26 September 2021 : The same I think? Swapped lip piercing for septum and philtrum, hair is longer now, acquired a better liquor cabinet setup https://twitter.com/noonecaresjess/status/1441150857110687752 pic.twitter.com/vGGudWfEOA
7 September 2021 : I grew up in an unincorporated community of like 200 people and worked at a CVS a few towns over, does this man think that rural people live inside a magical impenetrable bubble
25 August 2021 : I wanted more than anything to be in West Virginia next week for the #Blair100 , but I just can’t afford the trip. I won’t hold my breath, but I have been reporting on a massive coal miners’ strike for the five months, and there’s still time for an editor to send me down there ;)
15 August 2021 : My many years of writing about weird obscure music for mainstream publications definitely taught me some valuable lessons about beauty of the breaking things down for normal people lol
13 August 2021 : Spending so much time in the South has made me deeply appreciative of the expression, “Bless your/their/her/his heart,”especially when other Yankees don’t understand what I mean :)
5 August 2021 : This has been a very intense week and I’m realizing now that it’s finally caught up with me. I have cool things to promote and news to share, but being on here is so draining and people can be so awful. Catch-22.
5 August 2021 : some real big labor news about to drop (not related to the miners strike). wow.
3 August 2021 : I’m en route to Alabama after some flight issues, and it feels absolutely sacrilegious to have flown into DC’s Ronald Reagan Airport on the 40th anniversary of the PATCO strike. Reagan himself crushed the strike l 48 hours later, kneecapping the labor movement for decades to come
29 July 2021 : snakes in the grass
27 July 2021 : sometimes ya just gotta put on a lobster-print bikini and see where the night takes you pic.twitter.com/PBlVwLpfEH
26 July 2021 : It’s an interesting and obviously valid and very impactful form of media that I just can’t wrap my head around, and every time podcast drama consumes this website, the mystery expands
26 July 2021 : unsure why everyone is tweeting about podcasts all of a sudden and have only listened to one (1) full podcast episode in my life (shout out @thetrillbillies ) but I hope you’re all having a nice time
18 July 2021 : IUD insertion (twice!) followed by hand tattoos
15 July 2021 : Some folks have noted that the @Bookshop_Org link isn't working yet, so for now, please keep checking back - or call your favorite bookstore directly and ask them to order it for you!
14 July 2021 : I just wanted to express an opinion, fuck
14 July 2021 : Yeah I guess that’s fine. As a rule I don’t think it’s worth donating to any politician ever, but do what you want with your money
14 July 2021 : I know people will swoop in to tell me why I’m wrong, but it’s my firm opinion that unions shouldn’t waste members’ money donating a single dime to any politicians, ever.
9 July 2021 : if you’re the person who QTed this from a private account can you… not do that pls
6 July 2021 : I always hope for the best with these things, but it is very unsettling to see a nominally Philly-based project like this pop up out of nowhere and brand itself with IWW-style imagery despite having zero association with @phillyiww https://twitter.com/phillyiou/status/1412425627827851271
27 June 2021 : Send it on over! My book budget runner over lol
15 June 2021 : There’s no cell phone service out by the mines, button now I’m hearing that there are union folk and supporters from other UMWA locals and other states, and that the crowd is bigger than it was when they blocked the mine entrances two weeks ago…
12 June 2021 : Happy Loving Day🌻 pic.twitter.com/rE1GCaaVEJ
7 June 2021 : the first moment I got an opportunity to do so!
7 June 2021 : Here’s the video of today’s attack on the Warrior Met Coal picket line (cw for vehicle attack). https://twitter.com/haedenwright/status/1402008191429382148
11 May 2021 : Former @UAW president Dennis Williams had just been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for his role in a messy corruption scandal which saw him plead guilty to conspiracy to embezzle union funds and, in the words of @UAWD_Reform , “devastated the reputation of our union.” pic.twitter.com/DlN8iXE6dE
11 May 2021 : I'm wrapping up my last couple of freelance pieces before I devote all my energy full-time to writing this book, and it is somehow so stressful that I would like to walk into the Schuylkill
3 May 2021 : It makes more and more sense that the striking miners on the picket lines have been chanting, “Warrior Met coal has no soul!”
