Jessica Shortall 🧂🥴
@jessicashortall.bsky.social
Pleasant, well-nourished female.
Somewhere near one of 11,842 lakes
Somewhere near one of 11,842 lakes
Pinned
Keep remembering:
Don’t let cruelty make you cruel.
(Being cruel to or wishing cruelty on people who supported the cruel person is still cruelty.)
Don’t let cruelty make you cruel.
(Being cruel to or wishing cruelty on people who supported the cruel person is still cruelty.)
will enrage the middle aged suburban parent market
Government funding deal includes a provision that will ban all those hemp-based THC drinks www.huffpost.com/entry/govern...
New Government Funding Bill Would Shut Down Growing Hemp Industry
The bill would end the shutdown, but it would shut down a growing hemp industry.
www.huffpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
will enrage the middle aged suburban parent market
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Folks, i finally found a good use of AI
November 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Folks, i finally found a good use of AI
Man, this is some commitment to being heard, to pre-write an obit as you yourself are dying.
Worth a read.
"Watson’s making his one and only important scientific discovery when he was only 25"
Worth a read.
"Watson’s making his one and only important scientific discovery when he was only 25"
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
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Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Man, this is some commitment to being heard, to pre-write an obit as you yourself are dying.
Worth a read.
"Watson’s making his one and only important scientific discovery when he was only 25"
Worth a read.
"Watson’s making his one and only important scientific discovery when he was only 25"
My whole feed is
a) I hate Chuck Schumer, or
b) you don't understand politics, don't be mad at Chuck Schumer
a) I hate Chuck Schumer, or
b) you don't understand politics, don't be mad at Chuck Schumer
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
My whole feed is
a) I hate Chuck Schumer, or
b) you don't understand politics, don't be mad at Chuck Schumer
a) I hate Chuck Schumer, or
b) you don't understand politics, don't be mad at Chuck Schumer
Sounds like exactly the scenario religious liberty laws address. Prison guards forcibly shaved a man's dreadlocks, which he had for religious reasons.
Gov't action that burdens religious freedom must have compelling gov't interest +use least restrictive means
www.scotusblog.com/2025/11/cour...
Gov't action that burdens religious freedom must have compelling gov't interest +use least restrictive means
www.scotusblog.com/2025/11/cour...
Court to consider prison inmate’s religious liberty claims
On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case of Damon Landor. Landor is a Louisiana man who grew long dreadlocks for religious reasons. In 2020, prison […]
www.scotusblog.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Sounds like exactly the scenario religious liberty laws address. Prison guards forcibly shaved a man's dreadlocks, which he had for religious reasons.
Gov't action that burdens religious freedom must have compelling gov't interest +use least restrictive means
www.scotusblog.com/2025/11/cour...
Gov't action that burdens religious freedom must have compelling gov't interest +use least restrictive means
www.scotusblog.com/2025/11/cour...
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one thing sports have taught me is that the great teams, when they have a gigantic lead, press down on the gas and bury their opponents while the mediocre teams coast and more often than not let their often weaker opponent right back into the game
November 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
one thing sports have taught me is that the great teams, when they have a gigantic lead, press down on the gas and bury their opponents while the mediocre teams coast and more often than not let their often weaker opponent right back into the game
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
Are pundits ever going to notice that “stopping trans people from existing in society” is not compatible with actual “freedom of expression”?
(Also, Heritage very badly wants to end legal abortion.)
(Also, Heritage very badly wants to end legal abortion.)
The conservative think tank behind Donald Trump’s Project 2025 roadmap is looking for new friends across the Atlantic.
On the agenda: pro-natalism, freedom of expression, opposing trans rights and fighting Chinese influence.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/the-...
On the agenda: pro-natalism, freedom of expression, opposing trans rights and fighting Chinese influence.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/the-...
November 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Are pundits ever going to notice that “stopping trans people from existing in society” is not compatible with actual “freedom of expression”?
(Also, Heritage very badly wants to end legal abortion.)
(Also, Heritage very badly wants to end legal abortion.)
Not a bear though
www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...
www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...
The ‘lion’ filmed roaming the Irish countryside is a Newfoundland dog named Mouse | CBC Radio
It turns out, the creature filmed slinking through the forest was not a lion, but rather a Newfoundland dog with a lion haircut.
www.cbc.ca
November 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Not a bear though
www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...
www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...
Doing this before the holidays is a choice!
November 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Doing this before the holidays is a choice!
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Remember when Kash Patel posted a pic of a bullet that had “anti-ICE” written on it with a blue ball point pen and called it “engraved” after that shooting in Dallas and then we all just like moved on and forgot about it? And heard no other details about that shooting?
