Jenna Beacom

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Sensitivity/ authenticity reader, writer in various ways, v deaf.

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Jenna Beacom@jfbeacom· 29d

When I was trying to figure out whether Lindsey Graham had already said he wouldn’t run for another term like Mitch McConnell had after LG’s death yesterday, AI helpfully told me that his death was just a fictional scenario.

Screenshot showing an AI Google response to my (misspelled) search for “Lindsey Graham won’t run for another term.” It says, “reports regarding Lindsey Graham not running for another term stem from a fictional scenario where he passes awag in 2026. This narrative, as detailed in reports from Politico, KCRA, PBS Newshour and The New York Times, outlines a situation where he would have been seeking a fifth term.” Then it starts to fade with “Under these hypothetical circumstances…” and then there’s nothing else visible.

Jenna Beacom@jfbeacom· Jul 6

I was curious about this too, found this. Pingree won the nomination. mainemorningstar.com/2026/03/16/h...

The Democratic primary field is now set with five prominent candidates: Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson, businessman Angus King III, former Mills administration official and Maine House Speaker Hannah Pingree, and Dr. Nirav Shah, who became a household name during the COVID-19 pandemic when he led the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. So far, several polls have shown Shah leading the pack though with a significant number of undecided voters.

Jenna Beacom@jfbeacom· Jun 28

I have kept a hope journal since November 15th, 2024 - a way to avoid doom spirals and stay energized. I wrote this in the back cover (first pic). I just started a new journal, and wrote this in the back cover (second pic).

Black somewhat reflective cover with "Joy in the dark is a candle - Saeed Jones" in gold marker, with a small drawing of a candle.

Handwritten black ink on white saying, "I'm coming to understand that maintaining hope is radical - Saeed Jones."

Jenna Beacom@jfbeacom· Jun 6

Weather reports are not the only reason I follow you, but as someone who lives not far downstream of you, it's been useful more than once. (I did not know a storm was coming!)

Screenshot from Weather Underground radar showing a big storm approaching Columbus, Ohio where I am but much closer to where Scalzi is. There is enough deep orange/red to indicate it's got some oomph.

Jenna Beacom@jfbeacom· May 31

He was super mad when fellow giant (but not beautiful) Chet Holmgren won MVP in an under-19 championship they played against each other. And Wemby rendered Chet entirely irrelevant in this final, deciding NBA Western Conference Finals game.

Screenshot from a NYT article about the Spurs. It says: "He made a ghost out of Thunder big man Chet Holmgren, his longtime foe who is clearly terrified of this particular matchup and finished with the kind of line that will haunt him in the months, and possibly years, ahead: four points on 1-of-2 shooting, four rebounds, two blocks and two turnovers in nearly 33 minutes. There was no better indicator of how uniquely impactful Wembanyama is already proving to be, and this severe contrast of performances is sure to spark a conversation about how the Thunder might respond."

Jenna Beacom@jfbeacom· Apr 27

I came to a similar conclusion a couple of years ago and got this sticker - front and center as I work at my computer every day - to try to mush it into my brain. To be clear, the point is not that everything is actually peachy, but to try to operate from that starting point and look for the good.

A sticker that says “everything is always working out for me” against a rainbow background. It is on a light green computer with some desk items in the background.

Jenna Beacom@jfbeacom· Mar 27

Fairly random cite: sites.psu.edu/bilingualism...!

Screenshot of a quiz, with a graphic of a car being washed. Text is:

"5. After a long, brutal Pennsylvanian winter, you look at your car and realize how dirty it is. Which of the options below would you say?

a. This car needs to be washed.
b. This car needs washed.
c. This car needs washing.

Click to learn more about your answer…
Of the three, options an and c are the ones that the majority of English speakers would say. But in many parts of the US, including parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, and Indiana, speakers commonly use phrases like needs washed in b as well. And like the other examples mentioned above, we know that this way of speaking is as rule-based and systematic as any other, so it doesn’t need corrected at all!"

