jess banks
@profbanks.bsky.social
Hypercompetent polyglot know-it-all. Unrepentant SJW troublemaker. Neuroqueer teacher, mom, partner, Official Auntie, best friend, co-conspirator. An American in Aotearoa New Zealand. Always noncompliant. She/her/elle/ia
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I'm at this underground hip-hop show in Bushwick. And the pit just went fucking nuts. A chant of "fuck ICE" just went up.
February 15, 2026 at 2:04 AM
I'm at this underground hip-hop show in Bushwick. And the pit just went fucking nuts. A chant of "fuck ICE" just went up.
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My mom sent me a link to this bookshop website that curates interesting and unusual books. Great looking selection, here.
societyforunusualbooks.com
societyforunusualbooks.com
Society for Unusual Books | Online Bookstore | New and Preloved Books
The Society is a bookstore specializing in fantasy, horror, romance, sci-fi, nonfiction, and other genres. We place particular emphasis on small press and independently published titles. We also curat...
societyforunusualbooks.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:48 AM
My mom sent me a link to this bookshop website that curates interesting and unusual books. Great looking selection, here.
societyforunusualbooks.com
societyforunusualbooks.com
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Measles is a bellwether. Because it’s the most contagious vaccine-preventable disease, when vaccination rates drop, it’s the first to start spreading.
Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.
Expect more.
This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.
Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.
Expect more.
This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.
Maryland health officials warn providers about an upsurge in mumps cases
Maryland health officials are warning about an uptick in cases of mumps.
www.thebanner.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Measles is a bellwether. Because it’s the most contagious vaccine-preventable disease, when vaccination rates drop, it’s the first to start spreading.
Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.
Expect more.
This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.
Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.
Expect more.
This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.
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I started reading The Nation on No Map: Black Anarchism and Abolition by William C Anderson (which has a gorgeous book design!) and the foreword by Saidiya Hartman alone is so generative I wanted to share some quotes:
February 14, 2026 at 8:18 PM
I started reading The Nation on No Map: Black Anarchism and Abolition by William C Anderson (which has a gorgeous book design!) and the foreword by Saidiya Hartman alone is so generative I wanted to share some quotes:
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ICE using the same ruse that Ted Bundy used to kidnap people should tell you something.
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 15, 2026 at 1:51 AM
ICE using the same ruse that Ted Bundy used to kidnap people should tell you something.
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February 14, 2026 at 10:47 PM
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Fuck the Islamic Republic
February 14, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Fuck the Islamic Republic
Think of the equation of time/talent/treasure. Give what you can from what you’ve got at a level that feels meaningful but is also sustainable.
You’re supposed to lend what you can from who you are to the struggle. I do words so I’m lending words, not just online, but trying to get work out there that advances us. Everybody has to look from their skill set & find what it’s special for them to give.
February 14, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Think of the equation of time/talent/treasure. Give what you can from what you’ve got at a level that feels meaningful but is also sustainable.
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Truly hilarious and entertaining stuff! Go subscribe and watch!
A brand new episode of our popular #ForTheEmpire #StarWars #webseries is up on Patreon now.
For as little as (US)$3, you can get early access to our brain droppings.
Real writers
Real actors
Real animators
Real composers
#UnRealEngine5
#100%HumanMade
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Full series on my #PinnedPost
For as little as (US)$3, you can get early access to our brain droppings.
Real writers
Real actors
Real animators
Real composers
#UnRealEngine5
#100%HumanMade
#NoAI
Full series on my #PinnedPost
For the Empire - Traveller's Tales (Advance screening) | Peter Haynes
Get more from Peter Haynes on Patreon
www.patreon.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Truly hilarious and entertaining stuff! Go subscribe and watch!
He looks like someone hit the jump button in Super Mario Bros.
iconic shot of Lucas Pinheiro Braathen on the podium
February 14, 2026 at 9:31 PM
He looks like someone hit the jump button in Super Mario Bros.
No. The media has given tons of unearned exposure to the worst people in society, almost none to the resistance against them, and failed every test of accountability and correction for this habit.
This NYT column by @polgreen.bsky.social is the truest thing I've ever seen about the REAL reason public trust in the media collapsed
February 14, 2026 at 9:30 PM
No. The media has given tons of unearned exposure to the worst people in society, almost none to the resistance against them, and failed every test of accountability and correction for this habit.
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Just as ICE and CBP have no legitimate role in "election security" neither does the head of DHS. The mere existence of this press conference should be a scandal, much less this tone-deaf comment.
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Just as ICE and CBP have no legitimate role in "election security" neither does the head of DHS. The mere existence of this press conference should be a scandal, much less this tone-deaf comment.
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Local officials & activists replace gay pride flag removed from national historic site. "‘No one’s going in that park wanting to take a photo with an American flag behind them. ....There’s American flags everywhere,’ [Steven] Menendez said.” gothamist.com/news/nyc-are...
NYC-area officials raise Pride flag at Stonewall after Trump admin takes another down
Local leaders hoisted a Pride flag at Stonewall National Monument on Thursday, defying a federal directive that led to its removal earlier this week.
gothamist.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Local officials & activists replace gay pride flag removed from national historic site. "‘No one’s going in that park wanting to take a photo with an American flag behind them. ....There’s American flags everywhere,’ [Steven] Menendez said.” gothamist.com/news/nyc-are...
