Too earnest for Twitter. Work in HAD and The Walls Between Us: Essays In Search of Truth.

Madison // Wisconsin
Joined September 2008
Jessica Gilkison retweeted
There is no American presidential candidate committed to ending genocide.
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A moth just flew into my open mouth and died and this pretty much sums up my life right now.
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Jessica Gilkison retweeted
NEW! live Zoom workshop with Mike "Two Pushcarts" Czyzniejewski, creative writing prof, EIC of @MoonCityPress & @MoonCityReview, and SLQ Interviews Editor. Explore what flash can be and "run your range, flex your flexibility, and eclect your eclecticism." smokelong.com/product/septem…
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Jessica Gilkison retweeted
I don't want the most lethal fighting force in the world, I want my taxes to stop killing my people.
I don’t want the most lethal fighting force in the world, I want all my peeps to be able to attend university & study their passions for free.
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The Progress Center for Black Women is back with another resource Q&A! If you're curious about what the WI Small Business Development Center offers entrepreneurs, listen to our discussion with Jazmynn and Michelle (from WI SBDC) at bit.ly/3yJz69W.
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For teacher friends trying to layer their precautions
I tested several DIY portable air cleaners to see how they performed in an active classroom environment. My focus was on PM2.5 measurements. Here's what I found, and how it's influencing my advocacy for my own kids and beyond ... 🧵
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Our 30th wedding anniv is next wk so what do I know abt dating, but supporting illegal occupation & genocide are relationship-ending issues. Friends, lovers, whatever. Where u stand on Palestine, the decimation of Gaza & slaughter of its people is a litmus test for your humanity
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Jessica Gilkison retweeted
Come to our Zoom party! It’s the end of A SmokeLong Summer (ASS for short) and we’re celebrating with readings from the Summer contest winners, a Big-ASS raffle, awkward break-out room chat and more! DM us for link. Bring a bottle. Coats in the spare room please. All welcome🎉
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Jessica Gilkison retweeted
He was in the IDF. He compared pro-Palestinian protesters to the KKK. He wants pro Palestine people fired from their jobs, and universities where students protest defunded. And yet they want to label us antisemitic for not wanting him anywhere near the White House. So over this.
Replying to @ettingermentum
Wait he was in the IDF???
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I really try not to stan politicians or celebrities, etc., but Gov Evers is genuinely the good stuff.
My staff told me it’s Brat Summer?
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Jessica Gilkison retweeted
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Yes! Supporting artists, writers, small presses, direct aid, there are so many ways to redistribute wealth that have nothing to do with getting your name on a building or hosting a gala. Get that money out into your communities!
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Madison, do we have enough Kate Bush fans to have our own #themostwutheringheightsdayever? Could 2025 be our year?
Can't believe I didn't know Folkestone holds an annual Kate Bush day where thousands of women convene on the harbour to dance to Wuthering Heights together
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I have a JD and I taught patient advocacy to med, law, public health, and other prof/grad students for several years and I can still get confused by health insurance access and coverage through public and private programs. I believe the complexity is intentional.
I've said it once and I will say it again: My husband is a doctor. I'm a lawyer. The fact that together we cannot figure out our health insurance coverage and documents really says something about American healthcare.
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Jessica Gilkison retweeted
“But a third party vote can’t win under the current system!” And what if our only hope is to disrupt and dismantle the system from every possible angle?
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SmokeLong workshops are the best. The whole community is smart, kind, supportive, and interested in helping your work be as good as possible.
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Jessica Gilkison retweeted
I just can’t be enthusiastic about anything about US political that isn’t upheaval and great change.
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