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Debi V. Smith

@debivsmith.bsky.social

Bold, take-no-shit, movie-lovin, f-word-using awesome FilAm author https://linktr.ee/DebiVSmith

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Debi V. Smith@debivsmith.bsky.social · yesterday

I mark them as spam & if the sender gets another one through, I block them. I had to set filters for the "I found issues on your website. Let me know if you want me to send you a screenshot." My black soul is happy every day w/o long emails telling me nothing of substance about my book.

Katie Mack@astrokatie.com · 2d ago

Fellow authors: how do you keep the constant flood of LLM-extruded scam e-mails (the ones where the robot consumed your book to regurgitate back its major themes, like a house cat presenting you with a coughed-up hairball) from absolutely destroying your soul?

Debi V. Smith@debivsmith.bsky.social · 3d ago

It was a movie my aunties & uncles took me to at the drive-in double feature. I can't remember the name & my aunties & uncles have no memory of taking me to a horror movie. I remember cats, a two storey house, and a woman's head going through the floor of the bathroom into the room below.

Sleepy Hollow Reviews 🎃🐎@sleepingvillage.bsky.social · 4d ago

In honor of scary media month: what is the first piece of media you remember truly frightening you as a child?

Debi V. Smith@debivsmith.bsky.social · 6d ago

"“Where are they today?” asked Ms. Barrett Doyle. “Are they back in ministry? Are they teaching music lessons? Our experience is that when abusers leave the priesthood because of abuse, they will find other ways to get access to kids.”"

Hundreds of Catholic Clerics Abused Children in Massachusetts, Report Says (Gift Article)

An investigation by the state’s attorney general found decades of sex abuse of nearly 1,000 children over a century across three Massachusetts dioceses.

nytimes.com

Debi V. Smith@debivsmith.bsky.social · last wk.

More reporting like this is needed, focused on the victim & failures by systems/institutions that compound trauma & delay justice. They didn't just expose the men, they exposed the lack of transparency for Jane Doe while Cornell eased consequences & hid valuable evidence.

EDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We Will

The Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies.

cornellsun.com

Debi V. Smith@debivsmith.bsky.social · last wk.

I recommend reading (& sharing) the playbook even if you aren't Black. It lays out everything I've educated friends on how & why disinfo is spread, SM suppress Black content, how to verify info, & more. Link to the website is also in the article which contain links to the playbook.

Black Voting Groups Prepare for Disinformation Campaigns in the Midterms (Gift Article)

A new “propaganda playbook” aims to demystify common techniques used to target Black Americans, long a powerful voting bloc, with election-related disinformation.

nytimes.com

Onyx Impact@theonyximpact.bsky.social · last wk.

Our CEO Esosa Osa debuts The Propaganda Playbook, helping Black voters, creators, and journalists navigate rising propaganda risks. Tiffany Hsu covers it in today's @nytimes.com. Read her piece, then visit PropagandaPlaybook.org for the full guide. #VotingRights #Empowerment

Debi V. Smith@debivsmith.bsky.social · last wk.

"The attack on the sciences academy was just the start of a busy day for rescue workers and military drone interception teams. Less than two hours later, another drone hit a clinic about a mile south. An hour after that, a drone was intercepted right as it hit a nearby building."

Russian Drone Strikes Ukraine’s Science Academy, Causing Fire in City Center (Gift Article)

A Russian jet-powered drone hit Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences, the source of almost all of the country’s major scientific discoveries.

nytimes.com

Debi V. Smith@debivsmith.bsky.social · 2w ago

"Out of the agony of my sister’s death, she spun a world of love and rage, of family, blood and savage beauty, that had us all dancing until midnight in costumes ranging from the flowing silk to naked abandon, a feat only a remarkable few achieve during their lifetimes."

How Anne Rice Channeled Grief Into ‘Interview With the Vampire’ (Gift Article)

On the novel’s 50th anniversary, her son, the novelist Christopher Rice, looks at the story behind the story.

nytimes.com

Debi V. Smith@debivsmith.bsky.social · 2w ago

"But the same cannot be said of people from Uzbekistan, Laos, and Vietnam who have faced ICE actions disproportionate to their shares of the Asian noncitizen population." stopaapihate.org/2026/09/15/h...

How Asians and Pacific Islanders Are Being Impacted by ICE | What the Data Reveals - Stop AAPI Hate Action

Thousands of Asians and Pacific Islanders have already been swept into the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement campaign. In this blog, we look beyond the numbers to understand wh...

stopaapihate.org

Debi V. Smith@debivsmith.bsky.social · 3w ago

"No episode in Trump’s second term better encapsulates the triviality of his agenda and the pettiness of the man. We knew he was a bully, we knew he was a narcissist...When the ambition to destroy culture is bottomless, the anger must be even deeper." wapo.st/4cVv6nL

Column | The Kennedy Center is empty and in peril. Its community is in anguish.

The fiasco of this week’s closure reveals the truth of President Trump’s motivations — and what the arts community stands to lose.

wapo.st

Debi V. Smith@debivsmith.bsky.social · 3w ago

Love seeing That Which Feeds Us by Keala Kendall making the National Book Award Longlist for Young People's Literature. Cherreh! Great contemporary gothic horror with layered meanings locals will pick up on easily. Same for The Moon Without The Stars by Chanel Miller.

2026 National Book Award Longlist for Young People's Literature

Explore more longlists:2026 National Book Award Longlist for Nonfiction Books2026 National Book Award Longlist for Translated Literature2026 National Book Award Longlist for Poetry Books2026 National ...

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Debi V. Smith@debivsmith.bsky.social · 3w ago

August Reads (2026) Debi V. Smith The shitshow I mentioned in the last post continued through the end of the month & I've spent several weeks restoring order little by little because chronic pain. In the midst of all of it, I finally looked into the intermittent screeching our vacuum cleaner was…

August Reads (2026)

Debi V. Smith The shitshow I mentioned in the last post continued through the end of the month & I've spent several weeks restoring order little by little because chronic pain. In the midst of all of it, I finally looked into the intermittent screeching our vacuum cleaner was doing when the roller brush was engaged. I did all the troubleshooting I could before finding a shop to see if they could fix it.

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Debi V. Smith@debivsmith.bsky.social · last mo.

You know TFW you watched the Transformers cartoon as a kid & no matter what, his portrayal of Optimus Prime made you feel like everything would be okay? And then that carried over to the movies? All you had to do was hear his voice & tears fell. 😭

Peter Cullen, voice of 'Transformers,' 'Winnie the Pooh' characters, dies at 85

Peter Cullen, a voice actor who starred as Optimus Prime in "Transformers" and as Eeyore in "Winnie the Pooh," has died at the age of 85.

abcnews.com

Debi V. Smith@debivsmith.bsky.social · last mo.

I grew up listening to her music in Granny & Papa's house & watching her in movies. What I'll remember about her most is her quiet generosity, big heart, & ability to rename something w/o ego getting in the way b/c she knew once you learn something is harmful, you work to not add to it.

Dolly Parton: 'I'm Proud Of You'

Alt: Dolly Parton saying, "No matter what you do this year, you're going to be you, and I'm going to be proud of you." She's wearing a hot pink moto jacket, & a necklace of stars with matching drop earrings.

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