Jen Grogan 🐙📖📚
@eightarmsedits.bsky.social
Writer, freelance editor / nonprofit admin / web content person, walker, knitter, museum docent, mom. She/her. RTs=/=endorsements. Opinions are my own. jengrogan.com
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"We live in capitalism, its power seems inescapable — but then, so did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art. Very often in our art, the art of words."
- Ursula K. Le Guin
November 19, 2014
- Ursula K. Le Guin
November 19, 2014
OH MY GOD, REALLY??? 😍🎅
Santa has been reading your skeets all year.
Most of you are getting dictionaries.
Most of you are getting dictionaries.
December 2, 2025 at 5:04 AM
OH MY GOD, REALLY??? 😍🎅
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December 1, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Accurate.
Whenever you make art you should make it the most self indulgent thing that has ever existed. make it so self indulgent ppl are like Hmm is this a fetish, they went so hard with it, wow, I don't even go here but maybe I do now
December 1, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Accurate.
Oh, hey. They DID find some voter fraud, I guess.
REPUBLICAN MAYOR IN KANSAS FACING DEPORTATION OVER VOTER FRAUD
Joe Ceballos, a longtime Republican and small-town mayor in Kansas, is facing felony voter fraud charges and possible deportation from the presidential administration he voted for.
Full story: https://bit.ly/4iwEwYj
Joe Ceballos, a longtime Republican and small-town mayor in Kansas, is facing felony voter fraud charges and possible deportation from the presidential administration he voted for.
Full story: https://bit.ly/4iwEwYj
December 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Oh, hey. They DID find some voter fraud, I guess.
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Tag yourself, I’m the two bathtubs in the laundry room
December 1, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Tag yourself, I’m the two bathtubs in the laundry room
I adore Artemisia Gentileschi's work. She has the most fabulous use of shadow and expression.
Fascinating painting of a very rare subject by Artemisia Gentileschi going up for auction tomorrow at Christie's: A mother presenting her newborn child to St. Blaise (San Biagio), identifiable by the wool comb, the instrument of his martyrdom. www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6...
December 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I adore Artemisia Gentileschi's work. She has the most fabulous use of shadow and expression.
I apparently offended the neck gods last night. I have propitiated them with acetaminophen, but they found the sacrifice insufficient.
When the hour is appropriate for another sacrifice, I will try ibuprofen. And maybe a hot pad.
When the hour is appropriate for another sacrifice, I will try ibuprofen. And maybe a hot pad.
December 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I apparently offended the neck gods last night. I have propitiated them with acetaminophen, but they found the sacrifice insufficient.
When the hour is appropriate for another sacrifice, I will try ibuprofen. And maybe a hot pad.
When the hour is appropriate for another sacrifice, I will try ibuprofen. And maybe a hot pad.
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“So the plan is to replace all their jobs with AI”
Five minutes later: “what do you mean, broke people don’t spend as much?”
Five minutes later: “what do you mean, broke people don’t spend as much?”
Gen Z Shoppers Aren’t Spending Like Retailers Need Them To
More than other generations, 20-somethings are tightening their holiday-season budgets because of economic pressures.
www.wsj.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:27 PM
“So the plan is to replace all their jobs with AI”
Five minutes later: “what do you mean, broke people don’t spend as much?”
Five minutes later: “what do you mean, broke people don’t spend as much?”
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So, funny story. This popup Word was showing me six months early that shows my expiration is March 2026?
Total lie.
Based on this, I bought another year last week while it was on sale, & when I went to redeem the code, it told me it was pushing my expiration out to March 2028.
Twenty. Eight. 🤬
Total lie.
Based on this, I bought another year last week while it was on sale, & when I went to redeem the code, it told me it was pushing my expiration out to March 2028.
Twenty. Eight. 🤬
Microsoft, why are giving me this popup for an expiration that is literally five months away???
And I’ve seen it MULTIPLE TIMES now. 😡
And I’ve seen it MULTIPLE TIMES now. 😡
December 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
So, funny story. This popup Word was showing me six months early that shows my expiration is March 2026?
