Michele
@smichele.bsky.social
I'm a streamer, writer, gamer, reader, creator, married childless cat lady, movie lover and wrestling fan. She/her. Find me on Twitch at https://twitch.tv/sim_michele
We are so fortunate to have some amazing film resources here in Seattle.
NW, Scarecrow Video member screening at the Northwest Film Forum with @smichele.bsky.social: 📽️
November 19, 2025 at 3:25 AM
We are so fortunate to have some amazing film resources here in Seattle.
Top five movie genres:
- John Carpenter and adjacent
- look! I made this obsessively over 20 years
- scary folklore and the people who mess with it
- people in the 40s/50s/60s who make bad choices re: crime and love
- Hong Kong cool with guns and doves
- John Carpenter and adjacent
- look! I made this obsessively over 20 years
- scary folklore and the people who mess with it
- people in the 40s/50s/60s who make bad choices re: crime and love
- Hong Kong cool with guns and doves
Top five movie genres:
- This Hong Kong cop and this Hong Kong criminal have an emotional bond
- Only by making five movies a year can I properly express my anger at society
- La Binoche
- The importance of Nordic community
- Road movies, non-specific, any and all of them
- This Hong Kong cop and this Hong Kong criminal have an emotional bond
- Only by making five movies a year can I properly express my anger at society
- La Binoche
- The importance of Nordic community
- Road movies, non-specific, any and all of them
Top 5 movies genres:
- Set in Sicily
- NYC Street Noir (copious street scenes in NYC)
- Gian Maria Volonté is Crazy
- Jean Gabin in Love
- Buster Keaton Dancing
- Set in Sicily
- NYC Street Noir (copious street scenes in NYC)
- Gian Maria Volonté is Crazy
- Jean Gabin in Love
- Buster Keaton Dancing
November 16, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Top five movie genres:
- John Carpenter and adjacent
- look! I made this obsessively over 20 years
- scary folklore and the people who mess with it
- people in the 40s/50s/60s who make bad choices re: crime and love
- Hong Kong cool with guns and doves
- John Carpenter and adjacent
- look! I made this obsessively over 20 years
- scary folklore and the people who mess with it
- people in the 40s/50s/60s who make bad choices re: crime and love
- Hong Kong cool with guns and doves
I had a doozy of a week — here’s my #LastFourFriday, full of bangers. 🎥
November 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I had a doozy of a week — here’s my #LastFourFriday, full of bangers. 🎥
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In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
November 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM
In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
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The Republicans will kill you, and the Democrats will let you die.
An explainer on enablers from last year -- and before: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/ten-articl...
An explainer on enablers from last year -- and before: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/ten-articl...
Ten Articles Explaining the 2024 Election
Some background reading
sarahkendzior.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:56 AM
The Republicans will kill you, and the Democrats will let you die.
An explainer on enablers from last year -- and before: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/ten-articl...
An explainer on enablers from last year -- and before: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/ten-articl...
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The original Dem demands were:
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The original Dem demands were:
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
I loathe our two-party system so much. All or nothing zero sum game bullshit. I’m no centrist, I’m infuriated by this cowardice, and I want better.
Primary all the yeses. Fire Schumer from leadership. People organizing and protesting and donating have steel in their spines - our leaders should too.
Primary all the yeses. Fire Schumer from leadership. People organizing and protesting and donating have steel in their spines - our leaders should too.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
I loathe our two-party system so much. All or nothing zero sum game bullshit. I’m no centrist, I’m infuriated by this cowardice, and I want better.
Primary all the yeses. Fire Schumer from leadership. People organizing and protesting and donating have steel in their spines - our leaders should too.
Primary all the yeses. Fire Schumer from leadership. People organizing and protesting and donating have steel in their spines - our leaders should too.
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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"This return represents more than the restoration of land — it is the restoration of balance, dignity, and our sacred connection to the places our ancestors once walked."
For the first time, Catholic sisters return land to a Tribal nation
"This return represents more than the restoration of land — it is the restoration of balance, dignity, and our sacred connection to the places our ancestors once walked."
19thnews.org
November 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
"This return represents more than the restoration of land — it is the restoration of balance, dignity, and our sacred connection to the places our ancestors once walked."
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You really do have to be willing to be part of making the thing that you say other people must make or do. That's just basic at this point. [feel free to rage about this on your own timeline not in my mentions]
November 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
You really do have to be willing to be part of making the thing that you say other people must make or do. That's just basic at this point. [feel free to rage about this on your own timeline not in my mentions]
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Live your life in such a way that people won’t celebrate your death.
November 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Live your life in such a way that people won’t celebrate your death.
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Vote today! This election is important! Use a ballot Dropbox! Post offices are not guaranteeing post marks! #seattle kingcounty.gov/en/dept/elec...
November 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Vote today! This election is important! Use a ballot Dropbox! Post offices are not guaranteeing post marks! #seattle kingcounty.gov/en/dept/elec...
My personal Sims gameplay is pretty much Chaos! All! The! Time!, but I am loving @bosseladytv.bsky.social’s blog posts about making the game feel cozy and inclusive.
💜 New blog post! I’m sharing my personal blueprint for building safe spaces in The Sims 4—from townie overhauls to storytelling choices that reflect healing, culture, and care. 🦋 Come see how I shape cozy worlds where every Sim belongs.
