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Susan Mernit @smernit.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Took forever to write, but it's up: my Style Granny go-to summer clothing sources, new and vintage — and the fun of feeling good in what I wear. susanmernit.substack.com/p/style-gran...

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Style Granny 16: Curvy, Petite, Older: Fun-to-Wear Brands Working For Me This Summer

Cover Your Bases #97

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Susan Mernit @smernit.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

This issue focuses on AI because it's overdue. I've spent the better part of the last six months working seriously with Perplexity as part of my daily workflow, and I've been meaning to write it up properly. susanmernit.substack.com/p/cover-your...

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Cover Your Bases #93: How I Use Perplexity and Claude

(And how you can integrate them into your workflow as well)

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Susan Mernit @smernit.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Just got a new scam: an invitation to apply to a conference in another country as a specialist in my field, with forms for an interview, meeting, etc. Awed by the level of research they did in selecting targets--compared to the awful job of actually trying to appear credible.

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Susan Mernit @smernit.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

The well-documented and precise level of ICK and grift @jenniferweiner.bsky.social is documenting—and I only got to read the free part—is such a compelling, and uneasy read: open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...

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Susan Mernit @smernit.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

More writing! We went thrifting in Round Top, Texas! Here’s my Style Granny post about the thrifting, the trip, and the experience of leaving one bubble (Bay Area) for another (deep Texas). susanmernit.substack.com/p/style-gran...

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Style Granny 10: Three Days Thrifting in Round Top

Aka Cover Your Bases #88

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Susan Mernit @smernit.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

More fun with Style Granny posts: fashion, thrifting, family, with kind of with a dose of MAGA. susanmernit.substack.com/p/style-gran...

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Style Granny 9: Packing for a 5-Day Girls' Trip to Round Top, TX

AKA Cover Your Bases #86

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Susan Mernit @smernit.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Appreciating the value in this essay. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/o...

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Opinion | I Saw Something New in San Francisco

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Susan Mernit @smernit.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

#AI can help with post-award grant work—but only if you have a system in place. Here are five practical ways to use it for reporting, calendars, budget review, and more, based on a workshop I did for #Instrumentl last week. susanmernit.com/2026/03/how-...

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How to Use AI for Post-Award Grant Work — Without the Guesswork - Susan Mernit

Learn five practical ways to use AI for post-award grant work, from tracking requirements to drafting reports, using a simple AI Binder workflow.

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Susan Mernit @smernit.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Yeah, I've totally gotten into #vintage! A great self-care focus area. Here's the latest post in that thread: susanmernit.substack.com/p/style-gran...

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Style Granny 8: How I’m Storing My Vintage Woolens This Spring

AKA Cover Your Bases #85

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Susan Mernit @smernit.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Boosting. I did civic tech support work for @knightfoundation.org projects for many years.

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Susan Mernit @smernit.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Going to read deeply about this. Good on you, @knightfoundation.org

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Susan Mernit @smernit.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

#fashion Style Granny #7: what I’m wearing this summer, what I’m leaving behind, and how my summer wardrobe is evolving from last year. open.substack.com/pub/susanmer...?

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Style Granny #7: What I'm Wearing This Summer (And What I'm Leaving Behind)

Cover Your Bases #84

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Susan Mernit @smernit.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

A new newsletter, Cover Your Bases with movie recs--and thinking about leaving ChatGPT. open.substack.com/pub/susanmer...?

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CYB #83: There is nothing vague about Nouvelle Vague

Plus things to watch, eat, and do—and whether I’m leaving ChatGPT

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Susan Mernit @smernit.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Stupid begets stupid. Great reporting in awful decisions. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/a...

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When DOGE Unleashed ChatGPT on the Humanities

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Susan Mernit @smernit.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

"It is as if the nation were being soaked by a torrential downpour, water rolling over umbrellas and into boats, soaking everyone’s clothes—and the leader whose job it is to lead them through the deluge insists that it is... in fact, ...the sunniest day ever." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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The State of the Union Revealed a Sad Reality

Donald Trump misused the annual presidential tradition in ways so radical as to call the ritual itself into question.

