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Democratic senators need to stop pretending that GOP senators are their “good friends across the aisle” and realize many of them are just lying sociopaths who are actively fanning the flames of violence against them.

Israel has asked other countries to help intercept Iranian drones and ballistic missiles. The British are helping, but the French have yet to agree. (Kan News)

Not today, Satan. Literally. Thanks to everyone who reached out. I’m okay just rattled. Unhinged people doing/ saying BS isn’t a new thing. They reveal themselves or get caught. I won’t stop writing or be humbled.

Trump Administration sucks so much they’re making Brandon Johnson look like a genuine badass

WATCH: Trump mouthpiece @karolineleavitt disrespectfully calls @notusreports.bsky.social Jasmine wright’s totally valid question “stupid” — as though we didn’t all just see Trump threaten protesters with “very big force”

Some Notes on the City of Angels and the Nature of Violence - www.meditationsinanemergency.com/some-notes-o...

It's clear that a huge chunk of Trump supporters, if not the majority, want to deport ALL non-citizens. It's not just the very small fraction of undocumented folks with criminal records. All of them. Documented or not. No criminal record. Children. Doesn't matter. All of them.

This is an amazing essay; it puts the "creative" in "creative nonfiction"; the way it riffs on the whole metaphor of "the cloud" is devestatingly great. This was the first submission we ever got from Guam and I'd bet my left hand it won't be the last. Brilliance seeds brilliance, art begets art

Jack And my dodo

Building upon that, I’ll just say the LAPD has the opportunity to do something HILARIOUS tonight.

A federal judge halted Trump’s order to cut funding for LGBTQ nonprofits, protecting DEI programs and services for transgender communities.

@datlow.bsky.social good evening

This Wednesday, join us with Christopher Barzak & David Surface for our Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, 7pm at the KGB Bar. Come one, come all! @cbarzak.bsky.social @datlow.bsky.social @mercuriodrivera.bsky.social

"ABC News stands for objectivity and impartiality in its news coverage and does not condone subjective personal attacks on others. The post does not reflect the views of ABC News and violated our standards — as a result, Terry Moran has been suspended pending further evaluation."

SAN ANTONIO! Go vote for Gina Ortiz for mayor today! Keep San Antonio blue.

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Bend the knee or lose it.😂

Still on sale for $1.99 Fearful Symmetries by Ellen Datlow | Open Road Media - openroadmedia.com/ebook/fearfu...

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🚨🚨 Not just Medicaid, they are now coming after Medicare. "Trump gave GOP senators a green light on Wednesday to explore ways to save money on Medicare. The party screaming death panels is the party of death panels as they push their big brutal bill. www.axios.com/2025/06/05/r...

On sale all of June for $2.99 The Coyote Road by Ellen Datlow | Open Road Media - openroadmedia.com/ebook/the-co...

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So shines bravery in the land of cowards.

Michael McCallion teared up upon hearing the verdict that cleared the guards he said had assaulted him in prison; the judge suggested that he needed to put it behind him and move on. “With all due respect, your honor, I can’t,” he said.

The hypocrisy...

Russia’s latest Cosmos satellite, in low Earth orbit, is now near a US government satellite, raising alarms. US Space Command suggests the satellite could be an anti-satellite weapon (ASAT), contrary to Moscow’s claims that it's just a "neighborhood watch" satellite. (via Breaking Defense)