Ashley C. Ford
@smashfizzle.bsky.social
📤 68337
📥 770
📝 3357
Author of bestselling memoir, SOMEBODY’S DAUGHTER. I deserve it all.
https://linktr.ee/SmashFizzle
reposted by
Ashley C. Ford
Sheila Liming
3 days ago
“The majority of the actions attributed to individuals involved in the alleged conspiracy are routine organizing activities, such as moderating a meeting, sharing a fundraising link, or posting to social media. Many, many times, the action is merely ‘sent a message’ a Signal group …”
add a skeleton here at some point
4
138
63
reposted by
Ashley C. Ford
Amanda Mull
5 days ago
Several colleagues and I have a big new feature out today: An inside look at the global peptide trade, a billion-dollar black market in experimental and potentially dangerous drugs that RFK Jr. is pushing to make legal. Gift link:
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
loading . . .
The Billion-Dollar Peptides Gold Rush
As black-market drugs go mainstream and legalization is within reach, entrepreneurs, investors and healthcare players are racing to cash in.
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2026-peptide-legalization-gold-rush/?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4MTY5NTQ0OSwiZXhwIjoxNzgyMzAwMjQ5LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUR1JRQ0dLR0NUSkMwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiI3MDQyN0U3REVGMkM0MDEzODNCNDUzRjAyNUE2NDc3NyJ9.plHcIre2r5paXDo5zAbOGrAwQ7MbYGMco4Cu6nbnfWI
25
979
383
Ocular migraines are a new fact in my life that I did not anticipate and actively hate.
4 days ago
17
111
0
Hey, Indy locals, the brilliant
@staceyabrams.com
is coming to Indianapolis on June 23rd. I’ve interviewed her like five times, and let me assure you, she’s always worth showing up to listen to.
5 days ago
2
102
17
The older I get the more I realize how much a person is truly left behind in certain ways when they don’t have good parents. Also how many people, for most of my life, have measured “good parenting” by whether or not the kid survived childhood. Never mind what condition this new adult was left in.
5 days ago
11
277
38
Last week I was boarding a flight, delirious because what should have been an easy trip had turned convoluted and exhausting. I felt like I heard the voice of someone I know IRL, so I looked up and found Katie Holmes. She was chatting and giggling with her daughter, Suri.
6 days ago
3
173
3
reposted by
Ashley C. Ford
The Flytrap
6 days ago
We have some exciting news: you can now purchase 90-day subscriptions to The Flytrap, Autonomy News, and Mothership in a single feminist media bundle for $32.49. That's a 50% discount on the latest feminist content, delivered directly to your inbox!
https://f.mtr.cool/snaihqaeih
1
16
11
reposted by
Ashley C. Ford
Dr. Thrasher is watching the world cup
8 days ago
Last image from tonight (short film in the morning): this brother out here with his Singer sewing machine, gifting people a custom embroidery on their jerseys and hats with the name and the date, was more artistic than anything at Burning Man and ad gorgeous as a Caravaggio. Magic! Goodnight.
212
28565
6238
reposted by
Ashley C. Ford
Art Viewer
9 days ago
The 1991 documentary on New York City drag queen ball culture and their houses "Paris is Burning" is available on Youtube
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ7r...
loading . . .
Paris Is Burning | FULL MOVIE | New York Drag Ball Classic LGBTQ Documentary
YouTube video by Shout! Studios
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ7r5FaqBx8
15
1522
999
reposted by
Ashley C. Ford
Alexander Chee
10 days ago
I interviewed Mary HK Choi for SSENSE on the occasion of her new novel Pool House, which reminded me in the best way of I'm Losing You by Bruce Wagner, and Resentment, by Gary Indiana--LA novels about the darkest side of the silver screen. A break from her YA past.
www.ssense.com/en-us/editor...
loading . . .
Mary HK Choi Tries a New Perspective
On the occasion of her new novel ‘Pool House,’ the author sits down with writer Alexander Chee for a wide-ranging conversation about craft.
https://www.ssense.com/en-us/editorial/culture/mary-hk-choi-pool-house-interview?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGnd2RSKOsOH2CsxpUPg1YX00IuPV_OGXf4F992B89YF7mF3ev87q7mVNctKsU_aem_LcWOlEN0KBALm_Vk6ws5mw
0
73
17
Knicks won with 107, I was born January 7, so I’m taking personal responsibility for the winning point.
10 days ago
1
80
0
I went down to the bar below my hotel to have a celebratory beverage, and now my palm stings from all the high fives I collected along the way.
11 days ago
1
262
2
Omg it worked
add a skeleton here at some point
11 days ago
3
192
12
loading . . .
