Jesso
@ossej.bsky.social
idk I'm bad at describing myself. She/her.
This was very very good, I highly recommend it.
Last month the Japanese American National Museum asked me to deliver a keynote speech on what is necessary to combat authoritarianism and preserve democracy. You can listen to it and the Q&A that followed here:
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What Must Be Done? The Battle Against Fascism
Podcast Episode · It Could Happen Here · 02/05/2026 · 39m
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February 7, 2026 at 11:09 PM
This was very very good, I highly recommend it.
As always, TMBG had a relevant song: youtu.be/kSQ8tZ35t4U?...
January 27, 2026 at 9:10 PM
As always, TMBG had a relevant song: youtu.be/kSQ8tZ35t4U?...
Thinking a lot of very uncharitable thoughts at the person who pulled the fire alarm for the building. The alarm hurts my cats' ears! I hope they step on all the Lego, their socks are always damp, and their beverages always lukewarm.
January 27, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Thinking a lot of very uncharitable thoughts at the person who pulled the fire alarm for the building. The alarm hurts my cats' ears! I hope they step on all the Lego, their socks are always damp, and their beverages always lukewarm.
I love this whole thread.
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 5:44 PM
I love this whole thread.
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For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
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Have helped guard a local mosque during their Friday prayers.
Been very cold but Somali restaurant offers us delicious, warm tea constantly.
Members expressed much gratitude & confidence this ugly time will pass.
Been very cold but Somali restaurant offers us delicious, warm tea constantly.
Members expressed much gratitude & confidence this ugly time will pass.
Talked to a Somali man today who said his mosque last night was surrounded by neighbors ready to protect them against ICE if needed. Made me feel proud to live in this city.
January 18, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Have helped guard a local mosque during their Friday prayers.
Been very cold but Somali restaurant offers us delicious, warm tea constantly.
Members expressed much gratitude & confidence this ugly time will pass.
Been very cold but Somali restaurant offers us delicious, warm tea constantly.
Members expressed much gratitude & confidence this ugly time will pass.
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one of the best things about this whole nightmare has been watching a whole bunch of folks who have clearly never been seriously political in their lives standing up and going, no, absolutely the fuck not, we’re not letting this happen
ICE and MAGA really did bet the farm on all of Minneapolis’s white people going “oh yes, please take away our disgusting, evil non-white-foreigner neighbors, oh thank you so much.”
it’s beautiful that they’ve been proven incredibly wrong about that - may the rest of the country do the same.
it’s beautiful that they’ve been proven incredibly wrong about that - may the rest of the country do the same.
January 18, 2026 at 2:47 AM
one of the best things about this whole nightmare has been watching a whole bunch of folks who have clearly never been seriously political in their lives standing up and going, no, absolutely the fuck not, we’re not letting this happen
This whole thread is worth reading.
By now, asteroid 2026 Dreadstone has impacted the Indian Ocean, sparking a firestorm not seen on this planet since the K–Pg Extinction Event. Most people just want to be with their families. Here are three ways effective business leaders can leverage targeted KPIs to turn tragedy 😔 into triumph 💪
January 17, 2026 at 3:28 AM
This whole thread is worth reading.
So apparently this cough syrup is meant to be taken every 12 hours, not every 4. Oops.
I'm still coughing though? Hmph.
I'm still coughing though? Hmph.
January 7, 2026 at 10:08 PM
So apparently this cough syrup is meant to be taken every 12 hours, not every 4. Oops.
I'm still coughing though? Hmph.
I'm still coughing though? Hmph.
I'm not a fan of corporal punishment, it's Very Bad, but also if you pull the fire alarm and hurt my cats' ears with that shrill noise, you deserve bad things.
(The cats are now okay, I have reassured them and given them comfort pets.)
(The cats are now okay, I have reassured them and given them comfort pets.)
January 2, 2026 at 10:04 PM
I'm not a fan of corporal punishment, it's Very Bad, but also if you pull the fire alarm and hurt my cats' ears with that shrill noise, you deserve bad things.
