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Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 1d

I'm sorry everything is such a clusterf*ck. I'm not planning on flying anywhere in the foreseeable future either. My 13yo is on a class trip to DC right now (planned ages ago when we had a sane president) and I've been nervous, NGL. Be safe ❤️

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Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 1d

Drug names that should have been used for metal bands
Panzyga
Skelaxin
Rezurock
Sanctura

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Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 2d

Just finished rereading this classic because every now and then you need a book to break your heart.

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Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 5d

IKR, I wanna see the outtake reel 😂

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Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 5d

Now those are some guns I can get behind

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Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 5d

Right? And Ari Shapiro has been around a while. He ought to know exactly where Simon is coming from. I'm sure Simon was like GTFOH with these devil's advocate questions.

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Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 5d

💯

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Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 7d

It was so good wasn't it? I'm still thinking about it weeks later.

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Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 7d

There aren't enough swear words for how I feel about this

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Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 8d

Up for a short writing challenge? Join me in the @nycmidnight.bsky.social 250-word Microfiction Challenge on December 5th! Learn more at nycmidnight.com/250

The 250-word Microfiction Challenge — nycmidnight

The 250-word Microfiction Challenge is an international creative writing competition that challenges participants to create very short stories based on genre, action, and word assignments in 48 hours.

nycmidnight.com

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Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 8d

We have a "Village Inn" pizzeria here in my Chicago suburb but I'm not sure if that is what you meant

Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 8d

OMG I read this as Jimmy Carter and I was like what 😂

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Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 8d

Spooky Seasons Greetings

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Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 9d

If I had to guess, it's because it tells them what they want to hear.

Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you for teaching me a new phrase in German today! Was kann schon schief gehen, indeed

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Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 9d

On the contrary, ChatGPT is known for reinforcing opinions put into it by its prompters, regardless of consequences or objective reality. Case in point: www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...

The family of teenager who died by suicide alleges OpenAI's ChatGPT is to blame

The parents of Adam Raine, who died by suicide in April, claim in a new lawsuit against OpenAI that the teenager used ChatGPT as his “suicide coach.”

www.nbcnews.com

Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 10d

New anthology out now 👀

Lydia Prime @lydiaprime.bsky.social · 10d

PRETEND YOU DON’T SEE HER: The Invisible Woman (2025 Kandisha Press Women of Horror Anthology (Available NOW on Amazon!)

TODAY’S FEATURED AUTHOR:
JEN MIERISCH
@jenmierisch.bsky.social

“The Painted Man”

ORDER HERE: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FRGH4FF3/
#darkfiction #spooky #availablenow #readers

Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 10d

This is a heartbreaking read. Please, y'all, don't do this. ChatGPT is not a therapist. futurism.com/chatgpt-marr...

ChatGPT Is Blowing Up Marriages as Spouses Use AI to Attack Their Partners

Across the world, marriages are being destroyed as spouses use AI like OpenAI's ChatGPT to attack their partners.

futurism.com

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Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 12d

RIP Jane

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Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 13d

Likewise Eva! 🥰

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Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 13d

I wish there were more "regular people" on all sides, but quite a few people voted for this and are cheering it on.

Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 13d

Ohhhh dang, you had me going there. I was about to flip a table. Love you M-W!

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Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 13d

New anthology out now, just in time for spooky season!
PRETEND YOU DON'T SEE HER from Kandisha Press features my story "The Painted Man."
A painting-in-progress changes when the artist isn't looking... and it seems to be trying to tell a secret 👀
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FRGH4FF3/

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Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 14d

This is the home page of HUD.gov right now. Used it as a teachable moment for my kids about government propaganda.
I remember when .gov sites were considered reliable sources. Yet another thing this administration has taken from us.

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Jen Mierisch @jenmierisch.bsky.social · 15d

Adriano Kalin is doing incredible work documenting what's been going on here in Chicago.

Adriano Kalin @adriano-kalin.bsky.social · 16d

Want to know what happened in Broadview, IL (a Chicago suburb), when ICE attacked protestors outside their facility?
Here is my firsthand account of what happened during the 48 hours of hell.

#immigrants #ice #press #photojournalism #chicago #photogrphy #independentjournalist

Documenting U.S. State Violence on Citizens Exercising Constitutional Rights.

Broadview, IL September 26 - 27, 2025.

adrianokalin.substack.com

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