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Nicky Foster

@thewordsmithkc.bsky.social
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Content and resume writer, author, poet, bard, wife, mother, witch. Bipolar with dissociative identity disorder (DID). I call my alters The Others. Free job search resources, poetry, fiction, and more at thewordsmithkc.wordpress.com

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 06/11/2025
Wayside Cross Ministries’ plans to convert a former bank into transitional housing received the backing Monday of the Elgin Planning and Zoning Commission.
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Wayside Ministries wants to convert old Elgin bank into transitional housing
Wayside Ministries’ plans to convert an old bank into transitional housing receives the Elgin Planning and Zoning Commission’s OK.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 31/10/2025
Forrest Smith was forced to step down last month as the sole employee at the National Park Service responsible for cleaning up abandoned oil and gas wells at national parks across the U.S. He wasn't replaced. Now, the wells are at risk of spewing planet-warming gases and contaminating groundwater.
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The Only National Parks Employee Who Tracks Leaky Oil Wells Is Out of a Job
Forrest Smith was forced to step down last month as the National Park Service’s chief petroleum engineer. He wasn’t replaced.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 31/10/2025
A U.S. citizen was seen being detained by Border Patrol agents in Chicago, a day after Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem claimed that her agency was not engaging in the practice.
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Video shows US citizen cuffed a day after Kristi Noem claimed no such thing is happening
A U.S. citizen was seen being detained by Border Patrol agents in Chicago, a day after Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem claimed that her agency was not engaging in the practice.In a video obtained by The Chicago Tribune on Friday, Border Patrol agents surround a Latino man in ha...
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 31/10/2025
Many people have pointed out that Republicans are harming their own constituents, as if they don’t already know this, and telling them would make them go, “Oh, heck, we forgot, thank you, we better go change our ways. Praise Jesus.” News flash: They know. They just don’t care. trib.al/hd2UcUv
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Mike Johnson’s Christian Values: Children Starve, Pedophiles Skate
On Saturday, November 1, the real pain of the shutdown starts for people. Donald Trump and the Republicans have screamed: We. Don’t. Care.
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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 26/09/2025
Commentary: Two-thirds of people who underwent psilocybin-assisted therapy remained free from depression five years later, according to recent research from the Ohio State University and Johns Hopkins University that offers the first long-term glimpse into the lasting power of psychedelic treatment.
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New study shows lasting relief from depression after magic-mushroom treatment • Ohio Capital Journal
Commentary: Two-thirds of people who underwent psilocybin-assisted therapy remained free from depression five years later, according to recent research from the Ohio State University and Johns…
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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 26/09/2025
FanX forbids A.I.-generated art on the vendor floor as the annual gathering gets underway in downtown Salt Lake City.
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Utahns pour in for FanX, but A.I. is out in favor of ‘human-created art and goods’
FanX forbids A.I.-generated art on the vendor floor as the annual gathering gets underway in downtown Salt Lake City.
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Nicky Foster @thewordsmithkc.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
That's a scary thought. What if the aliens are listening to the Church of Lazlo in the mornings? I'm pretty sure I don't want that duo representing earth.
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CNN @cnn.com · 23/09/2025
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt pulled quite a pivot at Monday’s briefing to reporters. cnn.it/4gByhBH
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Analysis: How the GOP put Democrats in a tough spot on Charlie Kirk resolution | CNN Politics
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt pulled quite a pivot at Monday's briefing to reporters.
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CNN @cnn.com · 27/08/2025
Illinois became the latest on August 1 to join a small cohort of states moving to regulate the use of AI for therapeutic purposes. cnn.it/3HzeCFA
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Your AI therapist might be illegal soon. Here’s why | CNN
State lawmakers are slamming the breaks on AI therapy as stories of chatbots offering inappropriate and even dangerous responses pile up.
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Nicky Foster @thewordsmithkc.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
You should let people know that black cohosh is not appropriate if you're on psych meds. It may interfere with other meds as well, I'm not sure. But I know I've been told to stay away from it. I was going to use it for perimenopause symptoms.
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🖌 Myandra sez: 🖍 Impeach the MF'er soon. We're waiting. @myandra.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
😏😏😏You don't say?
