy used to race people when I was a kid
Dez: Would you be the winner?
Joel: 🤩🤩🤩😁😁😁☺️☺️☺️☺️🤗🤗🤗
Iykyk. Nobody has ever been happier to answer a question
Dez: Would you be the winner?
Joel: 🤩🤩🤩😁😁😁☺️☺️☺️☺️🤗🤗🤗
Iykyk. Nobody has ever been happier to answer a question
Anyone from Chattanooga? I don’t normally answer super specific questions like this but I thought it would be fun to give this guy some concrete ideas for bars/restaurants/clubs/activities
November 19, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Anyone from Chattanooga? I don’t normally answer super specific questions like this but I thought it would be fun to give this guy some concrete ideas for bars/restaurants/clubs/activities
Thank you! I have what I need for now and my inbox is overflowing with promising pitches. I told myself I would respond to each one but at this point (after midnight on Saturday, technically Sunday) I’m admitting defeat. Please accept my apology
Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
November 16, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Thank you! I have what I need for now and my inbox is overflowing with promising pitches. I told myself I would respond to each one but at this point (after midnight on Saturday, technically Sunday) I’m admitting defeat. Please accept my apology
Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
This is a crazy thing to come on here and say given everything going on in the world but I have to get it off my chest:
People are selling “original artwork” on Facebook marketplace but it’s very clearly what they made at a sip ‘n paint
People are selling “original artwork” on Facebook marketplace but it’s very clearly what they made at a sip ‘n paint
October 29, 2025 at 12:54 AM
This is a crazy thing to come on here and say given everything going on in the world but I have to get it off my chest:
People are selling “original artwork” on Facebook marketplace but it’s very clearly what they made at a sip ‘n paint
People are selling “original artwork” on Facebook marketplace but it’s very clearly what they made at a sip ‘n paint
Reposted by Jenée Desmond-Harris
Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
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Seriously, like bro there are military troops in Washington DC RIGHT NOW cracking down on “crime“ that doesn’t even fucking exist. They don’t need an excuse, they will do it ANYWAY.
As someone with 20 years reporting on right wing and fascist movements, you should goddamn know well that it doesn't matter what anyone says or does, they're going to use this as an excuse for authoritarian crackdowns with little to no relevance to the actual crime.
If I have any credibility with you from 20 years of reporting on rightwing & fascist movements, please listen when I beg you not to celebrate Charlie Kirk getting shot. Leave aside morality: this isn’t a match in dry grass, it’s a torch. We do not want what this could ignite & we would not win.
September 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Seriously, like bro there are military troops in Washington DC RIGHT NOW cracking down on “crime“ that doesn’t even fucking exist. They don’t need an excuse, they will do it ANYWAY.
I was extremely offline today and the out of context texts from people who reasonably assumed I was keeping up with the news were a wild ride
September 10, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I was extremely offline today and the out of context texts from people who reasonably assumed I was keeping up with the news were a wild ride
To the person sending multiple fake letters to Slate Advice: I am begging you to vary the voice, length, and sentence structure and take the drama down a notch to make the stories more realistic. I’m not against using the ones that are suspicious but actually good. Please just put some effort in
September 9, 2025 at 2:17 PM
To the person sending multiple fake letters to Slate Advice: I am begging you to vary the voice, length, and sentence structure and take the drama down a notch to make the stories more realistic. I’m not against using the ones that are suspicious but actually good. Please just put some effort in
@joelanderson.bsky.social and I are both people who never got into anything related to superheroes but we don’t want the same fate for our three year old. What should we show him and when?
August 29, 2025 at 9:50 PM
@joelanderson.bsky.social and I are both people who never got into anything related to superheroes but we don’t want the same fate for our three year old. What should we show him and when?
I just realized friends and family never ask me for help with writing stuff (cover letters, emails, applications, texts, etc.) anymore and I think it’s because of ChatGPT! I guess it’s fine but what do I have to offer now? 🥲
August 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I just realized friends and family never ask me for help with writing stuff (cover letters, emails, applications, texts, etc.) anymore and I think it’s because of ChatGPT! I guess it’s fine but what do I have to offer now? 🥲
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it's pretty frustrating how republicans can just spew endless lies about city life with zero repercussions but the moment a dem disparages a pickup truck it's open season
August 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
it's pretty frustrating how republicans can just spew endless lies about city life with zero repercussions but the moment a dem disparages a pickup truck it's open season
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There's a terrible 5th Circuit opinion I'd like you all to see. Lots of people say we should "use conservative arguments against them," but you have to understand, FedSoc judges do not care about their own hypocrisy. They just write their way through it.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
A Court Just Ruled That Cops Can’t Stop-and-Frisk You—if They Suspect a Gun
The ruling makes clear, however, that cops can still stop and frisk a person for existing while Black.
www.thenation.com
July 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
There's a terrible 5th Circuit opinion I'd like you all to see. Lots of people say we should "use conservative arguments against them," but you have to understand, FedSoc judges do not care about their own hypocrisy. They just write their way through it.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
I know social media makes everything an adhd symptom but one I haven’t heard about is never being able to make it to the “link in bio.” I will just have to wonder what the article says because I’m going to get bored on the way there
July 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I know social media makes everything an adhd symptom but one I haven’t heard about is never being able to make it to the “link in bio.” I will just have to wonder what the article says because I’m going to get bored on the way there
I remember in 2020 the idea that we (not just people who lost someone to Covid or had it, but everyone) were all upset and down and struggling because of the pandemic and “racial tension” was kind of a media/ social media consensus.