Angels Boy Dances in Dugout
ALT: Angels Boy Dances in Dugout
https://static.klipy.com/ii/e293a233a303a98e471f78d04e13a1b0/18/a1/g4J9bfSR.gif?hh=238&ww=498&mp4=LRxK7yWwOXuDv7R&webm=oT4AYudaTLwf
11 days ago
1
85
4
This is why I can be a sports fan. I’m alone in a hotel room. Why am I yelling?!
11 days ago
1
92
1
reposted by
Ashley C. Ford
Phil Lewis
11 days ago
I’m very excited for this! On a summer evening in 1972, a pivotal generation of Harlem Renaissance legends gathered at Duke Ellington’s townhouse. The trailer for “Once Upon a Time in Harlem” is out:
loading . . .
58
2688
813
reposted by
Ashley C. Ford
The Bulb Region
11 days ago
Word on the street is that we'll reopen for submissions in about a month! 🚨 July 6 through 10, open for five days. Fiction, nonfiction, hybrid, and everything in between. Save the date. Spread the word.
1
37
20
Worked on this last year, and had the best producer for my episode! I sent this to a friend who responded “You’re always up to something!” And it’s true. I am always up to something.
loading . . .
Barack Obama, Malcolm Gladwell Debut New Podcast About America's Reconstruction Era — The Hollywood Reporter
The series will be released on Audible on Thursday, with all episodes released widely at a later date.
https://apple.news/A91TT1DHfT1KoQloYQhd8vQ
14 days ago
0
85
14
reposted by
Ashley C. Ford
Adoptee Advocates of Michigan
15 days ago
Former Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin has been ordered to serve 60 days in jail as the legal battle with his adopted son Jonah continues. Jonah speaks about the abuse, bringing attention to the accountability of adoptive parents who fail to care for the children they adopt.
buff.ly/xhfSGFv
🥚
loading . . .
Adopted son of former Gov. Matt Bevin speaks out as arrest order issued in child support case
Jonah Bevin spoke about what it was like living with the Bevins and shared his thoughts on the legal fight currently going on.
https://buff.ly/xhfSGFv
2
50
22
I haven’t played a video game for real since elementary school, but this God of War: Laufey trailer has sparked something in me.
16 days ago
7
45
2
reposted by
Ashley C. Ford
Nieman Lab
18 days ago
The Star Tribune has 495 employees, including a newsroom of 200 journalists. The cuts will affect every department and the newsroom will be reduced to 175 people, the Star Tribune said.
www.niemanlab.org/2026/06/the-...
loading . . .
The Minnesota Star Tribune will cut 15% of its staff — and may become a nonprofit
Just a month after winning a Pulitzer Prize for breaking news reporting, The Minnesota Star Tribune will offer buyouts and lay off up to 15% of its staff, the company said Tuesday. The Star Tribune…
https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/06/the-minnesota-star-tribune-will-cut-15-of-its-staff-and-may-become-a-nonprofit/
0
16
21
reposted by
Ashley C. Ford
Eliot Higgins
19 days ago
Full statement of Scott Pelley after he's fired from CBS 60 Minutes, detailing the sort of corruption of journalism Bari Weiss has brought to CBS News:
69
4855
1882
To all my queer and trans buds, even those I don’t know, if someone’s coming for you behind your identity, let me know so I can give them a real problem to handle. Being a problem is my speciality, and I’ve chosen to embrace it. Let me use this weapon on your behalf.
20 days ago
4
235
24
reposted by
Ashley C. Ford
Barry Petchesky
24 days ago
Freelancing is hard enough already, and inflation sucks. Defector is raising our base freelance rates by 20 percent. Great time to pitch us. Email me or
[email protected]
33
1672
468
reposted by
Ashley C. Ford
Mia Sato
26 days ago
Exclusive: Unionized tech workers at the New York Times have filed grievances accusing management of using AI-powered performance tools to track and discipline staff. The Tech Guild says recent disciplinary notices appear to be generated using one of the tools. 🎁
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
loading . . .
The AI fight brewing inside The New York Times
The company is using AI performance tracking software, the union says
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/937689/new-york-times-tech-guild-ai-monitoring-performance-union-contract?view_token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpZCI6Im0wdllTZ2ViUk8iLCJwIjoiL2FpLWFydGlmaWNpYWwtaW50ZWxsaWdlbmNlLzkzNzY4OS9uZXcteW9yay10aW1lcy10ZWNoLWd1aWxkLWFpLW1vbml0b3JpbmctcGVyZm9ybWFuY2UtdW5pb24tY29udHJhY3QiLCJleHAiOjE3ODAzMTYyNjYsImlhdCI6MTc3OTg4NDI2Nn0.m--jsxO7F48K6xGB28E44l-e8xgCvSoOcc-hJrI7aHw&utm_medium=gift-link
13
1173
381
reposted by
Ashley C. Ford
Phil Lewis
about 1 month ago
Rob Base, one-half of Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock, who was best known for the hit “It Takes Two,” has died. He was 59
loading . . .
