Ashley C. Ford
@smashfizzle.bsky.social
Author of bestselling memoir,
SOMEBODY’S DAUGHTER.
Women & Girls Reporter for Free Press Indiana.
I deserve it all.
https://linktr.ee/SmashFizzle
SOMEBODY’S DAUGHTER.
Women & Girls Reporter for Free Press Indiana.
I deserve it all.
https://linktr.ee/SmashFizzle
We don’t usually go out for Valentine’s Day, but Kel got off work early, and I had a taste for those Texas Roadhouse rolls. We figured there’d be a little wait, but the joint was PACKED. Didn’t matter to me, I wanted my rolls. 25 min wait. Cool. We put our name down. Then…The Girl Scouts Walk in.
February 15, 2026 at 4:45 PM
We don’t usually go out for Valentine’s Day, but Kel got off work early, and I had a taste for those Texas Roadhouse rolls. We figured there’d be a little wait, but the joint was PACKED. Didn’t matter to me, I wanted my rolls. 25 min wait. Cool. We put our name down. Then…The Girl Scouts Walk in.
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This would explain the findings of my own research indicating that we are in fact seeing unprecedented levels of bitch-made across all demographics.
I think it’s time to acknowledge the real problem. We’re in a bitchassness epidemic.
February 14, 2026 at 3:28 PM
This would explain the findings of my own research indicating that we are in fact seeing unprecedented levels of bitch-made across all demographics.
One of my friends daughters doesn’t like to gossip with other girls her age (she said it feels mean), so she just calls me and tells me everything about these people I don’t know, and it’s like the audio version of a personal reality TV show.
February 14, 2026 at 3:07 PM
One of my friends daughters doesn’t like to gossip with other girls her age (she said it feels mean), so she just calls me and tells me everything about these people I don’t know, and it’s like the audio version of a personal reality TV show.
I think it’s time to acknowledge the real problem. We’re in a bitchassness epidemic.
February 14, 2026 at 1:52 PM
I think it’s time to acknowledge the real problem. We’re in a bitchassness epidemic.
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ABC: “The acting head of ICE says two of its officers appear to have made "untruthful statements" about shooting a migrant in Minnesota and may face federal charges for their actions.” abcnews.com/US/prosecuto...
February 13, 2026 at 7:53 PM
ABC: “The acting head of ICE says two of its officers appear to have made "untruthful statements" about shooting a migrant in Minnesota and may face federal charges for their actions.” abcnews.com/US/prosecuto...
We devoted three episodes of the Into the Mix podcast to this issue, and I’ll never forget reporting for it. The people here are so full of life, and their unnatural deaths are so normalized.
“All a Black neighborhood gets from a plant is death.”
Black residents of St. James Parish in southern Louisiana dubbed “Cancer Alley” hope their lawsuit can be a blueprint for other communities fighting toxic pollution in their backyards, ray levy uyeda reports.
Black residents of St. James Parish in southern Louisiana dubbed “Cancer Alley” hope their lawsuit can be a blueprint for other communities fighting toxic pollution in their backyards, ray levy uyeda reports.
Judge advances Black residents’ lawsuit against Louisiana parish
Organizations allege that St. James Parish has discriminated against Black residents by allowing chemical facilities in “Cancer Alley”
prismreports.org
February 13, 2026 at 7:53 PM
We devoted three episodes of the Into the Mix podcast to this issue, and I’ll never forget reporting for it. The people here are so full of life, and their unnatural deaths are so normalized.
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The American Academy of Pediatrics has become a leader in the effort to reverse RFK Jr.'s vaccine policies.
The success — or failure — of the group's approach will have consequences for kids' health nationwide.
Inside the AAP's plan for the MAHA age:
www.statnews.com/2026/02/13/a...
The success — or failure — of the group's approach will have consequences for kids' health nationwide.
Inside the AAP's plan for the MAHA age:
www.statnews.com/2026/02/13/a...
How pediatricians found themselves at war with RFK Jr.
The AAP has become a leading opponent of MAHA and RFK Jr.'s vaccine agenda.
www.statnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:21 PM
The American Academy of Pediatrics has become a leader in the effort to reverse RFK Jr.'s vaccine policies.
The success — or failure — of the group's approach will have consequences for kids' health nationwide.
Inside the AAP's plan for the MAHA age:
www.statnews.com/2026/02/13/a...
The success — or failure — of the group's approach will have consequences for kids' health nationwide.
Inside the AAP's plan for the MAHA age:
www.statnews.com/2026/02/13/a...
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Five years ago @ashoncrawley.bsky.social posted a thing about care that feels really timely again. www.facebook.com/ashon/posts/...
February 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Five years ago @ashoncrawley.bsky.social posted a thing about care that feels really timely again. www.facebook.com/ashon/posts/...
Has anybody made a good limited series podcast about Lillith Fair?
February 13, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Has anybody made a good limited series podcast about Lillith Fair?
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For Everything is Political, I reported on young people working multiple jobs. It's about more than side hustles—factors like worker exploitation & lack of opportunities to break in have impacted multiple generations. Now, some young adults say working only one job has never felt viable.
The Toll Working Multiple Jobs Takes on Young People
“Rat race,” “chaos,” “stressful”: these are just a few ways young people are describing days stuffed with side projects, shift schedules, and Google Calendars color-coded by job. Illustration Credit: ...
everythingispolitical.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:43 PM
For Everything is Political, I reported on young people working multiple jobs. It's about more than side hustles—factors like worker exploitation & lack of opportunities to break in have impacted multiple generations. Now, some young adults say working only one job has never felt viable.
Do yall know how long The New Republic had an all-white masthead? If not, you should take some time and look it up today. Really interesting stuff.
