Jette
@jette.bsky.social
she/her/hers
Formerly Austin, now Portland.
Formerly Austin, now Portland.
I'd like to thank the Texas Democrats for running ... no one? ... against Henry Cuellar in 2026. Y'all want to donate to primary this anti-trans dude? You can't if there's no candidate: www.texastribune.org/2025/12/03/h...
(Maybe someone filed last-minute and I missed it? LMK, I'd be thrilled.)
(Maybe someone filed last-minute and I missed it? LMK, I'd be thrilled.)
Henry Cuellar faces scant opposition in Democratic primary
Days out from the filing deadline, Cuellar has yet to draw a serious primary challenger — a sign that many in his party view the anti-abortion congressman as their best bet to stave off the GOP in Nov...
www.texastribune.org
December 18, 2025 at 7:12 AM
I'd like to thank the Texas Democrats for running ... no one? ... against Henry Cuellar in 2026. Y'all want to donate to primary this anti-trans dude? You can't if there's no candidate: www.texastribune.org/2025/12/03/h...
(Maybe someone filed last-minute and I missed it? LMK, I'd be thrilled.)
(Maybe someone filed last-minute and I missed it? LMK, I'd be thrilled.)
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"Do you ever want to just pick up a knife and stab him in the neck? Poison his food?"
Because I mentioned this during a phone call today, I ought to share my favorite essay, which is by @alexanderchee.bsky.social. longreads.com/2015/06/18/m...
Because I mentioned this during a phone call today, I ought to share my favorite essay, which is by @alexanderchee.bsky.social. longreads.com/2015/06/18/m...
Mr. and Mrs. B - Longreads
When Alexander Chee was a struggling young writer, working as a cater-waiter for William F. and Pat Buckley.
longreads.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:18 AM
"Do you ever want to just pick up a knife and stab him in the neck? Poison his food?"
Because I mentioned this during a phone call today, I ought to share my favorite essay, which is by @alexanderchee.bsky.social. longreads.com/2015/06/18/m...
Because I mentioned this during a phone call today, I ought to share my favorite essay, which is by @alexanderchee.bsky.social. longreads.com/2015/06/18/m...
Me, making a holiday song playlist: Hey, here's one called "Holiday" by a Texas artist I like, I wonder if it's appropriate. Could be a tad bleak, considering, but ...
James McMurtry: *dives into grim holiday bleakness and out the other side*
y'all enjoy (I did):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgIh...
James McMurtry: *dives into grim holiday bleakness and out the other side*
y'all enjoy (I did):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgIh...
Holiday
YouTube video by James McMurtry - Topic
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Me, making a holiday song playlist: Hey, here's one called "Holiday" by a Texas artist I like, I wonder if it's appropriate. Could be a tad bleak, considering, but ...
James McMurtry: *dives into grim holiday bleakness and out the other side*
y'all enjoy (I did):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgIh...
James McMurtry: *dives into grim holiday bleakness and out the other side*
y'all enjoy (I did):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgIh...
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Ken Paxton's new 'bathroom bill' tip line has a section where Texans can submit photos of potential violations of the law. But as @taygoldenstein.bsky.social points out: "State law bars photography and videography in restrooms." www.expressnews.com/politics/tex...
December 17, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Ken Paxton's new 'bathroom bill' tip line has a section where Texans can submit photos of potential violations of the law. But as @taygoldenstein.bsky.social points out: "State law bars photography and videography in restrooms." www.expressnews.com/politics/tex...
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Louise Brooks poses next to her desktop winter tree.
December 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Louise Brooks poses next to her desktop winter tree.
my wife is so awesome that when I was fussed bc I have this bandage on my foot and none of our socks would fit over it (it's cold here!), she sneaky drove over to the nearby Columbia store and bought me two pairs of the biggest-size warmest socks she could find. I'm the luckiest gal ever.
December 17, 2025 at 12:33 AM
my wife is so awesome that when I was fussed bc I have this bandage on my foot and none of our socks would fit over it (it's cold here!), she sneaky drove over to the nearby Columbia store and bought me two pairs of the biggest-size warmest socks she could find. I'm the luckiest gal ever.
On this day in 1987, both MOONSTRUCK and BROADCAST NEWS opened in theaters. I mean, dang, y'all.
December 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
On this day in 1987, both MOONSTRUCK and BROADCAST NEWS opened in theaters. I mean, dang, y'all.
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NYC: Senators Schumer + Gillibrand both voted "yes" on the federal trans athlete ban, in case you need yet another reason to hope they never have a moment's public peace & want to call and wish them (another) happy "get primaried into to the stone age"
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 12:24 PM
NYC: Senators Schumer + Gillibrand both voted "yes" on the federal trans athlete ban, in case you need yet another reason to hope they never have a moment's public peace & want to call and wish them (another) happy "get primaried into to the stone age"
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Thread, and wow, fuck this.
