Jill Piggott
@jillpiggott.bsky.social
Philosophy & lit professor, now disabled by migraine & ME/CFS. Cofounder, headsUPmigraine. Volunteer prison educator, Equal Justice Initiative. Progressive activist.
Half-time Mainer, half-time Canadian Maritimer
Half-time Mainer, half-time Canadian Maritimer
A kindergarten assistant was fired for accurately quoting Kirk *before* his death was announced. "Vaughn, a 37-year-old Christian who has taken missionary trips to Guatemala, said her call for prayer was sincere" (Reuters).
November 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
A kindergarten assistant was fired for accurately quoting Kirk *before* his death was announced. "Vaughn, a 37-year-old Christian who has taken missionary trips to Guatemala, said her call for prayer was sincere" (Reuters).
You might try "Open Water," Caleb Azumah Nelson's prize-winning debut novel. groveatlantic.com/book/open-wa...
November 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
You might try "Open Water," Caleb Azumah Nelson's prize-winning debut novel. groveatlantic.com/book/open-wa...
"Open Water," a first novel by Caleb Azumah Nelson, is one of my favorite reads of the year. From Black Cat publishing, it's a short novel, rather than a novella. Good description in the link so you'll see if it's something you'd like to try. #LitFic groveatlantic.com/book/open-wa...
November 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
"Open Water," a first novel by Caleb Azumah Nelson, is one of my favorite reads of the year. From Black Cat publishing, it's a short novel, rather than a novella. Good description in the link so you'll see if it's something you'd like to try. #LitFic groveatlantic.com/book/open-wa...
I'm old enough to remember Nixon's secretary Rose Mary Woods demonstrating how she mistakenly erased a critical 18.5 minutes from the secret tapes.
November 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I'm old enough to remember Nixon's secretary Rose Mary Woods demonstrating how she mistakenly erased a critical 18.5 minutes from the secret tapes.
Your solar-powered French-English dictionary is one of my favorite things. As you can see.
November 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Your solar-powered French-English dictionary is one of my favorite things. As you can see.
I remember that moment well! Congratulations!
November 8, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I remember that moment well! Congratulations!
Aroostock Dems noting Collins's cozy relationship with the banking industry & her "criticism" of RFK, Jr., for whom she voted. We can't let the D primary take our eyes off the prize: Susan's retirement. #mepolitics
November 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Aroostock Dems noting Collins's cozy relationship with the banking industry & her "criticism" of RFK, Jr., for whom she voted. We can't let the D primary take our eyes off the prize: Susan's retirement. #mepolitics
I read literary fiction. It's been a good reading week: Moore, "February"; Richardson, "The End of the Alphabet"; Urquhart, "The Whirlpool"; Barbery, "Gourmet Rhapsody." But like you, I've found there are fewer litfic readers than I once assumed.
October 3, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I read literary fiction. It's been a good reading week: Moore, "February"; Richardson, "The End of the Alphabet"; Urquhart, "The Whirlpool"; Barbery, "Gourmet Rhapsody." But like you, I've found there are fewer litfic readers than I once assumed.
Let's be clear. *This* is what Kimmel said about Kirk: he "sent love to the Kirks." His suspension was triggered by comments he made about the *political* reaction, not the shooting, not the victim.
September 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Let's be clear. *This* is what Kimmel said about Kirk: he "sent love to the Kirks." His suspension was triggered by comments he made about the *political* reaction, not the shooting, not the victim.
Eventually a suit by a teacher or govt worker fired for online comments about Kirk will hit SCOTUS. There's an almost exact precedent from 1987, Rankin v. McPherson, which ruled in favor of the worker's 1st Amendment right. Will it be upheld by the Roberts Court? supreme.justia.com/cases/federa...
September 19, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Eventually a suit by a teacher or govt worker fired for online comments about Kirk will hit SCOTUS. There's an almost exact precedent from 1987, Rankin v. McPherson, which ruled in favor of the worker's 1st Amendment right. Will it be upheld by the Roberts Court? supreme.justia.com/cases/federa...
This is what Kimmel said about CK's shooting: he sent his family's love to the Kirk family. In an act of censorship by proxy, the FCC pressured ABC to suspend his show based on Kimmel's comments about the MAGA response, not about the shooting or the victim. Transcript: people.com/what-did-jim...
September 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
This is what Kimmel said about CK's shooting: he sent his family's love to the Kirk family. In an act of censorship by proxy, the FCC pressured ABC to suspend his show based on Kimmel's comments about the MAGA response, not about the shooting or the victim. Transcript: people.com/what-did-jim...
Reuters reports at least 15 people have been fired for their online posts about Kirk's murder. The success of the Thought Police--and all those who acquiesced to their pressure--presages the chaos that's going to ensue when the Dear Leader dies.
September 14, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Reuters reports at least 15 people have been fired for their online posts about Kirk's murder. The success of the Thought Police--and all those who acquiesced to their pressure--presages the chaos that's going to ensue when the Dear Leader dies.
I know healthy people under 65 who've been denied the vax b/c they're not diagnosed with any of the following conditions. Only 1 qualifier is based fully on self report: history of smoking, tho self-reported "lack of physical activity" might be plausible for many. www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...
