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The next time you look at a book or film or game and sneer at how being very smart and very charismatic just makes the whole plot go by in Easy Mode for a character, I need you to remember that WH meeting yesterday.
November 22, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The next time you look at a book or film or game and sneer at how being very smart and very charismatic just makes the whole plot go by in Easy Mode for a character, I need you to remember that WH meeting yesterday.
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On the heels of a Spotlight Best Small Fictions win last year, I proudly present Stanchion's 2026 Best Small Fictions nominees!
Congrats to Christina, Allison, Elizabeth, Jo & Kate! I'm so grateful these talented authors allowed me the privilege of publishing their work.
Congrats to Christina, Allison, Elizabeth, Jo & Kate! I'm so grateful these talented authors allowed me the privilege of publishing their work.
November 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
On the heels of a Spotlight Best Small Fictions win last year, I proudly present Stanchion's 2026 Best Small Fictions nominees!
Congrats to Christina, Allison, Elizabeth, Jo & Kate! I'm so grateful these talented authors allowed me the privilege of publishing their work.
Congrats to Christina, Allison, Elizabeth, Jo & Kate! I'm so grateful these talented authors allowed me the privilege of publishing their work.
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1) this from @marisakabas.bsky.social is good as always
2) as she lays out, part of the problem is there is an entire class of journalist and of publication that is obsessed…OBSESSED with access. if access can be taken away then you need to pull punches
www.thehandbasket.co/p/moral-rot-...
2) as she lays out, part of the problem is there is an entire class of journalist and of publication that is obsessed…OBSESSED with access. if access can be taken away then you need to pull punches
www.thehandbasket.co/p/moral-rot-...
Moral rot in elite journalism is killing the whole field
The Nuzzi/RFK Jr. mess and the revelation of Esptein's journo pals lay bare a profound moral absence at the heart of our free press.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 18, 2025 at 11:04 PM
1) this from @marisakabas.bsky.social is good as always
2) as she lays out, part of the problem is there is an entire class of journalist and of publication that is obsessed…OBSESSED with access. if access can be taken away then you need to pull punches
www.thehandbasket.co/p/moral-rot-...
2) as she lays out, part of the problem is there is an entire class of journalist and of publication that is obsessed…OBSESSED with access. if access can be taken away then you need to pull punches
www.thehandbasket.co/p/moral-rot-...
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ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
www.cbsnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
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Between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday, join us in hitting pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com?utm_source=i...
November 19, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday, join us in hitting pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com?utm_source=i...
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I don’t know why, and I don’t want to make a big hairy deal out it so ICE’s Special Media Prosecutor Division doesn’t notice, but People Magazine has been incredibly straightforward with their Trump headlines when he’s being a weird old asshole.
They’re a quiet Facebook behemoth, so this is good.
They’re a quiet Facebook behemoth, so this is good.
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I don’t know why, and I don’t want to make a big hairy deal out it so ICE’s Special Media Prosecutor Division doesn’t notice, but People Magazine has been incredibly straightforward with their Trump headlines when he’s being a weird old asshole.
They’re a quiet Facebook behemoth, so this is good.
They’re a quiet Facebook behemoth, so this is good.
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For sexual assault investigations we would call the victims minors. The whole scandal is disgusting and MSM are trying to stay on his good side; until they know it’s safe to call it what it is.
November 18, 2025 at 1:36 AM
For sexual assault investigations we would call the victims minors. The whole scandal is disgusting and MSM are trying to stay on his good side; until they know it’s safe to call it what it is.
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trying to come up with worse PR than masked goons dragging people out of church pews and failing
the administration continues its singularly focused campaign to reverse every single gain republicans have made with hispanics over the past decade
the administration continues its singularly focused campaign to reverse every single gain republicans have made with hispanics over the past decade
"Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25."
