Jessica Huseman
@jessicahuseman.bsky.social
Editorial director at Votebeat, managing special projects and newsroom enthusiasm. Finding joy everywhere. Prev: ProPublica. You need a corn dog, I can tell. Texan.
Pinned
another day, another source assuming i was spam because my phone number comes up as "waxahachie texas"
This weekend I went to a black tie dinner that was a fundraiser for LGBTQ+ orgs and because I got the ticket for free I felt I needed to financially contribute and purchased an antique chamber pot at the silent auction
gonna put some plants in it
gonna put some plants in it
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
This weekend I went to a black tie dinner that was a fundraiser for LGBTQ+ orgs and because I got the ticket for free I felt I needed to financially contribute and purchased an antique chamber pot at the silent auction
gonna put some plants in it
gonna put some plants in it
He "violated the rules of his release by assaulting a nanny, swinging an IV pole at a nurse and dodging tolls in luxury cars."
"He is at least the eighth convict to whom Mr. Trump granted clemency during his first term who has since been charged with a crime."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/n...
"He is at least the eighth convict to whom Mr. Trump granted clemency during his first term who has since been charged with a crime."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/n...
Felon Freed by Trump Is Sentenced Again, This Time to 27 Months
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:20 AM
He "violated the rules of his release by assaulting a nanny, swinging an IV pole at a nurse and dodging tolls in luxury cars."
"He is at least the eighth convict to whom Mr. Trump granted clemency during his first term who has since been charged with a crime."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/n...
"He is at least the eighth convict to whom Mr. Trump granted clemency during his first term who has since been charged with a crime."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/n...
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DOJ is sending election monitors to California and New Jersey tomorrow, but before you react, read @jessicahuseman.bsky.social: www.votebeat.org/2025/11/01/j...
November 3, 2025 at 3:37 PM
DOJ is sending election monitors to California and New Jersey tomorrow, but before you react, read @jessicahuseman.bsky.social: www.votebeat.org/2025/11/01/j...
Back on my tree bullshit (smokey mountains edition) see yall in a week
November 3, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Back on my tree bullshit (smokey mountains edition) see yall in a week
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Finally, a beer that is not woke
October 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Finally, a beer that is not woke
he imagines the winner does too but has no further comment at this time
That dog believes in democracy!
October 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
he imagines the winner does too but has no further comment at this time
The results of our ranked-choice pet election are out.
Walter, despite overwhelmingly leading in the first round, lost by a single vote in the fourth round. He will not be the Votebeat pet mascot, but despite his disappointment, he will not contest the results projects.votebeat.org/2025/how-ran...
Walter, despite overwhelmingly leading in the first round, lost by a single vote in the fourth round. He will not be the Votebeat pet mascot, but despite his disappointment, he will not contest the results projects.votebeat.org/2025/how-ran...
How ranked choice voting works, shown through a pet mascot election
Our staff nominated nine housepets as candidates, and our readers cast ballots. Find out which animal clawed its way to the top.
projects.votebeat.org
October 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The results of our ranked-choice pet election are out.
Walter, despite overwhelmingly leading in the first round, lost by a single vote in the fourth round. He will not be the Votebeat pet mascot, but despite his disappointment, he will not contest the results projects.votebeat.org/2025/how-ran...
Walter, despite overwhelmingly leading in the first round, lost by a single vote in the fourth round. He will not be the Votebeat pet mascot, but despite his disappointment, he will not contest the results projects.votebeat.org/2025/how-ran...
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The Brennan Center's State Court Report is publishing articles on each of the American State Constitutions. I wrote the one about Maryland's. Give it a look!
@brennancenter.org @statecourtreport.org
@brennancenter.org @statecourtreport.org
The Maryland Constitution: One of the Nation’s Oldest, Was a Model for Other States
The state’s current constitution was adopted during the Reconstruction Era as a reactionary effort to re-establish pre-Civil War government.
statecourtreport.org
October 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The Brennan Center's State Court Report is publishing articles on each of the American State Constitutions. I wrote the one about Maryland's. Give it a look!
@brennancenter.org @statecourtreport.org
@brennancenter.org @statecourtreport.org
free recommendation
buy your plants hats
buy your plants hats
October 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
free recommendation
buy your plants hats
buy your plants hats
coworker rejects work
October 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
coworker rejects work
gonna go out on a limb and say that new york city probably has among the highest percentage of dual citizens in the country
So here's Andrew Cuomo reacting to Maria Bartiromo wondering if Mamdani will "change the look of New York" and have Muslim women "completely covered up," telling her that Mamdani "doesn't understand New York culture" because he has "dual citizenship" and "he's a citizen of Uganda."
