Jessie Losch
@jessielosch.bsky.social
MPH. Single mom by choice, caffeine-relier-oner, fútbol watcher, vegan stress baker. Mostly yelling about abortion access. I want to pet your dog She/her/ella 🇺🇾💚
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Rooting for any Olympian older than I am.
February 12, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Rooting for any Olympian older than I am.
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Gen A.I. barons want us talkinge alone on our phones to a demon thei created, and not goinge places and being wyth each othir yn art and joy and communitye. Thei want cinemas to shut downe and broadwaye to go darke. Thei want wryteres to stop writinge. Thei want to build hell and have us pay for it.
February 16, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Gen A.I. barons want us talkinge alone on our phones to a demon thei created, and not goinge places and being wyth each othir yn art and joy and communitye. Thei want cinemas to shut downe and broadwaye to go darke. Thei want wryteres to stop writinge. Thei want to build hell and have us pay for it.
The Polish team just won everyone’s hearts with that pairs free skate! #milanocortina #olympics
February 16, 2026 at 7:22 PM
The Polish team just won everyone’s hearts with that pairs free skate! #milanocortina #olympics
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Can’t use a heart for this @juanescalante.com. It’s heartbreaking on so many levels.
But imagine a world where we truly focused on the children and their present and future needs: parents who love them, whose work provides a living wage that can cover insurance, science funding to pursue cures.
But imagine a world where we truly focused on the children and their present and future needs: parents who love them, whose work provides a living wage that can cover insurance, science funding to pursue cures.
Chicago teen who called for father's release from ICE detention dies of rare cancer
Ofelia Torres posted a video on Instagram shortly after her father's arrest to raise awareness about others in similar situations. He was released about two weeks later.
Ofelia Torres posted a video on Instagram shortly after her father's arrest to raise awareness about others in similar situations. He was released about two weeks later.
Chicago teen who called for father's release from ICE detention dies of rare cancer
Ofelia Torres posted a video on Instagram shortly after her father's arrest to raise awareness about others in similar situations. He was released about two weeks later.
www.nbcnews.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Can’t use a heart for this @juanescalante.com. It’s heartbreaking on so many levels.
But imagine a world where we truly focused on the children and their present and future needs: parents who love them, whose work provides a living wage that can cover insurance, science funding to pursue cures.
But imagine a world where we truly focused on the children and their present and future needs: parents who love them, whose work provides a living wage that can cover insurance, science funding to pursue cures.
Deanna Stellato-Dudek is older than me and just skated at the Olympics. Whereas I have done one load of laundry and am now lying down on the couch.
February 15, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Deanna Stellato-Dudek is older than me and just skated at the Olympics. Whereas I have done one load of laundry and am now lying down on the couch.
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What’s so weird about men in power is how when they face scandal and should step down the world acts like no one else can do their jobs. Bottstein, Wasserman, these aren’t irreplaceable men! Stop with this delusion.
February 15, 2026 at 7:33 PM
What’s so weird about men in power is how when they face scandal and should step down the world acts like no one else can do their jobs. Bottstein, Wasserman, these aren’t irreplaceable men! Stop with this delusion.
Figure skating judges:
“This is a flip with three rotations. We’ll call it a triple flip.”
Also figure skating judges:
“Let’s call this spin a backwards death spiral.”
#olympics #milanocortina
“This is a flip with three rotations. We’ll call it a triple flip.”
Also figure skating judges:
“Let’s call this spin a backwards death spiral.”
#olympics #milanocortina
February 15, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Figure skating judges:
“This is a flip with three rotations. We’ll call it a triple flip.”
Also figure skating judges:
“Let’s call this spin a backwards death spiral.”
#olympics #milanocortina
“This is a flip with three rotations. We’ll call it a triple flip.”
Also figure skating judges:
“Let’s call this spin a backwards death spiral.”
#olympics #milanocortina
February 14, 2026 at 12:44 PM
These Olympic athletes are under so much pressure and they are SO YOUNG. They should be wrapped in support and therapy. #milanocortina
February 13, 2026 at 10:14 PM
These Olympic athletes are under so much pressure and they are SO YOUNG. They should be wrapped in support and therapy. #milanocortina
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Multiple analyses have shown that the USAID cuts have already cost literally hundreds of thousands of lives. The WH is using those funds for the security of one of the more noxious members of a presidential administration that includes Stephen Miller.
But hey, pro life.
But hey, pro life.
“.. using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought ..”
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...
February 13, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Multiple analyses have shown that the USAID cuts have already cost literally hundreds of thousands of lives. The WH is using those funds for the security of one of the more noxious members of a presidential administration that includes Stephen Miller.
But hey, pro life.
But hey, pro life.
Can’t a girl have a hobby?
February 13, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Can’t a girl have a hobby?
In the Great Sleep Wars of 2026, it is:
Me- 0
Baby- 100
It is 2:36 am EST and we are lying on the floor pretending like she has any intention of sleeping any time soon.
Me- 0
Baby- 100
It is 2:36 am EST and we are lying on the floor pretending like she has any intention of sleeping any time soon.
February 13, 2026 at 7:36 AM
In the Great Sleep Wars of 2026, it is:
Me- 0
Baby- 100
It is 2:36 am EST and we are lying on the floor pretending like she has any intention of sleeping any time soon.
Me- 0
Baby- 100
It is 2:36 am EST and we are lying on the floor pretending like she has any intention of sleeping any time soon.
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Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
February 10, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
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The interview w/Idaho sheriff involved in the raid (who I covered OFTEN years ago) is striking. He disputes zip-tied kids until shown pic of 14YO girl (same pic that made FBI backtrack months ago)
Then: "I've gone against gang members who are a lot younger than that" www.cbsnews.com/news/feds-zi...
