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Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated last night, was the Speaker of the Minnesota House in the 2023-2024 session, when Democrats ran the state government. That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.

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There is a lot to unpack here. substack.com/home/post/p-...

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#r4today

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Finished @alexsegura.bsky.social’s Secret Identity this afternoon—brilliant, loved every page. The central mystery makes this a real page-turner, and Carmen Valdez is officially one of my favorite fictional characters. I found myself thrilled and worried for her throughout—audible gasps. #BookSky

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Can you help us send a quick and clear message to Keir Starmer. Please Sign our petition if you can and urge Kier Starmer to turn up to the Gavi summit and ensure as many children as possible receive protection from diseases. act.one.org/petition/Kei...

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I primarily worry about it with respect to my own field of study, but few things better illustrate the sheer futility of making historic arguments about indigeneity/ethnicity as correlates with DNA than the way people seek to wield genetic studies in every direction with respect to Israel-Palestine.

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A reminder to our WGA West friends that if you feel you've been handed anything created by generative AI, been asked to use it, even have a WHIFF of it, the Guild and AI Committee want to hear from you! There's a form! www.wga.org/contracts/kn...

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Happy pub day @blacktopkid.bsky.social 🔥 There is a type of darkness you cannot hide from. Cosby taps into this darkness and as with his last four books, harnesses it yet again. All hail KING OF ASHES. A tale that keeps the crown not where it needs to be, but where it deserves to be. Fun was had!

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TOUR STARTS TOMORROW! Throughout June-July I'm doing a bunch of fun *interactive events* for Can You Solve the Murder?, complete with a brand new mini-mystery the audience must try to solve! Dates below, ticket links at ajwriter.substack.com

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Congratulations on your new book my friend! Wishing you every success 👏👏👏

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#author #indieauthor #amwriting #writingcommunity #authorsky

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I wonder if I still have my old Windows 95 laptop to use as a word processor...

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Reformers aren’t taking Muhammad's return well 😂 #ukpolitics

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What’s more worrying than these councillors’ youth is that the one in charge of adult services has posted racist messages & believes depression isn’t real, & the student in charge of children’s services thinks his experiences in life are representative of clients’. new.basw.co.uk/about-social...

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🏆 I love LA.

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What’s the link between Shabana Mahmood MP and United Health…?🚨 EveryDoctor has been researching the financial links between our politicians and the private healthcare sector, because we are worried about the way that money is moving through Westminster, and we don’t think that any...

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Hmmm. Craven, Turton, Whitaker, Casey, Mukherjee and Brookmyre. Can’t wait to see how many I got right on Thursday. What do you think, #BookSky? 👇🏻

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AMSTERDAM Why the expat experience is the perfect starting for a thriller via @crimereads.bsky.social crimereads.com/why-the-expa...

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Tory legacy. Fire stations in England “falling apart”, Funding down by £1bn, call outs up by a fifth. Firefighter numbers down by a quarter in seven years, 11,000 full-time staff. Population increased but lack of investment in infrastructure, tax cuts for the rich. Readying for privatisation?

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It’s nearly time for Something Blue! Sherlock & Jack book 2 is out on Thursday and the ebook's currently 99p or equivalent. If you like tales with Sherlock Holmes, found family, mistaken identity, a mysterious stranger and a bit of mild peril, you should enjoy this! mybook.to/SherlockJack2

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