Jes Gearing
@jesgearing.bsky.social
Word wrench & wearer of hardhats; bicycle, poetry, & vulture enthusiast. #AlabamaBlueneck
My relationship with my family is **complicated** so years ago, every Thanksgiving became a Friendsgiving. Now we switch it up with a theme and this year is grillsgiving!
Actually in the spirit of this conversation, what’s a decision you made about a past Thanksgiving holiday that really paid off? I think people often feel trapped by their lives. Sharing our experiences can liberate us from that sense of claustrophobia.
On the most recent episode of VIBE CHECK, we answer listener questions about Thanksgiving, most importantly “do you go celebrate with the family members you don’t even like?”
November 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
My relationship with my family is **complicated** so years ago, every Thanksgiving became a Friendsgiving. Now we switch it up with a theme and this year is grillsgiving!
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The Pop Tarts have invented Democratic Calvinism. I’m excited to see what they eventually cook up as their eschatology. On that day will be the end of all non-five-minute breakfasts
BREAKING: We’re getting six (!) edible mascots at this year’s @poptartsbowl.com!
- six edible mascots, three on Team Sprinkles and three on Team Swirls
- fans get to vote on which mascot team to sacrifice to Mouth Heaven at game’s end, the biggest edible mascot sacrifice EVER
- six edible mascots, three on Team Sprinkles and three on Team Swirls
- fans get to vote on which mascot team to sacrifice to Mouth Heaven at game’s end, the biggest edible mascot sacrifice EVER
November 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The Pop Tarts have invented Democratic Calvinism. I’m excited to see what they eventually cook up as their eschatology. On that day will be the end of all non-five-minute breakfasts
RIP the cat who grew me up. I wouldn’t trade anything for the 17.5 years I shared with her 🩶🩶🩶
November 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
RIP the cat who grew me up. I wouldn’t trade anything for the 17.5 years I shared with her 🩶🩶🩶
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he was a hunter, I was a bird
can I make it aaa-ny more obbb-vious
can I make it aaa-ny more obbb-vious
November 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
he was a hunter, I was a bird
can I make it aaa-ny more obbb-vious
can I make it aaa-ny more obbb-vious
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Watching the Trump/MTG feud like
November 15, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Watching the Trump/MTG feud like
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why does the bird have teeth
November 11, 2025 at 3:46 AM
why does the bird have teeth
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sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
November 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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the reason republicans lost yesterday is because theyre a bunch of weird freaks pushing policy that everyone hates
November 5, 2025 at 1:56 PM
the reason republicans lost yesterday is because theyre a bunch of weird freaks pushing policy that everyone hates
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i don't throw around the word "hero" too often,
October 31, 2025 at 3:17 PM
i don't throw around the word "hero" too often,
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I regret to inform everyone that my pedantic brain couldn’t let me live until I knew whether or not dodger blue and blue jays blue are the same blue. They are ONE PANTONE NUMBER APART.
October 29, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I regret to inform everyone that my pedantic brain couldn’t let me live until I knew whether or not dodger blue and blue jays blue are the same blue. They are ONE PANTONE NUMBER APART.
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The Dodgers told me Yesavage keeps striking out their batters so I asked how many batters they have and they said they just go to the dugout and get a new batter afterwards so I said it sounds like they're just feeding batters to Yesavage and then Jason Bateman started crying.
October 30, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The Dodgers told me Yesavage keeps striking out their batters so I asked how many batters they have and they said they just go to the dugout and get a new batter afterwards so I said it sounds like they're just feeding batters to Yesavage and then Jason Bateman started crying.
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Really striking difference in Trump approval in Alabama. He’s up 16.5% with 2024 voters but just 2.6% overall.
A reminder that while Trump got 65% of the vote in Alabama last year, it was the lowest-turnout presidential election since 1988, and Trump voters are <40% of the adult population.
A reminder that while Trump got 65% of the vote in Alabama last year, it was the lowest-turnout presidential election since 1988, and Trump voters are <40% of the adult population.
