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Jena Tesse Fox

@jtfnyc.bsky.social

Writer, New Yorker, frequent traveler, theater fan and loud liberal. She/her.

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An orange and black sticker that says "Halloween Voter 2025" on a tan jacket.

An orange and black sticker that says "Halloween Voter 2025" on a tan jacket.

It's not too late to vote early--and if you vote today, you'll get this extra-cool sticker! Find your polling place and go!

31.10.2025 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This could be fascinating. Depending on who gets it next, the title of Duke of York could be passed from a father to a son for the first time since the 1400s.

30.10.2025 22:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Take a lesson from the Black Panthers who understood how to feed people

26.10.2025 23:05 β€” πŸ‘ 4672    πŸ” 1324    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 38

This! Excellent work, @catcardenas.bsky.social!

24.10.2025 02:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ZERO arrests at No Kings in NYC. (And the NYPD isn’t notorious for being sympathetic with people anti-Trump.)

This proves what shameless liars Speaker Mike Johnson & Karoline Leavitt are to slander the participants as violent anarchists.

18.10.2025 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 6019    πŸ” 1539    πŸ’¬ 128    πŸ“Œ 68

Reposting to remind myself next time I get cynical and mean-spirited. (And let's be honest--when am I not cynical and mean-spirited?)

18.10.2025 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A few pro-kings drivers went by and yelled at the protestors. The crowd just went silent until they drove away. No agitation and no problems.

18.10.2025 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
#NoKings protestors in Bethlehem, PA.

#NoKings protestors in Bethlehem, PA.

Great, cheerful #NoKings crowd lining the streets in Bethlehem, Pa., and lots of cars honking as they go by.

18.10.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I might not find some political activism that compelling but I try to keep in mind Kwame Ture's point:

"You don't criticize somebody who's doing something when you doing nothing."

13.10.2025 20:28 β€” πŸ‘ 703    πŸ” 166    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

There were no ads for it in New York City. You know, where people come to see musicals. There wasn't even a poster for the movie in the theater where I went to see it. A real shame. It deserves to be seen.

13.10.2025 02:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No idea why the film had so little marketing ahead of its release (or why it didn’t start with a limited release and let word-of-mouth build), but I hope more audiences will watch it and pay attention once it’s on a streaming platform.

13.10.2025 02:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The movie’s themes of art, escapism and activism feel very resonant as well, especially with comedians being threatened if they mock government officials.

13.10.2025 02:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

LGBT people and People of Color are still in the crosshairs of a totalitarian government. People are still being "disappeared" when they're inconvenient.

13.10.2025 02:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve been thinking about Kiss of the Spider Woman since Friday. For all its challenges, it’s amazing how a story from nearly 50 years ago feels so timely and relevant today.

13.10.2025 02:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Seems like hardly any, and I don't know why. There wasn't even a poster for it at the theater I went to last night. Fortunately, the room was pretty full. Maybe they're counting on word of mouth?

11.10.2025 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why Anti-Voting Activists Are Using the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Election to Spread Disinformation Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.

Next month, voters will head to the polls for a contest that could have huge implications for the future of fair elections in the Keystone State β€” which means for the next presidential election, too. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/why...

09.10.2025 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1855    πŸ” 789    πŸ’¬ 40    πŸ“Œ 30

Very eager to hear your thoughts on this one!

01.10.2025 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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To atone this Yom Kippur, you must drop your lizard (RNS) β€” The idea of dragging a scaly reptile into holy waters β€”Β a ridiculous image paired with a moral imperative β€” makes one wonder what their lizard might be. And how do you let it go?

You gotta put down the ducky if you wanna play the saxophone

(honored to be quoted)

30.09.2025 23:08 β€” πŸ‘ 132    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 4

President Trump and Congressional Republicans just shut down the government because they refused to stop your health care costs from rising.

Let me be clear: Republicans are in charge of the White House, House, and Senate. This is their shutdown.

01.10.2025 04:11 β€” πŸ‘ 4863    πŸ” 1552    πŸ’¬ 118    πŸ“Œ 80

I mean, that is a big part of the new version coming out next week...

29.09.2025 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh no...

28.09.2025 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I have approximately zero following on this app, sharing in the hopes it can get in front of the right person. A man I went to college with’s wife was kidnapped by ICE at a green card hearing, and he’s trying to find a reporter who will speak to him about the situation

28.09.2025 01:04 β€” πŸ‘ 5600    πŸ” 3910    πŸ’¬ 125    πŸ“Œ 140

BREAKING: Per MSNBC, Nexstar has ALSO CAVED and will stop preempting Jimmy Kimmel Live! Way to go, everyone!

26.09.2025 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 26870    πŸ” 4961    πŸ’¬ 782    πŸ“Œ 313
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My employer New York Public Radio just announced that it is offering @onthemedia.bsky.social, @radiolab.bsky.social, and other programs to at-risk public radio stations for free! More info: current.org/2025/09/wnyc...

24.09.2025 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 5449    πŸ” 1579    πŸ’¬ 81    πŸ“Œ 97
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Kimmel: "Disney has asked me to read the following statement and I agreed to do it. 'To reactivate your Disney+ and Hulu account ... '"

24.09.2025 03:51 β€” πŸ‘ 11182    πŸ” 1773    πŸ’¬ 282    πŸ“Œ 164

May we all be written in the book of strong coffee, good friends, a peaceful life, and a winning Mets ❀️❀️

23.09.2025 00:48 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jimmy Kimmel Returns: ABC Ends Suspension Starting Tuesday Jimmy Kimmel will return to late night on Tuesday

"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that."

Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.

22.09.2025 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 41804    πŸ” 9087    πŸ’¬ 1394    πŸ“Œ 860

Just a reminder that a staggering number of Black women have also lost their jobs due to capitulation to this administration. That deserves more outrage.

20.09.2025 13:21 β€” πŸ‘ 773    πŸ” 294    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 17

Some people on the left think just repeating β€œAnti-Zionism is not antisemitism” frees them from the work of thinking critically about what is and is not antisemitic. And a whole lot of people on the right think being a strong Zionist functions as a β€œget out of antisemitism free card.”

14.09.2025 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 687    πŸ” 141    πŸ’¬ 69    πŸ“Œ 26

Very interesting insight.

14.09.2025 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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