Jac 🐣
@jayqlyn.bsky.social
lover of social safety nets • likes sci-fi, crafts, crosswords, camping • views mine, etc. (she/her) 🌹🫱🏾🫲🏼
very funny that the White House defense of that video is essentially “no no, the staffer meant to post it to his personal account”
February 7, 2026 at 3:53 AM
very funny that the White House defense of that video is essentially “no no, the staffer meant to post it to his personal account”
Great piece, and pleasantly surprised to realize the author also wrote one of my favorite reads from last year, “The Inland Sea.”
Early motherhood can be isolating, terrifying, transformative. To prepare herself, Madeleine Watts turned to literature—the more honest, the better.
Mama Tried | Madeleine Watts
Is creating new life in the face of rising authoritarianism, a casually accepted genocide, and climate collapse inherently cruel?
thebaffler.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Great piece, and pleasantly surprised to realize the author also wrote one of my favorite reads from last year, “The Inland Sea.”
I love that every time I check my Oura ring since baby’s been born the title of the sleep section is “It’s gonna be OK”
January 20, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I love that every time I check my Oura ring since baby’s been born the title of the sleep section is “It’s gonna be OK”
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Good reminder from this state highway!
January 14, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Good reminder from this state highway!
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Expectant mothers were left so hungry after the U.S. cut foreign food aid that one woman ate clay and charcoal.
Her baby struggled to gain weight after being born prematurely.
By @annamaria.bsky.social, photos by @storitellah.com & illustrations by Phoebe Ouma
Her baby struggled to gain weight after being born prematurely.
By @annamaria.bsky.social, photos by @storitellah.com & illustrations by Phoebe Ouma
What I Saw at a Maternity Ward in Kenya After the U.S. Cut Off Food and Foreign Aid
Photographs tell a story of two mothers determined to help their babies gain enough weight to leave the hospital — only to face little to no food again.
www.propublica.org
December 29, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Expectant mothers were left so hungry after the U.S. cut foreign food aid that one woman ate clay and charcoal.
Her baby struggled to gain weight after being born prematurely.
By @annamaria.bsky.social, photos by @storitellah.com & illustrations by Phoebe Ouma
Her baby struggled to gain weight after being born prematurely.
By @annamaria.bsky.social, photos by @storitellah.com & illustrations by Phoebe Ouma
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Mamdani is going to bring him that snowglobe that plays "Memories" from CATS and we're going to get government grocery stores nationwide
November 20, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Mamdani is going to bring him that snowglobe that plays "Memories" from CATS and we're going to get government grocery stores nationwide
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Antisemitism is a lot like Qanon child abuse conspiracies in that there’s this real and bad phenomenon and, parallel to that, what can only be described as a large scale mass psychosis about a mostly fictional version of the same phenomenon
November 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Antisemitism is a lot like Qanon child abuse conspiracies in that there’s this real and bad phenomenon and, parallel to that, what can only be described as a large scale mass psychosis about a mostly fictional version of the same phenomenon
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There are no words for how evil this is
November 7, 2025 at 1:36 AM
There are no words for how evil this is
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It's interesting that wise conservative business guys implicitly understand "return on investment" except when it comes to this. It's better for YOU if your neighbor gets enough to eat so he can become your community's mechanic, accountant, dentist--whatever!--instead of lying dead in a ditch
The welfare state is about dignity, equality, and making people not poor, but as @itsafronomics.bsky.social says/cites here, it’s often also an investment that more than pays for itself
Why should you 🫵🏿 care about SNAP? SNAP recipients saw:
- Improved life expectancy
- Lower chance of incarceration
- Lowers chance of poverty
- Lived in better neighborhoods
- Higher human capital
SNAP keeps our neighbors fed, communities safer, and kids educated. Also people are HUNGRY. DUH!
- Improved life expectancy
- Lower chance of incarceration
- Lowers chance of poverty
- Lived in better neighborhoods
- Higher human capital
SNAP keeps our neighbors fed, communities safer, and kids educated. Also people are HUNGRY. DUH!
November 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
It's interesting that wise conservative business guys implicitly understand "return on investment" except when it comes to this. It's better for YOU if your neighbor gets enough to eat so he can become your community's mechanic, accountant, dentist--whatever!--instead of lying dead in a ditch
Underrated discomfort in pregnancy is that I can’t like, cross my arms anymore, or rest a phone/laptop when lying down. The weight pushing down gives me immediate acid/nausea. The little things!
September 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Underrated discomfort in pregnancy is that I can’t like, cross my arms anymore, or rest a phone/laptop when lying down. The weight pushing down gives me immediate acid/nausea. The little things!
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On June 24, I began my Election Night speech by quoting Mandela: “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” That's the spirit of this campaign, and our city.
This is "Until It’s Done,” a new series about New Yorkers who refused to accept that a worthy goal was impossible.
This is "Until It’s Done,” a new series about New Yorkers who refused to accept that a worthy goal was impossible.
September 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
On June 24, I began my Election Night speech by quoting Mandela: “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” That's the spirit of this campaign, and our city.
This is "Until It’s Done,” a new series about New Yorkers who refused to accept that a worthy goal was impossible.
This is "Until It’s Done,” a new series about New Yorkers who refused to accept that a worthy goal was impossible.
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RFK Jr: It's gonna be the biggest infusion of federal dollar into rural healthcare in American history
BERNIE SANDERS: Yeah. You know why? Because you're cutting $150b for rural hospitals, you're putting $50b back. That's not an infusion. That's a loss of $100b.
