The Widow Jenkins
@hmcd.bsky.social
Game writer. GenXer. Snark and cheese, always. Recent widow, also recovering from child’s suicide. (Yeah. My shit’s fucked up.) 80s pop culture purist. Every day is Halloween. 🎃
The video game lady, not the comic book one, though she’s cool.
The video game lady, not the comic book one, though she’s cool.
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The Widow Jenkins
@hmcd.bsky.social
· Sep 26
Donate to Ease the Tragic Ending of A Romance Writer’s Epic Love Story, organized by Heidi McDonald
I was a game writer at the height of my career - author, freq… Heidi McDonald needs your support for Ease the Tragic Ending of A Romance Writer’s Epic Love Story
gofund.me
I’ve been gone awhile because things have been very hard at home. I find myself at an unfathomable point, and my heart is absolutely broken. If you’re able to donate and share, my gratitude is deep. I never wanted to get here. Thank you for your consideration and assistance. gofund.me/0b0592ad0
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I’ll be up late tonight…(nothing new, I guess) working on tomorrow’s article regarding the story of Pete Hegseth…and the order of “Kill them all” that was reported earlier today.
I’ve already got a lot that no one else is reporting…and very likely…won’t.
Look for it mid-late morning.
I’ve already got a lot that no one else is reporting…and very likely…won’t.
Look for it mid-late morning.
November 29, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I’ll be up late tonight…(nothing new, I guess) working on tomorrow’s article regarding the story of Pete Hegseth…and the order of “Kill them all” that was reported earlier today.
I’ve already got a lot that no one else is reporting…and very likely…won’t.
Look for it mid-late morning.
I’ve already got a lot that no one else is reporting…and very likely…won’t.
Look for it mid-late morning.
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Turned out pretty well. Charcuterie for daaaays.
November 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Turned out pretty well. Charcuterie for daaaays.
This needs to be happening everywhere. 💜😭
Holiday carolers are protesting Home Depot’s association with ICE
🎶 We don't want no more deportations 🎶
🎶 We don't want no more deportations 🎶
November 28, 2025 at 10:51 PM
This needs to be happening everywhere. 💜😭
Can we just drop any pretense that any of us are getting our security deposits back?
November 28, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Can we just drop any pretense that any of us are getting our security deposits back?
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If you can, if you need to, use this information.
This is a really good New Republic article about trans people leaving the country. Do some research about getting visas. Start now. It is harder and slower than you think, and there are no opportunities for asylum right now. It also is entirely doable.
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
When Is It Time to Flee?
Trans people and their families are facing hard questions and choices as threats to their safety and rights proliferate.
newrepublic.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:49 AM
If you can, if you need to, use this information.
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No one shld lose sight of the fact that the Guard was only in DC as part of an extended political messaging stunt. The shooter is guilty for the attacks/carnage. Donald Trump is responsible for them. This is the collateral damage of Trump abusing his powers as President.
Pirro: "These Guardsmen and all who are here to protect the District are the line that separates a civilized society from a barbaric one."
November 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
No one shld lose sight of the fact that the Guard was only in DC as part of an extended political messaging stunt. The shooter is guilty for the attacks/carnage. Donald Trump is responsible for them. This is the collateral damage of Trump abusing his powers as President.
So 40 years ago the dogs in dog shows were all named stuff like Lord Fauntleroy Brookingham and today on the dog show they all have names like George and Joe. Weeeeeeeeird.
November 28, 2025 at 2:11 AM
So 40 years ago the dogs in dog shows were all named stuff like Lord Fauntleroy Brookingham and today on the dog show they all have names like George and Joe. Weeeeeeeeird.
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our dinner guest was great and didn’t talk about politics at all.
November 27, 2025 at 10:09 PM
our dinner guest was great and didn’t talk about politics at all.
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The next dragon “mutation” is Whale Fall!
November 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The next dragon “mutation” is Whale Fall!
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with a capital T and that rhymes with C and it stands for Creepers
a group of green minecraft creepers are standing next to each other on a chess board .
ALT: a group of green minecraft creepers are standing next to each other on a chess board .
media.tenor.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:03 PM
with a capital T and that rhymes with C and it stands for Creepers
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cone of shame vs cone of delight
November 7, 2025 at 10:52 AM
cone of shame vs cone of delight
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So this happened in Oslo yesterday. Four articulated buses got stuck in a roundabout.
November 25, 2025 at 8:23 AM
So this happened in Oslo yesterday. Four articulated buses got stuck in a roundabout.
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This is who we're deporting while we're importing sex traffickers like the Tate brothers and white supremacists who are nostalgic for Apartheid.
I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
A Babson College student wanted to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead. - The Boston Globe
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was at Logan to catch a flight to Texas when immigration authorities detained her as she was about to board the plane.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
This is who we're deporting while we're importing sex traffickers like the Tate brothers and white supremacists who are nostalgic for Apartheid.
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A year ago, we were leaving Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia after my daughter’s surgery for thyroid cancer.
