Fiction Writer NC
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Writer, gardener, cat person - living in North Carolina US wishing the world had progressed positively by now
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Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
I'm so tired of measles.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
Gallatin Co. reports 2nd measles case, warns of exposure sites nbcmontana.com/news/local/g...
December 2, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
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day 1 is "penzeys revolution blend" and i cant stop laughing at "we have to GET RID of this lying, cheating, CORRUPT SCUMBAG PRESIDENT!! RESIST! REVOLT! REVOLUTION NOW!! good on roast poultry and carrots"
December 2, 2025 at 12:59 AM
day 1 is "penzeys revolution blend" and i cant stop laughing at "we have to GET RID of this lying, cheating, CORRUPT SCUMBAG PRESIDENT!! RESIST! REVOLT! REVOLUTION NOW!! good on roast poultry and carrots"
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December 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
December 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
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Number of states where average gas prices are below $2:
Zero.
Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2:
Zero.
Zero.
Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2:
Zero.
HASSETT: Gas prices dropped below $2 a gallon in a lot of places
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
November 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Number of states where average gas prices are below $2:
Zero.
Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2:
Zero.
Zero.
Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2:
Zero.
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mute that guy you don't know who popped up in your mentions and is in the most bad faith way trying to start a fight with you
sometimes people do know how to read but they want to fight somebody more than they want to be careful
mute him!!
sometimes people do know how to read but they want to fight somebody more than they want to be careful
mute him!!
November 30, 2025 at 6:45 PM
mute that guy you don't know who popped up in your mentions and is in the most bad faith way trying to start a fight with you
sometimes people do know how to read but they want to fight somebody more than they want to be careful
mute him!!
sometimes people do know how to read but they want to fight somebody more than they want to be careful
mute him!!
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Our allies are no longer sharing intelligence
Our trading partners are seeking more reliable supply chains
Our long-standing treaties and commitment to human rights don’t mean shit
Neighbors are turning in neighbors
Tell me when we’re great again
Our trading partners are seeking more reliable supply chains
Our long-standing treaties and commitment to human rights don’t mean shit
Neighbors are turning in neighbors
Tell me when we’re great again
November 30, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Our allies are no longer sharing intelligence
Our trading partners are seeking more reliable supply chains
Our long-standing treaties and commitment to human rights don’t mean shit
Neighbors are turning in neighbors
Tell me when we’re great again
Our trading partners are seeking more reliable supply chains
Our long-standing treaties and commitment to human rights don’t mean shit
Neighbors are turning in neighbors
Tell me when we’re great again
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honestly? very little about my life would change. I would just give myself more grace. I wouldn't go to work sick or feel guilt about not going. I wouldn't hate myself for buying food when I didn't want to cook. I'd buy things when I needed them before it hit desperation. I'd live, and not hate it
Honest question: If everyone got Universal Basic Income, no strings attached, what would YOU do with it?
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
November 30, 2025 at 12:31 AM
honestly? very little about my life would change. I would just give myself more grace. I wouldn't go to work sick or feel guilt about not going. I wouldn't hate myself for buying food when I didn't want to cook. I'd buy things when I needed them before it hit desperation. I'd live, and not hate it
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Japan: Flu spreading faster this year.
Japan’s Institute for Health Security reports about 197,000 cases nationwide in a week, up 35% from the previous week.
Health officials urge people to wash hands, wear masks and consider vaccination to reduce transmission.
www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...
Japan’s Institute for Health Security reports about 197,000 cases nationwide in a week, up 35% from the previous week.
Health officials urge people to wash hands, wear masks and consider vaccination to reduce transmission.
www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...
Flu spreading faster this year in Japan | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Influenza is spreading in Japan with average weekly cases topping 50 per medical institution in the seven days ending November 23. That threshold was reached about a month earlier than last year.
www3.nhk.or.jp
November 30, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Japan: Flu spreading faster this year.
Japan’s Institute for Health Security reports about 197,000 cases nationwide in a week, up 35% from the previous week.
Health officials urge people to wash hands, wear masks and consider vaccination to reduce transmission.
www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...