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.
thisweekinworcester.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:02 AM
trying to come up with worse PR than masked goons dragging people out of church pews and failing
the administration continues its singularly focused campaign to reverse every single gain republicans have made with hispanics over the past decade
the administration continues its singularly focused campaign to reverse every single gain republicans have made with hispanics over the past decade
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epstein emails released and everyone coming out as a pedophile to defend donald trump
November 16, 2025 at 11:22 PM
epstein emails released and everyone coming out as a pedophile to defend donald trump
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America, it's your turn next.
holy shit: “Among the 2,000 UK adults surveyed, 85% were unaware that Britain forcibly transported more than 3 million Africans to the Caribbean, 89% did not know that Britain enslaved people in the Caribbean for more than 300 years” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Caribbean reparations leaders in ‘historic’ first UK visit to press for justice
CRC mission will seek to deepen public understanding of Britain’s colonial legacy and its lasting impact
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:44 PM
America, it's your turn next.
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Told you she was (and is) the most important SF/F writer of our generation
✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
November 16, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Told you she was (and is) the most important SF/F writer of our generation
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Also, the food bank knows what to buy that people actually want! It may not be green beans
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 12, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Also, the food bank knows what to buy that people actually want! It may not be green beans
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New WSJ: After flying an FBI jet to see his girlfriend sing at a wrestling match, FBI director Kash Patel took the jet to a private Texas hunting resort called the Boondoggle Ranch. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Kash Patel’s ‘Effin Wild’ Ride as FBI Director
In just one week in October, he ticked off his bosses with premature comments about a terror investigation squeezed in a trip to the ‘Boondoggle Ranch’ on the bureau jet.
www.wsj.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:43 AM
New WSJ: After flying an FBI jet to see his girlfriend sing at a wrestling match, FBI director Kash Patel took the jet to a private Texas hunting resort called the Boondoggle Ranch. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Roman Catholic bishops in the U.S. chose new leaders on Tuesday. The new president is an archbishop from Oklahoma City who issued a statement two days after President Trump’s inauguration calling on Catholics to remember that Jesus was once a refugee, and to support immigrant families.
Archbishop Paul Coakley Is Picked to Lead American Bishops
“We face a growing worldview that is so often at odds with the Gospel mandate to love thy neighbor,” the group said in a letter to Pope Leo.
nyti.ms
November 11, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Roman Catholic bishops in the U.S. chose new leaders on Tuesday. The new president is an archbishop from Oklahoma City who issued a statement two days after President Trump’s inauguration calling on Catholics to remember that Jesus was once a refugee, and to support immigrant families.
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I know you’re busy, but don’t forget to take a moment today to relax and send a big “fuck you” to Kim Davis.
November 11, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I know you’re busy, but don’t forget to take a moment today to relax and send a big “fuck you” to Kim Davis.
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Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
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“When you erase history, you make it easier to repeat…It’s about shaping what people believe about America itself…if the struggles of Black Americans are scrubbed…then it becomes easier to claim that systemic racism never existed in the first place. And that’s the real goal.” - Julian Vasquez Heili
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
“When you erase history, you make it easier to repeat…It’s about shaping what people believe about America itself…if the struggles of Black Americans are scrubbed…then it becomes easier to claim that systemic racism never existed in the first place. And that’s the real goal.” - Julian Vasquez Heili
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Just read @kylelukoff.bsky.social’s essay in “Banned Together” aloud to my teen. It’s excellent. Powerful plain language explanation of how banning books and banning the people in the books are inseparable, of how “small” issues of discrimination become enormous. #BookSky #BannedBooks #FreedomToRead
November 2, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Just read @kylelukoff.bsky.social’s essay in “Banned Together” aloud to my teen. It’s excellent. Powerful plain language explanation of how banning books and banning the people in the books are inseparable, of how “small” issues of discrimination become enormous. #BookSky #BannedBooks #FreedomToRead
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Some people waited in line up for 14 hours to receive a food box from a church giveaway.
