Jody Wallace
@jodywallace.bsky.social
Overeducated author, editor, mouther-offer, fan of cats, coffee, yarn, democracy, and tap dance. Vile progressive heck yeah. Romance novels FTW!
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Jody Wallace
@jodywallace.bsky.social
· Nov 21
Some of my books have cats, and almost all of them have kissing and cussing. www.jodywallace.com
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So like, I don’t want to get too alarmist, but “they might have still had drugs and they might have salvaged those drugs and those drugs might have wound up in the United States eventually” is, at root, a rationale to murder anybody you want, anywhere, at any time.
2/ Problems for Bradley's credibility.
On left:
Bradley argued to lawmakers was "still a possibility" drugs could've ultimately made way to US.
On right:
Trump State Department: "Suriname is a transit country for South American cocaine, the majority of which is likely destined for Europe."
On left:
Bradley argued to lawmakers was "still a possibility" drugs could've ultimately made way to US.
On right:
Trump State Department: "Suriname is a transit country for South American cocaine, the majority of which is likely destined for Europe."
December 5, 2025 at 10:41 PM
So like, I don’t want to get too alarmist, but “they might have still had drugs and they might have salvaged those drugs and those drugs might have wound up in the United States eventually” is, at root, a rationale to murder anybody you want, anywhere, at any time.
I am early today with some Steve action. Here he is with the bros. The ginger and flame point are kinda sorta a bonded pair but they tolerate Steve quite well. #dailysteve
December 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I am early today with some Steve action. Here he is with the bros. The ginger and flame point are kinda sorta a bonded pair but they tolerate Steve quite well. #dailysteve
Do banana hangers really extend banana life before they become overripe?
December 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Do banana hangers really extend banana life before they become overripe?
Daily Steve is a wee hours of the next day Steve because Yesterday Jody was Doing Other Things. Steve is Not Best Pleased (by the intermittent capitalization, probably.) #dailysteve
December 5, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Daily Steve is a wee hours of the next day Steve because Yesterday Jody was Doing Other Things. Steve is Not Best Pleased (by the intermittent capitalization, probably.) #dailysteve
Here is Steve from a few months ago enjoying his nightly wet food. He's a BIG fan. I am a big fan of that little white sploot in the middle of his grey tabby part. #dailysteve
December 4, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Here is Steve from a few months ago enjoying his nightly wet food. He's a BIG fan. I am a big fan of that little white sploot in the middle of his grey tabby part. #dailysteve
Just a very elegant profile shot as he waits for me to bring my plate to the table so he can try to eat off it. I love the way his nose has that roundness. #dailysteve
December 3, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Just a very elegant profile shot as he waits for me to bring my plate to the table so he can try to eat off it. I love the way his nose has that roundness. #dailysteve
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
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It be people who have never applied for a single government service bemoaning the idea of people "who don't need it," getting access to it. And like, that is not a problem we have. Our problem is that these systems are so Byzantine that many people who need them cannot access them.
I’m trying very hard to be measured about this conversation but I am so, so frustrated with the idea that accommodations are easy to get and enforce. They are not, and every parent of a disabled child spends an extremely considerable amount of time getting them and then making sure they’re enforced
December 2, 2025 at 9:59 PM
It be people who have never applied for a single government service bemoaning the idea of people "who don't need it," getting access to it. And like, that is not a problem we have. Our problem is that these systems are so Byzantine that many people who need them cannot access them.
His own tail was TALKING SMACK to him! #dailysteve
December 2, 2025 at 5:11 AM
His own tail was TALKING SMACK to him! #dailysteve
Oh, where would I have seen your stuff? Did you write any movies? (I'm a genre fiction author)
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 1, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Oh, where would I have seen your stuff? Did you write any movies? (I'm a genre fiction author)
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At the shelter today, struggling with yet another unprofessional model. All I wanted her to do was show off her little shoes and I feel like that should not be too much to ask.
December 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
At the shelter today, struggling with yet another unprofessional model. All I wanted her to do was show off her little shoes and I feel like that should not be too much to ask.
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Nearly HALF of all consumer spending in the US is done by the top 10%, so I know we're not immediately jumping to conclusions and ranting at the bottom 50% blaming them for big black Friday numbers. Right? RIGHT?
