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PJ McIlvaine
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Writer. Screenwriter. Author. Dragon Rider. My personal website is https://pjmacwriter.com/ I'm a writing beast. And I make good trouble. Looking for her champion for her books and screenplays.
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#booksky

Do you like a good murder?

So long as you're not the victim.

In my twisty, gritty, contemp adult psych thriller, bodies drop like flies. It's a heady mix of pop culture, elevated pulp fiction, & secrets galore.

www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CDB4SSQS/
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“Just don’t get sick.”
(Unless you’re a billionaire)
Trump's new health care plan if it was honest:
January 17, 2026 at 4:24 AM
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This ICE agent and the man he’s accusing of not being a US citizen have the same damn accent. If this were a movie, this scene would be on the cutting room floor.
January 17, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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January 17, 2026 at 6:47 PM
#baking

Almond.

Croissant.

That's all I had to read.

This was a two-day process, and I hope the results are worth it.

Almond croissant cinnamon rolls.
January 17, 2026 at 7:16 PM
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DHS getting basic 4th Amendment law wrong on its official Twitter account.

Seems like this post is bound to show up as an exhibit in one of the cases challenging ICE/Border Control enforcement actions.
January 17, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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Trump just placed a tariff on most of the EU of 10% that will increase to 25% in June unless they agree to sell him Greenland.

This is mad king shit.
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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A man who was charged with a felony for allegedly shining a laser pointer at Trump's helicopter was acquitted in 35 minutes
Man Charged With Shining Laser Pointer At Trump’s Helicopter Acquitted In 35 Minutes
It's another embarrassing outcome for Jeanine Pirro, who tried to "make a felon out of a homeless man with nothing but a cat toy keychain."
www.huffpost.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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I found this very interesting perspective thread on FB.
January 17, 2026 at 4:26 AM
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January 17, 2026 at 5:15 PM
#firstpagesat
#scriptsky
#western

A ghost from the past threatens to destroy everything that Isaac and Ivy have worked to build in this feature inspired by the classic TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE.

ISAAC'S GOLD, bloody, brutal, gritty, Western drama.

There's more to life than gold.
January 17, 2026 at 5:31 PM
January 17, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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A massive "Hands off Greenland" protest is happening right now in Copenhagen to demonstrate against Trump's threats.

"The aim is to send a clear and unified message of respect for Greenland's democracy," organisers said.

“Respect for Greenland, respect for Greenlanders, respect for Denmark.”
January 17, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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January 17, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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Ohio GOP U.S. Sen. Jon Husted has taken at least $75,000 in campaign contributions from Centene, including more than $29,000 after the company paid $88.3 million to settle allegations that it had fraudulently extracted tens of millions from Ohio Medicaid ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/16/h...
Husted took thousands from company that paid Ohio $88 million to settle Medicaid fraud allegations • Ohio Capital Journal
U.S. Sen. Jon Husted says fraud is a reason he's against ACA insurance subsidies. But a big contributor allegedly defrauded Ohio Medicaid.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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New: A federal judge gave the Trump administration three weeks to "rectify the mistake" it made by deporting a college student to Honduras in violation of a court order, and he recommended it issue her a student visa. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Judge urges US grant visa to college student deported due to 'mistake'
A U.S. judge on Friday gave the Trump administration three weeks to "rectify the mistake" it made by deporting a college student to Honduras while she was traveling home to spend Thanksgiving with her...
www.reuters.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:18 AM
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Jimmy Kimmel offers to let Trump have one of his trophies if he will pull ICE out of Minneapolis.
January 16, 2026 at 1:12 PM
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Even if Renee Good had been disrespectful to law enforcement, "a person cannot be murdered by the state for being disrespectful. You know where that can happen? In places like Venezuela, Iran, Russia, and China—countries ruled by thugs."
ICE Is a Law-Breaking ‘Law Enforcement’ Agency
A Trump-appointed judge took the agency to task for its flagrant contempt.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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I genuinely don't understood how America took the emoluments clause -- the common-sense bar on a president using his powers to line his own pockets, a law children can understand -- and just said, nah, that doesn't apply for our Very Special Boy.
He’s turned the presidency into the world’s largest ATM machine.
January 17, 2026 at 1:26 AM
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the only good thing about this part of the horrible shooting story is that it may turn out to be a gut shot for the carcass of @cbsnews.com and that's great. and unlike the ICE goon CBS has real internal bleeding.
January 16, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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McLAUGHLIN: Racial animus has no place in DHS and of course is not use

CNN: *plays clip of ICE agents asking Minneapolis woman where she was born*

McLAUGHLIN: I haven't seen this clip before. She might've been assaulting law enforcement prior to this.
January 16, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic.

The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
Breaking news: The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation alleging that they are impeding federal law enforcement officers’ abilities to do their jobs in the state.
Justice Dept. launches criminal investigation of Minnesota governor
The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation into impeding law enforcement.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:46 PM
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BREAKING: Judge enters TRO blocking feds from interfering with or arresting peaceful protesters in Minnesota. Judge Kate Menendez, Biden appointee. Order: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
January 17, 2026 at 1:02 AM