I'm just Jeff, your friend who cares
@leffjakin.bsky.social
Attorney. Michigander turned North Carolinian. LGBT Affirming UCC Christian. FOT. He/Him.
CPAP orientation, day after Christmas.
Feels like I unlocked the middle aged version of Brick by Ben Folds Five.
Feels like I unlocked the middle aged version of Brick by Ben Folds Five.
December 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
CPAP orientation, day after Christmas.
Feels like I unlocked the middle aged version of Brick by Ben Folds Five.
Feels like I unlocked the middle aged version of Brick by Ben Folds Five.
Well, it's another banner day to be a Michigan State alum!
If it weren't on CNN, I'd say this is too on the nose to be real, and yet there it is.
If it weren't on CNN, I'd say this is too on the nose to be real, and yet there it is.
Epstein to Larry Nassar in 2019: "Our president [Trump] also shares our love of young nubile girls"
December 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Well, it's another banner day to be a Michigan State alum!
If it weren't on CNN, I'd say this is too on the nose to be real, and yet there it is.
If it weren't on CNN, I'd say this is too on the nose to be real, and yet there it is.
Another great thing about @joshgondelman.bsky.social is how he responds to internet praise with his personal thanks. Kill Tony could never!
Thank you so much!!
December 21, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Another great thing about @joshgondelman.bsky.social is how he responds to internet praise with his personal thanks. Kill Tony could never!
Said it before and I'll say it again - if you look at every awful Rogansphere inspired "comedy" trend of recent years and think "I kind of want the exact opposite of that", Josh is pretty much your guy.
Comedy that's smart, warm, empathetic, and laugh out loud funny because of it.
Comedy that's smart, warm, empathetic, and laugh out loud funny because of it.
My new special Positive Reinforcement didn't make any prestigious end-of-year lists for me to post about, but I am really proud of it, and I think you'd like it if you haven't seen it yet! :)
Josh Gondelman - Positive Reinforcement [2025] | FULL COMEDY SPECIAL
YouTube video by Blonde Medicine
www.youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Said it before and I'll say it again - if you look at every awful Rogansphere inspired "comedy" trend of recent years and think "I kind of want the exact opposite of that", Josh is pretty much your guy.
Comedy that's smart, warm, empathetic, and laugh out loud funny because of it.
Comedy that's smart, warm, empathetic, and laugh out loud funny because of it.
Our 3 year old has the flu the week before Christmas.
Today's highlight, after the kids got to bed:
Me: "I feel like I could use a shower tonight"
My wife: "Well, you were the one who got puked on this morning..."
Today's highlight, after the kids got to bed:
Me: "I feel like I could use a shower tonight"
My wife: "Well, you were the one who got puked on this morning..."
December 21, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Our 3 year old has the flu the week before Christmas.
Today's highlight, after the kids got to bed:
Me: "I feel like I could use a shower tonight"
My wife: "Well, you were the one who got puked on this morning..."
Today's highlight, after the kids got to bed:
Me: "I feel like I could use a shower tonight"
My wife: "Well, you were the one who got puked on this morning..."
An absolute steal for one of my absolute favorites of 2025.
Enough time to buy it, read it, love it, and buy a hard copy as a Christmas gift for someone else who will love it!
Enough time to buy it, read it, love it, and buy a hard copy as a Christmas gift for someone else who will love it!
If you've yet to purchase Woodworking, the debut novel from Emily St. James (that's me), the ebook is on sale everywhere for a few days. Just $1.99!
Also, the hardcover is readily available, and you can preorder the paperback, out in May. Hurrah!
bookshop.org/p/books/wood...
Also, the hardcover is readily available, and you can preorder the paperback, out in May. Hurrah!
bookshop.org/p/books/wood...
Woodworking
Check out Woodworking - <b>LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE 2025<br><br>“Writing a funny book is hard. Writing a convincing takedown of one of America’s most popular...
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December 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
An absolute steal for one of my absolute favorites of 2025.
Enough time to buy it, read it, love it, and buy a hard copy as a Christmas gift for someone else who will love it!
Enough time to buy it, read it, love it, and buy a hard copy as a Christmas gift for someone else who will love it!
My wife got me my "holy grail" record for my 40th birthday.
Pure Sounds of Michigan, an ambient complication commissioned by the state tourism board featuring field recordings from the state.
