Jess McAllen
@jessmcallen.bsky.social
Reporting on healthcare, especially mental health, chronic illness, and care inequalities
smol bean conservative is an essay i would read from u
February 9, 2026 at 11:24 PM
smol bean conservative is an essay i would read from u
😇 17 hour flight no joke
February 9, 2026 at 11:16 PM
😇 17 hour flight no joke
the only culture shock is the various travel monopolies in the Manawatū-Whanganui region. I miss Mana bus smh
February 9, 2026 at 11:05 PM
the only culture shock is the various travel monopolies in the Manawatū-Whanganui region. I miss Mana bus smh
I'm going to really miss nyc, the amazing friends there, its general resilience (and rent stabilized housing) but the fact it is summer here is making the transition a little easier
February 9, 2026 at 11:00 PM
I'm going to really miss nyc, the amazing friends there, its general resilience (and rent stabilized housing) but the fact it is summer here is making the transition a little easier
not sure if it's worth announcing since social media is a mess now BUT: I have left the baffler and furthermore the US of A and am back home in new zealand for the foreseeable. After nearly seven years, one pandemic, three surgeries etc it's a big change but one i was ready for by the end
February 9, 2026 at 10:58 PM
not sure if it's worth announcing since social media is a mess now BUT: I have left the baffler and furthermore the US of A and am back home in new zealand for the foreseeable. After nearly seven years, one pandemic, three surgeries etc it's a big change but one i was ready for by the end
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It seems clear Alex Pretti, a healthcare worker, was murdered for engaging in the exact kind of community care we hope all care workers to embody: the kind that doesn’t stop at the threshold of the hospital, the clinic, but that aims to care for and support the community where and how they can
January 24, 2026 at 7:05 PM
It seems clear Alex Pretti, a healthcare worker, was murdered for engaging in the exact kind of community care we hope all care workers to embody: the kind that doesn’t stop at the threshold of the hospital, the clinic, but that aims to care for and support the community where and how they can
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remember that when Israel bombed the first hospital in Gaza, they dissimulated, lied, and argued, expending tremendous resources to "complicate" the "narrative." a month later, it was the new normal
January 24, 2026 at 11:06 PM
remember that when Israel bombed the first hospital in Gaza, they dissimulated, lied, and argued, expending tremendous resources to "complicate" the "narrative." a month later, it was the new normal
this is just how i am gna use social media now
January 22, 2026 at 7:36 PM
this is just how i am gna use social media now
this kitten is sooo cute www.rnz.co.nz/life/lifesty...
Traveller hikes three days with abandoned kitten on Te Araroa trail
Carrying the black kitten with one hand, Katie Evans clambered over fallen trees and navigated a swinging bridge over the Hurunui River to reach the nearest hut.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 22, 2026 at 7:33 PM
this kitten is sooo cute www.rnz.co.nz/life/lifesty...
ppl will be like it's about class, not race or gender and then not even discuss class
January 14, 2026 at 9:35 PM
ppl will be like it's about class, not race or gender and then not even discuss class
still has to drop a hysterical in there lol
January 12, 2026 at 6:02 PM
still has to drop a hysterical in there lol
My sister was face timing me her new bathroom and I asked if that was mold on her bath and she was like "no it's black" and it turns out she thought mold was just green
January 7, 2026 at 3:18 AM
My sister was face timing me her new bathroom and I asked if that was mold on her bath and she was like "no it's black" and it turns out she thought mold was just green
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We're launching a new newsletter, Good Medicine, on a simple premise: These are chaotic times, with so much distrust and confusion around our health and our health care system.
So our goal is to help all of us navigate through the cacophony, together:
www.vox.com/pages/good-m...
So our goal is to help all of us navigate through the cacophony, together:
www.vox.com/pages/good-m...
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January 5, 2026 at 3:21 PM
We're launching a new newsletter, Good Medicine, on a simple premise: These are chaotic times, with so much distrust and confusion around our health and our health care system.
So our goal is to help all of us navigate through the cacophony, together:
www.vox.com/pages/good-m...
So our goal is to help all of us navigate through the cacophony, together:
www.vox.com/pages/good-m...
A moustache is like eyeliner for the lip
January 3, 2026 at 8:15 PM
A moustache is like eyeliner for the lip
It actually IS that deep!!!
January 2, 2026 at 8:47 PM
It actually IS that deep!!!
Sometimes I feel like I could write a whole novel about the social and political implications of the heart react
January 2, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Sometimes I feel like I could write a whole novel about the social and political implications of the heart react
probably wise!!!!
January 1, 2026 at 11:06 PM
probably wise!!!!
sorry if this is an obvi question but does the manage my health nz data breach mean that our passwords are also compromised?
January 1, 2026 at 11:04 PM
sorry if this is an obvi question but does the manage my health nz data breach mean that our passwords are also compromised?
Gimme gimme gimme a mayor after midnight
December 31, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Gimme gimme gimme a mayor after midnight
They did surgery on a grape voice: they put an egg on my pizza
December 29, 2025 at 4:11 AM
They did surgery on a grape voice: they put an egg on my pizza
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if vaccines were free and widely available, if people got paid time off to get them, if testing was free and widely available, if masks were free and widely available… this has always been about layered protection, and masks are just one layer left that people can see from the outside
December 27, 2025 at 9:06 PM
if vaccines were free and widely available, if people got paid time off to get them, if testing was free and widely available, if masks were free and widely available… this has always been about layered protection, and masks are just one layer left that people can see from the outside
Trifle - the thinking man's lasagne
December 26, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Trifle - the thinking man's lasagne
i can't believe paddington did NOT go to new zealand
December 26, 2025 at 4:10 AM
i can't believe paddington did NOT go to new zealand