Julie Barrett
@barrettmanor.com
(she/her) Writer of words. Maker of things. Taker of photographs. Servant to cats.
25th Amend, anyone?
It should go without saying, but the president has no authority to do this, and anyone reporting the story needs to say as such.
November 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM
25th Amend, anyone?
THIS.
To be clear, I'm not good at writing sex scenes.
To be clear, I'm not good at writing sex scenes.
Some people are very good at writing sex and some people are good at believing that they are good at writing sex, the first is a tremendously impressive skill and the second is what makes for deeply uncomfortable author presentations at science fiction conventions
There's nothing wrong with literary porn, but some of the crap those guys wrote was "Have you actuallly ever HAD sex?"
November 25, 2025 at 11:54 PM
THIS.
To be clear, I'm not good at writing sex scenes.
To be clear, I'm not good at writing sex scenes.
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NEW VIDEO: “The Top 10 Pettiest Holiday Prayers.” Let’s start the holiday season right! Glory!
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The Top 10 Pettiest Holiday Prayers
YouTube video by Mrs. Betty Bowers, America's Best Christian
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November 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
NEW VIDEO: “The Top 10 Pettiest Holiday Prayers.” Let’s start the holiday season right! Glory!
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According to Leviticus in the Old Testament, "If a man lies with another man as he lies with a woman he should be stoned."
I'm uncertain if this is a prohibition of telling fibs to both men and women or an encouragement to get high before doing so.
I'm uncertain if this is a prohibition of telling fibs to both men and women or an encouragement to get high before doing so.
November 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
According to Leviticus in the Old Testament, "If a man lies with another man as he lies with a woman he should be stoned."
I'm uncertain if this is a prohibition of telling fibs to both men and women or an encouragement to get high before doing so.
I'm uncertain if this is a prohibition of telling fibs to both men and women or an encouragement to get high before doing so.
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Let’s talk about sedition and treason, because the most powerful yet inadequate man in the world is having a tantrum about it, and his soulless, spineless sycophants are boosting his message.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Let’s talk about sedition and treason, because the most powerful yet inadequate man in the world is having a tantrum about it, and his soulless, spineless sycophants are boosting his message.
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I can get a month's worth of shampoo for a few bucks. How does that translate to a month's worth of health insurance?
Spoiler: It doesn't.
Spoiler: It doesn't.
Cassidy: "If she goes and gets 2 types of shampoo & one is a dollar cheaper, she'll get the cheaper one & the other lowers their price. Once you give her the power of making the decision, she's gonna shop -- that begins to save her money and squeezes waste out of the healthcare system."
November 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I can get a month's worth of shampoo for a few bucks. How does that translate to a month's worth of health insurance?
Spoiler: It doesn't.
Spoiler: It doesn't.
I choose where the city puts fire hydrants? And if I choose to be near a fire hydrant and the city moves it down the street, it's somehow my fault? Yeah, right.
Markwayne Mullin: "Reward people for being healthy. Think about this. Healthcare is the only industry that you're not rewarded for taking care of your responsibility. If you think about homeowners insurance, if you're within 500 feet of a fire hydrant, your insurance goes down."
November 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I choose where the city puts fire hydrants? And if I choose to be near a fire hydrant and the city moves it down the street, it's somehow my fault? Yeah, right.
@pwbarrett.bsky.social Don't let the cat see this. She'll want one.
November 19, 2025 at 2:32 AM
@pwbarrett.bsky.social Don't let the cat see this. She'll want one.
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PSA for any Apub authors whose books are in the Anthropic settlement list: Amazon is not participating in the settlement, since they have an investment in Anthropic. When you submit your claim form, you DO NOT have to list Amazon as an add'l rightsholder, & can claim 100% of settlement money.
November 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
PSA for any Apub authors whose books are in the Anthropic settlement list: Amazon is not participating in the settlement, since they have an investment in Anthropic. When you submit your claim form, you DO NOT have to list Amazon as an add'l rightsholder, & can claim 100% of settlement money.
