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Jesse Thorn

@jessethorn.bsky.social

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Host of NPR's Bullseye, Judge John Hodgman and Jordan Jesse Go. Founder and worker-owner of Maximum Fun. Four-time professional actor. “Still bringin’ satin for them draws, velvet for the mic and got a pound for the cause.”

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 7d

If you have 100 reviews, I will go on your podcast.

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 4h

We had an incredible @bullseye.maximumfun.org show in Santa Cruz with Adam Scott, Glynn Washington, @scottsimpson.bsky.social and @bootsriley.bsky.social , plus The Mermen. Laughs, tears, hissing, the whole thing. Thanks to all 💓

Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 21h

Boots and KZSC are square :). He came down to Santa Cruz to do our 25th anniversary show tonight.

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 21h

It’s a pretty incredible record for a man that young to write.

It was evident the President didn't like us
Assassination attempts, I'd root for the snipers
My teacher told me that I didn't know what right was
Well, she was wrong cause I knew what a right was
And a left and an uppercut, too

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 21h

The lyric is from The Coup’s single “Not Yet Free” from the album “Kill My Landlord.”

“And everyday I pulls a front so nobody pulls my card / I got a mirror in my pocket and I practice looking hard”

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The Coup - Not Yet Free

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 21h

The song sampled one of Boots’ Coup lyrics for the chorus - “Got a mirror in my pocket and I practice looking hard.”

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E-40 - Practice Lookin' Hard (Official Video)

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 21h

Boots Riley of The Coup, E-40 and Tupac on the set of 40’s “Practice Lookin’ Hard” video in 1993. The Bay has always rolled together.

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 1d

#crackkills

Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 1d

Eighth grade assembly be like

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 1d

Flea market

Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 1d

Had a great evening in Santa Cruz. Tomorrow: the big sold out Bullseye 25 show at the Kuumbwa.

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 1d

I emailed with him about it before he passed :)

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Samantha @itssamanthaaaa.bsky.social · 10d

harry potter tattoos have a significantly higher regret rate than any gender affirming surgeries

Laser Clinic Offers Discount on Harry Potter Tattoo Removals in Support of
Trans Rights
By: Andy Lalwani

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 2d

Any hot tips for Santa Cruz? Places to eat? It’ll be my second time there in the last twenty years.

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 2d

NPR’s reporting on HHS’ planned rules changes

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Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally

The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.

www.npr.org

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 2d

They really do plan to make healthcare for trans kids illegal… without even passing a law.

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 2d

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 2d

If any of you is a videographer who wants to shoot Bullseye’s NYC show on the 15th lmk.

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Bullseye with Jesse Thorn @bullseye.maximumfun.org · 2d

Marc Maron hosted WTF for 16 years, and for 16 years he had producer Brendan McDonald producing him behind the scenes. On Bullseye with Jesse Thorn, Maron and McDonald talk about their intimate, evolving relationship: buff.ly/irK6n7k

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Ronald W. Berkowsky, PhD 🏳️‍🌈 @ronaldberkowsky.bsky.social · 3d

Can’t even fully express the magnitude of my anger and frustration at HHS. Trans-affirming care for youth has been shown to improve mental health outcomes and quality of life - it’s saved lives. But the Trump administration is using Medicare/Medicaid as a tool to strip that care from those in need.

Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 3d

Exclusive from @npr.org: the Department of Health and Human Services plans to introduce a rule in early November eliminating Medicare & Medicaid funding of any kind for any hospital that offers care for transgender youth. This would make care nearly impossible to access. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally

The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.

www.npr.org

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magifloxacin @magifloxacin.bsky.social · 3d

1000 percent this! I can’t see pedi patients anymore (Texas 😔) but I am constantly proselytizing to the primary care providers where I work that YES YOU CAN PROVIDE GENDER AFFIRMING CARE to your adults safely and make an astronomical difference in their lives and it is in your scope of practice!

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 3d

One request: if you are a doctor or NP who treats young people, please learn the best practices for gender affirming care. They don’t require an endocrinologist, the protocols are straight forward for GPs and pediatricians. Your patients need you right now.

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 3d

There will likely be some private clinics and practices that survive. Their services will be inaccessible to most people, simply because of cost and demand. Hopefully we will have brave providers fighting in court, like this one that fought the FTC’s illegal subpoenas www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...

Judge Rebukes Justice Dept. Over Efforts to Obtain Confidential Patient Details

www.nytimes.com

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 3d

The goal is not to deny care to patients with public insurance. It’s to deny care to all patients.

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 3d

Without Medicare and Medicaid patients, many hospitals only have the reserves to operate for a few months. So even if they have the will to fight in court (which many don’t), they typically can’t last long enough to make it through a court battle. So whether the rules are legal is almost immaterial.

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 3d

This isn’t legislation. This is a way to coerce hospitals and care centers, which universally rely on patients with public insurance, a huge portion of the populace, to stop providing care. It will certainly lead to lawsuits, but in the meantime will destroy the care infrastructure for trans kids.

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