BERNIE SANDERS: Yeah. You know why? Because you're cutting $150b for rural hospitals, you're putting $50b back. That's not an infusion. That's a loss of $100b.
September 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
RFK Jr: It's gonna be the biggest infusion of federal dollar into rural healthcare in American history
BERNIE SANDERS: Yeah. You know why? Because you're cutting $150b for rural hospitals, you're putting $50b back. That's not an infusion. That's a loss of $100b.
BERNIE SANDERS: Yeah. You know why? Because you're cutting $150b for rural hospitals, you're putting $50b back. That's not an infusion. That's a loss of $100b.
slowing down the phone video to a frame by frame to prove to Brian that it really was a kick 🦵
September 1, 2025 at 2:02 AM
slowing down the phone video to a frame by frame to prove to Brian that it really was a kick 🦵
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Immigrants and advocates tell me that MPD's growing cooperation with ICE on immigration enforcement in D.C. has made them fearful to call local police if they witness a crime or are victims of one. Trust that MPD built up over years may have been demolished in recent weeks: 51st.news/ice-presence...
As ICE increases presence in D.C., immigrants say they’re scared of calling local police
D.C.'s status as a sanctuary city has faced federal and local challenges.
51st.news
August 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Immigrants and advocates tell me that MPD's growing cooperation with ICE on immigration enforcement in D.C. has made them fearful to call local police if they witness a crime or are victims of one. Trust that MPD built up over years may have been demolished in recent weeks: 51st.news/ice-presence...
@51st.news Will there be a weekend events listing out today? None last weekend either!
August 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
@51st.news Will there be a weekend events listing out today? None last weekend either!
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The internet has "leveled the playing field" in an unhealthy way. Most people with years of training, decades of experience, and a proven track record of making the world a better place are at a disadvantage to the glib, charismatic motherfuckers who can spew bullshit for hours on end.
"debate" gamifies politic conversation and replaces the actual stakes of the subject being debated with interpersonal stakes of clout and such. the demand for the version of civility that features in these conversations amounts to trying to water down even the interpersonal stakes
August 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The internet has "leveled the playing field" in an unhealthy way. Most people with years of training, decades of experience, and a proven track record of making the world a better place are at a disadvantage to the glib, charismatic motherfuckers who can spew bullshit for hours on end.
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everyone involved needs to be permanently barred from public office, for starters
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Kilmar Abrego Garcia taken into ICE custody at appointment
Abrego, who was just released from federal custody on Friday, now faces deportation to Uganda.
www.nbcnews.com
August 25, 2025 at 1:09 PM
everyone involved needs to be permanently barred from public office, for starters
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Decided to get a plug-in vacuum after many years of cordless. Filled the entire canister on a rug I had ostensibly vacuumed earlier in the week, and I am never using a cordless again.
August 25, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Decided to get a plug-in vacuum after many years of cordless. Filled the entire canister on a rug I had ostensibly vacuumed earlier in the week, and I am never using a cordless again.
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His unions statement.
August 22, 2025 at 8:20 PM
His unions statement.
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denmark rocks bc theyll notice that only 80% of their population is currently laying in the grass in a park with a six pack of 8% beer reading a book while on a 3 hour lunch break from work making $50/hr selling croissants at a cafe called GOBBO or FLUUZ and their government will spring into action
Confronting what its culture minister called a "reading crisis," the Danish government announced this week that it planned to make books exempt from a 25% value-added tax.
Facing a ‘Reading Crisis,’ Denmark Wants to Make Books Cheaper
The Danish government announced this week that it planned to make books exempt from a 25 percent value-added tax.
nyti.ms
August 22, 2025 at 8:03 AM
denmark rocks bc theyll notice that only 80% of their population is currently laying in the grass in a park with a six pack of 8% beer reading a book while on a 3 hour lunch break from work making $50/hr selling croissants at a cafe called GOBBO or FLUUZ and their government will spring into action
There are so many pretty, unique-but-not-too-out-there names for girls. For boys it’s like: would you like boring, biblical, or overwhelmingly southern/trendy trad-wife coded?
August 22, 2025 at 1:25 AM
There are so many pretty, unique-but-not-too-out-there names for girls. For boys it’s like: would you like boring, biblical, or overwhelmingly southern/trendy trad-wife coded?
The air is so cool and crisp leaving Gloucester, I could simply die having to go back to the swamp. 🥲
August 18, 2025 at 12:13 PM
The air is so cool and crisp leaving Gloucester, I could simply die having to go back to the swamp. 🥲
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The price of vegetables rose 38.9% in July.
August 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The price of vegetables rose 38.9% in July.
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People are being forced out of DC. The cost of living is too high, and Trump is waging an all-out assault on the District.
It should be easier and more affordable to build a life here.
That's why I’m running for DC Council in Ward 1.
Join us: aparnafordc.com/donate
It should be easier and more affordable to build a life here.
That's why I’m running for DC Council in Ward 1.
Join us: aparnafordc.com/donate
August 12, 2025 at 11:39 AM
People are being forced out of DC. The cost of living is too high, and Trump is waging an all-out assault on the District.
It should be easier and more affordable to build a life here.
That's why I’m running for DC Council in Ward 1.
Join us: aparnafordc.com/donate
It should be easier and more affordable to build a life here.
That's why I’m running for DC Council in Ward 1.
Join us: aparnafordc.com/donate