J Escobedo Shepherd
@jawnita.bsky.social
Xicana writer/editor. She/her/ella. Cofounder Hearing Things, hearingthingsco.bsky.social. Flaming Hydra, Hell Gate, etc. Vaquera forthcoming on Penguin Books
just having a fun day shopping for health insurance on the open market, thinking about how i can't afford an extra $1000 per month when—hark!—the death eagle of washington swoops in
December 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
just having a fun day shopping for health insurance on the open market, thinking about how i can't afford an extra $1000 per month when—hark!—the death eagle of washington swoops in
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Lander called out Congressman Goldman for failing to "fight on the front lines" with Brooklyn locals, and for his unwillingness to criticize Israel.
"Your neighbors protest over the war in Gaza, and rather than find a way to work with those who disagree with you, you shut down the district office."
"Your neighbors protest over the war in Gaza, and rather than find a way to work with those who disagree with you, you shut down the district office."
Lander Opportunity
The comptroller launches his bid to knock off Dan Goldman. And more links for your Thursday.
hellgatenyc.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Lander called out Congressman Goldman for failing to "fight on the front lines" with Brooklyn locals, and for his unwillingness to criticize Israel.
"Your neighbors protest over the war in Gaza, and rather than find a way to work with those who disagree with you, you shut down the district office."
"Your neighbors protest over the war in Gaza, and rather than find a way to work with those who disagree with you, you shut down the district office."
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i think a (perhaps underappreciated) aspect of this whole situation is the extent to which every elite profession is filled with people who excel at drawing attention and want to be famous more than they want to do the actual job
December 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
i think a (perhaps underappreciated) aspect of this whole situation is the extent to which every elite profession is filled with people who excel at drawing attention and want to be famous more than they want to do the actual job
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Here's our story on today's events:
NYPD Clears a Path for Federal Agents on Canal Street With Violent Arrests and Pepper Spray
An immigration crackdown was scheduled for Saturday afternoon on Canal Street, but was abandoned after demonstrators and vendors caught wind of it.
hellgatenyc.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Here's our story on today's events:
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Federal immigration enforcement officials called off a planned raid on Canal Street today shortly before it was slated to begin.
New Yorkers who heard about the raid showed up at the garage where the feds had gathered, and as federal agents tried to leave, the NYPD cleared the way for them.
New Yorkers who heard about the raid showed up at the garage where the feds had gathered, and as federal agents tried to leave, the NYPD cleared the way for them.
November 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Federal immigration enforcement officials called off a planned raid on Canal Street today shortly before it was slated to begin.
New Yorkers who heard about the raid showed up at the garage where the feds had gathered, and as federal agents tried to leave, the NYPD cleared the way for them.
New Yorkers who heard about the raid showed up at the garage where the feds had gathered, and as federal agents tried to leave, the NYPD cleared the way for them.
this is fucking up my entire life AND i would gladly do it a million times over, go to h***, google ai
Turning off the AI in Gmail causes your account to no longer slit your emails up through Primary, Promotions, and Social. That's because Google is a petulant little bitch who doesn't like that you told them to fuck off with their bullshit slop scam.
November 21, 2025 at 12:29 AM
this is fucking up my entire life AND i would gladly do it a million times over, go to h***, google ai
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I noticed this is getting engagement so folks must be talking about Olivia Nuzzi again
November 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I noticed this is getting engagement so folks must be talking about Olivia Nuzzi again
this excerpt is a great example of the importance of editors, who often rewrite entire pieces by "star writers" and the reading public never knows
November 17, 2025 at 3:39 PM
this excerpt is a great example of the importance of editors, who often rewrite entire pieces by "star writers" and the reading public never knows
Interviewed the painter Ana Segovia about disarming masculinity, the enduring popularity of Westerns in Mexico, Sappho, Tom of Finland, drag culture, ETC www.anothermag.com/another-man/...
Ana Segovia’s Erotic Cowboy Paintings Reframe the Male Body
In the new issue of Another Man, the Mexican painter talks about his newest series Ramón, a dazzling and unapologetic glimpse at the dark eroticism underpinning cowboy dress
www.anothermag.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Interviewed the painter Ana Segovia about disarming masculinity, the enduring popularity of Westerns in Mexico, Sappho, Tom of Finland, drag culture, ETC www.anothermag.com/another-man/...
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All I have to say about the Nuzzi profile is that at the end of it she jokes about how she destroyed her life. In fact she did not do that. She has a book, a magazine job, this lovely profile. People’s lives are being destroyed by this administration, however, including by -well, you know.
November 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
All I have to say about the Nuzzi profile is that at the end of it she jokes about how she destroyed her life. In fact she did not do that. She has a book, a magazine job, this lovely profile. People’s lives are being destroyed by this administration, however, including by -well, you know.
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As I sometimes like to mention, s the only reason you know who Jeffrey Epstein is (that is, if you weren't one of his friends/clients/beneficiaries) is because Ms Brown, below, broke the story of his sweetheart deal to get out of the 2008 trafficking charges.
