Jillakiss
@jillakiss.bsky.social
I am so sorry, but your subscription to my friendship comes with mandatory reading
One positive of my dad's passing last year is that he doesn't have to endure these tech oligarchs
open.spotify.com/episode/7DFU...
open.spotify.com/episode/7DFU...
Spotify – Web Player
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December 24, 2025 at 3:22 AM
One positive of my dad's passing last year is that he doesn't have to endure these tech oligarchs
open.spotify.com/episode/7DFU...
open.spotify.com/episode/7DFU...
RT =/= total endorsement but there are a lot of good sentences and thoughts here
open.substack.com/pub/freddied...
open.substack.com/pub/freddied...
Editing is Only Good If the Editing is Good and a Lot of Editing is Not Good
the worship of editing as an inherent good is pious, disingenuous, and unhelpful
open.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:19 PM
RT =/= total endorsement but there are a lot of good sentences and thoughts here
open.substack.com/pub/freddied...
open.substack.com/pub/freddied...
"A system that lets wounded men amass this much power while paying almost nothing back is a system designed to be looted by people exactly like them.
December 16, 2025 at 3:11 PM
"A system that lets wounded men amass this much power while paying almost nothing back is a system designed to be looted by people exactly like them.
My other car is a dolphin
December 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
My other car is a dolphin
Oh no.
“When you think you’re multitasking, what you’re doing is task switching. Your brain is rapidly switching from one task to another all the time, and you don’t notice it. But it comes at a cognitive cost.”
www.vox.com/technology/4...
“When you think you’re multitasking, what you’re doing is task switching. Your brain is rapidly switching from one task to another all the time, and you don’t notice it. But it comes at a cognitive cost.”
www.vox.com/technology/4...
What podcasts do to our brains
I quit podcasts for a month and discovered a new reality.
www.vox.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Oh no.
“When you think you’re multitasking, what you’re doing is task switching. Your brain is rapidly switching from one task to another all the time, and you don’t notice it. But it comes at a cognitive cost.”
www.vox.com/technology/4...
“When you think you’re multitasking, what you’re doing is task switching. Your brain is rapidly switching from one task to another all the time, and you don’t notice it. But it comes at a cognitive cost.”
www.vox.com/technology/4...
From "cellar door" to " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
The best and worst of the English language
www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-m...
The best and worst of the English language
www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-m...
The Most Terrible Sentence Ever Uttered | National Review
What will become of us if given a financial incentive to avoid reconciling political disputes?
www.nationalreview.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:41 PM
From "cellar door" to " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
The best and worst of the English language
www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-m...
The best and worst of the English language
www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-m...
In 2020 I ranked the Pantone colors of the year and made a prediction for the next year (note: it wasn't COVID). It took until this year and the masses rejecting Cloud Dancer, but I am finally onto something
www.thepromptmag.com/20-years-of-...
www.thepromptmag.com/20-years-of-...
20 Years of My Favorite Pantone Color
An official ranking of the Pantone Color of the Year, from Cerulean (2000) to Classic Blue (2020), including predictions for the future.
www.thepromptmag.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
In 2020 I ranked the Pantone colors of the year and made a prediction for the next year (note: it wasn't COVID). It took until this year and the masses rejecting Cloud Dancer, but I am finally onto something
www.thepromptmag.com/20-years-of-...
www.thepromptmag.com/20-years-of-...
How come offices don't have cats?
December 2, 2025 at 7:43 PM
How come offices don't have cats?
HOW TO BE UPPER MIDDLE: Always say “Thank you” if you mean it and “Thanks” if you don’t. It forces you to think about whether or not you’re actually thankful, which will make you more thoughtful toward people who have been thoughtful for you. It’s also a verbal way to leave a bad tip –
December 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
HOW TO BE UPPER MIDDLE: Always say “Thank you” if you mean it and “Thanks” if you don’t. It forces you to think about whether or not you’re actually thankful, which will make you more thoughtful toward people who have been thoughtful for you. It’s also a verbal way to leave a bad tip –
Finally found someone who agrees with me
@woahitsjuanito.bsky.social , call me
www.primetimer.com/features/hea...
@woahitsjuanito.bsky.social , call me
www.primetimer.com/features/hea...
The Heathers Reboot Was the Bold and Beautiful Queer TV Series We Deserved
Though unfairly assessed at the time, the 2018 reboot smartly adapted the film’s satire for a new generation.
www.primetimer.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Finally found someone who agrees with me
@woahitsjuanito.bsky.social , call me
www.primetimer.com/features/hea...
