jessbess
@jessicabess.bsky.social
middle-aged-momcore. very california.
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When risks, costs & benefits are clear & big; the time pd. is circumscribed; & a group (like the US X-country ski team) makes a rule they require each other to uphold, folks can mitigate risk.
Meanwhile, the Finnish women’s hockey team has noro after karaoke.
fasterskier.com/2026/02/in-i...
Meanwhile, the Finnish women’s hockey team has noro after karaoke.
fasterskier.com/2026/02/in-i...
February 8, 2026 at 4:11 AM
When risks, costs & benefits are clear & big; the time pd. is circumscribed; & a group (like the US X-country ski team) makes a rule they require each other to uphold, folks can mitigate risk.
Meanwhile, the Finnish women’s hockey team has noro after karaoke.
fasterskier.com/2026/02/in-i...
Meanwhile, the Finnish women’s hockey team has noro after karaoke.
fasterskier.com/2026/02/in-i...
Skyline cleanse ahhhhhhj
February 7, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Skyline cleanse ahhhhhhj
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i love european olympics opening ceremonies. the second the ioc names a european host city the prime minister calls the culture minister into their office and says "find me your strangest homosexuals. give each of them a period of our great nation's history, a kilo of cocaine, and Ten Million Euros"
February 7, 2026 at 4:22 AM
i love european olympics opening ceremonies. the second the ioc names a european host city the prime minister calls the culture minister into their office and says "find me your strangest homosexuals. give each of them a period of our great nation's history, a kilo of cocaine, and Ten Million Euros"
I’m definitely going to be an Italian Olympic opera note for Halloween. Who’s in?
February 7, 2026 at 4:27 AM
I’m definitely going to be an Italian Olympic opera note for Halloween. Who’s in?
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According to an organizer, “all signatories are full-time employees, and nearly 30% are Google Cloud workers.”
800 Google employees demand an end to any cloud contracts with ICE and CBP
The petition also called for executives to protect vulnerable Google employees, "from cafeteria workers to data center employees."
www.businessinsider.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:28 PM
According to an organizer, “all signatories are full-time employees, and nearly 30% are Google Cloud workers.”
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Been a hot minute since this was my main beat but an immediate and enduring lesson from writing this in the summer of 2020 is that many of the tools of policing have their origin & are in feedback loop with the tools of colonial riot control, across decades www.scientificamerican.com/article/what...
What 'Less Lethal' Weapons Actually Do
Rubber bullets and tear gas are not as innocuous as they sound
www.scientificamerican.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Been a hot minute since this was my main beat but an immediate and enduring lesson from writing this in the summer of 2020 is that many of the tools of policing have their origin & are in feedback loop with the tools of colonial riot control, across decades www.scientificamerican.com/article/what...
Somehow I missed the why of the bitcoin slide. Is there a good tl;dr out there?
February 5, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Somehow I missed the why of the bitcoin slide. Is there a good tl;dr out there?
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Jessie Diggins, Olympic cross-country skiing gold medalist, from the Twin Cities: “I want to make sure you know who I’m racing for…”
February 5, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Jessie Diggins, Olympic cross-country skiing gold medalist, from the Twin Cities: “I want to make sure you know who I’m racing for…”
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WE GOT PLOVERS
WE GOT SANDERLINGS
WE GOT THE COOLEST WESTERN SANDPIPER MURMATION VIDEO YOU'VE EVER SEEN (i was wrong these aren't sanderlings)
WE GOT SANDERLINGS
WE GOT THE COOLEST WESTERN SANDPIPER MURMATION VIDEO YOU'VE EVER SEEN (i was wrong these aren't sanderlings)
Jaw dropping murmuration of thousands of sanderlings tonight.
Our enemies are cowards who even at the peak of their power are bitter and joyless.
We are going to defeat them.
Together 💜
Uncompressed: youtu.be/LSpTgH2PcDc
#birds
Our enemies are cowards who even at the peak of their power are bitter and joyless.
We are going to defeat them.
Together 💜
Uncompressed: youtu.be/LSpTgH2PcDc
#birds
February 4, 2026 at 7:11 PM
WE GOT PLOVERS
WE GOT SANDERLINGS
WE GOT THE COOLEST WESTERN SANDPIPER MURMATION VIDEO YOU'VE EVER SEEN (i was wrong these aren't sanderlings)
WE GOT SANDERLINGS
WE GOT THE COOLEST WESTERN SANDPIPER MURMATION VIDEO YOU'VE EVER SEEN (i was wrong these aren't sanderlings)
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"Those who were laid off include Caroline O’Donovan, the Post’s beat reporter covering Amazon"
Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post Cuts 30% of Staff, Laying Off More Than 300 Employees Including Amazon Beat Reporter
The Washington Post, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is enacting layoffs that will eliminate "hundreds" of jobs.
variety.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:12 PM
"Those who were laid off include Caroline O’Donovan, the Post’s beat reporter covering Amazon"
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The Washington Post, which is owned by Jeff Bezos, announced that they're shutting down their books section. We'd say "ironic," but...
Keep supporting indie bookstores and public libraries over the mega retailer, aka the institutions that actually care about storytelling 💓
Keep supporting indie bookstores and public libraries over the mega retailer, aka the institutions that actually care about storytelling 💓
February 4, 2026 at 5:32 PM
The Washington Post, which is owned by Jeff Bezos, announced that they're shutting down their books section. We'd say "ironic," but...
