PepperJ.
pepperjax.bsky.social
PepperJ.
@pepperjax.bsky.social
PhD Humanities l bibliophile
Social introvert. Prefers quality over quantity.
blue dot/ red state
Coping Mechanism: consumes edibles and then goes for long walks in the neighborhood while high as all fuck.
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Gutting the Department of Education will impact everything from internet access to school buses.

Let’s not make it harder to learn.
March 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
National Parks | Park Rangers | @altnps.bsky.social

The erosion of conservation, sweeping federal job cuts, & avaricious motives.

oxfordamerican.org/oa-now/loss-...
Loss at the Buffalo National River
oxfordamerican.org
March 5, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.

18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.

We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Indie bookstore appreciation thread. Drop your favorite indie bookstore + location in the comments below. Christmas is just around the corner, and books are the best gifts. Let's keep em booked and busy this holiday season 👇🏾

I'll go first: That's Novel Books | Charlotte, NC 🩷
#BookSky #BlackBookSky
November 25, 2024 at 3:50 PM
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We were so fortunate to live in the same time as Dorothy Allison, a uniquely original American writer. NYT's Penelope Green does her usual bang-up job on the obit. Gift link!
Dorothy Allison, Author of ‘Bastard Out of Carolina,’ Dies at 75
She wrote lovingly and often hilariously about her harrowing childhood in a working-class Southern family, as well as about the violence and incest she suffered.
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2024 at 5:13 PM
The Scarcity Trap: Why We Keep Digging When We're Stuck In A Hole

www.npr.org/2018/04/02/5...
www.npr.org
November 15, 2024 at 3:14 AM
Wishing all a happiest prep day. Looking forward to going to the bakery to pick up an apple pie and bread “shaped like a turkey.” Surely it will not disappoint!
November 22, 2023 at 4:06 PM
Creative NonFiction: I'm searching for Call for Submissions for holiday stories. Any leads?

#callforsubmissions #LitMag
October 20, 2023 at 2:32 AM
More than masks.
Use every tool.
October 19, 2023 at 3:32 PM