Samantha Grasso
@samjgrasso.bsky.social
Writer, art designer, podcasts @discourseblog.com
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Once you read the story, go over to the gofundme for teen vogue's laid off workers and throw them a donation. bsky.app/profile/lexi...
thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lexi McMenamin
More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent co… Lexi McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover
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November 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Once you read the story, go over to the gofundme for teen vogue's laid off workers and throw them a donation. bsky.app/profile/lexi...
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I think a major factor in so many people being kind of blasé or in denial about ~all this~ is that they’ve been waiting to be given some sort of paternal-ish permission to start freaking out.
So, here ya go. Here’s the permission.
So, here ya go. Here’s the permission.
Gov. JB Pritzker: “I am ringing the alarm.” @wttw.bsky.social
August 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I think a major factor in so many people being kind of blasé or in denial about ~all this~ is that they’ve been waiting to be given some sort of paternal-ish permission to start freaking out.
So, here ya go. Here’s the permission.
So, here ya go. Here’s the permission.
Hellloooo Austin, I’m attending the PRX Podcast Creator Summit this week — please reach out if you’re attending and want to connect!
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PRX Podcast Creator Summit in Austin
June 16-18, 2025 | Join us for a free 3-day event in Austin for early-stage podcasters seeking a supportive creative community. There will be workshops, seminars, panels, and networking opportunities...
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June 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Hellloooo Austin, I’m attending the PRX Podcast Creator Summit this week — please reach out if you’re attending and want to connect!
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Hello. Is your pet a member of the LGBTQ+ community? If so, please get in touch: jack @ discourseblog dot com. It's for a blog....
June 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Hello. Is your pet a member of the LGBTQ+ community? If so, please get in touch: jack @ discourseblog dot com. It's for a blog....
PLEASE get in touch… ❤️
Hello. Is your pet a member of the LGBTQ+ community? If so, please get in touch: jack @ discourseblog dot com. It's for a blog....
June 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
PLEASE get in touch… ❤️
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Fascism got you down? Feeling low about yourself, the world, and human existence in general? @samjgrasso.bsky.social has a great solution for your woes: shave your head!!! www.discourseblog.com/p/fascism-go...
Fascism Got You Down? Shave Your Head!
An appeal about all the brain space you'd have to tackle life's problems if you didn't have to worry about the state of your hair.
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May 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Fascism got you down? Feeling low about yourself, the world, and human existence in general? @samjgrasso.bsky.social has a great solution for your woes: shave your head!!! www.discourseblog.com/p/fascism-go...
Does it take so long for the conclave to begin because they’re giving the marching bands time to rehearse
May 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Does it take so long for the conclave to begin because they’re giving the marching bands time to rehearse
not to slander a band I enjoy but it is sus that empire of the sun’s singles from walking on a dream went tiktok/reels viral just a year ahead of their big tour/festival comeback
May 8, 2025 at 12:49 AM
not to slander a band I enjoy but it is sus that empire of the sun’s singles from walking on a dream went tiktok/reels viral just a year ahead of their big tour/festival comeback
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one of the reasons Discourse Blog's annual Fowl Hysteria bird competition is so good is because @samjgrasso.bsky.social makes some of the most deranged art of all time for it. i mean look at this!!! (then click the link and vote for your fave birds.) www.discourseblog.com/p/fowl-hyste...
March 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
one of the reasons Discourse Blog's annual Fowl Hysteria bird competition is so good is because @samjgrasso.bsky.social makes some of the most deranged art of all time for it. i mean look at this!!! (then click the link and vote for your fave birds.) www.discourseblog.com/p/fowl-hyste...
I’ve got that dog in me (a love of fried rice despite having to pick out every pea to avoid moderate anaphylaxis)
February 19, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I’ve got that dog in me (a love of fried rice despite having to pick out every pea to avoid moderate anaphylaxis)
can’t believe I’ve done this again (had coffee before I started a task)
February 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
can’t believe I’ve done this again (had coffee before I started a task)
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Democrats are eager to collaborate with Trump. We can't let them get away with it. www.discourseblog.com/p/we-have-to...
We Have to Watch the Democrats Like Hawks
They are eager to collaborate with Trump. We can't let them get away with it.
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January 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Democrats are eager to collaborate with Trump. We can't let them get away with it. www.discourseblog.com/p/we-have-to...
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"People erupted in a way that would make you think Budde put a gun to Trump’s head and made him beg for his life."
You can't be ambushed if you're the president!!!
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You can't be ambushed if you're the president!!!
www.discourseblog.com/p/you-cant-b...
You Can't Be Ambushed If You're the President
The greatest propaganda this country has ever spun is that we need to treat these people as if they're both children and divine rulers.
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January 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"People erupted in a way that would make you think Budde put a gun to Trump’s head and made him beg for his life."
You can't be ambushed if you're the president!!!
www.discourseblog.com/p/you-cant-b...
You can't be ambushed if you're the president!!!
www.discourseblog.com/p/you-cant-b...
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"I count myself lucky to have been there at the exact moment when some of the most credulous fuckers around decided to defend Elon Musk for making an enthusiastic Nazi salute at Donald Trump’s inauguration rally." — @therafischwartz.bsky.social www.discourseblog.com/p/its-time-t...
It's Time to Trust Our Own Eyes
They want us to doubt what is plainly obvious. We can't let them.
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January 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
"I count myself lucky to have been there at the exact moment when some of the most credulous fuckers around decided to defend Elon Musk for making an enthusiastic Nazi salute at Donald Trump’s inauguration rally." — @therafischwartz.bsky.social www.discourseblog.com/p/its-time-t...
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Never again to genocide. Never again to apartheid. Never again to Netanyahu and Biden and Blinken. Never again to genocide denial and apology. Never again to treating Palestine as a minor issue.
