Agitated Spiders for Justice
@jane-brooks.bsky.social
Tech professional, artist, ukulele player, three manic pixie dreamgirls in a trenchcoat. #Nerdfighter. My opinions do not reflect those of my employers.
Make art. Make progress. Make authoritarianism expensive.
https://youtube.com/@agitatedspiders
Make art. Make progress. Make authoritarianism expensive.
https://youtube.com/@agitatedspiders
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Learning. Everywhere. All the time.
YouTube video by Jane Brooks
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youtu.be/wI3pEzHaufA
In addition to making the world safe for crafting disasters and raging against authoritarianism, I'm also hoping to find new work as a Director of Learning and Content or Learning Strategist.
So I made a portfolio reel. Feel free to share this with contacts who hire Janes.
In addition to making the world safe for crafting disasters and raging against authoritarianism, I'm also hoping to find new work as a Director of Learning and Content or Learning Strategist.
So I made a portfolio reel. Feel free to share this with contacts who hire Janes.
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The study, entitled “Why are they like that?”, seeks to investigate the causes of autism as conjectured by the highly opinionated loved ones and colleagues of autistic people, whose hot takes are infinitely more valuable than anything autistic people have to say.
First autism study to take place without any autistic people called a “bloody relief” by researchers
A groundbreaking new autism study has reportedly taken place without any autistic people involved at all - to the relief of its researchers. The study, entitled "Why are they like that?", seeks to…
thedailytism.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The study, entitled “Why are they like that?”, seeks to investigate the causes of autism as conjectured by the highly opinionated loved ones and colleagues of autistic people, whose hot takes are infinitely more valuable than anything autistic people have to say.
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It is instructive to see where Trump sees the need to exert political leverage. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Trump Ramps Up Pressure on G.O.P. to Thwart Epstein Vote
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
It is instructive to see where Trump sees the need to exert political leverage. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
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Some of you folks, bless your hearts, are being way too lenient on Mr. Schumer. I get that some of you don't like attacking Democrats. I sympathize. I don't like doing it, either. But this is twice this year that Mr. Schumer has dropped the ball in a position of critical importance. No excuses.
November 12, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Some of you folks, bless your hearts, are being way too lenient on Mr. Schumer. I get that some of you don't like attacking Democrats. I sympathize. I don't like doing it, either. But this is twice this year that Mr. Schumer has dropped the ball in a position of critical importance. No excuses.
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Listen Kaine, Hassan, King, Cortez-Masto, Durbin, Shaheen, Rosen, and Fetterman. You're NOT gonna take away my 2025 election joy. We voted in that election for folks to FIGHT for us. That doesn't include YOU.
YOU are what we voted AGAINST last Tuesday. So I'm gonna hang on to that.
YOU are what we voted AGAINST last Tuesday. So I'm gonna hang on to that.
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Listen Kaine, Hassan, King, Cortez-Masto, Durbin, Shaheen, Rosen, and Fetterman. You're NOT gonna take away my 2025 election joy. We voted in that election for folks to FIGHT for us. That doesn't include YOU.
YOU are what we voted AGAINST last Tuesday. So I'm gonna hang on to that.
YOU are what we voted AGAINST last Tuesday. So I'm gonna hang on to that.
Mail-in voting is highly secure AND Constitutional.
Also, honestly, once you've experienced how it improves the voting experience you'll never want anything else.
Also, honestly, once you've experienced how it improves the voting experience you'll never want anything else.
Since 2020, I have been fighting for mail-in voting and the GOP has been fighting against it. A critical court case is now going before the U.S. Supreme Court. I can assure you that I will be there fighting hard to ensure every lawful ballot counts.
November 11, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Mail-in voting is highly secure AND Constitutional.
Also, honestly, once you've experienced how it improves the voting experience you'll never want anything else.
Also, honestly, once you've experienced how it improves the voting experience you'll never want anything else.
