Jen Zug
jenzug.bsky.social
Jen Zug
@jenzug.bsky.social
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I couldn’t remember Mark Cuban’s name, so I googled “cheap rx basketball guy” and the first response was “Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company.” My god, sometimes the internet is delightful.
October 31, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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The theme of tonight's Emmys is "30 Rock guest stars"
September 15, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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September 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Proud mama. ❤️
Thomas: "Young people like me are not a guarantee in Seattle. If this city remains unaffordable, we will continue to leave. We will leave for places like Texas and Florida.'
June 24, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Andor watering his plants before leaving Yavin…😢
May 24, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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Andor has seriously (I’m not kidding) changed the way I’m living my life under this administration.
May 22, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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I like how ANDOR makes STAR WARS seen like a fictionalised swashbuckling adventure serial based on the historical events of the ANDOR universe.
May 21, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Thoroughly enjoying the outraged reactions from Last of Us episode 2 *show* viewers who haven’t played the games.

It’s giving Red Wedding energy from Game of Thrones viewers who didn’t read the books. 😂
April 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
tbh I thought the dire wolf story was an april fool’s thing
April 8, 2025 at 7:38 PM
“They’re trying to actually not make the government more efficient, but disrupt the government and disrupt citizen services that the American people need in order to conduct their daily lives,” she said.

19thnews.org/2025/02/amy-...
She pioneered change over five presidencies. The Trump administration just fired her.
Amy Paris, a transgender official who worked at the highest levels of the federal government, suspects her termination was politically motivated.
19thnews.org
February 22, 2025 at 12:45 AM
My conversation with IT this morning as they set up my new laptop:
February 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
My company's benefits manager explaining our options during the open enrollment informational meeting.
a man is pointing at a bulletin board that says pete silvie
ALT: a man is pointing at a bulletin board that says pete silvie
media.tenor.com
November 27, 2024 at 6:28 PM
“You have to teach me how to do Thanksgiving in case you die,” you said.

“Absolutely. Help me now?”

You said yes, but it was a hesitant yes, and then you quietly disappeared while my head was in the refrigerator looking for eggs.

open.substack.com/pub/jenzug/p...
How To Do Thanksgiving (In Case I Die)
A letter to my daughter.
open.substack.com
November 27, 2024 at 5:46 PM