15 April 2021 : Last weekend, I swung by the Warrior Met coal mine in Brookwood, Alabama to chat with some of the 1,000 @MineWorkers miners currently on strike for a fair contract. Almost two weeks in, they’re not backing down. My new report for @means_tv ’s @MMNonMeansTV : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_WgL2ESeMY
14 April 2021 : sometimes I think things would be so much easier if I had a regular staff job as a labor reporter but it’s not like those grow on trees lol
14 April 2021 : Make that 5pm! https://twitter.com/phlpublichealth/status/1382390909145378816?s=21
14 April 2021 : Yo Philly, this is happening until 4pm today! Get yer jab! https://twitter.com/bradfordpearson/status/1382352827213828100
9 April 2021 : you really decided to you needed to post this garbage today of all days huh
9 April 2021 : “How can billionaires tell us that $15/hr is enough?”- @BigMikeUnion1 pic.twitter.com/YO6gge68FT
9 April 2021 : No staff in sight
9 April 2021 : I wish @FlyingWithSara was here to straighten this out
9 April 2021 : What happens if you’re stuck in an incredibly long security line and miss your flight? Does the airline rebook you? Asking for myself and everyone at the Philadelphia Airport right now
9 April 2021 : @PHLAirport this is the line to get to the security gate, how exactly is anyone supposed to make their flight??? pic.twitter.com/mfVir0bibd
1 April 2021 : My time in Alabama is nearing its end, so I want to take a moment to express my gratitude to @SidneyHillman . I was able to come back down here because of the reporting grant they awarded me—labor journos, take note! anhttps://www.hillmanfoundation.org/grants/reporting-grants
31 March 2021 : It is also very humid so apologies in advance for all the frizz in tomorrow’s video pic.twitter.com/UQcrdrwhoV
24 March 2021 : A source has just confirmed that @KillerMike and @mrdannyglover will join @SenSanders here in Alabama tomorrow in support of @BAmazonUnion
23 March 2021 : It’s mutton fat jade! @SoHanFan has the most beautiful travel set
9 March 2021 : people are always suing each other here though so i always kinda assume there's an endless demand
9 March 2021 : lawyers seem fine?
8 March 2021 : The road to hell (and congested union elections) is paved with good intentions
26 February 2021 : I hate when the fancy Ivy League millionaire politician does cosplay https://twitter.com/sentedcruz/status/1365397741044654086
26 February 2021 : How’s Warbringer sneak on there
21 February 2021 : Nothing Amazon is doing right now is coincidental, and I’m grateful to have friends in labor world who have reached out to give me more insight into these monsters. If people in Bessemer are freaked out enough by this Offer situation to reach out to a reporter, i think it matters
21 February 2021 : Was just talking with @emilygee about this too. The Bessemer warehouse opened in March last year, so this is the first time it’s appearing there; even if it’s a “normal” company thing, it’s unfortunate timing for folks who have been dealing with a months long anti-union campaign
21 February 2021 : As @hamiltonnolan just mentioned, The Offer isn’t new—it’s something Amazon trots out fairly regularly as a way to “encourage unhappy employees to move on.” Interesting that they chose the middle of a historic union election to roll it out in Bessemer 🤔 https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/553202/
21 February 2021 : They’re really leaning into their evil dystopia brand with this Hunger Games ass language about “The Offer”
21 February 2021 : More dirty tricks from Bezos & the gang. One of the workers I interviewed for @MorePerfectUS told me that he was afraid the company would hammer them with layoffs if they win the union vote—looks like Amazon is jumping the gun a little and trying to scare people off in advance.