Keep supporting indie bookstores and public libraries over the mega retailer, aka the institutions that actually care about storytelling 💓
Keep supporting indie bookstores and public libraries over the mega retailer, aka the institutions that actually care about storytelling 💓
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The hallmark (the “brand”) of the Washington Post has been accountability journalism. Thus, today’s staff decimation is Bezos’s greatest gift to Trump, so much more valuable than the Melania movie, inauguration money, etc. This disaster began, for real, with the Harris endorsement he killed.
February 4, 2026 at 4:57 PM
The hallmark (the “brand”) of the Washington Post has been accountability journalism. Thus, today’s staff decimation is Bezos’s greatest gift to Trump, so much more valuable than the Melania movie, inauguration money, etc. This disaster began, for real, with the Harris endorsement he killed.
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Update: In the past week we've learned ICE has secured property to build human warehouses in Merrimack, NH and Williamsport, MD *as well as* Surprise, AZ; Upper Bern, PA; and Tremont, PA.
Facts that bear repeating.
Facts that bear repeating.
In the past week we've learned ICE has secured property to build human warehouses in Merrimack, NH and Williamsport, MD. Just some facts I think bear repeating.
February 4, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Update: In the past week we've learned ICE has secured property to build human warehouses in Merrimack, NH and Williamsport, MD *as well as* Surprise, AZ; Upper Bern, PA; and Tremont, PA.
Facts that bear repeating.
Facts that bear repeating.
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I know we’ve gotten used to it, but this type of behavior is disgusting and people should speak up about it
KAITLAN COLLINS: What would say to Epstein survivo---
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
February 3, 2026 at 10:07 PM
I know we’ve gotten used to it, but this type of behavior is disgusting and people should speak up about it
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'Turn in your neighbors, and life will be better for you.'
Logic circa 1930s Germany, now DHS policy.
Logic circa 1930s Germany, now DHS policy.
February 2, 2026 at 4:39 PM
'Turn in your neighbors, and life will be better for you.'
Logic circa 1930s Germany, now DHS policy.
Logic circa 1930s Germany, now DHS policy.
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Feb. 1, 1960, 4 NC A&T students sat-in at the “whites only” counter at Woolworths in Greensboro. Their defiance ignited a movement led to the birth of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
Young people fuel movements. It is inspiring to see that today they still do.
#BlackHistoryMonth
Young people fuel movements. It is inspiring to see that today they still do.
#BlackHistoryMonth
February 1, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Feb. 1, 1960, 4 NC A&T students sat-in at the “whites only” counter at Woolworths in Greensboro. Their defiance ignited a movement led to the birth of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
Young people fuel movements. It is inspiring to see that today they still do.
#BlackHistoryMonth
Young people fuel movements. It is inspiring to see that today they still do.
#BlackHistoryMonth
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"Dust" is one of my favorite contronyms! Because it can mean to remove fine particles (dust the furniture) OR to add fine particles (dust the cake with sugar)
February 1, 2026 at 4:49 PM
"Dust" is one of my favorite contronyms! Because it can mean to remove fine particles (dust the furniture) OR to add fine particles (dust the cake with sugar)
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The deadliest antisemitic attack in US history, the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, specifically targeted the Tree of Life synagogue because of their work with HIAS on refugee resettlement.
Antisemitism and anti-migrant hatred are intertwined.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
Antisemitism and anti-migrant hatred are intertwined.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:51 PM
The deadliest antisemitic attack in US history, the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, specifically targeted the Tree of Life synagogue because of their work with HIAS on refugee resettlement.
Antisemitism and anti-migrant hatred are intertwined.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
Antisemitism and anti-migrant hatred are intertwined.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
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We have a perfect Rectangular February coming up, first time we’ve had one since 2015
Maybe this is what finally closes the loop and fixes the world
Maybe this is what finally closes the loop and fixes the world
January 31, 2026 at 11:28 PM
We have a perfect Rectangular February coming up, first time we’ve had one since 2015
Maybe this is what finally closes the loop and fixes the world
Maybe this is what finally closes the loop and fixes the world
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A protester begs PDX PD to make ICE stop tear gassing children.
February 1, 2026 at 5:49 AM
A protester begs PDX PD to make ICE stop tear gassing children.
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JUST IN: Democrats flip a red seat in the Texas Senate.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
February 1, 2026 at 5:05 AM
JUST IN: Democrats flip a red seat in the Texas Senate.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
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We're doing the end of history, but for computers. And that's not how it works. Highly-specific knowledge is continuously deprecated. Critical thinking stays winning.
There used to be a very lucrative gig known as a Flash developer.
There used to be a very lucrative gig known as a Flash developer.
January 31, 2026 at 4:40 PM
We're doing the end of history, but for computers. And that's not how it works. Highly-specific knowledge is continuously deprecated. Critical thinking stays winning.
There used to be a very lucrative gig known as a Flash developer.
There used to be a very lucrative gig known as a Flash developer.
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"It may take time to prove you're right, but you have to stick to it."
- Fred Korematsu
Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
- Fred Korematsu
Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
January 30, 2026 at 10:32 PM
"It may take time to prove you're right, but you have to stick to it."
- Fred Korematsu
Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
- Fred Korematsu
Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
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Tom Morello live in Minneapolis
January 30, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Tom Morello live in Minneapolis
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Melania reviews are in. Not sure I've ever seen this from Metacritic before.
January 31, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Melania reviews are in. Not sure I've ever seen this from Metacritic before.