Lance R. Fletcher
@solisandlune.bsky.social
Fun fact enthusiast. I sell books, write stuff, and fix things. | Substack: @boyandhisdog | Insta: @fletchercobooks
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Posted this on substack.com/@boyandhisdog but pinning it here.
Ways you, a normal person, can help Ukraine.
ukraineaidops.org an international group of civilian volunteers securing protective gear and life-saving equipment, delivered directly to Ukrainian defenders.
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Ways you, a normal person, can help Ukraine.
ukraineaidops.org an international group of civilian volunteers securing protective gear and life-saving equipment, delivered directly to Ukrainian defenders.
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Court filings reveal a bombshell: A former cellmate of one of the informants said he knows that the story the state used to convict Wood—the purported jailhouse confession—was made up with the help of El Paso police.
David Wood, Set for Execution, Says He Was Never the 'Desert Killer'
Wood’s attorneys have requested that more than 100 additional pieces of evidence be tested for DNA, but the state has opposed the request for over a decade.
www.texasobserver.org
March 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Court filings reveal a bombshell: A former cellmate of one of the informants said he knows that the story the state used to convict Wood—the purported jailhouse confession—was made up with the help of El Paso police.
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SCOOP: FEMA's top lawyer was forced out yesterday after less than a week on the job—and sources tell me it was because of his unwillingness to write a memo providing legal cover for the agency's impoundment of $80 million from NYC migrant shelters.
Full story:
Full story:
FEMA’s top lawyer placed on leave after less than one week in role
It may be tied to a lawsuit about funding for migrant shelters.
www.thehandbasket.co
March 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
SCOOP: FEMA's top lawyer was forced out yesterday after less than a week on the job—and sources tell me it was because of his unwillingness to write a memo providing legal cover for the agency's impoundment of $80 million from NYC migrant shelters.
Full story:
Full story:
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Hey, @sanders.senate.gov — please tell us Vermonters you’re in solidarity with @wyden.senate.gov & @chrismurphyct.bsky.social in not participating in Trump’s reality tv show before the joint session.
March 3, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Hey, @sanders.senate.gov — please tell us Vermonters you’re in solidarity with @wyden.senate.gov & @chrismurphyct.bsky.social in not participating in Trump’s reality tv show before the joint session.
Last I checked, WaPo's vote wasn't counting in Ukraine.
If you haven’t yet, it’s time to ditch the Post. Unforgivable.
this appears to be the new regime oped page at wapo. WOW.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
March 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Last I checked, WaPo's vote wasn't counting in Ukraine.
While we're on the subject — "amateur," doesn't mean "bad/low-skilled."
All it means is that you don't do it for money.
So today, some of y'all learned that, if you get reimbursed for your work at all, in any form— you're a professional artist.
Yes, that includes trading art for social support
All it means is that you don't do it for money.
So today, some of y'all learned that, if you get reimbursed for your work at all, in any form— you're a professional artist.
Yes, that includes trading art for social support
hey
you.
stop calling yourself an amateur or budding artist in your bio
You're an artist.
you.
stop calling yourself an amateur or budding artist in your bio
You're an artist.
March 3, 2025 at 7:58 PM
While we're on the subject — "amateur," doesn't mean "bad/low-skilled."
All it means is that you don't do it for money.
So today, some of y'all learned that, if you get reimbursed for your work at all, in any form— you're a professional artist.
Yes, that includes trading art for social support
All it means is that you don't do it for money.
So today, some of y'all learned that, if you get reimbursed for your work at all, in any form— you're a professional artist.
Yes, that includes trading art for social support
Gender neutral power moves: ensure your junk is clearly displayed
March 3, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Gender neutral power moves: ensure your junk is clearly displayed
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Because endless finger-wagging and continuing to grant unanimous consent is such a shining example of "leadership."
Exactly two people are celebrating the United States’ great abdication:
Trump and Putin.
The world weeps. Europe acts. And decades of U.S. leadership have been lost.
Trump and Putin.
The world weeps. Europe acts. And decades of U.S. leadership have been lost.
March 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Because endless finger-wagging and continuing to grant unanimous consent is such a shining example of "leadership."
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i mean the oscar broadcast was enjoyable but it feels like a cultural victory for fascism that hollywood is too scared for even vague platitudes about resisting.
March 3, 2025 at 6:41 PM
i mean the oscar broadcast was enjoyable but it feels like a cultural victory for fascism that hollywood is too scared for even vague platitudes about resisting.
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Daily reminder to myself that rolling back fascism requires of me and everyone broad solidarity with factions I might find deeply objectionable in milder times. That’s much of the heavy lifting.
March 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Daily reminder to myself that rolling back fascism requires of me and everyone broad solidarity with factions I might find deeply objectionable in milder times. That’s much of the heavy lifting.
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Tulsi Gabbard is a traitor. Our country sucks ass right now. It really does.
Given an easy opportunity to criticize Putin, Gabbard immediately pivots to bashing Zelenskyy
March 3, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Tulsi Gabbard is a traitor. Our country sucks ass right now. It really does.
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my father, retired white engineer who has lived in oklahoma 45 years: “they should deport the son of a bitch to south africa and then south africa should bury him under a prison”, in case you wondered what the medicare set thinks
March 3, 2025 at 1:36 AM
my father, retired white engineer who has lived in oklahoma 45 years: “they should deport the son of a bitch to south africa and then south africa should bury him under a prison”, in case you wondered what the medicare set thinks
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There’s a major shift in U.S. cybersecurity policy. A recent CISA memo removed Russia from its list of priorities, focusing instead on China and local systems. Analysts were told not to track Russian cyber threats.