Rob Base, ‘It Takes Two’ Rapper, Dies at 59
Rob Base, one-half of Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock and best known for the hit 'It Takes Two,' has died. He was 59.
https://variety.com/2026/music/news/rob-base-dead-rapper-it-takes-two-dj-ez-rock-1236757432/
108
1447
774
reposted by
Ashley C. Ford
Adam Parkhomenko
about 1 month ago
BREAKING (ABC News): Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is resigning from her post
110
732
168
reposted by
Ashley C. Ford
Alejandra Caraballo
about 1 month ago
Breaking: the 1st circuit denied the emergency injunction request by the Rhode Island child advocate. As a result, Rhode Island children's will have to turn over medical records of trans youth to judge Reed O' Connor in Texas within the next 45 minutes.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
loading . . .
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca1.54279/gov.uscourts.ca1.54279.00108449119.0.pdf
70
812
433
Every day I have to wonder is it perimenopause or am I being gaslit?
about 1 month ago
15
150
16
reposted by
Ashley C. Ford
Phil Lewis
about 1 year ago
Rep. Tim Burchett told Fox News that he doesn't "drink out of a straw" because "that's what the women in my house do"
loading . . .
Congressman Tells Fox News, ‘I Don’t Drink Out of a Straw, Brother – That’s What the Women in My House Do’
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) told Fox News on Thursday that he doesn't "drink out of a straw" because "that's what the women in my house do."
https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/congressman-tells-fox-news-i-dont-drink-out-of-a-straw-brother-thats-what-the-women-in-my-house-do/
1551
3128
2951
reposted by
Ashley C. Ford
Celeste Ng
about 1 month ago
Useful info (for authors and readers!) about identifying email scams impersonating authors:
authorsguild.org/bulletin/ris...
add a skeleton here at some point
3
122
69
reposted by
Ashley C. Ford
gwen howerton
about 1 month ago
NEW: Seattle might declare a civil emergency to help LGBTQ (mostly trans) people fleeing red states, so I looked for a Texas angle. An organizer told me that Texas is #1 among trans people looking to relocate: "The baseline hostility to their existence is unbearable."
www.chron.com/culture/arti...
loading . . .
So many LGBTQ Texans are moving to this city, it may declare an 'emergency'
Seattle is one of the many places that transgender Texans are resettling after fleeing their home state.
https://www.chron.com/culture/article/texas-seattle-lgbtq-migration-22256832.php
83
3925
1547
Man. I just can’t be a cog,
about 1 month ago
6
72
6
reposted by
Ashley C. Ford
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani
about 1 month ago
When we took office, NYC had a $12B deficit. Today it’s zero. And we didn’t close that gap on the backs of working people. We closed it while funding parks, libraries, safer streets, & public housing. Call it Pothole Politics or Democratic Socialism: We are government that delivers for the people.
loading . . .
817
38121
10370
My sister is one of the roughest people I’ve ever met. Not all the time, but she’s like that, you know? Why she crying because her baby’s umbilical cord fell off last night? 🤣🤣🤣
about 1 month ago
6
45
0
reposted by
Ashley C. Ford
Alejandra Caraballo
about 1 month ago
A University of Washington trans student was fatally stabbed in her campus housing building and the suspect is still at large.
abc7news.com/post/seattle...
loading . . .
Suspect at large after transgender college student stabbed to death in laundry room in Seattle
A student at the University of Washington in Seattle was found stabbed to death in a campus housing building, Seattle police said.
https://abc7news.com/post/seattle-homicide-news-suspect-large-transgender-university-washington-student-stabbed-death-laundry-room/19082407/
76
1883
868
reposted by
Ashley C. Ford
maura quint
about 1 month ago
too many stupid people have money; that's why I'm launching protein cigarettes
288
10614
1819
reposted by
Ashley C. Ford
In Other Words
2 months ago
We spoke with
@antonhur.com
about his translation of Park Seolyeon’s ‘Capitalists Must Starve’, published by
@tiltedaxispress.bsky.social
. We loved our conversation with Anton, whose work we have admired for years! Give this one a read. 📚
www.inotherwordsbooks.co.uk/talking-with...
loading . . .
