Jess Jess
@jesscoffeecakes.bsky.social
She/her. Visual artist (oil painting and printmaking). High School Ultimate Frisbee coach
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Just watched Home Alone for the first time in at least 20 yrs. Apparently it’s now a tear jerker for me. Hello middle age
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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas is the best Xmas song not just because it's good but it also sounds like something a mom would say as she throws the whole fucking ham in the garbage while having a nervous breakdown
December 19, 2023 at 6:03 AM
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas is the best Xmas song not just because it's good but it also sounds like something a mom would say as she throws the whole fucking ham in the garbage while having a nervous breakdown
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The family policing system in a nutshell:
Over a five-year period, more than *700 children* in Georgia were removed and placed in foster care solely due to "inadequate housing."
During that same period, DFCS devoted less than 0.05% of its budget to housing assistance for families who needed it.
Over a five-year period, more than *700 children* in Georgia were removed and placed in foster care solely due to "inadequate housing."
During that same period, DFCS devoted less than 0.05% of its budget to housing assistance for families who needed it.
December 30, 2024 at 8:17 PM
The family policing system in a nutshell:
Over a five-year period, more than *700 children* in Georgia were removed and placed in foster care solely due to "inadequate housing."
During that same period, DFCS devoted less than 0.05% of its budget to housing assistance for families who needed it.
Over a five-year period, more than *700 children* in Georgia were removed and placed in foster care solely due to "inadequate housing."
During that same period, DFCS devoted less than 0.05% of its budget to housing assistance for families who needed it.
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Here's @mcbride.house.gov's speech, pt. 1:
December 19, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Here's @mcbride.house.gov's speech, pt. 1:
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If Disney was going to do a movie centered on the villain of a beloved Disney franchise... it should have been Ursula.
Nobody gives a fuck about Gaston.
Nobody gives a fuck about Gaston.
December 17, 2025 at 1:32 AM
If Disney was going to do a movie centered on the villain of a beloved Disney franchise... it should have been Ursula.
Nobody gives a fuck about Gaston.
Nobody gives a fuck about Gaston.
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“It's not my duty as Mayor to make sure you have a parking spot. For me it's the same as if you bought a cow, or a refrigerator, and then asked me where you're going to put them.” — Mayor of Pontevedra, Spain (re-elected 6 times)
December 13, 2025 at 12:55 AM
“It's not my duty as Mayor to make sure you have a parking spot. For me it's the same as if you bought a cow, or a refrigerator, and then asked me where you're going to put them.” — Mayor of Pontevedra, Spain (re-elected 6 times)
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TFW you get the last loaf of bread and it’s still warm. (Delayed post)
December 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
TFW you get the last loaf of bread and it’s still warm. (Delayed post)
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One of the best city perks is regular walkable wine shop wine tastings
December 6, 2025 at 3:02 AM
One of the best city perks is regular walkable wine shop wine tastings
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A related one is: Just giving people cash is hugely beneficial and improves their lives. We have tons of studies on this from UBI pilots.
But in the U.S. we're allergic to giving anything to poor people.
But in the U.S. we're allergic to giving anything to poor people.
Anderson Cooper: So it's more expensive to have a chronically homeless person living on the streets than it is to actually subsidize an apartment for them?
Answer: Yes, we’re paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street and do nothing… #HousingFirst
Answer: Yes, we’re paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street and do nothing… #HousingFirst
100,000 Homes: Housing the homeless saves money?
Giving apartments to the chronically homeless can save taxpayer dollars, advocates say
www.cbsnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
A related one is: Just giving people cash is hugely beneficial and improves their lives. We have tons of studies on this from UBI pilots.
But in the U.S. we're allergic to giving anything to poor people.
But in the U.S. we're allergic to giving anything to poor people.
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“Art auctions and fairs become a choreographed attempt to convince the world that everything is fine. But everything is not fine. And most of the people making the work that keeps this machine running know it.” —Damien Davis
Everything Is Not Fine in the Art World
Auction headlines offer a picture of health that hides a body in crisis.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:42 PM
“Art auctions and fairs become a choreographed attempt to convince the world that everything is fine. But everything is not fine. And most of the people making the work that keeps this machine running know it.” —Damien Davis
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for days we got the "Showdown with Socialism" buildup only to get the payoff of Trump essentially saying "wow this socialist guy fuckin rules. I, on the other hand, am a fascist". what a country. what an era
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donald trump endorsed zohran mamdani before chuck schumer lmao
November 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
for days we got the "Showdown with Socialism" buildup only to get the payoff of Trump essentially saying "wow this socialist guy fuckin rules. I, on the other hand, am a fascist". what a country. what an era
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This is because our country has spent the last 100 years designing all of our infrastructure around cars. Some of the most expensive and desirable areas in any state are the dense, walkable areas. But people can't afford to live there.
Right, this is true, but the OVERWHELMING evidence of the past 100 years of American life is that vastly more people want space and a car than a smaller unit and a car-free lifestyle. This is mostly why the suburban share of US population has grown relentlessly for the entire 20th and 21st century
Some people put a premium on space in my experience, others put a premium on not having to have a car and not being isolated out in the suburbs
November 19, 2025 at 1:01 AM
This is because our country has spent the last 100 years designing all of our infrastructure around cars. Some of the most expensive and desirable areas in any state are the dense, walkable areas. But people can't afford to live there.
