Jennifer Glensdottir
@jecathre.bsky.social
Enthusiastic contributor to the service economy.
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especially in the dark hours we need to remember that we are going to win
Worth noting, I guess, that inside of a year we've gone from administration officials taking selfies of themselves at CECOT and bragging about how it's hell on earth to now getting their horrible little media worms to kill stories about it
December 22, 2025 at 1:39 PM
especially in the dark hours we need to remember that we are going to win
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Here's a 🧵 on how I came to write the article I'm working on right now, and you can decide for yourself whether AI was ever going to go in this direction:
What historians (and other scholars do) is create knowledge. We should use that phrase more and talk about what it means. I think we don't, and it's part of why AI enthusiasts are confused when we don't readily agree that our work can be replicated/replaced by their products.
December 22, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Here's a 🧵 on how I came to write the article I'm working on right now, and you can decide for yourself whether AI was ever going to go in this direction:
Butterscotch is definitely not stoned out of her mind, and she resents the implication.
December 21, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Butterscotch is definitely not stoned out of her mind, and she resents the implication.
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Man, Paul Simon's Graceland is never a bad idea. I always doubt that it will sound as good as I remember and it always does. An all timer
December 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Man, Paul Simon's Graceland is never a bad idea. I always doubt that it will sound as good as I remember and it always does. An all timer
Everyone smoked everywhere. Teachers, waiters, doctors, all smelled of stale cigarettes.
It was so great when that went away.
Something I don't love about the legalization and normalization of marijuana is how often I have to walk through clouds of stink in public.
It was so great when that went away.
Something I don't love about the legalization and normalization of marijuana is how often I have to walk through clouds of stink in public.
this is a good reminder of how things that are shitty but have been accepted as normal and inevitable can actually turn out to be abnormal and evitable with some science, time, education and political will
December 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Everyone smoked everywhere. Teachers, waiters, doctors, all smelled of stale cigarettes.
It was so great when that went away.
Something I don't love about the legalization and normalization of marijuana is how often I have to walk through clouds of stink in public.
It was so great when that went away.
Something I don't love about the legalization and normalization of marijuana is how often I have to walk through clouds of stink in public.
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
It's a half day, and the day before break. I wanted to do a fun activity, so I bought some cereal that promised to have 100% daily iron, and tried to do the activity where you mush the cereal and try to extract iron. Nothing, despite a mighty strong magnet. So no fun for us today. #edusky
December 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
It's a half day, and the day before break. I wanted to do a fun activity, so I bought some cereal that promised to have 100% daily iron, and tried to do the activity where you mush the cereal and try to extract iron. Nothing, despite a mighty strong magnet. So no fun for us today. #edusky
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I volunteered with a crisis line for a while. I talked with folks with the gun in their hand and with folks who were just sad and didn't want to bother their friends or family. I never felt any of them were wasting my time.
Call if you need it, every time you need it.
Call if you need it, every time you need it.
December 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I volunteered with a crisis line for a while. I talked with folks with the gun in their hand and with folks who were just sad and didn't want to bother their friends or family. I never felt any of them were wasting my time.
Call if you need it, every time you need it.
Call if you need it, every time you need it.
We're going to have to take the White House down to the studs to fix the damage he's done. Same for the Country.
December 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
We're going to have to take the White House down to the studs to fix the damage he's done. Same for the Country.
The cost of health care is one of those kitchen table issues Republicans claim they're good at.
BREAKING: Four Republicans defy Speaker Johnson and sign Democratic petition that will force House vote on extending ACA subsidies.
Republicans defy Speaker Johnson to force House vote on extending ACA subsidies
Four centrist Republicans have broken with their party's leadership over health care. They signed onto a Democratic-led petition that will force a House vole on extending for three years an enhanced pandemic-era subsidy that lowers health insurance costs for millions of Americans.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The cost of health care is one of those kitchen table issues Republicans claim they're good at.
"How can we help those who have become joyless and without courage if we are not ourselves bearers of courage and joy?" ~Dietrich Bonhoeffer
December 16, 2025 at 11:07 PM
"How can we help those who have become joyless and without courage if we are not ourselves bearers of courage and joy?" ~Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Say hello to Megatron, the #TinyBabyTerrapin who is wintering in my classroom this year as part of the Terrapin Education and Research Partnership (TERP). Terrapins are the Maryland State Reptile.
December 16, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Say hello to Megatron, the #TinyBabyTerrapin who is wintering in my classroom this year as part of the Terrapin Education and Research Partnership (TERP). Terrapins are the Maryland State Reptile.
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Faith leaders have chained themselves to the doors of San Francisco's immigration courthouse, blockading the building in the predawn hours.
missionlocal.org/2025/12/fait...
missionlocal.org/2025/12/fait...
Faith leaders chain themselves to S.F. immigration court doors
Predawn action draws 100 or more interfaith leaders to blockade San Francisco's main immigration courthouse
missionlocal.org
December 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Faith leaders have chained themselves to the doors of San Francisco's immigration courthouse, blockading the building in the predawn hours.
missionlocal.org/2025/12/fait...
missionlocal.org/2025/12/fait...
