Jena Tesse Fox
@jtfnyc.bsky.social
Writer, New Yorker, frequent traveler, theater fan and loud liberal. She/her.
Whoever designed the Orlando International Airport had a twisted sense of humor.
November 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Whoever designed the Orlando International Airport had a twisted sense of humor.
It's not too late to vote early--and if you vote today, you'll get this extra-cool sticker! Find your polling place and go!
October 31, 2025 at 6:47 PM
It's not too late to vote early--and if you vote today, you'll get this extra-cool sticker! Find your polling place and go!
This could be fascinating. Depending on who gets it next, the title of Duke of York could be passed from a father to a son for the first time since the 1400s.
October 30, 2025 at 10:43 PM
This could be fascinating. Depending on who gets it next, the title of Duke of York could be passed from a father to a son for the first time since the 1400s.
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Take a lesson from the Black Panthers who understood how to feed people
If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
October 26, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Take a lesson from the Black Panthers who understood how to feed people
This! Excellent work, @catcardenas.bsky.social!
Essay: What 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' can teach us about surviving fascism
Essay: What 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' can teach us about surviving fascism
Since the Sundance premiere of 'Kiss of the Spider Woman,' the parallels between the fraught political climate of 1970s Argentina and that of our present have only become more pronounced. Here's what Americans can take away from the new movie.
www.latimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:43 AM
This! Excellent work, @catcardenas.bsky.social!
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ZERO arrests at No Kings in NYC. (And the NYPD isn’t notorious for being sympathetic with people anti-Trump.)
This proves what shameless liars Speaker Mike Johnson & Karoline Leavitt are to slander the participants as violent anarchists.
This proves what shameless liars Speaker Mike Johnson & Karoline Leavitt are to slander the participants as violent anarchists.
October 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
ZERO arrests at No Kings in NYC. (And the NYPD isn’t notorious for being sympathetic with people anti-Trump.)
This proves what shameless liars Speaker Mike Johnson & Karoline Leavitt are to slander the participants as violent anarchists.
This proves what shameless liars Speaker Mike Johnson & Karoline Leavitt are to slander the participants as violent anarchists.
Reposting to remind myself next time I get cynical and mean-spirited. (And let's be honest--when am I not cynical and mean-spirited?)
Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states.
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
October 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Reposting to remind myself next time I get cynical and mean-spirited. (And let's be honest--when am I not cynical and mean-spirited?)
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I might not find some political activism that compelling but I try to keep in mind Kwame Ture's point:
"You don't criticize somebody who's doing something when you doing nothing."
"You don't criticize somebody who's doing something when you doing nothing."
October 13, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I might not find some political activism that compelling but I try to keep in mind Kwame Ture's point:
"You don't criticize somebody who's doing something when you doing nothing."
"You don't criticize somebody who's doing something when you doing nothing."
I’ve been thinking about Kiss of the Spider Woman since Friday. For all its challenges, it’s amazing how a story from nearly 50 years ago feels so timely and relevant today.
October 13, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I’ve been thinking about Kiss of the Spider Woman since Friday. For all its challenges, it’s amazing how a story from nearly 50 years ago feels so timely and relevant today.
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Next month, voters will head to the polls for a contest that could have huge implications for the future of fair elections in the Keystone State — which means for the next presidential election, too. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/why...
Why Anti-Voting Activists Are Using the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Election to Spread Disinformation
Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.
www.democracydocket.com
October 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Next month, voters will head to the polls for a contest that could have huge implications for the future of fair elections in the Keystone State — which means for the next presidential election, too. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/why...
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You gotta put down the ducky if you wanna play the saxophone
(honored to be quoted)
(honored to be quoted)
To atone this Yom Kippur, you must drop your lizard
(RNS) — The idea of dragging a scaly reptile into holy waters — a ridiculous image paired with a moral imperative — makes one wonder what their lizard might be. And how do you let it go?
religionnews.com
September 30, 2025 at 11:08 PM
You gotta put down the ducky if you wanna play the saxophone
(honored to be quoted)
(honored to be quoted)
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President Trump and Congressional Republicans just shut down the government because they refused to stop your health care costs from rising.