BREAKING: (Gift) New Epstein emails reveal that Epstein claimed he had kompromat on President Trump. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
New Epstein emails claim Trump ‘spent hours’ with victim
Democrats on the House Oversight say the emails provide evidence of a cover-up by the White House
www.miamiherald.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
As I sometimes like to mention, s the only reason you know who Jeffrey Epstein is (that is, if you weren't one of his friends/clients/beneficiaries) is because Ms Brown, below, broke the story of his sweetheart deal to get out of the 2008 trafficking charges.
i wrote a lil thing about Rosalía's Lux and Catholicism, finally putting the 17 years i spent in CCD to good use. my mom is still mad i don't go to Mass anymore tho
Rosalía is going for the rafters, as though she went to confession and her penance was to spend it in the dusty library of Gaudí’s Basílica de la Sagrada Família, paging through ancient texts as God peered at her soul through a portal on a stone spire
Rosalía's Orchestral Benediction
Plus: a must-hear album from a virtuosic avant-rock quartet, the fiery return of an essential Chicago rap collective, and more.
www.hearingthings.co
November 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
i wrote a lil thing about Rosalía's Lux and Catholicism, finally putting the 17 years i spent in CCD to good use. my mom is still mad i don't go to Mass anymore tho
Also, if you want to know what I was doing the day The Dress dropped (plus the nightmare of SEO, the worst thing to happen to the internet pre-AI) talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/chasi...
Chasing the Dress Into the Viral Traffic Abyss
Gawker Media’s Nolita office, where the blog conglomerate was located until the...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Also, if you want to know what I was doing the day The Dress dropped (plus the nightmare of SEO, the worst thing to happen to the internet pre-AI) talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/chasi...
Spoke with Jinkx and DeLa about xmas music, Tales from the Crypt, and going ham on the holidays
A chat with Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme about the music of their annual holiday spectacular, which this year takes a sci-fi/horror turn. "I can’t tell you what the Top 40 songs are, but I can hum you the opening theme song for 𝘞𝘦𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴."
Let Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme Usher You Into Hell (the Holiday Season)
The drag performers’ holiday show gets weirder and more spectacular every year. They shared the secrets of their upcoming sci-fi Christmas extravaganza, which takes inspiration from 'Tales From the Crypt' and 'Freaky Friday.'
www.hearingthings.co
November 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Spoke with Jinkx and DeLa about xmas music, Tales from the Crypt, and going ham on the holidays
"He promised things that Europeans take for granted, but Americans are told are impossible... Here, taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism. It’s Tuesday."
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
"He promised things that Europeans take for granted, but Americans are told are impossible... Here, taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism. It’s Tuesday."
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Very exciting to see activists launching a new nonprofit today to keep building on the community of volunteers that came together to get Mamdani elected.
Our Time is a 501(c)(4) and plans to start events in December.
Our Time is a 501(c)(4) and plans to start events in December.
Our Time
A campaign for an affordable NYC
ourtime.nyc
November 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Very exciting to see activists launching a new nonprofit today to keep building on the community of volunteers that came together to get Mamdani elected.
Our Time is a 501(c)(4) and plans to start events in December.
Our Time is a 501(c)(4) and plans to start events in December.
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one last thing then some of us (me) still have jobs to do.... if your headlines could be cited as supporting evidence of a hostile work environment in a sex discrimination claim......
November 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
one last thing then some of us (me) still have jobs to do.... if your headlines could be cited as supporting evidence of a hostile work environment in a sex discrimination claim......
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Danny Brown has been to rehab, fallen back in love with rap, and is days away from dropping his latest album, Stardust. We spoke to the audacious Detroit rap veteran about his love for hyperpop and grime, and finding the tribe to put this album together
Danny Brown, Back for the First Time
The audacious rap veteran on sobriety, platforming trans artists, and working with the next generation of hyperpop stars on his latest album, ‘Stardust.’
www.hearingthings.co
November 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Danny Brown has been to rehab, fallen back in love with rap, and is days away from dropping his latest album, Stardust. We spoke to the audacious Detroit rap veteran about his love for hyperpop and grime, and finding the tribe to put this album together
mayor-elect mamdani immediately put former ftc chair and SUPERSTAR lina khan on his transition team :)
November 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
mayor-elect mamdani immediately put former ftc chair and SUPERSTAR lina khan on his transition team :)
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here is my story about how Zohran's focus on community amid the loneliness epidemic helped young people connect their politics to an organizing infrastructure, that interviewed ZM, and does not use the NYT's framing of "they don't know how to make friends" :-) and also ran 4 days before NYT's lol
Zohran Mamdani's Establishment-Fighting Campaign Built Community for Young People
“What Mamdani has done is not only inspire and mobilize young people, but he has exposed the establishment and some of their calcified views of participation and inclusion.”
www.teenvogue.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
here is my story about how Zohran's focus on community amid the loneliness epidemic helped young people connect their politics to an organizing infrastructure, that interviewed ZM, and does not use the NYT's framing of "they don't know how to make friends" :-) and also ran 4 days before NYT's lol
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OH FUCK YES WE GOT A WARTIME MAYOR
November 5, 2025 at 4:36 AM
OH FUCK YES WE GOT A WARTIME MAYOR
This is the best political speech I've ever heard in my life
November 5, 2025 at 4:42 AM
This is the best political speech I've ever heard in my life
MAMDANI CAME OUT TO JA RULE "NEW YORK" AND IMMEDIATELY QUOTED EUGENE DEBS
November 5, 2025 at 4:21 AM
MAMDANI CAME OUT TO JA RULE "NEW YORK" AND IMMEDIATELY QUOTED EUGENE DEBS