Then: "I've gone against gang members who are a lot younger than that" www.cbsnews.com/news/feds-zi...
A 14-year-old girl described being zip-tied during Idaho raid, sparking fresh questions about ICE tactics
A 14-year-old girl said she was "crying" and "struggling to breathe" when law enforcement officers herded her onto a racetrack with other detainees and zip-tied her hands.
www.cbsnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:25 PM
The interview w/Idaho sheriff involved in the raid (who I covered OFTEN years ago) is striking. He disputes zip-tied kids until shown pic of 14YO girl (same pic that made FBI backtrack months ago)
Then: "I've gone against gang members who are a lot younger than that" www.cbsnews.com/news/feds-zi...
Then: "I've gone against gang members who are a lot younger than that" www.cbsnews.com/news/feds-zi...
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“…because the right views vaccines as elitist and ivermectin as populist.”
Damn.
Damn.
So the feds ARE NOT considering an mRNA vaccine for the flu, which could save countless lives, but ARE backing research into whether horse dewormer can cure cancer, because the right views vaccines as elite and ivermectin as populist.
Cool.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Cool.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
FDA won’t review Moderna application for first mRNA-based flu vaccine
The decision, which shocked company officials, comes as the FDA says it will take a stricter approach to federal vaccine approvals.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:20 PM
“…because the right views vaccines as elitist and ivermectin as populist.”
Damn.
Damn.
Someone who isn’t as filled with rage & migraine meds needs to write the story about how the same people banning abortion, sex Ed, GAC & vaccines under the guise of “protecting children” are gleefully detaining & imprisoning children and busily protecting pedophiles.
February 10, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Someone who isn’t as filled with rage & migraine meds needs to write the story about how the same people banning abortion, sex Ed, GAC & vaccines under the guise of “protecting children” are gleefully detaining & imprisoning children and busily protecting pedophiles.
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Always a great sign for how things are going in your country when 21-year-olds are like “hey, I innovated a system to play bagpipes in tear gas”
Jack Duffy attaches a respirator to his bagpipes to play through tear gas. “I always play it whenever the police retreat because it's like, ‘You fucking ran while we stayed,’” he says.
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
February 10, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Always a great sign for how things are going in your country when 21-year-olds are like “hey, I innovated a system to play bagpipes in tear gas”
“When Gustavo had a fever, the medical staff told her he was old enough for his body to fight it off without medication, so she sat up with him all night, draping him in cold compresses.”
This entire country is draped in shame.
www.propublica.org/article/life...
This entire country is draped in shame.
www.propublica.org/article/life...
The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
www.propublica.org
February 10, 2026 at 12:51 AM
“When Gustavo had a fever, the medical staff told her he was old enough for his body to fight it off without medication, so she sat up with him all night, draping him in cold compresses.”
This entire country is draped in shame.
www.propublica.org/article/life...
This entire country is draped in shame.
www.propublica.org/article/life...
Uruguay en los juegos olímpicos del invierno y mencionado en el súper bowl por Bad Bunny?! Che!! Uruguay noma!!!
a group of people holding up a flag with a sun on it
ALT: a group of people holding up a flag with a sun on it
media.tenor.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Uruguay en los juegos olímpicos del invierno y mencionado en el súper bowl por Bad Bunny?! Che!! Uruguay noma!!!
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the public health response to this has to be “close the camps and free them all” and nothing less
5/ “I have already spent more than 60 days waking up eating the same repetitive meals…going to the doctor and that the only thing they tell you is to drink more water and the worst thing is that it seems like the water is what makes people sick here…”
From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days
From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days
February 9, 2026 at 2:07 PM
the public health response to this has to be “close the camps and free them all” and nothing less
Libertarians did NOT, in fact, try to warn us about Trump. Repro and immigration advocates did- but some people just don’t listen until the right kind of white dude says it* (*writes a NYTimes op Ed about it)
February 9, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Libertarians did NOT, in fact, try to warn us about Trump. Repro and immigration advocates did- but some people just don’t listen until the right kind of white dude says it* (*writes a NYTimes op Ed about it)
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for my latest @us.theguardian.com talked to teens leading and joining anti-ICE walkouts from TX to MD to WI.
one NYC teen: "I feel scared [of ICE] every day... But I’m not going to let that stop me, because bravery is just the positive way to say you’re scared, and I’d rather be brave than scared."
one NYC teen: "I feel scared [of ICE] every day... But I’m not going to let that stop me, because bravery is just the positive way to say you’re scared, and I’d rather be brave than scared."
These are the high schoolers taking a stand against ICE: ‘You can’t let despair take over’
Thousands of students across the US have been walking out of their schools to protest ICE in their communities
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:04 PM
for my latest @us.theguardian.com talked to teens leading and joining anti-ICE walkouts from TX to MD to WI.
one NYC teen: "I feel scared [of ICE] every day... But I’m not going to let that stop me, because bravery is just the positive way to say you’re scared, and I’d rather be brave than scared."
one NYC teen: "I feel scared [of ICE] every day... But I’m not going to let that stop me, because bravery is just the positive way to say you’re scared, and I’d rather be brave than scared."
The winner of the Super Bowl is “world champion”? Admittedly I’m not a 🏈 girlie but remind me how many other world nations play in this tournament?
February 9, 2026 at 1:12 PM
The winner of the Super Bowl is “world champion”? Admittedly I’m not a 🏈 girlie but remind me how many other world nations play in this tournament?
I’ll say this about the Super Bowl; I hope the team with the clearest eyes and fullest heart wins.
February 8, 2026 at 5:57 PM
I’ll say this about the Super Bowl; I hope the team with the clearest eyes and fullest heart wins.