21 February 2021 : Just got off the phone with a #BAmazonUnion organizer. Amazon is now offering *buyouts* to workers in Bessemer. My hunch is that Amazon hired so many people to pack the bargaining unit that it’s become unsustainable—and they want to sow fear about having layoffs if the union wins pic.twitter.com/dxKRpQOXJx
19 February 2021 : big week for the cringe congressional caucus I see
17 February 2021 : @PHLPublicHealth pls advise :(
17 February 2021 : My partner might have been exposed to Covid at work (!!!) and it’s super confusing trying to figure out the best place in South Philly or Center City for us to get tested, shouldn’t this be easier by now
16 February 2021 : We just got confirmation of what @BAmazonUnion organizers have been telling me for weeks now—Amazon *got the traffic lights outside their warehouse changed* to force traffic through more quickly (and depriving organizers from the opportunity to chat with workers) https://twitter.com/MorePerfectUS/status/1361819139866828803
15 February 2021 : they make my eyes hurt!!! iI can't figure out if this is a blue-eyed weakling thing or a specifically me thing, but goddamnit
12 February 2021 : Silenoz. Pulled me into a tiny room to do the interview, gave incredibly terse answers, and blew cigar smoke in my face the whole time. I must’ve been about 20 and still remember that.
8 February 2021 : Additional context because a few people are making some wild suggestions here: I have plenty of other skincare at home but am living out of a hotel for the next week, I don’t think they’d appreciate me fucking with their showerheads
6 February 2021 : I'm going to be live-streaming today's @BAmazonUnion rally from the @MorePerfectUS Twitter in about an hour, so keep an eye out for that! 👁️
6 February 2021 : This fight is about so much more than one fulfillment center in one town. If these workers win their union vote—and I really believe they will—the potential for other workers in other facilities to follow that winning formula is explosive
6 February 2021 : Think about that number for a second. Right now, private sector union density in the U.S. is at a dismal 10%. Unionizing Amazon—as the workers of @BAmazonUnion are fighting to do here in Bessemer, AL right now—would bring that number up to *23%* https://twitter.com/edkennedyesq/status/1357868576028430336
5 February 2021 : 60 degrees and... snowy? What even is Southern weather pic.twitter.com/piyM4nQreN
30 January 2021 : Here’s how you eat a finger lime. pic.twitter.com/2uinOyJEro
21 January 2021 : I could make it work because my partner at the time worked as a teacher, so we split expenses and a cheap apartment; I also bartended, worked the door at shoes, and freelanced all the time for extra cash, which came in handy when I got laid off. Not everyone has those advantages.
21 January 2021 : Every time millionaire Ivy Leaguer and simpering fascist Ted Cruz does one of his bad tweets pretending to care about the unions and “blue-collar workers” he actively seeks to destroy, an actual blue-collar worker should be legally allowed to slap the shit out of him
20 January 2021 : go fuck yourself off a cliff
20 January 2021 : Okay, this is some good shit. https://twitter.com/fightfor15/status/1351992032714084353
18 January 2021 : Starting from scratch is dicey at best given the enormity of the threat. You need to hire the ones who already speak it.
15 January 2021 : One thing about being a fairly prolific freelancer is that there are always too many stories and angles and ideas to explore and plan out, and weeks like last week throw a real spanner in the works!
15 January 2021 : I’ve lost track of who I’ve pitched what this week lol
13 January 2021 : Right, like I probably have more guns than your average Trump voter and am a literal anarchist
10 January 2021 : RT @mariskreizman: I would very much like to see what the fact-checking process on this "deeply researched and reported" upcoming book was…
9 January 2021 : Imagine if this is was what prompted the AFL-CIO and labor leadership across the board to FINALLY kick out the cop unions. A girl can dream, right?
8 January 2021 : no we didn't, you dumb fuck
5 January 2021 : You slimy morherfucker @marcorubio https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5ff47730c5b65a922911be8c?8t
5 January 2021 : RT @ALDFUnited: Management is using @ALDF resources — which exist to help animals — to engage the union-busting law firm Ogletree Deakins.…
30 November 2020 : My other half very wisely will not allow me to post photos of his face on this cursed app but we had a very nice spooky tea date 🖤 pic.twitter.com/TPyPMoSEBL