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I'm really tired of people acting like car dependency happened organically when even a cursory look at history will make it clear that automakers pushed infrastructure and even zoning to juice car sales.
November 19, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I'm really tired of people acting like car dependency happened organically when even a cursory look at history will make it clear that automakers pushed infrastructure and even zoning to juice car sales.
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I really thought we'd emerge from covid with an appreciation of the frailty of life. But Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan... the causal dehumanization of refugees... it's hard not to feel like we're all just bodies for the elite meat grinder.
November 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I really thought we'd emerge from covid with an appreciation of the frailty of life. But Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan... the causal dehumanization of refugees... it's hard not to feel like we're all just bodies for the elite meat grinder.
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So Dems demanded an extension on subsidies or else. Then they caved. The GOP being smart is now adding abortion restrictions to a subsidies extension forcing Dems to either sell out on abortion or vote no on the subsidies they demanded in the first place.
They just keep getting clowned.
They just keep getting clowned.
November 12, 2025 at 1:58 AM
So Dems demanded an extension on subsidies or else. Then they caved. The GOP being smart is now adding abortion restrictions to a subsidies extension forcing Dems to either sell out on abortion or vote no on the subsidies they demanded in the first place.
They just keep getting clowned.
They just keep getting clowned.
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It is wild, if not surprising I guess, that whether people could fly somewhere at Thanksgiving seemed to have more political effect than whether people could *eat* at Thanksgiving.
November 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
It is wild, if not surprising I guess, that whether people could fly somewhere at Thanksgiving seemed to have more political effect than whether people could *eat* at Thanksgiving.
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Right, we are here because Republicans are trying to hurt people.
And also worth noting that the people you're mad at now the outliers in the party at the moment. The larger D caucus is pissed.
And also worth noting that the people you're mad at now the outliers in the party at the moment. The larger D caucus is pissed.
November 10, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Right, we are here because Republicans are trying to hurt people.
And also worth noting that the people you're mad at now the outliers in the party at the moment. The larger D caucus is pissed.
And also worth noting that the people you're mad at now the outliers in the party at the moment. The larger D caucus is pissed.
I got to spend part of my day coaching Ultimate Frisbee to 50+ Gx athletes ages 10-19. These types of clinics always fill my cup and I didn’t realize just how much I needed it!
November 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I got to spend part of my day coaching Ultimate Frisbee to 50+ Gx athletes ages 10-19. These types of clinics always fill my cup and I didn’t realize just how much I needed it!
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bring back maligning racism as the mark of a stupid person. prejudice is the mark of an idiot. if you believe that shit i bet you also don’t wipe your ass
November 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
bring back maligning racism as the mark of a stupid person. prejudice is the mark of an idiot. if you believe that shit i bet you also don’t wipe your ass
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i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
the other thing about this is that there is no reason to pit these candidates against each other? each are good fits for their respective electorates and each shows the value of vigorous campaigns focused on the stated material problems of voters.
November 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
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WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 AM
WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
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“Black suffering has never moved this country to act. Maybe seeing white families skip meals will finally make us admit that food insecurity isn’t fate—it’s a choice politicians keep making.” @angryblacklady.blacksky.app
My latest on Republicans playing Russian roulette with people’s food:
Let White People Be the Face of Trump’s Hunger Crisis
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Let White People Be the Face of Trump’s Hunger Crisis
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Let White People Be the Face of Trump’s Hunger Crisis—Opinion
Black suffering has never moved this country to act. Maybe seeing white families skip meals will finally make us admit that food insecurity isn’t fate—it’s a choice politicians keep making.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
“Black suffering has never moved this country to act. Maybe seeing white families skip meals will finally make us admit that food insecurity isn’t fate—it’s a choice politicians keep making.” @angryblacklady.blacksky.app
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Breaking the 12 year long GOP supermajority in Mississippi seems like a big deal. A bunch of Black women mayors seems like a big deal.
Can’t wait for the hot “How Democrats winning is bad news for Democrats” takes.
Can’t wait for the hot “How Democrats winning is bad news for Democrats” takes.
November 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Breaking the 12 year long GOP supermajority in Mississippi seems like a big deal. A bunch of Black women mayors seems like a big deal.
Can’t wait for the hot “How Democrats winning is bad news for Democrats” takes.
Can’t wait for the hot “How Democrats winning is bad news for Democrats” takes.
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No matter how hard people try to convince us having empathy is wrong,
it is right.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness,
it is a strength.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited,
it is unlimited.
it is right.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness,
it is a strength.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited,
it is unlimited.
November 4, 2025 at 2:55 AM
No matter how hard people try to convince us having empathy is wrong,
it is right.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness,
it is a strength.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited,
it is unlimited.
it is right.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness,
it is a strength.
No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited,
it is unlimited.
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Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”
October 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”
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Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
October 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.