From a friend a few minutes ago whose family member works at an Amazon warehouse in the south Puget Sound:
> [Worker] is currently at work around that area and surprise surprise, Amazon isn't letting anyone evacuate.
> [Worker] is currently at work around that area and surprise surprise, Amazon isn't letting anyone evacuate.
December 16, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Thread, and wow, fuck this.
Had just about enough of *this* week already:
variety.com/2025/music/obituaries-people-news/joe-ely-dead-texas-singer-roots-rock-hero-1236609581/
variety.com/2025/music/obituaries-people-news/joe-ely-dead-texas-singer-roots-rock-hero-1236609581/
Joe Ely, Texas Country-Rock Hero Who Grew His Fan Base Touring With the Clash, Dies at 78
Joe Ely, the Lubbock-bred singer-songwriter who grew his country fan base into a broader one with big cosigns from the Clash and others, died at 78.
variety.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Had just about enough of *this* week already:
variety.com/2025/music/obituaries-people-news/joe-ely-dead-texas-singer-roots-rock-hero-1236609581/
variety.com/2025/music/obituaries-people-news/joe-ely-dead-texas-singer-roots-rock-hero-1236609581/
so the only way for me to watch/rent WHEN HARRY MET SALLY streaming a la carte (not w/a subscription) is to "buy" the movie from a service, which is bullshit bc they can take it back at any time, unlike physical media. In other words, min $15 for one person. Physical media wins again ... 1/2
December 16, 2025 at 12:59 AM
so the only way for me to watch/rent WHEN HARRY MET SALLY streaming a la carte (not w/a subscription) is to "buy" the movie from a service, which is bullshit bc they can take it back at any time, unlike physical media. In other words, min $15 for one person. Physical media wins again ... 1/2
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I migrated my holiday mailing label maker to Codeberg:
https://codeberg.org/crosenthal/mk-labels-from-contacts
It is used to generate labels from Google contacts.
Sorry I'm getting around to posting this so late in the season. On the other hand, if you haven't finished your mailings yet, you […]
https://codeberg.org/crosenthal/mk-labels-from-contacts
It is used to generate labels from Google contacts.
Sorry I'm getting around to posting this so late in the season. On the other hand, if you haven't finished your mailings yet, you […]
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pdx.social
December 15, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I migrated my holiday mailing label maker to Codeberg:
https://codeberg.org/crosenthal/mk-labels-from-contacts
It is used to generate labels from Google contacts.
Sorry I'm getting around to posting this so late in the season. On the other hand, if you haven't finished your mailings yet, you […]
https://codeberg.org/crosenthal/mk-labels-from-contacts
It is used to generate labels from Google contacts.
Sorry I'm getting around to posting this so late in the season. On the other hand, if you haven't finished your mailings yet, you […]
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This post is part of my #courtneyholidaymusic series. Check the hashtag for more information.
Yesterday I posted a delightful, uplifting song. So today it's a song about robbery and class resentment in the holiday season.
It's "Father Christmas" by The Kinks.
The video is high octane, head […]
Yesterday I posted a delightful, uplifting song. So today it's a song about robbery and class resentment in the holiday season.
It's "Father Christmas" by The Kinks.
The video is high octane, head […]
Original post on pdx.social
pdx.social
December 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This post is part of my #courtneyholidaymusic series. Check the hashtag for more information.
Yesterday I posted a delightful, uplifting song. So today it's a song about robbery and class resentment in the holiday season.
It's "Father Christmas" by The Kinks.
The video is high octane, head […]
Yesterday I posted a delightful, uplifting song. So today it's a song about robbery and class resentment in the holiday season.
It's "Father Christmas" by The Kinks.
The video is high octane, head […]
Watched LOGAN LUCKY again today (it's on Kanopy, btw), which I'm finding funnier on each successive viewing. I'm not sure how much I liked it at all the first time but I giggled my way through and I especially love the Game of Thrones bit and the explaining-explosives-with-science bit. And. And.
December 15, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Watched LOGAN LUCKY again today (it's on Kanopy, btw), which I'm finding funnier on each successive viewing. I'm not sure how much I liked it at all the first time but I giggled my way through and I especially love the Game of Thrones bit and the explaining-explosives-with-science bit. And. And.
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This doesn’t beat the smartly dressed ‘30s woman on my evening train out of London heading West who took from her bag a crystal glass, a small cutting board, lime & a pocket knife, a gin miniature & a bottle of tonic, and proceeded to top it off with ice from a thermos handled with silver tongs.
December 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
This doesn’t beat the smartly dressed ‘30s woman on my evening train out of London heading West who took from her bag a crystal glass, a small cutting board, lime & a pocket knife, a gin miniature & a bottle of tonic, and proceeded to top it off with ice from a thermos handled with silver tongs.
