T. S. McAdams
@tsmcadams.bsky.social
Writer, teacher, dog person. Fiction in Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Santa Monica Review, Pembroke, Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet, South Carolina Review, New Ohio Review, and other fine periodicals near you.
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yep. it already is.
November 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
yep. it already is.
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I wonder if the United States can learn anything from the last time a major industrialized country decided to isolate itself from the rest of the world?
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
November 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I wonder if the United States can learn anything from the last time a major industrialized country decided to isolate itself from the rest of the world?
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
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NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
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Think about buying a car, a fun, stress-free negotiating process that everybody loves. Now imagine that if you don’t buy a car you die and if you buy the wrong car you also die
Trump: "I want the money to go into an account for people where they buy their own health insurance. It's so good. The insurance will be better. It'll cost less. Everybody is gonna be happy. They're gonna feel like entrepreneurs. They're actually able to go out & negotiate their own insurance"
November 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Think about buying a car, a fun, stress-free negotiating process that everybody loves. Now imagine that if you don’t buy a car you die and if you buy the wrong car you also die
Just finished What Moves the Dead by @tkingfisher.com and about to start What Feasts at Night, but I’m alarmed by the cover illustration. Does something happen to Hob? She wouldn’t do that, would she?
November 11, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Just finished What Moves the Dead by @tkingfisher.com and about to start What Feasts at Night, but I’m alarmed by the cover illustration. Does something happen to Hob? She wouldn’t do that, would she?
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Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue Over Jack Smith Searches
Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
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so, today I got the surgery center where I got my deviated septum fixed to send me an itemized bill so I could submit to my FSA for reimbursement
my out of pocket cost: $473
what my insurance paid: $4258
what they tried to charge my insurance (not a misprint): $173692
my out of pocket cost: $473
what my insurance paid: $4258
what they tried to charge my insurance (not a misprint): $173692
I was at an event yesterday where Rand Paul spoke via video and talked about how great it was to send ACA money "directly to the people" so that they could work collectively to get better deals on health care.
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
so, today I got the surgery center where I got my deviated septum fixed to send me an itemized bill so I could submit to my FSA for reimbursement
my out of pocket cost: $473
what my insurance paid: $4258
what they tried to charge my insurance (not a misprint): $173692
my out of pocket cost: $473
what my insurance paid: $4258
what they tried to charge my insurance (not a misprint): $173692
Republicans are soulless and hateful. Democrats are feckless and weak. We desperately need a third option.
November 10, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Republicans are soulless and hateful. Democrats are feckless and weak. We desperately need a third option.
What do you say, @schumer.senate.gov?
Bloomberg notes that, “Any one senator can force days of delay and votes.”
If Schumer, or any other Democratic senator, really objects to the deal being worked out right now, they can do something about it.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
If Schumer, or any other Democratic senator, really objects to the deal being worked out right now, they can do something about it.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
What do you say, @schumer.senate.gov?
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“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
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November 8, 2025 at 12:04 PM
“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
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My tears have been my food day and night, while they continually say to me, “Where is your God?” (Psalm 42:1-3)
“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
My tears have been my food day and night, while they continually say to me, “Where is your God?” (Psalm 42:1-3)
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Here’s an oldie but a goodie: “DOGE rebates” 🤡
“..the proposal would distribute .. $5,000 per household for the 78 million households that pay federal income tax.”
@wutangforchildren.bsky.social
“..the proposal would distribute .. $5,000 per household for the 78 million households that pay federal income tax.”
@wutangforchildren.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Here’s an oldie but a goodie: “DOGE rebates” 🤡
“..the proposal would distribute .. $5,000 per household for the 78 million households that pay federal income tax.”
@wutangforchildren.bsky.social
“..the proposal would distribute .. $5,000 per household for the 78 million households that pay federal income tax.”
@wutangforchildren.bsky.social
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@theradr.bsky.social explains the sin of Sodom, which sounds a lot like what is happening right now: refusing to feed and help the poor.
Sodom "had plenty of bread and untroubled tranquility, yet she did not support the poor and needy.” (Ezekiel 16:49-50)
open.substack.com/pub/lifeisas...