(The cats are now okay, I have reassured them and given them comfort pets.)
(The cats are now okay, I have reassured them and given them comfort pets.)
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MAYOR: Okay, so let me get this straight.
The reason giant sinkholes are opening across the city is because you guys built the ENTIRE place on rock and roll?!?
The reason giant sinkholes are opening across the city is because you guys built the ENTIRE place on rock and roll?!?
December 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
MAYOR: Okay, so let me get this straight.
The reason giant sinkholes are opening across the city is because you guys built the ENTIRE place on rock and roll?!?
The reason giant sinkholes are opening across the city is because you guys built the ENTIRE place on rock and roll?!?
Tragedy: I want toast but my bread went moldy. 😭
Truly I am suffering the most anyone has ever suffered.
Truly I am suffering the most anyone has ever suffered.
December 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Tragedy: I want toast but my bread went moldy. 😭
Truly I am suffering the most anyone has ever suffered.
Truly I am suffering the most anyone has ever suffered.
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
The worst part of the week is when the credits roll at the end of the newest Pluribus episode and I know I have to wait a whole week for the next one.
November 21, 2025 at 4:13 AM
The worst part of the week is when the credits roll at the end of the newest Pluribus episode and I know I have to wait a whole week for the next one.
When in Portland, do as the Portlanders do.
My most woke opinion is that cities should completely ignore suburban commuters and design the city we aspire to be. They’ll either begrudgingly commute in by car, mode shift, or be replaced by others in foot traffic
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
When in Portland, do as the Portlanders do.
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So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
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I hope someone is writing "12 Hangry Men" about the sandwich guy jury
November 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I hope someone is writing "12 Hangry Men" about the sandwich guy jury
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Congratulations to the Cuomo team: it takes a lot of dedication and money to lose one election twice.
November 5, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Congratulations to the Cuomo team: it takes a lot of dedication and money to lose one election twice.
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If Harry Potter is more popular than trans people, that's an indictment of society, not trans people.
"Give up this hobby that is literally bankrolling our extermination" isn't a big ask tbh.
"Give up this hobby that is literally bankrolling our extermination" isn't a big ask tbh.
October 23, 2025 at 4:13 AM
If Harry Potter is more popular than trans people, that's an indictment of society, not trans people.
"Give up this hobby that is literally bankrolling our extermination" isn't a big ask tbh.
"Give up this hobby that is literally bankrolling our extermination" isn't a big ask tbh.
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The countdown has started🕒💦
October 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The countdown has started🕒💦
I had to give Shelley anti-anxiety medication ahead of her vet visit this afternoon, and close the bedroom door so she can't hide under the bed where I can't reach her when it kicks in. So now I'm trapped on the couch so she can be safe under the blanket with me. Oh darn, book time.
October 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I had to give Shelley anti-anxiety medication ahead of her vet visit this afternoon, and close the bedroom door so she can't hide under the bed where I can't reach her when it kicks in. So now I'm trapped on the couch so she can be safe under the blanket with me. Oh darn, book time.
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October 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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Portland is so good at trolling these fascists.
I ❤️ Portland
I ❤️ Portland
October 9, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Portland is so good at trolling these fascists.
I ❤️ Portland
I ❤️ Portland
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RT if you also wish ill upon JK Rowling.
Outcry grows after multiple trans users were targeted for mild criticisms of the anti-trans billionaire.
Bluesky silenced trans voices over J.K. Rowling, here’s why
Outcry grows after multiple trans users were targeted for mild criticisms of the anti-trans billionaire.
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August 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
RT if you also wish ill upon JK Rowling.
It is absolutely unfair how effective a meditation can be for calming anxiety given how much harder it is to do when you're spiraling. I'm glad it worked, but still, harrumph.
August 5, 2025 at 10:25 PM
It is absolutely unfair how effective a meditation can be for calming anxiety given how much harder it is to do when you're spiraling. I'm glad it worked, but still, harrumph.