Morgan Jerkins
@mjerkins.bsky.social
New York Times bestselling author of four books. ZEAL is my latest.
Cheese is where it gets very erotic.
See also: cheese
January 2, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Cheese is where it gets very erotic.
I love bread.
It doesn’t matter which kind it is.
If I ever disavow bread, it’s a cry for help.
If you’re having a bad day, just eat some bread.
Because carbs make you happy.
And bread has never steered you wrong.
It doesn’t matter which kind it is.
If I ever disavow bread, it’s a cry for help.
If you’re having a bad day, just eat some bread.
Because carbs make you happy.
And bread has never steered you wrong.
January 2, 2026 at 1:29 AM
I love bread.
It doesn’t matter which kind it is.
If I ever disavow bread, it’s a cry for help.
If you’re having a bad day, just eat some bread.
Because carbs make you happy.
And bread has never steered you wrong.
It doesn’t matter which kind it is.
If I ever disavow bread, it’s a cry for help.
If you’re having a bad day, just eat some bread.
Because carbs make you happy.
And bread has never steered you wrong.
Michael Bolton was LOUD.
LOUD!
He was gon' make sure you heard 'em!
LOUD!
He was gon' make sure you heard 'em!
January 1, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Michael Bolton was LOUD.
LOUD!
He was gon' make sure you heard 'em!
LOUD!
He was gon' make sure you heard 'em!
*takes deep breath*
When a maaaaaaaaan loves a wo-man!
When a maaaaaaaaan loves a wo-man!
Mamdani's wife Rama Duwaji is visibly emotional as Mamdani shouts her out
January 1, 2026 at 11:49 PM
*takes deep breath*
When a maaaaaaaaan loves a wo-man!
When a maaaaaaaaan loves a wo-man!
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In his first press conference as NYC mayor, Zohran Mamdani announced three executive orders on housing and tenant protection
One will revive the Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants. He also revoked prior orders issued since Eric Adams’s indictment
One will revive the Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants. He also revoked prior orders issued since Eric Adams’s indictment
Mayor Mamdani announces housing-related executive orders
In his first press conference as New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani announced three executive orders around housing and tenant protection.
abc7ny.com
January 1, 2026 at 11:04 PM
In his first press conference as NYC mayor, Zohran Mamdani announced three executive orders on housing and tenant protection
One will revive the Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants. He also revoked prior orders issued since Eric Adams’s indictment
One will revive the Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants. He also revoked prior orders issued since Eric Adams’s indictment
Reposted by Morgan Jerkins
Mary Sheffield was sworn in as Detroit’s 76th mayor, becoming the first woman to hold the office in the city's 324-year history
January 1, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Mary Sheffield was sworn in as Detroit’s 76th mayor, becoming the first woman to hold the office in the city's 324-year history
Reposted by Morgan Jerkins
This is my song.
"That's the thing about uncertainty—anything can happen, but anything CAN happen."
—Jumaane Williams, in his inaugural speech just now.
—Jumaane Williams, in his inaugural speech just now.
January 1, 2026 at 7:24 PM
This is my song.
I hope she wears Mugler. She would KILL in Mugler.
Or Jean Paul Gaultier.
Or Jean Paul Gaultier.
January 1, 2026 at 6:33 PM
I hope she wears Mugler. She would KILL in Mugler.
Or Jean Paul Gaultier.
Or Jean Paul Gaultier.