Total lie.
Based on this, I bought another year last week while it was on sale, & when I went to redeem the code, it told me it was pushing my expiration out to March 2028.
Twenty. Eight. 🤬
Total lie.
Based on this, I bought another year last week while it was on sale, & when I went to redeem the code, it told me it was pushing my expiration out to March 2028.
Twenty. Eight. 🤬
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Just yesterday I got, "You used to work at OED? Did you quit in a righteous rage when they put in the wrong sense of _literally_?"
I flummoxed him by replying, "No, that happened in 1908, so a bit before my tenure there."
I flummoxed him by replying, "No, that happened in 1908, so a bit before my tenure there."
December 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Just yesterday I got, "You used to work at OED? Did you quit in a righteous rage when they put in the wrong sense of _literally_?"
I flummoxed him by replying, "No, that happened in 1908, so a bit before my tenure there."
I flummoxed him by replying, "No, that happened in 1908, so a bit before my tenure there."
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In 1974, Gary Tyler was a Black student bussed into a newly desegregated Louisiana high school. When a white mob attacked his bus and a white student was killed, Gary was wrongfully sentenced to death by an all white jury.
Gary Tyler Spent 42 Years in Prison for a Crime He Didn't Commit. Racism Put Him There. | ACLU
Tyler’s case shows how bias, fear, and discrimination drive wrongful convictions — and why confronting racial injustice in the legal system remains urgent today.
www.aclu.org
November 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
In 1974, Gary Tyler was a Black student bussed into a newly desegregated Louisiana high school. When a white mob attacked his bus and a white student was killed, Gary was wrongfully sentenced to death by an all white jury.
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Walz on Trump calling him the r-word: "We all know both as an educator & parent that using that term is just so damaging. It's hurtful. We have fought 3 decades to get this out of our schools. Kids know better. But this is what Donald Trump has done. He's normalized this type of hateful behavior."
November 30, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Walz on Trump calling him the r-word: "We all know both as an educator & parent that using that term is just so damaging. It's hurtful. We have fought 3 decades to get this out of our schools. Kids know better. But this is what Donald Trump has done. He's normalized this type of hateful behavior."
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Most young people are worried, as they should be, about the impact that AI will have on their lives and their ability to earn a decent living.
Our job is not complicated. We must make certain that AI and robotics improve life for all, and not just make billionaires even richer.
Our job is not complicated. We must make certain that AI and robotics improve life for all, and not just make billionaires even richer.
November 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Most young people are worried, as they should be, about the impact that AI will have on their lives and their ability to earn a decent living.
Our job is not complicated. We must make certain that AI and robotics improve life for all, and not just make billionaires even richer.
Our job is not complicated. We must make certain that AI and robotics improve life for all, and not just make billionaires even richer.
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Authors win discovery ruling in lawsuit against Open AI that could help prove willful copyright infringement (over the use of pirated datasets for AI training)
The OpenAI ruling writers should know about 👀 (if your work was scraped for LLM training, this affects you). www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
OpenAI Loses Key Discovery Battle as It Cedes Ground to Authors in AI Lawsuits
The issue has been a major battleground in discovery. OpenAI could be on the hook for hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars if it was aware it was infringing on copyrighted material.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Authors win discovery ruling in lawsuit against Open AI that could help prove willful copyright infringement (over the use of pirated datasets for AI training)
Sorry about that last post; I try to avoid being Dramatic about things, but my grandpa is on hospice and my grandma is being very “don’t come over” about the situation because god forbid there’s a juice spill or some other normal situation going on, and it’s very frustrating.
I’m going on a walk.
I’m going on a walk.
November 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Sorry about that last post; I try to avoid being Dramatic about things, but my grandpa is on hospice and my grandma is being very “don’t come over” about the situation because god forbid there’s a juice spill or some other normal situation going on, and it’s very frustrating.
I’m going on a walk.
I’m going on a walk.
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Looking for a snow dog of your own?
Chester is available for adoption from @youngatheartpets.bsky.social in Woodstock, IL!
adoptaseniorpet.com/adopt/availa...
