V. S. Anderson
@vsanderson.bsky.social
V. S. Anderson, Writer. Want murders? I’ve got them! Sometimes with a side of horses. Order at www.virginiasanderson.com
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Thoughts and prayers 🙏
March 23, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Thoughts and prayers 🙏
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Timeline cleanse 🌞
March 24, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Timeline cleanse 🌞
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my takeaway from reading this is that i have to assume that every half-competent intelligence agency in the world has an almost real-time glimpse into what the white house and the pentagon are doing
March 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
my takeaway from reading this is that i have to assume that every half-competent intelligence agency in the world has an almost real-time glimpse into what the white house and the pentagon are doing
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This is one of the biggest threats to Americans' personal data in decades. If you're a 23andMe customer, I strongly urge you to delete your data to protect it from whoever the new buyer might be. Here’s how:
March 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This is one of the biggest threats to Americans' personal data in decades. If you're a 23andMe customer, I strongly urge you to delete your data to protect it from whoever the new buyer might be. Here’s how:
Why is this not already a national breaking story?https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/trump-administration-accidentally-texted-me-its-war-plans/682151/?gift=VRG9R592vf0b-44Pmllefuz6Gm34ilNH3bD18JJ0YTE&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
March 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Why is this not already a national breaking story?https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/trump-administration-accidentally-texted-me-its-war-plans/682151/?gift=VRG9R592vf0b-44Pmllefuz6Gm34ilNH3bD18JJ0YTE&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
If you like audiobooks, I have a bunch of Audible codes for free copies of Three Strides Out. Write me via the contact form at virginiasanderson dot com and I'll send you one.
February 27, 2025 at 8:29 PM
If you like audiobooks, I have a bunch of Audible codes for free copies of Three Strides Out. Write me via the contact form at virginiasanderson dot com and I'll send you one.
Oh, the indignity. 70 degrees = BATH!!!
February 27, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Oh, the indignity. 70 degrees = BATH!!!
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This story can't be repeated enough. The GOP is lined up behind the guy who is so incompetent that his quasi-gov't agency did this. They're confirming his highly questionable nominees & hurting the American people.
And "accidentally"? It was stupidity, not accident. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
And "accidentally"? It was stupidity, not accident. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
USDA accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is now trying to rehire them
An Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."
www.nbcnews.com
February 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This story can't be repeated enough. The GOP is lined up behind the guy who is so incompetent that his quasi-gov't agency did this. They're confirming his highly questionable nominees & hurting the American people.
And "accidentally"? It was stupidity, not accident. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
And "accidentally"? It was stupidity, not accident. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
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A new government tracker claims DOGE has saved billions from ending federal contracts. But an NPR analysis of the data finds the claimed savings don't add up.
DOGE released data about federal contract savings. It doesn't add up
A new government tracker claims DOGE has saved billions from ending federal contracts. But an NPR analysis of the data finds the claimed savings don't add up.
www.npr.org
February 20, 2025 at 1:55 AM
A new government tracker claims DOGE has saved billions from ending federal contracts. But an NPR analysis of the data finds the claimed savings don't add up.
My old guy Paddy has one job: mow this field. He's not doing a very good job. #horses #horsebooks
February 19, 2025 at 10:49 PM
My old guy Paddy has one job: mow this field. He's not doing a very good job. #horses #horsebooks
Not your average "horse book." #horses #horsebooks #mystery #suspense #equestrian #kindle #audiobook
February 11, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Not your average "horse book." #horses #horsebooks #mystery #suspense #equestrian #kindle #audiobook
Terrific advice from Hax column:
"I’d like to do something. I just don’t quite know how . . ."
Carolyn Hax
"1 issue. Then, 1 reputable organization representing your views on that issue. 1 trip to their web site to see if there's a local branch. Contact and say, what do you need?"
"I’d like to do something. I just don’t quite know how . . ."
Carolyn Hax
"1 issue. Then, 1 reputable organization representing your views on that issue. 1 trip to their web site to see if there's a local branch. Contact and say, what do you need?"
February 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Terrific advice from Hax column:
"I’d like to do something. I just don’t quite know how . . ."
Carolyn Hax
"1 issue. Then, 1 reputable organization representing your views on that issue. 1 trip to their web site to see if there's a local branch. Contact and say, what do you need?"
"I’d like to do something. I just don’t quite know how . . ."
Carolyn Hax
"1 issue. Then, 1 reputable organization representing your views on that issue. 1 trip to their web site to see if there's a local branch. Contact and say, what do you need?"
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I voted to reject RFK Jr.'s nomination to HHS.
I cannot in good conscience support someone who denies and will dilute our public health protections, sow distrust in science, and oversee massive cuts to health care programs for vulnerable Americans.
I cannot in good conscience support someone who denies and will dilute our public health protections, sow distrust in science, and oversee massive cuts to health care programs for vulnerable Americans.
February 4, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I voted to reject RFK Jr.'s nomination to HHS.
I cannot in good conscience support someone who denies and will dilute our public health protections, sow distrust in science, and oversee massive cuts to health care programs for vulnerable Americans.
I cannot in good conscience support someone who denies and will dilute our public health protections, sow distrust in science, and oversee massive cuts to health care programs for vulnerable Americans.
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Sen Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) letter to chair of Senate Judiciary Cmte, which is poised to vote on confirmation of Kash Patel:
“We regret that you have rejected our efforts to inquire into the first-ever invocation of Fifth Amendment protection by a nominee seeking to lead the FBI”
“We regret that you have rejected our efforts to inquire into the first-ever invocation of Fifth Amendment protection by a nominee seeking to lead the FBI”
February 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Sen Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) letter to chair of Senate Judiciary Cmte, which is poised to vote on confirmation of Kash Patel:
“We regret that you have rejected our efforts to inquire into the first-ever invocation of Fifth Amendment protection by a nominee seeking to lead the FBI”
“We regret that you have rejected our efforts to inquire into the first-ever invocation of Fifth Amendment protection by a nominee seeking to lead the FBI”
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Cliches about the disabled often fall into 1 of 4 disability tropes: the magical disabled, the evil disabled, the inspirational disabled, and the redemptive disabled.
Insight here from James Irwin, who teaches in the disability studies program at Wm. Paterson University.
Insight here from James Irwin, who teaches in the disability studies program at Wm. Paterson University.
6 Tips on Writing Disabled Characters | Jane Friedman
Writing characters with disabilities doesn’t have to be difficult. It only requires a little work to understand how things look from the character’s position.
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February 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Cliches about the disabled often fall into 1 of 4 disability tropes: the magical disabled, the evil disabled, the inspirational disabled, and the redemptive disabled.
Insight here from James Irwin, who teaches in the disability studies program at Wm. Paterson University.
Insight here from James Irwin, who teaches in the disability studies program at Wm. Paterson University.
I'm not much for talking animals. I like my horse books tough and fast.
February 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I'm not much for talking animals. I like my horse books tough and fast.
Working on ads for Book 1 of my three-book serial, Among the Lost Children. Here's one I posted today.
February 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Working on ads for Book 1 of my three-book serial, Among the Lost Children. Here's one I posted today.