@baileymershon.bsky.social
Author of Weaver’s Knot: Poems, the novel Eve’s Garden, Sa-co-ni-ge: Poems from the Southern Appalachians, and Bird Talk. Editor of the Jane’s Stories anthologies. Community Historian, Feminist, editor of The Inspiration Shelf.
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Once again, men making laws about women’s bodies. You’d think we had some power they’re afraid of.
RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
December 2, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Once again, men making laws about women’s bodies. You’d think we had some power they’re afraid of.
THIS!
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 9:46 PM
THIS!
I have confounded the algorithms and I am happy.
Apple says my top music for 2025 was Bendel playing Chopin, Beyoncé, Dire Straits, Ella Fitzgerald, Classics
by Eric Chapman, Fleetwood Mac, The Cars, and Taylor Swift.
Apple says my top music for 2025 was Bendel playing Chopin, Beyoncé, Dire Straits, Ella Fitzgerald, Classics
by Eric Chapman, Fleetwood Mac, The Cars, and Taylor Swift.
December 2, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I have confounded the algorithms and I am happy.
Apple says my top music for 2025 was Bendel playing Chopin, Beyoncé, Dire Straits, Ella Fitzgerald, Classics
by Eric Chapman, Fleetwood Mac, The Cars, and Taylor Swift.
Apple says my top music for 2025 was Bendel playing Chopin, Beyoncé, Dire Straits, Ella Fitzgerald, Classics
by Eric Chapman, Fleetwood Mac, The Cars, and Taylor Swift.
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Wanna avoid responsibilities while appearing responsible?
Wanna escape your mess of a life while looking like you have it all together?
Wanna stave off people without coming across as rude?
Try reading a book in public! 📖
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Wanna escape your mess of a life while looking like you have it all together?
Wanna stave off people without coming across as rude?
Try reading a book in public! 📖
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
December 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Wanna avoid responsibilities while appearing responsible?
Wanna escape your mess of a life while looking like you have it all together?
Wanna stave off people without coming across as rude?
Try reading a book in public! 📖
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Wanna escape your mess of a life while looking like you have it all together?
Wanna stave off people without coming across as rude?
Try reading a book in public! 📖
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Really, isn’t this the truth? Putting boundaries around greed is the work of the next decade or so. Greed is what got us here, more tan anything else, I think. You? Do I need to explain?
Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
December 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Really, isn’t this the truth? Putting boundaries around greed is the work of the next decade or so. Greed is what got us here, more tan anything else, I think. You? Do I need to explain?
What a great idea!
My friend told me she always bakes muffins with her leftover cranberry sauce, and I was amazed that had never occurred to me.
So I looked up a recipe for cranberry coffee cake. Will be trying that tomorrow.
So I looked up a recipe for cranberry coffee cake. Will be trying that tomorrow.
December 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
What a great idea!
Sometimes I am happy that my WWII hero father-in-law is not alive to see the mockery made of his patriotism and his sacrifice.
The worst part about the boat strikes - regardless of who ordered what and besides the ultimate tragedy of lives lost - is they’re forever a stain on the professionalism and dignity of the United States military.
They’re an insult to every American who ever sacrificed to do the right thing.
They’re an insult to every American who ever sacrificed to do the right thing.
December 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Sometimes I am happy that my WWII hero father-in-law is not alive to see the mockery made of his patriotism and his sacrifice.
Truth. More coverage about this, please, all media.
Fentanyl. Drug Overdoses, including Fentanyl, are not even in the top 20 causes of death in the USA. Cancer, Diabetes, Covid, Heart Disease all in the top 10, and all have had their research funding cut. They aren't murdering just Venezuelans. However they are killing us much slower.
December 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Truth. More coverage about this, please, all media.
Altext: An image of two children throwing snowballs, with a link to a short story from Glenda Bailey-Mershon at An Unfettered Woman on Substack.
November 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Altext: An image of two children throwing snowballs, with a link to a short story from Glenda Bailey-Mershon at An Unfettered Woman on Substack.
Follow the bouncing lights: A deer running through the woods behind our house.
November 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Follow the bouncing lights: A deer running through the woods behind our house.
