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Joseph Lyttleton
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US writer in Spain
Co-host of Madrid Writers Group
Creator of 10 Cities/10 Years www.10cities10years.com
Debut novel: Yahweh's Children (https://shorturl.at/W4LvP)
New novel: The Awakening (https://shorturl.at/Cr9Bi)
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Joseph Lyttleton @10cities10years.bsky.social · 22d
It's release day!

My novel, The Awakening, is now available:

linktr.ee/theawakeningJL

The Awakening is contemporary #litfic with a speculative element. It asks the question, "Is it possible to find redemption in unbelief?"

💙📚
#writerslift
#NewReleaseTuesday
#WhoAreTheElenchi
10cities10years.bsky.social
Another terrible headline for this administration, another day spent hearing MAGA spin this shit into silk.
reuters.com Reuters @reuters.com · 7h
🎧 Payrolls land on a Wednesday — and the data isn’t looking great. Layoffs are rising and retail sales just stumbled. We break down what it means for the economy on this week’s Reuters Morning Bid podcast reut.rs/4bODxS7
Job jitters
Main Street is wobbling, from layoffs to weak retail sales.
reut.rs
February 11, 2026 at 12:24 PM
10cities10years.bsky.social
Speculation about this whole canceled El Paso flights thing is natural, but it's going to do more harm than good. Better to focus on what we do know: The people of El Paso and West Texas (and anyone flying to or through there) just got seriously boned by this government.
February 11, 2026 at 12:23 PM
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The report is just going to be a sheet of paper with a red down arrow on it.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Peter Navarro: "The jobs report comes out tomorrow. We have to revise our expectations down significantly for what a monthly job number should look like ... Wall Street has to adjust for the fact that we're deporting millions of illegals out of the job market."
February 10, 2026 at 2:29 PM
10cities10years.bsky.social
It's quite the culture that we've created: We've made pedophiles our ultimate boogeymen, but then we completely ignore the victims and protect the perpetrators with redactions and legal bargains.
February 10, 2026 at 9:26 AM
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Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.

He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
February 8, 2026 at 7:50 PM
10cities10years.bsky.social
"Libertarians can be annoying." I stopped reading after that sentence, as there was no way she was going to say anything else as true as that.
radleybalko.bsky.social Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 2d
I feel like I'm losing my goddamnned mind.

This op-ed was written by Kathrine Mangu-Ward. Katherine is editor-in-chief of Reason magazine.

Reason fired @shikhadalmia.bsky.social for being too anti-Trump.
Opinion | Libertarians Tried to Warn You About Trump
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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Seattle is tied for my favorite city in the US, so even though I don't follow football, I'm happy they won. That's my most controversial Super Bowl take.
February 9, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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#WritersLift: you (my fellow writer) 'follow' all the other writers who are on this thread, then add yourself by replying with a link to your writing (usually a #book offer, #blog, #forum), which I & others repost to all our followers ... and--almost to prove that I'm 'one of you' -
qr.ae/pCl453
What does the word “Farsi” mean?
Uncle Jay Hubbard's answer: > “Farsi [1]is the name of the Persian language as spoken in Iran. It’s the endonym—what native speakers call their own language—and it comes from a historical sound shift...
qr.ae
February 6, 2026 at 1:58 PM
10cities10years.bsky.social
Seeing all the "How can they do this legally??" replies is making me want to laugh and cry at the same time.
February 7, 2026 at 11:47 AM
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Trump being a racist isn't news. Trump's supporters making excuses for him isn't news. We've seen this all before.