Japan’s Institute for Health Security reports about 197,000 cases nationwide in a week, up 35% from the previous week.
Health officials urge people to wash hands, wear masks and consider vaccination to reduce transmission.
www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...
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He’s using the world’s most lethal military force to murder civilians so he can feel tough. To soothe his enormous insecurity. Truly wretched.
November 29, 2025 at 2:27 AM
He’s using the world’s most lethal military force to murder civilians so he can feel tough. To soothe his enormous insecurity. Truly wretched.
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And reminding everyone that he tried to shut up Democrats who talked about following the law.
Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
November 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
And reminding everyone that he tried to shut up Democrats who talked about following the law.
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Yes, who is more likely to regard the sacrifice of people as abhorrent than those who follow a religion centered on celebrating the sacrifice of a person?
November 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Yes, who is more likely to regard the sacrifice of people as abhorrent than those who follow a religion centered on celebrating the sacrifice of a person?
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Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
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"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
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Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
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"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
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In case you’re wondering why Pete Hegseth is freaking out about a congressional video reminding the military not to participate in illegal orders:
To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 12:14 AM
In case you’re wondering why Pete Hegseth is freaking out about a congressional video reminding the military not to participate in illegal orders:
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In sworn testimony during his trial, a witness testified that former President Hernández once said that he wanted to “shove drugs right up the noses of the gringos.”
Now he is going to be granted a pardon by President Trump — not even a commutation — and be freed from a 45-year prison sentence.
Now he is going to be granted a pardon by President Trump — not even a commutation — and be freed from a 45-year prison sentence.
1. President Trump is directly and publicly intervening in the elections of a foreign nation and has also promised to grant a pardon to former President of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernández.
November 29, 2025 at 1:47 AM
In sworn testimony during his trial, a witness testified that former President Hernández once said that he wanted to “shove drugs right up the noses of the gringos.”
Now he is going to be granted a pardon by President Trump — not even a commutation — and be freed from a 45-year prison sentence.
Now he is going to be granted a pardon by President Trump — not even a commutation — and be freed from a 45-year prison sentence.
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🧵 Lowe's CEO, one of 8 Black Fortune 500 CEOs, stands firm on DEI.
"Championing Diversity Through Action: Ellison’s approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is rooted in practical change rather than public statements"
Home Depot, meanwhile, allows ICE agents to raid its parking lots.
"Championing Diversity Through Action: Ellison’s approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is rooted in practical change rather than public statements"
Home Depot, meanwhile, allows ICE agents to raid its parking lots.
November 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
🧵 Lowe's CEO, one of 8 Black Fortune 500 CEOs, stands firm on DEI.
"Championing Diversity Through Action: Ellison’s approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is rooted in practical change rather than public statements"
Home Depot, meanwhile, allows ICE agents to raid its parking lots.
"Championing Diversity Through Action: Ellison’s approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is rooted in practical change rather than public statements"
Home Depot, meanwhile, allows ICE agents to raid its parking lots.
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My pho guy closes his shop on Black Friday every year and just cooks hibachi out front all day for anyone that wants it for free
November 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
My pho guy closes his shop on Black Friday every year and just cooks hibachi out front all day for anyone that wants it for free
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What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
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OK, who narced?
November 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM
OK, who narced?
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Your Black Friday reminder that in 75% of U.S. industries, a smaller number of companies now control more of the business than they did twenty years ago. We must stop the monopolization of America. Shop small if you can, please.
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Your Black Friday reminder that in 75% of U.S. industries, a smaller number of companies now control more of the business than they did twenty years ago. We must stop the monopolization of America. Shop small if you can, please.
I don’t know how cold it got overnight, bur the pepper and tomato plants’ leaves look like cooked spinach today. Only one plant survived and it lives against the house… brick (below the siding and hidden behind the plant) probably kept it warmer. 🌱
November 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I don’t know how cold it got overnight, bur the pepper and tomato plants’ leaves look like cooked spinach today. Only one plant survived and it lives against the house… brick (below the siding and hidden behind the plant) probably kept it warmer. 🌱
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"My poll numbers have never been better."
November 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
"My poll numbers have never been better."