September 9, 2025 at 3:19 AM
I know healthy people under 65 who've been denied the vax b/c they're not diagnosed with any of the following conditions. Only 1 qualifier is based fully on self report: history of smoking, tho self-reported "lack of physical activity" might be plausible for many. www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...
Here's the list of conditions to qualify for a Covid vaccine if you're under 65. If you're healthy or your illness is not on the list, note that 2 conditions are based on self-reporting: lack of physical activity & history of smoking. www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...
September 9, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Here's the list of conditions to qualify for a Covid vaccine if you're under 65. If you're healthy or your illness is not on the list, note that 2 conditions are based on self-reporting: lack of physical activity & history of smoking. www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...
List of conditions that qualify you for a COVID vaccine if you are under 65. Note that "history of smoking" doesn't require a diagnosis, & able-bodied people might still be able to claim "lack of physical activity." 1/2
www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...
www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...
September 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
List of conditions that qualify you for a COVID vaccine if you are under 65. Note that "history of smoking" doesn't require a diagnosis, & able-bodied people might still be able to claim "lack of physical activity." 1/2
www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...
www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...
Just read my 101st book of the year. (I'm retired.) So far, my favorite is the quirkiest: "Green Grass, Running Water" by indigenous Canadian writer Tom King. It's a sly and sophisticated, whip-smart, hoot of a novel with a trickster coyote at its core. #BookSky
September 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Just read my 101st book of the year. (I'm retired.) So far, my favorite is the quirkiest: "Green Grass, Running Water" by indigenous Canadian writer Tom King. It's a sly and sophisticated, whip-smart, hoot of a novel with a trickster coyote at its core. #BookSky
Here's the list of conditions that qualify you for life-saving COVID vaccination. Note that "history of smoking" is 1 of the qualifying conditions that doesn't require a diagnosis.
The Resistance needs to stay strong! Get vaccinated.
The Resistance needs to stay strong! Get vaccinated.
September 6, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Here's the list of conditions that qualify you for life-saving COVID vaccination. Note that "history of smoking" is 1 of the qualifying conditions that doesn't require a diagnosis.
The Resistance needs to stay strong! Get vaccinated.
The Resistance needs to stay strong! Get vaccinated.
I can't recommend Prof. Omer Bartov's NYT opinion piece on the genocide in Gaza more highly. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...
!["[W]hen those who have dedicated their careers to teaching & commemorating the Holocaust insist on ignoring or denying Israel’s genocidal actions in Gaza, they threaten to undermine everything that Holocaust scholarship & commemoration have stood for in the past several decades." -- Holocaust scholar Omer Bartov (NYT 15 July 2025)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qoewv4sal6ftjn3gwcrzyn4g/bafkreibe2ice5lx5kvoxe7netuxo374feda4pbrbaiesdwszh56if7q57i@jpeg)
July 19, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I can't recommend Prof. Omer Bartov's NYT opinion piece on the genocide in Gaza more highly. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...
If IN wants to save $$, they should abolish their Death Penalty. In neighboring OH, for ex, the Death Penalty is 3x more expensive than Life without Parole with higher legal & housing costs. General population housing is much cheaper than solitary confinement on Death Row. otse.org/wp-content/u...
July 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
If IN wants to save $$, they should abolish their Death Penalty. In neighboring OH, for ex, the Death Penalty is 3x more expensive than Life without Parole with higher legal & housing costs. General population housing is much cheaper than solitary confinement on Death Row. otse.org/wp-content/u...
"Their Eyes Were Watching God" is 5 stars, for sure. I love these 2 photos of Hurston from the same photo shoot, showing her laughing AND looking mean & impressive!
May 15, 2025 at 9:45 PM
"Their Eyes Were Watching God" is 5 stars, for sure. I love these 2 photos of Hurston from the same photo shoot, showing her laughing AND looking mean & impressive!
"Things don’t work out quite as hoped" is the publisher's summary of Senna's novel "Colored Television." For me, it also sums up the disconnect bwn the blurbs & the book itself. I might've liked it better if the cover hadn't promised a "laugh-out-loud," "sharp, hilarious page-turner." #LitFic
May 12, 2025 at 11:06 PM
"Things don’t work out quite as hoped" is the publisher's summary of Senna's novel "Colored Television." For me, it also sums up the disconnect bwn the blurbs & the book itself. I might've liked it better if the cover hadn't promised a "laugh-out-loud," "sharp, hilarious page-turner." #LitFic
I'm not surprised the DJT lapel pin is large, tacky, and gold. But I am surprised that it's such a realistic depiction of an overweight, heavily jowled narcissist.
April 26, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I'm not surprised the DJT lapel pin is large, tacky, and gold. But I am surprised that it's such a realistic depiction of an overweight, heavily jowled narcissist.
Exactly. The polls are tightening, as expected. Carney needs every seat he can get to keep #CanadaStrong.
April 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Exactly. The polls are tightening, as expected. Carney needs every seat he can get to keep #CanadaStrong.
My favourite Canadian foods come from the Country Pumpkin farmstand in Mauguerville, NB, beside the beautiful St. John/Wolastoq River.
April 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
My favourite Canadian foods come from the Country Pumpkin farmstand in Mauguerville, NB, beside the beautiful St. John/Wolastoq River.