The focus should be on what his Obama video says about who he thinks his audience is. Make it clear *he thinks* his followers are fine with overt racism.
February 6, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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10cities10years.bsky.social
New from me on Medium:

"Why I self-published my new novel"

📚💙 #booksky
📚🖋️ #litfic
#writesky
#writingcommunity
#writerslift
Why I self-published my new novel
My latest novel, The Awakening, is a work of speculative literary fiction that explores a world without faith…
josephlyttleton.medium.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:04 PM
10cities10years.bsky.social
Mike Johnson has definitively answered the question: America is NOT a Christian nation.
Read in its context, the passage in Leviticus 19 makes perfect sense. Showing love and kindness to a stranger was not a command given to civil government, but instead to individual believers. That same principle is emphasized in the New Testament. When Jesus spoke of embracing, caring, and providing for “the least of these” (E.g., Matt. 25:31-40), His instruction was given to His disciples, and not the local authorities.
February 6, 2026 at 12:49 PM
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atrupar.com
Wow! What sounded like the entire AEW Dynamite audience in Las Vegas tonight chanted "Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE!" in unison before the main event
February 5, 2026 at 3:31 AM
10cities10years.bsky.social
Many (many) years ago, I had an article published on the front page of the Business section of the @washingtonpost.com. It was the highlight of my young "career" (if you could call it that) and the experience of working with the Washington Post editorial team was a joy.
A two-page layout from the Washington Post Business section with a story entitled "Life on $20,000 a year" and its second-page title, "Undertaking a do-more-with-less odyssey."
February 5, 2026 at 9:51 AM
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"For much of the 2010s and likely before and since, it appears the crime rate of CBP agents and offices was higher PER CAPITA than the crime rate of undocumented immigrants in the United States."
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
Accountability for ICE and CBP
However bad you think the corruption and misconduct at ICE and CBP is — the reality is far far worse.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 4, 2026 at 2:28 AM
10cities10years.bsky.social
QAnon really did just say, "Ah, nevermind."
February 4, 2026 at 8:02 PM
10cities10years.bsky.social
New from me on Medium:

"Why I self-published my new novel"

