Donna Simonetta
@donnasimonetta.bsky.social
Writes cozy mysteries under the pen name Louise Stevens. Lover of books, cocktails, cookies, and the beach. Not at the same time. Okay… totally at the same time. 🍹🍪🏖️📚
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he is SO worried that "Social security is a target" will become a talking point that it is now everyone's moral duty to make it one
There it is: Speaker of the House says Elon has already started running your Social Security through his AI.
Mike Johnson on Elon Musk: "We meet late into the night in his office and we've looked at that. What he's finding with his algorithms crawling through the data of Social Security system is enormous amounts of fraud, waste, and abuse."
March 2, 2025 at 6:03 PM
he is SO worried that "Social security is a target" will become a talking point that it is now everyone's moral duty to make it one
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uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
NEW — 19-year-old DOGE engineer Edward Coristine turns out to be the grandson of former KGB spy Valery Martynov, who played a role in a sprawling 1980s espionage saga.
www.jacobsilverman.com/p/prominent-...
www.jacobsilverman.com/p/prominent-...
Prominent DOGE Staffer Is Grandson Of Turncoat KGB Spy
Edward “Big Balls” Coristine happens to be the descendant of Valery Martynov, a KGB agent who spied for the US.
www.jacobsilverman.com
February 21, 2025 at 11:19 PM
uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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Idk how to explain this, but suggesting that people pirate books that are Kindle-exclusive to "stick it to Bezos" is, in fact, not "sticking it to Bezos".
It's just making it less likely that those authors people claim to like will ever have the financial security to leave the Kindle ecosystem 🤷♀️
It's just making it less likely that those authors people claim to like will ever have the financial security to leave the Kindle ecosystem 🤷♀️
February 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Idk how to explain this, but suggesting that people pirate books that are Kindle-exclusive to "stick it to Bezos" is, in fact, not "sticking it to Bezos".
It's just making it less likely that those authors people claim to like will ever have the financial security to leave the Kindle ecosystem 🤷♀️
It's just making it less likely that those authors people claim to like will ever have the financial security to leave the Kindle ecosystem 🤷♀️
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Saw someone upbraiding someone else for having a hobby while the world is on fire, and, my friends:
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
December 17, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Saw someone upbraiding someone else for having a hobby while the world is on fire, and, my friends:
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
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Just a reminder that in 2019, RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine misinformation campaign helped cause a measles outbreak in Samoa that killed 83 people, mostly kids.
Do you really want him to lead the Department of Health and Human Services?
Do you really want him to lead the Department of Health and Human Services?
December 17, 2024 at 10:14 PM
Just a reminder that in 2019, RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine misinformation campaign helped cause a measles outbreak in Samoa that killed 83 people, mostly kids.
Do you really want him to lead the Department of Health and Human Services?
Do you really want him to lead the Department of Health and Human Services?
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At the blog, some effort to grapple with making art and writing stories when everything is some combination of evil and absurd -- #terribleminds
terribleminds.com/ramble/2024/...
terribleminds.com/ramble/2024/...
How To Write Words And Make Art In This Dire Era of Clowns and Cowards
If you’re not a person who agrees that we are living through some spectacularly stupid and nasty shit, then I suppose this post isn’t for you. You think things are some variant of norma…
terribleminds.com
December 5, 2024 at 6:20 PM
At the blog, some effort to grapple with making art and writing stories when everything is some combination of evil and absurd -- #terribleminds
terribleminds.com/ramble/2024/...
terribleminds.com/ramble/2024/...
This.
Also: If you don't have money to buy my (or anyone's) books, and you live in the anglosphere, before you pirate them, try to get them from your local library instead. They have it or can get it, they pay for the books, and in many places writers get paid for their books being lent. Everyone wins!
November 23, 2024 at 2:37 AM
This.
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There was a major play for Egyptology+ archaeology as well. Hitler loved the Nefertiti bust and wanted it to stay in Germany as an inspiration for Aryan beauty ideals. Indiana Jones caught the essence of the Nazi obsession with the past.
The Nazis were HUGE on pseudoscience. And they definitely leaned into charlatans and randos that had no business in politics or power positions. The specifics differ slightly but it’s the same playbook. This is an interesting interview that covers some of it.
science.thewire.in/society/hist...
science.thewire.in/society/hist...
