Jess Bee 🐝

Writer & swashbuckler // Words @simplepractice @meetmonarch @sleepdotcom @headspace @hipcamp @livestrong_com @yahoonews // She/Her/Oh Captain, my Captain!

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Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this! That said, I did hear back from United yesterday and they said while the FAA does require the airlines to enforce one personal item and one carry-on suitcase per person, passengers can additionally bring on food and beverages that you purchased in the airport, which is why the guys with Chick Filet could bring their additional bags of food online (in addition to a personal item & suitcase). While my tote bag contained a bottle of mineral water purchased at the airport and almonds from the airport, the popcorn & granola were from a grocery store. To take food onboard with you more reliably, it seems passengers would want to take the paper bag from an airport store and keep receipts? Why this matters to the FAA or gate agent is strange to me, especially after I paid for a Premium Economy, group 2 seat. But honestly, safety onboard is always most important, so I won’t argue with airline agents.

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Honest Question: Are you allowed to bring a tote with some granola, popcorn, and crackers onto a flight (to eat onboard the plane), and, if so, does a bag of food count as an “item” (forcing you to check your bag)? I’m flying premium in Group 2 on @united and the gate agent, told me my food tote counts as an “item,” so I need to gate-check my carryon-size roller bag. Meanwhile numerous dudes are carrying on paper bags of Chick Filet, seemingly no problem, to eat onboard. She told me it was “FAA rules,” but I flew out here on @AmericanAir with a similar-sized tote of food, no problem! (Not counted as an “item” on similarly full planes.) What’s the deal? Is American Airlines simply better with allowing food brought onboard to consume on the flight? Is it because I’m bringing a tote with the food (to help save taking a disposable bag)? Is it because I have healthier food than Chick Filet in my tote? Is it because I’m female? And/or, is this happening to everyone with all foods brought onboard and I’m simply overreacting? (She was not nice, even when I showed her it was food to eat onboard and explained that I needed it. Long day at airport.)

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Thanks for letting me know! Yeah, this has mostly been my experience as well until yesterday, which was why it shocked me. They typically allow me to bring food onboard when I’m in Group 2 on United. That said, I did hear back from United yesterday and they said while the FAA does require the airlines to enforce one personal item and one carry-on suitcase per person, passengers can additionally bring on food and beverages that you purchased in the airport, which is why the guys with Chick Filet could bring their additional bags of food online (in addition to a personal item & suitcase). While my tote bag contained a bottle of mineral water purchased at the airport and almonds from the airport, the popcorn & granola were from a grocery store. To take food onboard with you more reliably, it seems passengers would want to take the paper bag from an airport store and keep receipts? Why this matters to the FAA or gate agent is strange to me, especially after I paid for a Premium Economy, group 2 seat. But honestly, safety onboard is always most important, so I won’t argue with airline agents.

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So, I did hear back from United, and I found out that, while the FAA does require the airlines one personal item and one carry-on suitcase per person, you can additionally bring on food and beverages that you purchased in the airport, which is why the guys with Chick Filet could bring their additional bags of food online (in addition to a personal item & suitcase). While my tote bag contained a bottle of mineral water purchased at the airport and almonds from the airport, the popcorn & granola were from a grocery store. To take food onboard with you more reliably, it seems you would want to take the paper bag from an airport store and keep receipts? Why this matters to the FAA or gate agent is strange to me, especially after I paid for a Premium Economy, group 2 seat. But honestly, safety onboard is always most important, so I won’t argue with airline agents.

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Somewhere a sound engineer is rocking back and forth in a corner muttering “I told them to set the gain lower. I TOLD THEM.”

#StateOfTheUnion Trump yelling #SOTU #SOTU2026 #SOTU26

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Since this will likely come up in the SOTU: Yes, US stock markets are up since Trump took office (14%). But in the rest of the world, markets are up WAY more. Cumulative market gains are more than triple ours (43%)

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In one move Astronomer achieved what few, if any, B2B data automation companies can/will: becoming a household name and having a sizable percentage of Americans at least aware of what they do as a company. In that wide group of people are likely many leaders in Astronomer’s total addressable market.

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I'm sharing this interview today as a tribute to her remarkable life and enduring optimism.

Whether you agreed with her politics or not, her story reminds us that leadership is ultimately about character and conviction.

In her final words to us, Mia expressed a hope that resonates deeply:

"I hope that my life will have mattered and made a difference for the nation I love and the family and friends I adore. I hope you will see the America I know in the years ahead, that you will hear my words in the whisper of the wind of freedom and feel my presence in the flame of the enduring principles of liberty."

Rest in peace, Congresswoman Love.

Your life indeed mattered, and your spirit inspired me and will inspire generations to come.

#MiaLove

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Yesterday, at just 49 years old, @MiaBLove passed away.

As the first (and still only) Black woman elected to U.S. Congress as a Republican, Mia broke barriers.

The Congresswoman, outdoorswoman, and avid trail runner died after a courageous three-year battle with glioblastoma brain cancer.

In 2018, I had the privilege of sitting down with Mia at the kitchen table in her home in Utah.

While I didn't agree with her politics, I was inspired by her resilience in facing both the challenges of a female leader breaking barriers as well as her personal health battles.

What struck me most during our extended conversation (I've shared a 5-minute excerpt here) was Mia's authentic belief in America's promise—not as an abstract concept, but as the lived reality her Haitian immigrant parents experienced arriving with just $10 in their pockets.

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Two weeks ago, Mia announced in a moving Deseret News essay that her cancer was no longer responding to treatment and that she would soon die.

She used this final opportunity to write a love letter to America: https://t.co/aPPgWn1snE

In her final essay titled "My Living Wish for the America I Know," Mia wrote: "The America I know is great—not because government made it great but because ordinary citizens like me, like my parents and like you are given the opportunity every day to do extraordinary things."

Even facing her mortality, Mia's message wasn't about division or despair, but about unity and hope: "Some have forgotten the math of America—whenever you divide you diminish. What I know is that the goodness and compassion of the American people is a multiplier that simply cannot be measured."

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@Winstonwrites @Winstonwrites Just sent you a response to your Linkedin message with some follow-up Qs and a possible assignment.

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Calling out to all the writers, authors, and freelancers still on this platform. Drop a comment if you're still on here.

I'm a writer and editor (most recently assigning in the mental health & therapy space) looking to connect with writers, authors, agents, readers, and friends.

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Please leave a comment and (re)introduce yourself.

It's great to meet you or to be reacquainted! #freelancer #WritingCommunity #Writer

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@NuellaFemi Hi Nuella!

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@throbbingmind Hey there @throbbingmind

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@plriven Still here.