Debi V. Smith
@debivsmith.bsky.social
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Bold, take-no-shit, movie-lovin, f-word-using awesome FilAm author
https://linktr.ee/DebiVSmith
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An allegory for the effects of disinformation from individual to institutional to systemic. Masterful.
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UMAALIGID - Sarah Geronimo & SB19 [Official Music Film]
YouTube video by Sarah Geronimo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBkdggyFs0o
8 months ago
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Children's MN has resumed it's gender health program after temporarily pausing it due to threats from the Trump Admin:
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Gender Health
Children's Minnesota offers a gender health program for transgender & gender diverse children. Care includes pediatric endocrinology & gynecology physicians.
https://www.childrensmn.org/services/care-specialties-departments/gender-health/
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I was reading Sidney Sheldon, Judith Krantz, Barbara Delinsky, Margaret Truman, & a lot more (like V) before I was a teen. Just because a romance or other adult fic has sex scenes doesn't mean it's porn. /1
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about 20 hours ago
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Happy Easter! Let's read some James Cone: “And yet the Christian gospel is more than a transcendent reality, more than 'going to heaven when I die, to shout salvation as I fly.' It is also an immanent reality—a powerful liberating presence among the poor right now in their midst. ...
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Daily Wire is Ben Shapiro & Jeremy Boreing's co, so the "don't negotiate with communists" tracks, as does the refusal to engage w/IATSE. The incidents are 1 reason 98% of IATSE members voted to strike in Oct 2021. After PR spinning failed to malign IATSE w/the public, AMPTP signed an agreement.
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2 days ago
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2 days ago
Reminder: Tomorrow is Easter. If you have cats, do not bring any lilies into your house. At all. They are toxic and will kill your cats. Even just the pollen.
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"“The abuse and manipulation of God’s name to justify this and any other war is the gravest sin we can commit at this time,” Pizzaballa said... “War is first and foremost political...We must do everything we can to leave no room for this pseudo-religious language.”"
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With Mideast in conflict, Pope Leo criticizes those who invoke God for war
Some Trump aides and supporters cloak the war on Iran in religious terms, but the Chicago-born pope said that God “does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war.”
https://wapo.st/4bQjz9d
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🇵🇸 Caleb 𓇼 ⋆。˚ 𓆝⋆。˚ 𓇼 🏳️⚧️
3 days ago
Entire United States Department of war larping as crusaders. This shit is so corny. Dunce lo volt
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Los Angeles Bluesky, I need your help. I just learned that on Saturday at the protest at the downtown Metropolitan Detention Center, a friend’s 18-year-old son was shot in the eye with a pepper ball by DHS, permanently blinding him. He needs justice. If you were there and saw anything, please… 1/5
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I didn’t know we’ve never seen the moon’s butt
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Looking forward to their new album!
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Metric - Crush Forever (Official Visualizer)
YouTube video by metricmusic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8nRYxi3HDg
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Who could've foreseen all these recent cyber attacks? WHO? Only EVERYONE who warned everyone else this would happen when CISA cuts were announced & DOGE was being sketch & not protecting the systems they took over.
www.politico.com/news/2026/04...
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FBI declares suspected Chinese hack of US surveillance system a ‘major cyber incident’
The designation suggests the hackers successfully compromised swathes of sensitive data stored directly on FBI systems.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/01/fbi-hack-surveillance-system-major-incident-00854237
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So many amazing projects to choose from! I had to go with Malama Ko Aloha. 🤙 For those who haven't done Seed&Spark funding before, it's crowdfunding focused on projects by filmmakers. I've supported 3 other projects through the site since 2021 (2 Filipino creators & 1 Indonesian).
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Someone I follow on another platform pointed out in his 1st term, people he fired usually left & wrote books abt their time in his administration. This term, they're leaving quieter or reassigned w/o the fiery anger from him on SM. The real difference is now he's surrounded by loyalists. /1
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Trump had grown frustrated with Pam Bondi as his attorney general, sources said
Since the Epstein files saga, Bondi had struggled to regain her footing with the president and deliver wins — including securing indictments against his political foes.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/trump-frustrated-pam-bondi-ousting-justice-department-rcna266396
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I have ?s. Did Mackenyu/his people agree to an interview then realized he had no time for 1? Did he/his people agree to email ?s in lieu of a sit down? Did ANYONE f/u w/calls to him/his people abt the emailed ?s? B/c their stmt frames it as HIS fault they used AI to falsify an interview.
