Quincy Surasmith | ควินซี่ สุรสมิทธ์
@quincetessence.bsky.social
Host and Producer of @AsianAmericana.com, a podcast about Asian American culture and history. Actor, journalist, managing editor at @fi2w.org, Thai Chip & Dale. Thai-Teochew American (he/him)
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Seeing more old and new friends Bluesky every day!
I'll post/chat about many things including: Asian American community and history, audio journalism and podcasting, acting & voice acting, tabletop RPGs and board games, Star Trek, biking+urbanism, languages+linguistics, Thai culture, and food!
I'll post/chat about many things including: Asian American community and history, audio journalism and podcasting, acting & voice acting, tabletop RPGs and board games, Star Trek, biking+urbanism, languages+linguistics, Thai culture, and food!
Gale wrote+illustrated a wonderful book and they worked super hard on it (and then later I worked a little to help them with some stuff in the book) and although my suggested title was not used by Scholastic (possibly because my suggestion never made it to their eyes) you should still get it!
HELLO!! 2025 is drawing to a close, people are buying gifts for the tweens in their lives, and DID YOU KNOW that a graphic novel named Fresh Start came out THIS YEAR?
⭐THREE starred reviews!
⭐about a kid who moves around a lot AND THEN HAS TO STAY IN ONE PLACE OH NO
⭐VERY FUNNY, LOTS OF DRAWINGS
⭐THREE starred reviews!
⭐about a kid who moves around a lot AND THEN HAS TO STAY IN ONE PLACE OH NO
⭐VERY FUNNY, LOTS OF DRAWINGS
November 19, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Gale wrote+illustrated a wonderful book and they worked super hard on it (and then later I worked a little to help them with some stuff in the book) and although my suggested title was not used by Scholastic (possibly because my suggestion never made it to their eyes) you should still get it!
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HELLO!! 2025 is drawing to a close, people are buying gifts for the tweens in their lives, and DID YOU KNOW that a graphic novel named Fresh Start came out THIS YEAR?
⭐THREE starred reviews!
⭐about a kid who moves around a lot AND THEN HAS TO STAY IN ONE PLACE OH NO
⭐VERY FUNNY, LOTS OF DRAWINGS
⭐THREE starred reviews!
⭐about a kid who moves around a lot AND THEN HAS TO STAY IN ONE PLACE OH NO
⭐VERY FUNNY, LOTS OF DRAWINGS
November 19, 2025 at 8:42 PM
HELLO!! 2025 is drawing to a close, people are buying gifts for the tweens in their lives, and DID YOU KNOW that a graphic novel named Fresh Start came out THIS YEAR?
⭐THREE starred reviews!
⭐about a kid who moves around a lot AND THEN HAS TO STAY IN ONE PLACE OH NO
⭐VERY FUNNY, LOTS OF DRAWINGS
⭐THREE starred reviews!
⭐about a kid who moves around a lot AND THEN HAS TO STAY IN ONE PLACE OH NO
⭐VERY FUNNY, LOTS OF DRAWINGS
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WOW: @notus.com reports that Nadia Bilbassy, a reporter from the Saudi-owned Al Arabiya news outlet and president of the White House Foreign Press Group, omitted this entire exchange and any mention of Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination from her morning background note for White House pool reporters:
Reporter: Is it appropriate for your family to do business with Saudi Arabia while you’re president? The us intelligence concluded you orchestrated the murder of a journalist…
Trump: Who are you with?
Reporter: ABC News
Trump: Who are you with?
Reporter: ABC News
November 19, 2025 at 10:35 PM
WOW: @notus.com reports that Nadia Bilbassy, a reporter from the Saudi-owned Al Arabiya news outlet and president of the White House Foreign Press Group, omitted this entire exchange and any mention of Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination from her morning background note for White House pool reporters:
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Please don't forget about LA. Follow these groups across social media:
Please make sure to follow West Los RRN, Union del Barrio, Community Self Defense Coalition, LA Tenants Union (& chapters), Palms Unhoused Mutual Aid, Mar Vista Voice + many more.
Please continue to share @lataco.bsky.social & @eltragon.bsky.social daily memos.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Please don't forget about LA. Follow these groups across social media:
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If this exchange isn't a warning for American journalists to start bracing for potential targeted assassinations, I don't know what will
Reporter: Is it appropriate for your family to do business with Saudi Arabia while you’re president? The us intelligence concluded you orchestrated the murder of a journalist…
Trump: Who are you with?
Reporter: ABC News
Trump: Who are you with?