500 people volunteered to help and they still ran out of food.
Remember for every one person a food bank feeds, SNAP feeds 9.
By turning off food assistance the regime is starving Americans.
500 people volunteered to help and they still ran out of food.
Remember for every one person a food bank feeds, SNAP feeds 9.
By turning off food assistance the regime is starving Americans.
Woman sits in car for 14 hours to get food during New Birth Baptist church food giveaway
More than 2,000 people waited in their cars in line Saturday morning in order to receive food.
www.11alive.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Some people waited in line up for 14 hours to receive a food box from a church giveaway.
500 people volunteered to help and they still ran out of food.
Remember for every one person a food bank feeds, SNAP feeds 9.
By turning off food assistance the regime is starving Americans.
500 people volunteered to help and they still ran out of food.
Remember for every one person a food bank feeds, SNAP feeds 9.
By turning off food assistance the regime is starving Americans.
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We are open for submissions for our Poems for Protest anthology AND we are open for The Rough Diamond Poetry Prize #poetry #poetrycommunity #WritingCommunity
roughdiamondpoetry.com
roughdiamondpoetry.com
Rough Diamond Poetry
This site is solely for poetry - poetry in any form and on any subject. We love it all!
roughdiamondpoetry.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
We are open for submissions for our Poems for Protest anthology AND we are open for The Rough Diamond Poetry Prize #poetry #poetrycommunity #WritingCommunity
roughdiamondpoetry.com
roughdiamondpoetry.com
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People are being disappeared off the streets.
Disability is at an all time high as healthcare is being cut.
40 million people won’t receive SNAP next month.
We have a food crisis, a housing crisis & an education crisis.
But Trump’s main priority is a ballroom.
Oligarchy.
Disability is at an all time high as healthcare is being cut.
40 million people won’t receive SNAP next month.
We have a food crisis, a housing crisis & an education crisis.
But Trump’s main priority is a ballroom.
Oligarchy.
October 24, 2025 at 5:08 AM
People are being disappeared off the streets.
Disability is at an all time high as healthcare is being cut.
40 million people won’t receive SNAP next month.
We have a food crisis, a housing crisis & an education crisis.
But Trump’s main priority is a ballroom.
Oligarchy.
Disability is at an all time high as healthcare is being cut.
40 million people won’t receive SNAP next month.
We have a food crisis, a housing crisis & an education crisis.
But Trump’s main priority is a ballroom.
Oligarchy.
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Wanna see a murder happen live?
What I don't have in experience, I make up for in integrity.
And what Andrew Cuomo lacks in integrity, he could never make up for with experience.
And what Andrew Cuomo lacks in integrity, he could never make up for with experience.
October 17, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Wanna see a murder happen live?
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Andrew Cuomo: taxpayers should pay for $60 million in legal bills for my sexual harassment allegations
Also Andrew Cuomo: $60 million is too much money to spend on a pilot program to deliver cheaper groceries
Also Andrew Cuomo: $60 million is too much money to spend on a pilot program to deliver cheaper groceries
October 17, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Andrew Cuomo: taxpayers should pay for $60 million in legal bills for my sexual harassment allegations
Also Andrew Cuomo: $60 million is too much money to spend on a pilot program to deliver cheaper groceries
Also Andrew Cuomo: $60 million is too much money to spend on a pilot program to deliver cheaper groceries
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The reality of Kavanaugh stops: American citizens dragged, tackled, beaten, tased, and shot by immigration agents. Citizens held in the rain while in their underwear. A pregnant citizen's door blown off while Kristi Noem watched. Important story by @nicolefoy.bsky.social of @propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The reality of Kavanaugh stops: American citizens dragged, tackled, beaten, tased, and shot by immigration agents. Citizens held in the rain while in their underwear. A pregnant citizen's door blown off while Kristi Noem watched. Important story by @nicolefoy.bsky.social of @propublica.org