📚💙 #booksky
📚🖋️ #litfic
#writesky
#writingcommunity
#writerslift
Why I self-published my new novel
My latest novel, The Awakening, is a work of speculative literary fiction that explores a world without faith…
josephlyttleton.medium.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Reposted by Joseph Lyttleton
10cities10years.bsky.social
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are both in the Epstein Files - a lot - but they want us to be scared of "illegal immigrants."
January 31, 2026 at 11:24 AM
10cities10years.bsky.social
Genuinely can't tell if this is a bit or if someone got lost on the way to Xitter, but these being the only five accounts they follow is a nice touch.
March for Billionaires account @marchforbillionaires.org Billionaires get a lot of hate. But the average billionaire is someone who created a lot of wealth by making things people want. Join us in celebrating billionaires' contributions, Feb 7 in San Francisco. marchforbillionaires.org
February 1, 2026 at 12:55 PM
10cities10years.bsky.social
Horseshoe Theory, but make it pedophilia.
emily.gorcen.ski Emily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 11d
Cool thoughts from Noam Chomsky
From: Matthew Hiltzik < To: J <jeevacation@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Thoughts from Chomsky Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2019 23:34:06 +0000 I think that is wise Sent from my iPhone On Feb 23, 2019, at 4:19 PM, J < jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote: Ive watched the horrible way you are being treated in the press and public. It's painful to say, but I think the best way to proceed is to ignore it. I've had plenty of experience, though of course not on this scale. A google search will bring up tons of hysterical accusations of all sorts, even groups devoted to vilifying me. I pay no attention, unless I'm approached for a comment on a specific matter. It's a nuisance, but it's the best way. The same conclusions from experiences of others, in some cases close friends. What the vultures dearly want is a public response, which then provides a public opening for an onslaught of venomous attacks, many from just publicity seekers or cranks of all sorts -- which are impossible to answer (how do you prove that you are not a neo-Nazi who wants to kill the Jews, or a rapist, or whatever charge comes along?). That's particularly true now with the hysteria that has developed about abuse of women, which has reached the point that even questioning a charge is a crime worse than murder. For virtually everyone who sees any of this, the reaction will be "where there's smoke there's fire, maybe raging fire" (whatever the facts, which few will even think of investigating). In general, it's best I think not to react unless directly questioned, particularly in the current mood -- which, I presume, will fade away, even if not in time to prevent much torture and distress.
January 31, 2026 at 12:50 PM
10cities10years.bsky.social
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are both in the Epstein Files - a lot - but they want us to be scared of "illegal immigrants."
January 31, 2026 at 11:24 AM
10cities10years.bsky.social
Nothing suspicious about delaying the complete release of the Epstein Files for over a month and then releasing millions of files on the last Friday of the month. That's just what a fully transparent administration would do.
January 30, 2026 at 5:31 PM
10cities10years.bsky.social
Weird that this fraud story out of Texas (from last June) got basically no traction even though it's basically identical to the Minnesota fraud story, with one minor difference. Can you spot it?
www.fox4news.com/news/48-texa...
Headline: 48 Texans charged in nationwide $14.6 billion healthcare fraud takedown By Amber KitePublished June 30, 2025 2:04pm CDTTexasFOX 4 article Judge gavel, scales of justice and law books in court. (Brian A. Jackson/South Florida Sun Sentinel) The Brief 48 Texans are among 324 individuals nationwide indicted in a massive health care fraud crackdown. These schemes involve over $14.6 billion in alleged losses to federal health care programs. TEXAS - 48 people from Texas are among 324 defendants nationwide facing criminal charges in the Justice Department’s 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, authorities announced on Monday. More than $14.6 Billion in alleged fraud Big picture view: These alleged schemes collectively involve more than $14.6 billion in intended losses to federal health care programs. The widespread enforcement effort underscores a commitment to combat health care fraud that exploits patients and taxpayers. Texans Charged Here’s a breakdown of the Texans charged, their alleged offenses, and where they were charged: Northern District of Texas Demitrious Gilmore, 46, of Lubbock: Charged by indictment with conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Allegedly submitted more than $19 million in false claims to the Department of Labor Office of Workers Compensation Program (DOL-OWCP) for medically unnecessary services, including multiple custom knee braces for a single claimant and physical therapy while the claimant was undergoing surgery. Over $1 million was seized from his bank accounts. Gary Martin, 62, of McKinney: Charged by indictment with conspiracy to solicit or receive kickbacks for referrals to a federal health care program and solicitation and receipt of kickbacks. Allegedly conspired to pay and receive kickbacks based on Medicare reimbursements for over-the-counter COVID-19 tests that beneficiaries, including deceased individuals, had not requested. Khadeer Khan Mohammed, 44, a citizen of India living in Richardson: Charged by indictment with health care fraud. Allegedly owned American Premier Labs LLC and caused the submission of approximately $93 million in false claims to Medicare for genetic testing never requested, ordered, or performed, using stolen physician identities. Nearly $6 million was seized from his bank accounts. Olatunbosun Osukoya, 67, of Plano: Charged by indictment with conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Allegedly owned Ayo Biometrics, LLC d/b/a Cambridge Diagnostics, and submitted over $25 million in false claims to Medicare, TRICARE, and other insurers for electroencephalogram (EEG) testing, recruiting providers with kickbacks and falsifying diagnoses. Southern District of Texas Rami Abunakira, 39, of Richmond: Charged by information with conspiracy to defraud the United States and pay and receive health care kickbacks and payment of health care kickbacks. Allegedly helped operate laboratories that billed Medicare for medically unnecessary genetic tests induced by illegal kickbacks, concealing ownership and kickback arrangements.6 Sacha Lashun Betts, 47, of Houston: Charged by indictment with conspiracy to distribute and dispense controlled substances. Allegedly controlled a drug trafficking organization that used "front" pharmacies to sell over 4.4 million doses of opioids and other controlled substances to street-level dealers. Nicholas Aguillard, 49, of Rosenberg: Charged by indictment with conspiracy to distribute and dispense controlled substances. Allegedly conspired with Betts to unlawfully operate a Houston-area pharmacy. Lisa Darlene Durden, 60, of Missouri City: Charged by indictment with conspiracy to distribute and dispense controlled substances. Allegedly served as a pharmacist in an illicit drug distribution enterprise.
January 29, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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Trying to be both sane and informed is the ultimate catch-22. I attempt to not get drawn into dumb Twitter or TikTok rabbit holes and subcultures because I think that's a first-class ticket to brain rot, but at the same time, I'm often out of touch with "the discourse" and useful cultural context.
January 29, 2026 at 2:49 PM
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My foster kitty
Cat The Awakening
January 29, 2026 at 6:55 AM