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 09/08/2025
Today, the word “Luddite” is used as an insult to anyone resistant to technological innovation. But a recent book argues that Luddism stood not against technology per se but for the rights of workers in the face of automation.
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Rethinking the Luddites in the Age of A.I.
Brian Merchant’s new book, “Blood in the Machine,” argues that Luddism stood not against technology per se but for the rights of workers in the face of automation.
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Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
Stop using AI to prove that AI is stupid. It still affects the environment just as much. It is still fed by stolen words and art. It’s like proving a mushroom is deadly by EATING it.
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Nicky Foster @thewordsmithkc.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
I had not heard this. That's ridiculous. At least you still have 10 days from the date on the title to tag it, right?
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Storm Faerywolf @faerywolf.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
I'm not saying Trump's a pedophile, but his approval ratings are so low he wants to fuck them.
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Larry Krasner @dalarrykrasner.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
It says everything that Republicans are working harder to arrest Texas Democrats than anyone on the Epstein list.
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Stephen R. Smith @stephensmith.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
“Tell people there's an invisible man in the sky who created the universe, and the vast majority will believe you. Tell them the paint is wet, and they have to touch it to be sure.” – George Carlin
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Nicky Foster @thewordsmithkc.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
There's a Meta Social Media Course on Coursera that explains how to do this, but I don't remember the details off the top of my head. If you're working with Meta I highly recommend it. I learned a lot. Definitely worth it.
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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Hey, so, TOTALLY not suggesting that RFK Jr. BACKS DOWN when we PUSH BACK, BUT if you’d like to call… HHS Toll-Free: 1-877-696-6775 HHS Direct Line: 202-690-7000 PLEASE share and consider calling your senators and representatives as well. NONE of this is okay. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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RFK Jr’s health department to halt $500m in mRNA vaccine research
Agency to end 22 federal contracts, questioning safety of technology credited with helping end Covid pandemic
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General Strike US @generalstrikeus.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
Take care of yourselves this weekend. Self care is resistance 🖤
A meme that reads Me when I realize practicing self-care challenges capitalist narratives of constant productivity with an image of Margot Robbie from the Barbie movie saying Do you guys ever think about how self-care acts as political defiance by rejecting the culture of burnout? Meme by Meg Slay
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RNS @rns.org · 08/08/2025
Between 1400 and 1780, an estimated 100,000 people, mostly women, were prosecuted for witchcraft in Europe.
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From printing presses to Facebook feeds: What yesterday’s witch hunts have in common with today’s misinformation crisis
(The Conversation) — Who bears responsibility when false information leads to real harm?
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Nicky Foster @thewordsmithkc.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
But climate change isn't real.
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Nicky Foster @thewordsmithkc.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
We should all be donating to these brave lawmakers if we have the money to spare. (I don't.)
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Alaska Beacon @alaskabeacon.com · 04/08/2025
Climate change: new method can more accurately attribute environmental harm to individual polluters, writes Shashi Kant Yadaz and Gitanjali Nain Gill in a commentary for the Alaska Beacon.
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Climate change: new method can more accurately attribute environmental harm to individual polluters | Alaska Beacon
Emissions data can show how much warming can be directly attributed to an individual company, two commentary authors write.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 04/08/2025
“It’s not enough for the nation’s most important newspaper to chronicle democracy’s decline. It must, at some point, affirmatively oppose it.” trib.al/QAK9NSw
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The Media’s Urge to Be “Fair” to Trump Is Killing the Republic
70 percent of Republicans understand that Trump’s tariffs will raise prices. Why is the press acting like they’re a huge success?
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Nicky Foster @thewordsmithkc.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
This was my parenting style.
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Nicky Foster @thewordsmithkc.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
There is a problem with this. Not every homeless person is an addict or has a mental health problem. Some of them were simply pushed out of housing with nowhere to go. How is throwing them in jail going to help anything?
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 11/07/2025
Most plastics are not recyclable, largely because there is no market for materials labeled 3 through 7. from @grist.org via @climatedesk.org
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Big Plastic wants you to think you can recycle your yogurt container
Those numbered labels, vetted by private interests, can be misleading.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 10/07/2025
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Lars Kenseth. #NewYorkerCartoons nyer.cm/xRmRxXS
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Nicky Foster @thewordsmithkc.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
that job turned out to be a scam.
