Lia Matera
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12 crime novels, 2 Edgar nominations; 14 stories, 1 Shamus winner, 1 Int'l Thriller Award nom
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12 crime novels, 2 Edgar nominations; 14 stories, 1 Shamus winner, 1 Int'l Thriller Award nom
Editor, anthology of stories by my betters
ChatGPT says I died in 2022, making me...a ghost writer?
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Sorry, I don't reply to DMs
Online contrarians are so annoying. I don't get the allure of defaulting to kneejerk haughtiness & dismissiveness, often with a side of sneery nit-picking or whataboutism. And it's useless to hope they'll look back & acknowledge the times they were wrong -- they can contrarian-splain away anything.
February 12, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Online contrarians are so annoying. I don't get the allure of defaulting to kneejerk haughtiness & dismissiveness, often with a side of sneery nit-picking or whataboutism. And it's useless to hope they'll look back & acknowledge the times they were wrong -- they can contrarian-splain away anything.
I guess in the MAGA era, Bondi believes fake outrage plays better than fake tears.
February 11, 2026 at 8:42 PM
I guess in the MAGA era, Bondi believes fake outrage plays better than fake tears.
What is she trying to convey here, with her histrionic pretense that she won't "get in the gutter" with a calm questioner asking relevant questions she must have expected? It's so obviously manipulative, such a ham-fisted ploy to detract, that it underscores how negligent & corrupt her DOJ has been
wow -- Bondi throws a fit in response to Nadler's question about how many of Epstein's co-conspirators, if any, she's investigating, aggressively pointing at him and yelling. The hearing then devolves into chaos and Raskin and Bondi start yelling at each other.
February 11, 2026 at 7:29 PM
What is she trying to convey here, with her histrionic pretense that she won't "get in the gutter" with a calm questioner asking relevant questions she must have expected? It's so obviously manipulative, such a ham-fisted ploy to detract, that it underscores how negligent & corrupt her DOJ has been
"performance's lyrics openly glorified sodomy and countless other unspeakable depravities." Where? Here's a translation. Was call to have fun, "dance dance dance without fear," or lyrics about women doing what/where they want "depravity"? Was celebrating PR "unspeakable"? genius.com/Genius-engli...
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
"performance's lyrics openly glorified sodomy and countless other unspeakable depravities." Where? Here's a translation. Was call to have fun, "dance dance dance without fear," or lyrics about women doing what/where they want "depravity"? Was celebrating PR "unspeakable"? genius.com/Genius-engli...
"American culture will not be mocked or corrupted without consequence." MAGA's joyless neo-Puritanism ignores 45M Americans who speak Spanish at home, ignores that 6 Bad Bunny grammies reflect tastes of millions of young Americans. What makes self-entitled white scold Ogles an expert on our culture?
I always picture him standing in front of a burning cross when he types these into his phone.
February 11, 2026 at 4:06 PM
"American culture will not be mocked or corrupted without consequence." MAGA's joyless neo-Puritanism ignores 45M Americans who speak Spanish at home, ignores that 6 Bad Bunny grammies reflect tastes of millions of young Americans. What makes self-entitled white scold Ogles an expert on our culture?
For billionaires, it's F*ck You money, in more ways than one.
Would YOU like to speak in Washington, D.C. on July 4 for America’s 250th birthday? All you have to do is pay Freedom 250, a new Trump-aligned group, $2.5 million. If that’s too pricey, access to Trump himself costs only $1 million.
You have to be filthy rich to have a voice in Trump's America..
You have to be filthy rich to have a voice in Trump's America..
February 10, 2026 at 10:53 PM
For billionaires, it's F*ck You money, in more ways than one.
MAGA is a joyless movement of scolds and self-entitled browbeaters. I'm sick of them screaming at & berating us for finding diversity fun, embracing the camaraderie of inclusion, enjoying infusions of immigrant & minority cultures. They want to bully the majority of Americans out of enjoying America
February 10, 2026 at 5:31 PM
MAGA is a joyless movement of scolds and self-entitled browbeaters. I'm sick of them screaming at & berating us for finding diversity fun, embracing the camaraderie of inclusion, enjoying infusions of immigrant & minority cultures. They want to bully the majority of Americans out of enjoying America
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Listen to this. Not a penny more for this. Abolish and prosecute anyone who had anything to do with it.
"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
February 10, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Listen to this. Not a penny more for this. Abolish and prosecute anyone who had anything to do with it.
It should be a crime, literally, for ICE agents to drag someone away leaving car, keys, bank card, phone etc available for anyone to come along and steal. Same when they roust people from houses, leaving all inside unsecured. ICE is the biggest gift to thieves (and maybe kidnappers) I can imagine.
I arrived too late to an abduction yesterday. Ice vehicles boxed in a food delivery driver on the highway. They took him, and when I came on the scene (with a few other neighbors in cars), his keys were still in it. We found his phone, a debit card, his car title and registration.
February 9, 2026 at 11:17 PM
It should be a crime, literally, for ICE agents to drag someone away leaving car, keys, bank card, phone etc available for anyone to come along and steal. Same when they roust people from houses, leaving all inside unsecured. ICE is the biggest gift to thieves (and maybe kidnappers) I can imagine.
I wouldn't bet against Bannon having dissolved corpses in his tub, given that he's Bannon. I wouldn't bet he has, given the accusation comes from Stone. I *would* bet that even true, easy-to-prove charges won't be brought against Epstein friends who might trade info about Trump for good plea deals.
February 9, 2026 at 11:00 PM
I wouldn't bet against Bannon having dissolved corpses in his tub, given that he's Bannon. I wouldn't bet he has, given the accusation comes from Stone. I *would* bet that even true, easy-to-prove charges won't be brought against Epstein friends who might trade info about Trump for good plea deals.
