Jennifer Weeks
@jenniferweeks83.bsky.social
Freelance editor and writer, formerly @us.theconversation.com. Many bylines in many places. DC native, mom, Red Sox fan, alto II, Eph. Parallel parking is my special power.
"Within days, Claudius had given away nearly all its inventory for free—including a PlayStation 5 it had been talked into buying for 'marketing purposes.' It ordered a live fish. It offered to buy stun guns, pepper spray, cigarettes and underwear."
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We Let AI Run Our Office Vending Machine. It Lost Hundreds of Dollars.
An AI agent ran a snack operation in the WSJ newsroom. It gave away a free PlayStation, ordered a live fish—and taught us lessons about the future of AI.
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December 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM
"Within days, Claudius had given away nearly all its inventory for free—including a PlayStation 5 it had been talked into buying for 'marketing purposes.' It ordered a live fish. It offered to buy stun guns, pepper spray, cigarettes and underwear."
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Not my generation's version of a whippet
December 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Not my generation's version of a whippet
My answer to the @MuckRack Daily trivia question: Tom Waits, who also wrote the song, "Way Down in the Hole"
December 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
My answer to the @MuckRack Daily trivia question: Tom Waits, who also wrote the song, "Way Down in the Hole"
Great full-time editing opportunity working across a swath of issues with an impactful nonprofit news site
@19thnews.org is hiring two editors!! We're looking for folks who live and breathe for finding distinct angles, shaping stories and editing across platforms. I want to see a creative mind amid rigorous standards — someone who wants to grow *with* us. 19thnews.org/19th-news-ed...
We're hiring an Editor
The 19th is hiring an editor to work closely with the editorial director to assign, shape, edit and publish stories to fulfill The 19th’s mission of serving women and LGBTQ+ people with timely, high-q...
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December 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Great full-time editing opportunity working across a swath of issues with an impactful nonprofit news site
Opportunity at a cool research museum #scisky! 🌎🦕🦎🪼
Last call! We're hiring 👉 Invertebrate Paleontology Collection Manager
📌 Apply by Jan 5, 2026
This position will manage the extensive collections, conduct fieldwork, participate in public outreach & pursue external funding.
🔸 Full info + application: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/nhdept/inver...
📌 Apply by Jan 5, 2026
This position will manage the extensive collections, conduct fieldwork, participate in public outreach & pursue external funding.
🔸 Full info + application: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/nhdept/inver...
December 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Opportunity at a cool research museum #scisky! 🌎🦕🦎🪼
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Reposted by Jennifer Weeks
People often think the Middle Ages were dark and miserable, but back then Christmas was known for feasting and drunkenness, and lasted nearly six weeks. On December 25, the party was just getting started theconversation.com/medieval-pea...
Medieval peasants probably enjoyed their holiday festivities more than you do
The Middle Ages weren’t as dreary and desperate as you’d think, and peasants often had weeks of idle time during the holidays. On Christmas Day, the party was just getting started.
theconversation.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
People often think the Middle Ages were dark and miserable, but back then Christmas was known for feasting and drunkenness, and lasted nearly six weeks. On December 25, the party was just getting started theconversation.com/medieval-pea...
Maybe the real treasure from two terms of Trump will be the civics lessons we learned along the way. (Seriously.)
Americans Are Turning Hard Against Trumpism open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Americans Are Turning Hard Against Trumpism open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Americans Are Turning Hard Against Trumpism
His insane overreaches are giving Americans a new appreciation for free trade, immigration, and international alliances.
open.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Maybe the real treasure from two terms of Trump will be the civics lessons we learned along the way. (Seriously.)
Americans Are Turning Hard Against Trumpism open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Americans Are Turning Hard Against Trumpism open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
I learned a lot editing this article about getting meaningful rest, during the holidays and beyond. Key idea: Hobbies relieve stress, make us happier, engage different parts of our brains, and affirm that we are more than the tasks we complete #psysky theconversation.com/rest-is-esse...
