Jess
@rocketjessie.bsky.social
Gamer, stubborn spouse, attorney, and unofficial editorial assistant.
I'm passionate about stories, mostly SFF, mostly queer, and always moving.
She/her/hers.
Trans rights are human rights 🏳️⚧️
I'm passionate about stories, mostly SFF, mostly queer, and always moving.
She/her/hers.
Trans rights are human rights 🏳️⚧️
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100%. Stop funding them.
Ansari: I think ICE is completely out of control, and there should be no more funding given to ICE. The funding that's already has been given to them through the big ugly bill should be stripped entirely
January 14, 2026 at 1:51 AM
100%. Stop funding them.
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Here's a thing I need from you all.
When we get through to the other side of things. When.
I need you to now, take a coin sized piece of anger and hate, and I need you to freeze that thing. I need you to keep it cold and hard and next to your heart.
So when we come through to the other side
When we get through to the other side of things. When.
I need you to now, take a coin sized piece of anger and hate, and I need you to freeze that thing. I need you to keep it cold and hard and next to your heart.
So when we come through to the other side
January 14, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Here's a thing I need from you all.
When we get through to the other side of things. When.
I need you to now, take a coin sized piece of anger and hate, and I need you to freeze that thing. I need you to keep it cold and hard and next to your heart.
So when we come through to the other side
When we get through to the other side of things. When.
I need you to now, take a coin sized piece of anger and hate, and I need you to freeze that thing. I need you to keep it cold and hard and next to your heart.
So when we come through to the other side
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Good.
The Congressional Progressive Caucus, which has nearly 100 members, announced its members will oppose any new funding for immigration enforcement until "meaningful" reforms are put in place. www.huffpost.com/entry/doj-fe...
Progressive Caucus To Oppose Any New Funding For Immigration Enforcement
www.huffpost.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Good.
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@edzitron.com
Another excellent article from the Times, “the only problem with AI is there might not be enough money in the world to make it good”
Another excellent article from the Times, “the only problem with AI is there might not be enough money in the world to make it good”
January 13, 2026 at 5:34 PM
@edzitron.com
Another excellent article from the Times, “the only problem with AI is there might not be enough money in the world to make it good”
Another excellent article from the Times, “the only problem with AI is there might not be enough money in the world to make it good”
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So local gem of a bookstore @charliesqueerbooks.bsky.social got wrongly marked as “closed” in a database, meaning UPS stopped delivering new book shipments right at the peak of holiday shopping/hockey romance enthusiasm.
But you can help! Buy a book!
www.fox13seattle.com/news/seattle...
But you can help! Buy a book!
www.fox13seattle.com/news/seattle...
Seattle LGBTQ bookstore frustrated after holiday delivery debacle
A Seattle LGBTQ bookstore says dozens of UPS deliveries stopped during the holiday season, leaving shelves bare and sales lost.
www.fox13seattle.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:35 PM
So local gem of a bookstore @charliesqueerbooks.bsky.social got wrongly marked as “closed” in a database, meaning UPS stopped delivering new book shipments right at the peak of holiday shopping/hockey romance enthusiasm.
But you can help! Buy a book!
www.fox13seattle.com/news/seattle...
But you can help! Buy a book!
www.fox13seattle.com/news/seattle...
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Read the whole thread
This is a frightening situation. But no matter how many times the regime may claim otherwise: Most Americans are not ready to give up the Republic to a bunch of goons in masks terrorizing the streets. They are not ready to give up on democracy just yet. This is not the time for defeatist cynicism.
January 13, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Read the whole thread
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If you’re interested in resisting liberal whitewashing of the fundamentally misogynist pro-natalist cause, I think my Bookforum piece is a good place to start. www.bookforum.com/print/3102/b...
January 13, 2026 at 5:57 PM
If you’re interested in resisting liberal whitewashing of the fundamentally misogynist pro-natalist cause, I think my Bookforum piece is a good place to start. www.bookforum.com/print/3102/b...
