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Jackie Johnson

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English/Film Faculty at Pitt. PhD from USC's School of Cinematic Arts. Researching/Teaching TV, digital media, and Black cultural production. Hot sauce enthusiast who resides over a hellmouth.

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over and over they say it out loud: big ideas for the elite class, and only widget grunts for the working people.

ideas are for everybody. art is for everybody. education is for everybody.

01.03.2026 16:46 πŸ‘ 169 πŸ” 70 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
Maura Higgins wears a black bustier, black cap, and black sleeve-length gloves on TRAITORS S4. Caption: β€œOh dear god.”

Maura Higgins wears a black bustier, black cap, and black sleeve-length gloves on TRAITORS S4. Caption: β€œOh dear god.”

Maura Higgins wears a black bustier, black cap, and black sleeve-length gloves on TRAITORS S4. Caption: β€œI’m a fool.”

Maura Higgins wears a black bustier, black cap, and black sleeve-length gloves on TRAITORS S4. Caption: β€œI’m a fool.”

Maura represents the last 10 years of American politics; no I will not explain myself further

27.02.2026 05:37 πŸ‘ 52 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Never trust overalls and a smile

27.02.2026 05:39 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

I tell you what, Ring figured out exactly how to weaponize white people’s empathy in service to a corporately controlled surveillance state.

Tell them it will find your dog.

09.02.2026 02:08 πŸ‘ 3084 πŸ” 701 πŸ’¬ 39 πŸ“Œ 49

gotta admit that the onslaught of AI / weight-loss drugs / nostalgia scum super bowl ads are making me somehow feel Even Worse About This Country, who knew that was even possible, congratulations to the corporations

09.02.2026 02:56 πŸ‘ 56 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Who is DJing the Golden Globes rn?!?!?!

12.01.2026 02:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cannot get over the walk out music for her (or anyone really!)

12.01.2026 02:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
An Agenda on the left and a sepia toned picture of a man and robot in mid century clothing

An Agenda on the left and a sepia toned picture of a man and robot in mid century clothing

My last TV Analysis lecture of the semester πŸ₯²

18.11.2025 21:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I just checked to see how many episodes are left, oh wow, the first season of #ThePitt was fifteen episodes??? I feel like that never happens anymore. What a time to be alive!!!!!!

16.09.2025 18:54 πŸ‘ 209 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0
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EMMYS WATCH 2025 β€” All Dr. Robby’s Children: The Spectre of Soap Opera on The Pitt β€” Pop Junctions β€˜Emmys Watch 2025’ showcases critical responses to the series nominated for Outstanding Drama, Outstanding Comedy, and Outstanding Limited Series at that 77th Primetime Emmy Awards. Contributions to t...

ICYMI I wrote about #ThePitt for #Emmys week @popjunctions.bsky.social
henryjenkins.org/blog/2025/9/...

15.09.2025 03:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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EMMYS WATCH 2025 β€” All Dr. Robby’s Children: The Spectre of Soap Opera on The Pitt β€” Pop Junctions β€˜Emmys Watch 2025’ showcases critical responses to the series nominated for Outstanding Drama, Outstanding Comedy, and Outstanding Limited Series at that 77th Primetime Emmy Awards. Contributions to t...

ICYMI I wrote about #ThePitt for #Emmys week @popjunctions.bsky.social
henryjenkins.org/blog/2025/9/...

15.09.2025 03:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Got to write about my favorite new show For @popjunctions.bsky.social Emmys week!

12.09.2025 00:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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EMMYS WATCH 2025 β€” All Dr. Robby’s Children: The Spectre of Soap Opera on The Pitt β€” Pop Junctions β€˜Emmys Watch 2025’ showcases critical responses to the series nominated for Outstanding Drama, Outstanding Comedy, and Outstanding Limited Series at that 77th Primetime Emmy Awards. Contributions to t...

Next up in #EmmysWatch2025 on Pop Junctions, @jackie-johns.bsky.social contextualizes #ThePitt within the long lineage of television soap operas.

11.09.2025 22:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Got to write about my favorite new show For @popjunctions.bsky.social Emmys week!

12.09.2025 00:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Shary's work is great!

29.08.2025 22:04 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Got interviewed about my fall class on Teen Film for this :)

29.08.2025 21:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Such a joy to chat with you Nina!

29.08.2025 20:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Column: Teen movies used to be a genre Hollywood took seriously, young audiences too. But good luck finding them in theaters today. From β€œRebel Without a Cause” to the many films of John Hughes, teen movies are a fascinating segment of cinema history.

