David Mack
@davidmack.com
NY Times bestselling f/sf author, veteran Star Trek writer (including STAR TREK: KHAN), papa to a cat clowder. Politics-free feed: @davidmack.pro | Agent: Lucienne Diver, Knight Agency. Member WGA & SFWA. he/him | davidmack.pro
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David Mack
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David Mack - Ring of Fire
Captain Christopher Pike and the crew of the Enterprise come to the aid of a civilian research station whose secret mission is threatened by murder and sabotage.
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= STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS – RING OF FIRE =
Captain Christopher Pike and the crew of the Enterprise come to the aid of a civilian research station whose secret mission is threatened by murder and sabotage.
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= STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS – RING OF FIRE =
Captain Christopher Pike and the crew of the Enterprise come to the aid of a civilian research station whose secret mission is threatened by murder and sabotage.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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And a stunning finale for Star Trek Khan
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Star Trek: Review: Khan: Series 1 Episode 9: Eternity’s Face
Khan and his people face the truth. In the future, Tuvok and Dr Lear do the same. It’s almost impossible to do what this season has done. It tells a complete, coherent story that doesn’…
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November 25, 2025 at 8:49 AM
And a stunning finale for Star Trek Khan
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share a 90s movie you think deserves more love
November 25, 2025 at 4:31 AM
share a 90s movie you think deserves more love
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Amplifying:
Did anyone tell Doug Ford that dogs live in apartments and that people evicted who have dogs means dogs might live on the street?
Seriously, I know he hates people--esp poor people--but surely someone can show him a pic of a sad homeless beagle.
Seriously, I know he hates people--esp poor people--but surely someone can show him a pic of a sad homeless beagle.
November 25, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Amplifying:
For those who have me on various Bluesky lists, this is a heads-up that I've updated this account to a self-verified handle, davidmack.com. I still have the @davidmack handle reserved with this account, but external links to it no longer work. (I'd hoped they'd redirect here, but they don't.)
a man with long hair and a beard has the words it 's actually me above him
ALT: a man with long hair and a beard has the words it 's actually me above him
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November 24, 2025 at 11:31 PM
For those who have me on various Bluesky lists, this is a heads-up that I've updated this account to a self-verified handle, davidmack.com. I still have the @davidmack handle reserved with this account, but external links to it no longer work. (I'd hoped they'd redirect here, but they don't.)
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good work guys you picked a fight in which Dems can stand up out of their permanent defensive crouch and go “our guy is a fucking astronaut and you’re an alcoholic tv host”
Gallego to Hegseth: "You will never ever be half the man that Sen. Kelly is. You, sir, are a coward. And the fact that you are following this order from the president shows how big of a coward you are. I can't wait until you are no longer the secretary of defense."
November 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
good work guys you picked a fight in which Dems can stand up out of their permanent defensive crouch and go “our guy is a fucking astronaut and you’re an alcoholic tv host”
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NEW: Judge Currie finds that Lindsay Halligan was UNLAWFULLY APPOINTED and dismisses the James Comey and Letitia James indictments without prejudice. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
NEW: Judge Currie finds that Lindsay Halligan was UNLAWFULLY APPOINTED and dismisses the James Comey and Letitia James indictments without prejudice. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Yeah. That's basically what I argued here. It's forcing the debate we need:
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In every way, Trump demands fealty to himself—and to his whims, wholly untethered to law—over fealty to federal officials’ oaths of office. So again: Are you effing kidding me? What Dems did here was patriotic. They forced the debate we need over Trump's lawlessness.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Yeah. That's basically what I argued here. It's forcing the debate we need:
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If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
A profession struggling to sustain itself - The Society of Authors
ALCS report on author incomes shows 60% drop in median incomes since 2006
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November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
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Bigger than this, I think people should be more skeptical of online leftism that says, "Actually, under capitalism I don't owe other people anything." Oh, your communal philosophy says you can be interpersonally vicious and steal from other people? How convenient!
Always worth taking a moment to remind you if you’re pirating authors’ book you’re a shitty person. You can rail that our profession isn’t a profession all you want. You can paint yourself as an online revolutionary liberating ideas. It’s all bullshit.
You’re just a shitty person who hates writers.
You’re just a shitty person who hates writers.
November 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Bigger than this, I think people should be more skeptical of online leftism that says, "Actually, under capitalism I don't owe other people anything." Oh, your communal philosophy says you can be interpersonally vicious and steal from other people? How convenient!
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The Daily Salem Dispatch won’t leave my lap this since she ran herself ragged chasing her various toys.
Also she legit has built in mascara and these dark lashes. It’s ridiculous.
Also she legit has built in mascara and these dark lashes. It’s ridiculous.
November 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The Daily Salem Dispatch won’t leave my lap this since she ran herself ragged chasing her various toys.
Also she legit has built in mascara and these dark lashes. It’s ridiculous.
Also she legit has built in mascara and these dark lashes. It’s ridiculous.
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No. Abolish. Fire. Prosecute.
This is the *moderate* position.
This is the *moderate* position.
eric swalwell said on msnow that a major goal of a dem majority after the midterms would be for ice masks to come off and badges to come out, this is insufficient
November 24, 2025 at 3:50 AM
No. Abolish. Fire. Prosecute.
