Jen Gingras Harper
@jengingras.bsky.social
She/her
* Disabled by Covid; #pwLC since 2022
* Once (and future?) content strategist/manager, editor, competitive rower: linkedin.com/in/jennifergingras
* Still a writer: movingsideways.substack.com
* Oaklandish natiVermonter on Wabanaki land
* Disabled by Covid; #pwLC since 2022
* Once (and future?) content strategist/manager, editor, competitive rower: linkedin.com/in/jennifergingras
* Still a writer: movingsideways.substack.com
* Oaklandish natiVermonter on Wabanaki land
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To increase profits airports have turned themselves into malls so travelers will arrive well before their stated departure time. A consequence of that is people who can walk 10 minutes but not 45. Add in increased disability with Covid and you get this. But sure frame it as a "problem"
Travelers bemoan a rise of able-bodied passengers who game the system to skip the lines. on.wsj.com/3N6apva
They Get Wheeled on Flights and Miraculously Walk Off. Praise ‘Jetway Jesus.’
Travelers bemoan a rise of able-bodied passengers who game the system to skip the lines.
on.wsj.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:51 AM
To increase profits airports have turned themselves into malls so travelers will arrive well before their stated departure time. A consequence of that is people who can walk 10 minutes but not 45. Add in increased disability with Covid and you get this. But sure frame it as a "problem"
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The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
December 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
My boys do not remember my habit of reading all sorts of winter holiday books to them at bedtime through December.
Against his will, 8 got a reading of "Yitzi and the Giant Menorah" last night—with the lights on, because it's one of the most beautifully illustrated books I own.
Against his will, 8 got a reading of "Yitzi and the Giant Menorah" last night—with the lights on, because it's one of the most beautifully illustrated books I own.
December 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
My boys do not remember my habit of reading all sorts of winter holiday books to them at bedtime through December.
Against his will, 8 got a reading of "Yitzi and the Giant Menorah" last night—with the lights on, because it's one of the most beautifully illustrated books I own.
Against his will, 8 got a reading of "Yitzi and the Giant Menorah" last night—with the lights on, because it's one of the most beautifully illustrated books I own.
/Dental hygienist asks about my N95 (wearing a raggedy-ass surgical on her own face)
"I'm already trying to recover from #LongCovid. I don't need to catch another round."
"Long Covid! What even is that? I've never heard of it. Are you still contagious?!" [backs away]
"I'm already trying to recover from #LongCovid. I don't need to catch another round."
"Long Covid! What even is that? I've never heard of it. Are you still contagious?!" [backs away]
December 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
/Dental hygienist asks about my N95 (wearing a raggedy-ass surgical on her own face)
"I'm already trying to recover from #LongCovid. I don't need to catch another round."
"Long Covid! What even is that? I've never heard of it. Are you still contagious?!" [backs away]
"I'm already trying to recover from #LongCovid. I don't need to catch another round."
"Long Covid! What even is that? I've never heard of it. Are you still contagious?!" [backs away]
I don't make the rules (but this is the best rule). 🤷♀️
That moment Zendaya's knees just give out kills me every time.
That moment Zendaya's knees just give out kills me every time.
I don't know why but I feel like we all could use this tonight.
You know the rules. See it, repost it.
Tagging @angryblacklady.blacksky.app cause it makes her smile
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brq-...
You know the rules. See it, repost it.
Tagging @angryblacklady.blacksky.app cause it makes her smile
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brq-...
Tom Holland's "Umbrella" | Lip Sync Battle
YouTube video by Comedy Central Asia
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I don't make the rules (but this is the best rule). 🤷♀️
That moment Zendaya's knees just give out kills me every time.
That moment Zendaya's knees just give out kills me every time.
Helen Herriot to new farmers complaining about judgmental neighbors:
"Means you've been accepted. Farmers won't interfere if they can't stick you. Judging's their version of a welcome mat."
...and that's Vermont in a nutshell. 😆💚
"Means you've been accepted. Farmers won't interfere if they can't stick you. Judging's their version of a welcome mat."
...and that's Vermont in a nutshell. 😆💚
December 17, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Helen Herriot to new farmers complaining about judgmental neighbors:
"Means you've been accepted. Farmers won't interfere if they can't stick you. Judging's their version of a welcome mat."
...and that's Vermont in a nutshell. 😆💚
"Means you've been accepted. Farmers won't interfere if they can't stick you. Judging's their version of a welcome mat."
