JM Cole
@jonathantn.bsky.social
All views are my own and do not reflect the opinions of any employer.
The need for charity points to the failures of government.
November 2, 2025 at 12:04 AM
The need for charity points to the failures of government.
Today is the 13th anniversary of the passage of the LGBT-inclusive Employment Nondiscrimination Ordinance by the Memphis City Council. Please join me in celebrating local advocates who worked to advance this legislation and the elected officials who recognized the need for it.
October 16, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Today is the 13th anniversary of the passage of the LGBT-inclusive Employment Nondiscrimination Ordinance by the Memphis City Council. Please join me in celebrating local advocates who worked to advance this legislation and the elected officials who recognized the need for it.
Woke up early to walk Vanjie this morning for 2 miles. I felt a cool drizzle on my face on the way back home. What’s helping you stay grounded these days? How are you overcoming barriers to that effort?
September 25, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Woke up early to walk Vanjie this morning for 2 miles. I felt a cool drizzle on my face on the way back home. What’s helping you stay grounded these days? How are you overcoming barriers to that effort?
I made this Vietnamese Lemongrass Chicken for dinner with @smartass63.bsky.social
September 23, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I made this Vietnamese Lemongrass Chicken for dinner with @smartass63.bsky.social
I made a zucchini and ricotta galette for dinner tonight.
September 20, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I made a zucchini and ricotta galette for dinner tonight.
Last week at the Cooper Young Festival 4-Miler.
September 17, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Last week at the Cooper Young Festival 4-Miler.
Paul and I booked a trip to Uruguay in January 2025 to celebrate our 25th anniversary.
July 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Paul and I booked a trip to Uruguay in January 2025 to celebrate our 25th anniversary.
This links make it easy to contact your lawmakers to protect national public radio,l and the public broadcasting system. Please act to protect federal funding for these resources.
protectmypublicmedia.org
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Protect My Public Media
Take a stand for the local stations and programs you love.
protectmypublicmedia.org
June 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
This links make it easy to contact your lawmakers to protect national public radio,l and the public broadcasting system. Please act to protect federal funding for these resources.
protectmypublicmedia.org
protectmypublicmedia.org
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This “big, ugly bill” is dangerous and will destroy rural health care. In Kentucky alone, 35 hospitals are under the threat of closing, stripping care from families, cutting jobs and crippling local economies. 1/2
June 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This “big, ugly bill” is dangerous and will destroy rural health care. In Kentucky alone, 35 hospitals are under the threat of closing, stripping care from families, cutting jobs and crippling local economies. 1/2
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KAINE: “You didn’t call any of the families. They learned about it from the press.”
@sentimkaine calls out @petehegseth for not having the courtesy to call the families of the 🇺🇸 soldiers whose names he’s stripping from military bases to put the names of Confederate generals back.
@sentimkaine calls out @petehegseth for not having the courtesy to call the families of the 🇺🇸 soldiers whose names he’s stripping from military bases to put the names of Confederate generals back.
June 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
KAINE: “You didn’t call any of the families. They learned about it from the press.”
@sentimkaine calls out @petehegseth for not having the courtesy to call the families of the 🇺🇸 soldiers whose names he’s stripping from military bases to put the names of Confederate generals back.
@sentimkaine calls out @petehegseth for not having the courtesy to call the families of the 🇺🇸 soldiers whose names he’s stripping from military bases to put the names of Confederate generals back.
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Jinkx Monsoon, best known for her winning runs on both “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and “Drag Race All Stars,” announced that she is set to take over the lead role in the wild, Tony-winning historical spoof “Oh, Mary!” on Broadway this summer. cnn.it/405u1Dq
June 18, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Jinkx Monsoon, best known for her winning runs on both “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and “Drag Race All Stars,” announced that she is set to take over the lead role in the wild, Tony-winning historical spoof “Oh, Mary!” on Broadway this summer. cnn.it/405u1Dq
I am beginning to feel like having a presence on any social media platform is a form of surrender. Is unplugging the ultimate form of rebellion against control by the government and the corporations that control them?
June 16, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I am beginning to feel like having a presence on any social media platform is a form of surrender. Is unplugging the ultimate form of rebellion against control by the government and the corporations that control them?
RIP United States of America (July 4, 1776 - January 25, 2025)
June 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
RIP United States of America (July 4, 1776 - January 25, 2025)
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June 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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It’s time to press legal claims based on the equal protections guaranteed in the 14th Amendment against Federal Government overreach justified over the last century under the 4th Amendment.
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We the People: Search and Seizure
Podcast Episode · Throughline · 05/29/2025 · 48m
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June 2, 2025 at 12:51 AM
It’s time to press legal claims based on the equal protections guaranteed in the 14th Amendment against Federal Government overreach justified over the last century under the 4th Amendment.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
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You should be dancing with PRIDE on June 6 with @tnequality.bsky.social
Coming up in June in Memphis. Ticket information at the link: www.tnep.org/big_gay_danc... .
Big Gay Dance Party: Flashback to 1985
Coming up on June 6 at the Crosstown Theater in Memphis
www.tnep.org
May 31, 2025 at 12:57 PM
You should be dancing with PRIDE on June 6 with @tnequality.bsky.social
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Can we stop saying anti-woke and just say bigot?
May 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Can we stop saying anti-woke and just say bigot?
I made @hilltop.recipes Spanakorizo with onion, scallions, leeks, garlic, spinach, Arborio rice, feta, lemon and fresh dill with jammy egg for dinner with the @paullinxwiler tonight.
May 29, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I made @hilltop.recipes Spanakorizo with onion, scallions, leeks, garlic, spinach, Arborio rice, feta, lemon and fresh dill with jammy egg for dinner with the @paullinxwiler tonight.
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In this day and age of aviation, I now view checked baggage as a personal character flaw.
May 27, 2025 at 1:58 PM
In this day and age of aviation, I now view checked baggage as a personal character flaw.
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This is a welcoming account. 🏳️⚧️
May 23, 2025 at 4:31 AM
This is a welcoming account. 🏳️⚧️
I’m grateful for the thoughtful reflection of @koshersoul.bsky.social on this story. #nottaway www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | Nottoway dishonored my enslaved ancestors. Why I still hated to see it destroyed.
Material history, including at places such as Nottoway, has messages for people studying Black history.
www.msnbc.com
May 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I’m grateful for the thoughtful reflection of @koshersoul.bsky.social on this story. #nottaway www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Chicken thighs seared in a skillet on both sides and finished in a 400F oven with homemade salsa verde served with dark red kidney beans partially smashed with bacon, garlic, and oregano and grits creamed with cottage cheese and chicken schmaltz.
March 5, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Chicken thighs seared in a skillet on both sides and finished in a 400F oven with homemade salsa verde served with dark red kidney beans partially smashed with bacon, garlic, and oregano and grits creamed with cottage cheese and chicken schmaltz.
I’m grateful to TEP for organizing campaigns to contact Tennessee lawmakers about legislation harmful to the LGBTQ+ community in one place. Join me in using this resource today to make your voice heard. See link in first comment.
March 2, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I’m grateful to TEP for organizing campaigns to contact Tennessee lawmakers about legislation harmful to the LGBTQ+ community in one place. Join me in using this resource today to make your voice heard. See link in first comment.