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epic will pay for every game that gets claimed this way so yes, you are still giving money to rowling (and by extension an international campaign against trans people) by claiming this
there are other, better franchises - let this one go
there are other, better franchises - let this one go
Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to give away this week's free game on the Epic Games Store.
Hogwarts Legacy is now at the right price: $0
Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to give away this week's free game on the Epic Games Store.
www.polygon.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
epic will pay for every game that gets claimed this way so yes, you are still giving money to rowling (and by extension an international campaign against trans people) by claiming this
there are other, better franchises - let this one go
there are other, better franchises - let this one go
We were stuck at a light behind a car w/a bumper sticker that had teeny-tiny writing we both squinted to read: "honk if you'd rather be watching the 1996 jim henson musical swashbuckler comedy 'muppet treasure island' starring tim curry" and you're damn right I made my wife honk the horn at them.
December 13, 2025 at 9:48 PM
We were stuck at a light behind a car w/a bumper sticker that had teeny-tiny writing we both squinted to read: "honk if you'd rather be watching the 1996 jim henson musical swashbuckler comedy 'muppet treasure island' starring tim curry" and you're damn right I made my wife honk the horn at them.
I don't expect much from restaurant/coffee shop websites anymore but FFS, INCLUDE YOUR STORE HOURS. I shouldn't have to go to your Instagram site to find out when you're open. This is ludicrous. (OK, I could check Google Maps too, but the point is, you're making me site hop. Don't make me site hop.)
December 13, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I don't expect much from restaurant/coffee shop websites anymore but FFS, INCLUDE YOUR STORE HOURS. I shouldn't have to go to your Instagram site to find out when you're open. This is ludicrous. (OK, I could check Google Maps too, but the point is, you're making me site hop. Don't make me site hop.)
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the people of this great republic yearn for locomotive transport
Amtrak reports Mardi Gras service among most successful ever https://mynbc15.com/news/local/amtrak-provides-boost-to-mobile-businesses
Amtrak's Mardi Gras service boosts Mobile tourism with higher than expected ridership
Amtrak says the new Mardi Gras service that connects Mobile to New Orleans is one of the most successful services ever launched and it's on track to double the
mynbc15.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
the people of this great republic yearn for locomotive transport
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aside from the sexual predation of women which is, you know, the main thing, the first time i met max landis he said "fag" at the dinner table and i told him pretty gently given the circumstances to watch his mouth and he said it was fine because he was "gay for a year in college"
thinkin about this jackass again and luckily someone else was too
Max Landis is trying to rebrand. Don't let him | The Mary Sue
Max Landis is trying to get himself back out there on social media and people are forgetting who he is and what he was accused of.
www.themarysue.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
aside from the sexual predation of women which is, you know, the main thing, the first time i met max landis he said "fag" at the dinner table and i told him pretty gently given the circumstances to watch his mouth and he said it was fine because he was "gay for a year in college"
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Hey you guys it's Rita Moreno's birthday!
w/ Morgan Freeman on THE ELECTRIC COMPANY. #RitaMoreno #BOTD #PBS
w/ Morgan Freeman on THE ELECTRIC COMPANY. #RitaMoreno #BOTD #PBS
December 12, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Hey you guys it's Rita Moreno's birthday!
w/ Morgan Freeman on THE ELECTRIC COMPANY. #RitaMoreno #BOTD #PBS
w/ Morgan Freeman on THE ELECTRIC COMPANY. #RitaMoreno #BOTD #PBS
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Goddam why does 1918 go so hard
December 12, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Goddam why does 1918 go so hard
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great piece by @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social
It’s the latest in a series of roles that dissect the strong-silent-suffering men with codes in some of his earlier films, and showing how the codes themselves can destroy men or bring destruction to their world.
www.vulture.com/article/russ...
It’s the latest in a series of roles that dissect the strong-silent-suffering men with codes in some of his earlier films, and showing how the codes themselves can destroy men or bring destruction to their world.
www.vulture.com/article/russ...
There’s Something About Late-Career Russell Crowe
He’s transformed from bare-chested Method hunk to ruddy-cheeked scene stealer, and his body of work has never been better.
www.vulture.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:12 PM
great piece by @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social
It’s the latest in a series of roles that dissect the strong-silent-suffering men with codes in some of his earlier films, and showing how the codes themselves can destroy men or bring destruction to their world.
www.vulture.com/article/russ...
It’s the latest in a series of roles that dissect the strong-silent-suffering men with codes in some of his earlier films, and showing how the codes themselves can destroy men or bring destruction to their world.
www.vulture.com/article/russ...
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Looking for a freelance researcher based in Boston for a brief gig in January or February. Please email [email protected] with your relevant experience, availability, and rate.
December 11, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Looking for a freelance researcher based in Boston for a brief gig in January or February. Please email [email protected] with your relevant experience, availability, and rate.
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Instead of fighting the University of Austin, UT became the University of Austin.
December 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Instead of fighting the University of Austin, UT became the University of Austin.