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I think Joyce Carol Oates has managed to be impossible to milkshake duck.
Not because she hasn't said problematic things - she has.
But she has said them in service to no higher goals. She's not trying to take over the government, or start a cult or a movement
Not because she hasn't said problematic things - she has.
But she has said them in service to no higher goals. She's not trying to take over the government, or start a cult or a movement
November 11, 2025 at 4:15 AM
I think Joyce Carol Oates has managed to be impossible to milkshake duck.
Not because she hasn't said problematic things - she has.
But she has said them in service to no higher goals. She's not trying to take over the government, or start a cult or a movement
Not because she hasn't said problematic things - she has.
But she has said them in service to no higher goals. She's not trying to take over the government, or start a cult or a movement
Great @muellershewrote.com explainer of what's next for the shutdown.
TL/DR YOU CAN STILL SAVE THE ACA. Flood Senate inboxes!
Schumer: Whip your caucus.
Yes votes (D or R): Flip your vote.
No votes: Don't shorten waiting periods. Use procedure to delay.
WE are more powerful than their donors!
TL/DR YOU CAN STILL SAVE THE ACA. Flood Senate inboxes!
Schumer: Whip your caucus.
Yes votes (D or R): Flip your vote.
No votes: Don't shorten waiting periods. Use procedure to delay.
WE are more powerful than their donors!
November 11, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Great @muellershewrote.com explainer of what's next for the shutdown.
TL/DR YOU CAN STILL SAVE THE ACA. Flood Senate inboxes!
Schumer: Whip your caucus.
Yes votes (D or R): Flip your vote.
No votes: Don't shorten waiting periods. Use procedure to delay.
WE are more powerful than their donors!
TL/DR YOU CAN STILL SAVE THE ACA. Flood Senate inboxes!
Schumer: Whip your caucus.
Yes votes (D or R): Flip your vote.
No votes: Don't shorten waiting periods. Use procedure to delay.
WE are more powerful than their donors!
I love a good cover and this one is GREAT.
November 11, 2025 at 4:43 AM
I love a good cover and this one is GREAT.
Jean Shaheen is campaigning to fill the upcoming Susan Collins "Disappointed But Still Gullible" opening.
Can somebody tell her that it's 2025 and we don't do that anymore?
Can somebody tell her that it's 2025 and we don't do that anymore?
November 11, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Jean Shaheen is campaigning to fill the upcoming Susan Collins "Disappointed But Still Gullible" opening.
Can somebody tell her that it's 2025 and we don't do that anymore?
Can somebody tell her that it's 2025 and we don't do that anymore?
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For those watching the Seattle mayoral election, which could be headed for a hand recount: In 2015, when the campaign for City Council District 1 was subject to a recount, the results didn't change by a single vote.
your.kingcounty.gov/elections/20...
your.kingcounty.gov/elections/20...
your.kingcounty.gov
November 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
For those watching the Seattle mayoral election, which could be headed for a hand recount: In 2015, when the campaign for City Council District 1 was subject to a recount, the results didn't change by a single vote.
your.kingcounty.gov/elections/20...
your.kingcounty.gov/elections/20...
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in the fast paced world of retention editing, i made a video about a book and then went to the woods to talk about the book, and included slow shots of nature.
it's not going to crush the algorithm, but it might make you feel something?
youtu.be/DsCUxFTpRkc
it's not going to crush the algorithm, but it might make you feel something?
youtu.be/DsCUxFTpRkc
How to Do Nothing (and Fight the System)
YouTube video by Michael Burns
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 2:04 AM
in the fast paced world of retention editing, i made a video about a book and then went to the woods to talk about the book, and included slow shots of nature.
it's not going to crush the algorithm, but it might make you feel something?
youtu.be/DsCUxFTpRkc
it's not going to crush the algorithm, but it might make you feel something?
youtu.be/DsCUxFTpRkc
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someone should put a flower in the barrel of that gun and then take a photo of that
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
someone should put a flower in the barrel of that gun and then take a photo of that
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Never forget who sold us out:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Never forget who sold us out:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
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It's not Democrats vs. Republicans, it's the rich vs. the rest of us. Democrats like Chuck Schumer were never on our side.
