Jen Zingsheim Phillips
@jenzings.bsky.social
New Hampshire based freelance writer. Opinions are my own!
Gerrymandering is absolutely a problem, but doesn't affect the US Senate seats the posts are discussing as those are statewide elections.
January 16, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Gerrymandering is absolutely a problem, but doesn't affect the US Senate seats the posts are discussing as those are statewide elections.
Dear Greenlanders: That $10K will barely make a dent in your new healthcare costs.
0/10, Do not recommend.
0/10, Do not recommend.
January 8, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Dear Greenlanders: That $10K will barely make a dent in your new healthcare costs.
0/10, Do not recommend.
0/10, Do not recommend.
You're a good egg. Thank you for your work.
January 8, 2026 at 9:39 PM
You're a good egg. Thank you for your work.
I thought this was Pitchbot. Good grief, read the room.
January 7, 2026 at 10:01 PM
I thought this was Pitchbot. Good grief, read the room.
Ah, yes. Doctors I'm sure will be thrilled at the prospect of increasing numbers of uninsured people, bartering on the phones and in person for "better pricing" for their care. Is anyone really falling for this??
January 7, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Ah, yes. Doctors I'm sure will be thrilled at the prospect of increasing numbers of uninsured people, bartering on the phones and in person for "better pricing" for their care. Is anyone really falling for this??
And the outerwear game on this show is 🔥🔥🔥. 10/10 on the show and its amazing coats, boots, and knitwear!
January 2, 2026 at 3:26 PM
And the outerwear game on this show is 🔥🔥🔥. 10/10 on the show and its amazing coats, boots, and knitwear!
I liked the ending. Not a pat and incongruous happy ending, and not a depressing "everyone is wiped out" conclusion. Epilogue felt a little long, but honestly ending something this big was always going to be challenging, IMHO.
January 1, 2026 at 4:32 PM
I liked the ending. Not a pat and incongruous happy ending, and not a depressing "everyone is wiped out" conclusion. Epilogue felt a little long, but honestly ending something this big was always going to be challenging, IMHO.
That's insane. And so unnecessary. As AI continues to train, and em dashes are eradicated, what false indicator will they glom onto next??
December 31, 2025 at 12:48 PM
That's insane. And so unnecessary. As AI continues to train, and em dashes are eradicated, what false indicator will they glom onto next??
That request was overridden. All good. :-)
December 31, 2025 at 2:27 AM
That request was overridden. All good. :-)
"...material that was stolen to train these models" <---THIS. AI is trained using work that humans produced. Humans use em-dashes! It's maddening.
December 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM
"...material that was stolen to train these models" <---THIS. AI is trained using work that humans produced. Humans use em-dashes! It's maddening.
When I learned to type (on a typewriter), we used two hyphens. Em-dashes have been around longer than keyboards!
December 30, 2025 at 7:21 PM
When I learned to type (on a typewriter), we used two hyphens. Em-dashes have been around longer than keyboards!
I'm a writer who has specifically been directed *not* to use em-dashes because "they mean it was written by AI." I can detect AI writing, but it is not simply a matter of the punctuation used.
December 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I'm a writer who has specifically been directed *not* to use em-dashes because "they mean it was written by AI." I can detect AI writing, but it is not simply a matter of the punctuation used.
OUCH. This sounds uncomfortable. Makes as much sense as marble bathrooms in an airplane.
December 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
OUCH. This sounds uncomfortable. Makes as much sense as marble bathrooms in an airplane.
I never seem to have sufficient counter space when I'm cooking. Clearly not something they struggle with.
December 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I never seem to have sufficient counter space when I'm cooking. Clearly not something they struggle with.
I've wondered about how insurers would deal with this. It would be far more expensive for them to have to treat the preventable illnesses, wouldn't it?
December 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I've wondered about how insurers would deal with this. It would be far more expensive for them to have to treat the preventable illnesses, wouldn't it?
Oooh, "innovation." That's a solid plan. 🙄
There's nothing new here, at all. Just the same warmed-over non-solutions (along with a childish "unaffordable care act" dig).
There's nothing new here, at all. Just the same warmed-over non-solutions (along with a childish "unaffordable care act" dig).
December 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Oooh, "innovation." That's a solid plan. 🙄
There's nothing new here, at all. Just the same warmed-over non-solutions (along with a childish "unaffordable care act" dig).
There's nothing new here, at all. Just the same warmed-over non-solutions (along with a childish "unaffordable care act" dig).
Okay, that earned you at least one follow! 😂
December 10, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Okay, that earned you at least one follow! 😂
My guess is that the lack of a design was by design. Tearing down an existing building without permission sort of forces everyone's hand.
December 4, 2025 at 9:55 PM
My guess is that the lack of a design was by design. Tearing down an existing building without permission sort of forces everyone's hand.
The NYT article literally includes this gem: "In a recent podcast interview, for instance, he said that women were not able to compartmentalize their thoughts, and that the member whom he would trust most to cook him Thanksgiving dinner was Representative Lisa McClain of Michigan."
December 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The NYT article literally includes this gem: "In a recent podcast interview, for instance, he said that women were not able to compartmentalize their thoughts, and that the member whom he would trust most to cook him Thanksgiving dinner was Representative Lisa McClain of Michigan."
So, the GAO set up 24 fake accounts and 22 got in. Are there more than just those 22 fake accounts? Find out, and report on THAT. If not, this is just more nonsense.
December 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
So, the GAO set up 24 fake accounts and 22 got in. Are there more than just those 22 fake accounts? Find out, and report on THAT. If not, this is just more nonsense.
Adding, Federalist 74 is one of the shorter Federalist Papers, and worth a glance:
avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century...
avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century...
The Avalon Project : Federalist No 74
avalon.law.yale.edu
December 3, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Adding, Federalist 74 is one of the shorter Federalist Papers, and worth a glance:
avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century...
avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century...
Like many, many things, pardoning power has been warped. Originally, it was a royal conveyance of mercy, e.g., commuting a death sentence, for example. This...'overuse,' shall we call it, is wrong.
December 3, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Like many, many things, pardoning power has been warped. Originally, it was a royal conveyance of mercy, e.g., commuting a death sentence, for example. This...'overuse,' shall we call it, is wrong.