Only pressed on vinyl for promotional purposes, not for individual sale.
I'm a lucky guy indeed.
Pure Sounds of Michigan, an ambient complication commissioned by the state tourism board featuring field recordings from the state.
Only pressed on vinyl for promotional purposes, not for individual sale.
I'm a lucky guy indeed.
December 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
My wife got me my "holy grail" record for my 40th birthday.
Pure Sounds of Michigan, an ambient complication commissioned by the state tourism board featuring field recordings from the state.
Only pressed on vinyl for promotional purposes, not for individual sale.
I'm a lucky guy indeed.
Pure Sounds of Michigan, an ambient complication commissioned by the state tourism board featuring field recordings from the state.
Only pressed on vinyl for promotional purposes, not for individual sale.
I'm a lucky guy indeed.
This rules, and also Weird Al saw no need to parody it because Tom Scharpling, Julie Klausner, and Jon Daly already did the perfect "kid-friendly" version in 2022:
youtu.be/96UYn8WqIJ0?...
youtu.be/96UYn8WqIJ0?...
December 6, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This rules, and also Weird Al saw no need to parody it because Tom Scharpling, Julie Klausner, and Jon Daly already did the perfect "kid-friendly" version in 2022:
youtu.be/96UYn8WqIJ0?...
youtu.be/96UYn8WqIJ0?...
Forty!
December 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Forty!
Today was "How to Draw Bluey and Bingo" day in the Bluey advent calendar. Here's my best attempt.
December 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Today was "How to Draw Bluey and Bingo" day in the Bluey advent calendar. Here's my best attempt.
There'd be a certain poetry to this specific action leading to Republicans losing the House next November, given how much of the cultural energy behind Trump in 2024 was centered around being able to use that word again without consequence.
h/t @adamwren.bsky.social
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
November 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM
There'd be a certain poetry to this specific action leading to Republicans losing the House next November, given how much of the cultural energy behind Trump in 2024 was centered around being able to use that word again without consequence.
20 year old me would have NEVER seen this coming.
Detroit pride aside, they just existed in such different cultural universes to me back then.
Detroit pride aside, they just existed in such different cultural universes to me back then.
November 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
20 year old me would have NEVER seen this coming.
Detroit pride aside, they just existed in such different cultural universes to me back then.
Detroit pride aside, they just existed in such different cultural universes to me back then.
This was supposed to be my first night out with my wife since our second kid was born, and an early 40th birthday present to me, but the lack of screenings that aren't 30+ minutes each way from babysitting has made it impossible. Sigh. Thanks for nothing, Netflix.
Is it that the new Knives Out is in vastly fewer theaters than Glass Onion was, or is it simply inexplicable bad luck that the Phoenix metro area (one of the biggest countries) has it playing in a single theater on its opening weekend?
November 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
This was supposed to be my first night out with my wife since our second kid was born, and an early 40th birthday present to me, but the lack of screenings that aren't 30+ minutes each way from babysitting has made it impossible. Sigh. Thanks for nothing, Netflix.
Smartly written thread from parent of trans kids @jessethorn.bsky.social on what his kids being trans has meant for them and his family, and how their happy, healthy status quo has been threatened by this regime.
It’s transgender awareness week. I have two trans kids who are comfortable in and proud of their identities. I hope I can answer a few questions I get frequently and help folks feel more comfortable and well-informed.
November 18, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Smartly written thread from parent of trans kids @jessethorn.bsky.social on what his kids being trans has meant for them and his family, and how their happy, healthy status quo has been threatened by this regime.
I forgot that Olbermann was tied up in the Nuzzi thing as well. What a roster of fellas, yikes.
The following stories are all converging today:
-Epstein vote, with survivors conference on the steps of the Capitol
-Lizza revealing Nuzzi affair with two ancient presidential candidates (she's 32)
-Olbermann shitting the bed about living with Nuzzi (and maybe stalking her?) before she was 21
-Epstein vote, with survivors conference on the steps of the Capitol
-Lizza revealing Nuzzi affair with two ancient presidential candidates (she's 32)
-Olbermann shitting the bed about living with Nuzzi (and maybe stalking her?) before she was 21
November 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I forgot that Olbermann was tied up in the Nuzzi thing as well. What a roster of fellas, yikes.
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Mark Sanford the presidential candidate?
November 18, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Mark Sanford the presidential candidate?
