Jessica Luther
@jessicawluther.com
Investigative journalist, mainly sports. Wrote a couple books. PhD in Sports Studies. Dissertation on U Texas women's bball team in the 1970s. Co-host @burnitalldownpod.com. Tall. Tired. She/Her. Austin, TX https://www.jessicawluther.com/
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Jessica Luther
@jessicawluther.com
· Nov 22
Ok, there are so many new followers and I appreciate it, but you should know what you're getting into LOL so here are some things I've written or worked on to give you an idea of what I do, what I care about
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We can say no to things.
“Companies operating food delivery robots will not be allowed to expand across parts of Wicker Park and Logan Square following overwhelmingly negative feedback from neighbors, the local alderman said Monday.”
Logan Square, Wicker Park Neighbors Say No To More Delivery Robots
Ald. Daniel La Spata said Coco and Serve Robotics won't expand service in the 1st ward after more than 80 percent of residents who responded to a survey said they didn't want them.
blockclubchicago.org
February 15, 2026 at 5:53 PM
We can say no to things.
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Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
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2) Listening to our 2022 interview with Meyers when she was in COVID quarantine in Beijing before the opening ceremony www.burnitalldownpod.com/episodes/hot...
Hot Take: Interview with Elana Meyers Taylor, Olympic Bobsled Favorite, on Testing Positive for COVID and Staying Optimistic — BURN IT ALL DOWN
In this hot take, Jessica Luther and Amira Rose Davis are joined by 4x Olympian Elana Meyers Taylor and 2022 bobsled favorite, currently in isolation in Beijing after testing positive for COVID-19. Th...
www.burnitalldownpod.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:44 PM
2) Listening to our 2022 interview with Meyers when she was in COVID quarantine in Beijing before the opening ceremony www.burnitalldownpod.com/episodes/hot...
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Tomorrow, the most decorated female bobsledder of all time, flamethrower, two-time BIAD guest, Elana Meyers Taylor, is going to take to the track in Milan Cortina in the monobob.
Get ready by 1) listening to her 2020 BIAD interview www.burnitalldownpod.com/episodes/145
Get ready by 1) listening to her 2020 BIAD interview www.burnitalldownpod.com/episodes/145
Episode 145: Olympics! Qualifying in bball and soccer, Olympian Elana Meyers Taylor, and USA Gymnastics — BURN IT ALL DOWN
At the top of the show Lindsay, Brenda, Shireen, and Jessica talk about animals. Yay, animals! [5:53] Then we dive into the Olympics! First up, the crew talks about Olympic qualifying in women’s baske...
www.burnitalldownpod.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Tomorrow, the most decorated female bobsledder of all time, flamethrower, two-time BIAD guest, Elana Meyers Taylor, is going to take to the track in Milan Cortina in the monobob.
Get ready by 1) listening to her 2020 BIAD interview www.burnitalldownpod.com/episodes/145
Get ready by 1) listening to her 2020 BIAD interview www.burnitalldownpod.com/episodes/145
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Have you been watching speed skating? We have! @amirarose.bsky.social tells you why she is rooting for Erin Jackson, who is in tomorrow's 500m final, and Brittany Bowe, who has team pursuit and 1500m coming up. From our Olympics preview, part 2: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
February 15, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Have you been watching speed skating? We have! @amirarose.bsky.social tells you why she is rooting for Erin Jackson, who is in tomorrow's 500m final, and Brittany Bowe, who has team pursuit and 1500m coming up. From our Olympics preview, part 2: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
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Bell biv de voo
February 14, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Bell biv de voo
The Dutch want us to pronounce "De Boo" as "De Boe" and I refuse
February 14, 2026 at 9:54 PM
The Dutch want us to pronounce "De Boo" as "De Boe" and I refuse
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Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
Wow, I love this book, @nataliehaynes.bsky.social. I’m about 50% of the way through the audiobook, which Haynes narrates herself, and it’s wonderful. If you were obsessed with Greek myths as a kid (and also still as an adult), BIG RECOMMEND from me.