@woahitsjuanito.bsky.social , call me
www.primetimer.com/features/hea...
There’s an old quote from CS Lewis about how science is good at making sure our proverbial boats don’t sink and morality is good at making sure they don’t intentionally crash into one another, but neither can tell us where the boats are supposed to be going.*
*Jason Pargin paraphrasing
*Jason Pargin paraphrasing
November 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
There’s an old quote from CS Lewis about how science is good at making sure our proverbial boats don’t sink and morality is good at making sure they don’t intentionally crash into one another, but neither can tell us where the boats are supposed to be going.*
*Jason Pargin paraphrasing
*Jason Pargin paraphrasing
❤️🔥❤️🔥
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sneakernews.com/2025/09/15/a...
adidas Gets Furry With The Gazelle Indoor
Most will recognize the Samba as the king of adidas’ current celebration of “terrace” culture, and in many regards, that’s true. However, don’t let its...
sneakernews.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:21 PM
❤️🔥❤️🔥
sneakernews.com/2025/09/15/a...
sneakernews.com/2025/09/15/a...
A Theory of Dumb
By Lane Brown
It’s not just screens or COVID or too-strong weed. Maybe the culprit of our cognitive decline is unfettered access to each other.
nymag.com/intelligence...
By Lane Brown
It’s not just screens or COVID or too-strong weed. Maybe the culprit of our cognitive decline is unfettered access to each other.
nymag.com/intelligence...
A Theory of Dumb
What if the cause of Americans’ collective cognitive decline is, simply, each other?
nymag.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:31 PM
A Theory of Dumb
By Lane Brown
It’s not just screens or COVID or too-strong weed. Maybe the culprit of our cognitive decline is unfettered access to each other.
nymag.com/intelligence...
By Lane Brown
It’s not just screens or COVID or too-strong weed. Maybe the culprit of our cognitive decline is unfettered access to each other.
nymag.com/intelligence...
Happened to drive past the Market Street Mission coat giveaway this Saturday. Time and time again this organization is doing good for our community 🤍
msm.viewspark.org/post?utm_med...
msm.viewspark.org/post?utm_med...
Video Update--Keeping Neighbors Warm This Winter!
msm.viewspark.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Happened to drive past the Market Street Mission coat giveaway this Saturday. Time and time again this organization is doing good for our community 🤍
msm.viewspark.org/post?utm_med...
msm.viewspark.org/post?utm_med...
The Goon Squad, by Daniel Kolitz
Loneliness, porn’s next frontier, and the dream of endless masturbation
harpers.org
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
States and the architecture of democratic backsliding
www.vox.com/politics/467...
www.vox.com/politics/467...
The Democrats’ big election revealed a hidden constraint on Trump
Federalism: It matters!
www.vox.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
States and the architecture of democratic backsliding
www.vox.com/politics/467...
www.vox.com/politics/467...
The 5 Levels of Industry Plant
youtu.be/dSfkdNSEuXo?...
youtu.be/dSfkdNSEuXo?...
The 5 Levels of Industry Plant
YouTube video by Jay Diggs
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November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
The 5 Levels of Industry Plant
youtu.be/dSfkdNSEuXo?...
youtu.be/dSfkdNSEuXo?...
“swain” is an archaic word for “country youth”
November 4, 2025 at 6:27 PM
“swain” is an archaic word for “country youth”
When asked what his poems meant, Robert Frost would always say “What do you want me to do, say it back in worse English?”
November 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
When asked what his poems meant, Robert Frost would always say “What do you want me to do, say it back in worse English?”
The MOST Misunderstood Story Behind The Shining
YouTube video by The Back Focus
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October 30, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Shout out to my alma mater, La Salle University, hosting a week of activations around the power and relevance of the humanities—disciplines that help us think critically, act ethically, and imagine boldly. POINT TAKEN
www.lasalle.edu/humanities-w...
www.lasalle.edu/humanities-w...
Humanities Week 2025 - La Salle University
Despite the common claim that majors in the humanities—religion, philosophy, English, languages, history, and art history—don’t lead to jobs, both data and alumni success stories prove otherwise. Thes...
www.lasalle.edu
October 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Shout out to my alma mater, La Salle University, hosting a week of activations around the power and relevance of the humanities—disciplines that help us think critically, act ethically, and imagine boldly. POINT TAKEN
www.lasalle.edu/humanities-w...
www.lasalle.edu/humanities-w...
In my Joyce Carol Oates era
October 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
In my Joyce Carol Oates era