The non-apology apology has long been an irritation of mine. Moxon does a great job breaking down why it's so common.
Today I wrote about our white supremacist political movement's perverse insistence that "we don't have to apologize for being white anymore."
Conservatives have been apologizing, apparently. Did you know? I had no idea. So I asked, and here's what I found.
www.the-reframe.com/apologies-fo...
Conservatives have been apologizing, apparently. Did you know? I had no idea. So I asked, and here's what I found.
www.the-reframe.com/apologies-fo...
Apologies For Being White
How supremacists convert responsibility into blame to avoid paying natural costs and to make everyone else pay unnatural ones.
www.the-reframe.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:50 PM
The non-apology apology has long been an irritation of mine. Moxon does a great job breaking down why it's so common.
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Ooh, this is the creepiest take on a time-travel story that I've read in a long time, dark and excellent:
NEW STORY DAY!
“I Met You on the Train” is now out at @uncannymagazine.bsky.social
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/i-me...
“I Met You on the Train” is now out at @uncannymagazine.bsky.social
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/i-me...
I Met You on the Train - Uncanny Magazine
I met you on the train. The first time it happened, I didn’t know what to do or what to say to you. I just saw your patches on your backpack. And they were from the same TV show that mine were from. S...
www.uncannymagazine.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Ooh, this is the creepiest take on a time-travel story that I've read in a long time, dark and excellent:
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Reminder for everyone operating at situationally-diminished capacity.
January 3, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Reminder for everyone operating at situationally-diminished capacity.
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Every time someone says "I can't write X, editors will never buy it" an angel loses its wings
Those shining adamantine feathers, sharper than death, slice all creatures in their path to molecule-thin ribbons, blood raining down onto acres of land rendered poisonous for decades.
So maybe reconsider
Those shining adamantine feathers, sharper than death, slice all creatures in their path to molecule-thin ribbons, blood raining down onto acres of land rendered poisonous for decades.
So maybe reconsider
January 1, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Every time someone says "I can't write X, editors will never buy it" an angel loses its wings
Those shining adamantine feathers, sharper than death, slice all creatures in their path to molecule-thin ribbons, blood raining down onto acres of land rendered poisonous for decades.
So maybe reconsider
Those shining adamantine feathers, sharper than death, slice all creatures in their path to molecule-thin ribbons, blood raining down onto acres of land rendered poisonous for decades.
So maybe reconsider
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“ The daughter of a well known conservative operative , whose paper did not answer the topic at hand and had a carefully planned media campaign , had a trans instructor fired for grading a paper according to the agreed upon rubric”
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
“ The daughter of a well known conservative operative , whose paper did not answer the topic at hand and had a carefully planned media campaign , had a trans instructor fired for grading a paper according to the agreed upon rubric”
Cosigning this thread. GenAI has no place in schools, and should find no quarter in our lives. The way to push back is STARVING IT. Refuse to use it, don't engage with people who do.
Thanks for sharing this document, @rweingarten.bsky.social.
I read it, and I believe it's inexcusably inadequate and will not prepare teachers or schools to confront the very real dangers of the "A.i." products pushed by your partners, including OpenAI.
A few thoughts for your consideration...
I read it, and I believe it's inexcusably inadequate and will not prepare teachers or schools to confront the very real dangers of the "A.i." products pushed by your partners, including OpenAI.
A few thoughts for your consideration...
Read about Commonsense Guardrails for Using Advanced Technology in Schools aiinstruction.org/sites/defaul...
December 24, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Cosigning this thread. GenAI has no place in schools, and should find no quarter in our lives. The way to push back is STARVING IT. Refuse to use it, don't engage with people who do.
