Marilyn Peake
@marilynpeake.bsky.social
USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Most recent publication: Science Fantasy novel, THEY LEFT MAGIC IN THEIR WAKE. "At the end of the world, there will be magic." Website: http://www.marilynpeake.com
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I've been pretty busy lately but I have read a few #indiebooks and figured I would drop a lazy combo #review.
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Books from @marilynpeake.bsky.social, @cpcwrites.bsky.social and - yes - Armin Shimerman, and that is just a perfect preview image, no notes.
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Books from @marilynpeake.bsky.social, @cpcwrites.bsky.social and - yes - Armin Shimerman, and that is just a perfect preview image, no notes.
“Quick” reviews
I’ve been reading a bit more slowly since stepping back from the SPSFC, and have only finished about five books so far this year. I haven’t got time or energy to fully review these, but…
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I'm thrilled with the review of my Science Fantasy novel, THEY LEFT MAGIC IN THEIR WAKE.
"They Left Magic In Their Wake is an extraordinarily imaginative and vivid look at a post-apocalyptic sci-fi / fantasy world where we get some of my favourite things."
"They Left Magic In Their Wake is an extraordinarily imaginative and vivid look at a post-apocalyptic sci-fi / fantasy world where we get some of my favourite things."
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According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US. www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes
According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US.
www.wired.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:32 PM
According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US. www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
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Critics say the memo, leaked by a whistleblower, potentially clashes with the Fourth Amendment, which protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures.
Vance Defends ICE Memo Telling Agents They Can Raid Homes Without A Judge’s Warrant
Critics say the memo, leaked by a whistleblower, potentially clashes with the Fourth Amendment, which protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures.
www.forbes.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Critics say the memo, leaked by a whistleblower, potentially clashes with the Fourth Amendment, which protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures.
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OMG. Milhoan “said that he did have “concerns” that some children might die of measles or become paralyzed with polio as a result of a choice not to vaccinate. But, he said, “I also am saddened when people die of alcoholic diseases,” adding, “Freedom of choice and bad health outcomes.”
Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:16 AM
OMG. Milhoan “said that he did have “concerns” that some children might die of measles or become paralyzed with polio as a result of a choice not to vaccinate. But, he said, “I also am saddened when people die of alcoholic diseases,” adding, “Freedom of choice and bad health outcomes.”
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This.
January 23, 2026 at 10:59 PM
This.
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Emphasizing that ICE is deliberately arresting people who are in the asylum process precisely because they are easy pickings; after all, they're complying with the government!
Amazingly, it's likely legal; but cruel, unjust, and very counterproductive by discouraging compliance!
Amazingly, it's likely legal; but cruel, unjust, and very counterproductive by discouraging compliance!
The parents of a 7 year old, all of whom are in the process of applying for asylum, took their daughter to the ER when her nose wouldn't stop bleeding. ICE picked them up near the hospital and they are now in detention in Texas, presumably awaiting deportation. www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE detains family seeking emergency care for child at Portland hospital
The Venezuelan parents and their 7-year-old daughter entered the U.S. legally.
www.oregonlive.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Emphasizing that ICE is deliberately arresting people who are in the asylum process precisely because they are easy pickings; after all, they're complying with the government!
Amazingly, it's likely legal; but cruel, unjust, and very counterproductive by discouraging compliance!
Amazingly, it's likely legal; but cruel, unjust, and very counterproductive by discouraging compliance!
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I've seen several popular movements in my lifetime and history now as someone who teaches comparative politics.
When people show up in the dead of winter, on a workday, when it is the most inconvenient because of cold, it shows how strongly they are motivated against the government.
When people show up in the dead of winter, on a workday, when it is the most inconvenient because of cold, it shows how strongly they are motivated against the government.
January 23, 2026 at 11:20 PM
I've seen several popular movements in my lifetime and history now as someone who teaches comparative politics.
When people show up in the dead of winter, on a workday, when it is the most inconvenient because of cold, it shows how strongly they are motivated against the government.
When people show up in the dead of winter, on a workday, when it is the most inconvenient because of cold, it shows how strongly they are motivated against the government.
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❤️❤️❤️
‘Sinners’ DP Autumn Durald Arkapaw Makes Oscar History as First Woman of Color Nominated for Best Cinematography
"Sinners" cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw made Oscar history, becoming the first woman of color to be nominated in that category.
variety.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:39 PM
❤️❤️❤️
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WHO removing Us Flag
January 23, 2026 at 9:45 PM
WHO removing Us Flag
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The White House posted a digitally altered image of a woman who was arrested on Thursday in a case touted by attorney general Pam Bondi, to make it seem as if she was dramatically crying, a Guardian analysis of the image has found.
White House posts digitally altered image of woman arrested after ICE protest
Guardian analysis shows images are the same, with Nekima Levy Armstrong looking composed in original but sobbing after alteration
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:31 PM
The White House posted a digitally altered image of a woman who was arrested on Thursday in a case touted by attorney general Pam Bondi, to make it seem as if she was dramatically crying, a Guardian analysis of the image has found.
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Amazing! Way to go Minneapolis!
January 23, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Amazing! Way to go Minneapolis!
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Thinking about the people with polio I met while traveling in Cambodia a number of years ago. With vaccinations, polio is now considered eradicated there. Why bring it back here?
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/h...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/h...
Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Thinking about the people with polio I met while traveling in Cambodia a number of years ago. With vaccinations, polio is now considered eradicated there. Why bring it back here?
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/h...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/h...
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Breaking NYT:
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Breaking NYT:
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
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Storms like the one threatening much of the U.S. this weekend can test a region’s infrastructure—and workers’ ability to respond, @nancywalecki.bsky.social reports. One expert told her that people should think of this as “preparing for a hurricane—except it’s ice.”
