*mutters* we are so fucked

Everyone is agitated that Grok keeps sexualizing photos of women and children for users and ignoring that it is also editing photos in more modest ways, like putting women in, uh, Nazi uniforms.

Trump admitting that there were “boots on the ground,” and “could have gone very badly,” i.e., introduced troops into “hostilities” as defined by WPR which would require prior congressional consultation (if not approval) esp if it was planned for months

Woke up and we're at war. Looks like I missed too many messages in the signal chat.

Hey I don't think you should use a website that generates CSAM on demand

Having me on your podcast may mess with your stats

Yikes, Sprinkles Cupcakes shut down for good on 12/31 across the country. It was the sudden decision of the private equity firm that had control of the company after 20 years of business. Loved the bakery in Scottsdale. Got these last month when I finished a massive writing project. Shop local, pls.

My Letterboxd year in review is always random, due to the wide array of films we cover on Watch With Jen pod, but this made me laugh. High-five, @maybejed.bsky.social. I watched half as many movies as usual in '25, because I was overstressed, overwhelmed, & over scheduled, but saw some great stuff

I'm resolved to not be so sanctimonious in 2026 but I'm also officially at the "what the fuck are you still doing on twitter" stage with writers I respect now. If you made a big stink about leaving Spotify but still post at a place whose business is this stuff, I don't even know

I'm not a gifted or overly ambitious chef but just made something new that was really delicious: baked stuffed shells with ricotta & pepperoni.

We just cancelled all federal funding for foreign language & area studies at America’s universities to “save”…$86,000,000: bsky.app/profile/mcop...

who is that you hear screaming? it is me, I'm the one who is screaming. many thanks to ashley judd for sharing with me her memories of working on michael mann's HEAT; at @vulture.com: www.vulture.com/article/ashl...

In v annoying news, this wk, I've begun experiencing constant painful muscle spasms so intense that if I lightly touch my leg, I can feel my muscles ricochet like it's my heartbeat. Apparently, this is something that can happen a few wks after a concussion bc of disrupted brain signals. Do not rec.

oh no www.vulture.com/article/ever...

I love Peter's writing.

When I worked for DVD Netflix, I always tried to write a thoughtful In Memoriam post about the artists we lost. I realized I was passionate about making their work & history come alive. It's a practice I've kept up to this day & I'm honored so many of you enjoy reading & sharing my words.

Thoughts from the unposted files...

Still playing screener catch-up. Thanks to raves from @pattonoswalt.bsky.social & Illeana Douglas, I moved THE PLAGUE to the top of my list. It's an incredible, unsettling achievement you need to see. Review below or on Letterboxd: boxd.it/ckkokv

My last podcast of 2025 was a lot of fun. Jen Johans let me obsess over one of our most follicle-y endowed performers for the Bring Me the Hair of Andy Garcia episode of @watchwithjen.bsky.social. Always a good time hanging with @filmintuition.bsky.social www.patreon.com/posts/140767...

I created a YT video of this list of Helpful Things to Do for Your Parents or Aging Relatives with everyone's brilliant additions across social media, plus things I realized I'd forgotten to include. Feel free to share it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7II...

USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked

This was a big year for articles with headlines like "Today, ____ said [insert a quote that's hideously racist]. Is it racist?"

2025 has been the hardest year of my life so I almost sat out my year-in-review. But then I realized, a lot of things happened that I'm really proud of, including getting through it. Thanks to the ppl who were there for me when life & health got intense & scary. www.instagram.com/p/DS1Pt09Ebg...

I find inspiration in the minds of writers who came before us, yes, & also, in things like Benicio del Toro saying "ocean waves" in ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER. It was my hardest year for several reasons & I know it was rough for many of you too. Hope this makes you smile: youtu.be/cqqh4GOgt3U?...

Had a few posts go crazy viral on Insta recently, & it's made rando dudes leave creepy AF comments on old pics. Apparently, I'm "hot for my age, unlike most b*tches who hit the wall." (Old man, attacking women gets your a** blocked.) Oh, I'm also "corny" & "cringe." Guilty as charged; cringe & proud

i don’t see how any of the benefits of chatgpt and other consumer-facing LLMs can possibly outweigh their incredible ability to induce suicides

I created a YT video of this list of Helpful Things to Do for Your Parents or Aging Relatives with everyone's brilliant additions across social media, plus things I realized I'd forgotten to include. Feel free to share it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7II...

