Jennifer LeMesurier
@rhetorologist.bsky.social
Rhetoric. Dance. Food.
Associate Professor of Writing and Rhetoric at Colgate University.
she/her
Inscrutable Eating - https://ohiostatepress.org/books/titles/9780814215371.html
Associate Professor of Writing and Rhetoric at Colgate University.
she/her
Inscrutable Eating - https://ohiostatepress.org/books/titles/9780814215371.html
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I think all Democratic eight senators who caved to the GOP should have to read this to truly understand who they've hurt.
The voices of SNAP
Recipients have become political pawns. They explained, in their own words, what Trump withholding funds has been like.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I think all Democratic eight senators who caved to the GOP should have to read this to truly understand who they've hurt.
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Case in point: has the NYT ever done an interview with Black voters at the local breakfast spot after church lets out on a Sunday? I can think of hundreds of articles about rural Trump voters.
November 10, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Case in point: has the NYT ever done an interview with Black voters at the local breakfast spot after church lets out on a Sunday? I can think of hundreds of articles about rural Trump voters.
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Protected cycle tracks are not just for cyclists, they allow more freedom for those with mobility issues
November 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Protected cycle tracks are not just for cyclists, they allow more freedom for those with mobility issues
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Kudos to the @seattletimes.com for spelling with diacritical marks used in the Hawaiian language, the ʻokina and the kahakō.
A few years ago, when I asked the NY Times to spell my affiliation as University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, they refused because it went against their style guide.
A few years ago, when I asked the NY Times to spell my affiliation as University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, they refused because it went against their style guide.
Why we're using this spelling of Hawaiʻi
You may notice a change in how we spell Hawaiʻi and other Native Hawaiian words at The Seattle Times. Here's why.
www.seattletimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Kudos to the @seattletimes.com for spelling with diacritical marks used in the Hawaiian language, the ʻokina and the kahakō.
A few years ago, when I asked the NY Times to spell my affiliation as University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, they refused because it went against their style guide.
A few years ago, when I asked the NY Times to spell my affiliation as University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, they refused because it went against their style guide.
I don't know what word to use for this except evil
1.This is not the only known example we know of ChatGPT cheering on a vulnerable young person to die by suicide, this time it is a recent Texas A&M grad
2. Every single university that has invited OpenAI into our midst should be asked to account for their choices.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
2. Every single university that has invited OpenAI into our midst should be asked to account for their choices.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I don't know what word to use for this except evil
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November 6, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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#Adequate is ready for pre-order now at @upcolorado.bsky.social.
November 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
#Adequate is ready for pre-order now at @upcolorado.bsky.social.
Chicago!
As SNAP cuts & ICE / CBP threaten the safety & security of far north side neighbors, Rogers Park Free Store distro’d diapers, formula, menstrual products, cleaning supplies, OTC meds, toiletries & more yesterday with the help of local migra watch. Support our work: www.opencollective.com/rpfreestore
November 3, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Chicago!
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We feed 200-300 people every Saturday in Tompkins Square Park, you want to buy us some hot cocoa mix don't you, you sexy minx!
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November 3, 2025 at 5:17 AM
We feed 200-300 people every Saturday in Tompkins Square Park, you want to buy us some hot cocoa mix don't you, you sexy minx!
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NYC is going to have the world's biggest media-manufactured crime panic in history the second Mamdani is elected. They aren't even going to wait until he is inaugurated. Whether or not you like the guy, you need to start preparing now for the fire hose of disinformation that is about to activate.
November 2, 2025 at 11:19 PM
NYC is going to have the world's biggest media-manufactured crime panic in history the second Mamdani is elected. They aren't even going to wait until he is inaugurated. Whether or not you like the guy, you need to start preparing now for the fire hose of disinformation that is about to activate.
