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For sale: journalism degree, barely used. Pro writer turned amateur author. No longer querying 1st novel (hallelujah), now on track to be published August 2025 or thereabouts. 2nd favorite human of 3̶ 2 cats. Not TV hitman Barry Berkman. barryjbergman.com
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apparently only beleaguered leaders of wartorn countries have to wear suits at the white (nationalist) house

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From this day forward, be it known that the marmalade moron's unpatriotically named Florida estate shall be referred to as "Sea-to-Lake"

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that felt good

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"Imagine if it were suddenly decreed that all New Yorkers would now celebrate every holiday by putting on cowboy hats and dancing to country music..."

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Took a Lyft to the airport this a. m., told the young-ish driver I once worked as a delivery driver, "before cellphones." He eyeballed me in his rearview. "How did you know where to go?" I explained about Thomas guides, then tipped him anyway. But damn.

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wait, wait I know this one...

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He's third banana (after co-prez Elon) to an extremist he called America's Hitler, so maybe not that surprising?

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"The comments overwhelmingly reject the idea of Canada becoming the 51st state." Thinking Trillin does too, but whatever..

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Can't decide whether to start calling this place "Upper Mexico" or "Lower Canada"

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Republicans for much of 2024: "How DARE you call our candidate Mr Trump a fascist?" *President* Trump in 2025:

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Just broke the code: D = P E = O I = C

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“So much of what drives truth and knowledge as we understand it in this country is fundamentally determined by, supported by and reinforced by the universities.” --JD Vance, who wants truth & knowledge decreed by a marmalade moron, a wrestling exec, a brainworm-addled conspiracy nut, et al.

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Where do I sign?

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“There is no reason a bestselling, award-winning writer needs blurbs for their new book,” [novelist Lincoln] Michel wrote. “Save the blurbs for the midlisters and debuts.” I'm an unknown writer eagerly awaiting my debut, and I endorse this message. #writingcommunity #booksky

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"There are many good reasons to accommodate budding dictators, and only one reason not to: Anticipatory obedience is a key building block of their power."

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Spending some time considering the mettle of your average senator versus, say, Anita Hill and Christine Blasey Ford.

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“You’re being treated as if you’re somehow an enemy of the state... [yet| your career matters far less than the lives of those you were trying to help … a lot of them are going to die without American aid.”

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Arab Americans for T̴r̴u̴m̴p̴ Peace “take issue with the president’s suggestion of taking over Gaza and removing its Palestinian inhabitants.”

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But at least eggs are affordable again--wait, what?

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Being There, except Chance the Gardener kills everything he touches: "I think the entire world, representatives from all over the world, will be there, and they’ll live there. Palestinians, also, Palestinians will live there. Many people will live there.”

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And there we all were, worrying that TikTok might access kids' data - while Twitter got access to everyone's pension money.

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Welcome (back) to Iraq...

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In the immortal words of Dean Wormer: Mean, corrupt and stupid is no way to go through life, America.

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And remember, you can't spell "Canadien" without "DEI" * * tho there's probably an EO pending to ban foreign spellings

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posted this on threads, where it got 40 likes (and counting) and a disturbing number of comments from people who took me for a Bills fan wanting revenge* *which I am emphatically not

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Actually, IMHO, the songs were the worst part of the movie--a passable Dylan impression is a far cry from the real thing, which is why we're watching in the first place wapo.st/4jCfOG7

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Notes on the writing life, Masters of Atlantis by (the inimitable) Charles Portis, p. 198

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What if the Bills showed up in New Orleans on Super Bowl Sunday with hundreds of thousands of fans, insisting yesterday's game was stolen and refusing to accept the result? Would be wild, huh?

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I was told that when I reached 500 followers I would get my stapler back. I would like my stapler, please.

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right, this is the big obstacle to his current aides doing their jobs effectively

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for those who celebrate

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A letter from Rez. The fear in Indian Country USA is real. It’s not good when tribes are comparing Trump to the genocide era. No one should have to ask: “Will I need a passport to leave the reservation?” - an actual question tribal admin is dealing with now.

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eggs are too expensive, but the cost of buying the white house nowadays is crazy

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This way lies hope. I just counted it up and #100smallpress reviewers (17 days in) have requested and/or are reading *110* books from small presses. A hundred and ten! I also got off my butt & made a waitlist form for interested future reviewers: www.miriamgershow.com/110smallpress

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