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stacy-marie ishmael @smi.bsky.social · 10h

the impulse to like, share, subscribe and without a moment of reflection of who's benefitting when you do so is something explicitly encouraged by the design of social media platforms. repeatedly giving in to that impulse signals to me that you are not trustworthy in an information crisis

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stacy-marie ishmael @smi.bsky.social · 10h

resharing videos on here posted by outrage farming time grifter accounts that steal these from other places and which mislabel them, don't cite sources, and are often both wrong and inflammatory in their descriptions = why?

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stacy-marie ishmael @smi.bsky.social · 10h

"You can’t help anybody when you’re exhausted and keep posting one million college-educated rewordings of “I would love to be dead right now” on the computer." kalebhorton.ghost.io/2025-so-far/

2025, So Far

I wish I had a time machine so I could go back in time and talk to my dad in 1988, just before I was born, and tell him what it’s like to live in the future. I’d tell him all the amazing things that a...

kalebhorton.ghost.io

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stacy-marie ishmael @smi.bsky.social · 13h

Reading various tributes to Kaleb Horton and thinking how absurd it is that so much of the brilliant writing published by brilliant writers for MTV News has effectively vanished, and for no good reason at all

channel-6.ghost.io/its-just-dif...

IT'S JUST DIFFERENT VALLEYS, THAT'S ALL

“I’m pretty sure he killed JFK, can we keep him?”

channel-6.ghost.io

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erika owens @erikaowens.com · 13h

are any platforms making it easy for journalists to make portfolio sites these days? maybe even something like 1password's free for journalists tier? would love if it's open source and free or cheaper than $10/mo.

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stacy-marie ishmael @smi.bsky.social · 14h

my specific beef is the resort to "critics" and "advocates", neither of which are neutral

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stacy-marie ishmael @smi.bsky.social · 17h

'Comerica intentionally ended phone calls before the cardholder could speak to a representative, and callers sometimes had to wait on hold for several hours, according to the CFPB’s December lawsuit...In April, the CFPB dropped its suit as the Trump administration gutted the bureau.'

Emily Flitter @emilyflitter.bsky.social · 17h

NEW: How do you think the US distributes social security benefits to people without bank accounts? If you answered “badly,” you’re correct. Yizhu Wang & I took a look at the latest fumbles in Treasury’s efforts to improve the program, & what’s likely to happen next www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Lifeline for Millions of Americans Becomes Hot Potato for Banks

The US government has begun phasing out paper checks for unbanked Americans who receive federal benefits, adding to the ranks of millions who rely on Direct Express prepaid cards. The problem: that pr...

www.bloomberg.com

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Emily Flitter @emilyflitter.bsky.social · 17h

NEW: How do you think the US distributes social security benefits to people without bank accounts? If you answered “badly,” you’re correct. Yizhu Wang & I took a look at the latest fumbles in Treasury’s efforts to improve the program, & what’s likely to happen next www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Lifeline for Millions of Americans Becomes Hot Potato for Banks

The US government has begun phasing out paper checks for unbanked Americans who receive federal benefits, adding to the ranks of millions who rely on Direct Express prepaid cards. The problem: that pr...

www.bloomberg.com

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stacy-marie ishmael @smi.bsky.social · 17h

love this for you ✨

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stacy-marie ishmael @smi.bsky.social · 18h

'Immigration detainees reported being worn down by the conditions that all people in county jails face...Unlike those being held in jail on criminal charges, however, people in immigration detention usually don’t know when they’re going to be transferred or released.'

nysfocus.com/2025/10/06/i...

ICE Detainees in New York Jails Can’t Talk to Their Lawyers

Some immigrants held in county jails are struggling to access legal advice, phone calls, and even their own court hearings.

nysfocus.com

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stacy-marie ishmael @smi.bsky.social · 19h

I don’t have the 2026 weeks but word is the paper is better with fountain pens than 2025. Here’s some threads from folks doing exhaustive testing:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAPp...

www.reddit.com/r/hobonichi/...

Hobonichi 2026 Pen and Ink Test 🖋️ | Tomoe River S Paper Improvements

YouTube video by Lined Musings

www.youtube.com

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stacy-marie ishmael @smi.bsky.social · 1d

nah

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stacy-marie ishmael @smi.bsky.social · 1d

didn’t realize we’d already reached that stage of things

Screenshot of a notification that reads “Your package is arriving tomorrow.

From Al”

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stacy-marie ishmael @smi.bsky.social · 1d

really need future me to remember to update mx records the next time i switch registrars

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stacy-marie ishmael @smi.bsky.social · 1d

For anyone in NYC also seeking more H Abdurraqib opinions, might I recommend this bit of pogramming at BAM in November: www.bam.org/hanif

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wee boss @weeboss.bsky.social · 1d

this was AMAZING to behold; i told 16 all about it as it was happening+we still talk about it on the reg

it got us to watch trigun (HIGHLY rec)

i had already read the book but if you haven’t go to your nearest indie bookstore or bookshop.org + read This Is How You Lose the Time War *immediately*
🫶🏼

Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 1d

It didn’t happen to me, but I got to watch The Last Good Thing to Happen on Twitter unfold for @amalelmohtar.com & @maxgladstone.bsky.social back in 2023
amalelmohtar.com/letter-of-ne...

The Twelve Days of Bigolas Dickolas Wolfwood

Dear Friends, Previously, on Amal Content: A lot has happened since then. I truly struggle with how to talk about the past 12 days, during which a viral tweet from an anime fan account with an exce...

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eileen chengyin chow @chowleen.bsky.social · 1d

I, however,
Have such meagre power,

Clutching at a
Moment,

While you control
An hour.

But your hour is
A stone.

My moment is
A flower.

-Langston Hughes, "Poet to Bigot"
#everynightapoem As ever.