October 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
gonna go out on a limb and say that new york city probably has among the highest percentage of dual citizens in the country
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We live in an episode of Veep
October 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
We live in an episode of Veep
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The voting machines weren't hacked and the vote counts weren't fabricated in 2024 for all the same reasons it didn't happen in 2020, either.
Most charitably, those pushing that stuff are gullible and ill-informed. There's a real constitutional omni-crisis going on without making stuff up.
Most charitably, those pushing that stuff are gullible and ill-informed. There's a real constitutional omni-crisis going on without making stuff up.
October 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The voting machines weren't hacked and the vote counts weren't fabricated in 2024 for all the same reasons it didn't happen in 2020, either.
Most charitably, those pushing that stuff are gullible and ill-informed. There's a real constitutional omni-crisis going on without making stuff up.
Most charitably, those pushing that stuff are gullible and ill-informed. There's a real constitutional omni-crisis going on without making stuff up.
just out here answering my door to my neighbor in a sports bra while tinting my own hair in because i thought it was a grocery drop off
October 28, 2025 at 12:38 AM
just out here answering my door to my neighbor in a sports bra while tinting my own hair in because i thought it was a grocery drop off
Cuomo, meanwhile, famously a self-made man.
October 27, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Cuomo, meanwhile, famously a self-made man.
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Voters really don't like inflation, and frankly everything else is secondary to that.
October 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Voters really don't like inflation, and frankly everything else is secondary to that.
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Bari Weiss has been head of CBS News for less than a month and already top leaders and talent are jumping ship:
-Claudia Milne, head of standards and practices has left
-John Dickerson, anchor of CBS Evening News, is leaving
deadline.com/2025/10/john...
-Claudia Milne, head of standards and practices has left
-John Dickerson, anchor of CBS Evening News, is leaving
deadline.com/2025/10/john...
John Dickerson To Depart CBS News In First Major Talent Exit Under New Paramount Owners
John Dickerson, co-anchor of CBS Evening News who has been with the network since 2009, said that he is exiting at the end of this year.
deadline.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Bari Weiss has been head of CBS News for less than a month and already top leaders and talent are jumping ship:
-Claudia Milne, head of standards and practices has left
-John Dickerson, anchor of CBS Evening News, is leaving
deadline.com/2025/10/john...
-Claudia Milne, head of standards and practices has left
-John Dickerson, anchor of CBS Evening News, is leaving
deadline.com/2025/10/john...
“See! She’s an ass rider!“ - my mom, referring to the driver of a nearby car
October 26, 2025 at 1:40 AM
“See! She’s an ass rider!“ - my mom, referring to the driver of a nearby car
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Remember the inflatable-penis protester in Alabama who was thrown to the ground, handcuffed and arrested during No Kings?
The local paper is following up on it, and has done its best to make the suspect's photo SFW.
thefairhopetimes.blogspot.com/2025/10/demo...
The local paper is following up on it, and has done its best to make the suspect's photo SFW.
thefairhopetimes.blogspot.com/2025/10/demo...
October 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Remember the inflatable-penis protester in Alabama who was thrown to the ground, handcuffed and arrested during No Kings?
The local paper is following up on it, and has done its best to make the suspect's photo SFW.
thefairhopetimes.blogspot.com/2025/10/demo...
The local paper is following up on it, and has done its best to make the suspect's photo SFW.
thefairhopetimes.blogspot.com/2025/10/demo...
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More from the scene
October 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
More from the scene
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Border patrol agents deployed tear gas on the 3700 block of North Kildare where residents say a landscape worker, a resident, and a woman on a bike were detained. Video from a resident.
October 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Border patrol agents deployed tear gas on the 3700 block of North Kildare where residents say a landscape worker, a resident, and a woman on a bike were detained. Video from a resident.
We are living in hell
Student handcuffed after Doritos bag mistaken for a gun by school’s AI security system
www.cnn.com/2025/10/25/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/25/u...
Student handcuffed after Doritos bag mistaken for a gun by school’s AI security system | CNN
Armed police handcuffed and searched a student at a high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, this week after an AI-driven security system flagged the teen’s empty bag of chips as a possible firearm.
www.cnn.com
October 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
We are living in hell
When my boyfriend leaves me unsupervised in his house I leave cartoons on his fridge. today he’s judging a mock trial competition:
October 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM
When my boyfriend leaves me unsupervised in his house I leave cartoons on his fridge. today he’s judging a mock trial competition:
another day, another source assuming i was spam because my phone number comes up as "waxahachie texas"
October 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
another day, another source assuming i was spam because my phone number comes up as "waxahachie texas"
It really feels like every day you get out of bed with a nazi tattoo and don't make an appointment to get it covered up or removed you are making a new decision
October 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM
It really feels like every day you get out of bed with a nazi tattoo and don't make an appointment to get it covered up or removed you are making a new decision