Willi Morris
@williesha.bsky.social
Gamer wife, higher ed/libraries journalist at AL.com. (She/her)
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Willi Morris
@williesha.bsky.social
· Apr 29
So thrilled with how these came out. It was tough to pick favorites. I'm not walking next week, but y'all celebrate with me! Got my master's in communications with a 4.0 from @syracuseu.bsky.social.
Meanwhile, in Alabama, local law enforcement are re-opening detention centers and working with ICE to house undocumented immigrants. @meganplotka.bsky.social for @al.com www.al.com/news/2026/01...
12 people arrested, set to be deported in ICE operation in north Alabama
A dozen people in North Alabama are set to be deported by ICE officials.
www.al.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Meanwhile, in Alabama, local law enforcement are re-opening detention centers and working with ICE to house undocumented immigrants. @meganplotka.bsky.social for @al.com www.al.com/news/2026/01...
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Georgia Fort's is chilling, and it's being overshadowed by the equally chilling arrest of Don Lemon.
A GoFundMe is being set up for Fort. In the meantime, you can support her work directly – without paying massive fundraising platform fees – through her website:
www.georgiafort.com/support
A GoFundMe is being set up for Fort. In the meantime, you can support her work directly – without paying massive fundraising platform fees – through her website:
www.georgiafort.com/support
Support Independent Journalism | GF
www.georgiafort.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Georgia Fort's is chilling, and it's being overshadowed by the equally chilling arrest of Don Lemon.
A GoFundMe is being set up for Fort. In the meantime, you can support her work directly – without paying massive fundraising platform fees – through her website:
www.georgiafort.com/support
A GoFundMe is being set up for Fort. In the meantime, you can support her work directly – without paying massive fundraising platform fees – through her website:
www.georgiafort.com/support
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The vibes are pretty bleak right now. It's tempting to hide in bed, doomscroll, or get into fights with people online.
What helps me:
-Walking my dog
-Eating food I enjoy
-Donating to mutual aid
-Short to-do lists
-Lifting weights
-Reading a book
-Making plans with friends
-Going to sleep early
What helps me:
-Walking my dog
-Eating food I enjoy
-Donating to mutual aid
-Short to-do lists
-Lifting weights
-Reading a book
-Making plans with friends
-Going to sleep early
January 30, 2026 at 5:05 PM
The vibes are pretty bleak right now. It's tempting to hide in bed, doomscroll, or get into fights with people online.
What helps me:
-Walking my dog
-Eating food I enjoy
-Donating to mutual aid
-Short to-do lists
-Lifting weights
-Reading a book
-Making plans with friends
-Going to sleep early
What helps me:
-Walking my dog
-Eating food I enjoy
-Donating to mutual aid
-Short to-do lists
-Lifting weights
-Reading a book
-Making plans with friends
-Going to sleep early
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Fonzie thought he was an Alabamian. He lived for football and his fiancee and a little too much fun. I followed him to Mexico when he was deported to a place he did not know or understand. This is his story. As it is with any deportation, it is not his story alone.
www.al.com/news/2026/01...
www.al.com/news/2026/01...
'Deported for that?': Football referee forced to leave Alabama for Mexico
Fonzie had to leave behind his fiancée and 18-month-old son in rural Alabama.
www.al.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Fonzie thought he was an Alabamian. He lived for football and his fiancee and a little too much fun. I followed him to Mexico when he was deported to a place he did not know or understand. This is his story. As it is with any deportation, it is not his story alone.
www.al.com/news/2026/01...
www.al.com/news/2026/01...
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Fresh from the stream, we have a quick recap of the GAConf Awards 2025!
Whether you want to quickly check who won, or simply don't have time to watch the show, we list the winners of the biggest accessibility awards show in the games industry.
caniplaythat.com/2026/01/29/t...
Whether you want to quickly check who won, or simply don't have time to watch the show, we list the winners of the biggest accessibility awards show in the games industry.
caniplaythat.com/2026/01/29/t...
The winners of the GAConf Awards 2025 - Can I Play That?
A recap of the GAConf Awards 2025, listing the winners of the biggest accessibility focused awards show in the industry.
caniplaythat.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Fresh from the stream, we have a quick recap of the GAConf Awards 2025!
Whether you want to quickly check who won, or simply don't have time to watch the show, we list the winners of the biggest accessibility awards show in the games industry.
caniplaythat.com/2026/01/29/t...
Whether you want to quickly check who won, or simply don't have time to watch the show, we list the winners of the biggest accessibility awards show in the games industry.
caniplaythat.com/2026/01/29/t...
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this one seems pretty universal
January 29, 2026 at 6:55 PM
this one seems pretty universal
I think I watched online local news reports about her a couple years ago. Awful news.
