https://bsky.app/profile/jenee.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jenee.bsky.social/post/3mdp3o7agmn2eI swear I was having this exact thought (as I do a few times each day!) when I read the tweet [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Jan 2026 05:31 +0000at://did:plc:lyylolptc5uxturmnetnhqfs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdp3o7agmn2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jenee.bsky.social/post/3mcf7lbge7i2mI’m curious: You know the people who we were told were angry and hateful and lashing out politically because being white wasn’t allowed anymore (🙄) and the country was changing and leaving them behind? Are they happy now? Spreading joy? Doing random acts of kindness?14 Jan 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:lyylolptc5uxturmnetnhqfs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcf7lbge7i2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jenee.bsky.social/post/3mc3jxw7fdg2nI wrote about one of the many thoughts about Renee Good that’s been keeping me up at night https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/01/renee-good-killing-ice-watch-mom.html10 Jan 2026 17:29 +0000at://did:plc:lyylolptc5uxturmnetnhqfs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc3jxw7fdg2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jenee.bsky.social/post/3mbhnhs56ga24So happy to share this beautiful, funny, sad, brutally honest essay by @kimmclarin.bsky.social. Save it for Saturday morning while you drink your coffee and have time to maybe cry a little bit https://slate.com/life/2026/01/dementia-alzheimers-elderly-parents-caregiving-grief.html02 Jan 2026 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:lyylolptc5uxturmnetnhqfs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbhnhs56ga24https://bsky.app/profile/jenee.bsky.social/post/3mbg7lj2slo2yFor a while I didn’t watch this because 1) why would I care about football and 2) the show is my enemy because it steals Joel’s Saturdays, but I’ve been tuning in and they are actually all really delightful and have great chemistry (and I’m only biased about one of them!) [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Jan 2026 05:57 +0000at://did:plc:lyylolptc5uxturmnetnhqfs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbg7lj2slo2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jenee.bsky.social/post/3mbg74xoqt22gIt’s thrown me off to learn that people keep track of how many books they read and I think they’re showing off! I’m sure it only takes 4 seconds but I can only fantasize about having my whole life together enough to do a voluntary administrative task02 Jan 2026 05:49 +0000at://did:plc:lyylolptc5uxturmnetnhqfs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbg74xoqt22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jenee.bsky.social/post/3mawrabttpp2eDez had a really negative reaction to my explanation of Kwanzaa & I finally realized it was because “it’s an African American tradition”’is what I say (mostly to entertain myself) every time I put lotion on his face and he yells “Whyyy??!” I guess it was sounding a little too similar 😂27 Dec 2025 02:30 +0000at://did:plc:lyylolptc5uxturmnetnhqfs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mawrabttpp2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jenee.bsky.social/post/3ma2cvpmgmr2p@joelanderson.bsky.social to Dez (3): You know, Daddy used to race people when I was a kid Dez: Would you be the winner? Joel: 🤩🤩🤩😁😁😁☺️☺️☺️☺️🤗🤗🤗 Iykyk. Nobody has ever been happier to answer a question15 Dec 2025 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:lyylolptc5uxturmnetnhqfs/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma2cvpmgmr2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jenee.bsky.social/post/3m5xcqhwidn2qAnyone from Chattanooga? I don’t normally answer super specific questions like this but I thought it would be fun to give this guy some concrete ideas for bars/restaurants/clubs/activities19 Nov 2025 03:28 +0000at://did:plc:lyylolptc5uxturmnetnhqfs/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5xcqhwidn2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jenee.bsky.social/post/3m5pxznyy6g2fThank you! I have what I need for now and my inbox is overflowing with promising pitches. I told myself I would respond to each one but at this point (after midnight on Saturday, technically Sunday) I’m admitting defeat. Please accept my apology [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Nov 2025 05:28 +0000at://did:plc:lyylolptc5uxturmnetnhqfs/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5pxznyy6g2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jenee.bsky.social/post/3m5c7lhevyu2iHi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me. RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!10 Nov 2025 