I just rewatched Bad Bunny's halftime show. It was impossible not to smile, not to feel the fun of openly raucously celebrating a different culture, music, dance, language, history. MAGA is such a scold, always trying to bully people out of taking satisfaction & enjoyment from diversity & inclusion.
February 9, 2026 at 9:28 PM
I just rewatched Bad Bunny's halftime show. It was impossible not to smile, not to feel the fun of openly raucously celebrating a different culture, music, dance, language, history. MAGA is such a scold, always trying to bully people out of taking satisfaction & enjoyment from diversity & inclusion.
I grew up with immigrant Italians, would recall if people had freaked out over crooners singing "Volare" on TV. And I don't recall a fuss when singing nun performed "Dominique," or later, over performances of "Bésame Mucho," "Macarena," "Naatu Naatu." Trump has stupidized/made snowflakes of his fans
February 9, 2026 at 5:13 PM
I grew up with immigrant Italians, would recall if people had freaked out over crooners singing "Volare" on TV. And I don't recall a fuss when singing nun performed "Dominique," or later, over performances of "Bésame Mucho," "Macarena," "Naatu Naatu." Trump has stupidized/made snowflakes of his fans
ESTA, US visitor entry, now requires listing social media accounts. What does its web site say it flags as disqualifying? It doesn't--says "you will only receive an ESTA form with the phrase Travel not Authorized." Not why. Has CBP been ordered to deny entry to people who've criticized Trump online?
February 9, 2026 at 4:47 PM
ESTA, US visitor entry, now requires listing social media accounts. What does its web site say it flags as disqualifying? It doesn't--says "you will only receive an ESTA form with the phrase Travel not Authorized." Not why. Has CBP been ordered to deny entry to people who've criticized Trump online?
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Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance https://theonion.com/terrified-conservatives-lose-ability-to-speak-english-after-exposure-to-bad-bunny-performance-dios-mio-cry-millions-of-panicking-republicans/
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance https://theonion.com/terrified-conservatives-lose-ability-to-speak-english-after-exposure-to-bad-bunny-performance-dios-mio-cry-millions-of-panicking-republicans/
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February 8, 2026 at 11:42 PM
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WTF? "Something called a CSR"-- does he mean ACA's Cost Sharing Reductions, in effect 2013-17 despite House GOP court battles to eliminate them? CSR that TRUMP DISCONTINUED October 2017, calling them a "bailout for insurance companies" in an argument journalists described as "completely incoherent"?
BASH: Can you give me one specific example of a solution the president has put forward that is lowering healthcare costs, beyond prescription drugs?
DR OZ: There's something called a CSR
DR OZ: There's something called a CSR
February 8, 2026 at 4:05 PM
WTF? "Something called a CSR"-- does he mean ACA's Cost Sharing Reductions, in effect 2013-17 despite House GOP court battles to eliminate them? CSR that TRUMP DISCONTINUED October 2017, calling them a "bailout for insurance companies" in an argument journalists described as "completely incoherent"?
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I’m reminded of This is Spin̈al Tap’s, “It’s such a fine line between stupid and…clever.” Jeffries (Schumer, too) keep landing on the wrong side of that line.
You can just say "yes, he is a racist" or "yes, obviously he is a racist" or "are you fucking kidding me, what kind of stupid question is that in 2026?"
MSNBC: Do you believe Donald Trump is a racist?
HAKEEM JEFFRIES: If the guy is not a racist, he's certainly doing the best job that he can trying to convince us otherwise
HAKEEM JEFFRIES: If the guy is not a racist, he's certainly doing the best job that he can trying to convince us otherwise
February 7, 2026 at 10:31 PM
I’m reminded of This is Spin̈al Tap’s, “It’s such a fine line between stupid and…clever.” Jeffries (Schumer, too) keep landing on the wrong side of that line.
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Concentration camps: stories of as many as 50 people to a cell — men and women in some cases — with no windows and limited airflow, a single camera-monitored toilet, aluminum blankets, no showers and poor quality food.
ICE detainees from Maine being held under ‘inhumane’ conditions in Mass. facility, attorneys say
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said the allegations of overcrowding and lack of access to lawyers are false.
www.pressherald.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Concentration camps: stories of as many as 50 people to a cell — men and women in some cases — with no windows and limited airflow, a single camera-monitored toilet, aluminum blankets, no showers and poor quality food.
I’m still in shock he could tear down a wing of WH without approval or oversight, and that people deservedly huffy about it seem to lack authority to demand explanations or publish lists of conservators describing how/where they stored art & objects. And that media pretends it’s no big, a non-story.
part of me still can't believe the East Wing was completely destroyed and there have been no negative consequences or reports on whether items inside were properly archived or not
February 7, 2026 at 9:50 PM
I’m still in shock he could tear down a wing of WH without approval or oversight, and that people deservedly huffy about it seem to lack authority to demand explanations or publish lists of conservators describing how/where they stored art & objects. And that media pretends it’s no big, a non-story.
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NYT confirming MS NOW reporting:
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:10 PM
NYT confirming MS NOW reporting:
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Claiming someone who was 10 feet away and fleeing was beating you with a shovel... It's horrifying how brazen ICE agents are in their lies. The frequency of lies exposed by videos suggests the agency laughs off law and truth, from the top down.
February 7, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Claiming someone who was 10 feet away and fleeing was beating you with a shovel... It's horrifying how brazen ICE agents are in their lies. The frequency of lies exposed by videos suggests the agency laughs off law and truth, from the top down.
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Here’s a slightly clearer version with AltText—and the link to the original: www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
February 7, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Here’s a slightly clearer version with AltText—and the link to the original: www.justice.gov/epstein/file...