Lawrence Allan
@writelarrywrite.lawrenceallanwrites.com
Midwestern as f@!k! Award winning and Shamus Finalist! Mystery/crime writer of tales involving heroes using humor to cover emotional turmoil. https://linktr.ee/lawrenceallan
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"How can I make it stop?"
Stop having shitty opinions about how great theft machines are, Armin. Take some personal responsibility, my man.
Stop having shitty opinions about how great theft machines are, Armin. Take some personal responsibility, my man.
November 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
"How can I make it stop?"
Stop having shitty opinions about how great theft machines are, Armin. Take some personal responsibility, my man.
Stop having shitty opinions about how great theft machines are, Armin. Take some personal responsibility, my man.
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I think we can safely say that the Leavitt's brother called ICE on his ex, the mother of his child, and I have to say: I have no desire to respect, find common ground or share the country with these monsters.
“After Ferreira was detained, Dos Santos Rodrigues said Michael Leavitt Sr. and his father, Bob Leavitt, reached out to her.”
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
‘Brazil is not her home.’ Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew, brought to US as child, detained by ICE. - The Boston Globe
Bruna Ferreira, 33, was brought to the United States as a child in 1998. She is now in removal proceedings in Louisiana.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I think we can safely say that the Leavitt's brother called ICE on his ex, the mother of his child, and I have to say: I have no desire to respect, find common ground or share the country with these monsters.
Good…?
Private jet passengers flying from UK face fourfold increase in tax on.ft.com/3Xnvtzk
Private jet passengers flying from UK face fourfold increase in tax
More than 500,000 trips will be subject to higher levies
on.ft.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Good…?
I’m no business expert, but that seems contrary to how businesses are supposed to operate.
I was pretty sure businesses are in the business of making money.
I was pretty sure businesses are in the business of making money.
OpenAI needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimates on.ft.com/4ij0yh8
OpenAI needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimates
A burning platform
on.ft.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I’m no business expert, but that seems contrary to how businesses are supposed to operate.
I was pretty sure businesses are in the business of making money.
I was pretty sure businesses are in the business of making money.
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A Brazilian woman who is the mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s nephew has been detained by ICE
Mother Of Karoline Leavitt’s Nephew Is Detained By ICE
The Brazilian overstayed a tourist visa and is in “removal proceedings,” Homeland Security told CNN.
www.huffpost.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
A Brazilian woman who is the mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s nephew has been detained by ICE
Pretty sure we’re still against theft and people who are jealous of creatives, Armin.
Is this platform still massively against AI or has it moved more towards acceptance?
November 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Pretty sure we’re still against theft and people who are jealous of creatives, Armin.
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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If you want to read a book for free, please consider checking a copy out at your local library! Unless the book is brand new or has a limited print release (self-published), odds are high that we can get it to you via interlibrary loan if we don't have it already in our collection!
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 26, 2025 at 4:13 AM
If you want to read a book for free, please consider checking a copy out at your local library! Unless the book is brand new or has a limited print release (self-published), odds are high that we can get it to you via interlibrary loan if we don't have it already in our collection!
No, I am your father, Charlie Brown.
Forget it, Charlie Brown…it’s Chinatown.
Of My Friend, I Can Say Only This: Of All The Souls I Have Encountered In My Travels, His Was The Most... Human, Charlie Brown
November 26, 2025 at 4:40 AM
No, I am your father, Charlie Brown.
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It's become abundantly clear that the wealthy are incapable of happiness, which makes the fact that so much of our society is structured around trying to make them happy particularly obscene.
November 16, 2025 at 5:31 AM
It's become abundantly clear that the wealthy are incapable of happiness, which makes the fact that so much of our society is structured around trying to make them happy particularly obscene.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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White privilege is just a fancy way of saying “you don’t have to deal with racism”, it doesn’t mean you have a Rolls Royce and a staff of servants.
It does mean you don’t have to worry about ICE tackling you in the hallway because a neighbor said you “look illegal.”
It does mean you don’t have to worry about ICE tackling you in the hallway because a neighbor said you “look illegal.”
November 25, 2025 at 11:40 PM
White privilege is just a fancy way of saying “you don’t have to deal with racism”, it doesn’t mean you have a Rolls Royce and a staff of servants.
It does mean you don’t have to worry about ICE tackling you in the hallway because a neighbor said you “look illegal.”