Reporter: ABC News
November 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
If this exchange isn't a warning for American journalists to start bracing for potential targeted assassinations, I don't know what will
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Lefty mayoral challenger Rae Huang says she can't take another four years of Karen Bass
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Lefty mayoral challenger Rae Huang says she can't take another four years of Karen Bass
Huang, a housing advocate and pastor, said she was upset by Bass's attempt to scale back LA's 'mansion tax.' She also criticizes Bass's Inside Safe program, calling it a bandaid solution that's very c...
thelareporter.la
November 16, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Lefty mayoral challenger Rae Huang says she can't take another four years of Karen Bass
thelareporter.la/p/lefty-mayo...
thelareporter.la/p/lefty-mayo...
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Fi2W producer Leina Gabra takes us to Flatbush, Brooklyn in New York, where a group of community activists are uncovering the history that laid below a corner of their neighborhood.
Listen to the story:
Listen to the story:
Fighting for the Future of Flatbush’s African Burial Ground - Feet in 2 Worlds
The largest known colonial burial ground for people of African descent in the United States — both free and enslaved — is in New York City. That burial ground in Lower Manhattan is a national park and...
www.fi2w.org
November 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Fi2W producer Leina Gabra takes us to Flatbush, Brooklyn in New York, where a group of community activists are uncovering the history that laid below a corner of their neighborhood.
Listen to the story:
Listen to the story:
Some of my journalist income goes regularly to my local outlets @lataco.bsky.social, @lapublicpress.bsky.social, @pbs.org SoCal, and even my former employer @laist.com.
Think about supporting your local public and independent media too so it's not just the same few journalism dollars going around!
Think about supporting your local public and independent media too so it's not just the same few journalism dollars going around!
As @lastweektonight.com covered tonight, local public media stations across the country are in crisis. You can help out by going to adoptastation.org
November 17, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Some of my journalist income goes regularly to my local outlets @lataco.bsky.social, @lapublicpress.bsky.social, @pbs.org SoCal, and even my former employer @laist.com.
Think about supporting your local public and independent media too so it's not just the same few journalism dollars going around!
Think about supporting your local public and independent media too so it's not just the same few journalism dollars going around!
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'I’m no expert but I know what it means to be dehumanized, rendered disposable, and oppressed,' Alice wrote of the imperative to be in solidarity with Palestine. 'I know that all people deserve freedom. I know that genocide is a mass disabling event and a form of eugenics.'
Why Palestinian Liberation Is Disability Justice
Why Palestinian Liberation Is Disability Justice Alice Wong Several years ago I organized an event at a local Jewish organization and planned another collaboration when some c…
disabilityvisibilityproject.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:35 AM
'I’m no expert but I know what it means to be dehumanized, rendered disposable, and oppressed,' Alice wrote of the imperative to be in solidarity with Palestine. 'I know that all people deserve freedom. I know that genocide is a mass disabling event and a form of eugenics.'
Me when I wanna play Hades 2 but I don't want a run that's too challenging:
a black and white photo of a wrestler wearing a mask and making a peace sign .
Alt: The luchador Penta making his signature "Cero Miedo" hand sign
media.tenor.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Me when I wanna play Hades 2 but I don't want a run that's too challenging:
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I have no words for the incandescent rage at the casual erasure of disabled folks, because this shit happens far too often. @sfdirewolf.bsky.social was fierce about living life & speaking truth in ways we can all learn from. Honour her memory by masking up & protecting public health.
The new owners of Teen Vogue have already erased her column.
www.teenvogue.com/tag/disabili...
www.teenvogue.com/tag/disabili...
November 15, 2025 at 6:41 AM
I have no words for the incandescent rage at the casual erasure of disabled folks, because this shit happens far too often. @sfdirewolf.bsky.social was fierce about living life & speaking truth in ways we can all learn from. Honour her memory by masking up & protecting public health.
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I know Teen Vogue’s heel turn has been pretty hard but if this is true it’s indefensible. Alice Wong was a force and I will miss her voice 💔
The new owners of Teen Vogue have already erased her column.
www.teenvogue.com/tag/disabili...
www.teenvogue.com/tag/disabili...
November 15, 2025 at 6:52 AM
I know Teen Vogue’s heel turn has been pretty hard but if this is true it’s indefensible. Alice Wong was a force and I will miss her voice 💔
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Alice Wong, writer and disability activist, has died. She was an educator and a communicator and a warrior who lit the way. I’m grateful to have crossed paths with her. Rest in peace.
November 15, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Alice Wong, writer and disability activist, has died. She was an educator and a communicator and a warrior who lit the way. I’m grateful to have crossed paths with her. Rest in peace.
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I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Alice Wong on Instagram: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it ...
423 likes, 73 comments - alicatsamurai on November 14, 2025: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the t...
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November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
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Border Patrol has been targeting the elderly heavily. Today in Santa Ana, that’s almost all they took, including this man and his cane.
November 15, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Border Patrol has been targeting the elderly heavily. Today in Santa Ana, that’s almost all they took, including this man and his cane.