22 November 2020 : I wish I could just pause Twitter for awhile
6 November 2020 : yo what the fuck https://twitter.com/vabvox/status/1324568477844316160
19 October 2020 : No, the omission was intentional.
19 October 2020 : waited too long and now the train is expensive, oh dear oh no
28 September 2020 : This is probably a dorky thing to tweet about but I don’t care
28 September 2020 : Does anyone who gets the Sunday edition wanna hold onto it for me
28 September 2020 : Ah fuck I forgot to buy a copy of today’s NYT with my black metal tea article and now it’s past midnight and raining
13 September 2020 : It feels so weird looking at hotels in a city where I lived for so long, but you can only stay with pals for so long, and given the current circumstances that seems unwise anyway. I just wanna be able to go to the library, damn
13 September 2020 : If a certain someone wanted to find a reasonably priced place to stay in NYC for a couple weeks in Oct/Nov in order to do research for a certain book, what’s the best way to do that? Is there a cheat code? Everything is so expensive jfc
5 September 2020 : when your other half isn’t in the mood for a 2AM Iron Maiden singalong pic.twitter.com/LUPuR8NpUH
1 September 2020 : looking over my planned workload for September and I guess I won’t be sleeping next month either lol
19 August 2020 : pic.twitter.com/MTpHuBushI
7 August 2020 : Speaking of @LankumDublin , their latest record, 'Cold Old Fire,' is a reverent collection of Irish folk classics, played with a loving, slightly gritty modern touch; old pals doing great things https://bit.ly/2XCpk3W
2 August 2020 : ok twins pic.twitter.com/nSyTJkcpb8
30 July 2020 : . @MerriamWebster agrees. pic.twitter.com/HY52ju8BQ1
27 July 2020 : these fucking cowards, their only skill is demonstrating how utterly revoltingly useless they are https://twitter.com/people4bernie/status/1287848244135907328
18 July 2020 : Was it Indian?
18 July 2020 : Hey we match!! pic.twitter.com/8IM17zjbsu
9 July 2020 : about to file a banger
5 July 2020 : 😍
29 June 2020 : Rural Iceland
28 June 2020 : Love to stop by Lowe’s for gardening supplies and see a cop with a Thin Blue Line face mask guarding the door, not at all threatening or unnerving!
26 June 2020 : It’s after 11pm, time to bury my emotions in work again
24 June 2020 : To push back a bit - I do this a lot, and it often results in editors emailing me or hitting up my DMs asking if I want to do the story for them. Putting things out into the world works sometimes!
21 June 2020 : 🤗 pic.twitter.com/bPZL6PDOYU
30 May 2020 : Even prouder to be a @SocialistRA member right now
26 May 2020 : My neighbor’s cat has started strolling into my house whenever I open the door. I don’t know his name, but he’s already proving to be an excellent intern ✍️ pic.twitter.com/9cgvoi4TFw
26 March 2020 : All I want to do right now is give my sweet little grandma a hug, but I can’t, because she is 82 and frail and this fucking virus doesn’t care that she just lost her husband of sixty years
16 March 2020 : And to clarify - the person thinking of making them’s intent is NOT for anyone to leave the house solely for this reason, because that would be a dick move. Their idea is for those who like stickering to take a few along on necessary grocery/medicine runs (or just use inside).
15 March 2020 : Okay, it sounds like they’re going to be made (with proceeds donated to a local food bank). Will drop the link here once they figure it out 🖤
15 March 2020 : Asking for a friend—if we made these stickers, would you buy them (and plaster them around your neighborhood)? pic.twitter.com/zal0MzIvPC
15 March 2020 : Freelance writers are far from the most vulnerable demographic right now, but that doesn’t mean that things aren’t scary. Grateful as always for @freeblackgirlx—I hope to see more editors doing this soon. https://twitter.com/freeblackgirl/status/1238831695182217216
5 March 2020 : I get a lot of strange hate mail, but the stuff that weirds me out the most is when creepy dudes send me long, angry, semi-coherent emails about shit I said or wrote about, like, *months* ago (and they always think I’m a communist?). Try to keep up, Kurt. pic.twitter.com/teD20ynSrL
3 March 2020 : This isn’t about the election (sorry?!) but I would like your opinions. If you were hypothetically gonna buy/read a book I wrote, would you be more interested in
2 March 2020 : RT @EmilyGorcenski: Anarchist: I’m not voting Liberals: BOOOOOO Journalist: I’m not voting Liberal: Give this Noble Man Who Sacrifices h…
28 February 2020 : What do you do if someone you love very much exhibits multiple signs of a specific mental illness that impact their day-to-day life but they refuse to talk about it and don’t have health insurance anyway
22 February 2020 : 5? Being intimidating is always my goal, but I think I smile too much to really sell it https://twitter.com/saerodynamic_/status/1231054450925674496
22 February 2020 : Ready and willing :)
12 February 2020 : I sat down with a Culinary Workers member worker in Las Vegas today for an upcoming piece, and healthcare was their (and, according to them, their coworkers') big single issue. Besides getting rid of Trump, nothing else came close. https://twitter.com/meganmesserly/status/1227440861140733967
20 January 2020 : Lobster Girl made a friend at the tattoo convention today 🦞🔷 pic.twitter.com/gLi3geFcCf
27 November 2019 : I'd try to write one myself but uhhh haven't figured this one out yet myself and everyone's already mad at me for pointing out how awful they are
