Jennifer
@jmckeever.bsky.social
Baseball! Sports generally, art, music, local government (VA/Chicago, specifically), civil practice attorney, pop culture, Cubs fan, foodie. “keen sense of outrage” not legal advice, may/may not be dishes in the sink, typo queen
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Jennifer
@jmckeever.bsky.social
· Jun 10
Excited to announce the launch of McKeever Law. My 20 years of practice ensure a broad and deep range of legal knowledge to support you strategically, empathetically and efficiently. For legal inquiries, schedule a consultation today at www.mckeever-law.com or refer your friend. Serving Virginia!
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just got a podcast ad telling me I could "reimagine how I work with PDFs". is there a file format less associated with imagination than the PDF. this is like asking me to reimagine a hanging file folder or a stapler. why would I do that
November 19, 2025 at 2:43 AM
just got a podcast ad telling me I could "reimagine how I work with PDFs". is there a file format less associated with imagination than the PDF. this is like asking me to reimagine a hanging file folder or a stapler. why would I do that
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the people screaming online daily about boycotting x, y, and z had better be in formation...
"The "We Ain't Buying It" boycott calls on consumers to shop at "small, local, or with businesses affirming our humanity" as they avoid Home Depot stores."
Home Depot to suffer massive boycott from holiday shoppers
Home Depot's sales during the holiday season may take a major hit.
www.charlotteobserver.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:54 AM
the people screaming online daily about boycotting x, y, and z had better be in formation...
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My lack of surprise from another US city haunted by this administration doesn’t make the wretchedness of what’s going on in Charlotte any more palatable. As a teacher in South Carolina who counts some incredible Latinos as her students, I'm terrified for what their families are enduring.
#momsky
#momsky
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools absences nearly tripled after Border Patrol came to NC
Numbers reported Monday night that showed 21,000 absences were too low, according to new data obtained by The Charlotte Observer through a records request.
www.charlotteobserver.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:56 AM
My lack of surprise from another US city haunted by this administration doesn’t make the wretchedness of what’s going on in Charlotte any more palatable. As a teacher in South Carolina who counts some incredible Latinos as her students, I'm terrified for what their families are enduring.
#momsky
#momsky
a relatively well written article of course TX is appealing. Court decision was 2-1 decision.
Woah - this story is still breaking but this could be huge!
Federal court blocks Texas Republicans' redrawn congressional map
The new lines, which were designed to help the GOP gain up to five House seats in next year's midterm elections, triggered a nationwide redistricting battle.
www.nbcnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
a relatively well written article of course TX is appealing. Court decision was 2-1 decision.
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This was an epic moment in television. They decided to make Snuffleupagus real at the advice of child psychologists who said children needed to know their parents would believe them if they told them about someone they knew doing things with them the parents didn’t know
[November 18th, 1985] In the Season 17 premiere of Sesame Street, Episode 2096, the adults on Sesame Street finally meet Mr. Snuffleupagus and realize he is real, not imaginary.
Elmo is also introduced as a new character.
Elmo is also introduced as a new character.
November 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
This was an epic moment in television. They decided to make Snuffleupagus real at the advice of child psychologists who said children needed to know their parents would believe them if they told them about someone they knew doing things with them the parents didn’t know
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THIS.
We must NEVER
FORGET, THIS!
We must NEVER
FORGET, THIS!
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
THIS.
We must NEVER
FORGET, THIS!
We must NEVER
FORGET, THIS!
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"Patrick County’s healthcare crisis intensified as its only urgent care facility announced its permanent closure, leaving more than 17,000 residents with no in-county emergency medical care."
Patrick County healthcare crisis deepens with closing of urgent care facility
Patrick County’s healthcare crisis intensified as its only urgent care facility announced its permanent closure, leaving more than 17,000 residents with no in-county emergency medical care.
www.wsls.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:13 AM
"Patrick County’s healthcare crisis intensified as its only urgent care facility announced its permanent closure, leaving more than 17,000 residents with no in-county emergency medical care."
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forget "read widely" or "kill your darlings"—*this* is perhaps the best piece of writing advice I could ever give someone
writers! you can just have a garden, you don’t have to have a metaphor
November 18, 2025 at 2:24 AM
forget "read widely" or "kill your darlings"—*this* is perhaps the best piece of writing advice I could ever give someone
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This is extremely concerning
November 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This is extremely concerning
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Are you interested in holding your elected officials accountable? We need people to join bird dogging teams! There are lots of roles — research and support roles for introverts, asking well-crafted, strategic questions for those willing to speak out! There’s something for everyone!
Bird-dogging is a powerful tactic for holding our elected representatives accountable. Come learn how to get answers on the record by asking EFFECTIVE questions, in-public, in-person, and on camera. Sunday, Nov 23, 2PM, Swanson Case Room, Central Library, 201 E Market St.
November 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Are you interested in holding your elected officials accountable? We need people to join bird dogging teams! There are lots of roles — research and support roles for introverts, asking well-crafted, strategic questions for those willing to speak out! There’s something for everyone!
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New paper reminds us yet again: HOMICIDE is the leading cause of death for pregnant women.
Gun violence & partner violence are related.
All-cause homicide & firearm homicide of pregnant women are higher, in states w/ higher calculated firearm ownership (1/x 🧵
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Gun violence & partner violence are related.