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4 days ago
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5 days ago
This is all reminding me of a conversation I had recently with an old friend who works in tech and extremely gung-ho about AI. When I told him about my process for writing a long New Yorker piece, he was absolutely sure that AI could make it more "efficient." /
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m...
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The New York Times drops freelance journalist who used AI to write book review
Writer and author Alex Preston said he “made a serious mistake” after a reader spotted similarities between his review and one that appeared in the Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/31/the-new-york-times-drops-freelance-journalist-who-used-ai-to-write-book-review
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Use responsibly! Or not...
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Guy who admits using generative AI for his works claims, "If you ask it to write an essay, it will produce an average essay masterfully," as part of his argument FOR writers using AI. Fuck no, brah. Average & masterful are not equal no matter how you slice it.
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I wrote a novel using AI. Writers must accept artificial intelligence – but we are as valuable as ever | Stephen Marche
Mastery of banal style is losing its usefulness – but language is more powerful than ever. It’s up to the writer to do what machines can’t
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/02/artificial-intelligence-writers-powerful-language?CMP=share_btn_url
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Anything from Dionne Warwick. It doesn't matter if she means to be funny when she asks what everyone is talking about, "William Eyelash," questioning misattributions to her, or QTing someone out of line w/something like "come on now." A guy deleted his tweet after getting that last one the other day
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5 days ago
Is our information ecosystem collapsing? How are you affected by AI slop? Here's what the research says.
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Generalizing is the function of racism (& other forms of bigotry) to achieve desired outcomes.
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I manage my Challenger trauma by dissociating & not looking directly at any launches. Even fictional ones because those blow up too.
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I struggle enough self-editing b4 critique partner/beta readers/editor read versions of my stories b4 publishing. I can't fathom using AI to do edits (as a few have admitted to doing) & then having to edit its edits. That makes 2x the work. LLM is terrible at knowing/understanding/using context. /1
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I can't stop thinking about Alito's racist run on Chinese immigrants at the time of Wong Kim Ark's case & Iranians at the hearing. People don't understand how deeply racist the gov was to Chinese people & Asians in general. His wife put up those flags outside their house my 🫏 Learn something. ⬇️
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U.S. visa/immigration caps wouldn't be close to 1.5M for PRC, & a Google search shows he's 400+ the reported birth tourism cos. It's like he revived the Page, Chinese Exclusion, & Geary Acts in 1 & expects screaming DOMICILE & that contradictions are supportive will result in a ruling for the admin.
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"Numerous scientific studies* and economic analyses clearly show these practices are harmful, unethical, ineffective, and increase suicide risk among LGBTQ+ youth. Every major medical organization in the U.S. has condemned conversion therapy, and the [UN] has called for an international ban."
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AFSP DENOUNCES SUPREME COURT DECISION ON CONVERSION THERAPY
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Chiles v. Salazar to lift the Colorado state ban on conversion therapy. AFSP strongly opposes conversion therapy and remains dedicated to suicide pre...
https://afsp.org/story/afsp-denounces-supreme-court-decision-on-conversion-therapy
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Dex has a great short 🧵 here & I'll only add that NASW explicitly states conversion practices harm the mental health of LGBTQIA+ people & that it conflicts with their professional code of ethics (searchable on the page linked below).
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🇵🇸 Caleb 𓇼 ⋆。˚ 𓆝⋆。˚ 𓇼 🏳️⚧️
6 days ago
# tdov plz support a poor trans man from the global south with many dreams yet 🙏 everything goes to managing my severe hypothyroidism
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I lost here & the next. This fits Bill in Ch 4 while the following reads like Peter Stormare in Ch 2. Stormare is besties w/Stellan, & Gustaf's (Floki in Vikings) godfather. Keanu & Peter were also in Constantine together, which makes it fun for me when watching their Ch 2 scene.
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6 days ago
Hey all, we still have a limited number of these charming stickers left over from our last Romancing the Vote. In honor of SCOTUS fuckery on today, the Trans Day of Visibility, we'd like to offer you the chance to get one. (Thread continues.)
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The bigger point Schaefer & Weir miss is Weir's privilege to view politics as optional. /1 "So long as they make the ride worth taking, say, the way "Andor" does with "Star Wars" or "Lower Decks" does with "Star Trek," it feels silly to get hung up on the idea that you might be learning something."