She was known as “Ms. Shirley” to her more than 5 million TikTok followers, and would share videos of herself delivering food and hygiene products from her car on Skid Row and other homeless communities in California and Nevada. https://bit.ly/4bVquhK
January 29, 2026 at 11:47 PM
I think I watched online local news reports about her a couple years ago. Awful news.
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HUGE congrats to @black1976.bsky.social for winning the Best Journalism award!!! Absolutely well-deserved! Also, selfishly speaking, I'm FINALLY FREE! Somebody else won the award!!
January 29, 2026 at 6:42 PM
HUGE congrats to @black1976.bsky.social for winning the Best Journalism award!!! Absolutely well-deserved! Also, selfishly speaking, I'm FINALLY FREE! Somebody else won the award!!
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Holy, I cannot believe this actually happened! I won?!
Thank you everyone! I have had one of the hardest year in 2025, but the focus on accessibility, something so much more important in the big scheme of things, have kept me afloat and happy <3
But I'm standing on shoulders of giants
Thank you everyone! I have had one of the hardest year in 2025, but the focus on accessibility, something so much more important in the big scheme of things, have kept me afloat and happy <3
But I'm standing on shoulders of giants
The winner of the Advocacy Award at the 2025 GAConf Accessibility Awards is.. @arevya.bsky.social !
Info on all the finalists & winners: www.gaconf.com/gaconf-award...
Info on all the finalists & winners: www.gaconf.com/gaconf-award...
January 29, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Holy, I cannot believe this actually happened! I won?!
Thank you everyone! I have had one of the hardest year in 2025, but the focus on accessibility, something so much more important in the big scheme of things, have kept me afloat and happy <3
But I'm standing on shoulders of giants
Thank you everyone! I have had one of the hardest year in 2025, but the focus on accessibility, something so much more important in the big scheme of things, have kept me afloat and happy <3
But I'm standing on shoulders of giants
BREAKING: My dog only pooped once instead of twice today.
My biggest journalism pet peeve (for today) is when PR people use, "BREAKING," in the subject line of an email and the press release is announcing something like a new flavor of Doritos. Please be so for real.
January 29, 2026 at 11:00 PM
BREAKING: My dog only pooped once instead of twice today.
In 1999, not long after Columbine, I had a mental health breakdown. It took me years to recover. (Not a secret. I've written about it.)
Unfortunately, I was too busy trying to heal and graduate from college to invent Facebook.
Unfortunately, I was too busy trying to heal and graduate from college to invent Facebook.
Yes, random person on my Facebook, I do remember Elian Gonzalez.
Ah, yes, it happened in 1999.
Facebook came out in 2004.
It's truly unfortunate I could not publicly express my outrage on a social media platform that didn't exist yet.
Ah, yes, it happened in 1999.
Facebook came out in 2004.
It's truly unfortunate I could not publicly express my outrage on a social media platform that didn't exist yet.
January 29, 2026 at 7:37 PM
In 1999, not long after Columbine, I had a mental health breakdown. It took me years to recover. (Not a secret. I've written about it.)
Unfortunately, I was too busy trying to heal and graduate from college to invent Facebook.
Unfortunately, I was too busy trying to heal and graduate from college to invent Facebook.
Yes, random person on my Facebook, I do remember Elian Gonzalez.
Ah, yes, it happened in 1999.
Facebook came out in 2004.
It's truly unfortunate I could not publicly express my outrage on a social media platform that didn't exist yet.
Ah, yes, it happened in 1999.
Facebook came out in 2004.
It's truly unfortunate I could not publicly express my outrage on a social media platform that didn't exist yet.
January 29, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Yes, random person on my Facebook, I do remember Elian Gonzalez.
Ah, yes, it happened in 1999.
Facebook came out in 2004.
It's truly unfortunate I could not publicly express my outrage on a social media platform that didn't exist yet.
Ah, yes, it happened in 1999.
Facebook came out in 2004.
It's truly unfortunate I could not publicly express my outrage on a social media platform that didn't exist yet.
I know social media is supposed to be the "marketplace of ideas" blah blah blah, but it's literally making my stomach turn to see people comment on stories they clearly didn't read.
Silly me for even reading comments, right?
Silly me for even reading comments, right?
January 29, 2026 at 3:52 PM
I know social media is supposed to be the "marketplace of ideas" blah blah blah, but it's literally making my stomach turn to see people comment on stories they clearly didn't read.
Silly me for even reading comments, right?
Silly me for even reading comments, right?
Long day driving into town with several meetings and no nap after. Apparently I look "drowsy" and my eyes are "red" so I'm going to bed early. Can't confirm these allegations because my eyes won't stay open.
January 29, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Long day driving into town with several meetings and no nap after. Apparently I look "drowsy" and my eyes are "red" so I'm going to bed early. Can't confirm these allegations because my eyes won't stay open.