Never again to all of it. www.discourseblog.com/p/never-again
Never again to all of it. www.discourseblog.com/p/never-again
Never Again
On 15 months of genocide.
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January 16, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Never again to genocide. Never again to apartheid. Never again to Netanyahu and Biden and Blinken. Never again to genocide denial and apology. Never again to treating Palestine as a minor issue.
Never again to all of it. www.discourseblog.com/p/never-again
Never again to all of it. www.discourseblog.com/p/never-again
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"Never again." That’s what you’re supposed to say about genocide. So I wrote for @discourseblog.com about all the things we should say "never again" to after 15 months of genocide in Gaza.
www.discourseblog.com/p/never-again
www.discourseblog.com/p/never-again
Never Again
On 15 months of genocide.
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January 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
"Never again." That’s what you’re supposed to say about genocide. So I wrote for @discourseblog.com about all the things we should say "never again" to after 15 months of genocide in Gaza.
www.discourseblog.com/p/never-again
www.discourseblog.com/p/never-again
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Prosecutors got sick and had to leave. Jurors panicked about missing evacuation notices while in court. Some defendants who lost their homes faced the threat of arrest for missing court.
As L.A. burned, the courts stayed open. www.latimes.com/california/s...
As L.A. burned, the courts stayed open. www.latimes.com/california/s...
L.A. County courts tried to maintain business as usual during firestorm. It was anything but
While wildfires displaced dozens of judges, prosecutors, attorneys, defendants and jurors, L.A. county officials kept the nation's largest nonfederal court system open. Some say it led to health risks...
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January 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Prosecutors got sick and had to leave. Jurors panicked about missing evacuation notices while in court. Some defendants who lost their homes faced the threat of arrest for missing court.
As L.A. burned, the courts stayed open. www.latimes.com/california/s...
As L.A. burned, the courts stayed open. www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Today on @discourseblog.com: a beautiful, humane, heartbreaking piece from @caitschneider.bsky.social about the fires tearing the world around her apart www.discourseblog.com/p/the-world-...
The World We Once Knew Is Gone
I thought my neighborhood in Los Angeles was a haven. Last week obliterated that illusion.
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January 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Today on @discourseblog.com: a beautiful, humane, heartbreaking piece from @caitschneider.bsky.social about the fires tearing the world around her apart www.discourseblog.com/p/the-world-...
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🔥 Sending solidarity to all the seniors & disabled folks trying to survive #LAFires #LAFirestorm2025
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January 10, 2025 at 4:14 AM
🔥 Sending solidarity to all the seniors & disabled folks trying to survive #LAFires #LAFirestorm2025
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Mark Zuckerberg's kowtowing to Trump is noxious and ugly. But most of all, it's pathetic. www.discourseblog.com/p/look-at-th...
Look At This Loser
Mark Zuckerberg's kowtowing to Trump is noxious and ugly. But most of all, it's pathetic.
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January 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Mark Zuckerberg's kowtowing to Trump is noxious and ugly. But most of all, it's pathetic. www.discourseblog.com/p/look-at-th...
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Two things:
1. Mark Zuckerberg looks like a clown.
2. His Trump standom is gross and ugly and all of that—but mostly it is pathetic. This is loser behavior! These tech giants are LOSERS and we should say so.
www.discourseblog.com/p/look-at-th...
1. Mark Zuckerberg looks like a clown.
2. His Trump standom is gross and ugly and all of that—but mostly it is pathetic. This is loser behavior! These tech giants are LOSERS and we should say so.
www.discourseblog.com/p/look-at-th...
Look At This Loser
Mark Zuckerberg's kowtowing to Trump is noxious and ugly. But most of all, it's pathetic.
www.discourseblog.com
January 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Two things:
1. Mark Zuckerberg looks like a clown.
2. His Trump standom is gross and ugly and all of that—but mostly it is pathetic. This is loser behavior! These tech giants are LOSERS and we should say so.
www.discourseblog.com/p/look-at-th...
1. Mark Zuckerberg looks like a clown.
2. His Trump standom is gross and ugly and all of that—but mostly it is pathetic. This is loser behavior! These tech giants are LOSERS and we should say so.
www.discourseblog.com/p/look-at-th...
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The past 24 hours have been a good reminder that the next few years are gonna be immeasurably stupid in both quality AND quantity
www.discourseblog.com/p/i-honestly...
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I Honestly Forgot How Dumb This Is Going to Be
Cruel reminders of our stupid, stupid Trump world.
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January 7, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The past 24 hours have been a good reminder that the next few years are gonna be immeasurably stupid in both quality AND quantity
www.discourseblog.com/p/i-honestly...
www.discourseblog.com/p/i-honestly...
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the org I work for is now on bluesky! check out and give @hiporg.bsky.social a follow to stay up to date on our work, including announcements about our abolitionist student network, latest research releases, advocacy opportunities, and webinars!
January 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
the org I work for is now on bluesky! check out and give @hiporg.bsky.social a follow to stay up to date on our work, including announcements about our abolitionist student network, latest research releases, advocacy opportunities, and webinars!
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We'll never bend the knee to Trump or anyone else.
We got 2024 right.
And three more reasons to support Discourse Blog in 2025. www.discourseblog.com/p/well-never...
We got 2024 right.
And three more reasons to support Discourse Blog in 2025. www.discourseblog.com/p/well-never...
We'll Never Bend the Knee
And four other reasons to support Discourse Blog in 2025.
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January 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
We'll never bend the knee to Trump or anyone else.
We got 2024 right.
And three more reasons to support Discourse Blog in 2025. www.discourseblog.com/p/well-never...
We got 2024 right.
And three more reasons to support Discourse Blog in 2025. www.discourseblog.com/p/well-never...