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jael holzman
@jael.bsky.social
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hi, i write about climate change and renewable energy. i also play music sometimes. some secret third thing.

“the fight” newsletter @heatmap.news. also in the band @ekkoastral.bsky.social.

email : jael @ heatmap dot news 🖤
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lol the official medium account posted by essay about “horseglue” on threads
November 11, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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thank you to my ancestors and polish ex
100 plays in Poland - ekko astral pink balloons
November 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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thank you @southernequality.bsky.social for shouting ekko astral out

we love and appreciate the hard work you do to support trans lives
campaign for southern equality posting ekko article in the verge to Instagram
November 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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erin reed is a grifter and a money suck mini thread
Erin Reed: 1. The text for the Continuing Resolution and three Minibus packages for VA/MilCon, Ag, and Leg have been released, and they contain no anti-trans riders. The danger is not fully passed though: big fights are shaping up for Jan 30. Read my latest analysis. Subscribe to support our journalism.
November 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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who was the source for “more than enough”
1 Jonathan Karl @jonkarl X.com An end to the shutdown is in sight. A senior Dem Senator tells me there will be more than enough Democrats to vote in favor of re-opening the government tonight. They'll get a promise of a vote on health care — but nothing more. Most of the Democratic leadership will likely vote against it. Lisa Desjardins @LisaDNews • 10m SENATE DEAL: Per source familiar, deal w GOP led by Sens King, Hassan, Shaheen has "more than enough" Dems supporting it. - CR through Jan 30 - ACA vote by a December date Dems choose the bill - Minibus with reversal of shutdown RIFS - SNAP is funded through next September News -- A dea led by King, Shaheen, Hassan on Dem side has been reached and there are more than enough Dem Caucus members in favor of a negotiated deal, per source familiar News from a source familiar: "A deal led by the three former Governors (King, Shaheen, Hassan) has been reached and there are more than enough Dem Caucus members in favor of a negotiated deal..." As caucus meeting is ongoing
November 10, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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PBS reporter Lisa Desjardins just deleted her post citing one single “source familiar” to claim the shutdown deal had “more than enough” votes to pass w/o explanation 🤷🏻‍♀️
PBS reporter Lisa Desjardains deleted post about “more than enough” votes to pass shutdown deal per single “source” familiar Comment from me that led to deleted post pretty weird for you and other reporters i used to work with up there to not even ID the party or office of the source familiar here, and then make sweeping general statements about likelihood of passage rarely have ever seen that from you or others in prior work
November 10, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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now PBS. congressional reporters using exact same language to jam the deal through on behalf of lawmakers, i guess?

it’s the job of the press to count votes and say if a bill has enough yeas. weird to launder this support through before it’s clear with NO sourcing info.

sloppy journalism.
Lisa Desjardins @ PBS: SENATE DEAL: Per source familiar, deal w GOP led by Sens King, Hassan, Shaheen has “more than enough” Dems supporting it. - CR through Jan 30 - ACA vote by a December date Dems choose the bill - Minibus with reversal of shutdown RIFs - SNAP is funded through next September
November 9, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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politico congress reporter says the cake is baked on shutdown deal, cites vague “source familiar”
Politico’s Jordan Carney: A “dea” reached and “more than enough Dem Caucus members in favor” per “source familiar”
November 9, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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literally minutes ago. the grin seems to be a giveaway
Steven Dennis of Bloomberg: Senate Democrats are meeting behind closed doors to discuss the emerging deal. “Stay tuned,” Schumer tells us with a grin.
November 9, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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you want to listen to “horseglue” by ekko astral to make her happy
jael smiling
November 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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i take back everything i said in defense of indigo de souza.

having a months long crash out that concludes with wearing your mid review at your pitchfork festival set is pretty gosh darn pathetic.

not to mention you shouldn’t use someone’s full name on a shirt without permission. weird imho.
indigo wearing her 6.6 review on stage at pitchfork london posted to r/indieheads pitchfork review quotes on back of t shirt with grace’s full name on it
November 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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November 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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yeah fuck it there are definitely more unsafe places and I don’t really stand by this I was really upset
November 7, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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can’t believe this was only one month ago
Ekko fucking astral
November 7, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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November 7, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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do we think AI can do this math
November 7, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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listening to one of my favorite albums of all time right now
visiter by the dodos
November 6, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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oh look at that. it’s really easy to make people hate data centers
Reasons Not to Love a Data Center Below are some concerns others have raised about data centers. How convincing do you find each one as a reason to oppose data centers in your area? Very convincing Somewhat convincing Not very convincing Not at all convincing… Consumes a lot of electricity 50% 46% 27% 16% Harms the environment 44% 29% 17% Uses a lot of water 40% 28% 21% Strains local infrastructure 38% 30% 21% Too few permanent jobs 38% 30% 21% Takes up a lot of land 36% 29% 22%
November 6, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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the political director for trump’s 2024 campaign today gave the game up and said trans rights literally don’t matter in deciding elections

it is “not even the top five issues, according to voters” per the intv with @politico.com
“Jack didn’t really talk about that,” Blair said. “He talked about taxes, and he won the tax vote, but he didn’t address those key issues of affordability very effectively. He was mostly talking generically about change to Jersey. And I’m not denigrating Jack, but it was not in line necessarily with what voters were saying. Two, in Virginia, over half of Winsome Sears’ ads talked about transgender. And it’s not even the top five issues, according to voters.”
November 5, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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what yelling at dave weigel on x can get you
Between the flop of gender ads in VA and whatever Nancy Mace is doing, best week for trans rights movement in a very long time — Dave Weigel
November 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Just a Fox News panelist casually suggesting last night that he can get private X dot com user information from Elon Musk whenever he wants (calls him “my Elon”)
Hayden the transit guy: You sound very woke, racism doesn't exist, remember?! Charles Gasparino: I’m going to ask my Elon to tell me your real name should be fun not for you hhahaha
November 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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with respect and admiration, i stand by what i said @volts.wtf
David: Boy Mamdani's race is really a vivid reminder that anti-Islamic bigotry is 100% accepted in US public discourse. People don't even bother dog whistling, it's just right out in the open. Me: accepted feels like the wrong word when it is negatively polarizing people against voting for cuomo David: Is it? Me: it’s certainly turning off a lot of people! i am sure it is working outside of nyc, but within the boroughs am only seeing it calcify zohran enthusiasm and it’s driving people to canvass for sure
November 5, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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Dave Weigel’s reply. still doing this
Dave: It's very significant that Rs upped their focus on that issue after 2024 and lost, yes! Jael: looking forward to reading about that & how the candidates never moderated their responses. good luck with your write ups dave
November 5, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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ok being back on x was worth it to do THIS
Dave Weigel: Another Virginia seat to watch: Ian Lovejoy (R) v Elizabeth Guzman (D). Guzman authored pro-trans legislation in 2022 that Rs characterized as punishing parents if they didn't accept kid's gender identity. Center of Lovejoy's ads. Guzman up 13 points Jael: sure sounds like you have a story to write about how anti trans stuff doesn’t matter to most people and the only reason those post mortems last year were written was because you and other prognosticators saw those ads on football games & connected your own dots.
November 5, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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I love misogyny, especially in the replies to my essays criticizing the press corps
Comment on my essay: Cutie Pop.
November 4, 2025 at 4:34 AM