Jess Douglas
@jessdoug.bsky.social
(she/her) 12 year veteran of the bird app, now retired. writer, reader, advocate, potty mouth. comms @ Georgia Equality 🏳️🌈 opinions are my own and they’re all correct.
big fan of survivor, baking, joy, and lukewarm takes!
big fan of survivor, baking, joy, and lukewarm takes!
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Big news!! We're so excited to share that our endorsed candidate Akbar Ali has won his run-off election for House District 106, making history as the youngest person elected to the Georgia General Assembly.
Congratulations to Akbar's team & all of the volunteers who helped make this win happen!
Congratulations to Akbar's team & all of the volunteers who helped make this win happen!
December 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Big news!! We're so excited to share that our endorsed candidate Akbar Ali has won his run-off election for House District 106, making history as the youngest person elected to the Georgia General Assembly.
Congratulations to Akbar's team & all of the volunteers who helped make this win happen!
Congratulations to Akbar's team & all of the volunteers who helped make this win happen!
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
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a lot of people debating the merits of that dogshit essay meanwhile the girl’s mom is retweeting demands to ban all trans people from teaching at any level. it’s forest for the trees shit
December 1, 2025 at 4:42 AM
a lot of people debating the merits of that dogshit essay meanwhile the girl’s mom is retweeting demands to ban all trans people from teaching at any level. it’s forest for the trees shit
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This time last year, I was on the South Lawn of the White House helping to lay out the AIDS Memorial Quilt.
This year the White House did nothing and the State Department instructed empoyees and grant recipients to “refrain from publicly promoting World Aids Day through any communication channels”
This year the White House did nothing and the State Department instructed empoyees and grant recipients to “refrain from publicly promoting World Aids Day through any communication channels”
This morning I had the honor of helping lay out some panels of the #AIDS Memorial Quilt on the South Lawn of the White House. Seeing all these individual lives that were lost and knowing they are just a miniscule part of that great tapestry of loss is haunting.
December 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
This time last year, I was on the South Lawn of the White House helping to lay out the AIDS Memorial Quilt.
This year the White House did nothing and the State Department instructed empoyees and grant recipients to “refrain from publicly promoting World Aids Day through any communication channels”
This year the White House did nothing and the State Department instructed empoyees and grant recipients to “refrain from publicly promoting World Aids Day through any communication channels”
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In 2025, Georgia became the state with the highest rate of new HIV diagnoses in the country, meaning we play a key role in ending the HIV epidemic.
We at GA Equality honor those who were taken too soon by HIV by continuing to fight for the rights of those living with HIV & for their access to care.
We at GA Equality honor those who were taken too soon by HIV by continuing to fight for the rights of those living with HIV & for their access to care.
December 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
In 2025, Georgia became the state with the highest rate of new HIV diagnoses in the country, meaning we play a key role in ending the HIV epidemic.
We at GA Equality honor those who were taken too soon by HIV by continuing to fight for the rights of those living with HIV & for their access to care.
We at GA Equality honor those who were taken too soon by HIV by continuing to fight for the rights of those living with HIV & for their access to care.
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Today is World AIDS Day, a day to honor the lives of those affected by HIV.
This year in particular, we're at a critical moment for the HIV response. That's why we're urging people to honor World AIDS Day 2025 by telling Congress to ensure access to critical HIV care.
TAKE ACTION: bit.ly/GE_WAD
This year in particular, we're at a critical moment for the HIV response. That's why we're urging people to honor World AIDS Day 2025 by telling Congress to ensure access to critical HIV care.
TAKE ACTION: bit.ly/GE_WAD
December 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Today is World AIDS Day, a day to honor the lives of those affected by HIV.
This year in particular, we're at a critical moment for the HIV response. That's why we're urging people to honor World AIDS Day 2025 by telling Congress to ensure access to critical HIV care.
TAKE ACTION: bit.ly/GE_WAD
This year in particular, we're at a critical moment for the HIV response. That's why we're urging people to honor World AIDS Day 2025 by telling Congress to ensure access to critical HIV care.
TAKE ACTION: bit.ly/GE_WAD
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Our legal team helped uncover this document, and has been fighting against the Trump admin's plans to detain and deport thousands of unaccompanied migrant kids. Proud to work with them.
Check out this story below!
Check out this story below!