Season 6 of #WatchWithJen pod has wrapped! We'll be back in 2026 with Season 7! Thanks so much for your listenership & support, & guests, please know I have an open door policy & you're always welcome back. And if we chatted about you appearing & it didn't happen this year, please reach out for S7!

🧵Helpful things to do while visiting your parents this holiday season: - Change their remote, smoke alarm, & flashlight batteries - Make sure they're logged into all apps on their phone, Roku, etc - Turn off the motion smoothing setting on their TV - Check the fire extinguisher expiration date

ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries. Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves. "Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks. "No, guess he should've complied," agent says. Yakima, Washington

Last year, I showed this to an actor who had never seen it before. He gave me a lecture during the car chase sequence about the on-set safety of actors & how many people could get hurt & how crazy it was & then said, "but I guess some people like watching car chases." Lol, doesn't everyone?!?!

Merry Christmas from me & my mom!

BOB TREVINO LIKES IT was a wonderful watch. Such a sweet, funny and charming movie. All the grace and kindness really made my eyes just *flood* Hat tip to @filmintuition.bsky.social for her recommendation on here awhile back because it seems to really be under the radar and deserves more champions.

🧵Helpful things to do while visiting your parents this holiday season: - Change their remote, smoke alarm, & flashlight batteries - Make sure they're logged into all apps on their phone, Roku, etc - Turn off the motion smoothing setting on their TV - Check the fire extinguisher expiration date

Christ on a bike, this is brilliant. And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10

I only know how to make like 5 things, but 1 of them is pizza. (I'm your basic Italian American stereotype so another is pasta, lol.)

Happy Holidays to You! Peace on Earth & Goodwill to everyone on Santa's Nice List, haha. No seriously, here's wishing you & your loved ones a safe, happy, & healthy holiday season. Thanks for your friendship & support during this rollercoaster year. I hope 2026 is better & brighter for us all.

The person who cut my hair this wknd asked me how I found out the truth about Santa Claus as a kid. I told him it was because I realized that Santa had the same handwriting as my mom. Him: Do you work as a criminal profiler? Me: No, I'm a writer. Him: That was my next guess. 😂

Happy Holidays to You! Peace on Earth & Goodwill to everyone on Santa's Nice List, haha. No seriously, here's wishing you & your loved ones a safe, happy, & healthy holiday season. Thanks for your friendship & support during this rollercoaster year. I hope 2026 is better & brighter for us all.

Dig blue books. As a kid, when I turned in papers sometimes, teachers just assumed that my parents wrote them. So I loved sitting in front of them, showing the way I process art & life in real time, & wiping that smirk right off their faces! Also, they reinforce knowledge & (obv 😉) build confidence!

This season is rough. If you're dealing with people-pleasing, the stress of being overscheduled & asked for too much, being alone, seasonal depression, grief, difficult relatives, tricky situations, etc., I recorded a Winter & Holiday Video Pep-Talk of Affirmations: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HopA...

If this awful world has room for a petty gripe: I'm blown away by the streaming success of SHE RIDES SHOTGUN. But! Streaming's "shrink the movie the moment the closing credits start" means that most viewers have no idea it's based on a novel. And I, personally, would like it better if they did know.

An X-mas card I just received from a family friend in AZ. Lol, yep, fingers crossed.

Yeah, what he said.

This season is rough. If you're dealing with people-pleasing, the stress of being overscheduled & asked for too much, being alone, seasonal depression, grief, difficult relatives, tricky situations, etc., I recorded a Winter & Holiday Video Pep-Talk of Affirmations: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HopA...

It's always a good idea to reach out and say hi to friends or family who are living alone, or are isolated in some way. But it's especially important at this time of year. So use this phone in your hand right now to call or text someone you know who might need a lift. Pass it on. #mentalhealth

All of these bootlegged copies of the 60 Minutes segment flooding my feed (saying, ‘Watch it quick! Before it disappears!’) makes me feel like I’m in the Soviet Union and just got some black market foreign newspaper I need to hide under a floorboard in my house. This is where America is now

#Podcast: #WatchWithJen - S6-E26 - 21st Century Westerns - Part 1: '20-'25 with Mitchell Beaupre Letterboxd editor @mitchellbeaupre.bsky.social returns to the pod to discuss FIRST COW, THE POWER OF THE DOG, & HORIZON: AN AMERICAN SAGA - CHAPTER 1. Now available everywhere or via: bit.ly/3Y94PL4

If you like holiday horror & haven't seen P2, it's the perfect time to push play on P2.

WATCH: Here's the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" last night