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i’m probably better & more stably employed than i have ever been but it’s the “professional” world & what that cost me was spending my day to day with a room full of fascinating people with radically different life stories.
i need healthcare, never before had stability, but that cost is *huge.*
i need healthcare, never before had stability, but that cost is *huge.*
Hot take, but it’s both important and good to have friends who are making less than six figures
December 21, 2025 at 1:35 AM
i’m probably better & more stably employed than i have ever been but it’s the “professional” world & what that cost me was spending my day to day with a room full of fascinating people with radically different life stories.
i need healthcare, never before had stability, but that cost is *huge.*
i need healthcare, never before had stability, but that cost is *huge.*
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If you’re looking for a last minute Hanukkah present, THE LIGHTHOUSE AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD has immaculate light in the dark vibes. TFBT is my Yom Kippur book. LIGHTHOUSE is my Hanukkah book.
If you buy it in the month of December and send me proof of purchase, I’ll send you a free bookplate!
If you buy it in the month of December and send me proof of purchase, I’ll send you a free bookplate!
December 17, 2025 at 11:15 PM
If you’re looking for a last minute Hanukkah present, THE LIGHTHOUSE AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD has immaculate light in the dark vibes. TFBT is my Yom Kippur book. LIGHTHOUSE is my Hanukkah book.
If you buy it in the month of December and send me proof of purchase, I’ll send you a free bookplate!
If you buy it in the month of December and send me proof of purchase, I’ll send you a free bookplate!
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hi, cis folks!
today, congress votes on 2 bills —HR498 & HR3492—one bans medicaid funds for providers of trans youth care; the other criminalizes that care, imposing penalties including jail.
either one passing destroys lives. we need you to call & tell your rep to vote no.
tap into the 🧵for more
today, congress votes on 2 bills —HR498 & HR3492—one bans medicaid funds for providers of trans youth care; the other criminalizes that care, imposing penalties including jail.
either one passing destroys lives. we need you to call & tell your rep to vote no.
tap into the 🧵for more
December 17, 2025 at 4:50 AM
hi, cis folks!
today, congress votes on 2 bills —HR498 & HR3492—one bans medicaid funds for providers of trans youth care; the other criminalizes that care, imposing penalties including jail.
either one passing destroys lives. we need you to call & tell your rep to vote no.
tap into the 🧵for more
today, congress votes on 2 bills —HR498 & HR3492—one bans medicaid funds for providers of trans youth care; the other criminalizes that care, imposing penalties including jail.
either one passing destroys lives. we need you to call & tell your rep to vote no.
tap into the 🧵for more
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Primary them all and block anybody who comes with the “at this crucial juncture the most important thing is that we win.” if they believed that they wouldn’t do this and with friends like them nobody needs enemies
Here are the 28 Dem Senators who voted to advance the first federal ban on trans athletes & a federal definition of sex that would make trans & intersex people non-existent: Angela Alsobrooks (MD), Tammy Baldwin (WI), Richard Blumenthal (CT), Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE), Chris Coons (DE), ->
By a vote of 76-23, S 1071 passes the motion to proceed to the motion to concur. Won't know who voted for this until the roll call is uploaded, but safe to say it passed with the support of at least 24 members of the Democratic caucus. (Rand Paul probably voted nay and Steve Daines has been absent).
December 16, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Primary them all and block anybody who comes with the “at this crucial juncture the most important thing is that we win.” if they believed that they wouldn’t do this and with friends like them nobody needs enemies
God, I hope so.
Would like for this to mean that I don't have to humor any conversations about @klobuchar.senate.gov ever again
Here are the 28 Dem Senators who voted to advance the first federal ban on trans athletes & a federal definition of sex that would make trans & intersex people non-existent: Angela Alsobrooks (MD), Tammy Baldwin (WI), Richard Blumenthal (CT), Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE), Chris Coons (DE), ->
December 16, 2025 at 3:15 PM
God, I hope so.
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS! If you buy either of my books in the month of December, I’ll send you a free bookplate! Just send me proof of purchase through my DMs.
LIGHTHOUSE is a winter book, a sapphic Orpheus.