A base that has long made pragmatic, sober decisions appears increasingly attracted to charismatic outsiders who promise to break from the party’s failures of the last decade. They see their party’s leaders as feckless and inept.
It’s the Democratic Tea Party, with a twist. trib.al/mC5cBDA
It’s the Democratic Tea Party, with a twist. trib.al/mC5cBDA
February 13, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Do yall know how long The New Republic had an all-white masthead? If not, you should take some time and look it up today. Really interesting stuff.
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CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old.
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
7-Year-Old Migrant Girl Dies Of Dehydration And Shock In U.S. Border Patrol Custody
The girl's death underscores the crisis precipitated by large groups of families seeking asylum where there are inadequate facilities to detain them.
shorturl.at
February 13, 2026 at 1:33 AM
CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old.
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
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BREAKING
Judge Boasberg ORDERS the Trump admin to facilitate the return of the more than 100 men spirited out of the country last year without notice or a hearing.
Plaintiffs may also submit habeas petitions from abroad, he says.
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Judge Boasberg ORDERS the Trump admin to facilitate the return of the more than 100 men spirited out of the country last year without notice or a hearing.
Plaintiffs may also submit habeas petitions from abroad, he says.
Doc buff.ly/rccakD7
February 12, 2026 at 4:04 PM
BREAKING
Judge Boasberg ORDERS the Trump admin to facilitate the return of the more than 100 men spirited out of the country last year without notice or a hearing.
Plaintiffs may also submit habeas petitions from abroad, he says.
Doc buff.ly/rccakD7
Judge Boasberg ORDERS the Trump admin to facilitate the return of the more than 100 men spirited out of the country last year without notice or a hearing.
Plaintiffs may also submit habeas petitions from abroad, he says.
Doc buff.ly/rccakD7
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NEW: “CBS Evening News” producer Alicia Hastey sends a bombshell farewell note:
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
February 12, 2026 at 3:22 AM
NEW: “CBS Evening News” producer Alicia Hastey sends a bombshell farewell note:
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
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Some children in Dilley were so distraught they cut themselves or talked about suicide, parents told ProPublica.
They said kids lost their appetites after finding worms and mold on their food, had trouble sleeping, and were constantly sick.
They said kids lost their appetites after finding worms and mold on their food, had trouble sleeping, and were constantly sick.
The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
www.propublica.org
February 12, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Some children in Dilley were so distraught they cut themselves or talked about suicide, parents told ProPublica.
They said kids lost their appetites after finding worms and mold on their food, had trouble sleeping, and were constantly sick.
They said kids lost their appetites after finding worms and mold on their food, had trouble sleeping, and were constantly sick.
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Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years thehill.com/homenews/med...
February 11, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years thehill.com/homenews/med...
I keep thinking about his kids 😩
James Van Der Beek died on Wednesday after a years-long battle with colorectal cancer. The actor was 48.
James Van Der Beek Has Died
James Van Der Beek died on Wednesday after a years-long battle with colorectal cancer. The actor was 48.
www.thecut.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:12 PM
I keep thinking about his kids 😩
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A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years
February 11, 2026 at 3:43 AM
A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years
I’m back in my Ricky Martin phase. Don’t save me, I love it here.
February 11, 2026 at 1:47 PM
I’m back in my Ricky Martin phase. Don’t save me, I love it here.
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in a text string after the shooting, a fellow agent told Exum he's a "legend"
"Beers on me"
"Beers on me"
February 10, 2026 at 11:46 PM
in a text string after the shooting, a fellow agent told Exum he's a "legend"
"Beers on me"
"Beers on me"
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Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
February 10, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
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just an update from when we talked to the reporter: we’ve now successfully connected over 100 families for direct, peer to peer rent adoption. we’ve collected and immediately distributed…a lot.
it is a drop in the bucket, but all of this is. everyone is just doing what they can.
it is a drop in the bucket, but all of this is. everyone is just doing what they can.
February 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
just an update from when we talked to the reporter: we’ve now successfully connected over 100 families for direct, peer to peer rent adoption. we’ve collected and immediately distributed…a lot.
it is a drop in the bucket, but all of this is. everyone is just doing what they can.
it is a drop in the bucket, but all of this is. everyone is just doing what they can.
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Bitcoin just had its worst weekly drop in more than three years. The reasons for the dive are still under debate, but what is clear is that many working-class people who saw crypto as a safe bet suffered real losses.
This is what volatile, opaque markets do.
This is what volatile, opaque markets do.
A New Crypto Winter Is Here and Even the Biggest Bulls Aren’t Certain Why
Some of crypto’s biggest champions can’t put their finger on what went wrong.
www.wsj.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Bitcoin just had its worst weekly drop in more than three years. The reasons for the dive are still under debate, but what is clear is that many working-class people who saw crypto as a safe bet suffered real losses.
This is what volatile, opaque markets do.
This is what volatile, opaque markets do.
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As authorities increasingly rely on the term “nihilistic violence,” online networks tied to child exploitation and self-harm operate across platforms. Groups like 764 use these spaces to blend neo-Nazi symbolism, and gore fandom—complicating efforts to confront extremist violence.
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Nihilistic Violence: Understanding Online Networks Obsessed With Harm
“Nihilistic violent extremism” is increasingly used to describe online networks obsessed with harm, infamy, and collapse. Groups tied to child exploitation, mass violence, and transnational crime ofte...
globalextremism.org
February 9, 2026 at 7:55 PM
As authorities increasingly rely on the term “nihilistic violence,” online networks tied to child exploitation and self-harm operate across platforms. Groups like 764 use these spaces to blend neo-Nazi symbolism, and gore fandom—complicating efforts to confront extremist violence.
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