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Writer. Author of THE PRESIDENT’S VAMPIRE, KILLFILE, FLASHMOB. Books, journalism, screenplays, comics. Married to @goldenpurl.bsky.social. ROBERT B. PARKER'S BURIED SECRETS out now: https://amzn.to/4hMjBz7
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"Plus, just saying that SP™ has “blended babies” and we should “stop blending babies” doesn’t offer any actual, real, working solutions. Are you doing anything about it? How are you, personally, going to make up for my 200% increased dongle-production efficiency at Dongles LLC?"

submitted 6 hours ago • 1 comment

"AI companies argue their systems make fair use of copyrighted material to create new, transformative content, and that being forced to pay copyright holders for their work could hamstring the burgeoning AI industry." www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

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What *didn't* Kirby predict?

submitted 8 hours ago • 1 comment

RUIZ: Did you read the report & fact-check its sources prior to publication? RFK JR: I did not fact check RUIZ: It included citations to sources that don't exist. How does that happen? RFK JR: All of the foundational assertions are accurate RUIZ: They did not exist. How can they be accurate?

submitted 11 hours ago • 675 comments

Tesla Stock Falls. How Robo-Taxi Problems, NHTSA, Could Derail the Rally. - Barron’s stocks.apple.com/AbGtW6XQqTVu...

submitted 9 hours ago • 0 comments

So upset.

submitted 10 hours ago • 0 comments

I love that this is being debated again. I think my top contenders now are Lincoln, Jackson, Grant, and T. Roosevelt.

submitted 10 hours ago • 1 comment

Really would have loved it if the Wachowskis and Steve Skroce had finished DOC FRANKENSTEIN. It was a lot of fun.

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“The Israeli military said it has identified missiles launched toward Israel from Iran, and that its defensive systems were activated.” www.cnn.com/world/live-n...

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Awful lot of bombs for a ceasefire.

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that would mean Donald Trump lied

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Almost like having a deranged liar in the Oval Office makes it difficult to get clear answers about what’s happening in the world.

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www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...

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Video captured the moment a road buckled and sent a car flying as a heatwave impacted Missouri on Sunday.

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#giftlink “The advance notice of Monday’s fusillade showed the Iranian regime was conceding it wanted to de-escalate tensions, while saving face at home with an apparent show of force, according to geopolitical experts” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Tesla robotaxi incidents caught on camera in Austin draw regulators' attention - CNBC stocks.apple.com/Am7nVKhLnSG6...

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according to conservatives on the court, the constitution does not protect your right to your own body but does enable the government to ship you off to a foreign gulag without any hope of return

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#giftlink Live Updates: Iran Says It Fired Missiles at U.S. Base in Qatar www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...

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Tesla's robotaxi comes with a free human.

submitted 1 day ago • 17 comments

Tesla up ten percent on this news today, btw.

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a) cancer polls better than this b) there's going to be a certain amount of 'I don't want war but Bold President Trump has done strikes that will bring peace' in there

submitted 1 day ago • 12 comments

It’s a taxi, but not for airports, highways, bad weather, or “complex intersections.” apple.news/A2q61zXz4TcW...

submitted 2 days ago • 4 comments

Ok you sports people have got to do a better job of saying what you're posting about because a bunch of you posting variations on "oh no" out of nowhere on a weekend of news like this one is *not good* for my heart rate

submitted 2 days ago • 15 comments

KIRBY!

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

Spy vs Spy

submitted 2 days ago • 5 comments

Man, Costco sells everything online now.

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My cartoon for the @theguardian.com books Summer Reading special.

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Congratulations to all the ITW winners but especially Ivy Pochoda for “Jackrabbit Skin” which won for best short story. And to McKenna Jordan of @murderbooks.bsky.social who was honored as the 2025 Thrillerfan. mailchi.mp/thrillerwrit...

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#giftlink to live updates from Bloomberg News www.bloomberg.com/news/live-bl...

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#giftlink to Live Updates: U.S. Enters War With Iran, Bombing Key Nuclear Sites www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...

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There’s a tremendous MAD MEN-type prestige drama waiting to be done about the people working at a toy company in the 70s, coming up with insane ideas like this for kids between three-drink lunches.

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The Game of JAWS was my favorite toy of 1975. Using a plastic gaff, you had to hook items out of the shark's mouth — including skeletal human remains — before it sprang shut "Ages 6 and up." The 1970s was a magical time. #Jaws #FilmSky

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