Jackie Toale
@jackietoale.bsky.social
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Dog mom. People mom. Low rent stand-up. Doing my best not to eat animals. Tragically real Florida girl.
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Kudos to Ron Conway. “I am shocked and disappointed by your comments calling for an unwanted invasion of San Francisco by federal troops and by your willful ignorance and detachment from the impacts of the ICE immigration raids of families with NO criminal record.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...
‘Godfather of Silicon Valley’ Quits Board Over Benioff’s Backing of Trump
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"The idea of replacing the Income Tax allowances [standard deduction] by positive payments [universal basic income] is very attractive, and I have played with it myself more than once. I hope that some day something of the kind will come to pass. It’s well worth exploring and publicising."
—Keynes 👀
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SALEM'S LOT turns 50 as of today. Didn't know until my pal (and co-writer) Rich Chizmar told me.
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Niecy Nash-Betts has been named the Out100 Icon of the Year 2025
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Exploring the evolution of language in the digital age! Join Toni Teixeira and @jackietoale.bsky.social as they dive into how tech reshapes our words and connections. 🎧 #LanguageInTech #PodcastTalk
Knowledge Fighters Rejoice!
I did that but with baking cookies.
Basically a 2.3-star Yelp review from people who also wear robes.
#SCOTUS #Judiciary #Politics #DataViz
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When they tell you they plan on throwing out the constitution, believe them.
The last time rugs were sold on the side of the road like this… we were in the middle of the 2008 financial crisis.
Not saying it’s a bad omen, but I am saying you might want to check your portfolio.

#RugMarket #EconomicIndicators
Is anyone else pissed that Publix changed their m&m cookie recipe? #publix
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“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”

Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆
I wonder if we could rent that train down in Venice for a night and put on a play called the Lolita Express based on the best friendship. I’d up for writing the thing.
donald trump is dancing with jess and cass when we go out dancing
ALT: donald trump is dancing with jess and cass when we go out dancing
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He just said it. 100% unironically and unmistakably.

“We took the freedom of speech away.”
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Stephen Miller froze after mentioning “plenary authority.”

… but what is plenary authority?
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When my dad was 56, he lost his job – and our health insurance with it. Then, just months before becoming eligible for Medicare, my mom had a heart attack. Their hospital bill was equivalent to the value of our home. (1/4)
As in, I took an Epsteinaminophen on the Lolita Express and now I can’t stop seeing patterns in flight manifests.
Maybe she (assuming she based on what I remember of your past notes but if that is wrong I apologize) isn’t happy or maybe she thought it was for another reason (like just friends).
I feel like that about the repair shop