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Remarkable: Majority of working class voters oppose deportations of undocumented immigrants with jobs/no criminal records, per new Marquette data.
Remember how pundits said 2024 meant Dems must become restrictionist to win back working class? I challenge that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
Remember how pundits said 2024 meant Dems must become restrictionist to win back working class? I challenge that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
February 14, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Remarkable: Majority of working class voters oppose deportations of undocumented immigrants with jobs/no criminal records, per new Marquette data.
Remember how pundits said 2024 meant Dems must become restrictionist to win back working class? I challenge that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
Remember how pundits said 2024 meant Dems must become restrictionist to win back working class? I challenge that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
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It’s so funny to think about the fact that there’s people out there deferring every life decision to this
February 14, 2026 at 9:53 AM
It’s so funny to think about the fact that there’s people out there deferring every life decision to this
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Throwing this one out to librarians:
If you're looking for works translated by a particular person, how would you search?
Or, realistically, how hard would it be to make your institution's catalog searchable by translator?
#booksky #library #libraries
If you're looking for works translated by a particular person, how would you search?
Or, realistically, how hard would it be to make your institution's catalog searchable by translator?
#booksky #library #libraries
February 14, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Throwing this one out to librarians:
If you're looking for works translated by a particular person, how would you search?
Or, realistically, how hard would it be to make your institution's catalog searchable by translator?
#booksky #library #libraries
If you're looking for works translated by a particular person, how would you search?
Or, realistically, how hard would it be to make your institution's catalog searchable by translator?
#booksky #library #libraries
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Within 18 months all white collar workers could be replaced by a 1km sphere of flesh in Central Park
February 14, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Within 18 months all white collar workers could be replaced by a 1km sphere of flesh in Central Park
🚨IMPORTANT CLARIFICATION🚨
ICE and Border Patrol are NOT shutting down—the Big Ugly Bill gave them more than enough independent funding. Only FEMA, TSA, and the Coast Guard will be affected, furloughing 260,000 federal workers.
ICE and Border Patrol are NOT shutting down—the Big Ugly Bill gave them more than enough independent funding. Only FEMA, TSA, and the Coast Guard will be affected, furloughing 260,000 federal workers.
Dems are effectively shutting down the DHS in an hour. This is a great start.
Now tell them to impeach this monster Kristi Noem:
Now tell them to impeach this monster Kristi Noem:
Tell Congress: Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
February 14, 2026 at 9:21 PM
🚨IMPORTANT CLARIFICATION🚨
ICE and Border Patrol are NOT shutting down—the Big Ugly Bill gave them more than enough independent funding. Only FEMA, TSA, and the Coast Guard will be affected, furloughing 260,000 federal workers.
ICE and Border Patrol are NOT shutting down—the Big Ugly Bill gave them more than enough independent funding. Only FEMA, TSA, and the Coast Guard will be affected, furloughing 260,000 federal workers.
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Everyone in the world comes to get married at the NYC Marriage Bureau. Last week, the Mayor stopped by to officiate a few of those ceremonies.
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
February 14, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Everyone in the world comes to get married at the NYC Marriage Bureau. Last week, the Mayor stopped by to officiate a few of those ceremonies.
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
Fuckin duh.
Judge rules ICE likely violated Minnesota detainees' constitutional rights
#ICEOUT #Whipple #FDT #Epstein #GTFO
thehill.com/regulation/c...
#ICEOUT #Whipple #FDT #Epstein #GTFO
thehill.com/regulation/c...
Judge rules ICE likely violated Minnesota detainees’ constitutional rights
A federal judge in Minnesota found that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) isolated detainees in Minnesota from seeing their attorneys, ruling the action likely violated their constitutional…
thehill.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Fuckin duh.
The biggest surge in gun ownership since 2016 has been among people of color, women, and LGBTQ folks. As a friend told me, “I don’t want the fascists to be the only ones with guns.”
More than 8,200 permit to carry applications were filed in the state in January. For populations worried about their safety during the ICE surge, ownership seems like a path to security.
These sex workers in Minneapolis never thought they would own a gun. Then ICE came to town
More than 8,200 permit to carry applications were filed in the state in January. For populations worried about their safety during the ICE surge, ownership seems like a path to security.
www.mprnews.org
February 14, 2026 at 9:15 PM
The biggest surge in gun ownership since 2016 has been among people of color, women, and LGBTQ folks. As a friend told me, “I don’t want the fascists to be the only ones with guns.”
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if you're an older person who finds words like mogg and maxxing annoying, just starting using them. people over the age of 30 have the superpower to end trends by simply adopting them
February 14, 2026 at 1:50 AM
if you're an older person who finds words like mogg and maxxing annoying, just starting using them. people over the age of 30 have the superpower to end trends by simply adopting them
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Minneapolis sign game is strong and weird.
February 14, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Minneapolis sign game is strong and weird.
I wonder if folks who aren’t in marginalised communities realise that a police presence signals risk and danger, not protection. It might discourage people, not encourage them to attend an event. #pride
February 14, 2026 at 1:50 AM
I wonder if folks who aren’t in marginalised communities realise that a police presence signals risk and danger, not protection. It might discourage people, not encourage them to attend an event. #pride