Marilyn Peake
@marilynpeake.bsky.social
USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Most recent publication: Science Fantasy novel, THEY LEFT MAGIC IN THEIR WAKE. "At the end of the world, there will be magic." Website: http://www.marilynpeake.com
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I've been pretty busy lately but I have read a few #indiebooks and figured I would drop a lazy combo #review.
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Books from @marilynpeake.bsky.social, @cpcwrites.bsky.social and - yes - Armin Shimerman, and that is just a perfect preview image, no notes.
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Books from @marilynpeake.bsky.social, @cpcwrites.bsky.social and - yes - Armin Shimerman, and that is just a perfect preview image, no notes.
“Quick” reviews
I’ve been reading a bit more slowly since stepping back from the SPSFC, and have only finished about five books so far this year. I haven’t got time or energy to fully review these, but…
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I'm thrilled with the review of my Science Fantasy novel, THEY LEFT MAGIC IN THEIR WAKE.
"They Left Magic In Their Wake is an extraordinarily imaginative and vivid look at a post-apocalyptic sci-fi / fantasy world where we get some of my favourite things."
"They Left Magic In Their Wake is an extraordinarily imaginative and vivid look at a post-apocalyptic sci-fi / fantasy world where we get some of my favourite things."
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Living with Long COVID often feels like living in a horror movie. Along with your disease comes a creepy Hive Mind refusal to acknowledge the dangers of COVID infection. In Vince Gilligan's new Apple TV show Pluribus, the Hive Mind comes to life:
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"Pluribus" captures the isolation of COVID-awareness in a COVID denialist world
For years I've described having Long COVID as living in a horror movie. Now that horror movie (well, prestige Apple TV show) is here.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Living with Long COVID often feels like living in a horror movie. Along with your disease comes a creepy Hive Mind refusal to acknowledge the dangers of COVID infection. In Vince Gilligan's new Apple TV show Pluribus, the Hive Mind comes to life:
www.thegauntlet.news/p/pluribus-c...
www.thegauntlet.news/p/pluribus-c...
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“.. demonstrates how Mr. Trump’s handling of pardons and commutations has allowed some convicts to return to criminality.”
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November 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
“.. demonstrates how Mr. Trump’s handling of pardons and commutations has allowed some convicts to return to criminality.”
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Bernie Sanders: "What this Senate is about to do is make a horrific situation even worse. So let's be clear what this vote is about. If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are gonna see at least a doubling in their premiums in the ACA."
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Bernie Sanders: "What this Senate is about to do is make a horrific situation even worse. So let's be clear what this vote is about. If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are gonna see at least a doubling in their premiums in the ACA."
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
On the heels of all their recent election wins, Democrats once again snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. The Democratic Party never seems to learn that voters want them to be bold and stand strong for what they believe in. 😢 www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Senators reach tentative deal to end the government shutdown
The deal, negotiated by a group of Democrats and GOP leaders, funds the government through Jan. 30. If it passes, it will still need to clear the House, which will likely take days.
www.nbcnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:53 AM
On the heels of all their recent election wins, Democrats once again snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. The Democratic Party never seems to learn that voters want them to be bold and stand strong for what they believe in. 😢 www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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HAPPENING NOW: Senate cuts deal to reopen the government, moderate Democrats cave
www.huffpost.com/entry/senate... w/ @igorbobic.bsky.social
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Senate Reaches Deal To Reopen Government After Moderate Democrats Cave
Republicans found enough Democrats willing to drop their party's demand to extend soon-to-expire health care subsidies for millions of people.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:45 AM
HAPPENING NOW: Senate cuts deal to reopen the government, moderate Democrats cave
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An agreement to agree to do a later vote is NOT an enforceable contract so what in the actual hell are Americans getting out of this deal??
November 10, 2025 at 1:10 AM
An agreement to agree to do a later vote is NOT an enforceable contract so what in the actual hell are Americans getting out of this deal??
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As I've always said, I will not support a government funding bill that continues to raise our costs, jeopardizes our health care, and hurts the people of my state.
November 10, 2025 at 1:41 AM
As I've always said, I will not support a government funding bill that continues to raise our costs, jeopardizes our health care, and hurts the people of my state.
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Sanders: Let’s be clear… If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are going to see at least a doubling in their premiums… if resolution is passed tonight, we are on a path way to throw 15 million Americans off of medicaid and the affordable care act, 15 million.
November 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Sanders: Let’s be clear… If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are going to see at least a doubling in their premiums… if resolution is passed tonight, we are on a path way to throw 15 million Americans off of medicaid and the affordable care act, 15 million.
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Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
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Should be pretty clear that without House commitment on a vote on ACA extensions, it is purely symbolic as part of the Senate deal
Q: Will you assure House Democrats they'll get a vote on ACA subsidies by a date certain?
MIKE JOHNSON: Ah -- no. I'm not promising anyone anything.
MIKE JOHNSON: Ah -- no. I'm not promising anyone anything.
November 10, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Should be pretty clear that without House commitment on a vote on ACA extensions, it is purely symbolic as part of the Senate deal
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Mark Warner is a NO on this deal, citing ACA funding uncertainty. “But I cannot support a deal that still leaves millions of Americans wondering how they are going to pay for their health care or whether they will be able to afford to get sick.”