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Sci-Fi Author Andy Weir Has One Major Issue With The Star Trek Franchise - SlashFilm
Project Hail Mary and The Martian author Andy Weir likes Star Trek, but he also takes issue with one aspect of the franchise. Does he have a point?
https://www.slashfilm.com/2120482/sci-fi-author-andy-weir-star-trek-issue/
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I will forever remind people that the focus on women's appearances in anti-trans vitriol is rooted in demanding a performance of femininity of women that can be impossible to achieve. There is about a 100 year history of this targeting women athletes. /1
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10 days ago
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O'ahu locals, if can
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I love New Music Fridays.
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별, 빛 (STAY)
YouTube video by Stray Kids - Topic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swuhhziz3dM
10 days ago
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Calling out an opponent on their misdeeds should never come at the cost of making marginalized groups the punchline of a "joke." It's not a joke. He does enough shitty things to point to instead of making a salacious homophobic video or misgender him (as I see leftists/liberals/Dems do a lot). /1
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12 days ago
Please fill out this form if you live in NYC and tell them what you think about "A.i." in the schools. You don't have to have a kid in the schools - you can list yourself as a "community member."
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Guidance on Artificial Intelligence
https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/8751093/Guidance-on-Artificial-Intelligence
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Is that Ibong Adarna?????? SQUEEEEEEE
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FORGOTTEN ISLAND | Official Trailer
YouTube video by Universal Pictures
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8RHqN93qfo
12 days ago
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I'm going to add links to local orgs/verified GFMs/etc to donate to. One of the foundations also has a form for locals affected by the flooding. Storm recovery is different on Hawai'i's economy b/c of the Jones Act. Same for Alaska, Puerto Rico, & Guam.
www.civilbeat.org/2026/03/hawa...
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No Safety Net: Hawai‘i Farmers Confront $11M In Flood Damage
Crop insurance is hard to attain in Hawaiʻi, and federal programs are tailored to mainland agriculture.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/03/hawaii-farmers-confront-11m-in-flood-damage-without-a-safety-net/
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Expect states to pass laws meant to take challenges to SCOTUS & overturn Plyler v. Doe--denying undocumented children of school age a public education & having schools track immigration status is discrimination & violates the equal protection clause of 14A. /1
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If you haven't done so & know your book(s) are on the works list, March 30 is the deadline to file your claim. If you don't know if you're a class member, check the works list link on the site next to the claim form link, both are big green buttons.
www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
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Exhibit 498695679836 of painting yourself into a corner when you should've done zip in the 1st place. 1) Araghchi said before the 1st strikes they still wanted to talk & were committed to it 2) Iranians never "rose up" as Trump expected them to 3) bombing power plants is against the Geneva Conv
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14 days ago
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15 days ago
A reminder that we are still sending whistles to anyone who wants them!
linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
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3D Printed Whistles | Linktree
We ship community protection whistles for free. Need some? Click the email link below & tell us how many you need (between 100 - 3000) & where to send them.
https://linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
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Excellent 🧵s from Courtney & Erin. The only way to take Trump's ultimatum is a violent threat. "You saw what they did in the cities & to uni students, they'll do it at the airports too." That's how abusers gain compliance. /1
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Seriously, do it. Courtney links the website to do so in the second post of this thread. If you have more than one "work," a link to the list of works included in the suit are beside the link to the claim form. 2 of 3 of mine were listed, so double-check before filling out the claim form.
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V by A.C. Crispin And pretty much everything else I read as a kid/tween/teen. I don't remember YA being a thing when I was young, so I went from Nancy Drew to Sidney Sheldon, Judith Krantz, Margaret Truman, & others.
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I want to talk about this but ADHD smashed all my words up into alphabet soup. But for now, fuck Dole, fuck the USN. Also, no money for cleaning up their meds but money to renew leases for training areas that disrupt culture/ecosystem? HI has choke military bases. Fo real kine.
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Gen Xer co-signing. My tuition at UH was about $749 per semester. TheBus monthly passes were $20 per & went up to $25 before I moved. My 1st apt was a 2bdrm shared w/3 others. I moved to a studio w/o kitchen for $525 & went up to over $800 when I moved out 2 1/2 yrs later. /1
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