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just tell her it's tomorrow and she'll be on time
Lauryn Hill will lead Grammy tribute to Roberta Flack and D’Angelo
Lauryn Hill Will Lead Grammy Tribute to Roberta Flack and D’Angelo
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:07 AM
just tell her it's tomorrow and she'll be on time
BRB gonna do JOURNALISM with mama
Tuesday morning:
New CBS boss promises “huge emphasis on scoops.”
Tuesday evening:
CBS Evening News anchor interviews his mom.
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
New CBS boss promises “huge emphasis on scoops.”
Tuesday evening:
CBS Evening News anchor interviews his mom.
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
‘CBS Evening News’: Tony Dokoupil Under Fire for Interviewing His Own Mom
Viewers accuse CBS News of 'dumbing down.'
www.yahoo.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:43 AM
BRB gonna do JOURNALISM with mama
Whoawhoawhoa...first of all, scary, second of all...now I understand why people used this gif.
January 28, 2026 at 4:44 AM
Whoawhoawhoa...first of all, scary, second of all...now I understand why people used this gif.
I have so many people to tag LOL @supercrip1994.bsky.social @ianhamilton.bsky.social @charalanahzard.bsky.social @laurakbuzz.bsky.social I know I'm forgetting people so sorry
Brain-fog-riddent #journorequest, but, for The Verge, I want to hear from gaming accessibility folks about where we are heading into 2026. What's going well, what's slowed down, what's to come? Is 2026 going to be a better year for accessibility? Hit me up in DMs or at the details in my bio.
January 27, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I have so many people to tag LOL @supercrip1994.bsky.social @ianhamilton.bsky.social @charalanahzard.bsky.social @laurakbuzz.bsky.social I know I'm forgetting people so sorry
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I don't think I've *ever* subscribed to a new blog so quickly. I usually lurk for months. But this was made for gamers like me.
Hey look, it's @zoehhannah.com 's first story for Mothership! I dare you to play every game on this list www.mothership.blog/our-favorite...
Our favorite cozy games (for now)
All the games I'm playing right now that center empathy, kindness, friendship, and satisfying gameplay.
www.mothership.blog
January 27, 2026 at 5:42 AM
I don't think I've *ever* subscribed to a new blog so quickly. I usually lurk for months. But this was made for gamers like me.
*immediately starts searching*
Black woman says "I'm back bitches" to Kotaku
IS THAT MOTHERFUCKEN @adashtra.bsky.social ON KOTAKU DOT COM
January 27, 2026 at 9:12 PM
*immediately starts searching*
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Alabama's straight ticket voting is a "rigged" system, according to Democratic governor's candidate Doug Jones, the former U.S. senator. Alabama is one of only six states with it. www.al.com/politics/202...
Doug Jones calls Alabama’s straight-ticket voting a ‘rigged system’
Doug Jones is pushing for legislation to end the practice ahead of the November 2026 governor's race.
www.al.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Alabama's straight ticket voting is a "rigged" system, according to Democratic governor's candidate Doug Jones, the former U.S. senator. Alabama is one of only six states with it. www.al.com/politics/202...
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We're six!! Taking this newsroom into its sixth year of serving women and queer people through our journalism is an honor, privilege and as you've not doubt guessed, a lot of work.
Join us in celebrating this milestone with a donation, a post and/or a share. And thanks for your support always. 💜
Join us in celebrating this milestone with a donation, a post and/or a share. And thanks for your support always. 💜
1/ It’s our 6th anniversary! 🎉When we launched this newsroom in 2020, we dreamed of becoming a trusted national voice at the intersection of gender, politics, policy and power.
*️⃣ Read our story:
*️⃣ Read our story:
About The 19th
Our mission is to give women and LGBTQ+ people — especially those excluded from the promise of the 19th Amendment by their gender, race, ethnicity, class or disability — the information they need to f...
bit.ly
January 27, 2026 at 7:52 PM
We're six!! Taking this newsroom into its sixth year of serving women and queer people through our journalism is an honor, privilege and as you've not doubt guessed, a lot of work.
Join us in celebrating this milestone with a donation, a post and/or a share. And thanks for your support always. 💜
Join us in celebrating this milestone with a donation, a post and/or a share. And thanks for your support always. 💜
Let's see what happens! Hopeful for Bills fans.
We've agreed to terms with Joe Brady on a 5-year contract to become our next head coach!
January 27, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Let's see what happens! Hopeful for Bills fans.
I don't think I've *ever* subscribed to a new blog so quickly. I usually lurk for months. But this was made for gamers like me.
Hey look, it's @zoehhannah.com 's first story for Mothership! I dare you to play every game on this list www.mothership.blog/our-favorite...
Our favorite cozy games (for now)
All the games I'm playing right now that center empathy, kindness, friendship, and satisfying gameplay.
www.mothership.blog
January 27, 2026 at 5:42 AM
I don't think I've *ever* subscribed to a new blog so quickly. I usually lurk for months. But this was made for gamers like me.