Jenna Beacom@jfbeacom· Jan 22

I still haven't gotten a response on this one but I did just see a recommendation from Deaf Equity (Minnesota-based nonprofit) to get an app called ReadyNow. readynowapp.org

Screenshot which says:

Just downloaded ReadyNow, an app that helps you create an emergency plan in case of ICE detention. One button, three seconds, and your trusted contacts get your location and your plan. You can include childcare, work, and pet care. After the alert is sent, the app deletes your data from its server. This is about preparedness, safety, and community care. Please share with the DDBHH community.

IMPORTANT NOTE: go to the settings and make the font smaller to move forward with the next screen.

VD/transcript are in the comments.

#DeafEquity #Resource #Community #DDBHH #Empowerment

Jenna Beacom@jfbeacom· Nov 16

Yes, but who knows, it could be (just imagine all the straws are similarly labeled)

A simple black white and gray image of a man adding one straw to a stack already on a camel’s back as the camel’s legs buckle.

Jenna Beacom@jfbeacom· Nov 14

The cropping provides a better headline for a better article. "No, she did. Seriously."

Cropped version of the cover image and headline that just says "Olivia Nuzzi Did."

Jenna Beacom@jfbeacom· Nov 12

screenshot of the victory speech transcript. "Turn the volume up" appears, and then the next section is highlighted in yellow:

"We will hold bad landlords to account because the Donald Trumps of our city have grown far too comfortable taking advantage of their tenants. We will put an end to the culture of corruption that has allowed billionaires like Trump to evade taxation and exploit tax breaks. We will stand alongside unions and expand labor protections because we know, just as Donald Trump does, that when working people have ironclad rights, the bosses who seek to extort them become very small indeed.

New York will remain a city of immigrants: a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants and, as of tonight, led by an immigrant.

So hear me, President Trump, when I say this: to get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us. When we enter City Hall in 58 days, expectations will be high. We will meet them."

Jenna Beacom@jfbeacom· Sep 14

I read this several hours ago now and I can't get it out of my head. We're talking about Tyler Robinson like he's the shooter and it's just technicalities from here. But what if he's not? "Implied"? The certified shitposter *implied* that he did this? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/u...

Screenshot with the word "implied" highlighted. The whole thing is: "The police said that Mr. Robinson had implied or confessed that he committed the crime, and that he was then encouraged by a family member and family friend to turn himself in, which he did. He surrendered to the police in Southwestern Utah, where he lived, more than a three hours’ drive from the campus where the shooting took place."

Jenna Beacom@jfbeacom· Aug 12

Screenshot of the ad, showing Zohran Mamdani peeking out from behind a branch of a flowering tree with a smile and palms up. The captions on that screen are, "He refuses to say."

Jenna Beacom@jfbeacom· Jun 17

Did you know he had his own inflammatory tweet that (last I checked) was still up?

Screenshot of horrible tweet by Ohio Senator Bernie Moreno. It QT’s one from Corey A. DeAngelis that says, “a Minnesota lawmaker was shot and killed today. These flyers were in the suspect’s car. Randi Weinstein and the teachers unions promoted “No Kings Day” as a “nationwide day of defiance.” They need to call it off.” Then there’s a photo of the homemade “no kings” xeroxes from the MN shooter.

Bernie Moreno in his own tweet says:

“The degree to which the extreme left has become radical, violent, and intolerant is both stunning and terrifying.”

Jenna Beacom@jfbeacom· Apr 4

Obama looms over Putin and is clearly angry at him as Putin looks up with a weaselly little half-smile circa September 2016.

Jenna Beacom@jfbeacom· Mar 23

I’m not finding news coverage of it yet but there was a very similar one in Columbus, Ohio yesterday with great turnout. (Not my photo, just shared in the Indivisible Central Ohio FB group.)

Photo of a ballroom showing a full house of people attending an “empty chair” Town Hall in Columbus, Ohio.

Jenna Beacom@jfbeacom· Mar 14

Well how's this for a gut-punch. I just re-read the Bradbury story "A Sound of Thunder." The horror of it is that feckless Eckels causes the monstrous Deutscher to win the presidency. Below is the "before" description of Deutscher. The horrible end is: "We got an iron man now, a man with guts!"