Column: Teen movies used to be a genre Hollywood took seriously, young audiences too. But good luck finding them in theaters today

I talk with @jackie-johns.bsky.social

Gift πŸ”—

27.08.2025 12:26 πŸ‘ 129 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 5
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One Pan Corn and Zucchini Pesto Orzo Casserole. One Pan Corn and Zucchini Pesto Orzo Casserole: Uses healthy vegetables and herbs, in one pan, in under an hour. Toss everything in and done!

A summer favorite: www.halfbakedharvest.com/zucchini-pes...

20.08.2025 02:40 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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AGAINST AI

teachers!

excited to share a new website at this late date of Aug 15 to try to help us collectively prepare for back to school in the interpretative humanities classroom assaulted by the AI grift, so we don't have to go it alone.

take a look, share, + most importantly: CONTRIBUTE
against-a-i.com

15.08.2025 17:39 πŸ‘ 738 πŸ” 420 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 57
I just wanted to stop having stomach aches and acne and now I think the weather is fake

I just wanted to stop having stomach aches and acne and now I think the weather is fake

I have been researching seed-oil psychos for Maintenance Phase and I love how they occasionally show signs of self-awareness

15.08.2025 19:05 πŸ‘ 1772 πŸ” 132 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 5
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Somebody on LinkedIn said what we're all thinking.

10.08.2025 18:30 πŸ‘ 24916 πŸ” 5239 πŸ’¬ 485 πŸ“Œ 498
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As electric bills rise, evidence mounts that data centers share blame. States feel pressure to act Amid rising electric bills, states are under pressure to insulate regular household and business ratepayers from the costs of feeding Big Tech’s energy-hungry data centers.

"A lot of this infrastructure, billions of dollars of it, is being built just for a few customers and a few facilities and these happen to be the wealthiest companies in the world,” said Ari Peskoe, who directs the Electricity Law Initiative at Harvard University.

09.08.2025 14:48 πŸ‘ 209 πŸ” 104 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 5
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Teen Film Fall 25 Draft long list for my fall class on teen film and media. Main topics include 1 Teen as Identity, 2 Social Hierarchies and High School, 3 Teen Sex and Sexuality, and 4 Adaptation, Genre Mixing, and No...

This upcoming semester I get to teach the class I have been training for all my life
letterboxd.com/jackiejohns/...

08.08.2025 18:52 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

Going to keep saying: a society that wants to keep functioning needs to discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities

07.08.2025 18:33 πŸ‘ 3675 πŸ” 864 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 18

Is the theme of 2025 giving people things they never asked for, don’t want, and will make life just a little bit worse?

24.07.2025 20:18 πŸ‘ 179 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
Text: β€œIn this life we are only measured by how we uphold our morals and standards, by what we choose to fight for through participation or protest. Today I choose not to perform at the Wawa Welcome America concert and stand with Philly’s DC33 until the city and union find a way to bring fair living wages to our working class. I love my city and believe in you. Hopefully we will get to celebrate when things are better. β€” Jaz”

Text: β€œIn this life we are only measured by how we uphold our morals and standards, by what we choose to fight for through participation or protest. Today I choose not to perform at the Wawa Welcome America concert and stand with Philly’s DC33 until the city and union find a way to bring fair living wages to our working class. I love my city and believe in you. Hopefully we will get to celebrate when things are better. β€” Jaz”

Philly’s own Jazmine Sullivan has CANCELLED her headlining set at today’s Welcome America concert in solidarity with striking DC 33 workers β€œuntil the city and union find a way to bring fair living wages to our working class. I love my city and believe in you” www.nbcphiladelphia.com/entertainmen...

04.07.2025 19:35 πŸ‘ 773 πŸ” 164 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 16
A white sign reads β€œstop fucking around, pay labor a fair wage now!”

A white sign reads β€œstop fucking around, pay labor a fair wage now!”

A message from the striking municipal workers of Philadelphia:

02.07.2025 16:31 πŸ‘ 2631 πŸ” 580 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 26
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Stanford Research Finds That "Therapist" Chatbots Are Encouraging Users' Schizophrenic Delusions and Suicidal Thoughts A new pre-print study from Stanford researchers finds that AI chatbots used for therapy routinely fail at providing safe, ethical care.

"Per the study, one glaring safety gap is the bots' inability to respond appropriately to users clearly at risk of self-harm or suicide."

Trump's budget bill, currently in the Senate, would impose a 10-year moritorium on AI regulation. They have so little regard for human life.

13.06.2025 20:05 πŸ‘ 159 πŸ” 63 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 5

We have this one a little twisted. Totally reasonable.

But, folks have been pushing for this category for several years. Believe it or not, the idea is that traditional country would favor more women, people of color who are often pushed out of country and into Americana/folk country.

13.06.2025 03:50 πŸ‘ 119 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 5