Sodom "had plenty of bread and untroubled tranquility, yet she did not support the poor and needy.” (Ezekiel 16:49-50)
open.substack.com/pub/lifeisas...
On the sin of Sodom
Hint: It's not sodomy
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:34 AM
@theradr.bsky.social explains the sin of Sodom, which sounds a lot like what is happening right now: refusing to feed and help the poor.
Sodom "had plenty of bread and untroubled tranquility, yet she did not support the poor and needy.” (Ezekiel 16:49-50)
open.substack.com/pub/lifeisas...
Sodom "had plenty of bread and untroubled tranquility, yet she did not support the poor and needy.” (Ezekiel 16:49-50)
open.substack.com/pub/lifeisas...
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it doesn’t get any clearer that america’s betrothal to fossil fuels is about letting energy companies pick our pockets to prop up their obsolete industry
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 1:19 PM
it doesn’t get any clearer that america’s betrothal to fossil fuels is about letting energy companies pick our pockets to prop up their obsolete industry
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US citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents children would be coming to get bus, lawyers say
U.S. citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents about children gathering at bus stop, lawyers say
Lawyers for Carlos Jimenez said he was in fear after an agent threatened him with chemical spray, then pointed a gun at him.
www.latimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 11:25 PM
US citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents children would be coming to get bus, lawyers say
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American citizens have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
American citizens have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
Apparently Bad Bunny, who is American, isn’t American ENOUGH, so they found an Englishman, which makes perfect sense, unless you’re expecting an explanation that DOESN’T begin with “race” and end with “ism.”
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NFL announces Sting will headline Super Bowl-branded concert amid Bad Bunny controversy
The "Every Breath You Take" singer will perform in San Francisco as part of a two-night extravaganza two days before Bad Bunny's halftime show.
www.yahoo.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Apparently Bad Bunny, who is American, isn’t American ENOUGH, so they found an Englishman, which makes perfect sense, unless you’re expecting an explanation that DOESN’T begin with “race” and end with “ism.”
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
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Saw a TikTok today of a woman who went to the doctor for a biopsy, and when the results came back, confidently announced that she didn't believe the results, because she had described her condition to ChatGPT, and it had a different opinion.
Yeeeah.
The hallucination machine is gonna kill people.
Yeeeah.
The hallucination machine is gonna kill people.
a relative interested in my work told me their search results claim i'm married to three different women. they did of course do an AI search, and the AI search in question has mixed me up with two other chris boyds. please stop using the content theft marriage hallucination machine
October 27, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Saw a TikTok today of a woman who went to the doctor for a biopsy, and when the results came back, confidently announced that she didn't believe the results, because she had described her condition to ChatGPT, and it had a different opinion.
Yeeeah.
The hallucination machine is gonna kill people.
Yeeeah.
The hallucination machine is gonna kill people.
I’m glad my son went to college in D.C. and got a good look at the White House before occupying Confederate forces tore it down.
October 25, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I’m glad my son went to college in D.C. and got a good look at the White House before occupying Confederate forces tore it down.
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I should note: by my count, this makes at least four clergy members *that I know of* who have been shot with pepper balls or rubber bullets fired by ICE/DHS agents in recent weeks — two Presbyterians, two Methodists and a UCCer.
Big year for photos of clergy enduring pain while protesting ICE.
· Rev. David Black, Chicago Sun-Times: chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...
· Rev. Jorge Bautista, SF Chron: www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
· Rev. Hannah Kardon, Chicago Protest Photography: www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...
· Rev. David Black, Chicago Sun-Times: chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...
· Rev. Jorge Bautista, SF Chron: www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
· Rev. Hannah Kardon, Chicago Protest Photography: www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...
October 23, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I should note: by my count, this makes at least four clergy members *that I know of* who have been shot with pepper balls or rubber bullets fired by ICE/DHS agents in recent weeks — two Presbyterians, two Methodists and a UCCer.
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Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
October 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
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What if the unidentified masked men with guns don't accept the validity of your papers?
October 14, 2025 at 1:12 AM
What if the unidentified masked men with guns don't accept the validity of your papers?
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We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.
When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.
When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.
October 12, 2025 at 4:44 PM
We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.
When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.
When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.