Jenn Spirko (she/her)
@jennspirko.bsky.social
Just a leftie nerd mom who writes, makes things and wants to be River Song when she grows up.
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“Blah,” said Toad.
December 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
“Blah,” said Toad.
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Aftyn is a star. And a damn good organizer. INVEST IN RED STATE DEMOCRATS FFS.
December 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Aftyn is a star. And a damn good organizer. INVEST IN RED STATE DEMOCRATS FFS.
I would watch!
“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
December 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I would watch!
Having a glitch in my Google Messaging, and I've totally broken down over it. Was I that close to the edge?
December 3, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Having a glitch in my Google Messaging, and I've totally broken down over it. Was I that close to the edge?
Y'all all look so attractive and cozy in your sweaters and scarves, but I hate wearing them: Sensory stuff.
December 2, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Y'all all look so attractive and cozy in your sweaters and scarves, but I hate wearing them: Sensory stuff.
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Today's the day, Tennessee! Cast your vote for Aftyn Behn for Congress, and then join us in getting out the vote at our all-day phonebank. Every vote counts in the push to restore sanity to science policy, and send Aftyn to Congress!
Sign up for a session at tr.ee/TN07-electionday
Sign up for a session at tr.ee/TN07-electionday
December 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Today's the day, Tennessee! Cast your vote for Aftyn Behn for Congress, and then join us in getting out the vote at our all-day phonebank. Every vote counts in the push to restore sanity to science policy, and send Aftyn to Congress!
Sign up for a session at tr.ee/TN07-electionday
Sign up for a session at tr.ee/TN07-electionday
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It’s Election Day in TN 7th District. Already, 84,356 people have cast their ballots early. If you haven’t voted yet, please make a plan to do so today!
December 2, 2025 at 1:22 PM
It’s Election Day in TN 7th District. Already, 84,356 people have cast their ballots early. If you haven’t voted yet, please make a plan to do so today!
This day has sucked so hard. Please tell me this is just post-Thanksgiving energy and not a harbinger for how the month of December is going to go.
December 2, 2025 at 4:27 AM
This day has sucked so hard. Please tell me this is just post-Thanksgiving energy and not a harbinger for how the month of December is going to go.
Powerful thread
We have fascism. We have long covid and cognitive damage. And we have also destroyed structural motivation to do anything but deliver product and receive results. It began with standardized testing, and "AI" is just the nail in the coffin.
WE MUST FIGHT THIS.
Study must be meaningful.
WE MUST FIGHT THIS.
Study must be meaningful.
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 29, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Powerful thread
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we have to go back. to warn them.
November 28, 2025 at 2:49 AM
we have to go back. to warn them.
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I'm just not feeling the Black Friday spirit this year. It's gotten so commercial.
November 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I'm just not feeling the Black Friday spirit this year. It's gotten so commercial.
A perfect cause for this holiday!
Also, there’s this really cool project the Wampanoag Tribe is doing to restore their language and you can donate or spread the word about this!
www.wlrp.org
www.wlrp.org
Home | WLRP Home
www.wlrp.org
November 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
A perfect cause for this holiday!
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Happy Thanksgiving everybody! Let’s all take a moment to be thankful for the things that are truly important in life… mashed potatoes and scalloped potatoes and potatoes au gratin and tater tots and baked potatoes and sweet potatoes and also family or whatever idk
November 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Happy Thanksgiving everybody! Let’s all take a moment to be thankful for the things that are truly important in life… mashed potatoes and scalloped potatoes and potatoes au gratin and tater tots and baked potatoes and sweet potatoes and also family or whatever idk
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“No Thanks for Colonialism. No Forgiveness for Genocide” banner hoisted beside the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC happening now.
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
“No Thanks for Colonialism. No Forgiveness for Genocide” banner hoisted beside the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC happening now.
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Why do we call it a 'turkey'?
November 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Why do we call it a 'turkey'?
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Being an adult is basically exactly like Ratatouille except you're both the clueless human AND the rat who's trying so so hard to make him do things and also it's way less funny and you don't live in Paris
November 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Being an adult is basically exactly like Ratatouille except you're both the clueless human AND the rat who's trying so so hard to make him do things and also it's way less funny and you don't live in Paris
I still can't believe we're at a place in our society where "federal directive by Mehmet Oz" isn't satire.
A new federal directive by Mehmet Oz allows the sharing of Medicaid applicant data with DHS effective immediately, rescinding previous “interagency integrity” firewalls. This forces mixed-status families into an impossible calculus: access life-saving medical care or remain invisible to enforcement.
NEWS: Medicaid Data Now Flows to ICE
Effective today, a new federal directive allows immigration enforcement to access state healthcare enrollment data, TPS ends for thousands of Burmese war refugees, plus Kristi Noem explainer video.
migrantinsider.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I still can't believe we're at a place in our society where "federal directive by Mehmet Oz" isn't satire.
Everything of falling apart. I have friends and family of the brink of mental/emotional breakdown and some in financial straits. My health is decaying. So if course I did the logical thing: I bought next year's wall calendars!
November 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Everything of falling apart. I have friends and family of the brink of mental/emotional breakdown and some in financial straits. My health is decaying. So if course I did the logical thing: I bought next year's wall calendars!
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I'm just excited for MTG to go back to being about Magic The Gathering again
November 22, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I'm just excited for MTG to go back to being about Magic The Gathering again
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The Black Friday release of my sweet children's picture book about a shy little oink-oink who learns to love himself, QUIET PIGGY, is now totally fucked.
November 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The Black Friday release of my sweet children's picture book about a shy little oink-oink who learns to love himself, QUIET PIGGY, is now totally fucked.
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I’ve heard there was a chord progression / that David played, for the love of Heaven / but I guess we’re called chord progressions “chords” now / it goes like this: the augIV, the maj7II /now you know what you have to do / click like and subscribe and leave a comment / hallelujah / hallelujah
November 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I’ve heard there was a chord progression / that David played, for the love of Heaven / but I guess we’re called chord progressions “chords” now / it goes like this: the augIV, the maj7II /now you know what you have to do / click like and subscribe and leave a comment / hallelujah / hallelujah
I take a bunch of meds to help manage my RA, including a biologic, other prescriptions, and a couple supplements. Last week, I had to stop taking the NSAID, Celebrex, and it turns out that was the one really doing the heavy lifting. Ow.
November 21, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I take a bunch of meds to help manage my RA, including a biologic, other prescriptions, and a couple supplements. Last week, I had to stop taking the NSAID, Celebrex, and it turns out that was the one really doing the heavy lifting. Ow.
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icymi in 1937 Leadbelly wrote the couplet "Home of the brave, land of the free / don't wanna be mistreated by no bourgeoisie"
November 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
icymi in 1937 Leadbelly wrote the couplet "Home of the brave, land of the free / don't wanna be mistreated by no bourgeoisie"
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Marjorie Taylor Greene has been disliked by the left for years and years and had never had to fear for her life. She's been disliked by the right for 1 day and now has to hire security.
November 18, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene has been disliked by the left for years and years and had never had to fear for her life. She's been disliked by the right for 1 day and now has to hire security.