Laura Jedeed
@laurajedeed.bsky.social
Freelance Journalist, allegedly. Bylines: Politico, TNR, The Nation, Rolling Stone. I have a newsletter and you should read it: https://bannedinyourstate.com
Email: laura.jedeed@gmail.com
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Email: laura.jedeed@gmail.com
Signal: laurajedeed.55
Links: https://linktr.ee/laurajedeed
Pinned
Hard Heart/Soft Heart
40 Days of Shutdown Pain For Nothing
www.bannedinyourstate.com
When you hurt people by shutting down the government, you owe it to thoss people to make that pain mean something. You harden your heart and play to win or you do not play at all
Playing and giving up halfway through, when the damage is done but nothing is achieved, is rank betrayal
Playing and giving up halfway through, when the damage is done but nothing is achieved, is rank betrayal
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Just absolute bullshit, didn't fucking happen, if they won't touch the grass could they at least think about what grass looks like.
November 28, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Just absolute bullshit, didn't fucking happen, if they won't touch the grass could they at least think about what grass looks like.
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seen on WT Harris in E Charlotte
November 23, 2025 at 3:35 AM
seen on WT Harris in E Charlotte
This is fucking horrible and also it seems exhausting. I find it draining to hate like 5 people and this mf is out here doing it to millions
November 28, 2025 at 5:19 AM
This is fucking horrible and also it seems exhausting. I find it draining to hate like 5 people and this mf is out here doing it to millions
Two things that make this video different from the pandering performative gestures we're all used to:
1. He already won. He doesn't have to do this anymore
2. This video centers a community organization and the good work they do, then promises that city hall will help them do it
1. He already won. He doesn't have to do this anymore
2. This video centers a community organization and the good work they do, then promises that city hall will help them do it
Combatting poverty and hunger in this city will take every single one of us. Myself included.
November 28, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Two things that make this video different from the pandering performative gestures we're all used to:
1. He already won. He doesn't have to do this anymore
2. This video centers a community organization and the good work they do, then promises that city hall will help them do it
1. He already won. He doesn't have to do this anymore
2. This video centers a community organization and the good work they do, then promises that city hall will help them do it
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The origins are F'd up, but its purpose was noble both then and now. Lincoln made it a holiday during a time of unprecedented crisis to remind us all to be thankful for what we have because everything was so freaking sh*tty.
I consider this a similar Thanksgiving.
Happy Turkeyday!
I consider this a similar Thanksgiving.
Happy Turkeyday!
November 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The origins are F'd up, but its purpose was noble both then and now. Lincoln made it a holiday during a time of unprecedented crisis to remind us all to be thankful for what we have because everything was so freaking sh*tty.
I consider this a similar Thanksgiving.
Happy Turkeyday!
I consider this a similar Thanksgiving.
Happy Turkeyday!
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the true reason for the season: as a species, we give thanks for the asteroid that liberated us from the tyranny of the dinosaurs by roasting and eating one of them fuckers.
November 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM
the true reason for the season: as a species, we give thanks for the asteroid that liberated us from the tyranny of the dinosaurs by roasting and eating one of them fuckers.
I don't know a single family, on the left or on the right, that sits around the table talking about the origins of Thanksgiving. It's a day to feast and be with family, chosen or otherwise, and reflect on the good things in our lives
That's a good holiday
Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate🦃
That's a good holiday
Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate🦃
November 27, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I don't know a single family, on the left or on the right, that sits around the table talking about the origins of Thanksgiving. It's a day to feast and be with family, chosen or otherwise, and reflect on the good things in our lives
That's a good holiday
Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate🦃
That's a good holiday
Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate🦃
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this has been on my mind all year because irrespective of intent, this is how the mid-level of news was absolutely hollowed out. and most people i know in this line of work have endured financial hell so often and so many times
even if the third thing pauses, the anxiety does not, it's damaging
even if the third thing pauses, the anxiety does not, it's damaging
If you're ever wondered why journalists seem so out of touch most of the time it's because in order to establish yourself you need to either come from money, marry into money, or be OK with abject poverty and daily financial panic
That third thing is unsustainable long-term
That third thing is unsustainable long-term
November 26, 2025 at 2:46 AM
this has been on my mind all year because irrespective of intent, this is how the mid-level of news was absolutely hollowed out. and most people i know in this line of work have endured financial hell so often and so many times
even if the third thing pauses, the anxiety does not, it's damaging
even if the third thing pauses, the anxiety does not, it's damaging
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This is one of those things that rarely gets talked about that has had a massive effect.
