Jen Wang
@jenwang.com
SoCal. Composer, ED of People Inside Electronics, choral singer, amateur viola da gamba & banjo player, mapo tofu enthusiast. No TERFs. She/her.
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Friends!
The New School has cancelled one of its most popular graduate courses, Global Soccer and World Politics.
We want to host this course for @resistanceschool.bsky.social ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
Interested? Fill the interest form here!
www.resistancestudiesseries.com/worldcupwait...
The New School has cancelled one of its most popular graduate courses, Global Soccer and World Politics.
We want to host this course for @resistanceschool.bsky.social ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
Interested? Fill the interest form here!
www.resistancestudiesseries.com/worldcupwait...
World Cup Waitlist — RESISTANCE STUDIES SERIES
www.resistancestudiesseries.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Friends!
The New School has cancelled one of its most popular graduate courses, Global Soccer and World Politics.
We want to host this course for @resistanceschool.bsky.social ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
Interested? Fill the interest form here!
www.resistancestudiesseries.com/worldcupwait...
The New School has cancelled one of its most popular graduate courses, Global Soccer and World Politics.
We want to host this course for @resistanceschool.bsky.social ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
Interested? Fill the interest form here!
www.resistancestudiesseries.com/worldcupwait...
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The other night on Jeopardy, two players were tied going into final. The woman in third made a small wager and her answer was, "I hope they both bet everything." They both did, all three got it wrong, and she won. As if that wasn't already hilarious enough, turns out it was all a master plan!
Okay but she posted on Reddit after the broadcast that she realized partway through Double Jeopardy that this was her only way to win, and started deliberately picking clues/buzzing in to maximize the odds that they would be tied going into Final. Absolute galaxy brain.
February 13, 2026 at 4:46 PM
The other night on Jeopardy, two players were tied going into final. The woman in third made a small wager and her answer was, "I hope they both bet everything." They both did, all three got it wrong, and she won. As if that wasn't already hilarious enough, turns out it was all a master plan!
Small, wholesome thing: Jordan Chiles (2x Olympian & UCLA college gymnast) dusted off last year's Prince floor routine as a tribute to Minnesota for the UCLA/UMN meet. It's non-trivial to change routines for the sake of one meet; standing O from the UMN audience.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRbm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRbm...
Jordan Chiles - Perfect 10 Floor Exercise (Feb. 7, 2026)
YouTube video by UCLA Athletics
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Small, wholesome thing: Jordan Chiles (2x Olympian & UCLA college gymnast) dusted off last year's Prince floor routine as a tribute to Minnesota for the UCLA/UMN meet. It's non-trivial to change routines for the sake of one meet; standing O from the UMN audience.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRbm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRbm...
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The EU has just voted, by a VERY wide margin, for the full recognition of trans women as women…!
February 12, 2026 at 4:06 PM
The EU has just voted, by a VERY wide margin, for the full recognition of trans women as women…!
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the Spectator accidentally recycled a subhed from a previous day’s article about Tehran
February 6, 2026 at 6:07 PM
the Spectator accidentally recycled a subhed from a previous day’s article about Tehran
Times are hard; I'm taking a bit to watch the opening ceremonies in all its campy glory. I love a ceremony that makes sports legends tell us fun facts about Rossini.
February 6, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Times are hard; I'm taking a bit to watch the opening ceremonies in all its campy glory. I love a ceremony that makes sports legends tell us fun facts about Rossini.
doing my part to make this obit go viral
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:16 PM
doing my part to make this obit go viral
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I’m such a sucker for pop art crochet patterns www.etsy.com/listing/4369...
February 6, 2026 at 4:38 AM
I’m such a sucker for pop art crochet patterns www.etsy.com/listing/4369...
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Epstein is like the evil Forrest Gump, somehow present and responsible for every terrible thing of the last twenty years.
February 6, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Epstein is like the evil Forrest Gump, somehow present and responsible for every terrible thing of the last twenty years.
Facebook served me an ad for this Harry-Potter themed Le Creuset Dutch oven. Folks, does this...look like what I think it looks like?