Reposted by Morgan Jerkins
Photos: Zohran Mamdani becomes New York City’s first Muslim mayor https://aje.io/kqqphz
![New York Attorney General Letitia James, left, administers the oath of office to Zohran Mamdani, centre, as his wife Rama Duwaji looks on in New York [Yuki Iwamura/AP Photo]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/bafkreifnd4mgjuwkwdbrb57lulrt2mxjeb3qidv7m6sc2ec5ezuqtufgbm@jpeg)
![New York Mayor Mamdani signs the official registry while city clerk Michael McSweeney holds the book during the swearing-in ceremony. [Yuki Iwamura/AP Photo]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/bafkreifr5rlli5ea3rnjmmexkzjgnpzlf4vkc3ifk5gmbk57lgecbblldm@jpeg)
![Born in Kampala, Uganda to filmmaker Mira Nair and academic Mahmood Mamdani, the new mayor relocated to New York at age 7 and attained US citizenship in 2018. [Yuki Iwamura/AP Photo]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/bafkreie4e5hh7xzxv4mdo75tmbozwc43dgfbe45upbrlqv2hzpkzp2tqk4@jpeg)
![Mamdani attended his swearing-in ceremony in New York accompanied by his wife, Rama Duwaji, as his parents proudly observed the occasion. [Yuki Iwamura/AP Photo]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/bafkreickj7oke2koebq2s4dnmvyebcjeyb75jqn6hfrtsc4cvvw3dobspi@jpeg)
January 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Photos: Zohran Mamdani becomes New York City’s first Muslim mayor https://aje.io/kqqphz
A great part of this year: I was teaching on the night of the NYC mayoral election. One of my students, who was Pakistani, was very nervous and I admitted I was too.
Another student had a friend from rural America rooting for us.
Then on the Uber ride home, the race was called for Mamdani.
Mm.
Another student had a friend from rural America rooting for us.
Then on the Uber ride home, the race was called for Mamdani.
Mm.
December 31, 2025 at 9:30 PM
A great part of this year: I was teaching on the night of the NYC mayoral election. One of my students, who was Pakistani, was very nervous and I admitted I was too.
Another student had a friend from rural America rooting for us.
Then on the Uber ride home, the race was called for Mamdani.
Mm.
Another student had a friend from rural America rooting for us.
Then on the Uber ride home, the race was called for Mamdani.
Mm.
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Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in as NYC's first Muslim mayor on a Qur'an from the personal collection of the great Afro-Boricua intellectual Arturo Schomburg—as well as Qur'ans owned by Mamdani's grandparents. www.nypl.org/press/schomb...
December 31, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in as NYC's first Muslim mayor on a Qur'an from the personal collection of the great Afro-Boricua intellectual Arturo Schomburg—as well as Qur'ans owned by Mamdani's grandparents. www.nypl.org/press/schomb...
In 2026, I want to have caviar and a dollop of sour cream on top of a crispy potato. Ideally cooked in duck fat.
December 31, 2025 at 6:26 PM
In 2026, I want to have caviar and a dollop of sour cream on top of a crispy potato. Ideally cooked in duck fat.
We need another "Don't Worry Darling" press run. It was the right amount of sugar, spice, and everything nice.
December 31, 2025 at 6:17 PM
We need another "Don't Worry Darling" press run. It was the right amount of sugar, spice, and everything nice.
I'm going to wake up tomorrow and Eric Adams will no longer be mayor.
December 31, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I'm going to wake up tomorrow and Eric Adams will no longer be mayor.
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I had been taking the National Museum of African American History and Culture for granted since it opened in 2016, but the Trump administration's threats to it changed that.
And I wrote a personal, reported essay about it for @veritenews.org.
veritenews.org/2025/12/30/n...
And I wrote a personal, reported essay about it for @veritenews.org.
veritenews.org/2025/12/30/n...
I took the National Museum of African American History and Culture for granted. Trump’s threats changed that.
As a native of the Washington, D.C. metro area, I put off visiting the National Museum of African American History and Culture for close to a decade, but the Trump administration’s push to alter the d...
veritenews.org
December 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I had been taking the National Museum of African American History and Culture for granted since it opened in 2016, but the Trump administration's threats to it changed that.
And I wrote a personal, reported essay about it for @veritenews.org.
veritenews.org/2025/12/30/n...
And I wrote a personal, reported essay about it for @veritenews.org.
veritenews.org/2025/12/30/n...
Honestly? I don't have an issue with Jack Schlossberg running for Congress. I want to read more about him but if you saw that your beloved, older sister was dying and you were a part of a political dynasty, what would you do?
