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We should make June 14th No Kings Day permanently.

submitted 9 hours ago • 283 comments

A very important story. Pam Hemphill, who is a hero, was disinvited from a rally because the organizers would not “forgive” her. This is how oppositions fail reedgalen.substack.com/p/dear-rally...

submitted 1 day ago • 332 comments

The thing about the Padilla incident is this: when are we going to see the Epstein files?

submitted 2 days ago • 30 comments

Reuters: JUDGE ORDERS CALIFORNIA NATIONAL GUARD RETURNED TO GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM'S CONTROL - COURT RULING

submitted 2 days ago • 178 comments

Free speech is not a crime — full stop.

submitted 2 days ago • 116 comments

Take a listen and seriously consider it. While this is not an uncommon practice, I am glad people are beginning to speak up about it.

submitted 3 days ago • 282 comments

BREAKING: A few minutes ago, a vehicle of three people was rammed by a truck belonging to federal immigration authorities in Boyle Heights, CA. According to security footage shown to me, they deployed chemical munitions & detained the driver at gunpoint. All are US citizens according to the wife.

submitted 3 days ago • 2316 comments

This country has gone mad. ABC News paid a historic bribe to Dictator Trump—begging him not to destroy it—and has now let go a beloved, celebrated journalist for... ...an accurate tweet whose accuracy is confirmed by all prior reporting on the life and times of Stephen Miller. We are lost.

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My fantasy book campaign ends tomorrow! The Winding Road: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tho... #booksky #lgbtq

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

Important news for fans of Apex Books @apexmag.bsky.social. In short, Apex was screwed by the bankruptcy of the parent of Diamond Book Distributors, who placed their books in retail stores. This hits my fiction hard. Please read and share this thread. 1/ www.apexbookcompany.com/blogs/frontp...

submitted 11 days ago • 3 comments

Check and MATE! Your move, robot.

submitted 12 days ago • 10 comments

Quick UPDATE for #TheDeerIsMessedUP — we're so close to 40%!! Can you help us get to the finish line??? www.kickstarter.com/projects/mer...

submitted 20 days ago • 2 comments

In these times when LGBTQ+ rights are under attack, I'm hoping you check out the Kickstarter for my latest fantasy novel. It’s got a diverse cast and is a chance to support a queer author & get a new read months before it hits retail! www.kickstarter.com/projects/tho... #booksky #lgbtq

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

Crows, fae, and strong LGBTQ rep. #booksky #lgbtq

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

He is acting exactly like a dictator and America does not suffer dictators

submitted 23 days ago • 375 comments

Fae creatures stalk the streets of a college town... My new contemporary fantasy novel has launched and I'm so excited! Please check out The Winding Road on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tho... #booksky 📚💙

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

Re-upping this one. It really did help.

submitted 26 days ago • 1 comment

The Socks & Sorcery Kickstarter is the Featured Project for the ENTIRE Kickstarter site!!! We're super excited. This project has 12 authors & 8 yarn dyers. Check it out if you love books or knitting, but especially if you love both! www.kickstarter.com/projects/bue...

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

It's alive... ALLLLIIIVE!!!! #TheDeerIsMessedUP #horror #booksky Come check out @probablyharmless.bsky.social and my epic horror anthology—full of messed up deer! 🔥🦌 www.kickstarter.com/projects/mer...

submitted 40 days ago • 12 comments

My new contemporary fantasy novel—based loosely on Thomas the Rhymer—launches on Kickstarter next week! I’d appreciate it if people would click and follow the campaign: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tho... #booksky 📚💙

submitted 34 days ago • 1 comment

Holy shiitake! Trump fired Shira Perlmutter, the Director of the US Copyrights Office apparently because she refused to let Elon Musk raid the place to steal author’s intellectual property rights democrats-cha.house.gov/media/press-...

submitted 35 days ago • 137 comments

After less than 11 hours, the special edition Kickstarter for the Memoirs of Lady Trent is at $65,000 on the nose! Two stretch goals down; two to go . . . www.kickstarter.com/projects/wra...

submitted 39 days ago • 4 comments

All of my bookish, fiber arts peeps, head to Kickstarter to check out the Socks and Sorcery campaign! I have a book in one of the surprise boxes, with yarn dyed to match. www.kickstarter.com/projects/bue... #booksky

submitted 39 days ago • 1 comment

My latest newsletter is out. If you haven’t done so already, please subscribe. It’s free, and it’s the best way to hear directly from me, stay connected, and updated on what I’m doing. kenliu.name/mailing-list/

submitted 39 days ago • 1 comment

I was interviewed about my cozy corgi Pride Street mysteries for the terrific Cozy Up to Crime limited ebook StoryBundle: www.knottedroadpress.com/cozy-up-to-c... #booksky 📚💙

submitted 41 days ago • 0 comments

This is worth reading www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/o...

submitted 42 days ago • 96 comments

LET THEM EAT CAKE!!!!

submitted 44 days ago • 1915 comments

Socks & Sorcery: Spellbinding Stories & Exclusive Sock Yarns A monthly subscription collector's box for knitting and fantasy book lovers. #kickstarter @kickstarter.com #fantasybooks #knitting #crafting www.kickstarter.com/projects/bue...

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