Ashley C. Ford
@smashfizzle.bsky.social
Author of bestselling memoir,
SOMEBODY’S DAUGHTER.
Women & Girls Reporter for Free Press Indiana.
I deserve it all.
https://linktr.ee/SmashFizzle
SOMEBODY’S DAUGHTER.
Women & Girls Reporter for Free Press Indiana.
I deserve it all.
https://linktr.ee/SmashFizzle
The ACA made my whole self-employed life possible. For almost ten years, I was able to build a career that actually worked for me AND keep receiving necessary care to address the consequences of childhood medical neglect. And I still deserved better. We all do.
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 AM
The ACA made my whole self-employed life possible. For almost ten years, I was able to build a career that actually worked for me AND keep receiving necessary care to address the consequences of childhood medical neglect. And I still deserved better. We all do.
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“thrown into the air”
NYPD cops swerved *into* a Black man on a scooter, and then tried to blame him… until the video dropped
NYPD cops swerved *into* a Black man on a scooter, and then tried to blame him… until the video dropped
‘Thrown Into the Air’: NYPD Cops Swerved Into Black Man on Scooter, Then Tried to Blame Him with a Bizarre Lie Until the Video Dropped, Lawsuit Claims
"Shocking video reveals NYPD cops' deceitful act as they swerve into Black man on scooter. Lawsuit exposes disturbing truth. #PoliceBruta...
atlantablackstar.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:17 PM
“thrown into the air”
NYPD cops swerved *into* a Black man on a scooter, and then tried to blame him… until the video dropped
NYPD cops swerved *into* a Black man on a scooter, and then tried to blame him… until the video dropped
In general, I feel like I’m meant to be friends with most birds.
November 10, 2025 at 1:08 AM
In general, I feel like I’m meant to be friends with most birds.
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This is good.
I will say that in my experience, many will question if the authority figure is Black, especially a Black woman.
I will say that in my experience, many will question if the authority figure is Black, especially a Black woman.
not teaching people to question authority at a young age makes it all the harder to realize the myriad ways in which you are your own authority and need to question yourself. america—esp white middle/upper class—is simultaneously riddled with anxiety, inferiority, naiveté, and ego.
November 9, 2025 at 11:08 PM
This is good.
I will say that in my experience, many will question if the authority figure is Black, especially a Black woman.
I will say that in my experience, many will question if the authority figure is Black, especially a Black woman.
This is why it bugs me when so many people reject a multi-pronged approached to disrupting this. This way of thinking has to be attacked on multiple fronts all at once.
not teaching people to question authority at a young age makes it all the harder to realize the myriad ways in which you are your own authority and need to question yourself. america—esp white middle/upper class—is simultaneously riddled with anxiety, inferiority, naiveté, and ego.
November 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
This is why it bugs me when so many people reject a multi-pronged approached to disrupting this. This way of thinking has to be attacked on multiple fronts all at once.
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Last night in Tampa, cops used a controversial and risky technique called a PIT maneuver while chasing a driver who'd sped away from a street race
The PIT maneuver failed. The driver sped away, losing control, and crashing into an LGBTQ+ bar killing 4 people and injuring 13
The PIT maneuver failed. The driver sped away, losing control, and crashing into an LGBTQ+ bar killing 4 people and injuring 13
4 dead, 13 injured after Florida police chase ends with suspect crashing into popular LGBTQ bar
More than a dozen people were standing outside Bradley's, a popular LGBTQ bar, when the car crashed into them after a police chase.
www.cbsnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Last night in Tampa, cops used a controversial and risky technique called a PIT maneuver while chasing a driver who'd sped away from a street race
The PIT maneuver failed. The driver sped away, losing control, and crashing into an LGBTQ+ bar killing 4 people and injuring 13
The PIT maneuver failed. The driver sped away, losing control, and crashing into an LGBTQ+ bar killing 4 people and injuring 13
I also think we underestimate how many trans kids are harassed vs accepted based on how well the adults/parents involved get along. Especially in smaller insular communities. Sometimes folks will challenge their beliefs for Brenda’s kid, but 'Tony’s kid is a weirdo, that whole family is LIKE THAT.'
tbh i think that the majority of americans are consciously neutral and unconcerned, but subconsciously negative and repulsed.
