Jessie Stickgold-Sarah
@jstickgoldsarah.bsky.social
Love dogs, hate capitalism. If I am only for myself, what am I?
Pinned
We’re still, and always, here to protect trans kids. 💙🤍🩷
Friday flu shot for @lecagle.bsky.social !
October 3, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Friday flu shot for @lecagle.bsky.social !
Brad Lander is just such an outrageously joyful guy
Sukkot commands us to welcome guests and to find joy together. You never know when strangers might turn out to be angels.
It was an honor to welcome @mayor.nyc.gov — and some very special ushpizin (exalted guests) — to our sukkah this week.
It was an honor to welcome @mayor.nyc.gov — and some very special ushpizin (exalted guests) — to our sukkah this week.
October 2, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Brad Lander is just such an outrageously joyful guy
The number of retirees who drive for my local refugee support group! SO MANY! Driving folks to appointments, to work, to the food pantry, they're such a lifeline.
Every time some pundit claims that no one would work if their basic needs were met, I think about how, after he retired, my dad would just show up at estate sales with his truck and offer to help folks take their furniture home because he just wanted to keep busy and be around people.
October 2, 2026 at 4:44 PM
The number of retirees who drive for my local refugee support group! SO MANY! Driving folks to appointments, to work, to the food pantry, they're such a lifeline.
Today at the gym someone putting away a bench said “pardon me” and I said “you’re pardoned!” and someone else said “everyone is pardoned” & I didn’t understand why she sounded so grim until someone else said viciously “we’ll just write a REFLECTIVE ESSAY about it”
So
That's a morning vibe
So
That's a morning vibe
October 2, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Today at the gym someone putting away a bench said “pardon me” and I said “you’re pardoned!” and someone else said “everyone is pardoned” & I didn’t understand why she sounded so grim until someone else said viciously “we’ll just write a REFLECTIVE ESSAY about it”
So
That's a morning vibe
So
That's a morning vibe
I am so excited about this and the only thing I don’t like is it comes out in March
THE SEVENTH BANISHER by A K Larkwood has Knives Out meets Lovecraft meets Gideon the Ninth vibes with a bunch of terrible but fascinating people trapped on an isolated island murdering their way through mind-blowing plot twists on a creepy magical mansion (out in March): bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
The Seventh Banisher
From the author of The Unspoken Name comes a riveting Gothic fantasy mystery full of uncanny magic, long-guarded secrets, and a deadly trial to inherit a legendary power, perfect for fans of The Taint...
bookshop.org
October 2, 2026 at 2:40 PM
I am so excited about this and the only thing I don’t like is it comes out in March
Extra credit to my student who squinted at it and said:
It’s a bird
There’s no goat
It’s a bird
Obviously a bird
Who can see a goat
OH MY GOD I SEE THE GOAT
It’s a bird
There’s no goat
It’s a bird
Obviously a bird
Who can see a goat
OH MY GOD I SEE THE GOAT
October 2, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Extra credit to my student who squinted at it and said:
It’s a bird
There’s no goat
It’s a bird
Obviously a bird
Who can see a goat
OH MY GOD I SEE THE GOAT
It’s a bird
There’s no goat
It’s a bird
Obviously a bird
Who can see a goat
OH MY GOD I SEE THE GOAT
And thus my agenda for tomorrow's FYW class is:
Connecting rhetorical concepts
Paragraphs
- Unscramble!
Paper structure
- Reverse outline
Goat or bird?!
Connecting rhetorical concepts
Paragraphs
- Unscramble!
Paper structure
- Reverse outline
Goat or bird?!
September 30, 2026 at 8:34 PM
And thus my agenda for tomorrow's FYW class is:
Connecting rhetorical concepts
Paragraphs
- Unscramble!
Paper structure
- Reverse outline
Goat or bird?!
Connecting rhetorical concepts
Paragraphs
- Unscramble!
Paper structure
- Reverse outline
Goat or bird?!
Oh this is really good
There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...
September 30, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Oh this is really good
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Omigod, this is the most heartwarming story possible!
Backpack (bear 89) is the son of the 2019 winner of Fat Bear Week, Holly (bear 435).
In 2007, he injured his foot & a practice of riding on momma's Holly's back had a new meaning: he was mobility-restricted while it healed.
So Holly moved him.
Backpack (bear 89) is the son of the 2019 winner of Fat Bear Week, Holly (bear 435).
In 2007, he injured his foot & a practice of riding on momma's Holly's back had a new meaning: he was mobility-restricted while it healed.
So Holly moved him.
September 30, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Omigod, this is the most heartwarming story possible!
Backpack (bear 89) is the son of the 2019 winner of Fat Bear Week, Holly (bear 435).
In 2007, he injured his foot & a practice of riding on momma's Holly's back had a new meaning: he was mobility-restricted while it healed.
So Holly moved him.
Backpack (bear 89) is the son of the 2019 winner of Fat Bear Week, Holly (bear 435).
In 2007, he injured his foot & a practice of riding on momma's Holly's back had a new meaning: he was mobility-restricted while it healed.
So Holly moved him.
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(With thanks to @miriamanzovin.bsky.social)
Sanhedrin 75: A man set his eyes upon a certain woman and passion rose in his heart, to the point that he became deathly ill. The doctors said: He will have no cure until he has sex with her.
The Sages said: Let him die.
Sanhedrin 75: A man set his eyes upon a certain woman and passion rose in his heart, to the point that he became deathly ill. The doctors said: He will have no cure until he has sex with her.
The Sages said: Let him die.