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Susan Mernit @smernit.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Which of these is not like the other? "Just as President Trump has said, he's been totally exonerated on anything relating to Epstein," --White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson--and this-- www.npr.org/2026/02/24/n...

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Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump

An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.

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Susan Mernit @smernit.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

This post about AI and the future of work by #MattSchumer has gone so viral that two non-techy friends called today to discuss what it could mean for their young daughter's future. I find the tone a little too dramatic; yet the assertions are spot on. : www.linkedin.com/pulse/someth...

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Something Big Is Happening

Think back to February 2020. If you were paying close attention, you might have noticed a few people talking about a virus spreading overseas.

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Susan Mernit @smernit.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Check out my new post! It’s a deep dive into a weekend of thrifted, vintage clothes for a special LA weekend with family and friends. susanmernit.substack.com/p/cyb-79-sty...

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CYB #79: Style Granny 3: Dressing for a special birthday winter weekend in LA

Getting into a weekend's worth of thrifted, vintage clothes

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Susan Mernit @smernit.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Absolutely loving this piece about wolf extinction disrupting Japan’s ecosystem, written from the context of Frank Shyong's visit to Hokkaido's Station Inn Hirafu. Dreaming and reading! frankbear.substack.com/p/borrowed-t...

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Borrowed time at Hokkaido's Station Inn Hirafu

A stay at Station Inn Hirafu, a place sustained by a fragile equilibrium between human, nature and railroad - and repeated shinkansen delays.

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Susan Mernit @smernit.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Style Granny! More in this series on getting into vintage fashion as an older lady and becoming more intentional about clothes. And yeah, this one has AI tools, too. susanmernit.substack.com/p/cyb-78-sty...

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Susan Mernit @smernit.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

The world has made me step back a bit from the socials, but now Cover Your Bases #76 is out. Reflections on right now, some great reads and things to watch, and yes, some tips on working with AI--I've gotten into doing research with #perplexity, so more on that. open.substack.com/pub/susanmer...?

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CYB #76: Trying to Make Sense of It This January

Cruelty, visibility, queer representation—and a healthy dose of WTF. (...plus an AI tip.)

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Ashley Kuckelman @ashleyvotesblue.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Republicans could stop this insanity right now if they wanted too. Do not let them off the hook. They have the power to end this immediately.

As G. Elliott Morris of Strength in Numbers wrote:
Republicans could stop this at any time they wanted to.All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Democrats to detund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump-3 in House & 20 in Senate). That's it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.

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Susan Mernit @smernit.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

New newsletter’s up: CYB #75 –2026 intentions, books I loved, vintage obsessions, and why lifting weights is helping me stay sane. Also: Frankie Faison in Ripple, Oslo in winter, and vintage clothes for the win. susanmernit.substack.com/p/cyb-75-wea...

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Susan Mernit @smernit.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Starting back today with weightlifting; doing more with warmups and associated movements to keep everything strong. This is 105 lbs, went well.

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Susan Mernit @smernit.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Just posted CYB#74: Pivots All the Way Down. This issue of the newsletter about shifting gears—injuries, vintage fashion obsessions, and AI tangents—with lots of recs for what to read + watch right now. susanmernit.substack.com/p/cyb74-pivo...

Moody winter beach, Northern California.

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Susan Mernit @smernit.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Back at the gym. Thrilled to work out without pain.

Smiling older woman in front of weight rack.

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Susan Mernit @smernit.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Okay, English language teacher in Tokoyo, jp. That would be #bryanwashington 's Palavar.

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Susan Mernit @smernit.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

So happy to be getting back to training, after 3 months with a hip injury! This is my hack on pulldowns...as a short person, that stepbench helps me grab the bar. #weightlifting

Image of stepbench placed below pulldown machine

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Susan Mernit @smernit.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Quick trip to Boston for dear friends wedding led to a lobster roll for dinner.

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Susan Mernit @smernit.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Had a weightlifting injury this fall, and am just getting back to it now. So happy to get started, again.

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