IBM CEO Krishna, OpenAI Prez Brockman, Apple’s Tim Cook, the Dell CEO, Charles Schwab, Blackstone—and more—looked like pigs at the trough at the WH dinner to celebrate Mohammed Bin Salman, a cold blooded killer. Why should we believe or invest in your companies? #TechCoDeinvestment
November 19, 2025 at 9:12 PM
IBM CEO Krishna, OpenAI Prez Brockman, Apple’s Tim Cook, the Dell CEO, Charles Schwab, Blackstone—and more—looked like pigs at the trough at the WH dinner to celebrate Mohammed Bin Salman, a cold blooded killer. Why should we believe or invest in your companies? #TechCoDeinvestment
The tech bros went to a party to fete a man who had a journalist, father of American citizens, hacked to death. #ForShameTimCook #MuskHasNoShame #TrumpTreason
November 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The tech bros went to a party to fete a man who had a journalist, father of American citizens, hacked to death. #ForShameTimCook #MuskHasNoShame #TrumpTreason
Tierra Walker’s 14-year-old son yelled “I need you!” as he tried CPR to save her after she had suffered blood clots, diabetes, and other pregnancy complications. She had asked about abortion from doctors afraid of prosecution under Texas law. Abortion bans kill women. #AsIfWomenMatter
November 19, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Tierra Walker’s 14-year-old son yelled “I need you!” as he tried CPR to save her after she had suffered blood clots, diabetes, and other pregnancy complications. She had asked about abortion from doctors afraid of prosecution under Texas law. Abortion bans kill women. #AsIfWomenMatter
Exactly. I am trying to flush from my life any connection or support to the tech and media moguls in this audience. It’s hard. But what a collection of clowns.
They went to a party for a guy who hacked one of our journalists to death with a bonesaw
Wake up, babe. New list of people to withdraw all financial and moral support from just dropped. Gift link. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Exactly. I am trying to flush from my life any connection or support to the tech and media moguls in this audience. It’s hard. But what a collection of clowns.
Nothing has infuriated me as much as watching our president and media moguls (as attendees) blessing the murderer
of Khasshogi, all for $1 trillion dollars. Putting our country up for sale. #sanewashing #TrumpTreason
of Khasshogi, all for $1 trillion dollars. Putting our country up for sale. #sanewashing #TrumpTreason
November 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Nothing has infuriated me as much as watching our president and media moguls (as attendees) blessing the murderer
of Khasshogi, all for $1 trillion dollars. Putting our country up for sale. #sanewashing #TrumpTreason
of Khasshogi, all for $1 trillion dollars. Putting our country up for sale. #sanewashing #TrumpTreason
If only
November 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
If only
Hardly any words needed except: What if this were your daughter, sister, friend?
Epstein survivors just demanded the release of the files in this new PSA. Watch it here.
November 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Hardly any words needed except: What if this were your daughter, sister, friend?
If the Supreme Court goes for this, they’re easily as corrupt as Trump—oh, wait!
We All Can See Chump's War On Blue States. Chump Is The Most
Corrupt President EVER......
Corrupt President EVER......
November 16, 2025 at 10:08 PM
If the Supreme Court goes for this, they’re easily as corrupt as Trump—oh, wait!
American citizens and their kids traumatized and robbed for nothing by government employees—their boss, Noem, shouldn’t just resign—she should be in jail for this.
www.rawstory.com/kristi-noem-...
www.rawstory.com/kristi-noem-...
'Noem should resign over this': Fury over alleged DHS 'child kidnapping and trafficking'
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were ch...
www.rawstory.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:03 PM
American citizens and their kids traumatized and robbed for nothing by government employees—their boss, Noem, shouldn’t just resign—she should be in jail for this.
www.rawstory.com/kristi-noem-...
www.rawstory.com/kristi-noem-...
Been saying this for a while now. Any other admin in history would have fired her by now, yet the Big Orange eggs her on.
Remember the recent middle-of-the-night apartment building raid where children were dragged outside naked & zip-tied in the street while black & Latino residents were _sorted by race_ and piled into separate vans while their apartments were ransacked & robbed? That raid? So it resulted in 0 arrests.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.
November 16, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Been saying this for a while now. Any other admin in history would have fired her by now, yet the Big Orange eggs her on.
With you, Charlotte.
November 16, 2025 at 9:44 PM
With you, Charlotte.
If only the Repugnants understood how little I care if Democrats are exposed as part of the child sex trafficker’s circle. Let every chip fall
where it may, and, for God’s sake, media editors, please center the victims and not the abusers. #EpsteinFiles #ChildAbusers #GOP #Reporters
where it may, and, for God’s sake, media editors, please center the victims and not the abusers. #EpsteinFiles #ChildAbusers #GOP #Reporters
November 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
If only the Repugnants understood how little I care if Democrats are exposed as part of the child sex trafficker’s circle. Let every chip fall
where it may, and, for God’s sake, media editors, please center the victims and not the abusers. #EpsteinFiles #ChildAbusers #GOP #Reporters
where it may, and, for God’s sake, media editors, please center the victims and not the abusers. #EpsteinFiles #ChildAbusers #GOP #Reporters
Makes sense that those who want us all to have robots at home would start with puppies, right? #nicotherobotpuppy
November 16, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Makes sense that those who want us all to have robots at home would start with puppies, right? #nicotherobotpuppy