🦋 My Blueprint for Safe Spaces in The Sims 4
When I shared my first post, Why I Build Safe Spaces in Games, I was excited to read the thoughtful responses. One comment in particular asked: “I would like to know your blueprint or plan for making it feel safe for you. Do you change all the townies and families? Disable occults?” This question felt like an invitation—to share not just my gameplay choices, but the heart behind them. So here’s a peek into how I shape my Sims 4 worlds to feel safe, cozy, and emotionally nourishing. 🌼 Step 1: Reimagining the World…
bosseladytv.blog
November 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
My personal Sims gameplay is pretty much Chaos! All! The! Time!, but I am loving @bosseladytv.bsky.social’s blog posts about making the game feel cozy and inclusive.
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PSA for Seattle procrastinators: If you're voting today or tomorrow, USE A DROP BOX, NOT THE MAIL! The USPS won't guarantee your timely ballot is postmarked on time.
Locations of ballot boxes: cd.kingcounty.gov/en/dept/elec...
More details: publicola.com/2025/10/03/p...
Locations of ballot boxes: cd.kingcounty.gov/en/dept/elec...
More details: publicola.com/2025/10/03/p...
Post Office Delays Could Result in Uncounted Ballots; Harrell's Budget Increases Graffiti Spending 36 Percent - PubliCola
1. Mail processing delays could result in more invalidated mail-in ballots this year, and elections officials are advising voters to…
publicola.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:23 AM
PSA for Seattle procrastinators: If you're voting today or tomorrow, USE A DROP BOX, NOT THE MAIL! The USPS won't guarantee your timely ballot is postmarked on time.
Locations of ballot boxes: cd.kingcounty.gov/en/dept/elec...
More details: publicola.com/2025/10/03/p...
Locations of ballot boxes: cd.kingcounty.gov/en/dept/elec...
More details: publicola.com/2025/10/03/p...
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It can be done.
Hate Can Be Defeated
The Far Right is vulnerable — here’s why
open.substack.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
It can be done.
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Rough math: 12.3% of Americans (41.7 mil) are about to lose SNAP. Many food banks produce 3 meals per $1, so a November worth of meals for one costs $30. Round it up to $35 for asst. costs & hygiene products. If 13% of us donate $35 each to food banks, we can get everyone through Nov! #EndHunger 🥙💪
October 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Rough math: 12.3% of Americans (41.7 mil) are about to lose SNAP. Many food banks produce 3 meals per $1, so a November worth of meals for one costs $30. Round it up to $35 for asst. costs & hygiene products. If 13% of us donate $35 each to food banks, we can get everyone through Nov! #EndHunger 🥙💪
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The United States is the cruelest place on earth. It has the wealth to care for millions upon millions in need and it chooses not to.
October 26, 2025 at 11:58 PM
The United States is the cruelest place on earth. It has the wealth to care for millions upon millions in need and it chooses not to.
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the needs of the anxious comfortable white male doing midcentury working class drag are at the very bottom of my list right now
October 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
the needs of the anxious comfortable white male doing midcentury working class drag are at the very bottom of my list right now
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Hey all, food insecurity is expected to rise dramatically this fall & winter. I’ve just set up monthly donations with my local food banks (that’s GBFB and Project Bread here in Boston), and you can, too! Or make a one-time donation if that works better for you (money is better than goods)!
October 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Hey all, food insecurity is expected to rise dramatically this fall & winter. I’ve just set up monthly donations with my local food banks (that’s GBFB and Project Bread here in Boston), and you can, too! Or make a one-time donation if that works better for you (money is better than goods)!
The mockumentary format almost always works for me in horror films, and I’m not sure why.
I think it scratches the same itch as found footage without the frantic energy and shaky cam, right? Events have time to breathe. #FolkHorrorFriday
I think it scratches the same itch as found footage without the frantic energy and shaky cam, right? Events have time to breathe. #FolkHorrorFriday
October 25, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The mockumentary format almost always works for me in horror films, and I’m not sure why.
I think it scratches the same itch as found footage without the frantic energy and shaky cam, right? Events have time to breathe. #FolkHorrorFriday
I think it scratches the same itch as found footage without the frantic energy and shaky cam, right? Events have time to breathe. #FolkHorrorFriday
Time for #FolkHorrorFriday! If you’d rather not read a thread about being haunted and sad and Australian, mute now!
Next up for #FolkHorrorFriday: LAKE MUNGO (2008), a spectacularly eerie Australian mockumentary for the week before Halloween!
Join us Friday, October 24, at 9pm EST. Available for free on Tubi.
Join us Friday, October 24, at 9pm EST. Available for free on Tubi.
October 25, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Time for #FolkHorrorFriday! If you’d rather not read a thread about being haunted and sad and Australian, mute now!
And matched! This is our local food bank and they do great work. My husband @innocence.com’s employer is matching as well.
And big thanks to @adapalmer.bsky.social for the initial matching offer for food banks. They are going to be even more essential in the days and weeks ahead.
And big thanks to @adapalmer.bsky.social for the initial matching offer for food banks. They are going to be even more essential in the days and weeks ahead.
Thank you for reminding me—I’ve been meaning to do this all week.
I volunteer here and Ballard Food Bank are good folks.
I volunteer here and Ballard Food Bank are good folks.
October 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
And matched! This is our local food bank and they do great work. My husband @innocence.com’s employer is matching as well.
And big thanks to @adapalmer.bsky.social for the initial matching offer for food banks. They are going to be even more essential in the days and weeks ahead.
And big thanks to @adapalmer.bsky.social for the initial matching offer for food banks. They are going to be even more essential in the days and weeks ahead.