Winter Ice Could Humble the United States
Snow, “we can handle,” one official said. Ice is another story.
bit.ly
January 23, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Storms like the one threatening much of the U.S. this weekend can test a region’s infrastructure—and workers’ ability to respond, @nancywalecki.bsky.social reports. One expert told her that people should think of this as “preparing for a hurricane—except it’s ice.”
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Not the just White House. Also extremely unclear what penguins and MAHA have to do with each other
January 23, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Not the just White House. Also extremely unclear what penguins and MAHA have to do with each other
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MSP airport protest
Singing
January 23, 2026 at 5:09 PM
MSP airport protest
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Endless cruelty
January 23, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Endless cruelty
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Apart from anything else there are no penguins in Greenland. Unless he’s invading the South Pole too….
January 23, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Apart from anything else there are no penguins in Greenland. Unless he’s invading the South Pole too….
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Aww. A gorilla in DRC's Virunga National Park had twin babies. www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/r...
Good luck to mama <3 LOOK AT THEIR TINY TINY EARSSSS
Good luck to mama <3 LOOK AT THEIR TINY TINY EARSSSS
Rare Twin Mountain Gorillas Born in the Congo, Giving Hope to Those Working to Conserve the Endangered Animals
While the birth is sparking joy, infant mountain gorillas are vulnerable, and twins can be twice as hard for a mother to take care of
www.smithsonianmag.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Aww. A gorilla in DRC's Virunga National Park had twin babies. www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/r...
Good luck to mama <3 LOOK AT THEIR TINY TINY EARSSSS
Good luck to mama <3 LOOK AT THEIR TINY TINY EARSSSS
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Wonder Man is perhaps the most un-Marvel MCU show ever. More FX than Marvel. It's also a fantastic and very realistic look at a working actor's life in LA
Destin Daniel Cretton sets the show's rhythm at an indie pace, which is refreshing, but hardcore fans may hate it
Ben Kingsley is Emmy-worthy
Destin Daniel Cretton sets the show's rhythm at an indie pace, which is refreshing, but hardcore fans may hate it
Ben Kingsley is Emmy-worthy
January 23, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Wonder Man is perhaps the most un-Marvel MCU show ever. More FX than Marvel. It's also a fantastic and very realistic look at a working actor's life in LA
Destin Daniel Cretton sets the show's rhythm at an indie pace, which is refreshing, but hardcore fans may hate it
Ben Kingsley is Emmy-worthy
Destin Daniel Cretton sets the show's rhythm at an indie pace, which is refreshing, but hardcore fans may hate it
Ben Kingsley is Emmy-worthy
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“On Thursday, Quinhin Nantote, Guinea-Bissau’s minister of public health, said the study had not received proper ethical approval, and his office has suspended it… “We have no evidence of any meeting they held, we don’t even have minutes of a negotiated approval,” he said.”
Kennedy Plan to Test a Vaccine in West African Babies Is Blocked
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:03 AM
“On Thursday, Quinhin Nantote, Guinea-Bissau’s minister of public health, said the study had not received proper ethical approval, and his office has suspended it… “We have no evidence of any meeting they held, we don’t even have minutes of a negotiated approval,” he said.”
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“This is an image of universal moral urgency…” wapo.st/45VMjKe
Column | The abhorrent power of the photograph of a 5-year-old held by ICE
An image like this could once change history. Can one still?
wapo.st
January 23, 2026 at 2:07 PM
“This is an image of universal moral urgency…” wapo.st/45VMjKe
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The brand, Henry Jullien, is over 100 years old.
France’s Macron's $775 Sunglasses Boost Maker’s Stock 28%
The brand, Henry Jullien, is over 100 years old.
www.forbes.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The brand, Henry Jullien, is over 100 years old.
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“California is joining the World Health Organization’s Global Outbreak Alert &Response Network (GOARN), after the United States withdrew from the entire international organization.
According to Governor Gavin Newsom’s press office, California became the first state in the nation to join the network”
According to Governor Gavin Newsom’s press office, California became the first state in the nation to join the network”
California joins WHO public health network following US exit, marking a first for any state
California joined WHO's Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network, countering federal withdrawal from the organization.
www.abc10.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:35 PM
“California is joining the World Health Organization’s Global Outbreak Alert &Response Network (GOARN), after the United States withdrew from the entire international organization.
According to Governor Gavin Newsom’s press office, California became the first state in the nation to join the network”
According to Governor Gavin Newsom’s press office, California became the first state in the nation to join the network”
Sounds like a good move. James Cameron on the vaccine for COVID-19 in New Zealand: "'The third time, when it showed up in a mutated form, it broke through. But fortunately, they already had a 98% vaccination rate.'" www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
‘Everybody’s at each other’s throats’: James Cameron says he has left the US permanently
Avatar director, who moved to New Zealand after the Covid pandemic says he will soon be a citizen of a country where people ‘are, for the most part, sane’
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Sounds like a good move. James Cameron on the vaccine for COVID-19 in New Zealand: "'The third time, when it showed up in a mutated form, it broke through. But fortunately, they already had a 98% vaccination rate.'" www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
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The public should reconsider electing politicians who empower people who hold public health in contempt. “The chair of a federal vaccine advisory panel charted a new course for the committee in a podcast released Thursday — suggesting the public might want to reconsider the use of polio vaccines”
Top CDC vaccine adviser questions need for polio shot, other longstanding recommendations
The chair of a federal vaccine advisory panel charted a new course for the committee in a podcast released Thursday, questioning longstanding recommendations.
www.statnews.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:34 PM
The public should reconsider electing politicians who empower people who hold public health in contempt. “The chair of a federal vaccine advisory panel charted a new course for the committee in a podcast released Thursday — suggesting the public might want to reconsider the use of polio vaccines”