Screenshot of this text:

"Unbelievable." Eckels breathed, the light of the Machine on his thin face. "A real Time Machine." He shook his head. "Makes you think, If the election had gone badly yesterday, I might be here now running away from the results. Thank God Keith won. He'll make a fine President of the United States."

"Yes," said the man behind the desk. "We're lucky. If Deutscher had gotten in, we'd have the worst kind of dictatorship. There's an anti everything man for you, a militarist, antiChrist, antihuman, antiintellectual. People called us up, you know, joking but not joking. Said if Deutscher became President they wanted to go live in 1492. Of course it's not our business to conduct Escapes, but to form Safaris. Anyway, Keith's President now. All you got to worry about is-"

"Shooting my dinosaur," Eckels finished it for him.

Jenna Beacom@jfbeacom· Feb 24

Here’s the sign I made to yell at Husted outside of a fundraiser a couple of days ago

A cardboard sign propped up against a plant (interior) is hand-lettered and says, “SEN. HUSTED, YOU ARE A PUBLIC SERVANT. ACT LIKE ONE!”

Jenna Beacom@jfbeacom· Feb 23

Screenshot of an email to HR7@opm.gov.

Subject: Seriously?

Body:

What is wrong with you?

Never mind, I know. Ketamine and megalomania.

Can you please just leave us out of it?

Thanks.

Jenna Beacom@jfbeacom· Feb 7

Photo of odious former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis. In front of some flags of course.

Jenna Beacom@jfbeacom· Feb 6

Better indication of crowd size, but this still isn’t everyone. I’d guess 1.5K-2K total?

Black and white photo showing a large crowd in front of the Ohio Statehouse.

Jenna Beacom@jfbeacom· Feb 5

Would you like me to forward it to you?

Similar screenshot but includes the fact that it's from Indivisible Central Ohio

Jenna Beacom@jfbeacom· Feb 5

Here's an email I received from them this morning. (I had asked them on the Facebook group on Monday, and the flyer here is the one I shared when I was asking about it.)

Jenna Beacom@jfbeacom· Feb 5

My Whole Foods yesterday. I went there for eggs. Not an egg to be found.

Empty shelves with apologetic signs that are hard to read

Jenna Beacom@jfbeacom· Nov 20

Just seeing this! I do not own a cat, regretfully, but this is a pic I took of a cat I visit frequently! He is very sweet if not that bright.

A gray tabby with a white muzzle and white legs is photographed in portrait mode, so his face is in focus but the soft pink, brown and cream colors behind him are fuzzy. He is snuggled on a light turquoise bathrobe. He clearly knows his picture is being taken and is okay with this but slightly annoyed and isn't making eye contact, instead looking off to the side. He looks very soft (which he is!)

Jenna Beacom@jfbeacom· Nov 18

Yep. This too, from @roxanegay.bsky.social

Screenshot of an article by Roxane Gay. The text is: "Mr. Trump's voters are granted a level of care and coddling that defies credulity and that is afforded to no other voting bloc. Many of them believe the most ludicrous things: babies being aborted after birth and children going to school as one gender and returning home surgically altered as another gender even though these things simply do not happen. Time and again, we hear the wild lies these voters believe and we act as if they are sharing the same reality as ours, as if they are making informed decisions about legitimate issues. We act as if they get to dictate the terms of political engagement on a foundation of fevered mendacity.
We must refuse to participate in a mass delusion. We must refuse to accept that the ignorance on display is a congenital condition rather than a choice. All of us should refuse to pretend that any of this is normal and that these voters are just woefully
misunderstood and that if only the Democrats addressed their economic anxiety, they might vote differently. While they are numerous, that does not make them right."