Somewhere tonight, Tim Ryan is wondering "what if...?"
to have an affair with one longshot presidential candidate twice your age that you’re profiling may be regarded as a misfortune; to have two looks like carelessness
November 18, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Somewhere tonight, Tim Ryan is wondering "what if...?"
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I'm no fan of Ryan Lizza but dropping "BTW, not the first time she's done this" timed that perfectly is some Angela Bassett Burning The Car
November 18, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I'm no fan of Ryan Lizza but dropping "BTW, not the first time she's done this" timed that perfectly is some Angela Bassett Burning The Car
Let's all just remember that Ryan Lizza is also (allegedly!) a gross creep, and we absolutely DO NOT have to hand it to him.
AND YET. AND YET!
AND YET. AND YET!
oh my god you have to read this until the end www.telos.news/p/part-1-how...
Part 1: How I Found Out
Olivia had just returned from a reporting trip—at least that’s what she told me it was—and her Herschel backpack, the one with the flap that never quite closed properly, was tossed beside our bed, its...
www.telos.news
November 18, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Let's all just remember that Ryan Lizza is also (allegedly!) a gross creep, and we absolutely DO NOT have to hand it to him.
AND YET. AND YET!
AND YET. AND YET!
It's strangely reassuring that while planning his mayoral transition, Mamdani is probably taking time out once a week to watch The Chair Company.
November 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
It's strangely reassuring that while planning his mayoral transition, Mamdani is probably taking time out once a week to watch The Chair Company.
Of course Chicago Pope would also be Siskel and Ebert Pope. How could he not be?
Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
November 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Of course Chicago Pope would also be Siskel and Ebert Pope. How could he not be?
Still haven't gotten over the jump scare of Olivia Nuzzi appearing in the acknowledgements of a popular non-fiction book I read this year.
(Always read the acknowledgements, folks. You never know what fun surprises await!)
(Always read the acknowledgements, folks. You never know what fun surprises await!)
November 14, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Still haven't gotten over the jump scare of Olivia Nuzzi appearing in the acknowledgements of a popular non-fiction book I read this year.
(Always read the acknowledgements, folks. You never know what fun surprises await!)
(Always read the acknowledgements, folks. You never know what fun surprises await!)
no surprises here, but:
-yup
-catholic high school alum
-more of a comedy guy
-oh yeah
-law school
I'd add being within five years of the guy age-wise on either side, just because it makes him quite possibly the most evil person your generation specifically has produced.
-yup
-catholic high school alum
-more of a comedy guy
-oh yeah
-law school
I'd add being within five years of the guy age-wise on either side, just because it makes him quite possibly the most evil person your generation specifically has produced.
November 13, 2025 at 11:53 PM
no surprises here, but:
-yup
-catholic high school alum
-more of a comedy guy
-oh yeah
-law school
I'd add being within five years of the guy age-wise on either side, just because it makes him quite possibly the most evil person your generation specifically has produced.
-yup
-catholic high school alum
-more of a comedy guy
-oh yeah
-law school
I'd add being within five years of the guy age-wise on either side, just because it makes him quite possibly the most evil person your generation specifically has produced.
Literally an extended version of this bit, but dead straight and serious.
I wouldn't be shocked if reading this was Downey's initial inspiration, in fact.
I wouldn't be shocked if reading this was Downey's initial inspiration, in fact.
November 13, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Literally an extended version of this bit, but dead straight and serious.
I wouldn't be shocked if reading this was Downey's initial inspiration, in fact.
I wouldn't be shocked if reading this was Downey's initial inspiration, in fact.
Woah, the Dane Cook Special:
Employee of the Month
Good Luck Chuck
Mr. Brooks
Dan in Real Life
Employee of the Month
Good Luck Chuck
Mr. Brooks
Dan in Real Life
Pope Leo has shared his four favorite movies of all time, as the Vatican prepares to host dozens of actors and directors in a “World of Cinema” gathering on Saturday at his official residence. See which films made the pope's list. nyti.ms/4p3exK9
Pope Leo Shares His Favorite Movies Ahead of Vatican Event
The list leans heavily on uplifting classics.
nyti.ms
November 12, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Woah, the Dane Cook Special:
Employee of the Month
Good Luck Chuck
Mr. Brooks
Dan in Real Life
Employee of the Month
Good Luck Chuck
Mr. Brooks
Dan in Real Life