It does mean you don’t have to worry about ICE tackling you in the hallway because a neighbor said you “look illegal.”
When you cave to a bully, they just see a target they can come to again and again.
The BBC lawyers are chumps.
The BBC lawyers are chumps.
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump’s Fury at BBC Gets Unnerving Results with Pro-MAGA Edit Stunner
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:20 AM
When you cave to a bully, they just see a target they can come to again and again.
The BBC lawyers are chumps.
The BBC lawyers are chumps.
Thread.
“Elites” never seem to learn. You cannot give into a bully. They will always ask for more.
The proper response to a bully is “Go fuck yourself.”
“Elites” never seem to learn. You cannot give into a bully. They will always ask for more.
The proper response to a bully is “Go fuck yourself.”
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Thread.
“Elites” never seem to learn. You cannot give into a bully. They will always ask for more.
The proper response to a bully is “Go fuck yourself.”
“Elites” never seem to learn. You cannot give into a bully. They will always ask for more.
The proper response to a bully is “Go fuck yourself.”
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"My mentor always tells me, 'Kim, dogs don’t bark at parked cars." They’re coming after critical race theory, 1619, intersectionality because these ideas mobilized people. They gave them the language to actually articulate what they were seeing with their own eyes," says Kimberlé Crenshaw.
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"My mentor always tells me, 'Kim, dogs don’t bark at parked cars." They’re coming after critical race theory, 1619, intersectionality because these ideas mobilized people. They gave them the language to actually articulate what they were seeing with their own eyes," says Kimberlé Crenshaw.
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What if Dems ran on sacrificing James Carville's human rights?
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
What if Dems ran on sacrificing James Carville's human rights?
Fuck off back to the 90s, James. We don’t throw people on the bus to win.
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
"It is abundantly clear even to me that the Democratic Party must now run on the most populist economic platform since the Great Depression," James Carville writes.
"It is abundantly clear even to me that the Democratic Party must now run on the most populist economic platform since the Great Depression," James Carville writes.
Opinion | James Carville: Out With Woke. In With Rage.
Democrats also have to shed the last vestiges of woke.
nyti.ms
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Fuck off back to the 90s, James. We don’t throw people on the bus to win.
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One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
November 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
Yeah, it’s the slipper wearing people who are dishonoring our country, Sean.
Duffy on his demand that air travelers not wear slippers or pajamas: "It honors our country ... don't take your shoes off and put your feet on the chair ahead of you"
November 24, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Yeah, it’s the slipper wearing people who are dishonoring our country, Sean.
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You have to keep giving money to avoid collapse and if there’s collapse you have to give more money. It’s called the free market.
November 24, 2025 at 10:54 PM
You have to keep giving money to avoid collapse and if there’s collapse you have to give more money. It’s called the free market.
Carville hasn’t won anything in 30 years. No one should listen to him for any reason.
He is long past his useful takes.
He is long past his useful takes.
Even today, Carville claimed "the era of performative woke politics from 2020 to 2024 has left a lasting stain on our brand."
The peak of that was 2020... when we won POTUS and gained 3 Senate seats.
"We lost in 2020 because of woke" is not a sensible argument! We won! But he just breezes over it.
The peak of that was 2020... when we won POTUS and gained 3 Senate seats.
"We lost in 2020 because of woke" is not a sensible argument! We won! But he just breezes over it.
The thing about Carville's piece is that it's a perfect example of the way centrists can't write literally anything without getting in a few jabs at the left/minorities. It's entirely possible to run on "economic rage," sure. There's no need to go, "And remember what some people on Tumblr said??"
November 24, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Carville hasn’t won anything in 30 years. No one should listen to him for any reason.
He is long past his useful takes.
He is long past his useful takes.
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Always worth taking a moment to remind you if you’re pirating authors’ book you’re a shitty person. You can rail that our profession isn’t a profession all you want. You can paint yourself as an online revolutionary liberating ideas. It’s all bullshit.
You’re just a shitty person who hates writers.
You’re just a shitty person who hates writers.
November 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Always worth taking a moment to remind you if you’re pirating authors’ book you’re a shitty person. You can rail that our profession isn’t a profession all you want. You can paint yourself as an online revolutionary liberating ideas. It’s all bullshit.
You’re just a shitty person who hates writers.
You’re just a shitty person who hates writers.