As fields like journalism, art, and academia were collapsed and living expenses skyrocketed they came to skew increasingly toward people whose families could afford to supplement their income.
As fields like journalism, art, and academia were collapsed and living expenses skyrocketed they came to skew increasingly toward people whose families could afford to supplement their income.
If you're ever wondered why journalists seem so out of touch most of the time it's because in order to establish yourself you need to either come from money, marry into money, or be OK with abject poverty and daily financial panic
That third thing is unsustainable long-term
That third thing is unsustainable long-term
November 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
This is one of those things that rarely gets talked about that has had a massive effect.
As fields like journalism, art, and academia were collapsed and living expenses skyrocketed they came to skew increasingly toward people whose families could afford to supplement their income.
As fields like journalism, art, and academia were collapsed and living expenses skyrocketed they came to skew increasingly toward people whose families could afford to supplement their income.
If you're ever wondered why journalists seem so out of touch most of the time it's because in order to establish yourself you need to either come from money, marry into money, or be OK with abject poverty and daily financial panic
That third thing is unsustainable long-term
That third thing is unsustainable long-term
November 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
If you're ever wondered why journalists seem so out of touch most of the time it's because in order to establish yourself you need to either come from money, marry into money, or be OK with abject poverty and daily financial panic
That third thing is unsustainable long-term
That third thing is unsustainable long-term
They are 100% telling on themselves: they don't think LLMs are human, they believe humans are functionally LLMs
November 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
They are 100% telling on themselves: they don't think LLMs are human, they believe humans are functionally LLMs
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Thank goodness! mine's been on back order since I ordered it when I found out it talked fetishes and knives
AI Teddy Bear That Talked Fetishes and Knives Is Back on the Market
AI Teddy Bear That Talked Fetishes and Knives Is Back on the Market
The toymakers say they've worked out the kinks (literally) and the bear is safe to use again.
gizmodo.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Thank goodness! mine's been on back order since I ordered it when I found out it talked fetishes and knives
Listen, AI hype is the only reason we aren't in a recession and if you aren't willing to sacrifice your child to keep those furnaces running you're letting the commies win
AI Teddy Bear That Talked Fetishes and Knives Is Back on the Market
AI Teddy Bear That Talked Fetishes and Knives Is Back on the Market
The toymakers say they've worked out the kinks (literally) and the bear is safe to use again.
gizmodo.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Listen, AI hype is the only reason we aren't in a recession and if you aren't willing to sacrifice your child to keep those furnaces running you're letting the commies win
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There are a lot of people who seem to believe that any Social Capital you get for being an author is the same as Financial Capital and nobody is sorrier than me to report that it is not.
November 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
There are a lot of people who seem to believe that any Social Capital you get for being an author is the same as Financial Capital and nobody is sorrier than me to report that it is not.
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First Secretary of Defense you could defeat by painting a tunnel on the side of a boulder.
November 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
First Secretary of Defense you could defeat by painting a tunnel on the side of a boulder.
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Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
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Call: Reminding service members to refuse illegal orders is laudable.
Calling for their execution is authoritarian and disqualifying.
Congress must open impeachment now
—and we should thank those upholding the law,
not those demanding vengeance.
www.indivisibleor.org/take-action/...
Calling for their execution is authoritarian and disqualifying.
Congress must open impeachment now
—and we should thank those upholding the law,
not those demanding vengeance.
www.indivisibleor.org/take-action/...
REMINDING SERVICE MEMBERS NOT TO OBEY ILLEGAL ORDERS IS LAUDATORY; CALLING FOR THEIR EXECUTION REQUIRES IMPEACHMENT — Indivisible Oregon
Trump’s calls for the execution of Members of Congress whose only crime was reminding service members that military law requires them to follow legal, but not illegal, orders are reprehensible and req...
www.indivisibleor.org
November 25, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Call: Reminding service members to refuse illegal orders is laudable.