All-cause homicide & firearm homicide of pregnant women are higher, in states w/ higher calculated firearm ownership (1/x 🧵
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Firearm Homicide in Pregnant Women and State-Level Firearm Ownership
This cross-sectional study examines firearm homicide rates in pregnant compared with nonpregnant women and whether estimated state-level firearm ownership is associated with homicide deaths among preg...
jamanetwork.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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i'd say it did. the public put a group of thieves, vandals and extremists in office last november and they promptly went about destroying everything that might work to limit their ability to loot, steal and inflicting pain on the people they hate
This whole NYT account about the weaponization of DOJ is beyond disturbing. Kinda feels like the US government fell in January.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
November 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
i'd say it did. the public put a group of thieves, vandals and extremists in office last november and they promptly went about destroying everything that might work to limit their ability to loot, steal and inflicting pain on the people they hate
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I'm seeing people wonder why ICE is going after Charlotte.
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
“When the 8 African American sheriffs took over the largest counties in North Carolina, it became a threat to the good ol’ boy system,” says the sheriff of Charlotte. These new sheriffs broke ties with ICE.
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
North Carolina GOP Is Cracking Down on the Black Sheriffs Who Stood Up to ICE
Boosted by new supermajorities, Republicans are closing in on legislation to mandate more collaboration with ICE and preempt local policies hard-won by immigrants’ rights advocates.
boltsmag.org
November 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I'm seeing people wonder why ICE is going after Charlotte.
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
I’m excited to try the giant pretzel at Hogwallers. The last one I had was so superior that I am measuring my expectations. The thing about Chicago you can get a delicious currywurst & giant pretzel then go see an Aussie punk band within a block. Unlikely it can live up to the one from that night.
November 15, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I’m excited to try the giant pretzel at Hogwallers. The last one I had was so superior that I am measuring my expectations. The thing about Chicago you can get a delicious currywurst & giant pretzel then go see an Aussie punk band within a block. Unlikely it can live up to the one from that night.
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Bless The American Bishops speaking out against ICE.
November 15, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Bless The American Bishops speaking out against ICE.
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I am so impressed with the Chicago journalists covering the invasion of their city, and this interview with @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social is inspiring. A must read. Brava! pressingissues.org/when-the-gov...
November 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I am so impressed with the Chicago journalists covering the invasion of their city, and this interview with @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social is inspiring. A must read. Brava! pressingissues.org/when-the-gov...
Dem candidates need to be “it’s the economy stupid” all day, everyday. This regimes policies are a freaking nightmare for most Americans - every sector of our economy has been hit by immigration, tariff, & other weird decisions- Americans care about this a lot. Do not go on tangents.
November 14, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Dem candidates need to be “it’s the economy stupid” all day, everyday. This regimes policies are a freaking nightmare for most Americans - every sector of our economy has been hit by immigration, tariff, & other weird decisions- Americans care about this a lot. Do not go on tangents.
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"This kind of mutually reinforcing corruption is what one sees in failing societies and empires in decline"
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/11/larr...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/11/larr...
Larry Summers, who is still on the Harvard faculty, tries to strongarm Harvard's administration into punishing the student newspaper for printing the truth about him - Lawyers, Guns & Money
The truth being that Larry Summers is an almost unbelievably disgusting and corrupt person, who also isn’t nearly as smart as he thinks he is. (Lot of that going around in The Meritocracy these days) ...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
"This kind of mutually reinforcing corruption is what one sees in failing societies and empires in decline"
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/11/larr...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/11/larr...
Who are these Patriots? I’m so excited for them. Not that I watched bc I no longer have prime but I followed along.
November 14, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Who are these Patriots? I’m so excited for them. Not that I watched bc I no longer have prime but I followed along.
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I have made this point countless times but it is amazing how many truly blame children and teens under 18 for the abuse they suffer. My parents for instance thought nothing of my being out w/ grown men when I was a struggling pre-teen and a teen. I didn’t understand what statutory rape was. At all.
November 14, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I have made this point countless times but it is amazing how many truly blame children and teens under 18 for the abuse they suffer. My parents for instance thought nothing of my being out w/ grown men when I was a struggling pre-teen and a teen. I didn’t understand what statutory rape was. At all.
The strangest thing is happening- I went to the gym twice this week and I’m actually working on things I need to work on after 4:00pm. I’ve been in such a terrible space that doing the smallest thing has felt insurmountable so this feels like progress.
November 14, 2025 at 2:15 AM
The strangest thing is happening- I went to the gym twice this week and I’m actually working on things I need to work on after 4:00pm. I’ve been in such a terrible space that doing the smallest thing has felt insurmountable so this feels like progress.
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Hey Cville peeps: Starbucks union workers are ON STRIKE. Please go somewhere here else: we have LOTS of good locally owned coffee shops! Atlas Coffee, Grit, Cville Coffee, and JBird come to mind (not exhaustive, don’t @ me, but DO make other suggestions!).
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Hey Cville peeps: Starbucks union workers are ON STRIKE. Please go somewhere here else: we have LOTS of good locally owned coffee shops! Atlas Coffee, Grit, Cville Coffee, and JBird come to mind (not exhaustive, don’t @ me, but DO make other suggestions!).
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you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
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JD Vance owns a company that buys American real estate and sells it to foreign investors. They specifically target Americans in crisis to buy their property for less than it is worth.
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
JD Vance owns a company that buys American real estate and sells it to foreign investors. They specifically target Americans in crisis to buy their property for less than it is worth.
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In addition to the fact that it's very much the power imbalance and legal responsibility to protect them that makes them children, it's also disturbing that so many people are willingly like "listen, 15 year olds are hot, and that's a fact." They are children. They look like children.
November 13, 2025 at 8:49 PM
In addition to the fact that it's very much the power imbalance and legal responsibility to protect them that makes them children, it's also disturbing that so many people are willingly like "listen, 15 year olds are hot, and that's a fact." They are children. They look like children.