Thing my parents said to me: "It's not you I don't trust, it's everybody else."
Thing I say to my teen: "It's not your cold cognition I don't trust, it's your hot cognition."
In both cases the response is the same: eye roll, muttering.
Thing I say to my teen: "It's not your cold cognition I don't trust, it's your hot cognition."
In both cases the response is the same: eye roll, muttering.
December 15, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Thing my parents said to me: "It's not you I don't trust, it's everybody else."
Thing I say to my teen: "It's not your cold cognition I don't trust, it's your hot cognition."
In both cases the response is the same: eye roll, muttering.
Thing I say to my teen: "It's not your cold cognition I don't trust, it's your hot cognition."
In both cases the response is the same: eye roll, muttering.
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This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
December 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
Thought spouse and I might be the only adults without kids at this showing is Muppet Christmas Carol, but adults far outnumber children in here.
December 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Thought spouse and I might be the only adults without kids at this showing is Muppet Christmas Carol, but adults far outnumber children in here.
This carrot has been practicing yoga.
December 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This carrot has been practicing yoga.
“The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet."
— Frederick Buechner
— Frederick Buechner
December 13, 2025 at 12:57 AM
“The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet."
— Frederick Buechner
— Frederick Buechner
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Democratic leadership didn’t want to stick their necks out for him. The GOP didn’t want him even referred to as a “Maryland man.” Sen. Chris Van Hollen, his congressional representative fought for him. And we should never forget any of this. apnews.com/article/abre...
Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from federal immigration detention, his attorney's office says
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from an immigration detention center in Pennsylvania following an order from a federal judge issued Thursday, according to his attorney’s office.
apnews.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Democratic leadership didn’t want to stick their necks out for him. The GOP didn’t want him even referred to as a “Maryland man.” Sen. Chris Van Hollen, his congressional representative fought for him. And we should never forget any of this. apnews.com/article/abre...
AI is not a real person, but it is trained on all of the worst things people have ever said in some of the ugliest corners of the internet.
“She participated in a TikTok "Devil trend" on Saturday, Dec. 6, in which she asked ChatGPT to reveal her biggest flaws and insecurities.
On Sunday, Dec. 7, Tracy was found dead by local authorities in her apartment.”
On Sunday, Dec. 7, Tracy was found dead by local authorities in her apartment.”
The 19-year-old sophomore was found dead in her off-campus apartment.
December 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM
AI is not a real person, but it is trained on all of the worst things people have ever said in some of the ugliest corners of the internet.
Two weird sea slug tricks, thanks to the @scifri.bsky.social podcast. First, and most relevant to me because my seventh grade is learning about photosynthesis right now: there are sea slugs that suck chloroplasts out of algae and become temporarily photosynthetic. www.rutgers.edu/news/solar-p...
Solar-Powered Sea Slugs Shed Light on Search for Perpetual Green Energy
In an amazing achievement akin to adding solar panels to your body, a Northeast sea slug sucks raw materials from algae to provide its lifetime supply of solar-powered energy, according to a study by ...
www.rutgers.edu
December 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Two weird sea slug tricks, thanks to the @scifri.bsky.social podcast. First, and most relevant to me because my seventh grade is learning about photosynthesis right now: there are sea slugs that suck chloroplasts out of algae and become temporarily photosynthetic. www.rutgers.edu/news/solar-p...
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"I'll burn down your house" - legally actionable, boring, common
"I told the trees about you" - legally acceptable, foreboding, unsettling, the plants know your name and hate you
"I told the trees about you" - legally acceptable, foreboding, unsettling, the plants know your name and hate you
December 7, 2025 at 11:56 PM
"I'll burn down your house" - legally actionable, boring, common
"I told the trees about you" - legally acceptable, foreboding, unsettling, the plants know your name and hate you
"I told the trees about you" - legally acceptable, foreboding, unsettling, the plants know your name and hate you
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I don’t want to be more efficient. I don’t want to get faster.
I want to be deeper, more authentic. I want to be strikingly me. I want people to have shivers when they look at my art. Even if it takes time, I want me to enjoy the process and people to wait eagerly for my art and feel amazing
I want to be deeper, more authentic. I want to be strikingly me. I want people to have shivers when they look at my art. Even if it takes time, I want me to enjoy the process and people to wait eagerly for my art and feel amazing
December 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I don’t want to be more efficient. I don’t want to get faster.
I want to be deeper, more authentic. I want to be strikingly me. I want people to have shivers when they look at my art. Even if it takes time, I want me to enjoy the process and people to wait eagerly for my art and feel amazing
I want to be deeper, more authentic. I want to be strikingly me. I want people to have shivers when they look at my art. Even if it takes time, I want me to enjoy the process and people to wait eagerly for my art and feel amazing
If there are ghosts here, I think they're friendly.
December 8, 2025 at 2:51 AM
If there are ghosts here, I think they're friendly.