Jenny Yacovissi
@jbywrites.bsky.social
Author, reader, critic, president of Washington Independent Review of Books (which you should read and follow). I’m all about the freedom to read & learn. Moms Demand Action volunteer. Coming to grips that my “golden years” will be spent in The Opposition.
Good job, everyone. But we're still clawing our way up to soulless ghoul Stephen Miller.
Exclusive: Border Patrol “Commander at Large” Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role and is expected to retire soon, sources tell @nickmiroff.bsky.social.
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
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January 27, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Good job, everyone. But we're still clawing our way up to soulless ghoul Stephen Miller.
Yes yes yes yes yes yes. Come on, Democrats--you're actually able to grow a spine, take a stand, and fight back. We are demanding it.
5. Impeach Noem and Bondi.
6. End the Kavanaugh stops with racial profiling and end the militarization of ICE.
7. Codify a use of force standard so courts can enforce the law against rogue ICE agents.
8. Tear down and replace ICE with an agency that has oversight.
6. End the Kavanaugh stops with racial profiling and end the militarization of ICE.
7. Codify a use of force standard so courts can enforce the law against rogue ICE agents.
8. Tear down and replace ICE with an agency that has oversight.
January 27, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Yes yes yes yes yes yes. Come on, Democrats--you're actually able to grow a spine, take a stand, and fight back. We are demanding it.
Every bit of this (see all 8 of his policy points).
Congress is not powerless. Democrats must unify around an actual agenda.
1. Vote no on DHS funding bill.
2. Repeal the multi-year $75 billion funding for ICE.
3. End qualified immunity for ICE agents.
4. Investigate and prosecute every single ICE agent who broke the law.
1. Vote no on DHS funding bill.
2. Repeal the multi-year $75 billion funding for ICE.
3. End qualified immunity for ICE agents.
4. Investigate and prosecute every single ICE agent who broke the law.
January 27, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Every bit of this (see all 8 of his policy points).
Understand that all of this fascist nightmare is being done in the name of the American people. If you don’t agree with what they are doing, you must speak out against it. Silence is complicity. And is there a single word from anyone in this administration that we are willing to believe?
January 27, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Understand that all of this fascist nightmare is being done in the name of the American people. If you don’t agree with what they are doing, you must speak out against it. Silence is complicity. And is there a single word from anyone in this administration that we are willing to believe?
Can I say how much I love, love, love Sarah Trembath's THE CRITICAL READER book blog in @wirobooks.bsky.social?
Check out the second in her five-part series, "Appraising Information in the Cybersphere." Use your critical thinking skills!
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Check out the second in her five-part series, "Appraising Information in the Cybersphere." Use your critical thinking skills!
www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/app...
Appraising Information in the Cybersphere, Pt. II | Washington Independent Review of Books
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January 26, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Can I say how much I love, love, love Sarah Trembath's THE CRITICAL READER book blog in @wirobooks.bsky.social?
Check out the second in her five-part series, "Appraising Information in the Cybersphere." Use your critical thinking skills!
www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/app...
Check out the second in her five-part series, "Appraising Information in the Cybersphere." Use your critical thinking skills!
www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/app...
Interesting, Kash. I think your guys' own NRA would like to have a word on that.
Kash Patel: "You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It's that simple. You don't have a right to break the law." (Pretti was carrying a gun legally.)
January 26, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Interesting, Kash. I think your guys' own NRA would like to have a word on that.
Greg Bovino is an entire lifetime of poor choices.
Q: Between your agency and ICE, we've known seen 2 people shot and killed with 17 days. Do either of you plan to take any accountability?
BOVINO: You're correct. Two suspects have been shot. And suspects that assault or threaten a law enforcement officer's life, it goes back to poor choices.
BOVINO: You're correct. Two suspects have been shot. And suspects that assault or threaten a law enforcement officer's life, it goes back to poor choices.
January 25, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Greg Bovino is an entire lifetime of poor choices.
Hasn't tiny Nazi Greg Bovino and all the rest of this cast of miscreants ever seen the movie? Do they not understand that they are the ones whose faces melt off at the end? YOU ARE THE BAD GUYS. YOU WILL NOT TRIUMPH. And we will revel in your defeat.