November 9, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Remember when Kash Patel posted a pic of a bullet that had “anti-ICE” written on it with a blue ball point pen and called it “engraved” after that shooting in Dallas and then we all just like moved on and forgot about it? And heard no other details about that shooting?
“I’m not playing your bullshit game” is one of my favorite categories
Axios tried to bust James Talarico for following adult content creators on Instagram and I'm genuinely impressed by his campaign's response
November 9, 2025 at 4:50 AM
“I’m not playing your bullshit game” is one of my favorite categories
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A woman ruined my workplace by Ingres (1854)
November 8, 2025 at 4:14 PM
A woman ruined my workplace by Ingres (1854)
This is a great story
(I'm sure Chris is out there asking "Did Women Ruin (My) Workplace?")
(I'm sure Chris is out there asking "Did Women Ruin (My) Workplace?")
I LEARNED THE ANSWER TO THIS
Chris's Steakhouse was a New Orleans landmark
Chris Matulich periodically got bored, sold it, waited for the new owner to fail, and bought it back cheap
The sale conditions: Can't move it, can't change the name
He did this six times
Then he sold it to Ruth Fertel
Chris's Steakhouse was a New Orleans landmark
Chris Matulich periodically got bored, sold it, waited for the new owner to fail, and bought it back cheap
The sale conditions: Can't move it, can't change the name
He did this six times
Then he sold it to Ruth Fertel
what did ruth mean when she said her steakhouse was "chris"
November 7, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This is a great story
(I'm sure Chris is out there asking "Did Women Ruin (My) Workplace?")
(I'm sure Chris is out there asking "Did Women Ruin (My) Workplace?")
This is a terrifying trendline
November 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
This is a terrifying trendline
“I think of privatizing a lot of things but generally speaking you know you have government & a lot of people don't like privatizing but some things they really do they work out better privatized but it is government & sometimes government can be better. It's something a lot of people talk about“
November 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
“I think of privatizing a lot of things but generally speaking you know you have government & a lot of people don't like privatizing but some things they really do they work out better privatized but it is government & sometimes government can be better. It's something a lot of people talk about“
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“.. I don’t want to hear about the affordability.”
- 11/06/25
- 11/06/25
November 7, 2025 at 1:18 AM
“.. I don’t want to hear about the affordability.”
- 11/06/25
- 11/06/25
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Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
It will be "really unique" if I don't get to see my mom for Thanksgiving
November 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
It will be "really unique" if I don't get to see my mom for Thanksgiving
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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A woman ruined my workplace
By Caravaggio (c. 1602)
By Caravaggio (c. 1602)
November 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
A woman ruined my workplace
By Caravaggio (c. 1602)
By Caravaggio (c. 1602)
It just really, really looks like all of this is insane Millennial Sports ParentsTM convinced that everyone is coming for their kid's destined full ride and eventual pro career.
Get a fucking hobby. An adult one that doesn't rest your self-worth on how your kid does in softball.
Get a fucking hobby. An adult one that doesn't rest your self-worth on how your kid does in softball.
"They are allowed to get on a plane and come across to our state and play immediately, taking the place, many times, of a community kid."
UIL bans foreign exchange students from varsity athletics
"They are allowed to get on a plane and come across to our state and play immediately, taking the place, many times, of a community kid."
bit.ly
November 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM
It just really, really looks like all of this is insane Millennial Sports ParentsTM convinced that everyone is coming for their kid's destined full ride and eventual pro career.
Get a fucking hobby. An adult one that doesn't rest your self-worth on how your kid does in softball.
Get a fucking hobby. An adult one that doesn't rest your self-worth on how your kid does in softball.
We saw you already, Ross Douthat and NYT.
And the transcript remains the same. They mean "too many women = ruined workplaces" because they said it.
And the transcript remains the same. They mean "too many women = ruined workplaces" because they said it.
November 6, 2025 at 10:37 PM
We saw you already, Ross Douthat and NYT.
And the transcript remains the same. They mean "too many women = ruined workplaces" because they said it.
And the transcript remains the same. They mean "too many women = ruined workplaces" because they said it.
my kids when I stub my toe or cut my finger in the kitchen and really just need someone to ask if I'm ok
November 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
my kids when I stub my toe or cut my finger in the kitchen and really just need someone to ask if I'm ok
My prediction for Monday 11/10: Trump announces something on access for menopausal women to HRT, testosterone, vaginal estradiol.
(And because it's Trump and RFK, it'll be weird and questionable)
(And because it's Trump and RFK, it'll be weird and questionable)
November 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
My prediction for Monday 11/10: Trump announces something on access for menopausal women to HRT, testosterone, vaginal estradiol.
(And because it's Trump and RFK, it'll be weird and questionable)
(And because it's Trump and RFK, it'll be weird and questionable)