Alyssia Mercier
alyssiamercier.bsky.social
Alyssia Mercier
@alyssiamercier.bsky.social
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Social security is a set of trust funds with a balance of about $2.7 trillion as of December 2024. We are the source of these funds. It belongs to us. These funds should be protected so we can protect each other. www.ssa.gov/oact/progdat...
March 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Reposted by Alyssia Mercier
March 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The needles that needed shifting
Rewatching Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing. It’s on Netflix. My GOD, it’s such a brilliant film (it’s not perfect, no film is) and STILL relevant in its topic.

Spike Lee is *not* underrated, but he should be up there with Spielberg, Scorsese, etc. His greatest works shift the needle so hard.
March 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
If you're searching for replacement podcasts, I highly recommend "You're Dead To Me" from the BBC. It offers historical insights enriched with comedy.
I don’t buy much from the US, iPhones and Levi’s.

If I lose weight I can get back into old Levi’s for the next four years.

Some small food things I can now dodge.

Gradually easing out US podcasts and finding UK, NZ and Canada ones instead.

We can all cancel one US thing.
March 12, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Please fix my dishwasher now!
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER
Radiator started leaking and we couldn't fit a bucket underneath, so we had to get creative!

Using the ad hoc humidifier described by @techconnectify.bsky.social, we're able to evaporate the water fast enough so it doesn't overflow.
March 12, 2025 at 1:19 AM