stacy-marie ishmael
@smi.bsky.social
not the one.
i am a journalist and i work for Bloomberg News. Obligatory disclaimers about opinions.
No DMs for reporting tips. Signal at @s_m_i.99
don’t expect posts to stick around.
i am a journalist and i work for Bloomberg News. Obligatory disclaimers about opinions.
No DMs for reporting tips. Signal at @s_m_i.99
don’t expect posts to stick around.
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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...
never let a platform become your whole identity
November 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
never let a platform become your whole identity
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Get in losers we're ruining the workplace.
Poster designed by Lois Ehlert for Manpower Temporary Services, 1979, in the collection of @cooperhewitt.org.web.brid.gy.
Poster designed by Lois Ehlert for Manpower Temporary Services, 1979, in the collection of @cooperhewitt.org.web.brid.gy.
November 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Get in losers we're ruining the workplace.
Poster designed by Lois Ehlert for Manpower Temporary Services, 1979, in the collection of @cooperhewitt.org.web.brid.gy.
Poster designed by Lois Ehlert for Manpower Temporary Services, 1979, in the collection of @cooperhewitt.org.web.brid.gy.
after a month of not getting my prescription because it needed to go through “prior authorization”, to get a text when i finally get all the paperwork sorted saying lol those meds you need are out of stock maybe we’ll have it again soon is
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
after a month of not getting my prescription because it needed to go through “prior authorization”, to get a text when i finally get all the paperwork sorted saying lol those meds you need are out of stock maybe we’ll have it again soon is
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"Cities are more real than countries" is one of my foundational political beliefs
Banal observation, sorry, but conversations in Prague really brought home to me that while countries come and go, cities have a historical existence and character that typically is far more resilient.
November 14, 2025 at 8:57 AM
"Cities are more real than countries" is one of my foundational political beliefs
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The first ever disruption to the nation's largest anti-hunger program came as a shock. It's shaken trust in the program for some and stoked concern that it could happen again.
SNAP funding pause to soon end, but anxiety and anger may linger
The first ever disruption to the nation's largest anti-hunger program came as a shock. It's shaken trust in the program for some and stoked concern that it could happen again.
n.pr
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The first ever disruption to the nation's largest anti-hunger program came as a shock. It's shaken trust in the program for some and stoked concern that it could happen again.
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The Agriculture Department is preparing to fire an employee that handles food benefits after she publicly warned that the shutdown could have negative impacts on the millions of Americans, according to documentation reviewed by The Post.
Trump administration prepares to fire worker for TV interview about SNAP
The employee warned that the shutdown could have negative impacts on the millions of Americans who rely on the federal government to put food on the table.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The Agriculture Department is preparing to fire an employee that handles food benefits after she publicly warned that the shutdown could have negative impacts on the millions of Americans, according to documentation reviewed by The Post.
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You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Suddenly desperately need to go to PAXU
🤫 Still keeping the secret panel show play test at PAXU under wraps, but I will announce who will be on this panel!
Team 1: @nerdynightly.bsky.social and @claruspolaris.bsky.social
Team 2: @scottykfitness.bsky.social and @atticus.haus
Team 3: @jackthewhipper.bsky.social and @aabria.bsky.social
Team 1: @nerdynightly.bsky.social and @claruspolaris.bsky.social
Team 2: @scottykfitness.bsky.social and @atticus.haus
Team 3: @jackthewhipper.bsky.social and @aabria.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Suddenly desperately need to go to PAXU
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"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
news.gallup.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
excess of sorrow laughs.
November 13, 2025 at 12:18 AM
excess of sorrow laughs.
who will be the first person to get suspended over dancehall lyrics
is a thought i had that made me realize I could just not be online instead
is a thought i had that made me realize I could just not be online instead
November 12, 2025 at 11:02 PM
who will be the first person to get suspended over dancehall lyrics
is a thought i had that made me realize I could just not be online instead
is a thought i had that made me realize I could just not be online instead
people expending the effort to add alt text to screenshots of stories and still no links to the source
fresh hell
fresh hell
November 12, 2025 at 9:59 AM
people expending the effort to add alt text to screenshots of stories and still no links to the source
fresh hell
fresh hell
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And then that evening we explained to our cat the lesson that is going to get her through her life:
“People will put up with many things if you are excellent at laps. You’re so good at laps. We're proud of you.”
“People will put up with many things if you are excellent at laps. You’re so good at laps. We're proud of you.”
November 11, 2025 at 10:13 PM
And then that evening we explained to our cat the lesson that is going to get her through her life:
“People will put up with many things if you are excellent at laps. You’re so good at laps. We're proud of you.”
“People will put up with many things if you are excellent at laps. You’re so good at laps. We're proud of you.”
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spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
“strategies that struggling readers use to get by — memorizing words, using context to guess words, skipping words they don't know — are the strategies that many beginning readers are taught in school.”
i remain grateful for how i got to be taught in trinidad
www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
i remain grateful for how i got to be taught in trinidad
www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
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 7:32 PM
“strategies that struggling readers use to get by — memorizing words, using context to guess words, skipping words they don't know — are the strategies that many beginning readers are taught in school.”
i remain grateful for how i got to be taught in trinidad
www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
i remain grateful for how i got to be taught in trinidad
www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
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Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
the photographer's last name being CAMUS is the most French thing
Here's an interview with the photog, Thibault CAMUS: apnews.com/article/louv...
Here's an interview with the photog, Thibault CAMUS: apnews.com/article/louv...
November 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
the photographer's last name being CAMUS is the most French thing
Here's an interview with the photog, Thibault CAMUS: apnews.com/article/louv...
Here's an interview with the photog, Thibault CAMUS: apnews.com/article/louv...
especially galling when print journalists — who, as a species, fight wars over bylines and attribution — decline to credit photographers
November 11, 2025 at 8:53 AM
especially galling when print journalists — who, as a species, fight wars over bylines and attribution — decline to credit photographers