Jess Blankshain (sad girl autumn version)
@profjessblankshain.bsky.social
Associate professor, mom, triathlete, dog person, Swiftie. US foreign policy, civil-military relations, & bureaucratic politics. Personal views only. Posts before 9/23/23 are imports from the other place.
It has been 0 days since Jess got way too fired up talking about Marbury v Madison
November 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
It has been 0 days since Jess got way too fired up talking about Marbury v Madison
I regret to inform you that waking up half an hour earlier does make mornings less stressful
November 4, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I regret to inform you that waking up half an hour earlier does make mornings less stressful
Help I'm "Halloween candy is too sweet" old and I'm not ready for this
November 4, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Help I'm "Halloween candy is too sweet" old and I'm not ready for this
Finally watching K Pop Demon Hunters. The children refused to watch it with me.
November 3, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Finally watching K Pop Demon Hunters. The children refused to watch it with me.
My kids are going to understand that the combination of the time change and this game means they should sleep in tomorrow, right? I assume they can just absorb ambient stress levels in their sleep or something.
November 2, 2025 at 4:02 AM
My kids are going to understand that the combination of the time change and this game means they should sleep in tomorrow, right? I assume they can just absorb ambient stress levels in their sleep or something.
Ok Lego app can we stop with the "prove you're an adult" math because that is not where I am cognitively right now
November 2, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Ok Lego app can we stop with the "prove you're an adult" math because that is not where I am cognitively right now
Got word I'm back to work on Monday with or without a paycheck. Catching up on @sirenspod.bsky.social to ease back into the foreign policy decision-making headspace.
October 31, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Got word I'm back to work on Monday with or without a paycheck. Catching up on @sirenspod.bsky.social to ease back into the foreign policy decision-making headspace.
Happy "panic ordering a new Halloween costume bc your child changed their mind again" week to all who celebrate
October 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Happy "panic ordering a new Halloween costume bc your child changed their mind again" week to all who celebrate
Being the parent who knows which trash is trash and which trash is NOT trash is a lot of pressure
October 21, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Being the parent who knows which trash is trash and which trash is NOT trash is a lot of pressure
The main thing I have learned as the parent of an early elementary school aged child is that I hold a pencil wrong
October 20, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The main thing I have learned as the parent of an early elementary school aged child is that I hold a pencil wrong
We've reached the "watching Dancing With the Stars while I clean the kitchen" stage of furlough
October 17, 2025 at 12:36 AM
We've reached the "watching Dancing With the Stars while I clean the kitchen" stage of furlough
Watching Boots is making me realize how much I normally rely on hairstyles to tell characters apart
October 15, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Watching Boots is making me realize how much I normally rely on hairstyles to tell characters apart
Just realized that Hop Little Bunnies is basically training my toddler to do burpees. This feels unwise.
October 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Just realized that Hop Little Bunnies is basically training my toddler to do burpees. This feels unwise.
Toddler asked me to do three different floor puzzles so she could take them apart and put them back in the box. I went along with it because it's less destructive than some of her other activities.
October 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Toddler asked me to do three different floor puzzles so she could take them apart and put them back in the box. I went along with it because it's less destructive than some of her other activities.
The thing I most often yell at the TV while watching any version of The Traitors is "chill out no one is really dead!"
October 13, 2025 at 12:51 AM
The thing I most often yell at the TV while watching any version of The Traitors is "chill out no one is really dead!"
Furlough can't keep us from morning PT! @theomilo.bsky.social and I beat the nor'easter at the Newport Half Marathon this morning (one of us by a somewhat more comfortable margin)
October 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Furlough can't keep us from morning PT! @theomilo.bsky.social and I beat the nor'easter at the Newport Half Marathon this morning (one of us by a somewhat more comfortable margin)
Been playing a lot of "is that marker or blood? lately
October 11, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Been playing a lot of "is that marker or blood? lately
Figured out how to play my vinyls on my giant over ear Bluetooth headphones. My constant dancing around the house lip syncing is about to get even more annoying!
October 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Figured out how to play my vinyls on my giant over ear Bluetooth headphones. My constant dancing around the house lip syncing is about to get even more annoying!
Some days just opening the draft document and writing a few sentences of word vomit feels like a major accomplishment.
October 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Some days just opening the draft document and writing a few sentences of word vomit feels like a major accomplishment.
TFW you have a migraine and your children have turned on every light and sound emitting device in the house
October 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
TFW you have a migraine and your children have turned on every light and sound emitting device in the house
I'm seeing a) assertions that no one has been thinking about the issues raised by these NG deployments and b) confident assertions about complicated legal issues. So a friendly reminder that we do have experts on domestic use of the U.S. military, and even they don't have clear answers! ⬇️
Folks we are watching the adjudication of some of the most important constitutional issues of federalism, executive discretion, and judicial review since the 19th c
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Judge issues new broader order barring any National Guard from relocating to Oregon
Judge asked federal government lawyer: 'Do you believe this is an appropriate way to deal with a judge’s order that you disagree with?'
www.oregonlive.com
October 6, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I'm seeing a) assertions that no one has been thinking about the issues raised by these NG deployments and b) confident assertions about complicated legal issues. So a friendly reminder that we do have experts on domestic use of the U.S. military, and even they don't have clear answers! ⬇️
Has TLOAS made anyone else want to rewatch Bunheads or just me?
October 5, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Has TLOAS made anyone else want to rewatch Bunheads or just me?
After a dozen times through TLOAS, Spotify has finally given up and started looping the album instead of trying to auto play a different Taylor song at the end
October 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
After a dozen times through TLOAS, Spotify has finally given up and started looping the album instead of trying to auto play a different Taylor song at the end
In my mind "keep it 💯 on the land, the sea, the sky" is an ode to Goldwater-Nichols
I truly was not expecting to like this album this much on first listen. I love Taylor but I also hate change.
October 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
In my mind "keep it 💯 on the land, the sea, the sky" is an ode to Goldwater-Nichols
I truly was not expecting to like this album this much on first listen. I love Taylor but I also hate change.
October 3, 2025 at 11:11 AM
I truly was not expecting to like this album this much on first listen. I love Taylor but I also hate change.