SME
@smerdmann.bsky.social
“This meticulous, self-complacent account of her existence was both uncanny and obscene.”
—Annie Ernaux
“I am talking here about the need for every woman to live a considered life.”
—Audre Lorde
—Annie Ernaux
“I am talking here about the need for every woman to live a considered life.”
—Audre Lorde
Happy first birthday to this troublemaker.
February 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Happy first birthday to this troublemaker.
These faces—and avoiding the news—are getting me through this interminable week.
January 30, 2025 at 12:12 AM
These faces—and avoiding the news—are getting me through this interminable week.
Note the whistle at the end.
January 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Note the whistle at the end.
I’ve been tracking what I’m #currentlyreading on Instagram stories for a few years. Hope there’s a place for this here, too. #booksky
January 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I’ve been tracking what I’m #currentlyreading on Instagram stories for a few years. Hope there’s a place for this here, too. #booksky
My beautiful cat who doesn’t know anything about politics.
January 25, 2025 at 1:45 AM
My beautiful cat who doesn’t know anything about politics.
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If you made this argument back in the day you were smugly dismissed as an economically illiterate lefty.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Walmart Effect
New research suggests that the company makes the communities it operates in poorer—even taking into account its famous low prices.
www.theatlantic.com
January 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM
If you made this argument back in the day you were smugly dismissed as an economically illiterate lefty.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
It's a personal decision, but I say leave if possible. The only way anything changes is if they feel like this bullshit loses them money, and the only way they lose money is if we're not there to be advertised to.
I'm torn. Leave Meta spaces & essentially give them what they want or remain & be a constant nuisance? I deactivated FB this week but keep thinking "why do they get to win by driving me away?"
Where are y'all at on this? Civil discussion pls. I'm not trying to shame people for their chosen path
Where are y'all at on this? Civil discussion pls. I'm not trying to shame people for their chosen path
January 24, 2025 at 1:57 AM
It's a personal decision, but I say leave if possible. The only way anything changes is if they feel like this bullshit loses them money, and the only way they lose money is if we're not there to be advertised to.
Might I suggest hanging a prism in your window so you are surrounded by tiny rainbows as the sun sets on this eternal winter?
January 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Might I suggest hanging a prism in your window so you are surrounded by tiny rainbows as the sun sets on this eternal winter?
In an attention-driven economy, be stingy as hell.
January 21, 2025 at 2:24 PM
In an attention-driven economy, be stingy as hell.
Working on choosing what deserves my attention.
January 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Working on choosing what deserves my attention.
Leaving the house is sometimes necessary for mental health but so is staying home to see the birds at the feeder and feed the cat the last of the thawed fish.
January 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Leaving the house is sometimes necessary for mental health but so is staying home to see the birds at the feeder and feed the cat the last of the thawed fish.
Got a new camera. My goal is to photograph everyday life and spend less time worried about the downfall of democracy.
January 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Got a new camera. My goal is to photograph everyday life and spend less time worried about the downfall of democracy.