TFBT is a magical queer circus.
Both hold hope.
✨happy holidays!!!!
LIGHTHOUSE is a winter book, a sapphic Orpheus.
TFBT is a magical queer circus.
Both hold hope.
✨happy holidays!!!!
December 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! If you buy either of my books in the month of December, I’ll send you a free bookplate! Just send me proof of purchase through my DMs.
LIGHTHOUSE is a winter book, a sapphic Orpheus.
TFBT is a magical queer circus.
Both hold hope.
✨happy holidays!!!!
LIGHTHOUSE is a winter book, a sapphic Orpheus.
TFBT is a magical queer circus.
Both hold hope.
✨happy holidays!!!!
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BOOP THE SNOOT FOR HANNUKAH LUCK.
Gurty says Chag Sameach!
Gurty says Chag Sameach!
December 15, 2025 at 2:18 AM
BOOP THE SNOOT FOR HANNUKAH LUCK.
Gurty says Chag Sameach!
Gurty says Chag Sameach!
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Welcome to THE BEST BOOKS OF 2025: REVIEWER'S CHOICE!! Reactor's book reviewers have come together to recommend their favorite 2025 reads. How many have you picked up?
Reviewers' Choice: The Best Books of 2025 - Reactor
Reactor’s regular book reviewers talk about notable titles they read in 2025
reactormag.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Welcome to THE BEST BOOKS OF 2025: REVIEWER'S CHOICE!! Reactor's book reviewers have come together to recommend their favorite 2025 reads. How many have you picked up?
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some significant part of this is just catch-all fear for “this is not the child I ordered” I think
Oh, here's a big surprise. The transphobes don't believe in ADHD either.
then, the transphobes , feeling victorious at how many people they have made unhappy and despairing in the previous week, move on to anything else that has a spectrum and the possibility of more colours than they can conceive - such hateful people - they cannot understand anything that is not THEM
December 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
some significant part of this is just catch-all fear for “this is not the child I ordered” I think
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The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World by @jrdawson.bsky.social - for your sisters and every dog lover in your life. This one is like hot cocoa on a very awful day.
December 6, 2025 at 11:18 PM
The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World by @jrdawson.bsky.social - for your sisters and every dog lover in your life. This one is like hot cocoa on a very awful day.
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Hey, I want to offer some helpful tips for coping with the cold for ICE folks who might have come from warmer places.
1. Wear cotton socks! Cotton is nice and soft next to your skin and will absorb your sweat so your feet stay warm. Cotton everything but ESPECIALLY socks!
1. Wear cotton socks! Cotton is nice and soft next to your skin and will absorb your sweat so your feet stay warm. Cotton everything but ESPECIALLY socks!
Good morning to fuckers in our neighborhood kidnapping our neighbors! Can you see the city skyline? No? You’re wondering if Minneapolis burned down again overnight? Oh no, sweetie. That’s ice crystals in the air . It looks like it will get to around -8F without windchill! Please enjoy your stay!
December 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Hey, I want to offer some helpful tips for coping with the cold for ICE folks who might have come from warmer places.
1. Wear cotton socks! Cotton is nice and soft next to your skin and will absorb your sweat so your feet stay warm. Cotton everything but ESPECIALLY socks!
1. Wear cotton socks! Cotton is nice and soft next to your skin and will absorb your sweat so your feet stay warm. Cotton everything but ESPECIALLY socks!
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The normalization of this madness is so quick that we’re debating whether a second illegal strike was wrong after an initial illegal strike with no proof of any crime and we’ve already seen just random murders of fishermen normalized with the excuse they’re running drugs, which isn’t legal either.
December 4, 2025 at 2:37 AM
The normalization of this madness is so quick that we’re debating whether a second illegal strike was wrong after an initial illegal strike with no proof of any crime and we’ve already seen just random murders of fishermen normalized with the excuse they’re running drugs, which isn’t legal either.