Rest is essential during the holidays, but it may mean getting active, not crashing on the couch
Unwinding can be hard during the holidays for many reasons. Building in time to recharge through active leisure can help.
theconversation.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I learned a lot editing this article about getting meaningful rest, during the holidays and beyond. Key idea: Hobbies relieve stress, make us happier, engage different parts of our brains, and affirm that we are more than the tasks we complete #psysky theconversation.com/rest-is-esse...
Mike Johnson's handling of the ACA subsidies is such a glaring contrast with Nancy Pelosi. One of her central leadership policies was to give her caucus members votes that they could take back to their constituents. GOP moderates could go home for the holidays empty-handed.
☀️TOP in @punchbowlnews.bsky.social AM: With unemployment up, prices high and health costs set to spike, House GOP moderates are at a crossroads with leadership. Vulnerable Republicans say extending Obamacare subsidies is a political must — but Johnson isn't budging.
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GOP moderates' make or break moment
There are just three days left before the December recess and House GOP moderates are at a crossroads with their own leadership.
punchbowl.news
December 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Mike Johnson's handling of the ACA subsidies is such a glaring contrast with Nancy Pelosi. One of her central leadership policies was to give her caucus members votes that they could take back to their constituents. GOP moderates could go home for the holidays empty-handed.
NCAR is quite literally our global mothership.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
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December 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Who needs to know more about how hurricanes, wildfires or tornadoes form and grow? Not the US, apparently. Congress should reject this move ASAP 🌎
When you ask weather/climate people to name places that act as a hub of lifesaving research and innovation, Boulder CO would rise to top 2-3. NCAR Mesa Lab is the heartbeat of activities there. Can’t believe this is even on the table, let alone being lobbed out there like it’s already a certainty.
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
December 17, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Who needs to know more about how hurricanes, wildfires or tornadoes form and grow? Not the US, apparently. Congress should reject this move ASAP 🌎
Never expected to see the GAO use Whack-a Mole to describe a public policy challenge, but it's not a bad metaphor for curbing malicious uses of generative AI. www.gao.gov/products/gao...
December 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Never expected to see the GAO use Whack-a Mole to describe a public policy challenge, but it's not a bad metaphor for curbing malicious uses of generative AI. www.gao.gov/products/gao...
Public lands are big economic drivers in rural communities, and support for many conservation programs is bipartisan. An in-depth look at how Trump funding cuts are landing in Montana 🌏https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/12/15/doge-cuts-donald-trump-montana-00681695
‘I Didn’t Vote for This’: A Revolt Against DOGE Cuts, Deep in Trump Country
Trump administration policies slashing staffing and funding for public lands are waking a sleeping political giant in Montana. Will either party notice?
www.politico.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Public lands are big economic drivers in rural communities, and support for many conservation programs is bipartisan. An in-depth look at how Trump funding cuts are landing in Montana 🌏https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/12/15/doge-cuts-donald-trump-montana-00681695
Ugh, love this Elvis Costello song but now it makes me think of Nuzzi/Lizza
Don't tell me you don't know what love is
When you're old enough to know better
When you find strange hands in your sweater
When your dreamboat turns out to be a footnote
I'm a man with a mission in two or three editions
Don't tell me you don't know what love is
When you're old enough to know better
When you find strange hands in your sweater
When your dreamboat turns out to be a footnote
I'm a man with a mission in two or three editions
December 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Ugh, love this Elvis Costello song but now it makes me think of Nuzzi/Lizza
Don't tell me you don't know what love is
When you're old enough to know better
When you find strange hands in your sweater
When your dreamboat turns out to be a footnote
I'm a man with a mission in two or three editions
Don't tell me you don't know what love is
When you're old enough to know better
When you find strange hands in your sweater
When your dreamboat turns out to be a footnote
I'm a man with a mission in two or three editions
Dropping like a stone, and a growing weight around Republican politicians' necks.
