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Writer and editor—including the books MAKING RUMOURS and TOMORROW'S FLIGHT. My feature OCTOBER SEVEN is on the Originals Bureau 2024. Huey and Alonso are my cat overlords
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From Fox’s Chief National Security reporter. Who can’t seem to get any airtime lately. For some reason.

How many scoops at WaPo or the LA Times have _already_ been buried.

Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously. Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.

2022: "The Supreme Court would NEVER overturn Roe v. Wade!" 2025: "The administration would NEVER take away Social Security!"

this is a golden age for walking out of your lab with a USB key in your pocket getting on a plane and going to Luxembourg

Walz: "The idea that the secretary of education would not know what IDEA is -- individuals with disability in education act -- that's like your mechanic not knowing how to put air in your tire. And she's in charge of this nation's education progress. It is catastrophic."

Good thread from David August:

From an FDA probationary employee: the firings are coming from outside the agency without cause and with zero input from supervisors (as promised.) More firings expected between now and Tuesday. Do not open the termination email before you download your documents and performance evals.

Gold is being handed out by Jay in the form of excellent industry insight and advice below. Thank you, sir!

We need a group of lawyers who are willing to take every lawsuit from every fired federal employee to the max. Bury this admin in lawsuits

My dear friend Sandra de Bruin died the other day of flu at 85. She was a Mighty Carson Art Player, the secretary on THE ROCKFORD FILES, and a working actor for 50 years. She was very proud of this memoir she wrote a few years ago. It's very good: www.amazon.com/stores/autho...

A huge thanks to @screencraft.bsky.social for choosing my short novel MALIBU CANYON as a QF in their Cinematic Prose contest. I'm in good company with some other works and writers I'm familiar with on this list! Congrats to all!

So many greats projects here—check them out!

Selling my fav of all furniture cause it won’t fit in my new apartment. Dimensions: 30H x 78L x 35.5W Pick up preferably from Miracle Mile, Los Angeles. We bought it full price (that was not very clever) - we’re selling $300 The wood has distressed details. DM me if interested.