@StephenTerrell
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Author, columnist, retired lawyer, avid motorcyclist, passionate reader and occasional substitute teacher. Trying to fight having lost all faith in this country that I have so long loved.
Thursday, Nov. 13, 6 pm, is my final presentation of the year on my book, The Madness of John Terrell, at the Historic Carnegie Library in downtown Muncie. Sex, lust, money, revenge, murder, insanity -- everything that makes storytelling fun. No charge. No reservations required.
November 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Thursday, Nov. 13, 6 pm, is my final presentation of the year on my book, The Madness of John Terrell, at the Historic Carnegie Library in downtown Muncie. Sex, lust, money, revenge, murder, insanity -- everything that makes storytelling fun. No charge. No reservations required.
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Thank you Congressman Neguse for laying it plain.
October 31, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Thank you Congressman Neguse for laying it plain.
SO IT GOES, the anthology of the Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Library and Museum, has just been released. It includes an excerpt, "How Will You Know," from my novel Last Train to Stratton. Check it out!
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Kurt Vonnegut Museum * Library
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October 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
SO IT GOES, the anthology of the Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Library and Museum, has just been released. It includes an excerpt, "How Will You Know," from my novel Last Train to Stratton. Check it out!
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TRUMP TO DISASTER VICTIMS: FEND FOR YOURSELF
Next time a hurricane disaster pounds one of those red states like Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia or the Carolinas, don't look to FEMA or the federal government for help.
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Next time a hurricane disaster pounds one of those red states like Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia or the Carolinas, don't look to FEMA or the federal government for help.
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FEMA Cuts Disaster Spending, Leaving States Fending for Themselves
President Trump has said he wants to eventually shift the burden of disaster relief and recovery onto states. It’s already happening.
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October 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM
TRUMP TO DISASTER VICTIMS: FEND FOR YOURSELF
Next time a hurricane disaster pounds one of those red states like Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia or the Carolinas, don't look to FEMA or the federal government for help.
bit.ly/47sgLg6
Next time a hurricane disaster pounds one of those red states like Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia or the Carolinas, don't look to FEMA or the federal government for help.
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The Supreme Court has denied an appeal by Alex Jones over a his $1.4 billion defamation judgment for his false claims that the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School was a hoax, which leaves in place the record-breaking sum he was ordered to pay in 2021. www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme...
Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion defamation judgment in Sandy Hook case
The Supreme Court turned away an appeal by Alex Jones over a $1.4 billion defamation judgment for his false claims that a 2012 school shooting was a hoax.
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October 14, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The Supreme Court has denied an appeal by Alex Jones over a his $1.4 billion defamation judgment for his false claims that the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School was a hoax, which leaves in place the record-breaking sum he was ordered to pay in 2021. www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme...
Occasionally, a bit of good news dribbles out of Washington. bit.ly/4h8RGKF
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October 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Occasionally, a bit of good news dribbles out of Washington. bit.ly/4h8RGKF
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They didn’t just NOT give Trump the Nobel Peace Prize, they wrote a citation that reads like an anti-Trump rallying cry.
(He’s gonna extra-tariff Norway now, isn’t he?)
(He’s gonna extra-tariff Norway now, isn’t he?)
'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
October 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
They didn’t just NOT give Trump the Nobel Peace Prize, they wrote a citation that reads like an anti-Trump rallying cry.
(He’s gonna extra-tariff Norway now, isn’t he?)
(He’s gonna extra-tariff Norway now, isn’t he?)
Nobel Committee, in a slap at Trump's anti-democratic actions and self-aggrandizing politicking, awards the Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado for "her tireless work for democratic rights" #NobelPeacePrize2025 bit.ly/46KNHAl
Nobel Peace Prize Live Updates: Venezuelan Pro-Democracy Politician María Corina Machado Wins
The Norwegian Nobel Committee praised “her tireless work promoting democratic rights.” Ms. Machado, who built one of Venezuela’s most important political movements, has been in hiding since last year.
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October 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Nobel Committee, in a slap at Trump's anti-democratic actions and self-aggrandizing politicking, awards the Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado for "her tireless work for democratic rights" #NobelPeacePrize2025 bit.ly/46KNHAl
Pope challenges news media to stand up against lies, half-truths and manipulation. Are you listening, FOX NEWS? NEWSMAX? bit.ly/3VUzavN
MSN
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October 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Pope challenges news media to stand up against lies, half-truths and manipulation. Are you listening, FOX NEWS? NEWSMAX? bit.ly/3VUzavN
You and I can't go to the Smithsonian or our National Parks. Lines are backed up as airports due to TSA layoffs. Even some airports are closed. Nearly all our government services are shut down. But we can send ICE and National Guard to Washington DC, Los Angeles, Portland and Chicago.
Democrats proved the insiders wrong on the shutdown
The conventional wisdom was that a shutdown was a losing fight.
The conventional wisdom was that a shutdown was a losing fight.
Democrats proved the insiders wrong on the shutdown
The conventional wisdom was that a shutdown was a losing fight.
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October 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
You and I can't go to the Smithsonian or our National Parks. Lines are backed up as airports due to TSA layoffs. Even some airports are closed. Nearly all our government services are shut down. But we can send ICE and National Guard to Washington DC, Los Angeles, Portland and Chicago.
There's one reason Trump sent the Texas National Guard to Chicago -- That's where the Obamas live.
October 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
There's one reason Trump sent the Texas National Guard to Chicago -- That's where the Obamas live.