AP-NORC poll, Dec. 4-8, Trump job approval:
Overall job approval: 36%
Border security: 50%
Crime: 43%
Immigration: 38%
Trade negotiations: 37%
Foreign policy: 37%
Economy: 31%
Health care: 29%
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Overall job approval: 36%
Border security: 50%
Crime: 43%
Immigration: 38%
Trade negotiations: 37%
Foreign policy: 37%
Economy: 31%
Health care: 29%
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apnorc.org
December 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Dropping like a stone, and a growing weight around Republican politicians' necks.
It's the affordability, stupid www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
New poll paints a grim picture of a nation under financial strain
Rising costs are crushing Americans — and they're running out of room to adjust.
www.politico.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
It's the affordability, stupid www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
So cool to see 826 Boston (I volunteer for them) on this list! They offer writing and tutoring to Boston Public School students, and refused a federal grant bc they would have had to drop their DEI policies. Instead, they raised the $ from the community and kept on going 🤜 ✏️ 📚
Speaking up with the world’s eyes upon them. Rushing into a burning building. Standing firm when others folded. In choosing the difficult path, these Bostonians showed us what strength looks like.
Bostonians of the Year 2025: First responders, university presidents, and others who exemplified courage - The Boston Globe
Speaking up with the world’s eyes upon them. Rushing into a burning building. Standing firm when others folded. In choosing the difficult path, they showed us what strength looks like.
trib.al
December 10, 2025 at 1:18 AM
So cool to see 826 Boston (I volunteer for them) on this list! They offer writing and tutoring to Boston Public School students, and refused a federal grant bc they would have had to drop their DEI policies. Instead, they raised the $ from the community and kept on going 🤜 ✏️ 📚
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41 minutes of watching two shipwrecked men trying to flip a boat and signaling for surrender/help before firing on them again reminds me of the 9.5 minutes Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd’s neck, in that it’s an agonizingly long time to be killing helpless people who clearly posed no threat.
December 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
41 minutes of watching two shipwrecked men trying to flip a boat and signaling for surrender/help before firing on them again reminds me of the 9.5 minutes Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd’s neck, in that it’s an agonizingly long time to be killing helpless people who clearly posed no threat.
"I suspect the question the administration cares about is not 'is this legal,' 'is this a war crime,' 'is this murder' or even 'is this good for America,' but rather, 'isn’t this violence delightful?'"
“The president inhabits a position of moral leadership. When the president and his officials sell their policies, they’re selling a version of what it means to be an American”
I wrote about the Trump administration, the boat strikes, and St. Augustine.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
I wrote about the Trump administration, the boat strikes, and St. Augustine.
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Opinion | Trump’s Boat Strikes Corrode America’s Soul
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December 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
"I suspect the question the administration cares about is not 'is this legal,' 'is this a war crime,' 'is this murder' or even 'is this good for America,' but rather, 'isn’t this violence delightful?'"
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If after we blow your boat up you still float, you are a witch, so we can kill you. If you drown you are not a witch.
December 4, 2025 at 2:39 AM
If after we blow your boat up you still float, you are a witch, so we can kill you. If you drown you are not a witch.
Solomon has demonstrated that at 15, he can still jump up onto our kitchen counters, at least when he smells turkey. He got some in his bowl but believes that he deserves seconds #catsky
December 3, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Solomon has demonstrated that at 15, he can still jump up onto our kitchen counters, at least when he smells turkey. He got some in his bowl but believes that he deserves seconds #catsky
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"We blow up ‘alleged’ drug boats in the Caribbean but pardon actually convicted drug traffickers in the U.S. Someone help me make sense of this.”
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Trump Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case
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November 29, 2025 at 3:24 AM
"We blow up ‘alleged’ drug boats in the Caribbean but pardon actually convicted drug traffickers in the U.S. Someone help me make sense of this.”
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The wheels are coming off
Trump drops 11 points - 11 points! - in the past month in Gallup. Just a staggering decline. 1/
Gallup poll | 11/3-11/25
President Trump approval
Disapprove 60% (+6)
Approve 36% (-5)
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President Trump approval
Disapprove 60% (+6)
Approve 36% (-5)
news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
November 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The wheels are coming off