Saint Jude
@saintjudejones.bsky.social
I never brag / how real I keep it / ‘cause it’s the best secret
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Saint Jude
@saintjudejones.bsky.social
· Nov 14
: Saint Jude is
Currently in the District
Always a New Orleanian
A writer
A runner
An amateur photographer
A Morehouse Man
Very pro-worker
Always an ally
Always believes Black women
A book lover
A vinyl lover
An art lover
A love lover
Magneto was right; Killmonger was self-righteous.
Currently in the District
Always a New Orleanian
A writer
A runner
An amateur photographer
A Morehouse Man
Very pro-worker
Always an ally
Always believes Black women
A book lover
A vinyl lover
An art lover
A love lover
Magneto was right; Killmonger was self-righteous.
: it took me 5 years to write this. I rarely ask this but: take 7 minutes to read this if you’re able.
More than five years after his death, Jude Jones remembers actor and former Black Panther Chadwick Boseman, and their shared humanity.
Humility, humanity and the death of a king: Remembering Chadwick Boseman
You’d expect to find these pictures buried under dust in a photo album hidden in your attic: a nascent student-artist exuding an innocuous humility; a high-watt smile very possibly fueled by the Heineken in the background; warmly tinted photos taken on a warm day. Chadwick Boseman, the talented actor, the international superstar, the man best known as a king … the disarmingly normal human.
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December 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
: it took me 5 years to write this. I rarely ask this but: take 7 minutes to read this if you’re able.
: I think about what my life in an alternate timeline. How, if one thing changed, how many other dominoes would fall differently as a result.
I wish that kind of thought was here. Instead we have familiar names doing unfamiliar things with no clear connecting through line.
I wish that kind of thought was here. Instead we have familiar names doing unfamiliar things with no clear connecting through line.
@saintjudejones.bsky.social shares his thoughts on Marvel's Rogue Storm #1, part of the X-Men's Age of Revelation event:
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A goddess gone mad and a Rogue gone red in Marvel's Rogue Storm #1 - COMICSXF
Now, as Storm threatens to freeze the world into a new Ice Age, Rogue leads a team of killers and legends to stop her.
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October 15, 2025 at 6:07 PM
: I think about what my life in an alternate timeline. How, if one thing changed, how many other dominoes would fall differently as a result.
I wish that kind of thought was here. Instead we have familiar names doing unfamiliar things with no clear connecting through line.
I wish that kind of thought was here. Instead we have familiar names doing unfamiliar things with no clear connecting through line.
: what’s the man’s equivalent to flowers?
An affirmation.
As flowers make you feel seen and adored, so do words to men.
Tell him he’s great. Tell him he’s beautiful and enough. Hell, tell him to smile.
See how he lights up.
I wrote about it. Give it a read. open.substack.com/pub/saintjud...
An affirmation.
As flowers make you feel seen and adored, so do words to men.
Tell him he’s great. Tell him he’s beautiful and enough. Hell, tell him to smile.
See how he lights up.
I wrote about it. Give it a read. open.substack.com/pub/saintjud...
What’s The Man’s Equivalent to Flowers? An Affirmation.
(Note: yes, I know some men like flowers.
open.substack.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
: what’s the man’s equivalent to flowers?
An affirmation.
As flowers make you feel seen and adored, so do words to men.
Tell him he’s great. Tell him he’s beautiful and enough. Hell, tell him to smile.
See how he lights up.
I wrote about it. Give it a read. open.substack.com/pub/saintjud...
An affirmation.
As flowers make you feel seen and adored, so do words to men.
Tell him he’s great. Tell him he’s beautiful and enough. Hell, tell him to smile.
See how he lights up.
I wrote about it. Give it a read. open.substack.com/pub/saintjud...
: I’ll know I’ve done good in this life if I’m reincarnated as a well-to-do Black woman’s dog in the next.
Can think of no better life tbh.
Can think of no better life tbh.
October 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
: I’ll know I’ve done good in this life if I’m reincarnated as a well-to-do Black woman’s dog in the next.
Can think of no better life tbh.
Can think of no better life tbh.
: there are two brothers who keep coming on my TL. One never has anything positive to say about Black people; The other takes shots at Black women under the guise of “accountability”
They both likely consider themselves pro-Black.
So fascinating.
They both likely consider themselves pro-Black.
So fascinating.
September 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
: there are two brothers who keep coming on my TL. One never has anything positive to say about Black people; The other takes shots at Black women under the guise of “accountability”
They both likely consider themselves pro-Black.
So fascinating.
They both likely consider themselves pro-Black.
So fascinating.
: a good comic that feels (maybe purposefully) underwhelming.
As a part of Imperial War, it’s a must read. On its own…well, we’ll just have to see what the future brings.
Too bad what is just doesn’t feel like enough.
(Also: Bring back his beard)
As a part of Imperial War, it’s a must read. On its own…well, we’ll just have to see what the future brings.
