Jennifer Ouellette
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Jennifer Ouellette
@jenlucpiquant.bsky.social
I cover science and culture at Ars Technica. Former science editor, Gizmodo. Ex-vangelical. Rodeo fan. Married to @seanmcarroll, servant to two cats: Ariel and Caliban. Baltimore, MD. She/her.
October 8, 2025 at 6:58 PM
relevant chart from ADL.
September 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
ICE’s Training Manual for Determining Who to Terrorize [SATIRE] "it’s always safer to assume the person is undocumented, even if they later turn out to be a US citizen. When in doubt, arrest anyone darker than this paint sample" www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/ice...
September 9, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I admit, I had way too much fun coming up with illustrative memes for this piece.
July 29, 2025 at 9:48 PM
And don't forget skinny Emo musician Lowell, gone too soon.
July 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
June 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
My Pillow Guy is basically SNL's Church Lady because satire is dead. www.rawstory.com/mike-lindell...
June 2, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Measuring Mucus by Dragging Dead Fish fuckyeahfluiddynamics.tumblr.com/post/7802710...
April 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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February 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"WW II ended in 1945. That same year, at the age of 40 and with a husband and 3 children, Ayako Miyawaki would begin an artistic career so full of vitality that she would go on to produce hundreds of works made from rags and other textiles stitched together." www.spoon-tamago.com/ayako-miyawa...
January 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I admit that the first I got "toxic" but who wants THAT as their word for 2025? w
January 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
America broke my heart. Puck is helping by becoming a full-fledged lapcat.
November 7, 2024 at 12:43 PM
STOP
THIS IS A CUTE ANIMAL CHECKPOINT. PLEASE SHARE A MINIMUM OF ONE (1) CUTE ANIMAL PIC BEFORE PROCEEDING.
THIS IS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE TO PRESERVE THE MENTAL HEALTH OF THIS SITE. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION.
November 5, 2024 at 10:02 PM
A few more Puck pix just because he's so cute and has progressed so far.
October 26, 2024 at 2:01 PM
#Caturday: Our former stray kitty Puck's socializing is going well! He now accepts pets and scritches (but only if he initiates), purrs softly, is lap-curious, curls up next to us on the couch. Now we just have to get him over his fear/antipathy toward Ariel & Caliban (who are blasé about him).
October 26, 2024 at 1:58 PM
Civic duty: done. #TeamDemocracy
October 25, 2024 at 1:11 PM
We have a cat named Puck too.
September 27, 2024 at 11:14 PM
Don't really think of myself as a "Bluesky Elder" because a nearly 66,000 people were here before me. But happy to here and looking forward to meeting the next 10 million users.
September 17, 2024 at 3:51 PM
We named our little stray kitty (now being socialized indoors) Puck... Other two kitties are Ariel and Caliban and we decided to continue the Shakespeare theme.
September 16, 2024 at 7:07 PM
Timeline cleanse: One week since his vet visit, Puck is adapting pretty darn well to the indoor life. We have a long way to go to socialize him and integrate with our other 2 cats, but he's worth the effort. Fingers crossed!
September 5, 2024 at 9:43 PM
Puck update: Post Vet
Puck is a boy! And he was intact, so he's had his bits snipped, been microchipped, and is now sleeping it off in his swanky recovery area. :)

We'll be monitoring him the next few days, and deciding whether we want to try to integrate him fully into the household or nah.
August 28, 2024 at 9:15 PM
My Uber is here...
August 27, 2024 at 2:12 PM
At long last, we have trapped our little stray kitty, Puck, and brought her inside (we think it's a her, not sure). Remarkably calm about the whole thing. Doesn't know about pending vet visit. :)
August 26, 2024 at 12:27 PM
Saturday morning kitties: Caliban, Ariel, and their outdoor frenemy, Puck.
August 3, 2024 at 1:15 PM
😂
May 13, 2024 at 10:42 AM