Let me be clear: Republicans are in charge of the White House, House, and Senate. This is their shutdown.
Let me be clear: Republicans are in charge of the White House, House, and Senate. This is their shutdown.
October 1, 2025 at 4:11 AM
President Trump and Congressional Republicans just shut down the government because they refused to stop your health care costs from rising.
Let me be clear: Republicans are in charge of the White House, House, and Senate. This is their shutdown.
Let me be clear: Republicans are in charge of the White House, House, and Senate. This is their shutdown.
Oh no...
UPDATE: Multiple people have been shot at a Mormon church in Michigan and the shooter is down, police said Sunday.
Attack at a Mormon church in Michigan leaves at least 1 dead, 9 injured
Multiple people have been shot at a Mormon church in Michigan and the shooter is down, police said Sunday.
n.pr
September 28, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Oh no...
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I have approximately zero following on this app, sharing in the hopes it can get in front of the right person. A man I went to college with’s wife was kidnapped by ICE at a green card hearing, and he’s trying to find a reporter who will speak to him about the situation
September 28, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I have approximately zero following on this app, sharing in the hopes it can get in front of the right person. A man I went to college with’s wife was kidnapped by ICE at a green card hearing, and he’s trying to find a reporter who will speak to him about the situation
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BREAKING: Per MSNBC, Nexstar has ALSO CAVED and will stop preempting Jimmy Kimmel Live! Way to go, everyone!
September 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
BREAKING: Per MSNBC, Nexstar has ALSO CAVED and will stop preempting Jimmy Kimmel Live! Way to go, everyone!
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My employer New York Public Radio just announced that it is offering @onthemedia.bsky.social, @radiolab.bsky.social, and other programs to at-risk public radio stations for free! More info: current.org/2025/09/wnyc...
September 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
My employer New York Public Radio just announced that it is offering @onthemedia.bsky.social, @radiolab.bsky.social, and other programs to at-risk public radio stations for free! More info: current.org/2025/09/wnyc...
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Kimmel: "Disney has asked me to read the following statement and I agreed to do it. 'To reactivate your Disney+ and Hulu account ... '"
September 24, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Kimmel: "Disney has asked me to read the following statement and I agreed to do it. 'To reactivate your Disney+ and Hulu account ... '"
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May we all be written in the book of strong coffee, good friends, a peaceful life, and a winning Mets ❤️❤️
September 23, 2025 at 12:48 AM
May we all be written in the book of strong coffee, good friends, a peaceful life, and a winning Mets ❤️❤️
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"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that."
Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.
Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.
Jimmy Kimmel Returns: ABC Ends Suspension Starting Tuesday
Jimmy Kimmel will return to late night on Tuesday
variety.com
September 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that."
Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.
Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.
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Just a reminder that a staggering number of Black women have also lost their jobs due to capitulation to this administration. That deserves more outrage.
September 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Just a reminder that a staggering number of Black women have also lost their jobs due to capitulation to this administration. That deserves more outrage.
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Some people on the left think just repeating “Anti-Zionism is not antisemitism” frees them from the work of thinking critically about what is and is not antisemitic. And a whole lot of people on the right think being a strong Zionist functions as a “get out of antisemitism free card.”
September 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Some people on the left think just repeating “Anti-Zionism is not antisemitism” frees them from the work of thinking critically about what is and is not antisemitic. And a whole lot of people on the right think being a strong Zionist functions as a “get out of antisemitism free card.”
Very interesting insight.
September 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Very interesting insight.
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as always i encourage u all not to post things that may attract the attention of an authoritarian secret police with unlimited power to surveil american citizens at this time
September 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
as always i encourage u all not to post things that may attract the attention of an authoritarian secret police with unlimited power to surveil american citizens at this time