This is the *moderate* position.
This is the *moderate* position.
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Hey bozo, the average pay is higher in blue states than red states. Did you think of that? Stop this plutocratic gaslighting.
Bessent: "You know the best way to bring your inflation rate down? Move from a blue state to a red state. Blue state inflation is half a percent higher."
November 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Hey bozo, the average pay is higher in blue states than red states. Did you think of that? Stop this plutocratic gaslighting.
Which is exactly what we ALL knew would happen.
For years, MAGA influencers demanded the release of the Epstein files. Now that 20,000 documents have been released, many raising questions about Donald Trump, they're shrugging.
All MAGA Wanted Was the Epstein Files. Now They're Ignoring Them
For years, MAGA influencers demanded the release of the Epstein files. Now that 20,000 documents have been released, many raising questions about Donald Trump, they're shrugging.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Which is exactly what we ALL knew would happen.
Where Is Your God Now, Charlie Brown?
I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe, Charlie Brown
Every living thing on earth dies alone, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Where Is Your God Now, Charlie Brown?
Called it.
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Seriously
Once again this
A legal loophole in the Epstein Transparency Act gives Pedo Pam the freedom to redact any information she chooses
Deep in the bill
She can redact records in specific instances & documents in active federal investigations
Seriously
Once again this
A legal loophole in the Epstein Transparency Act gives Pedo Pam the freedom to redact any information she chooses
Deep in the bill
She can redact records in specific instances & documents in active federal investigations
Pam Bondi Put on Blast Over Epstein Files... as Bill Gives Attorney General Power to 'Redact' Details Before Release
After quick approval by the House and Senate on Tuesday to release the documents, the Epstein Files Transparency Act is now just waiting for Trump's signature.
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November 23, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Called it.
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X rolled out a new feature overnight showing where accounts are based. This network of “Trump-supporting independent women” that claimed to be “real Americans” are based in Thailand.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
November 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM
X rolled out a new feature overnight showing where accounts are based. This network of “Trump-supporting independent women” that claimed to be “real Americans” are based in Thailand.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
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Trump's domestic Gestapo raided a job site, then handcuffed a US citizen born in Raleigh NC -- even after being shown the guy's REAL ID, which is only available to US citizens and LPRs
CBP+ICE will ignore your identifying documents when it suits their racism
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CBP+ICE will ignore your identifying documents when it suits their racism
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November 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Trump's domestic Gestapo raided a job site, then handcuffed a US citizen born in Raleigh NC -- even after being shown the guy's REAL ID, which is only available to US citizens and LPRs
CBP+ICE will ignore your identifying documents when it suits their racism
www.newsobserver.com/news/local/a...
CBP+ICE will ignore your identifying documents when it suits their racism
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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So a big part of the Project 2025 goals hinges on forcing women out of the workforce. The Heritage Foundation knows that women voters hold the most power in terms of sheer numbers. If they can push you out of the workforce, they can push you out of your voting rights.
Digging into the data of what's taking place with Black women unemployment and this graph is pretty damning.
You can see the EXACT month Black women's unemployment begins to splinter and that what hit us FIRST is now coming for all other women. This is #TheDoubleTax.
#blacksky #news #econsky
You can see the EXACT month Black women's unemployment begins to splinter and that what hit us FIRST is now coming for all other women. This is #TheDoubleTax.
#blacksky #news #econsky
November 23, 2025 at 7:45 PM
So a big part of the Project 2025 goals hinges on forcing women out of the workforce. The Heritage Foundation knows that women voters hold the most power in terms of sheer numbers. If they can push you out of the workforce, they can push you out of your voting rights.
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the “thanksgiving food is bad” discourse raises its ugly head every year, but the truth remains that thanksgiving food can be amazing as long as you know how to cook. the problem is we’re throwing a few million sunday drivers directly into a grand prix
I think this is unfair to turkey. turkey is good but hard to cook well because it is so damn big. turkey *parts* are great but lack the esthetic appeal of a centerpiece bird.
it is tired to the point of cliche to say if turkey was good, people would make it more than once a year. but it is understated that at least one American explodes every Thanksgiving in a brave attempt to make the main dish more palatable
November 23, 2025 at 7:44 PM
the “thanksgiving food is bad” discourse raises its ugly head every year, but the truth remains that thanksgiving food can be amazing as long as you know how to cook. the problem is we’re throwing a few million sunday drivers directly into a grand prix
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I've read Control a few years back (out of order). Best Trek novel in a long time.
November 23, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I've read Control a few years back (out of order). Best Trek novel in a long time.
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David Mack is so good! Bashir's arc through this timeline is very challenging, though. Especially in Section 31: Control.
November 23, 2025 at 3:05 AM
David Mack is so good! Bashir's arc through this timeline is very challenging, though. Especially in Section 31: Control.
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Great writing by @davidmack.bsky.social. From Star Trek Typhon Pact novel "Zero Sum Game".
November 23, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Great writing by @davidmack.bsky.social. From Star Trek Typhon Pact novel "Zero Sum Game".
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November 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM