Simon Jester
@simon-jester.bsky.social
Old Ginger Kid and a Blue dot in a Red state. Married to Her. The Bright Center of my personal Universe and the source of if not all, then nearly all of the goodness in my life. Father of 4 wonderful kiddos.
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Simon Jester
@simon-jester.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Howdy y'all. Just wandered over from the dead bird to see what's going on.
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Today LA City Council voted to strengthen the LA rent stabilization law, so that increases will range from 1-4% instead of the current rule, 3-8%. This will affect hundreds of thousands of households. Congrats & thank you to everyone who fought so hard to win this!
laist.com/news/housing...
laist.com/news/housing...
LA reforms rent control for first time in 40 years, lowering rent hikes for most tenants
Under the reforms approved by a majority of City Council members, rent hikes would be capped at 4%, even if inflation in the overall economy runs higher.
laist.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Today LA City Council voted to strengthen the LA rent stabilization law, so that increases will range from 1-4% instead of the current rule, 3-8%. This will affect hundreds of thousands of households. Congrats & thank you to everyone who fought so hard to win this!
laist.com/news/housing...
laist.com/news/housing...
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Some say they are an "anti-influencer" or push for a concept of "no followers." To me, the issue is not if you have lots of followers, it is if you "post for followers" and if you want "fame as an influencer" or want to make a difference with activism. What I do is activism.
November 13, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Some say they are an "anti-influencer" or push for a concept of "no followers." To me, the issue is not if you have lots of followers, it is if you "post for followers" and if you want "fame as an influencer" or want to make a difference with activism. What I do is activism.
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I’ve been crystal clear from the start: I won’t support any funding bill without the ACA tax credit.
I voted NO on the CR tonight because it fails to meet the moment—and unfortunately, the American people will feel the effects of this failure the most.
This fight isn’t over.
I voted NO on the CR tonight because it fails to meet the moment—and unfortunately, the American people will feel the effects of this failure the most.
This fight isn’t over.
Breaking: The House just voted to reopen the government.
November 13, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I’ve been crystal clear from the start: I won’t support any funding bill without the ACA tax credit.
I voted NO on the CR tonight because it fails to meet the moment—and unfortunately, the American people will feel the effects of this failure the most.
This fight isn’t over.
I voted NO on the CR tonight because it fails to meet the moment—and unfortunately, the American people will feel the effects of this failure the most.
This fight isn’t over.
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Today I voted against the Republican funding bill because it will force millions of families to choose between higher health insurance costs or no coverage at all. I will not stand for that. I call on Republicans to undo the damage they're causing and pass a bipartisan ACA tax credit extension bill.
November 13, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Today I voted against the Republican funding bill because it will force millions of families to choose between higher health insurance costs or no coverage at all. I will not stand for that. I call on Republicans to undo the damage they're causing and pass a bipartisan ACA tax credit extension bill.
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AOC was on fire...
November 13, 2025 at 1:38 AM
AOC was on fire...
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Uniter
Newest Rep. Adelita Grijalva: “Basic freedoms are under attack…. What is most concerning is not what this administration has done, but what this body has not done—hold Trump accountable as a co-equal branch of government that we are!”
#ResistanceUnited #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory
Newest Rep. Adelita Grijalva: “Basic freedoms are under attack…. What is most concerning is not what this administration has done, but what this body has not done—hold Trump accountable as a co-equal branch of government that we are!”
#ResistanceUnited #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory
Grijalva: It has been 50 days since the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district elected me to represent them. 50 days that over 800,000 arizonans have been left without access to the basic services that every constituent deserves.
November 12, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Uniter
Newest Rep. Adelita Grijalva: “Basic freedoms are under attack…. What is most concerning is not what this administration has done, but what this body has not done—hold Trump accountable as a co-equal branch of government that we are!”
#ResistanceUnited #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory
Newest Rep. Adelita Grijalva: “Basic freedoms are under attack…. What is most concerning is not what this administration has done, but what this body has not done—hold Trump accountable as a co-equal branch of government that we are!”
#ResistanceUnited #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory
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It’s amazing to me, much like Trump’s elementary way, none of these fuckers have a rudimentary concept how to write a coherent email, spelling, grammar, a logical thought process, etc.
November 13, 2025 at 1:41 AM
It’s amazing to me, much like Trump’s elementary way, none of these fuckers have a rudimentary concept how to write a coherent email, spelling, grammar, a logical thought process, etc.
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The big science accounts are talking about immune dysregulation due to COVID-19 now.
I. Told. You. So.
Infection does confer antibodies and T cells against C19… but it also takes a wrecking ball to the immune system as a whole.
Stop burning down your house. (Metaphorically.)
I. Told. You. So.
Infection does confer antibodies and T cells against C19… but it also takes a wrecking ball to the immune system as a whole.
Stop burning down your house. (Metaphorically.)
November 8, 2025 at 3:13 AM
The big science accounts are talking about immune dysregulation due to COVID-19 now.
I. Told. You. So.
Infection does confer antibodies and T cells against C19… but it also takes a wrecking ball to the immune system as a whole.
Stop burning down your house. (Metaphorically.)
I. Told. You. So.
Infection does confer antibodies and T cells against C19… but it also takes a wrecking ball to the immune system as a whole.
Stop burning down your house. (Metaphorically.)
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BREAKING: A federal jury in Brooklyn awarded our clients — 674 immigrants unlawfully jailed by the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office — $112 million. Could not be more proud to work at @latinojustice.bsky.social and to partner with the talent of Winston & Strawn.
