🏝 JD Lasica
@jdlas.bsky.social
Thriller author 📚 | Co-founder, Cruiseable, Authors AI, BingeBooks 🚢 | Traveler ⛱ | Photographer 📷 | Art lover 🎨 | Tech pioneer 📱 | International jewel thief 💎 | I ❤️ democracy
BlueSky is one of the few websites that are not offline at the moment. Apparently Cloudflare is down. Perhaps a denial of service attack?
November 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
BlueSky is one of the few websites that are not offline at the moment. Apparently Cloudflare is down. Perhaps a denial of service attack?
The FAA has issued a temporary flight restriction off Puerto Rico for “special security reasons” effective November 1.
Anyone else think this sound like a ground run for an invasion of Venezuela?
Any Defense Dept. journalists out there? Worth looking into.
defence-blog.com/pentagon-ord...
Anyone else think this sound like a ground run for an invasion of Venezuela?
Any Defense Dept. journalists out there? Worth looking into.
defence-blog.com/pentagon-ord...
Pentagon orders temporary flight ban in Caribbean zone
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), acting under the direction of the Department of Defense (DoD), has issued a new Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) establishing temporary flight restriction...
defence-blog.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:29 AM
The FAA has issued a temporary flight restriction off Puerto Rico for “special security reasons” effective November 1.
Anyone else think this sound like a ground run for an invasion of Venezuela?
Any Defense Dept. journalists out there? Worth looking into.
defence-blog.com/pentagon-ord...
Anyone else think this sound like a ground run for an invasion of Venezuela?
Any Defense Dept. journalists out there? Worth looking into.
defence-blog.com/pentagon-ord...
Fun to watch Netflix’s “A House of Dynamite” and see mentions of the secretive Raven Rock nuclear bunker, which was the primary setting in my high-tech thriller “Firefall.” (BTW, not the greatest ending for that movie.)
October 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Fun to watch Netflix’s “A House of Dynamite” and see mentions of the secretive Raven Rock nuclear bunker, which was the primary setting in my high-tech thriller “Firefall.” (BTW, not the greatest ending for that movie.)
This is appalling ... and illegal. And no one is lifting a finger.
The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
October 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
This is appalling ... and illegal. And no one is lifting a finger.
Yeah, baby! Proud of all my fellow Americans who stood up to make their voices heard today!
October 18, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Yeah, baby! Proud of all my fellow Americans who stood up to make their voices heard today!
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Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.
September 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.
This is how it's done, America.
Jair Bolsonaro Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Plotting Coup.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/w...
Jair Bolsonaro Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Plotting Coup.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/w...
Bolsonaro Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Plotting Coup in Brazil
www.nytimes.com
September 12, 2025 at 12:03 AM
This is how it's done, America.
Jair Bolsonaro Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Plotting Coup.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/w...
Jair Bolsonaro Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Plotting Coup.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/w...
Left, right or center, political violence is always wrong. Full stop.
As a nation we don't want a return to the '60s-'70s era of political assassinations. Those who stoke hatred and mistrust of institutions are partly responsible for this heinous act.
Tragic to hear that Charlie Kirk is dead.
As a nation we don't want a return to the '60s-'70s era of political assassinations. Those who stoke hatred and mistrust of institutions are partly responsible for this heinous act.
Tragic to hear that Charlie Kirk is dead.
September 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Left, right or center, political violence is always wrong. Full stop.
As a nation we don't want a return to the '60s-'70s era of political assassinations. Those who stoke hatred and mistrust of institutions are partly responsible for this heinous act.
Tragic to hear that Charlie Kirk is dead.
As a nation we don't want a return to the '60s-'70s era of political assassinations. Those who stoke hatred and mistrust of institutions are partly responsible for this heinous act.
Tragic to hear that Charlie Kirk is dead.
Ah, opening day Sunday, when the dreams of millions of NFL fans have not yet been crushed.
September 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Ah, opening day Sunday, when the dreams of millions of NFL fans have not yet been crushed.