January 25, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Hasn't tiny Nazi Greg Bovino and all the rest of this cast of miscreants ever seen the movie? Do they not understand that they are the ones whose faces melt off at the end? YOU ARE THE BAD GUYS. YOU WILL NOT TRIUMPH. And we will revel in your defeat.
January 21, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Always love Elizabeth J. Moore's reviews for @wirobooks.bsky.social, this time of @vnbateman.bsky.social's latest, ECONOMICA: "Women have been integral drivers of economic prosperity since the dawn of humanity, and the lack of recognition of this fact is a gaping blind spot in history.
So patriarchy *isn’t* good for anybody’s bottom line? www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/e... @vnbateman.bsky.social #booksky
Economica: A Global History of Women, Wealth, and Power | Washington Independent Review of Books
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January 4, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Always love Elizabeth J. Moore's reviews for @wirobooks.bsky.social, this time of @vnbateman.bsky.social's latest, ECONOMICA: "Women have been integral drivers of economic prosperity since the dawn of humanity, and the lack of recognition of this fact is a gaping blind spot in history.
“Rule of law remains resilient,” says partisan hack leading the systematic dismantling of the rule of law.
Amid rising concerns about the health of the nation’s democracy, Chief Justice John Roberts expressed faith that the nation’s founding charters and key principles are proving resilient.
Chief justice says rule of law is strong at time of rising concerns
Chief Justice John Roberts said in his annual year-end report on the judiciary that the nation’s founding charters remain robust.
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January 1, 2026 at 12:36 AM
“Rule of law remains resilient,” says partisan hack leading the systematic dismantling of the rule of law.
When folks say we’ll never end gun violence in the US, I say, You know what you never hear in a restaurant anymore? “Smoking or non-smoking?” Things are only impossible until they aren’t, because enough people work (long and hard enough) to change reality.
@momsdemand.bsky.social
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December 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
When folks say we’ll never end gun violence in the US, I say, You know what you never hear in a restaurant anymore? “Smoking or non-smoking?” Things are only impossible until they aren’t, because enough people work (long and hard enough) to change reality.
@momsdemand.bsky.social
@momsdemand.bsky.social
Yes, @karaswisher.bsky.social with @timmiller.bsky.social on @thebulwark.com! Both the Cybertruck and ID. Buzz turn heads; the difference is that when people see the Buzz they *smile*.
December 30, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Yes, @karaswisher.bsky.social with @timmiller.bsky.social on @thebulwark.com! Both the Cybertruck and ID. Buzz turn heads; the difference is that when people see the Buzz they *smile*.
OK, folks! We're officially down to less than a week before the @dcwriterscon.bsky.social Super Early Bird deal flies away! Lowest price + 4 agent pitches. Learn from the pros--make 2026 your best writing year ever! @wirobooks.bsky.social
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The 2026 Washington Writers Conference | Washington Independent Review of Books
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December 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
OK, folks! We're officially down to less than a week before the @dcwriterscon.bsky.social Super Early Bird deal flies away! Lowest price + 4 agent pitches. Learn from the pros--make 2026 your best writing year ever! @wirobooks.bsky.social
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My review in @wirobooks.bsky.social today: happy holidays? "These two interpretations of the American idea have fought with each other — to & beyond the brink — over 250 years & 'like two drunken men,' per Abraham Lincoln, had crossed sides so often it's hard to work back to the original position."
Proving once again what a miracle it is we’ve made it this far. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/t... @simonandschuster.bsky.social @jbywrites.bsky.social #booksky
The Pursuit of Liberty: How Hamilton vs. Jefferson Ignited the Lasting Battle Over Power in America | Washington Independent Review of Books
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December 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
My review in @wirobooks.bsky.social today: happy holidays? "These two interpretations of the American idea have fought with each other — to & beyond the brink — over 250 years & 'like two drunken men,' per Abraham Lincoln, had crossed sides so often it's hard to work back to the original position."
