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Jennessa Hester 🍒
@cherrypoppunk.bsky.social
lambda poetry fellow 👸 disney and nintendo studies 🏰 perpetually sleepy 💤 she/her 🏳️‍⚧️

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New poem out today from the always wonderful @petrichorlit.bsky.social!

This is an especially distraught piece from my WIP, and I'm so grateful it has a safe home 💖

Read the full issue here: petrichormag.com/petrichor-27/
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I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them
What a moment.
February 9, 2026 at 2:11 AM
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A phenomenal halftime show by Bad Bunny.

The final sequence with the flags asks us to imagine a world without empire. Without all the racism inherent to the American imperial project.

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February 9, 2026 at 1:39 AM
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February 9, 2026 at 1:58 AM
And somehow, this was only her second best performance at Super Bowl LX 💕
Lady Gaga sings with her Jigglypuff in Pokémon’s new commercial celebrating its 30th anniversary.
February 9, 2026 at 2:14 AM
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For those who don’t know why Lady Gaga performing with Bad Bunny is significant. He’s actually a massive fan of her. He’s said her album literally helped him get through a difficult time in his life.
February 9, 2026 at 1:52 AM
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What can you do with a history degree?
February 9, 2026 at 1:52 AM
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February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
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When he gave the Grammy to that young boy who made everyone think of Liam…even if that wasn’t actually Liam, it was just the perfect way of cutting through all the bullshit.

Every kid impacted by this administration’s cruelty is another Liam.
February 9, 2026 at 1:43 AM
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he went from south to north. a WORD.
"God Bless America:" then he lists most of the countries in the hemisphere starting with Chile I think? this rules
February 9, 2026 at 1:43 AM
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what a shot
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 AM
A phenomenal halftime show by Bad Bunny.

The final sequence with the flags asks us to imagine a world without empire. Without all the racism inherent to the American imperial project.

🇵🇷💕
February 9, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Maybe the worst ad of the Super Bowl.

The tech overlords are too lazy to make an effort even when it's in service of capitalism.

No wonder they love AI so much.
February 9, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Go work with Peter! They're one of the most delightful people to every exist 💕
I am pleased to announce that I will be guest editing a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Disney Studies, with the inimical Joel Gray and...you? We're looking for a Goofy to join our Donald and Mickey, so please consider signing on. Issue CFP will follow in due course.
Have you wished upon a star that you could be an IJoDS editor, but thought that only happens in fairy tales? Well, dream no more: we're looking for special guest editors on two special issues (Global fandom and Mickey). We are open to all regardless of experience level: tinyurl.com/3wfh6ncw
February 9, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Ah yes, the famously apolitical songs "American Idiot" and "Holiday."

Don't trust an article about Green Day if it can't even spell Tré Cool's name right.
February 9, 2026 at 12:44 AM
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My favorite Super Bowl: this poem from Mary Ruefle 💙
February 8, 2026 at 10:32 PM
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Having my kids watch this to better understand the winter Olympics.
February 7, 2026 at 9:12 PM
In 2002, DeLauro voted against the act that created ICE.

She can absolutely remember a time before ICE. She just can't seem to recall that, a long time ago, she used to have courage.
I don’t excuse this because everyone should be learning and evolving as they grow older, but I think there’s a generation of Americans, who absolutely cannot fathom a world without police enforcement of everything.
“Renee Goodman [sic], Alex Pretti – there are no words,” DeLauro said.

“You said there were no words after the murder of those two individuals,” said Rev. Jack Perkins Davidson. “I think the words are ‘Abolish ICE.’”

www.ctpublic.org/news/2026-02...
February 7, 2026 at 1:27 AM
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36 Views of My Breasts: A trans body memoir

In this print adaptation of her one woman show of the same name, Sainwood offers a lens for reflection and a framework for reimagining our bodies as patient creations who’ll welcome us back.

@billiewrites.bsky.social
kithbooks.com/shop/p/36views
February 6, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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If you can, please help my dear friend Chelsea. They are a wonderful teacher in the New Orleans area, and were a ray of light while getting my MA 💕
Donate to Community Support Needed for Beloved Teacher and Mother, organized by David Brin
Help Chelsea Recover and Cover Medical and Monthly Bills: Meet … David Brin needs your support for Community Support Needed for Beloved Teacher and Mother
www.gofundme.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:49 PM
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Untrue.
February 6, 2026 at 12:38 AM
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February 6, 2026 at 2:06 AM
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been meaning to post some stuff here, sorry for not being here in a while. I love these two so much <33333333 🩷🩵 #dkc #donkeykongbananza
February 6, 2026 at 12:56 AM
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I'm impressed at how logistically, Sabrina Carpenter is like the perfect height to host the Muppets
February 4, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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I wish current events would stop giving me material for future digital humanities / computational text analysis classes illustrating how, if you're searching a corpus at scale, you really need to be careful and actually look at your results to make sure it's doing what you think it is.
The word don't is censored. Don't, or Don T. If you're looking for just some fun proof they're doing control+f censoring
February 6, 2026 at 12:50 AM