🚨A newly uncovered document flagged last week in a federal court filing threatens undocumented immigrant children in government custody with “prolonged” detention if they choose to exercise their legal rights rather than voluntarily depart the United States.
www.huffpost.com/entry/docume...
www.huffpost.com/entry/docume...
Newly Uncovered Document Reveals An 'Alarming And Disturbing' Trump Threat
The Trump administration is turning the screws on kids who’ve arrived in the United States without adults accompanying them.
www.huffpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Our legal team helped uncover this document, and has been fighting against the Trump admin's plans to detain and deport thousands of unaccompanied migrant kids. Proud to work with them.
Check out this story below!
Check out this story below!
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Behind every name is a person, a story, & a life cut too short.
This year, GA Equality's organizing manager, Noël Heatherland, wrote about TDORR & reflected on one life cut too short– Marisol Payero, a trans advocate & KSU student leader who passed recently.
Read: georgiaequality.org/2025/11/tdor/
This year, GA Equality's organizing manager, Noël Heatherland, wrote about TDORR & reflected on one life cut too short– Marisol Payero, a trans advocate & KSU student leader who passed recently.
Read: georgiaequality.org/2025/11/tdor/
![A graphic with a light brown background. At the top in black text reads, "“I knew Mari as a fellow gender expansive person and a fellow advocate... [but] she is not just another statistic. She was important to many including her family and her fellow students. She served visibly as the President of the KSU Pride Alliance in a time where KSU and other universities are complying in advance and rolling back protections for and the dignity of certain students.”
Below on the left is a photo of Noël, a blonde person wearing a patterned collared shirt, with Marisol, a woman wearing a green floral dress and black hat.
On the right side in black text reads, "“We will miss your light, Mari...
Our love and prayers go to your family, and we will work hard to ensure you have a strong and lasting legacy as you deserve. We commit to fighting against transphobia in all its forms and calling out politicians when they say and do harmful things.
May your memory be both a blessing and an inspiration to co-create a more inclusive and safer society for all of us – trans people, immigrants, and all of us.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vcm6tuybnxlqhuov4nputi2/bafkreig55kqlki7gvqq2mcrq7xhfkmucdkq3lltvyqxgtxptdnk6gqiydm@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Behind every name is a person, a story, & a life cut too short.
This year, GA Equality's organizing manager, Noël Heatherland, wrote about TDORR & reflected on one life cut too short– Marisol Payero, a trans advocate & KSU student leader who passed recently.
Read: georgiaequality.org/2025/11/tdor/
This year, GA Equality's organizing manager, Noël Heatherland, wrote about TDORR & reflected on one life cut too short– Marisol Payero, a trans advocate & KSU student leader who passed recently.
Read: georgiaequality.org/2025/11/tdor/
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Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance & Resilience, a day dedicated to honoring the lives of our trans siblings who were lost due to anti-trans violence, discrimination, & stigma.
Every year, we honor a list of names that grows longer due to an increase in anti-trans rhetoric which fuels violence
Every year, we honor a list of names that grows longer due to an increase in anti-trans rhetoric which fuels violence
November 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance & Resilience, a day dedicated to honoring the lives of our trans siblings who were lost due to anti-trans violence, discrimination, & stigma.
Every year, we honor a list of names that grows longer due to an increase in anti-trans rhetoric which fuels violence
Every year, we honor a list of names that grows longer due to an increase in anti-trans rhetoric which fuels violence
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The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
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In a previous era, the U.S. president calling for the deaths of his political opponents probably would've warranted interrupting everything else on TV for the day.
CNN and MSNBC are running a livestream of Dick Cheney's funeral. Fox News is focusing on the Dem who allegedly misused FEMA funds.
CNN and MSNBC are running a livestream of Dick Cheney's funeral. Fox News is focusing on the Dem who allegedly misused FEMA funds.
November 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
In a previous era, the U.S. president calling for the deaths of his political opponents probably would've warranted interrupting everything else on TV for the day.
CNN and MSNBC are running a livestream of Dick Cheney's funeral. Fox News is focusing on the Dem who allegedly misused FEMA funds.
CNN and MSNBC are running a livestream of Dick Cheney's funeral. Fox News is focusing on the Dem who allegedly misused FEMA funds.
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This is the Democratic “behavior” that Trump says is punishable by death, just in case you haven’t seen it yet.
We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
November 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
This is the Democratic “behavior” that Trump says is punishable by death, just in case you haven’t seen it yet.
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Texas' abortion ban has killed another woman.