November 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Nearly HALF of all consumer spending in the US is done by the top 10%, so I know we're not immediately jumping to conclusions and ranting at the bottom 50% blaming them for big black Friday numbers. Right? RIGHT?
A little Sunday Steve. He does like this soft rug. He especially likes that it's a place humans often want or need to stand, in front of the sink. MUST LOUNGE. #dailysteve
December 1, 2025 at 1:44 AM
A little Sunday Steve. He does like this soft rug. He especially likes that it's a place humans often want or need to stand, in front of the sink. MUST LOUNGE. #dailysteve
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Delaying vaccines doesn’t reduce risk. It simply leaves children unprotected for longer and has been associated with higher rates of vaccine-preventable diseases.
December 1, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Delaying vaccines doesn’t reduce risk. It simply leaves children unprotected for longer and has been associated with higher rates of vaccine-preventable diseases.
hello, i need a fren who isn't signed into a goog or doesn't have a goog account to test a form for me -- trying to figure out how to use goog forms if you don't have the goog!
December 1, 2025 at 1:19 AM
hello, i need a fren who isn't signed into a goog or doesn't have a goog account to test a form for me -- trying to figure out how to use goog forms if you don't have the goog!
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Remember, the big argument for AI in the arts is that these “artists” have ideas, hundreds of ideas, thousands, all that was stopping them was the hoards of gatekeeping musicians, writers, illustrators… and not that they were lazy and didn’t want to put in the work.
November 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Remember, the big argument for AI in the arts is that these “artists” have ideas, hundreds of ideas, thousands, all that was stopping them was the hoards of gatekeeping musicians, writers, illustrators… and not that they were lazy and didn’t want to put in the work.
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And I swear, once again, this is not dunking on kids. We are seeing this at all levels--even grad students. AI + social media has had a profound impact on how we think and process our world, and we can't stop to reflect on it, because billionaires keep hurling addictive tech at us.
November 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
And I swear, once again, this is not dunking on kids. We are seeing this at all levels--even grad students. AI + social media has had a profound impact on how we think and process our world, and we can't stop to reflect on it, because billionaires keep hurling addictive tech at us.
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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But it's still disheartening, even as you think "Maybe THIS one will be different--maybe this one will take off and pay some bills and give me breathing room" you've got constant reminders that's extremely unlikely; this thing you poured your heart into will just be distributed without your consent.
November 25, 2025 at 10:34 PM
But it's still disheartening, even as you think "Maybe THIS one will be different--maybe this one will take off and pay some bills and give me breathing room" you've got constant reminders that's extremely unlikely; this thing you poured your heart into will just be distributed without your consent.
Today you actually get a Tanuki instead of a Steve! Watching Cat TV. Tanuki lives with my oldest child and she tries very hard to keep him entertained. #dailysteve
November 25, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Today you actually get a Tanuki instead of a Steve! Watching Cat TV. Tanuki lives with my oldest child and she tries very hard to keep him entertained. #dailysteve
Per that last repost, you could make your "bespoke" delicious punch without alcohol and let guests add a splash of alcohol if they want! Then anything leftover is okay for breakfast, heh. I'm thinking red/cranberry type punches, but a lot of different fancy drinks taste good w/out booze anyway.
November 24, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Per that last repost, you could make your "bespoke" delicious punch without alcohol and let guests add a splash of alcohol if they want! Then anything leftover is okay for breakfast, heh. I'm thinking red/cranberry type punches, but a lot of different fancy drinks taste good w/out booze anyway.
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I 100% agree and would add that if you are hosting a holiday event and you do NOT have something festive, creative and delicious for your guests to drink without alcohol in it, you are actually an asshole
don't make them drink tap water while everyone else has bespoke cocktails!
don't make them drink tap water while everyone else has bespoke cocktails!
Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
November 24, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I 100% agree and would add that if you are hosting a holiday event and you do NOT have something festive, creative and delicious for your guests to drink without alcohol in it, you are actually an asshole
don't make them drink tap water while everyone else has bespoke cocktails!
don't make them drink tap water while everyone else has bespoke cocktails!
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November 21, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww. Steve scritches. #dailysteve
November 22, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww. Steve scritches. #dailysteve