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Sssssooooo... yeah. (Wow!) 😳🤗
✨ 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 11:04 PM
Sssssooooo... yeah. (Wow!) 😳🤗
I was wondering about this. Wow.
November 14, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I was wondering about this. Wow.
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It ys onlye Gen AI if it ys from the Gen AI regioun of Fraunce, otherwyse it ys just sparklinge plagiarism.
November 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
It ys onlye Gen AI if it ys from the Gen AI regioun of Fraunce, otherwyse it ys just sparklinge plagiarism.
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🚨Deadloch heads: S2 of the Aussie crime satire/drama (it's good!) arrives on Amazon Prime March 20. Many chaotic Aussie weirdos return/debut. But HEADS UP they have added a Hemsworth (Luke)! This is not a drill! Kudos to the hair & costume team for this whole deal. www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
November 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
🚨Deadloch heads: S2 of the Aussie crime satire/drama (it's good!) arrives on Amazon Prime March 20. Many chaotic Aussie weirdos return/debut. But HEADS UP they have added a Hemsworth (Luke)! This is not a drill! Kudos to the hair & costume team for this whole deal. www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
Because what could possibly go wrong?
Ron Johnson: "We're gonna repair the damage done with Obamacare, but we're gonna do it using free market principles, using freedom of choice on the part of Americans, and we'll give them the money to use as they see fit."
November 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Because what could possibly go wrong?
I was a sole proprietor (now retired). There was no way I could afford health insurance on my own. The Republicans used to crow that small business was the backbone of the economy. It no longer is.
Trump: "I want the money to go into an account for people where they buy their own health insurance. It's so good. The insurance will be better. It'll cost less. Everybody is gonna be happy. They're gonna feel like entrepreneurs. They're actually able to go out & negotiate their own insurance"
November 11, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I was a sole proprietor (now retired). There was no way I could afford health insurance on my own. The Republicans used to crow that small business was the backbone of the economy. It no longer is.
I'll just put that in the bank with my tariff rebate and DOGE rebates, shall I?
Trump: "We're gonna issue a dividend to our middle income people and lower income people of about $2,000, and we're gonna use the remaining tariffs to lower our debt."
November 10, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I'll just put that in the bank with my tariff rebate and DOGE rebates, shall I?
Bull. Shit.
Mike Johnson: "That's the reason the inflation is up, the cost of living is up so high -- because of the policies of the previous administration. Now, we're working to root those policies out and implement our own, but it takes a little time."
November 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Bull. Shit.
Will they work through the holidays, just like so many of their constituents desperate to put food on the table?
No.
No.
VAN SUSTEREN: Is the Republican healthcare solution going to go into effect at midnight on Dec. 31? Because people are gonna get sticker shock
MIKE JOHNSON: We have November and December to work on it
MIKE JOHNSON: We have November and December to work on it
November 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Will they work through the holidays, just like so many of their constituents desperate to put food on the table?
No.
No.
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Why,
You grave but reckless senators
You grave but reckless senators
November 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Why,
You grave but reckless senators
You grave but reckless senators
You just voted on giving Lucy the football. And we all know how that works out.
Kaine on why he thinks just getting a vote on healthcare is a win: "We're the minority party, but everybody will get to see who is standing for them when it comes to lowering their healthcare costs"
November 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
You just voted on giving Lucy the football. And we all know how that works out.
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Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
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Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
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"Hush, Horatio. Did you not hear the Dark Lord's call? Go now and summon the others, for it is the time of The Reaping. Soon we shall be bathing in the blood of our enemies."
"I don't know, Max. I'm pretty sure that was just a can opener."
"I don't know, Max. I'm pretty sure that was just a can opener."
November 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
"Hush, Horatio. Did you not hear the Dark Lord's call? Go now and summon the others, for it is the time of The Reaping. Soon we shall be bathing in the blood of our enemies."
"I don't know, Max. I'm pretty sure that was just a can opener."
"I don't know, Max. I'm pretty sure that was just a can opener."
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November 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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