The eye of Hurricane Erin is about 200 miles north of us here in Puerto Rico, and it’ll miss us. But we’re already starting to get a whipping from the rain and winds! Batten down the hatches!
August 16, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The eye of Hurricane Erin is about 200 miles north of us here in Puerto Rico, and it’ll miss us. But we’re already starting to get a whipping from the rain and winds! Batten down the hatches!
How AI is decimating the Web's business model - my new post on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/theedgeo...
How AI is decimating the Web’s business model
The old Internet bargain is dead: For decades, publishers traded content for traffic. Now AI companies are taking the content and killing the clicks.
open.substack.com
August 11, 2025 at 8:46 PM
How AI is decimating the Web's business model - my new post on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/theedgeo...
Just watched the umpteenth remake of "The War of the Worlds" on Amazon Prime. It's god-awful, riddled with laughable, absurd plotlines.
Learn knitting. Play a game of chess. Plenty of better ways to spend your 90 minutes.
Learn knitting. Play a game of chess. Plenty of better ways to spend your 90 minutes.
August 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Just watched the umpteenth remake of "The War of the Worlds" on Amazon Prime. It's god-awful, riddled with laughable, absurd plotlines.
Learn knitting. Play a game of chess. Plenty of better ways to spend your 90 minutes.
Learn knitting. Play a game of chess. Plenty of better ways to spend your 90 minutes.
Ready for some beach reads? Soak up the sun with summer reading fun at BingeBooks - list created by my friend Jen:
bingebooks.com/article/soak...
bingebooks.com/article/soak...
July 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Ready for some beach reads? Soak up the sun with summer reading fun at BingeBooks - list created by my friend Jen:
bingebooks.com/article/soak...
bingebooks.com/article/soak...
Watching the program now, since we can't make it to New York to see it on Broadway. Remarkably well done.
Will today's news media stand up to the latest authoritarian power grabs in DC? Good luck to us all.
Will today's news media stand up to the latest authoritarian power grabs in DC? Good luck to us all.
On the eve of its live CNN broadcast, I wrote about George Clooney’s Good Night and Good Luck, which has surpassed glitzy musicals and even Denzel’s Othello to become a Broadway hit of staggering proportions.
George Clooney Is Bringing His Latest Straight to Your TV. It’s Right on Time.
The star wants to broadcast his record-breaking Broadway show to as wide an audience as possible. It’s not hard to see why.
slate.com
June 8, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Watching the program now, since we can't make it to New York to see it on Broadway. Remarkably well done.
Will today's news media stand up to the latest authoritarian power grabs in DC? Good luck to us all.
Will today's news media stand up to the latest authoritarian power grabs in DC? Good luck to us all.
Well, crap. Just heard that Pocket, one of my longtime favorite apps, is shutting down on July 8.
Anyone know of other bookmark apps that are trustworthy?
www.pcmag.com/news/pocket-...
Anyone know of other bookmark apps that are trustworthy?
www.pcmag.com/news/pocket-...
Read-It-Later Pocket App Will Shut Down on July 8
Mozilla says it's focusing on 'projects that better match [people's] browsing habits and online needs.' You have until Oct. 8 to export your Pocket data.
www.pcmag.com
June 7, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Well, crap. Just heard that Pocket, one of my longtime favorite apps, is shutting down on July 8.
Anyone know of other bookmark apps that are trustworthy?
www.pcmag.com/news/pocket-...
Anyone know of other bookmark apps that are trustworthy?
www.pcmag.com/news/pocket-...
Thank you to the 1,148 entrants who entered my giveaway for the high-tech thriller "The Golden Relic." We have sent the ebook to the 100 winners, and another 1,061 readers added the title to their Want to Read list on Goodreads. Awesome!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DLWSJCG3
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DLWSJCG3
May 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Thank you to the 1,148 entrants who entered my giveaway for the high-tech thriller "The Golden Relic." We have sent the ebook to the 100 winners, and another 1,061 readers added the title to their Want to Read list on Goodreads. Awesome!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DLWSJCG3
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DLWSJCG3
Important article from my friend Eric about bot farms leading the disinformation assault on social media.
www.fastcompany.com/91321143/bot...
www.fastcompany.com/91321143/bot...
Bot farms invade social media to hijack popular sentiment
Governments, financial influencers, and entertainment insiders are using data center-like facilities full of phones to push narratives fabricated through fake social media engagement.
www.fastcompany.com
April 26, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Important article from my friend Eric about bot farms leading the disinformation assault on social media.
www.fastcompany.com/91321143/bot...
www.fastcompany.com/91321143/bot...
Listen to my high-tech thriller 'Biohack' with an audiobook narrator of your choice: Maya Angelou, Jerry Garcia, John Wayne,Laurence Olivier.
elevenreader.io/app/reader/a...
#elevenlabs #audiobook
elevenreader.io/app/reader/a...
#elevenlabs #audiobook
ElevenReader: Biohack
Listen to a preview of this read or download the app to play the full read.
elevenreader.io
April 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Listen to my high-tech thriller 'Biohack' with an audiobook narrator of your choice: Maya Angelou, Jerry Garcia, John Wayne,Laurence Olivier.
elevenreader.io/app/reader/a...
#elevenlabs #audiobook
elevenreader.io/app/reader/a...
#elevenlabs #audiobook
I've heard several news commentators - like Katy Kay of Morning Joe today - refer to Kilmar Abrego Garcia as "Garcia."
This is incorrect.
His paternal surname is Abrego. So the only correct second references are "Abrego" or "Abrego Garcia."
This is incorrect.
His paternal surname is Abrego. So the only correct second references are "Abrego" or "Abrego Garcia."
April 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I've heard several news commentators - like Katy Kay of Morning Joe today - refer to Kilmar Abrego Garcia as "Garcia."
This is incorrect.
His paternal surname is Abrego. So the only correct second references are "Abrego" or "Abrego Garcia."
This is incorrect.
His paternal surname is Abrego. So the only correct second references are "Abrego" or "Abrego Garcia."
The trouble with Bill Maher gushing about his pleasant dinner with the “real” Trump and his call to make peace with the MAGA movement is that they have absolutely no interest in doing the same.
If there was ever a time for resistance and NOT moderation, that time is now.
If there was ever a time for resistance and NOT moderation, that time is now.
Bill Maher can try and frame it any way he wants. He NORMALIZED a dangerous authoritarian. Period. Full stop.
April 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The trouble with Bill Maher gushing about his pleasant dinner with the “real” Trump and his call to make peace with the MAGA movement is that they have absolutely no interest in doing the same.
If there was ever a time for resistance and NOT moderation, that time is now.
If there was ever a time for resistance and NOT moderation, that time is now.
How digital are you?
The fine art of decluttering and reinvention.
theedgeoftomorrow.substack.com/p/how-digita...
The fine art of decluttering and reinvention.
theedgeoftomorrow.substack.com/p/how-digita...
April 12, 2025 at 7:57 PM
How digital are you?
The fine art of decluttering and reinvention.
theedgeoftomorrow.substack.com/p/how-digita...
The fine art of decluttering and reinvention.
theedgeoftomorrow.substack.com/p/how-digita...
Nice. Keep it up New Yawk!
I have never seen anything like this in NYC. 5th Ave covered from 42nd St well to the 20s. Nobody prepared for this volume. Volunteers are holding the traffic on all the side streets. No police in sight. #handsoff
April 6, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Nice. Keep it up New Yawk!
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Kamala Harris: There were many things that we knew would happen.. I’m not here to say I told you so
April 4, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Kamala Harris: There were many things that we knew would happen.. I’m not here to say I told you so
Reposted by 🏝 JD Lasica
We tried mass tariffs in 1828, and it crashed the economy. We tried again in 1930, and it crashed the economy.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
April 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
We tried mass tariffs in 1828, and it crashed the economy. We tried again in 1930, and it crashed the economy.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.