Chester is available for adoption from @youngatheartpets.bsky.social in Woodstock, IL!
adoptaseniorpet.com/adopt/availa...
Snow Day! Chester is loving it!!
November 29, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Looking for a snow dog of your own?
Chester is available for adoption from @youngatheartpets.bsky.social in Woodstock, IL!
adoptaseniorpet.com/adopt/availa...
Chester is available for adoption from @youngatheartpets.bsky.social in Woodstock, IL!
adoptaseniorpet.com/adopt/availa...
Oh no, do I really need to listen to “The Show Must Go On” to psych myself up for a *phone-call?* Is that where we’re at today?
November 30, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Oh no, do I really need to listen to “The Show Must Go On” to psych myself up for a *phone-call?* Is that where we’re at today?
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I’m legit in awe of the concept of poems that are too dangerous to fall into the wrong hands
this is quite the detail
November 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I’m legit in awe of the concept of poems that are too dangerous to fall into the wrong hands
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Those seeking pardons through official channels have watched while Trump grants pardons to people who never entered the system at all.
“If you’re a donor or political supporter, you move to the front of the line,” said a lawyer for one pardon-seeker.
“If you’re a donor or political supporter, you move to the front of the line,” said a lawyer for one pardon-seeker.
How Trump Has Exploited Pardons and Clemency to Reward Allies and Supporters
The president’s second term has brought a flood of clemency for allies and donors — as well as felons, like him, who were convicted of financial wrongdoing.
www.propublica.org
November 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Those seeking pardons through official channels have watched while Trump grants pardons to people who never entered the system at all.
“If you’re a donor or political supporter, you move to the front of the line,” said a lawyer for one pardon-seeker.
“If you’re a donor or political supporter, you move to the front of the line,” said a lawyer for one pardon-seeker.
We’re officially decorated. (Please disregard the tv.)
November 29, 2025 at 10:31 PM
We’re officially decorated. (Please disregard the tv.)
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Yum. Nothing beats a sweet crisp WA apple, unless it's a hot juicy apple pie. Let's give a shout out to "Casimiro" and his co-workers who are harvesting apples in Sunnyside WA. #WeFeedYou
November 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Yum. Nothing beats a sweet crisp WA apple, unless it's a hot juicy apple pie. Let's give a shout out to "Casimiro" and his co-workers who are harvesting apples in Sunnyside WA. #WeFeedYou
Today, the Squidling, husband and I completed a 300 piece puzzle, among other things.
November 29, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Today, the Squidling, husband and I completed a 300 piece puzzle, among other things.
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Now this is journalism.
Point it out. POINT IT THE FUCKOUT. They are PRETENDING to not get it.
Point it out. POINT IT THE FUCKOUT. They are PRETENDING to not get it.
November 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Now this is journalism.
Point it out. POINT IT THE FUCKOUT. They are PRETENDING to not get it.
Point it out. POINT IT THE FUCKOUT. They are PRETENDING to not get it.
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Thoroughbred horses, auto racing, massive ranches, luxury hotels.
The hobbies and side businesses of the ultrawealthy create huge write-offs that can let them get away with paying little or no income tax for as much as a decade at a time.
(Published Dec. 2021)
The hobbies and side businesses of the ultrawealthy create huge write-offs that can let them get away with paying little or no income tax for as much as a decade at a time.
(Published Dec. 2021)
When You’re a Billionaire, Your Hobbies Can Slash Your Tax Bill
Thoroughbred horses, auto racing, massive ranches, luxury hotels. The hobbies and side businesses of the ultrawealthy create huge write-offs that can let them get away with paying little or no income ...
www.propublica.org
November 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Thoroughbred horses, auto racing, massive ranches, luxury hotels.
The hobbies and side businesses of the ultrawealthy create huge write-offs that can let them get away with paying little or no income tax for as much as a decade at a time.
(Published Dec. 2021)
The hobbies and side businesses of the ultrawealthy create huge write-offs that can let them get away with paying little or no income tax for as much as a decade at a time.
(Published Dec. 2021)
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November 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM