Mary Simpson
@simpsome.bsky.social
Writer, artist, everything is here: https://linktr.ee/simpsome
marysimpson.net/Tax-Talk I’m giving another tax talk! Nerd out with me about taxing the rich + how to file your taxes as a creative/gig-worker. December 16, 7pm est on zoom.
Tax Talk — Mary Simpson
Got a 1099 and don’t know what to do? This talk is for you! Tuesday, December 16, 7pm EST (all time zones welcome) on ZOOM Join Mary Simpson, a...
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"To everyone who pulls me aside to whisper with the best intentions, 'You have already won': I am sorry, but the days of moral victories are over," Mamdani told the crowd. "As my father told me years ago, when the right wins power, the left writes a great book. Those days are over too." 🔥🔥🔥
Brooklyn bus stop ads being replaced with guerilla public service announcements.
The Metro North Pleasantville station has had this arrangement of vintage chairs for years 🤎
“I know art dealers, and I am afraid to sell to them for they are people who don’t always pay.” —Courbet to his family, Paris, 1845 *For a long form essay I’m reading all of Gustave Courbet’s letters; occasionally I’ll post some of his best quotes here
This tool from @propublica.org is incredible. Send it to everyone who may need it projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim
You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...
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@lamamaetc.bsky.social Jill Pangallo is a genius and I can't wait to see her new play @lamamaetc.bsky.social opening March 28: www.lamama.org/swallows/
Swallows - Mar 28-Apr 6
Aging ‘90s heartthrob Brodie and his middle-aged girl band, The Swallows, are preparing to film a music video in their crumbling Valley McMansion when a buried secret threatens their fragile existence...
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Last night I was thinking about the phrase “Bleeding heart liberal” and how we got here, where having so much empathy for other people that your heart bleeds for them could be an insult. Turns out it was coined in 1938 against a bill that aimed to end lynching: www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ori...
The True Origins of the Phrase 'Bleeding-Heart Liberal'
Thank Westbrook Pegler, Joe McCarthy, and Ronald Reagan.
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Is it just me or is it a Gen X thing to take the random username you had in 1996 and use it as your handle on every platform for the rest of your life
Just spent 3 incredible weeks at Interlude, a residency for artists with their families near Hudson, NY 🤗 apply here: www.interluderesidency.org/residency