November 10, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Mark Warner is a NO on this deal, citing ACA funding uncertainty. “But I cannot support a deal that still leaves millions of Americans wondering how they are going to pay for their health care or whether they will be able to afford to get sick.”
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As Trump enjoyed “the greatest flyover ever” on his way back from Florida, other fliers were left stranded by mass flight cancellations.
Trump Gloats About Air Force One Pilots as Flight Chaos Strands Travelers
As Trump enjoyed “the greatest flyover ever” on his way back from Florida, other fliers were left stranded by mass flight cancellations.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:11 AM
As Trump enjoyed “the greatest flyover ever” on his way back from Florida, other fliers were left stranded by mass flight cancellations.
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Football fans didn’t hold back their thoughts about the guests of honor at a game in Maryland.
Trump Booed at NFL Game After Demanding Stadium Is Named After Him
Football fans didn’t hold back their thoughts about the guests of honor at a game in Maryland.
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November 9, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Football fans didn’t hold back their thoughts about the guests of honor at a game in Maryland.
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Trump just got massively booed and flipped off by the crowd at the Commanders game.
(Video: Marisa Schultz)
(Video: Marisa Schultz)
November 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Trump just got massively booed and flipped off by the crowd at the Commanders game.
(Video: Marisa Schultz)
(Video: Marisa Schultz)
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Trump getting booed at the Commanders game
November 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Trump getting booed at the Commanders game
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Our reporters interviewed 40 of the men the Trump administration sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador: They described being beaten, sexually assaulted by guards and driven to the brink of suicide. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison
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November 9, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Our reporters interviewed 40 of the men the Trump administration sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador: They described being beaten, sexually assaulted by guards and driven to the brink of suicide. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
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Trump has pleased his sex predator friend Ghislaine Maxwell by moving her to a nicer prison. “The food is legions better,” she wrote. “… I am much much happier here.”
Ghislaine Maxwell's prison emails show she is 'happier' at minimum-security Texas facility
Maxwell, a convicted sex offender connected to Jeffrey Epstein, was moved to a less restrictive federal prison this summer. Congress is investigating allegations of special treatment.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Trump has pleased his sex predator friend Ghislaine Maxwell by moving her to a nicer prison. “The food is legions better,” she wrote. “… I am much much happier here.”
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DOJ Admits to Republicans That Epstein Files are reportedly even more damning for Donald Trump than previously indicated—and it was already bad.
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DOJ Admits to Republicans That Epstein Files Are Even Worse for Trump
Details in the files are reportedly even more damning for Donald Trump than previously indicated—and it was already bad.
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November 9, 2025 at 1:47 AM
DOJ Admits to Republicans That Epstein Files are reportedly even more damning for Donald Trump than previously indicated—and it was already bad.
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Awesome. That's how you do it. www.thedailybeast.com/gavin-newsom...
Newsom Steps in to Replace Trump at Major Summit
California Gov. Newsom aims to enhance his international profile ahead of a potential 2028 White House bid.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Awesome. That's how you do it. www.thedailybeast.com/gavin-newsom...
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Bovino went into popular Carniceria Aguascalientes in heart of Little Village.
“They said they were just here to buy something,” said Elizabeth Gutierrez. “I told them we wouldn’t serve them and escorted them out. Bovino seemed upset, but I don’t care.” www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/08/c...
“They said they were just here to buy something,” said Elizabeth Gutierrez. “I told them we wouldn’t serve them and escorted them out. Bovino seemed upset, but I don’t care.” www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/08/c...
Shots fired at immigration agents in Little Village as residents confront Bovino, Border Patrol, authorities say
Community members once again confronted a convoy of Border Patrol agents led by Cmdr. Gregory Bovino as it moved through Chicago’s South Side neighborhoods.
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November 8, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Bovino went into popular Carniceria Aguascalientes in heart of Little Village.
“They said they were just here to buy something,” said Elizabeth Gutierrez. “I told them we wouldn’t serve them and escorted them out. Bovino seemed upset, but I don’t care.” www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/08/c...
“They said they were just here to buy something,” said Elizabeth Gutierrez. “I told them we wouldn’t serve them and escorted them out. Bovino seemed upset, but I don’t care.” www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/08/c...
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For Trump: Seafood towers at Mar-A-Lago
For Americans: Bread lines
For Americans: Bread lines
November 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
For Trump: Seafood towers at Mar-A-Lago
For Americans: Bread lines
For Americans: Bread lines
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James Talarico, a Texas Democrat running for U.S. Senate who has put his faith at the forefront of his campaign, follows several adult film performers, escorts and OnlyFans models on Instagram, according to an Axios review.
Faith-forward Texas Senate candidate follows porn actors, escorts online
James Talarico has become a sensation in Texas politics by talking about how his Christianity is the basis for his progressive politics.
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November 8, 2025 at 6:06 PM
James Talarico, a Texas Democrat running for U.S. Senate who has put his faith at the forefront of his campaign, follows several adult film performers, escorts and OnlyFans models on Instagram, according to an Axios review.
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Seriously? He has no idea how insurance works or how to govern. I’ll never get over 77 million people thinking a man this incompetent belongs anywhere near the Oval Office.
November 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Seriously? He has no idea how insurance works or how to govern. I’ll never get over 77 million people thinking a man this incompetent belongs anywhere near the Oval Office.