Go get 'em, Jack.
Go get 'em, Jack.
December 31, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Honestly? I don't have an issue with Jack Schlossberg running for Congress. I want to read more about him but if you saw that your beloved, older sister was dying and you were a part of a political dynasty, what would you do?
Go get 'em, Jack.
Go get 'em, Jack.
2025 may have been a lot but at the end of the day, I had my health. All the people I love and care for had their health. They also had shelter and they were fed.
I don't need anything else tbh. What else is there really to ask for?
I don't need anything else tbh. What else is there really to ask for?
December 31, 2025 at 3:36 AM
2025 may have been a lot but at the end of the day, I had my health. All the people I love and care for had their health. They also had shelter and they were fed.
I don't need anything else tbh. What else is there really to ask for?
I don't need anything else tbh. What else is there really to ask for?
It's one thing to mourn the death of someone who's in their 70s and 80s. It's another to mourn the death of someone who was in their 30s and won't even see her kids graduate from kindergarten at the very least.
Ugh.
Ugh.
December 31, 2025 at 3:30 AM
It's one thing to mourn the death of someone who's in their 70s and 80s. It's another to mourn the death of someone who was in their 30s and won't even see her kids graduate from kindergarten at the very least.
Ugh.
Ugh.
And mind you, the New Yorker published her essay last month.
Last month.
Last month.
Such a tragic tragic story and I’m so grateful she used her privilege and platform as she was dying to call out RFK Jr and everything that’s going on with healthcare in this country right now
December 31, 2025 at 3:29 AM
And mind you, the New Yorker published her essay last month.
Last month.
Last month.
A lot of deaths happened in the past 24 hours but man Tatiana Schlossberg's...imagine being a celebrated environmental journalist before the age of 30 then giving birth to your second child and being diagnosed with cancer within the same day.
I'm not done!
I'm not done!
December 31, 2025 at 3:22 AM
A lot of deaths happened in the past 24 hours but man Tatiana Schlossberg's...imagine being a celebrated environmental journalist before the age of 30 then giving birth to your second child and being diagnosed with cancer within the same day.
I'm not done!
I'm not done!
Alright that’s enough!!!
Isiah Whitlock Jr, best known for his role as Clay Davis on “The Wire,” has died. He was 71
Isiah Whitlock Jr. Dies: ‘The Wire’ Actor & Frequent Spike Lee Collaborator Was 71
Actor Isiah Whitlock Jr., known for his roles in The Wire, Veep, Your Honor and The Residence and a number of Spike Lee movies, passed away Dec. 30.
deadline.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Alright that’s enough!!!
omg her too?!
Wait, I’m sorry. Carmen de Lavallade passed yesterday?
The legend? Oh, may she rest in paradise reunited with her beloved Geoffrey Holder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/a...
The legend? Oh, may she rest in paradise reunited with her beloved Geoffrey Holder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/a...
Carmen de Lavallade, Dancer Whose Career Spanned the Arts, Dies at 94
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:18 AM
omg her too?!
I almost cut out the lights to make it real spicy in there.
But I chose not to and probably avoided an injury haha
But I chose not to and probably avoided an injury haha
Stranger Things + treadmill is a dangerous combo 😂 Glad you survived the Abyss! multitask at your own risk Dustin almost took you out!😅
December 31, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I almost cut out the lights to make it real spicy in there.
But I chose not to and probably avoided an injury haha
But I chose not to and probably avoided an injury haha
I hope Caroline Kennedy has a lot of people around her. My heart goes out to her and the entire family.
December 30, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I hope Caroline Kennedy has a lot of people around her. My heart goes out to her and the entire family.
Mercy.
I couldn’t stop thinking of her NYer essay.
I couldn’t stop thinking of her NYer essay.
BOSTON (AP) — Environmental journalist Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of late President John F. Kennedy, has died, family says.
December 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Mercy.
I couldn’t stop thinking of her NYer essay.
I couldn’t stop thinking of her NYer essay.