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Jen

@jkmahal.bsky.social

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Former lots of things, current Jill-of-all-trades. Also Associate Director of the Center for Monster Studies at UC Santa Cruz. Manga lover. Anime fan. Quaker. Unashamed reader of romance. Will write for food.

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Jen @jkmahal.bsky.social · Sep 12

I am so proud of my husband @n-w-f.bsky.social’s new book: Animal Crossing New Horizons: Can a Game Take Care of Us? It’s deeply personal and made me cry (in a good way). He got his preview copy today (it’s out Oct. 9 ) and I just have to share the preface…. Congratulations, my love.

Book page from Animal Crossing New Horizons: Can a Game Take Care of Us? “Preface
I Hated Animal Crossing
I’m passionate about Animal Crossing New Horizons.
This book is the story of how that passion developed, how it turned to hatred, and then how that hatred came undone.
It’s the story of playing a game with my kids, while the COVID-19 swept by outside our windows.
It’s a story about fatherhood and paternalism, about trying care for my kids as a disabled dad, and about a game codesigned by a father who hoped to caretaker at a distance.
It’s a book about wondering ‘Can a game help take care of us in a time of crisis? Do we want it to try? And what do we have to give up to fall into its embrace?’

Noah Wardrip-Fruin
Santa Cruz, Calif.
April 2024

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Shannon (she/her) @ravenlenore.bsky.social · 5h

Bring on more of these videos - they make me so happy
#joyisresistance

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 7h

Portland 🔥

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 9h

Nixon’s crimes look like harmless high school pranks compared to the now-daily unprecedented illegal & unconstitutional crimes being committed daily by this president & his staff

Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 10h

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 8h

really striking the degree to which not a single person working in the trump administration appears to be interested in serving the american people

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8h

The mainstream media loves making it seam like dysfunction in Washington is coming from both parties.

Hello?

Much of the GOP no longer accepts the rule of law, or the norms of democracy, or the legitimacy of the opposing party.

Enough of the false equivalence.

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Microplastics Spookmelier @leastactionhero.bsky.social · 6h

today in "predicted by 30 Rock"

Edie Falco on 30 Rock:
I MISSED THE VOTE ON A BILL TO LEGALIZE RECREATIONAL WHALE TORTURE.

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Dan @djlane.bsky.social · 10h

#ProudBlue

Does everyone know there is a full blown outbreak of measles on South Carolina?

Why are our children paying the price of our stupidity?

Will we wait until, that first child gets polio, before we act?

I just can’t believe the apathy of parents.

Our children ARE America’s future.

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Marty Taylor @realmartyt7.bsky.social · 10h

Corporate media is missing the point about Portland’s Mr. Frog. They are covering him and his menagerie as a humorous side show. In reality Mr Frog has seized the visual narrative by pointing out the absurdity of troops in Portland. In our visual media world. Mr Frog is winning the war. #ProudBlue

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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 4h

"Trump and MAGA are the reason your child lost their special education services" is the message, that's easy. Distribution is going to be hard.

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KansasWoman @kansaswoman.bsky.social · 6h

🔽😎🔽 #horrorwatch 🔽😎🔽
in 10 min
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😎
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👻 The Phantasmic Paul Jessup 👻 @pauljessup.com · 14h

Tonight! Tonight! The greatest night of the week! #HorrorWatch! Join us at 9PM EST tonight as we watch the original Howard Hawks classic, The Thing from Another World! You probably know it for it's remake, The Thing by Carpenter. Both based on the classic weird horror story, Who Goes There?

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WhatSaraSaid @whatsarasaid.bsky.social · 11h

the people who implement IDEA have all been fired & if you think we can't organize them into a whirlwind of ballot box vengeance you're not thinking

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14h

The SpEd system in this country is set up in a way that families know they're entitled to certain things but also know they have to fight tooth and nail to get what they deserve.

They're tenacious experienced fighters who'll do anything for their kids. These assholes just sucker punched them all.

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Ruby 💕💜🩵 @fugitiverabbit.com · 12h

It's a great time to work at a non-profit special education pre school, let me tell you. Lmao

Fuck

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 14h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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I know what you did last summer @i-am-estevan.bsky.social · 1d

I love black and white films (of many different genres) as much as I love comedy or horror.

If you like these old classics, #monochromecreeps is watching Psycho tomorrow night. #frightclub

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Ashley ✨🌙 @barelyashley.bsky.social · 1d

Mother won’t approve, but I’m inviting you anyway… 💋💀

This Saturday at 11/ET, #MonochromeCreeps checks into the Bates Motel for PSYCHO!

Come for the hot showers and stay for the stabbing 🔪

Stream on Shudder, Peacock, Physical Media

See you there, Creeps

#PSYCHO
#MutantFam
@frightya.bsky.social

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d

CHICAGO: REBUILD is providing therapy to folks detained by ICE. Please feel free to let people know.

findmeatherapist.org

Find Me A Therapist

findmeatherapist.org

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Jen @jkmahal.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks. I needed that. 🪶

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Brett "Solidarity 2025" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 1d

It's easy to be a doomer tonight.

So I won't be. 🪶

A western goal watching the sunset from Shore . Image taken, I don't know, 9 months ago?

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Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social · 1d

👇👇 "...all current (civilian) Epidemic Intelligence Service, and several people working on the Ebola response." 🛟

Staff at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention across multiple programs being fired tonight, including all current (civilian) Epidemic Intelligence Service, and several people working on the… | J...

www.linkedin.com

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 1d

RIFed:

(We think) people working on the NHANES surveys.

🧠🪱 is obsessed about healthy eating and ending the obesity outbreak.

Um, this is where you get DATA to learn about what people eat, drink, and their health.

Nothing says “fight obesity” like cutting the team that studies, uh… nutrition. 🍎

About NHANES

Learn about the only national health survey that includes health exams and laboratory tests

www.cdc.gov

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dfm @cthonicyouth.bsky.social · 1d

Day 10; #sweep the porch #pokétober #poketober2025 #inktober #inktober2025 #psyduck🐥 #pidgeot #butterfree #pokemon

Psyduck sweeping a porch. There are nice flower beds and a pideoto sits nearby and a butterfree flutters near the blooms

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 1d

UPDATE‼️The Hill reports at least 4,100 employees fired today as Russell Vought and Trump devastate our government agencies and slash the federal workforce.

thehill.com/homenews/adm...

thehill.com

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Zi @ziqqix.bsky.social · 1d

Been big into brush pen lately

Drawing of a falcon done in pentel orange/red brush pen

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Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · 1d

cry havoc and let slip the frogs of war

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 1d

Just a reminder, the layoffs in govt were just done out of spite, not necessity

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 1d

RIFed:

LLS - Laboratory Leadership Service

Y’know, another crucial hands-on and practical training program where fellows hone their laboratory expertise and skills.

Yet another blow for when the next novel disease outbreak comes…..

So fucking short sighted.

About The Laboratory Leadership Service (LLS)

LLS is a laboratory fellowship for health professionals to gain laboratory expertise and skills.

www.cdc.gov

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kamimagic @kamimagic.bsky.social · 1d

I found the agitators! They are 2 unicorns, giraffe, canary, panda, mouse, dinosaur, mouse, Stitch, and the frog! And they are right outside of Portland's ICE facility! 🤣🤣🤣

#ProudBlue

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Christian Petersen @iwantyoustudio.bsky.social · 1d

A PHOTO OF THE PORTLAND FROG WITH THE WORDS: NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES. (BUT SOME WEAR TINY BLUE
ONES AND ARE ALSO FROGS.)

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