Tom Marcinko
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Tom Marcinko
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· Sep 23
Temperence (Cynthia Ward Presents)
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Prompt: "Write an erotic vampire story."
Me: "I claim to be a fantasy writer; I ought to be able to do that..."
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Prompt: "Write an erotic vampire story."
Me: "I claim to be a fantasy writer; I ought to be able to do that..."
@ceciliatan.com
published it &
@cynthiaward.bsky.social
made this edition happen.
(It's also on Kobo)
www.amazon.com/Temperence-C...
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going to the met won't cure your depression but it will remind you that for as long as humanity has existed we have felt things and used art to connect with each other and sometimes actually all you need is to sit in front of a vermeer for 2 hrs and feel a hand of history reaching out for yours
January 6, 2026 at 5:38 AM
going to the met won't cure your depression but it will remind you that for as long as humanity has existed we have felt things and used art to connect with each other and sometimes actually all you need is to sit in front of a vermeer for 2 hrs and feel a hand of history reaching out for yours
Saturday mornings are for cartoons and cheesy movies.
This place needs some Innocuous Discourse pronto. Quote this with a take that’s not political or aggressive
January 6, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Saturday mornings are for cartoons and cheesy movies.
True, but what I don't understand is why they seem so determined to play nice with the same people who sicced the mob on them.
For all that Democratic members of Congress can be disappointing, none of them tried to violently overthrow the election of a President of the United States.
January 6, 2026 at 5:22 AM
True, but what I don't understand is why they seem so determined to play nice with the same people who sicced the mob on them.
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Thinking about all of the dedicated public servants who work on Capitol Hill who are going in to work tomorrow in the halls and offices where thousands of bloodthirsty fascists invaded with murderous intent five years ago to the day. And how they have to work side by side with insurrectionists.
January 6, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Thinking about all of the dedicated public servants who work on Capitol Hill who are going in to work tomorrow in the halls and offices where thousands of bloodthirsty fascists invaded with murderous intent five years ago to the day. And how they have to work side by side with insurrectionists.
That's how they've been getting away with it for all these decades.
"She sounds like she knows what she's talking about. Now I'll vote accordingly."
"She sounds like she knows what she's talking about. Now I'll vote accordingly."
Her problem is she is a good liar. She speaks her lies with a straight face and assumes authority.
January 6, 2026 at 2:54 AM
That's how they've been getting away with it for all these decades.
"She sounds like she knows what she's talking about. Now I'll vote accordingly."
"She sounds like she knows what she's talking about. Now I'll vote accordingly."
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i will never forgive anyone who let this happen. all of this was so fucking avoidable.
The United States was the gold standard for science and technology for decades, and there was never any reason that had to end.
Canadian officials are correct, and it’s truly a tragedy.
January 6, 2026 at 2:39 AM
i will never forgive anyone who let this happen. all of this was so fucking avoidable.
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Democrats should release some files from the Epstein Estate.
They should do it tomorrow.
They should do it tomorrow.
January 6, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Democrats should release some files from the Epstein Estate.
They should do it tomorrow.
They should do it tomorrow.
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Lot of people yelling recently "but we don't have the votes!" True! That doesn't mean "immediately quit." (Also not what propter is saying here, to be clear.) It means create a spectacle, make things cause celebres, make the Republican position untenable.
Create bargaining position and force votes.
Create bargaining position and force votes.
January 6, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Lot of people yelling recently "but we don't have the votes!" True! That doesn't mean "immediately quit." (Also not what propter is saying here, to be clear.) It means create a spectacle, make things cause celebres, make the Republican position untenable.
Create bargaining position and force votes.
Create bargaining position and force votes.
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Not dunking on propter here, because it's true that legislatively the Senate is locked out without creating a movement behind an issue. But part of being a good politician is creating that movement. Zohran reframed "affordability" until even Trump had to admit shit costs too much. Good leaders lead.
January 6, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Not dunking on propter here, because it's true that legislatively the Senate is locked out without creating a movement behind an issue. But part of being a good politician is creating that movement. Zohran reframed "affordability" until even Trump had to admit shit costs too much. Good leaders lead.
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January 5, 2026 at 11:08 PM
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We are going to war with…Denmark?
That’s not going to go over well in MN.
That’s not going to go over well in MN.
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 6, 2026 at 1:25 AM
We are going to war with…Denmark?
That’s not going to go over well in MN.
That’s not going to go over well in MN.
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At the Pentagon's request, NY Times and Washington Post withheld reporting on impending Venezuela invasion so that news would not be leaked to 80 or so innocent Venezuelan citizens that they were about to fucking die.
January 6, 2026 at 1:26 AM
At the Pentagon's request, NY Times and Washington Post withheld reporting on impending Venezuela invasion so that news would not be leaked to 80 or so innocent Venezuelan citizens that they were about to fucking die.
