Susan Mernit

Something Messy Is Happening: On AI, Panic, and Asking Better Questions Maybe you, like me, read Matt Shumer's viral piece about AI eliminating 50% of white-collar jobs in the next 1-5 years and maybe you, like me, thought… Oh. Isht.

And a refreshing push back: www.linkedin.com/pulse/someth...

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.

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...

CYB #79: Style Granny 3: Dressing for a special birthday winter weekend in LA Getting into a weekend's worth of thrifted, vintage clothes

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...

YouTube video by NFL Bad Bunny's Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show

SO much great energy here. BadBunny is the best. www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6Fu...

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.

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...

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...

CYB #76: Trying to Make Sense of It This January Cruelty, visibility, queer representation—and a healthy dose of WTF. (...plus an AI tip.)

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...?

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.

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.

CYB #76: Introducing Style Granny, An Occasional Series This is the first in a series about fashion, vintage shopping, and figuring out what I actually like as an mature person (one with lots of energy, but up there in years now.)

While recovering from my hip injury (and unable to lift), I got back into vintage fashion. In this newsletter, some reflections. susanmernit.substack.com/p/cyb-76-int...

newsletter cover: trees in deep woods.

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...

Deadlift set up, 105 lbs on the bar.

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

Moody winter beach, Northern California.

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...

Smiling older woman in front of weight rack.

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

Mamdani to be sworn in as New York mayor in abandoned subway station Mamdani to take oath of office on New Year’s Eve in Gilded Age subway station beneath city hall

Energizing! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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

Image of stepbench placed below pulldown machine

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

Beautiful

Great lobster roll

Seaport, boston

Fishing boat, Boston

Gingerbread houses at the hotel

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

Rdl at gym with older white lady lifter

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

Understanding, managing, leveraging, and distributing power. I've been in an autoimmune flare for the last six weeks handling a set of hives that my fiancé lovingly calls "chives." Whenever we talk about my condition in our home, it makes me laugh about somethi...

Wise words from @karlaliliana.bsky.social www.bravaleaders.com/juicy-joyful...

This is a wise and true reflection thank you.

Great shot!

Beautiful

December 5, 2025 Late last night, the Trump administration released the 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS) of the United States of America.

Moving towards a fascist dark ages as quickly as possible. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

What the Gender Gap Among Young People Is Actually About It goes deeper than just politics

Just reading this fantastic essay. open.substack.com/pub/thenoosp...

University of Alabama shuts down student magazines for Black students, women students University officials told editors of Alice and Nineteen Fifty-Six that they believed they were out of compliance with Trump administration guidance on anti-DEI policies.

Feeling angry. open.substack.com/pub/phillewi...

Today is Giving Tuesday. Please join me in supporting Hack the Hood, an amazing Bay Area nonprofit that ensures young people of color get the skills and support they need to succeed in Tech—I will match all donations made today up to $1,000. Image of young woman in program

Today is Giving Tuesday. Please join me in supporting Hack the Hood, an amazing Bay Area nonprofit that ensures young people of color get the skills and support they need to succeed in Tech—I will match donations made today up to $1,000.

hth2025-talent-is-universal.funraise.org/fundraiser/s...

Today is #GivingTuesday. Please join me in supporting Hack the Hood, an amazing Bay Area nonprofit that ensures young people of color get the skills and support they need to succeed in Tech—I will match donations made today up to $1,000.

hth2025-talent-is-universal.funraise.org/fundraiser/s...

Steve Bannon Was Epstein’s Comeback Consultant. Where’s the Uproar? The MAGA architect is escaping opprobrium for his chummy relationship with the notorious pedophile.

Monday read. Wowzer. open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

Yep!