And I’m not really seeing that now? I’ve been wondering why
And I’m not really seeing that now? I’ve been wondering why
July 23, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I remember in 2020 the idea that we (not just people who lost someone to Covid or had it, but everyone) were all upset and down and struggling because of the pandemic and “racial tension” was kind of a media/ social media consensus.
And I’m not really seeing that now? I’ve been wondering why
And I’m not really seeing that now? I’ve been wondering why
I keep checking for an updated Harper’s letter with all the same signatories but I’m sure they’re just taking their time to make sure it captures how alarmed they are in this moment
Exclusive: Harvard publisher cancels entire journal issue on Palestine shortly before publication.
My latest.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
My latest.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Revealed: Harvard publisher cancels entire journal issue on Palestine shortly before publication
As Harvard’s feud with Trump escalated, so did tensions over an ‘education and Palestine’ issue of a prestigious journal. Scholars blame the ‘Palestine exception’ to academic freedom
www.theguardian.com
July 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I keep checking for an updated Harper’s letter with all the same signatories but I’m sure they’re just taking their time to make sure it captures how alarmed they are in this moment
I thought I was done with the culture shock of moving from CA to MD but I just asked a bunch of people how they air out their homes in the summer when it’s always hot and humid and the answer was mostly “we wait until fall”!!! I used to open windows every day of my life so this is a lot to digest
July 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I thought I was done with the culture shock of moving from CA to MD but I just asked a bunch of people how they air out their homes in the summer when it’s always hot and humid and the answer was mostly “we wait until fall”!!! I used to open windows every day of my life so this is a lot to digest
I don’t know why I’m annoyed by every headline about the Epstein letter repeating the word “bawdy”
July 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I don’t know why I’m annoyed by every headline about the Epstein letter repeating the word “bawdy”
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So much going on in this text, which was written — we could also say "lived" — by NPR's media reporter. The most important in my view are these words from a former CEO of NPR, Vivian Schiller.
"Any evidence-based news organization that reports critically is going to be accused of left-wing bias."
"Any evidence-based news organization that reports critically is going to be accused of left-wing bias."
How bipartisan support for public media unraveled in the Trump era -- my analysis for NPR.
www.npr.org/2025/07/18/n...
www.npr.org/2025/07/18/n...
How bipartisan support for public media unraveled in the Trump era
"It will test every single shred of creativity we have to continue to try to serve our mission," says one public media executive, as Congress ends federal funding for public broadcasting.
www.npr.org
July 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM
So much going on in this text, which was written — we could also say "lived" — by NPR's media reporter. The most important in my view are these words from a former CEO of NPR, Vivian Schiller.
"Any evidence-based news organization that reports critically is going to be accused of left-wing bias."
"Any evidence-based news organization that reports critically is going to be accused of left-wing bias."
I got the idea that pulling an all (or very late) nighter once a week or so would be the secret to having enough time to do everything I need to. Did it and I’ve felt like I’m hungover and in a coma for 2 full days. Follow me for more life hacks
July 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I got the idea that pulling an all (or very late) nighter once a week or so would be the secret to having enough time to do everything I need to. Did it and I’ve felt like I’m hungover and in a coma for 2 full days. Follow me for more life hacks
I didn’t realize PBS did this but I agree with the idea as it applies to media in general. If you’re not going to go all the way to lying and wholeheartedly endorsing white supremacy you’re not gonna win this game so stop trying
Turns out that NPR and PBS' pandering to the right still didn't save their funding. Maybe there's a lesson here for media that think that tilting to the right will spare them from accusations of "liberal bias."
The rescission bill has passed the Senate. Once it passes the House, as expected, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's budget will be zeroed out for the first time since 1967, back when TV stations still broadcast in black and white.
July 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I didn’t realize PBS did this but I agree with the idea as it applies to media in general. If you’re not going to go all the way to lying and wholeheartedly endorsing white supremacy you’re not gonna win this game so stop trying
Life being married to the nicest person in the word: We hired a handyman, he doubled the estimate, he went to buy stuff at Home Depot and asked for money to cover it, @joelanderson.bsky.social got a weird feeling and checked next door and saw the warning below about him ….
July 16, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Life being married to the nicest person in the word: We hired a handyman, he doubled the estimate, he went to buy stuff at Home Depot and asked for money to cover it, @joelanderson.bsky.social got a weird feeling and checked next door and saw the warning below about him ….
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NEW PIECE IS UP.
I don’t enjoy facing the truth about this court, but it must be done.
Yesterday’s decision in McMahon has me convinced.
Hope you’ll sign up for the September webinars. We need the people - not just lawyers - to understand what’s at stake. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
I don’t enjoy facing the truth about this court, but it must be done.
Yesterday’s decision in McMahon has me convinced.
Hope you’ll sign up for the September webinars. We need the people - not just lawyers - to understand what’s at stake. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Facing this Court
A Sober Look at What to Expect in Trump v. Casa And What We Do About It
open.substack.com
July 15, 2025 at 9:50 PM
NEW PIECE IS UP.
I don’t enjoy facing the truth about this court, but it must be done.
Yesterday’s decision in McMahon has me convinced.
Hope you’ll sign up for the September webinars. We need the people - not just lawyers - to understand what’s at stake. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
I don’t enjoy facing the truth about this court, but it must be done.
Yesterday’s decision in McMahon has me convinced.
Hope you’ll sign up for the September webinars. We need the people - not just lawyers - to understand what’s at stake. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...