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Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵
November 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵
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Are you in the Bay Area and looking for a sandwich to gift to your friendly neighborhood federal agent? We've got a guide for that! www.coyotemedia.org/sandwich-ter...
Sandwich Terrorism Is Now Legal. Also, Here Are Some Sandwiches We Like
COYOTE does not condone violence, only sandwiches.
www.coyotemedia.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Are you in the Bay Area and looking for a sandwich to gift to your friendly neighborhood federal agent? We've got a guide for that! www.coyotemedia.org/sandwich-ter...
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we talk too much about the male loneliness crisis and not enough about the male suckerfication crisis maxread.substack.com/p/prediction...
November 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
we talk too much about the male loneliness crisis and not enough about the male suckerfication crisis maxread.substack.com/p/prediction...
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"a guy": Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted prolific sex offender with hundreds of victims, including minors
"a reporter": Landon Thomas Jr, financial reporter for NYT
"someone": Donald Trump, the current president of the United fucking States
"a reporter": Landon Thomas Jr, financial reporter for NYT
"someone": Donald Trump, the current president of the United fucking States
The emails that you’re seeing now are news in themselves, but that’s because of how they’re coming out—a congressional committee released them—& the context in which they’re being viewed. A guy emailing a reporter talking about old girlfriends or saying someone is “dirty” is not a whole news story.
November 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
"a guy": Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted prolific sex offender with hundreds of victims, including minors
"a reporter": Landon Thomas Jr, financial reporter for NYT
"someone": Donald Trump, the current president of the United fucking States
"a reporter": Landon Thomas Jr, financial reporter for NYT
"someone": Donald Trump, the current president of the United fucking States
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When Valeria Fernández joined Fi2W as a fellow in 2009, she produced her first story in English. Today, she’s an award-winning journalist and the founder of @altavozlab.bsky.social, mentoring others to do the same.
Support us & donate by Dec 31 to double your impact: fi2w.fundjournalism.org/donate/
Support us & donate by Dec 31 to double your impact: fi2w.fundjournalism.org/donate/
November 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
When Valeria Fernández joined Fi2W as a fellow in 2009, she produced her first story in English. Today, she’s an award-winning journalist and the founder of @altavozlab.bsky.social, mentoring others to do the same.
Support us & donate by Dec 31 to double your impact: fi2w.fundjournalism.org/donate/
Support us & donate by Dec 31 to double your impact: fi2w.fundjournalism.org/donate/
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Journalists who cover race, gender and inequality are often the first to go in layoffs, raising deeper questions about who gets to tell the news.
Teen Vogue changed how a generation saw politics and inclusion. That era could be over.
Journalists who cover race, gender and inequality are often the first to go, raising deeper questions about who gets to tell the news.
19thnews.org
November 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Journalists who cover race, gender and inequality are often the first to go in layoffs, raising deeper questions about who gets to tell the news.
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I can’t let down the 32,00 people in my district now facing skyrocketing healthcare costs.
Their tax dollars should be spent on them, and I’ll keep fighting to make sure they get the healthcare funding they need.
Their tax dollars should be spent on them, and I’ll keep fighting to make sure they get the healthcare funding they need.
November 13, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I can’t let down the 32,00 people in my district now facing skyrocketing healthcare costs.
Their tax dollars should be spent on them, and I’ll keep fighting to make sure they get the healthcare funding they need.
Their tax dollars should be spent on them, and I’ll keep fighting to make sure they get the healthcare funding they need.
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I became an AI skeptic bc the only cogent use cases AI boosters gave were, "a better search engine". but regular search engines already worked fine for 99% of people. the few folks who needed something more were like, me and my colleagues, none of whom found tremendous value in AI search tools
Anthropic is aggressively hitting me with ads on instagram for Claude and it’s all people being like “I use Claude to brainstorm” or asking Claude where they can find two colors together in a city. What a pile of crap, how does anybody still believe this is the future? It’s Search 2 and it sucks
November 12, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I became an AI skeptic bc the only cogent use cases AI boosters gave were, "a better search engine". but regular search engines already worked fine for 99% of people. the few folks who needed something more were like, me and my colleagues, none of whom found tremendous value in AI search tools
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Folks, I have a new video today where I'm very excited to announce a new dishwasher powder on the market.
Why am I so excited? Because it's vindicated every single one of my detergent opinions.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAX2...
Why am I so excited? Because it's vindicated every single one of my detergent opinions.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAX2...
I was right about dishwasher pods, and now I can prove it
YouTube video by Technology Connections
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Folks, I have a new video today where I'm very excited to announce a new dishwasher powder on the market.
Why am I so excited? Because it's vindicated every single one of my detergent opinions.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAX2...
Why am I so excited? Because it's vindicated every single one of my detergent opinions.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAX2...
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Omg, is this why people can't read and don't understand nuance on the internet????
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Omg, is this why people can't read and don't understand nuance on the internet????