Too bad what is just doesn’t feel like enough.
(Also: Bring back his beard)
@saintjudejones.bsky.social dips into Imperial War: Black Panther #1 and notices something missing
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There's something missing in Imperial War: Black Panther #1 (Hint: It's T'Challa's [REDACTED]) - COMICSXF
Blamed for the assassinations that have started an all-out galactic war, T'Challa will first need to survive a brutal assault from the Hulk.
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August 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
: a good comic that feels (maybe purposefully) underwhelming.
As a part of Imperial War, it’s a must read. On its own…well, we’ll just have to see what the future brings.
Too bad what is just doesn’t feel like enough.
(Also: Bring back his beard)
As a part of Imperial War, it’s a must read. On its own…well, we’ll just have to see what the future brings.
Too bad what is just doesn’t feel like enough.
(Also: Bring back his beard)
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Trump picks his enemies with malicious insight.
He knows who he can harm without getting mainstream push back. Black women top that list.
Lisa Cook should win in court. In a just nation she would win instantly. This, however, is the United States.
He knows who he can harm without getting mainstream push back. Black women top that list.
Lisa Cook should win in court. In a just nation she would win instantly. This, however, is the United States.
It's important to understand that he singles out Black women because there are few negative consequences for him when he does. It's his most frictionless lane for bullying.
The broader public has shown him few, if any, will step up to defend us, and it's only ramped up since his first term.
The broader public has shown him few, if any, will step up to defend us, and it's only ramped up since his first term.
Trump, in a Move With Little Precedent, Says He Is Firing a Fed Governor
www.nytimes.com
August 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Trump picks his enemies with malicious insight.
He knows who he can harm without getting mainstream push back. Black women top that list.
Lisa Cook should win in court. In a just nation she would win instantly. This, however, is the United States.
He knows who he can harm without getting mainstream push back. Black women top that list.
Lisa Cook should win in court. In a just nation she would win instantly. This, however, is the United States.
: some thoughts from instagram
August 15, 2025 at 12:59 AM
: some thoughts from instagram
: for my geriatric millennial ninjas (literally): pick one.
August 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
: for my geriatric millennial ninjas (literally): pick one.
: the movie was a lot.
The comic is a lot.
Sometimes a lot is necessary and fulfilling.
That’s not necessarily the case with Storm.
The comic is a lot.
Sometimes a lot is necessary and fulfilling.
That’s not necessarily the case with Storm.
@saintjudejones.bsky.social looks for something to grab onto in Storm #11 and instead finds the everything bagel from Everything Everywhere All at Once:
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Marvel's Storm #11 is everything, everywhere, all at once - COMICSXF
With the powers of the Eternal Storm stripped away, Storm is no longer the most powerful being in the universe. Uh-oh.
comicsxf.com
August 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
: the movie was a lot.
The comic is a lot.
Sometimes a lot is necessary and fulfilling.
That’s not necessarily the case with Storm.
The comic is a lot.
Sometimes a lot is necessary and fulfilling.
That’s not necessarily the case with Storm.
: two great fantasy programs whose deserved yet unrealized popularity were casualties of today’s cultural (and media) nightmare reality.
Watch them both, for we might not have much more like them anytime soon, to the detriment of us all.
Watch them both, for we might not have much more like them anytime soon, to the detriment of us all.
@saintjudejones.bsky.social shares his thoughts on Marvel Studios' Ironheart and Eyes of Wakanda: "These programs are all the better for assuming the best in people. Maybe that’s why they got the short end of the stick."
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Ironheart and Eyes of Wakanda are good Marvel Studios shows that deserved better from Disney - COMICSXF
As Marvel Studios shows go, Ironheart and Eyes of Wakanda excel at portraying Black characters without overcompensating for white audiences.
comicsxf.com
August 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
: two great fantasy programs whose deserved yet unrealized popularity were casualties of today’s cultural (and media) nightmare reality.
Watch them both, for we might not have much more like them anytime soon, to the detriment of us all.
Watch them both, for we might not have much more like them anytime soon, to the detriment of us all.
: as seen on twitter, so attach “allegedly” to this.
Still, if you can’t say “Black” or “woman” at Essence, where can you say it?
(Further thoughts on my Substack, linked below)
Still, if you can’t say “Black” or “woman” at Essence, where can you say it?
(Further thoughts on my Substack, linked below)
July 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
: as seen on twitter, so attach “allegedly” to this.
Still, if you can’t say “Black” or “woman” at Essence, where can you say it?
(Further thoughts on my Substack, linked below)
Still, if you can’t say “Black” or “woman” at Essence, where can you say it?
(Further thoughts on my Substack, linked below)
: I try to write everyday. This is what I wrote today.
June 28, 2025 at 12:39 AM
: I try to write everyday. This is what I wrote today.
