jenn d
@jdiagostino.bsky.social
Connecticut resident, WNYer at heart. I like cats, knitting, birds, and data. Opinions are mine, not my org's.
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It is newsworthy that the president of the United States is increasingly verbally abusive of women reporters and he should be asked about it.
December 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
It is newsworthy that the president of the United States is increasingly verbally abusive of women reporters and he should be asked about it.
Apparently the 5k we need to sprint to get between gates at CLT is not enough. God I wish we still had the train president.
Duffy on what he's doing to improve the airport experience for travelers: "Maybe I want a workout area where people might get some blood flowing doing some pull ups or step ups in the airport."
December 9, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Apparently the 5k we need to sprint to get between gates at CLT is not enough. God I wish we still had the train president.
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Behaviores Report: 90% goode, 5% trespaced on hellocobber shelve, 5% harrass of Sally
December 8, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Behaviores Report: 90% goode, 5% trespaced on hellocobber shelve, 5% harrass of Sally
Shout out to smudge ink for actually managing coed cardinals on this wrapping paper.
December 8, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Shout out to smudge ink for actually managing coed cardinals on this wrapping paper.
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The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
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Behaviores Report: 100% GOODE! !!
December 4, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Behaviores Report: 100% GOODE! !!
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This is presented as a positive.
Leavitt: "Refugee admissions into the country right now are essentially at 0, with the exception of Afrikaners fleeing persecution in South Africa."
December 1, 2025 at 6:48 PM
This is presented as a positive.
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My daughter thinks when The Professor, our foster dog, “does his business”, we should refer to it as “he’s grading papers” or “he’s preparing lecture notes.”
December 3, 2025 at 1:46 AM
My daughter thinks when The Professor, our foster dog, “does his business”, we should refer to it as “he’s grading papers” or “he’s preparing lecture notes.”
I am not a podcast person, but I discovered One Song this year and had to make an exception. It's really really really great.
December 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I am not a podcast person, but I discovered One Song this year and had to make an exception. It's really really really great.
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This is lovely and I think it's so important that he's comfortable enough in his own skin that he can just say "what does that mean?"
also that is such a law word.
also that is such a law word.
completely outside of politics, this is so charming
November 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This is lovely and I think it's so important that he's comfortable enough in his own skin that he can just say "what does that mean?"
also that is such a law word.
also that is such a law word.
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A congressional resolution condemning socialism is a tremendous waste of time and exactly the kind of performative politics that people fucking hate. How about we actually legislate some solutions that help people put food on the table?
November 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
A congressional resolution condemning socialism is a tremendous waste of time and exactly the kind of performative politics that people fucking hate. How about we actually legislate some solutions that help people put food on the table?
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Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
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The way these two stories are casually listed in one sentence is a perfect encapsulation of just how little Americans are paying attention
November 18, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The way these two stories are casually listed in one sentence is a perfect encapsulation of just how little Americans are paying attention
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The Epstein files release bill just passed the House with only one nay vote -- Clay Higgins
November 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The Epstein files release bill just passed the House with only one nay vote -- Clay Higgins
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Hi, yes I don't want to be anywhere near something described as "Black Mirror Coded"
November 15, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Hi, yes I don't want to be anywhere near something described as "Black Mirror Coded"
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Can confirm, I did say this, over on Threads. I stand by it here as well. And everywhere else!
“Re ‘There are a lot of people on your side who will be in the Epstein Files too!’: No there aren't, my side is the ‘People Who Don't Fuck Children’ side, anyone not on this side can get all the way into the bin, what side are YOU on, exactly?” — John Scalzi
November 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Can confirm, I did say this, over on Threads. I stand by it here as well. And everywhere else!
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Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
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Great to have Rep. Grijalva as the newest member of the Democratic Caucus! The people of AZ-07 have a voice again in the House.
It shouldn’t have taken Speaker Johnson seven shameful weeks to swear her in so he could stall a vote on releasing the Epstein files.
It shouldn’t have taken Speaker Johnson seven shameful weeks to swear her in so he could stall a vote on releasing the Epstein files.
November 12, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Great to have Rep. Grijalva as the newest member of the Democratic Caucus! The people of AZ-07 have a voice again in the House.
It shouldn’t have taken Speaker Johnson seven shameful weeks to swear her in so he could stall a vote on releasing the Epstein files.
It shouldn’t have taken Speaker Johnson seven shameful weeks to swear her in so he could stall a vote on releasing the Epstein files.
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Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
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Yeah, I'm sorry, but you do not keep the government shut for more than a month and then NOT get a deal on the main item you have been messaging on without completely shifting the blame dynamic.
Major concession from Democrats here is enhanced ACA funds aren’t extended. Preserving them was Dems’ central demand in this fight. They secured a promise of a vote (which Thune has been offering for weeks), but that could still fail. Even if it passes, Johnson has made no promise of a House vote.
Tentative Senate deal to end shutdown, multiple sources tell me & @frankthorp.bsky.social:
—CR through Jan 30
—Approps minibus
—Fully funds SNAP
—Reverses Trump’s shutdown RIFs
—Promise of Senate vote on ACA subsidies by Dec second week (details/outcome uncertain)
—Led by King/Shaheen/Hassan
—CR through Jan 30
—Approps minibus
—Fully funds SNAP
—Reverses Trump’s shutdown RIFs
—Promise of Senate vote on ACA subsidies by Dec second week (details/outcome uncertain)
—Led by King/Shaheen/Hassan
November 10, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Yeah, I'm sorry, but you do not keep the government shut for more than a month and then NOT get a deal on the main item you have been messaging on without completely shifting the blame dynamic.
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My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
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Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"