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
Yes. I don’t need government services to be profitable. That is not the point of services.
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Yes. I don’t need government services to be profitable. That is not the point of services.
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NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
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The word "doomerism" is horribly abused on here. Some of you use it as code for "telling me what I don't want to hear" and it's childish.
December 1, 2025 at 4:56 AM
The word "doomerism" is horribly abused on here. Some of you use it as code for "telling me what I don't want to hear" and it's childish.
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It’s incredibly easy to forget that, amid all the Trump administration’s attacks on democracy this year, there are ample reasons to be grateful — and even hopeful — as we begin to bring 2025 to a close. Here are six things keeping us grateful this year 🙌
Six Things for Democracy Supporters to Be Grateful for this Thanksgiving
Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.
bit.ly
November 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
It’s incredibly easy to forget that, amid all the Trump administration’s attacks on democracy this year, there are ample reasons to be grateful — and even hopeful — as we begin to bring 2025 to a close. Here are six things keeping us grateful this year 🙌
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There is a story of a widow woman & her daughters, Snow White & Rose Red, the most darling little girls who had ever lived.
This is not—quite—that story.
BONE & BLOOD is out in March 2026! #booksky #preorders #fairytales #retoldfairytales #fantasy
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXFPLQW...
This is not—quite—that story.
BONE & BLOOD is out in March 2026! #booksky #preorders #fairytales #retoldfairytales #fantasy
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXFPLQW...
November 26, 2025 at 11:39 AM
There is a story of a widow woman & her daughters, Snow White & Rose Red, the most darling little girls who had ever lived.
This is not—quite—that story.
BONE & BLOOD is out in March 2026! #booksky #preorders #fairytales #retoldfairytales #fantasy
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXFPLQW...
This is not—quite—that story.
BONE & BLOOD is out in March 2026! #booksky #preorders #fairytales #retoldfairytales #fantasy
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXFPLQW...
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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aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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.