Interview: How Pseudoscience Became Central to Nazism
The author of a new book offers a closer look at the specific influence pseudoscientific ideas had on the emergence and consequences of Nazi ideology.
science.thewire.in
November 19, 2024 at 9:13 PM
There was a major play for Egyptology+ archaeology as well. Hitler loved the Nefertiti bust and wanted it to stay in Germany as an inspiration for Aryan beauty ideals. Indiana Jones caught the essence of the Nazi obsession with the past.
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A frustrating thing for me right now is the media narrative that RFK Jr is just an “anti-vaxxer” when he has said so many crazy things about other stuff over the years. We compiled 10 nutty clips on various topics, which still barely scratches the surface. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
'Viruses Are Our Friend'— 10 Off the Wall Video Clips from RFK Jr. Resurface on Bluesky
Past comments include denying AIDS and calling vaccinated children "damaged"
open.substack.com
November 15, 2024 at 8:39 PM
A frustrating thing for me right now is the media narrative that RFK Jr is just an “anti-vaxxer” when he has said so many crazy things about other stuff over the years. We compiled 10 nutty clips on various topics, which still barely scratches the surface. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
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#PublishingNews of the #Mysteries #Thrillers and more coming out this week. #NewBooks
Dru's Book Musings: New Releases ~ Week of November 17, 2024
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Dru's Book Musings: New Releases ~ Week of November 17, 2024
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New Releases ~ Week of November 17, 2024
Looking for something to read? Check out some of the new titles releasing during the week of November 17 – 23, 2024. I hope a few of these books take you to an exciting place. Have fun reading!
drusbookmusing.com
November 16, 2024 at 7:57 PM
#PublishingNews of the #Mysteries #Thrillers and more coming out this week. #NewBooks
Dru's Book Musings: New Releases ~ Week of November 17, 2024
drusbookmusing.com/november-17-...
Dru's Book Musings: New Releases ~ Week of November 17, 2024
drusbookmusing.com/november-17-...
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I would love to tell you about the times vaccines prevented me from getting sick, but every time it happens, I don’t notice. I just keep feeling well.
Neither do you.
Public health, when it’s working, is invisible.
Neither do you.
Public health, when it’s working, is invisible.
November 15, 2024 at 11:20 AM
I would love to tell you about the times vaccines prevented me from getting sick, but every time it happens, I don’t notice. I just keep feeling well.
Neither do you.
Public health, when it’s working, is invisible.
Neither do you.
Public health, when it’s working, is invisible.
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Here's a useful analogy to share when people ask you why you block so much: Think about who you let into your home. Creepy freaks, weirdos, pervs, sickos etc? Nope. Banned. Social media is your digital condo. You are welcome.
November 16, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Here's a useful analogy to share when people ask you why you block so much: Think about who you let into your home. Creepy freaks, weirdos, pervs, sickos etc? Nope. Banned. Social media is your digital condo. You are welcome.
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On this day in 1960, a six-year-old Ruby Bridges became the first Black student to attend William Frantz Elementary School, an all-white school in Louisiana.
A mob protested her.
This is not ancient history. Ruby bridges is 70 now.
A mob protested her.
This is not ancient history. Ruby bridges is 70 now.
November 14, 2024 at 3:57 PM
On this day in 1960, a six-year-old Ruby Bridges became the first Black student to attend William Frantz Elementary School, an all-white school in Louisiana.
A mob protested her.
This is not ancient history. Ruby bridges is 70 now.
A mob protested her.
This is not ancient history. Ruby bridges is 70 now.
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Of course they do, they can't see over the fucking steering wheel. Accident waiting to happen.
📷: Sarah Townsend
📷: Sarah Townsend
November 14, 2024 at 12:30 PM
Of course they do, they can't see over the fucking steering wheel. Accident waiting to happen.
📷: Sarah Townsend
📷: Sarah Townsend
Any other #mystery authors here?
I’ll be slowly going through my lists & adding more #mystery writers to my Starter Pack (link below if you want to follow some amazing authors) but if you’re a #mystery author who wants in, just leave me a comment! Please share!
Hi all! With so many new people joining here I wanted to create a Starter Pack of Mystery Authors & feeds. This is just a start (will add more soon) - but if you’re a #mystery author & want to be added, just let me know! Please share & I hope you find this useful! go.bsky.app/SNeMh3s
November 13, 2024 at 11:54 PM
Any other #mystery authors here?
Hi, Bluesky! I’m new here. Where are my cocktail and cozy mystery people?
November 13, 2024 at 2:58 PM
Hi, Bluesky! I’m new here. Where are my cocktail and cozy mystery people?