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IMO the argument is that you can make things into big enough deals that it matters. Khanna found Massey and found survivors and made the Epstein Files the gigantic story it should be. Only then did establishment Dems come along. You can, in fact, make things into big hairy deals if you do it right.
if you want the Senate to do something, Senate Republicans must do something.
People are dunking on this but I'm not really sure what plays Schumer has other than to try to peel off Rs.
People are dunking on this but I'm not really sure what plays Schumer has other than to try to peel off Rs.
Schumer: "Republicans must -- if there was ever a time, they must step up to the plate. This is the time. And if they don't, they're gonna feel the heat from their constituents."
January 6, 2026 at 1:24 AM
IMO the argument is that you can make things into big enough deals that it matters. Khanna found Massey and found survivors and made the Epstein Files the gigantic story it should be. Only then did establishment Dems come along. You can, in fact, make things into big hairy deals if you do it right.
All I can think of today about current events.
January 6, 2026 at 1:25 AM
All I can think of today about current events.
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Thank you. That means a lot to me.
I'm rooting for you!
January 6, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Thank you. That means a lot to me.
It's like she was making a bomb and it blew up in her face.
Babbitt: a White woman killed on camera in footage seen by millions-a Black man-the Capitol police officer responsible for her death.
“That changed everything,”
“it gives the movement a real religiosity.”
Set the stage for Trump to ascend into a religious figure after ass@ssin@tion attempt
“That changed everything,”
“it gives the movement a real religiosity.”
Set the stage for Trump to ascend into a religious figure after ass@ssin@tion attempt
The making of a MAGA martyr
Ashli Babbitt was killed while trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election — and became proof to Trump and his followers that women need protection.
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January 5, 2026 at 11:55 PM
It's like she was making a bomb and it blew up in her face.
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January 5, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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What in the world is this?
Reducing childhood vaccinations does not make kids healthier or safer. It turns the clock back.
Vaccines are boring. The diseases they prevent are not.
When will other countries start asking for vaccination status of Americans?
#ProudBlue
Reducing childhood vaccinations does not make kids healthier or safer. It turns the clock back.
Vaccines are boring. The diseases they prevent are not.
When will other countries start asking for vaccination status of Americans?
#ProudBlue
January 5, 2026 at 10:57 PM
What in the world is this?
Reducing childhood vaccinations does not make kids healthier or safer. It turns the clock back.
Vaccines are boring. The diseases they prevent are not.
When will other countries start asking for vaccination status of Americans?
#ProudBlue
Reducing childhood vaccinations does not make kids healthier or safer. It turns the clock back.
Vaccines are boring. The diseases they prevent are not.
When will other countries start asking for vaccination status of Americans?
#ProudBlue
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This isn’t “standing up for children's health, gold standard science, and common sense”.
This is the work of weak, pathetic, arrogant men who are seeking revenge on actual public health experts.
And it is barbaric.
This is the work of weak, pathetic, arrogant men who are seeking revenge on actual public health experts.
And it is barbaric.
January 5, 2026 at 11:51 PM
This isn’t “standing up for children's health, gold standard science, and common sense”.
This is the work of weak, pathetic, arrogant men who are seeking revenge on actual public health experts.
And it is barbaric.
This is the work of weak, pathetic, arrogant men who are seeking revenge on actual public health experts.
And it is barbaric.
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American wars in Viet Nam and Korea were never declared and some referred to them initially as "police actions." The point is that the line between "counterinsurgency war" and "police action" is very, very thin. James Baldwin explicitly compared the Viet Cong to the Black Panthers.
January 5, 2026 at 11:34 PM
American wars in Viet Nam and Korea were never declared and some referred to them initially as "police actions." The point is that the line between "counterinsurgency war" and "police action" is very, very thin. James Baldwin explicitly compared the Viet Cong to the Black Panthers.
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Not sure about a hundred, but in 1985 the Philadelphia police dropped a bomb on MOVE, a Black community, and killed eleven. Police were also central to the 1921 Tulsa massacre, where a white mob killed from 50 to 300 Black people. The Texas Rangers killed 15 unarmed Mexican American men in 1918.
in how many "law enforcement operations" are damn near 100 people killed?
January 5, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Not sure about a hundred, but in 1985 the Philadelphia police dropped a bomb on MOVE, a Black community, and killed eleven. Police were also central to the 1921 Tulsa massacre, where a white mob killed from 50 to 300 Black people. The Texas Rangers killed 15 unarmed Mexican American men in 1918.
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Now reading ⭐️
January 5, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Now reading ⭐️
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January 5, 2026 at 1:46 AM
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Also, last night I got a good start on a new story.
Sometimes any start is a good one.
Sometimes any start is a good one.
January 5, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Also, last night I got a good start on a new story.
Sometimes any start is a good one.
Sometimes any start is a good one.