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Against imperialist, anti-Black narratives of “civil war” and “failed state” in Sudan, a movement resource on imperialism & counter-revolutionary war in Sudan, and how we can act in engaged solidarity with people in El-Fasher, in Darfur, and across Sudan.
www.weavingourworlds.ca/beyond-sloga...
www.weavingourworlds.ca/beyond-sloga...
Beyond Slogans: Free Sudan
Beyond Slogans: Free Sudan
The headlines are horrifying: Aid Blocked. El Fasher under siege. Ethnic cleansing. Famine. Millions displaced. Beyond slogans like Eyes on Sudan or Free Sudan, how can we a...
www.weavingourworlds.ca
October 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Against imperialist, anti-Black narratives of “civil war” and “failed state” in Sudan, a movement resource on imperialism & counter-revolutionary war in Sudan, and how we can act in engaged solidarity with people in El-Fasher, in Darfur, and across Sudan.
www.weavingourworlds.ca/beyond-sloga...
www.weavingourworlds.ca/beyond-sloga...
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🧵Thread of cafes, restaurants, bars, bagel joints, etc offering free meals to SNAP recipients, for those who might need it, & so those who don't can give 'em their business.
If you know of such offers in your area & don't see them here, please tell us in @'s.
Here's one! toastedseattle.com
If you know of such offers in your area & don't see them here, please tell us in @'s.
Here's one! toastedseattle.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:44 PM
🧵Thread of cafes, restaurants, bars, bagel joints, etc offering free meals to SNAP recipients, for those who might need it, & so those who don't can give 'em their business.
If you know of such offers in your area & don't see them here, please tell us in @'s.
Here's one! toastedseattle.com
If you know of such offers in your area & don't see them here, please tell us in @'s.
Here's one! toastedseattle.com
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I use Claude (an AI) to scan my posts for spelling and grammar errors. On the most recent post (about the East Wing, link below), I got a really amazing addendum.
www.pbump.net/o/yes-most-a...
www.pbump.net/o/yes-most-a...
October 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I use Claude (an AI) to scan my posts for spelling and grammar errors. On the most recent post (about the East Wing, link below), I got a really amazing addendum.
www.pbump.net/o/yes-most-a...
www.pbump.net/o/yes-most-a...
"When Republicans claimed Democrats wanted "boys in girls' sports," Democrats didn't explain their actual position"
Academics did though, which maybe is why the constant attacks on "elite" professors?
Academics did though, which maybe is why the constant attacks on "elite" professors?
I'd like to once again reup my Rahm Emanuel takedown piece www.readtpa.com/p/the-smalle...
October 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"When Republicans claimed Democrats wanted "boys in girls' sports," Democrats didn't explain their actual position"
Academics did though, which maybe is why the constant attacks on "elite" professors?
Academics did though, which maybe is why the constant attacks on "elite" professors?
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"On a recent afternoon, a woman drove across town to Chicago’s South Side with 20 bags of groceries in the trunk after answering a call on a school group chat to deliver food to families."
free link: archive.is/eSa2g
free link: archive.is/eSa2g
How Chicago’s MMA gyms, cyclists and pet shelters are uniting to resist ICE
Teachers, clergy and MMA students are finding ways to counter immigration authorities’ attempts to detain undocumented neighbors.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
"On a recent afternoon, a woman drove across town to Chicago’s South Side with 20 bags of groceries in the trunk after answering a call on a school group chat to deliver food to families."
free link: archive.is/eSa2g
free link: archive.is/eSa2g
This explains the smirks on people in the background. They know this situation is one event away from Weekend at Bernie's, and they are fully prepared to play puppet master to stay in power.
It’s so fucking funny that he thinks that dementia progression tests are IQ tests.
Trump: AOC is low IQ. If you give her an IQ test, have her pass like the exams that I decided to take when I was at Walter Reed. Those are very hard…
The first couple of questions are easy. A tiger, an elephant, a giraffe..
The first couple of questions are easy. A tiger, an elephant, a giraffe..