Jenna Beacom@jfbeacom· Nov 14

Hey @hankgreen.bsky.social wanna save democracy? This seems up your alley. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

"The most ambitious plan to get Americans to show up in the same room and argue with one another in the nineteen-thirties came out of Des Moines, Iowa, from a one-eyed former bricklayer named John W. Studebaker, who had become the superintendent of the city’s schools. Studebaker, who after the Second World War helped create the G.I. Bill, had the idea of opening those schools up at night, so that citizens could hold debates. In 1933, with a grant from the Carnegie Corporation and support from the American Association for Adult Education, he started a five-year experiment in civic education.

The meetings began at a quarter to eight, with a fifteen-minute news update, followed by a forty-five-minute lecture, and thirty minutes of debate. The idea was that “the people of the community of every political affiliation, creed, and economic view have an opportunity to participate freely.” When Senator Guy Gillette, a Democrat from Iowa, talked about “Why I Support the New Deal,” Senator Lester Dickinson, a Republican from Iowa, talked about “Why I Oppose the New Deal.” Speakers defended Fascism. They attacked capitalism. They attacked Fascism. They defended capitalism. Within the first nine months of the program, thirteen thousand of Des Moines’s seventy-six thousand adults had attended a forum. The program got so popular that in 1934 F.D.R. appointed Studebaker the U.S. Commissioner of Education and, with the eventual help of Eleanor Roosevelt, the program became a part of the New Deal, and received federal funding. The federal forum program started out in ten test sites—from Orange County, California, to Sedgwick County, Kansas, and Pulaski County, Arkansas. It came to include almost five hundred forums in forty-three states and involved two and a half million Americans. Even people who had steadfastly predicted the demise of democracy participated. “It seems to me the only method by which we are going to achieve democracy in the United States,” Du Bois wrote, in 1937."

Another screenshot from the same article. The text is: "The federal government paid for it, but everything else fell under local control, and ordinary people made it work, by showing up and participating. Usually, school districts found the speakers and decided on the topics after collecting ballots from the community. In some parts of the country, even in rural areas, meetings were held four and five times a week. They started in schools and spread to Y.M.C.A.s and Y.W.C.A.s, labor halls, libraries, settlement houses, and businesses, during lunch hours. Many of the meetings were broadcast by radio. People who went to those meetings debated all sorts of things:

Should the Power of the Supreme Court Be Altered?

Do Company Unions Help Labor?

Do Machines Oust Men?

Must the West Get Out of the East?

Can We Conquer Poverty?

Should Capital Punishment Be Abolished?

Is Propaganda a Menace?

Do We Need a New Constitution?

Should Women Work?

Is America a Good Neighbor?

Can It Happen Here?"

Jenna Beacom@jfbeacom· Nov 9

Also tax plan, deportation, and abortion. The timing of these searches kills me. Like actually murders me.

A screenshot showing google searches for "Trump tariffs," "Trump tax plan," "Trump deportation," and "Trump abortion plan." These searches appear as blue, red, yellow, and green lines and show the dates/ times. They all start flat on Nov 1 at 8PM, then spike on November 6th, then remain high but wavering through the end of the chart on November 8th or so.

Jenna Beacom@jfbeacom· Feb 4

Not all boomers but damned if it isn’t predictable that if it’s a boomer, getting appropriate accommodations will be like pulling teeth.

Screenshot of an iMessage convo: “Jenna-it’s extremely difficult for me to estimate my legal fees until I know exactly what services I will perform. I try to keep my legal fees reasonable and encourage you to read all my Google Reviews. And I do not charge a legal fee for my initial consultation again until I know what I will be doing. Also due to the complexity of estate planning I think it would be best to have an ASL interpreter present & I hope you can find an interpreter who would volunteer their services “

I say, “Oh, that’s too bad. That’s your legal responsibility and it’s disappointing that you don’t know that. I thank you very much for your time, though!”

He says: “Do you want me to send you the POA or will you seek out another attorney. Please let me know. Thank you”

I say, “If you won’t be providing an ASL interpreter as legally mandated under the ADA, I will be seeking another attorney, yes.”

Then I add: “Honestly, I am disappointed enough that it’s not something you a

Jenna Beacom@jfbeacom· Jul 6

Not my screenshot