i also think that having trans people in their lives shifts this dramatically toward the positive very quickly, and the biggest problem is that we’re abstract to most.
i also think that having trans people in their lives shifts this dramatically toward the positive very quickly, and the biggest problem is that we’re abstract to most.
this is also my read on the electorate
for instance I think it's likely that, as much as it is bullshit transphobia cooked up by bigots, the majority of people in this country don't want trans kids to play sports
but are they going to condition their vote on it? no, they don't care that much
for instance I think it's likely that, as much as it is bullshit transphobia cooked up by bigots, the majority of people in this country don't want trans kids to play sports
but are they going to condition their vote on it? no, they don't care that much
November 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I also think we underestimate how many trans kids are harassed vs accepted based on how well the adults/parents involved get along. Especially in smaller insular communities. Sometimes folks will challenge their beliefs for Brenda’s kid, but 'Tony’s kid is a weirdo, that whole family is LIKE THAT.'
Considering getting back into Pokemon Go.
November 9, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Considering getting back into Pokemon Go.
The bookstore Kelly manages has been going regionally viral on tiktok, so if you’re an author friend of mine (especially a Black woman) and you’re wondering why you’re suddenly selling so many books in central Indiana, I can make a guess!
November 8, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The bookstore Kelly manages has been going regionally viral on tiktok, so if you’re an author friend of mine (especially a Black woman) and you’re wondering why you’re suddenly selling so many books in central Indiana, I can make a guess!
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Evanston resident Jennifer Moriarty, one of three residents detained by border patrol agents last Friday, describes being driven around by agents in Evanston and Chicago before being released:
"We were never arrested. We were never charged ... it was surreal."
"We were never arrested. We were never charged ... it was surreal."
November 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Evanston resident Jennifer Moriarty, one of three residents detained by border patrol agents last Friday, describes being driven around by agents in Evanston and Chicago before being released:
"We were never arrested. We were never charged ... it was surreal."
"We were never arrested. We were never charged ... it was surreal."
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Must-read from Alexis Coe at Rolling Stone.
"They are flown out by helicopter while their constituents die waiting for treatment. Every republic leaves a record of what it chose to save first. Ours saved the politicians."
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
"They are flown out by helicopter while their constituents die waiting for treatment. Every republic leaves a record of what it chose to save first. Ours saved the politicians."
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Congress Enjoys Ultraluxe Health Care as It Fights to Gut Yours
Congress has ensured its members receive ultraluxe health care as Republican keep the government closed over stripping it from Americans.
www.rollingstone.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Must-read from Alexis Coe at Rolling Stone.
"They are flown out by helicopter while their constituents die waiting for treatment. Every republic leaves a record of what it chose to save first. Ours saved the politicians."
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
"They are flown out by helicopter while their constituents die waiting for treatment. Every republic leaves a record of what it chose to save first. Ours saved the politicians."
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
I’m not saying it’s true, but I wouldn’t be surprised. I’ve made my stance on Jeremy Renner clear for some time now.
Hollywood Star Jeremy Renner, 54, Accused of Vile ‘ICE’ Threat Against Female Moviemaker, 34
https://www.reddit.com/r/popculturechat/comments/1oqkysh/hollywood_star_jeremy_renner_54_accused_of_vile/
https://www.reddit.com/r/popculturechat/comments/1oqkysh/hollywood_star_jeremy_renner_54_accused_of_vile/
Hollywood Star Jeremy Renner, 54, Accused of Vile ‘ICE’ Threat Against Female Moviemaker, 34
r/popculturechat
www.reddit.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I’m not saying it’s true, but I wouldn’t be surprised. I’ve made my stance on Jeremy Renner clear for some time now.
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BREAKING: DOJ goes to SCOTUS trying to stop a district court order that USDA pay out full SNAP benefits this month.
The First Circuit denied an administrative stay, but has not yet ruled on the stay request. And, CNN reported that USDA is already processing payments.
DOJ went to SCOTUS anyway.
The First Circuit denied an administrative stay, but has not yet ruled on the stay request. And, CNN reported that USDA is already processing payments.
DOJ went to SCOTUS anyway.
November 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
BREAKING: DOJ goes to SCOTUS trying to stop a district court order that USDA pay out full SNAP benefits this month.