I'm only through the introduction of @johnfugelsang.bsky.social's SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND HATE, and I'm already shouting in agreement with the author's points. When people present themselves as Christians, I always want to ask, "Are you a Jesus Christian or a Trump 'Christian'?"
December 14, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I'm only through the introduction of @johnfugelsang.bsky.social's SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND HATE, and I'm already shouting in agreement with the author's points. When people present themselves as Christians, I always want to ask, "Are you a Jesus Christian or a Trump 'Christian'?"
Per this morning's @washingtonpost.com, if this is an accurate quote from Kristi Noem--"I will consider your asking me to resign as an endorsement of my work."--color me flabbergasted that she understands the proper use of a gerund.
December 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Per this morning's @washingtonpost.com, if this is an accurate quote from Kristi Noem--"I will consider your asking me to resign as an endorsement of my work."--color me flabbergasted that she understands the proper use of a gerund.
Here you go! On the heels of "Our 51 Favorite Books of 2025," & as we head into prime snuggling-up-with-a-book weather, check out @wirobooks.bsky.social's preview of upcoming winter releases. Oh, the TBR stack keeps growing (yay!).
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Sneak Preview: Winter 2025-2026 | Washington Independent Review of Books
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December 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Here you go! On the heels of "Our 51 Favorite Books of 2025," & as we head into prime snuggling-up-with-a-book weather, check out @wirobooks.bsky.social's preview of upcoming winter releases. Oh, the TBR stack keeps growing (yay!).
www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/sne...
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Finally, a tiny bit of good news that we really hope stays in place.
December 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Finally, a tiny bit of good news that we really hope stays in place.
Started it Tuesday night, finished it Thursday night—just before this first snow in DC. @watchusfallbook.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Started it Tuesday night, finished it Thursday night—just before this first snow in DC. @watchusfallbook.bsky.social
Hey, you know there's no rule saying that you can only give to your favorite non-profit on #GivingTuesday, right? I mean, why not start a "Thank You Thursday" to show lots of love to your buds at @wirobooks.bsky.social? Let's do it!
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Yep, It’s Giving Tuesday | Washington Independent Review of Books
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December 4, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Hey, you know there's no rule saying that you can only give to your favorite non-profit on #GivingTuesday, right? I mean, why not start a "Thank You Thursday" to show lots of love to your buds at @wirobooks.bsky.social? Let's do it!
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Happy to be here at @politicsprose.bsky.social for the book launch for Christina Kovac’s latest WATCH US FALL, with Angie Kim.
December 3, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Happy to be here at @politicsprose.bsky.social for the book launch for Christina Kovac’s latest WATCH US FALL, with Angie Kim.
Okay, I'm combining #SmallBusinessSaturday with an early #GivingTuesday pitch to suggest that your very favorite [email protected], which brings you SO much book-related joy all year--is worth giving a little boost (maybe by skipping Cyber Monday?)
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November 30, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Okay, I'm combining #SmallBusinessSaturday with an early #GivingTuesday pitch to suggest that your very favorite [email protected], which brings you SO much book-related joy all year--is worth giving a little boost (maybe by skipping Cyber Monday?)
www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...
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It's here! It's here! @wirobooks.bsky.social's breathlessly awaited "51 Favorite Books of 2025"--oh so many to choose from. Is your favorite on here? Some that you've missed? Time to update that already-towering TBR list . . .
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Our 51 Favorite Books of 2025 | Washington Independent Review of Books
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November 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
It's here! It's here! @wirobooks.bsky.social's breathlessly awaited "51 Favorite Books of 2025"--oh so many to choose from. Is your favorite on here? Some that you've missed? Time to update that already-towering TBR list . . .
www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/our...
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Hey, folks! This Thanksgiving weekend, join @indivisible.org and the Resistance coalition in the consumer blackout of these three large corporations that capitulate to the current regime--Amazon, Target, and Home Depot. Remember to shop small and local this entire holiday season. #weaintbuyingit
November 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Hey, folks! This Thanksgiving weekend, join @indivisible.org and the Resistance coalition in the consumer blackout of these three large corporations that capitulate to the current regime--Amazon, Target, and Home Depot. Remember to shop small and local this entire holiday season. #weaintbuyingit