November 10, 2025 at 5:12 AM
It's not Democrats vs. Republicans, it's the rich vs. the rest of us. Democrats like Chuck Schumer were never on our side.
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💥 The NFL is stoked to be woke.
“All 32 teams will feature an end zone message of their choice at each home game throughout the season, selecting from four options: ‘End Racism,’ ‘Stop Hate,’ ‘Choose Love’ or ‘Inspire Change.’
africa.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
“All 32 teams will feature an end zone message of their choice at each home game throughout the season, selecting from four options: ‘End Racism,’ ‘Stop Hate,’ ‘Choose Love’ or ‘Inspire Change.’
africa.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
Social justice messages to continue in end zones
For the sixth straight season, all 32 NFL teams will feature a message of their choice in one end zone at each home game and "It Takes All of Us" in the opposite one.
africa.espn.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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TAPPING THE SIGN.
Taps the sign: Chuck Schumer does not understand the concept of leverage or what to do with it (from me about a month ago). newrepublic.com/article/2014...
November 9, 2025 at 9:47 PM
TAPPING THE SIGN.
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Chuck Schumer playing poker:
Hmm...I'm holding a straight flush in my hand. But it's like 20 minutes past my bedtime and I see no need to drag this game out. I'm just gonna fold and walk away with nothing.
Hmm...I'm holding a straight flush in my hand. But it's like 20 minutes past my bedtime and I see no need to drag this game out. I'm just gonna fold and walk away with nothing.
November 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Chuck Schumer playing poker:
Hmm...I'm holding a straight flush in my hand. But it's like 20 minutes past my bedtime and I see no need to drag this game out. I'm just gonna fold and walk away with nothing.
Hmm...I'm holding a straight flush in my hand. But it's like 20 minutes past my bedtime and I see no need to drag this game out. I'm just gonna fold and walk away with nothing.
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The American people need protection from those who seek to exploit the workers for every last penny.
Some decry this view as "socialism."
I call it fair.
Some decry this view as "socialism."
I call it fair.
November 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The American people need protection from those who seek to exploit the workers for every last penny.
Some decry this view as "socialism."
I call it fair.
Some decry this view as "socialism."
I call it fair.
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Regular reminder that Axios stories saying Dems are about to cave are likely sourced from GOP staffers trying to make it happen.
Doesn't mean it definitely won't happen. But it's like those NYT stories that Harvard is considering caving (they haven't). The anonymous source was trying to manifest it.
Doesn't mean it definitely won't happen. But it's like those NYT stories that Harvard is considering caving (they haven't). The anonymous source was trying to manifest it.
November 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Regular reminder that Axios stories saying Dems are about to cave are likely sourced from GOP staffers trying to make it happen.
Doesn't mean it definitely won't happen. But it's like those NYT stories that Harvard is considering caving (they haven't). The anonymous source was trying to manifest it.
Doesn't mean it definitely won't happen. But it's like those NYT stories that Harvard is considering caving (they haven't). The anonymous source was trying to manifest it.
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Keep this possibility in mind: Trump and Johnson may be stealth-dissolving Congress.
November 9, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Keep this possibility in mind: Trump and Johnson may be stealth-dissolving Congress.
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Since it’s @scaramucci.bsky.social talking about how Tim Mellon is the “Epstein connection you don’t know about,” I kinda wish I’d made the connection 11 days ago. But alas, it was two weeks ago.
November 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Since it’s @scaramucci.bsky.social talking about how Tim Mellon is the “Epstein connection you don’t know about,” I kinda wish I’d made the connection 11 days ago. But alas, it was two weeks ago.