March 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
There’s a major shift in U.S. cybersecurity policy. A recent CISA memo removed Russia from its list of priorities, focusing instead on China and local systems. Analysts were told not to track Russian cyber threats.
I've heard this my whole life, and it's part and parcel to the "just vote for the lesser evil, bro" narrative.
Sure, it may work in the short term. But in the long term — it gets us right where we are.
Sure, it may work in the short term. But in the long term — it gets us right where we are.
Love how every single liberal party strategy is “moving right wins elections” then when moving right repeatedly fails to win elections cause they’re running against OPENLY RIGHT-WING PARTIES they just go “Well clearly we didn’t move right enough.” Like even a child could tell you what’s wrong
March 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I've heard this my whole life, and it's part and parcel to the "just vote for the lesser evil, bro" narrative.
Sure, it may work in the short term. But in the long term — it gets us right where we are.
Sure, it may work in the short term. But in the long term — it gets us right where we are.
We've gone completely past norms at this point. Civility and decorum aren't going to be what rolls it back.
Maybe dem reps could hold their own state of the union on the Capitol steps. Steal the spotlight. Let members like AOC, Jasmine Crockett, Max Frost, and the DNC make remarks. Norms don't exist. Buck them.
March 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
We've gone completely past norms at this point. Civility and decorum aren't going to be what rolls it back.
Wow that doesn't sound like a conflict of interest at all.
Officials at the FAA have directed staff to identify tens of millions of dollars to fund a Starlink deal for upgrading air traffic control communications. Staff has been instructed to find the funds while minimizing documentation and avoiding a paper trail.
March 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Wow that doesn't sound like a conflict of interest at all.
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, no particular order, no explanations, no reviews - just covers.
#booksky
#20bookchallenge
(12/20)
#booksky
#20bookchallenge
(12/20)
March 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, no particular order, no explanations, no reviews - just covers.
#booksky
#20bookchallenge
(12/20)
#booksky
#20bookchallenge
(12/20)
Think too about how advertising works. It's a flood strategy. Everywhere, all the time.
You have to be your own biggest advocate — and shameless self-promotion is very much a part of that.
It doesn't have to be fake — take pride in your work and share what you make. Just do it a lot.
You have to be your own biggest advocate — and shameless self-promotion is very much a part of that.
It doesn't have to be fake — take pride in your work and share what you make. Just do it a lot.
To my fellow creatives: try not to feel guilty about talking about your work. Art is never more important than when things suck.
March 2, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Think too about how advertising works. It's a flood strategy. Everywhere, all the time.
You have to be your own biggest advocate — and shameless self-promotion is very much a part of that.
It doesn't have to be fake — take pride in your work and share what you make. Just do it a lot.
You have to be your own biggest advocate — and shameless self-promotion is very much a part of that.
It doesn't have to be fake — take pride in your work and share what you make. Just do it a lot.
Finally, some good news.
Bitcoin price falls by 17.5% in biggest monthly loss since 2022
Bitcoin price falls by 17.5% in biggest monthly loss since 2022
Cryptocurrency slips into technical bear market as optimism after Donald Trump’s election win fades
Bitcoin has recorded its largest monthly loss since June 2022, pushing it into a bear market as the euphoria over cryptocurrencies after Donald Trump’s…
www.theguardian.com
March 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Finally, some good news.
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Shutting down PubMed would have enormous consequences globally on medical sciences.
On my Nordic/UK ISPs it half resolves, but result is unusable.
Let’s hope it is just a temporary error and not the junta in action.
On my Nordic/UK ISPs it half resolves, but result is unusable.
Let’s hope it is just a temporary error and not the junta in action.
March 2, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Shutting down PubMed would have enormous consequences globally on medical sciences.
On my Nordic/UK ISPs it half resolves, but result is unusable.
Let’s hope it is just a temporary error and not the junta in action.
On my Nordic/UK ISPs it half resolves, but result is unusable.
Let’s hope it is just a temporary error and not the junta in action.
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Sunday sillies.
Stop overreacting, they said.
Stop overreacting, they said.
March 2, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Sunday sillies.
Stop overreacting, they said.
Stop overreacting, they said.
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International atomic monitors are for the first time traveling through Russian territory rather than Ukraine to reach Europe’s biggest nuclear-power plant.
UN Atomic Watchdog Said to Use Russia to Staff Ukrainian Plant
International atomic monitors are for the first time traveling through Russian territory rather than Ukraine to reach Europe’s biggest nuclear-power plant, said three diplomats briefed on the matter —...
www.bloomberg.com
March 2, 2025 at 2:45 PM
International atomic monitors are for the first time traveling through Russian territory rather than Ukraine to reach Europe’s biggest nuclear-power plant.
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just read a LinkedIn post where a CEO posted a screenshot of chatgpt saying his product had better pricing with the first reply being a competitor posting a chatgpt screenshot of it saying his product was better and I’m strongly considering joining the butlerian jihad now
March 1, 2025 at 10:12 PM
just read a LinkedIn post where a CEO posted a screenshot of chatgpt saying his product had better pricing with the first reply being a competitor posting a chatgpt screenshot of it saying his product was better and I’m strongly considering joining the butlerian jihad now