...and that's Vermont in a nutshell. 😆💚
TIL...
As you may know, I have stopped using Twitter, and have decided to reproduce some of my more memorable threads here for posterity. Here’s one I hold wrote after a particularly engaging swordfighting lesson.
Buckle up, swordfighting fans, because I *have* studied my Agrippa!
[BIG ASS THREAD]
Buckle up, swordfighting fans, because I *have* studied my Agrippa!
[BIG ASS THREAD]
a man reading a book to a young boy
Alt: a man reading a book to a young boy
media.tenor.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:24 PM
TIL...
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Rival CDC in Avignon
Breaking: Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to announce on Monday that California has hired two former CDC leaders who accused the Trump administration of abandoning scientific standards.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
California Hires Former C.D.C. Officials Who Criticized Trump Administration
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Rival CDC in Avignon
For this, I would consider cable
December 14, 2025 at 11:56 PM
For this, I would consider cable
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Holiday gathering reminder 🎁
If your guests test w/rapids twice before the event, 48 hours apart, it’ll catch 63% of Covid cases even if they have no symptoms. Testing 3x improves that to 79%!
This is how we curb the annual January surge that gave me Long Covid—thanks for protecting yr community 🤍
If your guests test w/rapids twice before the event, 48 hours apart, it’ll catch 63% of Covid cases even if they have no symptoms. Testing 3x improves that to 79%!
This is how we curb the annual January surge that gave me Long Covid—thanks for protecting yr community 🤍
Study Examines Performance of Serial COVID Testing - News Center
Testing performance of rapid antigen tests for SARS-CoV-2 improved for both asymptomatic and symptomatic patients after testing multiple times in 48-hour intervals, according to findings published in ...
news.feinberg.northwestern.edu
December 14, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Holiday gathering reminder 🎁
If your guests test w/rapids twice before the event, 48 hours apart, it’ll catch 63% of Covid cases even if they have no symptoms. Testing 3x improves that to 79%!
This is how we curb the annual January surge that gave me Long Covid—thanks for protecting yr community 🤍
If your guests test w/rapids twice before the event, 48 hours apart, it’ll catch 63% of Covid cases even if they have no symptoms. Testing 3x improves that to 79%!
This is how we curb the annual January surge that gave me Long Covid—thanks for protecting yr community 🤍
I have never had reason to yell at my public radio station, but some expert just claimed (however correctly) that Handel was more like Andrew Lloyd Weber than like Bach.
Reader, I *hollered.*
Reader, I *hollered.*
December 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I have never had reason to yell at my public radio station, but some expert just claimed (however correctly) that Handel was more like Andrew Lloyd Weber than like Bach.
Reader, I *hollered.*
Reader, I *hollered.*
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Using daily data on consumption, employment and mobility, this paper investigates the welfare costs of COVID-19: doi.org/10.1111/jors.12540
December 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Using daily data on consumption, employment and mobility, this paper investigates the welfare costs of COVID-19: doi.org/10.1111/jors.12540
I distinctly remember my now-husband's voice when he interrupted my shower with this news.
/me hums "we could've had it aaaa...allllll..."
/me hums "we could've had it aaaa...allllll..."
25 years ago today, SCOTUS elected George W Bush president of the United States by blocking completion of a voting canvass in Florida. A subsequent canvass by the Associated Press showed that Bush's rival, Al Gore, had won the race in Florida—and thus the contest for the presidency—by 700 votes.
December 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I distinctly remember my now-husband's voice when he interrupted my shower with this news.
/me hums "we could've had it aaaa...allllll..."
/me hums "we could've had it aaaa...allllll..."
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1) The ME Association in the UK announced that it will invest £1.1m into the Rosetta Stone study.
The study will compare the immune profile of ME/CFS and Long Covid patients, with 250 patients in each group.
The study will compare the immune profile of ME/CFS and Long Covid patients, with 250 patients in each group.
December 11, 2025 at 8:50 AM
1) The ME Association in the UK announced that it will invest £1.1m into the Rosetta Stone study.
The study will compare the immune profile of ME/CFS and Long Covid patients, with 250 patients in each group.
The study will compare the immune profile of ME/CFS and Long Covid patients, with 250 patients in each group.
If this is a priority, I should've gone into public "service."