I just started the audiobook of Natalie Hayne’s Pandora’s Jar: Women in the Greek Myths. The book starts with a description of Harry Hamlin’s Perseus fighting Medusa in Clash of the Titans. This will be a book for me — as a child, I watched Clash so much, I memorized almost all of its dialogue.
February 14, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Wow, I love this book, @nataliehaynes.bsky.social. I’m about 50% of the way through the audiobook, which Haynes narrates herself, and it’s wonderful. If you were obsessed with Greek myths as a kid (and also still as an adult), BIG RECOMMEND from me.
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i often think about this review
February 14, 2026 at 3:13 AM
i often think about this review
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the comments are open on this one, and i'd love for you to tell us about *your* favorite love song
something special on IHTOV for valentine's day:
i asked 14 people (plus me) to write blurbs about their favorite love song, and they understood the assignment. a great collection ranging from the police to weird al ihavethatonvinyl.com/essays/the-l...
i asked 14 people (plus me) to write blurbs about their favorite love song, and they understood the assignment. a great collection ranging from the police to weird al ihavethatonvinyl.com/essays/the-l...
The Love Songs Of Our Lives
I asked readers of IHTOV to write blurbs about their favorite love songs, and the response was great. Enjoy these little verses about songs of love.
ihavethatonvinyl.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:40 PM
the comments are open on this one, and i'd love for you to tell us about *your* favorite love song
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Yeah, I don't think I'd want to have a disastrous skate while listening to my own voice recite spoken word.
February 13, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Yeah, I don't think I'd want to have a disastrous skate while listening to my own voice recite spoken word.
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it's even funnier bc the Canadian 100% did the thing the Swede was accusing him of bsky.app/profile/suss...
boop
February 13, 2026 at 9:51 PM
it's even funnier bc the Canadian 100% did the thing the Swede was accusing him of bsky.app/profile/suss...
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CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF!
(I never post Olympic videos bc the IOC will hunt you down but I am taking that risk so that you can hear the Canadian curling cursing)
(I never post Olympic videos bc the IOC will hunt you down but I am taking that risk so that you can hear the Canadian curling cursing)
February 13, 2026 at 9:44 PM
CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF!
(I never post Olympic videos bc the IOC will hunt you down but I am taking that risk so that you can hear the Canadian curling cursing)
(I never post Olympic videos bc the IOC will hunt you down but I am taking that risk so that you can hear the Canadian curling cursing)
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not to mention that title ix now seems to be just used against trans athletes
February 13, 2026 at 7:12 PM
not to mention that title ix now seems to be just used against trans athletes
It’s also worth noting that with the decimation of the Dept of Ed, enforcement of Title IX, which is supposed to mitigate gender discrimination in education, is basically gone, which also protects men who (benefit from the) abuse (of) women. A horrible, horrible web of interconnected misogyny.
Eliminating gender studies courses helps to ensure that universities and other institutions will continue to protect men who benefit from the abuse of women and girls, either directly or through their connections to those who exploit girls and women for profit.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Gender studies courses are shutting down across the US. The Epstein files reveal why | Joan Wallach Scott
Texas A&M University is the latest school to end women’s and gender studies programs and teaching race. We know why
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:46 PM
It’s also worth noting that with the decimation of the Dept of Ed, enforcement of Title IX, which is supposed to mitigate gender discrimination in education, is basically gone, which also protects men who (benefit from the) abuse (of) women. A horrible, horrible web of interconnected misogyny.
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They’ll pop up here eventually!
DeFlock
Find license plate readers (LPRs) near you.
deflock.org
February 13, 2026 at 4:54 PM
They’ll pop up here eventually!
"DPS installed automated license plate readers on Feb. 2.... She declined to disclose specific locations or cite the total number of cameras installed.... The license plate readers are manufactured by Atlanta-based Flock Safety." www.statesman.com/news/local/a...
Austin rejected license plate readers. DPS has brought them back.
Months after Austin leaders ended the city's use of automated license plate readers, DPS has installed several of the cameras along state-owned Austin roadways.
www.statesman.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:49 PM
"DPS installed automated license plate readers on Feb. 2.... She declined to disclose specific locations or cite the total number of cameras installed.... The license plate readers are manufactured by Atlanta-based Flock Safety." www.statesman.com/news/local/a...