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It's Storm's 50th anniversary. Check out this discussion by @wordsfromapenn.com & @saintjudejones.bsky.social about what makes the character iconic comicsxf.com/2025/04/07/s... (and check out CXF tomorrow for another roundtable discussion about another character who turned the big 5-0 this year)
In honor of her 50th anniversary, CXF writers talk about what makes the X-Men's Storm great - COMICSXF
To celebrate Storm, CXF contributors Latonya "Penn" Pennington and Jude Jones held a roundtable discussion on the iconic Windrider.
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June 9, 2025 at 12:29 AM
It's Storm's 50th anniversary. Check out this discussion by @wordsfromapenn.com & @saintjudejones.bsky.social about what makes the character iconic comicsxf.com/2025/04/07/s... (and check out CXF tomorrow for another roundtable discussion about another character who turned the big 5-0 this year)
: we don’t maintain movements because we treat good faith actors the same as bad faith ones, relegating our positions to irrelevancy, even among the like minded.
We can be ideologically right and pure. Or we can be dirty and make progress. There is no mid ground.
Pick one.
We can be ideologically right and pure. Or we can be dirty and make progress. There is no mid ground.
Pick one.
June 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
: we don’t maintain movements because we treat good faith actors the same as bad faith ones, relegating our positions to irrelevancy, even among the like minded.
We can be ideologically right and pure. Or we can be dirty and make progress. There is no mid ground.
Pick one.
We can be ideologically right and pure. Or we can be dirty and make progress. There is no mid ground.
Pick one.
: to my Sisters: an appreciation.
An Appreciation (of You)
I know it’s odd to start an appreciation with a frustration, but still: of the many things I love about you, it frustrates me how hard you are on yourself.
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May 20, 2025 at 3:52 AM
: to my Sisters: an appreciation.
: America, distilled in a sentence.
Voters were more likely to approve of President Trump’s performance if they had not been following some of the major news stories of his first 100 days in office, a recent New York Times/Siena College poll found.
One Thing Helping Trump’s Approval Rating: Some People Are Not Paying Attention
Voters were more likely to approve of President Trump’s job performance if they had not been following some of the major news stories of his first 100 days in office, a recent New York Times/Siena Col...
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May 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM
: America, distilled in a sentence.
: had some conflicting thoughts on the Nottoway Plantation fire.
I don’t mourn for a building, but I do wonder: did the fire set the spirits inside free?
I don’t mourn for a building, but I do wonder: did the fire set the spirits inside free?
Flame or Freedom
(The Nottoway Plantation had burned to the ground and I find myself more sanguine the celebratory)
open.substack.com
May 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
: had some conflicting thoughts on the Nottoway Plantation fire.
I don’t mourn for a building, but I do wonder: did the fire set the spirits inside free?
I don’t mourn for a building, but I do wonder: did the fire set the spirits inside free?
: Your dating life is on easy mode if you’re not predisposed to defending abuse.
a bunch of you can’t wait to argue women down, and then wonder why you’re lonely.
a bunch of you can’t wait to argue women down, and then wonder why you’re lonely.
May 14, 2025 at 5:27 PM
: Your dating life is on easy mode if you’re not predisposed to defending abuse.
a bunch of you can’t wait to argue women down, and then wonder why you’re lonely.
a bunch of you can’t wait to argue women down, and then wonder why you’re lonely.
: ok, not the same street (Pauger), but a block away.
: they grew up on the same street - same block - my mother grew up on. Quite possibly the same house.
May 8, 2025 at 9:21 PM
: ok, not the same street (Pauger), but a block away.
: they grew up on the same street - same block - my mother grew up on. Quite possibly the same house.
May 8, 2025 at 8:57 PM
: they grew up on the same street - same block - my mother grew up on. Quite possibly the same house.
: pope’s mother was named Mildred Martinez
A Mildred Martinez opened a private school that taught a bunch of Creole New Orleans kids, including my mom.
No idea if it’s coincidence, if they’re related, or (highly unlikely but) they’re the same person.
A Mildred Martinez opened a private school that taught a bunch of Creole New Orleans kids, including my mom.
No idea if it’s coincidence, if they’re related, or (highly unlikely but) they’re the same person.
May 8, 2025 at 8:37 PM
: pope’s mother was named Mildred Martinez
A Mildred Martinez opened a private school that taught a bunch of Creole New Orleans kids, including my mom.
No idea if it’s coincidence, if they’re related, or (highly unlikely but) they’re the same person.
A Mildred Martinez opened a private school that taught a bunch of Creole New Orleans kids, including my mom.
No idea if it’s coincidence, if they’re related, or (highly unlikely but) they’re the same person.
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Kind, decent, and compassionate, Pope Francis was badly out of step with contemporary western culture.
April 21, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Kind, decent, and compassionate, Pope Francis was badly out of step with contemporary western culture.