Feeling pretty thankful this year. Hope you’ve got something to be thankful for too.
Feeling pretty thankful this year. Hope you’ve got something to be thankful for too.
November 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
A year ago, we were leaving Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia after my daughter’s surgery for thyroid cancer.
Feeling pretty thankful this year. Hope you’ve got something to be thankful for too.
Feeling pretty thankful this year. Hope you’ve got something to be thankful for too.
My hair was down to my butt. Cancer took everything from me this year, so we cut my hair to shoulder length to send to Locks of Love so that somewhere, it can go easier for a child facing cancer and they can have the dignity he was denied.
November 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
My hair was down to my butt. Cancer took everything from me this year, so we cut my hair to shoulder length to send to Locks of Love so that somewhere, it can go easier for a child facing cancer and they can have the dignity he was denied.
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For the next Democratic administration, freedom of speech needs to be weighed against the paradox of tolerance. A democracy that would tolerate a political project aimed at destroying it under the guise of ideological diversity is not a democracy anymore, it is a decadent, failed state.
November 27, 2025 at 12:10 AM
For the next Democratic administration, freedom of speech needs to be weighed against the paradox of tolerance. A democracy that would tolerate a political project aimed at destroying it under the guise of ideological diversity is not a democracy anymore, it is a decadent, failed state.
@dattil.io out there reading my mind
Time for a game inspired by the Macy’s parade! I’m always amused by how hard they twist themselves up to make a celebrity, a song, a corporate sponsorship, and a theme into a coherent parade float. It often fails. Let’s have fun:
CELEBRITY sings SONG on a FLOAT THEME sponsored by COMPANY.
Go!
CELEBRITY sings SONG on a FLOAT THEME sponsored by COMPANY.
Go!
November 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
@dattil.io out there reading my mind
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I've seen many politicians stand behind a food line and dish out food. I think this is the first time I've seen a politician serve homeless people like they're in a restaurant.
And it brought tears to my eyes. Don't change Mamdani.
And it brought tears to my eyes. Don't change Mamdani.
Combatting poverty and hunger in this city will take every single one of us. Myself included.
November 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I've seen many politicians stand behind a food line and dish out food. I think this is the first time I've seen a politician serve homeless people like they're in a restaurant.
And it brought tears to my eyes. Don't change Mamdani.
And it brought tears to my eyes. Don't change Mamdani.
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Are they ready to save it not privately—
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Are they ready to save it not privately—
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Just something new I’ve been working on, coming to your solar system in December 🛰
November 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Just something new I’ve been working on, coming to your solar system in December 🛰
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The new site for my bookstore is LIVE
Please check it out, & support small businesses~!
Check out www.thesecretlantern.com!
If you're not local, there are other ways to support: www.thesecretlantern.com/faqs/support...
We've even got a merch: www.bonfire.com/store/the-se...
Thanks all ❤️❤️
Please check it out, & support small businesses~!
Check out www.thesecretlantern.com!
If you're not local, there are other ways to support: www.thesecretlantern.com/faqs/support...
We've even got a merch: www.bonfire.com/store/the-se...
Thanks all ❤️❤️
November 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The new site for my bookstore is LIVE
Please check it out, & support small businesses~!
Check out www.thesecretlantern.com!
If you're not local, there are other ways to support: www.thesecretlantern.com/faqs/support...
We've even got a merch: www.bonfire.com/store/the-se...
Thanks all ❤️❤️
Please check it out, & support small businesses~!
Check out www.thesecretlantern.com!
If you're not local, there are other ways to support: www.thesecretlantern.com/faqs/support...
We've even got a merch: www.bonfire.com/store/the-se...
Thanks all ❤️❤️
Time for a game inspired by the Macy’s parade! I’m always amused by how hard they twist themselves up to make a celebrity, a song, a corporate sponsorship, and a theme into a coherent parade float. It often fails. Let’s have fun:
CELEBRITY sings SONG on a FLOAT THEME sponsored by COMPANY.
Go!
CELEBRITY sings SONG on a FLOAT THEME sponsored by COMPANY.
Go!
November 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Time for a game inspired by the Macy’s parade! I’m always amused by how hard they twist themselves up to make a celebrity, a song, a corporate sponsorship, and a theme into a coherent parade float. It often fails. Let’s have fun:
CELEBRITY sings SONG on a FLOAT THEME sponsored by COMPANY.
Go!
CELEBRITY sings SONG on a FLOAT THEME sponsored by COMPANY.
Go!
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The annual thanksgiving meme returns
November 27, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The annual thanksgiving meme returns
I just saw a Robert Irwin quote that I’ll be reflecting on for a long time:
“Life’s too short not to wear your heart on your sleeve.”
“Life’s too short not to wear your heart on your sleeve.”
November 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I just saw a Robert Irwin quote that I’ll be reflecting on for a long time:
“Life’s too short not to wear your heart on your sleeve.”
“Life’s too short not to wear your heart on your sleeve.”