Is "the Golden Snatch" anything?
Thx.
Is "the Golden Snatch" anything?
Thx.
February 6, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Facebook served me an ad for this Harry-Potter themed Le Creuset Dutch oven. Folks, does this...look like what I think it looks like?
Is "the Golden Snatch" anything?
Thx.
Is "the Golden Snatch" anything?
Thx.
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They’re trying to run the Kilmar Abrego Garcia playbook with a five year old boy in a bunny hat because nobody can find peace if they embarrass the Trump administration publicly. Normal people didn’t like it with Garcia and they really aren’t going to like it for Liam.
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:51 AM
They’re trying to run the Kilmar Abrego Garcia playbook with a five year old boy in a bunny hat because nobody can find peace if they embarrass the Trump administration publicly. Normal people didn’t like it with Garcia and they really aren’t going to like it for Liam.
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haha, here's one editor who did a lot of the damage, currently blocked en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?...
February 6, 2026 at 1:43 AM
haha, here's one editor who did a lot of the damage, currently blocked en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?...
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NEW: The unfathomable Minnesota transcript that must be read, as it tells the reality of America today.
"I am not white, as you can see," Julie Le — a government lawyer — told a federal judge on Tuesday. "And my family's at risk as any other people that might get picked up too ..."
Law Dork:
"I am not white, as you can see," Julie Le — a government lawyer — told a federal judge on Tuesday. "And my family's at risk as any other people that might get picked up too ..."
Law Dork:
The unfathomable Minnesota transcript that must be read, as it tells the reality of America today
"I am not white, as you can see," Julie Le — a government lawyer — told a federal judge on Tuesday. "And my family's at risk as any other people that might get picked up too ..."
www.lawdork.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:59 AM
NEW: The unfathomable Minnesota transcript that must be read, as it tells the reality of America today.
"I am not white, as you can see," Julie Le — a government lawyer — told a federal judge on Tuesday. "And my family's at risk as any other people that might get picked up too ..."
Law Dork:
"I am not white, as you can see," Julie Le — a government lawyer — told a federal judge on Tuesday. "And my family's at risk as any other people that might get picked up too ..."
Law Dork:
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My actual job description is activist and here’s what I tell people in despair all the time: do not underestimate how much harm you can prevent by being just a little bit annoying.
This is one reason I keep trying to remind people of the power that we have. That we have *always* had. Not because I’m in denial, but because I know history. I’m no sophisticated intellectual, but I do know we’re going to win even though the bad shit is really terrible right now.
Too many people on Bluesky think that relentless expressions of despair are a sign of intellectual sophistication.
February 5, 2026 at 4:53 AM
My actual job description is activist and here’s what I tell people in despair all the time: do not underestimate how much harm you can prevent by being just a little bit annoying.
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JUSTIFIED “FUCK ICE” CHANTS #AEWDynamite
February 5, 2026 at 3:04 AM
JUSTIFIED “FUCK ICE” CHANTS #AEWDynamite
My hope, which may be too optimistic, is that the end result of all this is akin to the end result of Prop 187 in California: a massive disgust with Republican cruelty toward immigrants, and a permanent decline for that whole awful enterprise in the state as a whole
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Ca...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Ca...
February 4, 2026 at 7:47 PM
My hope, which may be too optimistic, is that the end result of all this is akin to the end result of Prop 187 in California: a massive disgust with Republican cruelty toward immigrants, and a permanent decline for that whole awful enterprise in the state as a whole
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Ca...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Ca...
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always bears repeating that this is NOT a financial decision. jeff bezos is worth over 250 billion dollars. he can afford to lose many millions and never even notice it. this is, at its core, a political and personal decision by bezos to destroy the post
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments, not just the newsroom, is being laid off.
February 4, 2026 at 3:04 PM
always bears repeating that this is NOT a financial decision. jeff bezos is worth over 250 billion dollars. he can afford to lose many millions and never even notice it. this is, at its core, a political and personal decision by bezos to destroy the post
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Cruelty is big business
February 3, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Cruelty is big business
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Yesterday:
Deputy AG Todd Blanche denies that Trump played any role in the FBI's seizure of Georgia voting records or had been briefed on the case.
Today:
The NY Times reports that Trump talked by phone to the FBI agents who conducted the raid, asking them questions and getting answers. (Gift link)
Deputy AG Todd Blanche denies that Trump played any role in the FBI's seizure of Georgia voting records or had been briefed on the case.
Today:
The NY Times reports that Trump talked by phone to the FBI agents who conducted the raid, asking them questions and getting answers. (Gift link)
Trump Had Unusual Call With F.B.I. Agents After Election Center Search
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Yesterday:
Deputy AG Todd Blanche denies that Trump played any role in the FBI's seizure of Georgia voting records or had been briefed on the case.
Today:
The NY Times reports that Trump talked by phone to the FBI agents who conducted the raid, asking them questions and getting answers. (Gift link)
Deputy AG Todd Blanche denies that Trump played any role in the FBI's seizure of Georgia voting records or had been briefed on the case.
Today:
The NY Times reports that Trump talked by phone to the FBI agents who conducted the raid, asking them questions and getting answers. (Gift link)
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Can’t blame a dipshit for trying.
Hey, you guys be nice to @realtoddstashwick.bsky.social! He's a fellow DM. We NEED our "healing potions"!
February 2, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Can’t blame a dipshit for trying.
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1/4
Rep. Kelly Morrison, is a practicing M.D. Her description of conditions in the Whipple detention facility are horrifying.
Here is a rough transcript of the video she just posted. @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social
Rep. Kelly Morrison, is a practicing M.D. Her description of conditions in the Whipple detention facility are horrifying.
Here is a rough transcript of the video she just posted. @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social
February 1, 2026 at 11:22 PM
1/4
Rep. Kelly Morrison, is a practicing M.D. Her description of conditions in the Whipple detention facility are horrifying.
Here is a rough transcript of the video she just posted. @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social
Rep. Kelly Morrison, is a practicing M.D. Her description of conditions in the Whipple detention facility are horrifying.
Here is a rough transcript of the video she just posted. @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social
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Billie Eilish during her #GRAMMYs speech for Song of the Year:
“As grateful as I feel, I don’t need to say anything except that, no one is illegal on stolen land. It’s really hard to know what to say and what to do right now, I feel hopeful in this room and we need to keep protesting… fuck ICE.”
“As grateful as I feel, I don’t need to say anything except that, no one is illegal on stolen land. It’s really hard to know what to say and what to do right now, I feel hopeful in this room and we need to keep protesting… fuck ICE.”
February 2, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Billie Eilish during her #GRAMMYs speech for Song of the Year:
“As grateful as I feel, I don’t need to say anything except that, no one is illegal on stolen land. It’s really hard to know what to say and what to do right now, I feel hopeful in this room and we need to keep protesting… fuck ICE.”
“As grateful as I feel, I don’t need to say anything except that, no one is illegal on stolen land. It’s really hard to know what to say and what to do right now, I feel hopeful in this room and we need to keep protesting… fuck ICE.”
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This is why I've spent my life in autoimmune hell.
Contracted measles at 6 months of age.
Post-viral syndrome FOR LIFE.
Which is why I still mask. And distance. [Haven't had so much as a cold in 6 years now.]
Contracted measles at 6 months of age.
Post-viral syndrome FOR LIFE.
Which is why I still mask. And distance. [Haven't had so much as a cold in 6 years now.]
Omg I’m just learning this is a thing
www.harvardmagazine.com/health-medic...
www.harvardmagazine.com/health-medic...
February 2, 2026 at 3:03 AM
This is why I've spent my life in autoimmune hell.
Contracted measles at 6 months of age.
Post-viral syndrome FOR LIFE.
Which is why I still mask. And distance. [Haven't had so much as a cold in 6 years now.]
Contracted measles at 6 months of age.
Post-viral syndrome FOR LIFE.
Which is why I still mask. And distance. [Haven't had so much as a cold in 6 years now.]
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