October 27, 2025 at 12:36 PM
This explains the smirks on people in the background. They know this situation is one event away from Weekend at Bernie's, and they are fully prepared to play puppet master to stay in power.
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I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Sahar. Sahar is a 23 year recent graduate in English translation. She has been displaced nine times with her family and is currently living in a tent with her parents and siblings Yasmeen, 20, Mohammad, 18, Abood, 16 and Omar, 14.
October 26, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Sahar. Sahar is a 23 year recent graduate in English translation. She has been displaced nine times with her family and is currently living in a tent with her parents and siblings Yasmeen, 20, Mohammad, 18, Abood, 16 and Omar, 14.
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“According to a 2019 USDA report, every dollar in new SNAP benefits increases GDP by $1.50 in a weak economy.”
“SNAP benefits are one of the fastest, most effective forms of economic stimulus because they get money into the economy quickly during a recession.”
~Center for Budget and Policy
“SNAP benefits are one of the fastest, most effective forms of economic stimulus because they get money into the economy quickly during a recession.”
~Center for Budget and Policy
October 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
“According to a 2019 USDA report, every dollar in new SNAP benefits increases GDP by $1.50 in a weak economy.”
“SNAP benefits are one of the fastest, most effective forms of economic stimulus because they get money into the economy quickly during a recession.”
~Center for Budget and Policy
“SNAP benefits are one of the fastest, most effective forms of economic stimulus because they get money into the economy quickly during a recession.”
~Center for Budget and Policy
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With millions at risk of losing SNAP in the coming days, a reminder: hunger doesn't happen in isolation. When food assistance disappears, families use rent money to eat. Then come evictions and homelessness.
Housing, food, healthcare—it's all connected. Cut one thread and the whole thing unravels.
Housing, food, healthcare—it's all connected. Cut one thread and the whole thing unravels.
October 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
With millions at risk of losing SNAP in the coming days, a reminder: hunger doesn't happen in isolation. When food assistance disappears, families use rent money to eat. Then come evictions and homelessness.
Housing, food, healthcare—it's all connected. Cut one thread and the whole thing unravels.
Housing, food, healthcare—it's all connected. Cut one thread and the whole thing unravels.
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Not the WSJ having the only even moderately acceptable push alert here.
NYT and NBC with basic journalism fails here.
NYT and NBC with basic journalism fails here.
October 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Not the WSJ having the only even moderately acceptable push alert here.
NYT and NBC with basic journalism fails here.
NYT and NBC with basic journalism fails here.
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It's notable that "an authentic working class party" isn't referring to "how can we encourage more Black, Hispanic and Asian Americans to become political candidates and address the reasons and challenges why they don't run and get elected?"
Fuck this. If “Nazi tattoo” doesn’t cross the line, you have no line.
October 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
It's notable that "an authentic working class party" isn't referring to "how can we encourage more Black, Hispanic and Asian Americans to become political candidates and address the reasons and challenges why they don't run and get elected?"
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I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.
October 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.
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In social movement studies, we talk about how marches and protests expand the threshold of acceptable risk so that people take more and bigger social risks IN PUBLIC, EN MASSE. This is extremely important for the bourgeois white folks holding signs and building social rapport.
Not a shitpost: #NoKings is feel-good performative activism for comfortable mostly upper and upper middle class white folks and that’s good, actually. Millions of people in the streets protesting a fascist regime is good. It is good for the normie baseline to be massive displays of public dissent.
October 19, 2025 at 1:44 AM
In social movement studies, we talk about how marches and protests expand the threshold of acceptable risk so that people take more and bigger social risks IN PUBLIC, EN MASSE. This is extremely important for the bourgeois white folks holding signs and building social rapport.
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Proud papa moment: my son J published a letter in the @nytimes.com today (in print tomorrow) on the need to think our definitions of autism.
October 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Proud papa moment: my son J published a letter in the @nytimes.com today (in print tomorrow) on the need to think our definitions of autism.