Talking with Anton Hur — In Other Words
Claudia Marzollo and Geogia Katakou speak with Anton Hur about his translation of Park Seolyeon’s Capitalists Must Starve (Tilted Axis, 2025). Anton is the author of Toward Eternity . As a translat...
https://www.inotherwordsbooks.co.uk/talking-with-translators/talking-with-anton-hur
1
24
13
And I’ll be reading tf out of this.
add a skeleton here at some point
about 1 month ago
3
62
9
I want to see so many people live this summer.
@themountaingoats.bsky.social
are coming to The Vogue and I want to go so bad.
about 2 months ago
4
38
1
The problem was never visibility or success, it’s that people project their feelings of insecurity onto your visibility and success. How many times have I found myself dealing with a bad attitude from someone who’s decided they know who I am without any attempt to get to know ME? Too many times.
about 2 months ago
1
77
4
Parents! Friends! People who do things for moms and babies! I need a suggestion for a comfortable rocking chair situation! PLEASE 🙏🏾
about 2 months ago
8
25
7
reposted by
Ashley C. Ford
Jared
about 2 months ago
On Saturday, Leo Garcia Venegas was wrongfully detained by ICE for a 3rd time in a year. Officers followed him home; he said he’s a citizen and had his REAL ID in hand. But they didn’t care. They tackled and shackled him, no questions asked. We’ve got a hearing tomorrow on our prelim injunction.
48
1736
728
reposted by
Ashley C. Ford
Christina Jewett
about 2 months ago
SCOOP: The F.D.A. blocked the release of studies finding that Covid and shingles vaccines were safe. In the case of Covid, FDA staff had to withdraw studies heading toward publication:
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/u...
loading . . .
F.D.A. Blocked Publication of Research Finding Covid and Shingles Vaccines Were Safe
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/us/politics/fda-covid-vaccine-studies.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gFA.8TIf.Nf0VZEDJJMok&smid=url-share
93
4439
2493
reposted by
Ashley C. Ford
Brian Kaylor
about 2 months ago
An incredible piece, well worth the read by
@robertdownen.bsky.social
on Paul Pressler & how he remade the SBC, American politics, & more while also engaging in sexual abuse of young men. I've long followed Pressler & there are details in this I learned:
www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
loading . . .
How an Alleged Child Predator Remade the Nation’s Second-Largest Faith Group in His Image
Paul Pressler helped ordain the marriage between white evangelicals and the GOP, all while accusations of sexual abuse piled up. Right-wing groups are still using his political playbook
https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/quiet-collapse-southern-baptist-convention
8
199
107
reposted by
Ashley C. Ford
Amanda Marcotte
about 2 months ago
Both mainstream media and especially MAGA media are hyping claims that there's been a big resurgence in religiosity among young American men. But a deeper look at the data shows they don't go to church more than young women. I have answers.
www.salon.com/2026/05/04/y...
loading . . .
Young men's religious revival is a myth
New polling suggests the recent “converts” care more about gender than Jesus
https://www.salon.com/2026/05/04/young-mens-religious-revival-is-a-myth/
16
425
121
reposted by
Ashley C. Ford
NPR
about 2 months ago
The bipartisan bill would block companies from using auto-dialers to harvest private information about disabled veterans. The firms charge vets for a service lawmakers say is supposed to be free.
n.pr/3OSIG2x
loading . . .
After NPR investigation, new bill aims to stop 'claim sharks' targeting disabled vets
The bipartisan bill would block companies from using auto-dialers to harvest private information about disabled veterans. The firms charge vets for a service lawmakers say is supposed to be free.
https://n.pr/3OSIG2x
6
274
84
reposted by
Ashley C. Ford
The Guardian
about 2 months ago
Guilty until proven innocent: shoppers falsely identified by facial recognition system struggle to clear their names
loading . . .
Guilty until proven innocent: shoppers falsely identified by facial recognition system struggle to clear their names
People shamed and ordered to leave shops after being misidentified then ‘given no help’ to investigate verdicts
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/03/guilty-until-proven-innocent-shoppers-falsely-identified-by-facial-recognition-struggle-to-clear-their-name?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1777853096
9
109
67
reposted by
Ashley C. Ford
CNN
about 2 months ago
A suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has killed three people and sickened at least three others, the World Health Organization says:
https://cnn.it/4tmZugo
8
96
67
Sunday always feels like the best day for watching horror movies. Today, I’m watching the 1990’s version of IT.
about 2 months ago
4
63
2
Load more
feeds!
log in