27 November 2019 : And if someone's written one that I missed, I'd love to read it!
27 November 2019 : I've seen many well-meaning "how to talk to your conservative/Trump-supporting family at Thanksgiving" pieces, but none that touch on how to deal with the full-throated, slur-slinging bigots some of us unfortunately call kin. Where's the guide for that (besides "don't go home")?
22 November 2019 : Me back in 2009 before I ruined metal lol pic.twitter.com/Gla0lzGIoc
5 November 2019 : The photographer who snapped this also took all the shots for my Vox piece about ectrodactyly and my summer at the Coney Island Sideshow School: http://bit.ly/2oGSHDD
5 November 2019 : Here is an extremely cool photo of my little lobster claw pic.twitter.com/bXooDUmwao
4 November 2019 : To be totally honest, I wish I could afford therapy, because this kind of thing stays with you. But at least I’m still here. Fuck you, Andy.
25 October 2019 : Okay. Abolish fame. https://twitter.com/ladygaga/status/1187543926678228993
23 October 2019 : Too sad to be productive. Worrisome.
17 October 2019 : Felt cute, will delete out of paranoia later pic.twitter.com/EZPZj5xq6h
2 July 2019 : RT @TwilightFauna: Get a brand new song from us right here. 100% of proceeds from this compilation will be donated to the National Network…
7 May 2019 : . @WorkersUnited tribute to the victims of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire 🖤 pic.twitter.com/DpGaeWlQE8
23 February 2019 : As a revolutionary-minded type from a hunting family I feel like we may have a decent amount in common
23 February 2019 : I really, really want to interview @KillerMike about guns, capitalism, and community self-defense. Sending this out into the Twitterverse because you never know, right?
16 August 2018 : RT @jess_mc: My favorite Aretha Franklin song is the time she offered to pay Angela Davis’ quarter million dollar bond.
10 August 2018 : It might take me a minute to reply, though, as I’m currently on my way down to DC to deal with this bullshit AGAIN, because our fascist white supremacist government laid out the red carpet for its miserable Nazi running dogs this weekend. No pasaran! #AllOutDC #DefendDC
12 March 2018 : RT @e_vb_: The always-smart @GrimKim explains what unions are and what they do in plain terms. https://t.co/yAb7OxNhey
20 January 2018 : Hey NYC, scumfuck white supremacist Mike C-rnovich and his band of fascist pals are speaking at a club called FREQ at 637 W 50th St at 7pm tonight. Call them at (646) 536-3736 to let them know that this misogynistic piece of shit is not welcome in our city. #alerta
6 December 2017 : Also the rest of the list is super weird and cool and interesting, too, and everyone did such great job! Yay Noisey
12 October 2017 : Cool how the “some men in power in the media commit sexual assault” convo has been nudged into “well like this isn’t as bad as that” zone
12 August 2017 : In case anyone needs a new phone background, here's Richard Spencer being arrested 🙃 #DefendCville pic.twitter.com/wId8bN7QnX
20 July 2015 : Real talk though, NYC: at what point in the night does a loud party have to stretch to before you can call the cops with a noise complaint?
13 April 2013 : Saw the cops arrest a football hooligan who'd been threatening violence. Well done #trafalgarsquare
31 October 2011 : I have just bought my first-ever bona fide slutty Halloween outfit. Hello, "sexy cop." Happy Skankoween!