The First Circuit denied an administrative stay, but has not yet ruled on the stay request. And, CNN reported that USDA is already processing payments.
DOJ went to SCOTUS anyway.
The First Circuit denied an administrative stay, but has not yet ruled on the stay request. And, CNN reported that USDA is already processing payments.
DOJ went to SCOTUS anyway.
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Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
Listen. You’ll never catch me buying product just to buy something. So trust me when I say, Cècred is really THAT GIRL.
November 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Listen. You’ll never catch me buying product just to buy something. So trust me when I say, Cècred is really THAT GIRL.
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Tulsi Gabbard is trying to take control over counterintelligence from the FBI. It's not going great. A scoop with @shaneharris.bsky.social
Tulsi Gabbard’s Quest to Bring the ‘Deep State’ Under Her Control
A memo circulating within the federal government lays out her office’s reasoning for wanting to transfer counterintelligence work away from the FBI.
www.theatlantic.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Tulsi Gabbard is trying to take control over counterintelligence from the FBI. It's not going great. A scoop with @shaneharris.bsky.social
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NEWS — The Oregon Department of Human Services has issued 100% of November SNAP benefits, per an alert on their website. I've received reports that the funds have already hit recipients' EBT accounts.
www.oregon.gov/odhs/news/Pa...
www.oregon.gov/odhs/news/Pa...
November 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
NEWS — The Oregon Department of Human Services has issued 100% of November SNAP benefits, per an alert on their website. I've received reports that the funds have already hit recipients' EBT accounts.
www.oregon.gov/odhs/news/Pa...
www.oregon.gov/odhs/news/Pa...
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The absolute collapse of their stupid AI ruse — hopefully followed by a massive wave of tech regulation and imprisoning the politicians who enabled this — cannot come soon enough.
November 7, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The absolute collapse of their stupid AI ruse — hopefully followed by a massive wave of tech regulation and imprisoning the politicians who enabled this — cannot come soon enough.
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Let's go! The City of Cleveland - home to a public power utility - is one of the first in the nation i've heard of so far banning shutoffs during this federal shutdown crisis.
Public power can lead the nation in showing what democratic institutions can do to make our lives better.
Public power can lead the nation in showing what democratic institutions can do to make our lives better.
We're announcing a 30-day moratorium on utility disconnections.
The federal shutdown and cuts to SNAP benefits have placed an unfair and unexpected burden on households. No one should have to choose between keeping the lights on and putting food on the table.
The federal shutdown and cuts to SNAP benefits have placed an unfair and unexpected burden on households. No one should have to choose between keeping the lights on and putting food on the table.
November 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Let's go! The City of Cleveland - home to a public power utility - is one of the first in the nation i've heard of so far banning shutoffs during this federal shutdown crisis.
Public power can lead the nation in showing what democratic institutions can do to make our lives better.
Public power can lead the nation in showing what democratic institutions can do to make our lives better.
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A heavy music festival in Blackfeet Nation this summer was abut more than just music – it was a protective ceremony to shelter Indigenous youth from suicidal distress.
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Heavy metal is healing teens on the Blackfeet Nation - High Country News
In response to youth suicides, teachers show students the power of headbanging at Fire in the Mountains festival.
www.hcn.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A heavy music festival in Blackfeet Nation this summer was abut more than just music – it was a protective ceremony to shelter Indigenous youth from suicidal distress.
buff.ly/aQQC7EX
buff.ly/aQQC7EX
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Another person who started down this path from the most “innocuous” advertised uses of ChatGPT: homework help. I have been struck by the cases of people getting lost in delusions after using this product for work or school: ie the use cases we are supposed to encourage as faculty.
November 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Another person who started down this path from the most “innocuous” advertised uses of ChatGPT: homework help. I have been struck by the cases of people getting lost in delusions after using this product for work or school: ie the use cases we are supposed to encourage as faculty.
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There's a judge who agrees about the conditions being unacceptable. The problem is enforcing his injunction.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/05/b...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/05/b...
Federal judge issues temporary restraining order, finding substandard conditions at Broadview immigration facility
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered government officials to provide immigration detainees at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview enough food, water and bed space.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:29 AM
There's a judge who agrees about the conditions being unacceptable. The problem is enforcing his injunction.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/05/b...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/05/b...