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October 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
TRUMP HAS GONE ABSOLUTELY INSANE. CALLING FOR ARREST OF CHICAGO MAYOR AND ILLINOIS GOVERNOR.
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October 8, 2025 at 9:26 PM
TRUMP HAS GONE ABSOLUTELY INSANE. CALLING FOR ARREST OF CHICAGO MAYOR AND ILLINOIS GOVERNOR.
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A federal grand jury declined to indict two people charged with assaulting law enforcement agents outside a suburban Chicago ICE facility, an attorney for one of the defendants said, Megan Crepeau and @benjaminpenn.bsky.social report
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Grand Jury Declines to Indict Two Chicago-Area ICE Protesters
A federal grand jury declined to indict two people charged with assaulting law enforcement agents outside a suburban Chicago ICE facility, an attorney for one of the defendants said.
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October 8, 2025 at 3:17 AM
A federal grand jury declined to indict two people charged with assaulting law enforcement agents outside a suburban Chicago ICE facility, an attorney for one of the defendants said, Megan Crepeau and @benjaminpenn.bsky.social report
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I will not back down.
Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
October 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I will not back down.
Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
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NEWS: Pritzker Tells Trump He Can Take His Autocracy and Shove It, ICE-Free Zones In Chicago, Former DOJ Officials Fight Back, and Ghislaine Maxwell Appeal Denied
Pritzker Tells Trump He Can Take His Autocracy and Shove It, ICE-Free Zones In Chicago, Former DOJ Officials Fight Back, and Ghislaine Maxwell Appeal Denied
Refusing to bow to Trump’s ICE machine
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October 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
NEWS: Pritzker Tells Trump He Can Take His Autocracy and Shove It, ICE-Free Zones In Chicago, Former DOJ Officials Fight Back, and Ghislaine Maxwell Appeal Denied
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After Trump & South Carolina Republicans verbally attack South Carolina Judge Goldstein, her home is burned by arson; her husband and son are seriously injured.
Let's see how many Republicans speak out against this.
Let's see how many Republicans speak out against this.
Fire destroys home of South Carolina judge who had received death threats
State’s chief justice says fire that sent three people to the hospital appeared to have been caused by an ‘explosion’
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October 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
After Trump & South Carolina Republicans verbally attack South Carolina Judge Goldstein, her home is burned by arson; her husband and son are seriously injured.
Let's see how many Republicans speak out against this.
Let's see how many Republicans speak out against this.
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🚨NEW: Stephen Colbert's opening tonight will forever be remembered as one of the most powerful moments of late-night comedy in modern history.
This is a must-watch. Damn. 🔥
This is a must-watch. Damn. 🔥
September 19, 2025 at 4:32 AM
🚨NEW: Stephen Colbert's opening tonight will forever be remembered as one of the most powerful moments of late-night comedy in modern history.
This is a must-watch. Damn. 🔥
This is a must-watch. Damn. 🔥
We are losing our treasured First Amendment right in front of our eyes.
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Trump Administration Live Updates: President Says Broadcasters Risk Losing Licenses When Hosts Criticize Him
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September 18, 2025 at 9:58 PM
We are losing our treasured First Amendment right in front of our eyes.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...
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The Sundance Kid is gone. Robert Redford has died at age 89. bit.ly/4n4qqPk
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September 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The Sundance Kid is gone. Robert Redford has died at age 89. bit.ly/4n4qqPk
My podcast interview, "John Terrell's Trials and Tribulations," is NOW AVAILABLE on The MURDER SHEET Podcast. We discuss my book, The Madness of John Terrell: Revenge and Insanity on Trial in the Heartland. Here's the link. Check it out!
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John Terrell’s Trials and Tribulations: A Conversation with Author Stephen Terrell
While researching his family's history, Indiana attorney and author Stephen Terrell found a remarkable murder case. He spoke with The Murder Sheet about that...
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September 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
My podcast interview, "John Terrell's Trials and Tribulations," is NOW AVAILABLE on The MURDER SHEET Podcast. We discuss my book, The Madness of John Terrell: Revenge and Insanity on Trial in the Heartland. Here's the link. Check it out!
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Science discovers common heart drug ineffective for women and may cause death. But TRUMP & RFK, Jr. are eliminating medical scientific research. If you are a woman or care about a woman, THINK ABOUT THIS and what TRUMP is doing to this country. bit.ly/47Sn39s
Common heart attack drug doesn’t work and may raise risk of death for some women, new studies say | CNN
Beta-blockers, the gold standard drug treatment for heart attacks, is ineffective for many and may increase the risk of death and disability in certain women, new studies find.
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August 31, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Science discovers common heart drug ineffective for women and may cause death. But TRUMP & RFK, Jr. are eliminating medical scientific research. If you are a woman or care about a woman, THINK ABOUT THIS and what TRUMP is doing to this country. bit.ly/47Sn39s
"John Terrell’s Trials and Tribulations: A Conversation with Author Stephen Terrell," premieres on the MURDER SHEET PODCAST, September 1, on all podcast apps and online at murdersheetpodcast.com, discussing my book "The Madness of John Terrell." @KentStateUPress
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August 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
"John Terrell’s Trials and Tribulations: A Conversation with Author Stephen Terrell," premieres on the MURDER SHEET PODCAST, September 1, on all podcast apps and online at murdersheetpodcast.com, discussing my book "The Madness of John Terrell." @KentStateUPress