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:lyylolptc5uxturmnetnhqfs/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5c7lhevyu2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jenee.bsky.social/post/3m4caefun7e2lThis is a crazy thing to come on here and say given everything going on in the world but I have to get it off my chest: People are selling “original artwork” on Facebook marketplace but it’s very clearly what they made at a sip ‘n paint29 Oct 2025 00:54 +0000at://did:plc:lyylolptc5uxturmnetnhqfs/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4caefun7e2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jenee.bsky.social/post/3lyjggvb5sx2pI was extremely offline today and the out of context texts from people who reasonably assumed I was keeping up with the news were a wild ride10 Sep 2025 23:51 +0000at://did:plc:lyylolptc5uxturmnetnhqfs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyjggvb5sx2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jenee.bsky.social/post/3lyfvway6e62nTo the person sending multiple fake letters to Slate Advice: I am begging you to vary the voice, length, and sentence structure and take the drama down a notch to make the stories more realistic. I’m not against using the ones that are suspicious but actually good. Please just put some effort in09 Sep 2025 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:lyylolptc5uxturmnetnhqfs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyfvway6e62nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jenee.bsky.social/post/3lxl23eayjt2v@joelanderson.bsky.social and I are both people who never got into anything related to superheroes but we don’t want the same fate for our three year old. What should we show him and when?29 Aug 2025 21:50 +0000at://did:plc:lyylolptc5uxturmnetnhqfs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxl23eayjt2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jenee.bsky.social/post/3lwreczn4nc26I just realized friends and family never ask me for help with writing stuff (cover letters, emails, applications, texts, etc.) anymore and I think it’s because of ChatGPT! I guess it’s fine but what do I have to offer now? 🥲19 Aug 2025 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:lyylolptc5uxturmnetnhqfs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwreczn4nc26https://bsky.app/profile/jenee.bsky.social/post/3lupzwugv5x24I know social media makes everything an adhd symptom but one I haven’t heard about is never being able to make it to the “link in bio.” I will just have to wonder what the article says because I’m going to get bored on the way there24 Jul 2025 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:lyylolptc5uxturmnetnhqfs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lupzwugv5x24https://bsky.app/profile/jenee.bsky.social/post/3luo5ad35222yI remember in 2020 the idea that we (not just people who lost someone to Covid or had it, but everyone) were all upset and down and struggling because of the pandemic and “racial tension” was kind of a media/ social media consensus. And I’m not really seeing that now? I’ve been wondering why23 Jul 2025 23:09 +0000at://did:plc:lyylolptc5uxturmnetnhqfs/app.bsky.feed.post/3luo5ad35222yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jenee.bsky.social/post/3luknhgufd42cI keep checking for an updated Harper’s letter with all the same signatories but I’m sure they’re just taking their time to make sure it captures how alarmed they are in this moment [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jul 2025 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:lyylolptc5uxturmnetnhqfs/app.bsky.feed.post/3luknhgufd42chttps://bsky.app/profile/jenee.bsky.social/post/3lukmgdzu4f2pI thought I was done with the culture shock of moving from CA to MD but I just asked a bunch of people how they air out their homes in the summer when it’s always hot and humid and the answer was mostly “we wait until fall”!!! I used to open windows every day of my life so this is a lot to digest22 Jul 2025 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:lyylolptc5uxturmnetnhqfs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lukmgdzu4f2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jenee.bsky.social/post/3luav2rsjoy2cI don’t know why I’m annoyed by every headline about the Epstein letter repeating the word “bawdy”18 Jul 2025 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:lyylolptc5uxturmnetnhqfs/app.bsky.feed.post/3luav2rsjoy2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jenee.bsky.social/post/3lu6rrohkvf2wI got the idea that pulling an all (or very late) nighter once a week or so would be the secret to having enough time to do everything I need to. Did it and I’ve felt like I’m hungover and in a coma for 2 full days. Follow me for more life hacks17 Jul 2025 20:34 +0000at://did:plc:lyylolptc5uxturmnetnhqfs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu6rrohkvf2w