Rubio Deletes Calibri as the State Department's Official Typeface (New York Times)
Main Link | memeorandum Permalink
Main Link | memeorandum Permalink
December 10, 2025 at 12:54 AM
If this is a priority, I should've gone into public "service."
You know, we picked on my mom when she converted a coat closet to media storage—VHS, mostly, though DVDs mixed in eventually.
But then, I grew up on the tail of a mountain where, to the best of my knowledge, cable is still unavailable and satellite dishes are still common.
But then, I grew up on the tail of a mountain where, to the best of my knowledge, cable is still unavailable and satellite dishes are still common.
December 10, 2025 at 12:49 AM
You know, we picked on my mom when she converted a coat closet to media storage—VHS, mostly, though DVDs mixed in eventually.
But then, I grew up on the tail of a mountain where, to the best of my knowledge, cable is still unavailable and satellite dishes are still common.
But then, I grew up on the tail of a mountain where, to the best of my knowledge, cable is still unavailable and satellite dishes are still common.
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So the sick man in the WH says "These people are garbage" and a few days later, this happens. Do ya think there's a connection? Maybe? Kinda?
www.startribune.com/cause-under-...
www.startribune.com/cause-under-...
Cause under investigation of fire that severely damaged mosque and school in Prior Lake
Part of the roof collapsed, but no one was hurt in the blaze at the Masjid Hamza mosque and Baitul Hikmah Academy.
www.startribune.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
So the sick man in the WH says "These people are garbage" and a few days later, this happens. Do ya think there's a connection? Maybe? Kinda?
www.startribune.com/cause-under-...
www.startribune.com/cause-under-...
Missing from the tributes to the now-late CEO of an org I worked for in my 20s:
- HR covered for him a LOT.
- At least one harassment lawsuit was settled out of court.
- I quietly prepped an early social media strategy for the moment he came in off the golf course and demanded we get on Twitter.
- HR covered for him a LOT.
- At least one harassment lawsuit was settled out of court.
- I quietly prepped an early social media strategy for the moment he came in off the golf course and demanded we get on Twitter.
December 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Missing from the tributes to the now-late CEO of an org I worked for in my 20s:
- HR covered for him a LOT.
- At least one harassment lawsuit was settled out of court.
- I quietly prepped an early social media strategy for the moment he came in off the golf course and demanded we get on Twitter.
- HR covered for him a LOT.
- At least one harassment lawsuit was settled out of court.
- I quietly prepped an early social media strategy for the moment he came in off the golf course and demanded we get on Twitter.
My favorite writing format is the double-edged eulogy.
December 9, 2025 at 11:59 AM
My favorite writing format is the double-edged eulogy.
I had to measure my kid for concert dress and he what some horses do when you try to tighten the girth, and now I have pants that are way too big for him and too little time to alter them well. (I can...but not well.)
Do not know why I could catch horses pulling this shit but not a 12yo human.
Do not know why I could catch horses pulling this shit but not a 12yo human.
December 8, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I had to measure my kid for concert dress and he what some horses do when you try to tighten the girth, and now I have pants that are way too big for him and too little time to alter them well. (I can...but not well.)
Do not know why I could catch horses pulling this shit but not a 12yo human.
Do not know why I could catch horses pulling this shit but not a 12yo human.
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old soviet joke about the difference between an optimist and a pessimist
a pessimist complains surely things can’t possibly get worse while the optimist knows things can always get worse
a pessimist complains surely things can’t possibly get worse while the optimist knows things can always get worse
honestly i think you could probably describe the vast majority of American media, political, and corporate elites as decadent
nobody knows how bad things can get
nobody knows how bad things can get
you'd think that the fact that the president is currently trying to get the Feds to arrest Senators would be what the NYT editorial board would focus on but...
December 8, 2025 at 7:38 PM
old soviet joke about the difference between an optimist and a pessimist
a pessimist complains surely things can’t possibly get worse while the optimist knows things can always get worse
a pessimist complains surely things can’t possibly get worse while the optimist knows things can always get worse
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The United States gives far too much power, money, and influence to silly people with heads full of nonsense.
December 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The United States gives far too much power, money, and influence to silly people with heads full of nonsense.
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We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
The relative contribution of close-proximity contacts, shared classroom exposure and indoor air quality to respiratory virus transmission in schools - Nature Communications
The relative importance of close-proximity interactions, shared space and air quality to the transmission of respiratory viruses is not well understood. Here, the authors investigate this question by ...
www.nature.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.