Marta Jewson
@martajewson.bsky.social
Lost my Minnesota accent covering charter schools, special ed and sunshine laws in New Orleans for The Lens. Had successful LITT brain surgery! Writing my first book? Mid-Citizen.
Alt text: A 5yo in a snowsuit in front of a snow-covered bungalow.
Alt text: A 5yo in a snowsuit in front of a snow-covered bungalow.
Thunder cheese, a New Orleans delicacy, is the best girl dinner.
January 6, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Thunder cheese, a New Orleans delicacy, is the best girl dinner.
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BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
January 5, 2026 at 10:58 PM
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FYI Uptown commuters: St. Charles Ave Mardi Gras barriers are going up soon
January 5, 2026 at 3:55 PM
FYI Uptown commuters: St. Charles Ave Mardi Gras barriers are going up soon
When those bizarre pitch emails stop ranking at an arbitrary number to diss the south.
January 5, 2026 at 3:54 PM
When those bizarre pitch emails stop ranking at an arbitrary number to diss the south.
New Orleans traffic, municipal court to reopen in original location for first time since Ida
www.nola.com/news/courts/...
www.nola.com/news/courts/...
January 5, 2026 at 4:51 AM
New Orleans traffic, municipal court to reopen in original location for first time since Ida
www.nola.com/news/courts/...
www.nola.com/news/courts/...
If not, no worries.
Press call with Chuck Schumer says he has been talking with his caucus "I've been talking to so many members of my caucus today. Everybody is very, very just totally, totally, totally troubled."
January 4, 2026 at 4:28 AM
If not, no worries.
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Whether it's Donald Trump demanding oil from Venezuela or Barack Obama demanding dijon mustard from a hot dog vendor, both presidents made some highly unorthodox requests.
January 4, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Whether it's Donald Trump demanding oil from Venezuela or Barack Obama demanding dijon mustard from a hot dog vendor, both presidents made some highly unorthodox requests.
Flyover country
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port city
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port city
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January 3, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Flyover country
⚖️
port city
🤷🏼♀️
⚖️
port city
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Anchor’s away, field reporters will play
January 3, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Anchor’s away, field reporters will play
Cue the Arrested Development rewatch
a man in a striped shirt is talking in a kitchen and saying i don t know what i expected .
Alt: a man in a striped shirt is talking in a kitchen and saying i don t know what i expected .
media.tenor.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Cue the Arrested Development rewatch
I have a blackout curtain guy if you need one.
They’ve got Twitter up on the big screens in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago makeshift “situation room.”
Photos from Trump’s Truth Social account.
Photos from Trump’s Truth Social account.
January 3, 2026 at 9:07 PM
I have a blackout curtain guy if you need one.
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babe wake up, they're doing insider trading on war crimes
“What appears to be a newly created account appeared to invest $30,000 Friday in Maduro's exit. After Maduro went into custody Saturday morning, that same investor netted $436,759.61.”
Someone made $400K by predicting Maduro's capture. Here's what happened
The winnings come as the rules governing prediction markets are still evolving.
www.axios.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:38 PM
babe wake up, they're doing insider trading on war crimes
This is my favorite style of business communication. Well done Blue Cypress.
January 3, 2026 at 8:38 PM
This is my favorite style of business communication. Well done Blue Cypress.
Worse than "capture" is "resulted in capture"
Update: President Trump said the U.S. will run Venezuela until a "proper transition can take place," as he defended Saturday's military strikes that resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.
Trump says U.S. will 'run' Venezuela and sell seized oil in remarks on the strikes
President Trump said the U.S. will run Venezuela until a "proper transition can take place," as he defended Saturday's military strikes that resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.
n.pr
January 3, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Worse than "capture" is "resulted in capture"
Mike Johnson says Trump’s Venezuela attack justified; Troy Carter says it’s unconstitutional
www.nola.com/news/politic...
www.nola.com/news/politic...
January 3, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Mike Johnson says Trump’s Venezuela attack justified; Troy Carter says it’s unconstitutional
www.nola.com/news/politic...
www.nola.com/news/politic...
I need a round-up on the words the news is using....
"captured"?
"captured"?
How the US captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro
How the US captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro
President Donald Trump ordered an operation in Venezuela to capture its leader.
www.fox8live.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:29 PM
I need a round-up on the words the news is using....
"captured"?
"captured"?
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One if by land
Two if by sea
One if by land
Two if by sea
January 3, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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One if by land
Two if by sea
One if by land
Two if by sea
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Is it Saturday? Are we at war?
January 3, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Is it Saturday? Are we at war?
Have definitely wondered how AI would handle regional code switching.
Minnesotans basically stop at yellows.
New Orleanians run the first three seconds of reds.
How do you program for that?
Minnesotans basically stop at yellows.
New Orleanians run the first three seconds of reds.
How do you program for that?
Cars are now being programmed to violate traffic rules. What could go wrong?
Me, in @fastcompany.com. (no paywall)
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Me, in @fastcompany.com. (no paywall)
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Tesla’s ‘Mad Max mode’ points to a big problem for self-driving cars
Mad Max mode exposes a risk for AV innovation. To stay competitive, computer-powered cars are emulating human drivers.
www.fastcompany.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Have definitely wondered how AI would handle regional code switching.
Minnesotans basically stop at yellows.
New Orleanians run the first three seconds of reds.
How do you program for that?
Minnesotans basically stop at yellows.
New Orleanians run the first three seconds of reds.
How do you program for that?
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You know what really pisses me off about stuff like this?
Somewhere in Boston is a painter .
A young person possibly a kid, or an elder with a talent they have never been able to fully explore .
That instead of a facsimile of a dead guys Boston ?
They could have shown its spirit
And instead
Somewhere in Boston is a painter .
A young person possibly a kid, or an elder with a talent they have never been able to fully explore .
That instead of a facsimile of a dead guys Boston ?
They could have shown its spirit
And instead
I know we have bigger first to fry but this sucks so fucking bad.
Location: Midtown Hotel Boston
Location: Midtown Hotel Boston
January 3, 2026 at 4:57 AM
You know what really pisses me off about stuff like this?
Somewhere in Boston is a painter .
A young person possibly a kid, or an elder with a talent they have never been able to fully explore .
That instead of a facsimile of a dead guys Boston ?
They could have shown its spirit
And instead
Somewhere in Boston is a painter .
A young person possibly a kid, or an elder with a talent they have never been able to fully explore .
That instead of a facsimile of a dead guys Boston ?
They could have shown its spirit
And instead
Literally spinning new ice on those back tires.
January 3, 2026 at 4:54 AM
Literally spinning new ice on those back tires.