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Nicky Foster @thewordsmithkc.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
I'm wondering if I should maybe look up some tutorials now so I'm prepared.
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Nicky Foster @thewordsmithkc.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
I haven't used an Apple pc since 1998, and I have not had one in my household since I was about 10 years old. I've occasionally used an iphone for a simple call, but I've never had one. The only smartphones I've ever had have been Samsungs. Realistically, how hard is this transition going to be?
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Nicky Foster @thewordsmithkc.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
I finally got a job! It's a really good hourly pay and benefits. They are going to send me a MacBook preloaded with all the software I'll need, including to manage time clock, payroll, and benefits. I'll also be getting a work phone, which I think should be an iPhone to connect to the laptop. 1/2
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Nicky Foster @thewordsmithkc.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
This is a huge problem. The whole world is looking at this experiment to see how effective it is. And they are fudging the numbers.
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10/11 News @1011now.com · 03/07/2025
AAA activates ‘Tow to Go’ service for Independence Day weekend
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AAA activates ‘Tow to Go’ service for Independence Day weekend
The Auto Club Group is reactivating its Tow to Go service in Nebraska to offer a confidential and free ride for drivers who find themselves too impaired to drive.
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My Skeets Are Made of Lawry's, Rice & Gravy & You Can't Have Any @youraibabydaddy.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Yep lol. She and Black people tried to warn y'all ☕️
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NeverFadingWood 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇱🇪🇺 @avantgardening.pl · 22/06/2025
I mean, when it all comes down it, I believe in a sense of community and being nice to people. And apparently that makes me a radical these days.
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 12/06/2025
“Piracy is piracy”: Disney and Universal sue AI image generator Midjourney in a Hollywood first www.niemanlab.org/2025/06/pira...
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“Piracy is piracy”: Disney and Universal sue AI image generator Midjourney in a Hollywood first
Yesterday, Disney and Universal Studios (which is owned by NBCUniversal) sued the generative AI company Midjourney in U.S. district court in Los Angeles. The 143-page filing alleges that the AI image…
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 11/06/2025
Groundbreaking cancer treatment which ‘destroys tumours with sound’ to be rolled out on NHS
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NHS patients to receive new cancer treatment using ultrasound to destroy tumours
UK regulators hail ‘major step forward’ as histotripsy to be offered to liver cancer patients later this year
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Forbes @forbes.com · 11/06/2025
This Woman Could Block Some Controversial Parts Of Trump’s Big Bill
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This Woman Could Block Some Controversial Parts Of Trump's Big Bill
As the Senate takes up consideration of the House-passed tax and budget cutting package, Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough will have a crucial vote on its contents.
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Nicky Foster @thewordsmithkc.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
I told my panicking daughter this morning, "Life is going to shit on you, and you have to learn how to deal with it." She said that wasn't helpful and was pretty offended. I told her that's the truth. Was I too harsh?
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Nicky Foster @thewordsmithkc.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Delta is not the same as weed. It doesn't have near the psychoreactive components. It does, however, help with my anxiety, mood, and inflammation levels. We're in a legal state and we frequently buy Delta products because they are cheaper.
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Nicky Foster @thewordsmithkc.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
My disability was denied. At this point I'm not going to fight for it anymore. I'm going to keep doing my Coursera courses and learn social media marketing and email marketing. Maybe with those I can get back to a decent earning level even though I can only work part time.
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Nicky Foster @thewordsmithkc.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Had a great time with the kids, then came home for a nap. It was great to see everyone.
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Nicky Foster @thewordsmithkc.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
I burned the pizza on accident so now Mom is out getting Sonic. I think I prefer the Sonic today anyway.
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Nicky Foster @thewordsmithkc.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Had a great day with my daughter @josie-peters.bsky.social today! I get to see her again and her brothers on Sunday.
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Nicky Foster @thewordsmithkc.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
I also know several people who live in their vehicle and walmart parking lots are their go-to location to spend the night.
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