Donald Trump's approval rating in our tracker has fallen to -18, the lowest it has ever been (lower than any point in his first term) www.economist.com/interactive/...
October 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Really striking difference in Trump approval in Alabama. He’s up 16.5% with 2024 voters but just 2.6% overall.
A reminder that while Trump got 65% of the vote in Alabama last year, it was the lowest-turnout presidential election since 1988, and Trump voters are <40% of the adult population.
A reminder that while Trump got 65% of the vote in Alabama last year, it was the lowest-turnout presidential election since 1988, and Trump voters are <40% of the adult population.
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I'm really glad to see all the folks stepping up to try to resource the loss of SNAP but also billionaires could just pay taxes.
October 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I'm really glad to see all the folks stepping up to try to resource the loss of SNAP but also billionaires could just pay taxes.
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I was a teenager when social media was invented.
Within a year, you'd hear 'don't post pictures of you drinking on Facebook because it'll hurt job prospects'
And somehow we've looped to, 'Just because someone's positing nazi shit doesn't mean they shouldn't be in the senate.'
Within a year, you'd hear 'don't post pictures of you drinking on Facebook because it'll hurt job prospects'
And somehow we've looped to, 'Just because someone's positing nazi shit doesn't mean they shouldn't be in the senate.'
October 21, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I was a teenager when social media was invented.
Within a year, you'd hear 'don't post pictures of you drinking on Facebook because it'll hurt job prospects'
And somehow we've looped to, 'Just because someone's positing nazi shit doesn't mean they shouldn't be in the senate.'
Within a year, you'd hear 'don't post pictures of you drinking on Facebook because it'll hurt job prospects'
And somehow we've looped to, 'Just because someone's positing nazi shit doesn't mean they shouldn't be in the senate.'
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Too bad they both can't play.
October 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Too bad they both can't play.
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Yes, that was a strange noise.
No, we’re not going to check.
No, we’re not going to check.
October 17, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Yes, that was a strange noise.
No, we’re not going to check.
No, we’re not going to check.
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Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.
www.cbsnews.com
October 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
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CLUE is, in many ways, one of our best games about how we’d all like any excuse to wander around other people’s houses checking for weird shit.
October 8, 2025 at 3:30 AM
CLUE is, in many ways, one of our best games about how we’d all like any excuse to wander around other people’s houses checking for weird shit.
Forgot to announce on here, she’s a (1.3 lb) girl!!! (No this was not planned, yes the cat distribution system is efficient)
October 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Forgot to announce on here, she’s a (1.3 lb) girl!!! (No this was not planned, yes the cat distribution system is efficient)
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Day 7 of rat October
October 7, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Day 7 of rat October
Oh my heart 😭
Longtime Ponce meat-and-three restaurant Eats will close on Oct. 18 roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/10/03/e...
Ponce restaurant institution Eats will close after 33 years
Ponce de Leon Avenue restaurant institution Eats will close on Oct. 18 after 33 years. Located on the edge of Midtown across from Ponce City Market, Eats is known for its affordable menu of comfort fo...
roughdraftatlanta.com
October 3, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Oh my heart 😭
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Ray from Car Talk is still alive, let's set him loose
If I’m the president of npr and there is no federal funding…
Bring me Michelle Norris… and the swear words button
Bring me Michelle Norris… and the swear words button
a man is pointing up with his finger while holding a cell phone .
ALT: a man is pointing up with his finger while holding a cell phone .
media.tenor.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Ray from Car Talk is still alive, let's set him loose
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Number of new homes needed to return affordability to 1990s levels:
3-4 million.
(via Goldman) $XHB
@birdyword.bsky.social
3-4 million.
(via Goldman) $XHB
@birdyword.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Number of new homes needed to return affordability to 1990s levels:
3-4 million.
(via Goldman) $XHB
@birdyword.bsky.social
3-4 million.
(via Goldman) $XHB
@birdyword.bsky.social