Let's be very clear: Republicans are killing women. Democrats need to start calling them murderers loudly and often.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
Let's be very clear: Republicans are killing women. Democrats need to start calling them murderers loudly and often.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Texas' abortion ban has killed another woman.
Let's be very clear: Republicans are killing women. Democrats need to start calling them murderers loudly and often.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
Let's be very clear: Republicans are killing women. Democrats need to start calling them murderers loudly and often.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
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New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
November 19, 2025 at 11:35 AM
New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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Wow, people lost their jobs for saying less than that about Charlie Kirk.
November 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Wow, people lost their jobs for saying less than that about Charlie Kirk.
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Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
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TODAY is Special Election Day for Senate District 35 covering parts of Smyrna, Vinings, & Fulton County! If you haven't already voted early, polls will be open until 7pm today.
All Georgians can find critical voting information, including sample ballots and precinct locations, at: mvp.sos.ga.gov
All Georgians can find critical voting information, including sample ballots and precinct locations, at: mvp.sos.ga.gov
November 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
TODAY is Special Election Day for Senate District 35 covering parts of Smyrna, Vinings, & Fulton County! If you haven't already voted early, polls will be open until 7pm today.
All Georgians can find critical voting information, including sample ballots and precinct locations, at: mvp.sos.ga.gov
All Georgians can find critical voting information, including sample ballots and precinct locations, at: mvp.sos.ga.gov
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Hopefully people are remembering that sexual assault victims can read what they’re saying
November 13, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Hopefully people are remembering that sexual assault victims can read what they’re saying
me: hello democrats, I would like to continue to be able to afford my healthcare premiums in 2026. please hold the line to extend EPTCs
natl Dems:
natl Dems:
November 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM
me: hello democrats, I would like to continue to be able to afford my healthcare premiums in 2026. please hold the line to extend EPTCs
natl Dems:
natl Dems:
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Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
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Lucy is really going to let Charlie Brown kick the football this time. She really means it.
Shaheen: "We've heard from a number of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle that they're willing to come to the table, they're willing to work with us once the govt is open to get this done. We've heard the same thing from the White House. So now we'll see if they're really gonna work w/us"
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Lucy is really going to let Charlie Brown kick the football this time. She really means it.
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motivations and politics aside, moderate democrats must suck at strategic board games
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 AM
motivations and politics aside, moderate democrats must suck at strategic board games
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This is what oligarchy looks like:
If you're Elon Musk, the richest man alive, Tesla gives you a $1 trillion pay package & Trump gives you a huge tax break.
If you're a poor kid on SNAP, Trump appeals a court decision that would have prevented you from going hungry.
Obscene.
If you're Elon Musk, the richest man alive, Tesla gives you a $1 trillion pay package & Trump gives you a huge tax break.
If you're a poor kid on SNAP, Trump appeals a court decision that would have prevented you from going hungry.
Obscene.
November 7, 2025 at 12:18 AM
This is what oligarchy looks like:
If you're Elon Musk, the richest man alive, Tesla gives you a $1 trillion pay package & Trump gives you a huge tax break.
If you're a poor kid on SNAP, Trump appeals a court decision that would have prevented you from going hungry.
Obscene.
If you're Elon Musk, the richest man alive, Tesla gives you a $1 trillion pay package & Trump gives you a huge tax break.
If you're a poor kid on SNAP, Trump appeals a court decision that would have prevented you from going hungry.
Obscene.
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The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
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How did Georgia pull off their first statewide win in non-federal races in 19 years—and so convincingly?
Turnout, turnout, turnout.
The state's 10 largest blue counties made up more than 52% of the total electorate. That compares to 44.6% last year, and 45.3% in the 2022 Senate runoff.
Turnout, turnout, turnout.
The state's 10 largest blue counties made up more than 52% of the total electorate. That compares to 44.6% last year, and 45.3% in the 2022 Senate runoff.
November 5, 2025 at 11:30 PM
How did Georgia pull off their first statewide win in non-federal races in 19 years—and so convincingly?
Turnout, turnout, turnout.
The state's 10 largest blue counties made up more than 52% of the total electorate. That compares to 44.6% last year, and 45.3% in the 2022 Senate runoff.
Turnout, turnout, turnout.
The state's 10 largest blue counties made up more than 52% of the total electorate. That compares to 44.6% last year, and 45.3% in the 2022 Senate runoff.