Just finished “Rattlesnakes” from @stephenking.bsky.social You Like it Darker stories and to say I was gripped, entertained and oddly comforted in the midst of this U.S. dumpster fire is the understatement of my week. From a Constant Reader, thanks for the reprieve!!

you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.

Justin Trudeau gave the exact kind of press conference today that we have been waiting for from our Democratic leaders. Watch it and learn from it. No gimmicks, no stunts, no script, no platitudes, no slogans, no games. Just straight talk, honesty, sincerity and facts.