Jury Awards $112 Million to 674 Immigrants Unlawfully Held by Suffolk County for ICE Handover | LatinoJusticePRLDEF
FOR IMMEDIATE
www.latinojustice.org
November 7, 2025 at 11:04 PM
BREAKING: A federal jury in Brooklyn awarded our clients — 674 immigrants unlawfully jailed by the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office — $112 million. Could not be more proud to work at @latinojustice.bsky.social and to partner with the talent of Winston & Strawn.
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Democracy defenders to connect with! Say Hi 👋, Vet, F&R. Ty! 💙
@happykatz.bsky.social
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@bluedalia.bsky.social
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November 7, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Democracy defenders to connect with! Say Hi 👋, Vet, F&R. Ty! 💙
@happykatz.bsky.social
@helamina57.bsky.social
@billncville.bsky.social
@chrisp19.bsky.social
@andrewlevesque.bsky.social
@loveshine204.bsky.social
@timothycathlamet.bsky.social
@bluedalia.bsky.social
@ulvensoye8.bsky.social
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@happykatz.bsky.social
@helamina57.bsky.social
@billncville.bsky.social
@chrisp19.bsky.social
@andrewlevesque.bsky.social
@loveshine204.bsky.social
@timothycathlamet.bsky.social
@bluedalia.bsky.social
@ulvensoye8.bsky.social
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This is officially one of the strangest pictures in American history, and I do not doubt that it will be considered iconic a hundred years from now.
100% serious here.
100% serious here.
November 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
This is officially one of the strangest pictures in American history, and I do not doubt that it will be considered iconic a hundred years from now.
100% serious here.
100% serious here.
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“The human body is able to do some incredible things if you consume enough lead,” said the secretary of health and human services
Gray-Lipped RFK Jr. Touts Body’s Natural Ability To Transmute Lead Into Gold
WASHINGTON—Praising the process as yet another miracle of biology that modern medicine chooses to ignore, a gray-lipped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke at a press conference Wednesday during which he tout...
theonion.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
“The human body is able to do some incredible things if you consume enough lead,” said the secretary of health and human services
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Modern authoritarians seldom cancel elections, because they prefer the veneer of democratic choice that voting provides, and because they can tilt the playing field toward themselves. “No one likes an election better than Vladimir Putin,” the Democratic election lawyer Marc Elias told me.
North Carolina Is the Canary in the Election Coal Mine
Americans don’t have to imagine what attempts to subvert an election could look like, because it’s already happening in one state.
www.theatlantic.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Modern authoritarians seldom cancel elections, because they prefer the veneer of democratic choice that voting provides, and because they can tilt the playing field toward themselves. “No one likes an election better than Vladimir Putin,” the Democratic election lawyer Marc Elias told me.
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Devil incarnate maybe?
October 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Devil incarnate maybe?
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“We don’t have illegal aliens… the legal term for my people were slaves….”
🚨This is what leadership looks and sounds like in 2025.✊🏼
🚨This is what leadership looks and sounds like in 2025.✊🏼
October 26, 2025 at 2:49 AM
“We don’t have illegal aliens… the legal term for my people were slaves….”
🚨This is what leadership looks and sounds like in 2025.✊🏼
🚨This is what leadership looks and sounds like in 2025.✊🏼
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#ResistanceRoots
Larry Itliong was born on this day in 1913 in San Nicolas, Pangasinan, Philippines (then a U.S. territory). A fearless labor organizer for more than four decades, he was instrumental in starting the 1965 Delano Grape Strike and co-founded the United Farm Workers union. /1
Larry Itliong was born on this day in 1913 in San Nicolas, Pangasinan, Philippines (then a U.S. territory). A fearless labor organizer for more than four decades, he was instrumental in starting the 1965 Delano Grape Strike and co-founded the United Farm Workers union. /1
October 26, 2025 at 12:49 AM
#ResistanceRoots
Larry Itliong was born on this day in 1913 in San Nicolas, Pangasinan, Philippines (then a U.S. territory). A fearless labor organizer for more than four decades, he was instrumental in starting the 1965 Delano Grape Strike and co-founded the United Farm Workers union. /1
Larry Itliong was born on this day in 1913 in San Nicolas, Pangasinan, Philippines (then a U.S. territory). A fearless labor organizer for more than four decades, he was instrumental in starting the 1965 Delano Grape Strike and co-founded the United Farm Workers union. /1
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hell yes two failures coming together for possibly the biggest flop ever, they’re makinf this just for me to laugh at i’m so thankful
Bored Ape Yacht Club is making a comeback — as a metaverse
Bored Ape Yacht Club is making a comeback — as a metaverse
Its crypto-themed metaverse, Otherside, has been a long time coming.
buff.ly
October 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
hell yes two failures coming together for possibly the biggest flop ever, they’re makinf this just for me to laugh at i’m so thankful
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Moving to New York and pulling the ladder up behind myself, but wokely
October 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Moving to New York and pulling the ladder up behind myself, but wokely
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#ResistanceRoots
Today in history, 1940: Benjamin O. Davis Sr. becomes the first African American general in the U.S. Army. Throughout his 50-year career in a segregated military, he served as a symbol of perseverance and a powerful advocate for the integration of African American soldiers. /1
Today in history, 1940: Benjamin O. Davis Sr. becomes the first African American general in the U.S. Army. Throughout his 50-year career in a segregated military, he served as a symbol of perseverance and a powerful advocate for the integration of African American soldiers. /1
October 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
#ResistanceRoots
Today in history, 1940: Benjamin O. Davis Sr. becomes the first African American general in the U.S. Army. Throughout his 50-year career in a segregated military, he served as a symbol of perseverance and a powerful advocate for the integration of African American soldiers. /1
Today in history, 1940: Benjamin O. Davis Sr. becomes the first African American general in the U.S. Army. Throughout his 50-year career in a segregated military, he served as a symbol of perseverance and a powerful advocate for the integration of African American soldiers. /1