September 29, 2026 at 11:25 PM
(With thanks to @miriamanzovin.bsky.social)
Sanhedrin 75: A man set his eyes upon a certain woman and passion rose in his heart, to the point that he became deathly ill. The doctors said: He will have no cure until he has sex with her.
The Sages said: Let him die.
Sanhedrin 75: A man set his eyes upon a certain woman and passion rose in his heart, to the point that he became deathly ill. The doctors said: He will have no cure until he has sex with her.
The Sages said: Let him die.
The problem is
September 25, 2026 at 7:53 PM
The problem is
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Conclusion: more dogs less AI
September 24, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Conclusion: more dogs less AI
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I cannot tell you how much the idea of using my LITERAL YEARS of training in writing pedagogy to give feedback on AI slop DISGUSTS ME.
A deep wound. A moral injury.
A deep wound. A moral injury.
February 24, 2026 at 12:40 AM
I cannot tell you how much the idea of using my LITERAL YEARS of training in writing pedagogy to give feedback on AI slop DISGUSTS ME.
A deep wound. A moral injury.
A deep wound. A moral injury.
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I simply do not have the capacity, bandwidth and quite frankly even the interest to keep up with the daily going ons.
September 18, 2026 at 1:21 AM
I simply do not have the capacity, bandwidth and quite frankly even the interest to keep up with the daily going ons.
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Listen none of us even has to care about Macklemore! These statements are so clear. “We can’t play where we can’t say Free Palestine.” That is where the solidarity lies, that is why this is so exciting.
The way Ed Sheeran's musicians are all like "we love Ed but we're Irish, we can't play if we can't say Free Palestine." WHEW.
September 16, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Listen none of us even has to care about Macklemore! These statements are so clear. “We can’t play where we can’t say Free Palestine.” That is where the solidarity lies, that is why this is so exciting.
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people are quitting a tour in support of Palestine. it is pretty fucking important that this is framed properly: nobody is quitting a tour for Macklemore.
September 15, 2026 at 9:54 PM
people are quitting a tour in support of Palestine. it is pretty fucking important that this is framed properly: nobody is quitting a tour for Macklemore.
Omg his HOUSE BAND is a founding member of Irish Artists For Palestine? BUDDY. BRUH. PAL.
The way Ed Sheeran's musicians are all like "we love Ed but we're Irish, we can't play if we can't say Free Palestine." WHEW.
September 15, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Omg his HOUSE BAND is a founding member of Irish Artists For Palestine? BUDDY. BRUH. PAL.
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I also think it is great that the kind of mega rich guy who mostly operates behind the scenes in these situations is having his name blasted everywhere and framed, correctly, as the person who actually made the call
not to exculpate Ed, but as a reminder of how business decisions in music get made
not to exculpate Ed, but as a reminder of how business decisions in music get made
September 15, 2026 at 7:52 PM
I also think it is great that the kind of mega rich guy who mostly operates behind the scenes in these situations is having his name blasted everywhere and framed, correctly, as the person who actually made the call
not to exculpate Ed, but as a reminder of how business decisions in music get made
not to exculpate Ed, but as a reminder of how business decisions in music get made
The way Ed Sheeran's musicians are all like "we love Ed but we're Irish, we can't play if we can't say Free Palestine." WHEW.
September 15, 2026 at 8:56 PM
The way Ed Sheeran's musicians are all like "we love Ed but we're Irish, we can't play if we can't say Free Palestine." WHEW.
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IMO, the solution should not be to browbeat people into an old standard, but rather allow people to wear whatever they want. If someone can wear ducky pajamas in public, you can wear tailoring in any cut, color, and material. As options open up, dress can then be a source of pleasure.
September 13, 2026 at 8:01 PM
IMO, the solution should not be to browbeat people into an old standard, but rather allow people to wear whatever they want. If someone can wear ducky pajamas in public, you can wear tailoring in any cut, color, and material. As options open up, dress can then be a source of pleasure.
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It's very easy to wear a suit and tie in any major city, even if the aesthetic has mostly disappeared from daily life, because there are people outside wearing pink tutus with Army boots. As usual, your liberation is connected to other people's liberation.
September 13, 2026 at 7:53 PM
It's very easy to wear a suit and tie in any major city, even if the aesthetic has mostly disappeared from daily life, because there are people outside wearing pink tutus with Army boots. As usual, your liberation is connected to other people's liberation.
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I don't want to have to think about AI at all.
September 12, 2026 at 10:48 PM
I don't want to have to think about AI at all.
WOW this is great news. So much abuse came from this site.
Charlie Kirk’s nonprofit Turning Point USA’s Professor Watchlist, which claims it uncovers the most radical left wing professors from universities that are known to suppress the conservative voices and advance the progressive agenda," has been taken down.
Turning Point USA's Professor Watchlist is down. Instructors describe its impact
This week marks one year since the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. While the nonprofit he created, Turning Point USA, is still working to engage young conservative voters ahead of the m...
www.nbcwashington.com
September 9, 2026 at 7:12 PM
WOW this is great news. So much abuse came from this site.
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the big takeaway for me was that people were so happy to have like a concrete, material way to help besides just posting in solidarity. there was so much joy in that community. it's the only thing I miss about nuking my Twitter, but I found a lot of those folks on here too
September 9, 2026 at 3:03 AM
the big takeaway for me was that people were so happy to have like a concrete, material way to help besides just posting in solidarity. there was so much joy in that community. it's the only thing I miss about nuking my Twitter, but I found a lot of those folks on here too