Calling for their execution is authoritarian and disqualifying.
Congress must open impeachment now
—and we should thank those upholding the law,
not those demanding vengeance.
www.indivisibleor.org/take-action/...
Calling for their execution is authoritarian and disqualifying.
Congress must open impeachment now
—and we should thank those upholding the law,
not those demanding vengeance.
www.indivisibleor.org/take-action/...
The Trump/Mamdani meeting is a great test for pundits, amateur and professional alike, because anyone who says they saw that coming is lying, I'm so sorry. That's someone who can't admit they were wrong and needs the world to believe they can predict the future. Hard pass
November 25, 2025 at 8:14 AM
The Trump/Mamdani meeting is a great test for pundits, amateur and professional alike, because anyone who says they saw that coming is lying, I'm so sorry. That's someone who can't admit they were wrong and needs the world to believe they can predict the future. Hard pass
Brave words. Most politicians are against the people, but Harris has the courage to say she's for them. Groundbreaking stuff
November 24, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Brave words. Most politicians are against the people, but Harris has the courage to say she's for them. Groundbreaking stuff
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the last 24 hours on X, summed up:
November 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
the last 24 hours on X, summed up:
It is currently mid-afternoon and I have accomplished more today than I have in the past week. I'm not even tired, I'm gonna keep working. Holy shit.
A week ago I learned that my B12 levels are like....catastrophically low. They gave me an injection and said I'd probably feel a lot less depressed and foggy soon
Yesterday, for the first time in months, I woke up and was happy to be awake. Like it could be potentially fun to do things, even
Yesterday, for the first time in months, I woke up and was happy to be awake. Like it could be potentially fun to do things, even
November 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
It is currently mid-afternoon and I have accomplished more today than I have in the past week. I'm not even tired, I'm gonna keep working. Holy shit.
Evergreen
You'd think with all the times an article or journalist discovers this shit that we would have discovered it by now
November 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Evergreen
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I think often about how we fought in Afghanistan for 20 years and most Americans don’t have the foggiest idea that a defining part of the challenge for those who served was a culture that enables the widespread systemic rape of young boys.
My infantry Bn had a really hard time parsing the gender and sexuality issues of Southern Helmand.
When people say, "you wouldn't want a 'purple haired gender studies major' in the Marines" I reply "YES we desperately needed them!" We had teams of anthropologists who published studies for us.
When people say, "you wouldn't want a 'purple haired gender studies major' in the Marines" I reply "YES we desperately needed them!" We had teams of anthropologists who published studies for us.
November 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I think often about how we fought in Afghanistan for 20 years and most Americans don’t have the foggiest idea that a defining part of the challenge for those who served was a culture that enables the widespread systemic rape of young boys.
I've never injected heroin, but I have to imagine that first hit feels a lot like watching this video of Jack Posobiec storming out of Friday's presser after Trump says he agrees with a lot of Mamdani's positions
November 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I've never injected heroin, but I have to imagine that first hit feels a lot like watching this video of Jack Posobiec storming out of Friday's presser after Trump says he agrees with a lot of Mamdani's positions
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My infantry Bn had a really hard time parsing the gender and sexuality issues of Southern Helmand.
When people say, "you wouldn't want a 'purple haired gender studies major' in the Marines" I reply "YES we desperately needed them!" We had teams of anthropologists who published studies for us.
When people say, "you wouldn't want a 'purple haired gender studies major' in the Marines" I reply "YES we desperately needed them!" We had teams of anthropologists who published studies for us.
November 24, 2025 at 11:24 AM
My infantry Bn had a really hard time parsing the gender and sexuality issues of Southern Helmand.
When people say, "you wouldn't want a 'purple haired gender studies major' in the Marines" I reply "YES we desperately needed them!" We had teams of anthropologists who published studies for us.
When people say, "you wouldn't want a 'purple haired gender studies major' in the Marines" I reply "YES we desperately needed them!" We had teams of anthropologists who published studies for us.