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A pioneer of the game: Kim Crabbe
In 1986, defender Kim Crabbe received her first call up to the USWNT, becoming the first Black female player to be called up. Although Crabbe didn’t realize it that time, her presence made history.
In 1986, defender Kim Crabbe received her first call up to the USWNT, becoming the first Black female player to be called up. Although Crabbe didn’t realize it that time, her presence made history.
February 13, 2026 at 2:21 PM
A pioneer of the game: Kim Crabbe
In 1986, defender Kim Crabbe received her first call up to the USWNT, becoming the first Black female player to be called up. Although Crabbe didn’t realize it that time, her presence made history.
In 1986, defender Kim Crabbe received her first call up to the USWNT, becoming the first Black female player to be called up. Although Crabbe didn’t realize it that time, her presence made history.
We were freshman in college in Feb 1999 — we went to a Chinese buffet and saw She’s All That in the theaters.
This is an unapologetically sappy feel-good subject (at least, I guess, for people in a happy relationship”). So, to prepare for Valentine’s Day, what did you and your partner do for a first date?
My wife and I went to tea at Huntington Gardens and walked around.
My wife and I went to tea at Huntington Gardens and walked around.
On our first date, my spouse and I spent like an hour talking about footnotes.
February 13, 2026 at 4:26 PM
We were freshman in college in Feb 1999 — we went to a Chinese buffet and saw She’s All That in the theaters.
My first interview for BIAD in literal YEARS. We’re back, baby!
I'm watching figure skating. You're watching it. We're all watching it!! And at BIAD, we are talking about it, too. Former skater and judge, @crugglez.bsky.social, joins @jessicawluther.com to talk through what we've seen so far. And LOTS about ice dance. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H1e...
Interview with Steph Crugnola on Figure Skating at the Milan Olympics
YouTube video by Burn It All Down
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:12 PM
My first interview for BIAD in literal YEARS. We’re back, baby!
I just started the audiobook of Natalie Hayne’s Pandora’s Jar: Women in the Greek Myths. The book starts with a description of Harry Hamlin’s Perseus fighting Medusa in Clash of the Titans. This will be a book for me — as a child, I watched Clash so much, I memorized almost all of its dialogue.
February 13, 2026 at 3:13 PM
I just started the audiobook of Natalie Hayne’s Pandora’s Jar: Women in the Greek Myths. The book starts with a description of Harry Hamlin’s Perseus fighting Medusa in Clash of the Titans. This will be a book for me — as a child, I watched Clash so much, I memorized almost all of its dialogue.
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IOC also ordered Ukrainian speedskater Oleh Handei to tape over a line affixed to his helmet by Ukrainian poet Lina Kostenko: “Where there is heroism, there can be no final defeat.” IOC judged quotation to be war-linked & thus in violation of 'neutrality' rules www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
February 13, 2026 at 1:46 PM
IOC also ordered Ukrainian speedskater Oleh Handei to tape over a line affixed to his helmet by Ukrainian poet Lina Kostenko: “Where there is heroism, there can be no final defeat.” IOC judged quotation to be war-linked & thus in violation of 'neutrality' rules www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
What an absolute pleasure to talk to Steph about skating. I love talking to her about anything, but to get to pick her brain about a thing she has lived, that she loves, and that she knows so much about, well, lucky me. My first BIAD interview in years! We're back, baby. @crugglez.bsky.social
I'm watching figure skating. You're watching it. We're all watching it!! And at BIAD, we are talking about it, too. Former skater and judge, @crugglez.bsky.social, joins @jessicawluther.com to talk through what we've seen so far. And LOTS about ice dance. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H1e...
Interview with Steph Crugnola on Figure Skating at the Milan Olympics
YouTube video by Burn It All Down
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:12 AM
What an absolute pleasure to talk to Steph about skating. I love talking to her about anything, but to get to pick her brain about a thing she has lived, that she loves, and that she knows so much about, well, lucky me. My first BIAD interview in years! We're back, baby. @crugglez.bsky.social