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Author. Historian. Librarian. Cat herder. Horse parent. Whovian. Trekkie. MST3K/Rifftrax fan. Favorite games: Fallout: New Vegas, Dragon Age 2, Baldur’s Gate 3. WIP: Historical M/M Cowboy Romance Secretly a Lovecraftian gelatinous, betentacled horror.
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Lying in bed thinking if the Midnight Society introduces an Edwardian lady authoress, it would be so cool if she brandished a hat pin like Mary Shelley and her knife. Gonna be annoying and tell @bitterkarella.bsky.social susannesaville.com/2025/03/03/t...

I actually think the dems should attend the SOTU, wait till the 2nd sentence, and then walk out en masse, that'll do it, there'll be no address, he'll just have a meltdown on national Tv

On women and hat pins and violence… #FemaleRage susannesaville.com/2025/03/03/t...

WHOOT!!!

Beware of the dog??! 👀 🐾 Endearing Roman mosaic of a little black guard dog curled up asleep 💤 in the entrance passage of his family home in Pompeii. House of Lucius Caecilius Iucundus. 📷 by me #MosaicMonday #Archaeology

NEW: USAID's acting asst administrator, Nick Enrich, has been placed on leave after sharing a memo detailing how political appointees have "wholly prevented" staff from continuing life saving aid.

First, they said postponed; now the meeting is canceled. That means no flu shots next year. “'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'" Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...

Protestors skiing with signs to humiliate JD Vance is fantastic

Me: [abruptly] ALL OF MY ACTIVITIES ARE SENSITIVE Wife: . . . . Me: Don’t worry this is for work Wife: . . . . Me: Well kind of, it’s about Elon Musk Wife: [Drains large pour of Pinot Grigio in single long pull]

Roman concrete's 2,000-year durability secret finally decoded The exceptional strength comes from 'hot mixing' quicklime directly with volcanic ash at high temperatures. This creates distinctive lime clasts that grant remarkable self-healing properties. buff.ly/3EQOcxi #ShareGoodNewsToo

TOMORROW- Friday, February 28th is BLACKOUT FRIDAY! If you believe we are in danger of losing our Democracy forever, FIGHT BACK! Let's make our voices heard in numbers too big to ignore. JOIN US if you've had it with Comrade Krasnov. 🤬 🇷🇺 #24HourEconomicBlackout

DOGE recommends cuts to the FAA. Hundreds of workers get fired, including those tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps. Now Starlink is reportedly in line to take over a $2 billion contract to upgrade the nation's air traffic control systems. See how this works?

The streets of #Roman #Pompeii after a rainstorm... #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology AncientBlueSky

Some sound advice:

Musk has requested five bullets

A long, twisty road I recently traveled. New blog post: susannesaville.com/2025/02/24/c...

New — HHS just got another email with guidance stating that they aren’t required to respond to the 5 bullets email, but if they do they should follow specific guidelines including: “Assume that what you write will be read by malign foreign actors and tailor your response accordingly.”

@grumpygirdle.bsky.social Ok new website is up! What do you think? susannesaville.com

NEW — 19-year-old DOGE engineer Edward Coristine turns out to be the grandson of former KGB spy Valery Martynov, who played a role in a sprawling 1980s espionage saga. www.jacobsilverman.com/p/prominent-...

Worst. Episode. EVER.

📚 WATCH: “I can’t do much, but I can do this.” As Rutherford County and other districts ban hundreds of books, a SMYRNA book store owner is offering banned books for free. #BannedBooksBrigade Full: www.newschannel5.com/news/how-one...

President Trump's purge at the Pentagon is a major step toward creating an officer corps personally and absolutely loyal to him, @radiofreetom.bsky.social writes. theatln.tc/V6pB4qcF

Coup promoted to junta. www.militarytimes.com/pentagon/202...

UK Artists/art fans upset about the government's AI copyright legislation plans that throw creatives under the bus, please see this document and fill out the linked government survey by the 25th!!! That's Tuesday!!!! Go go go! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Usually when states go to court alleging federal coercion in violation of the 10th Amendment there is not a literal video of the President doing it.

DOGE recommended firing workers at: -FDA, which oversees Neuralink -FAA, which oversees SpaceX -USAID, which probed Starlink -CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X. "Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.

Figured I would let this one speak for itself!

NEW BLOG POST about the beginning of the American Revolution (the 18th century one) susannesaville.com/2025/02/17/2...

💥 “We’re tired of the executive branch putting us at risk! We need our fellow Americans to stand up with us! We need Congress to take action!! It is essential to stand up against Autocracy!” It’s time to unite and make our voices heard! h/t Alejandro Alvarez in DC

Tired: Goat yoga. Wired: Opossum yoga. Yes, you read that correctly. Yoga with friendly opossums is an actual thing in Indiana. Check out the photos for a small dose of joy. ‘Poses with ‘Possums’ offers chance to move, connect with nature and raise awareness www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/21/p...

1/29: First plane crash in 16 years in DC 1/31: Crash in Philly 2/5: Delta flight struck in Seattle 2/6: Flight wrecks in Alaska 2/10: Crash in Scottsdale 2/12: Military jet crashes in San Diego 2/16: Crash in Covington, GA 7 crashes since the WH congratulated itself for “restoring aviation safety”

Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.

@grumpygirdle.bsky.social Did I show you my website back in the day? If you want to take a peek before I change it, it’s susannesaville.com

I sincerely don’t know why people aren’t physically stopping those dorks. Move shit. Lock doors. Lose the keys. Everyone switch seats. Turn off all the lights. Switch the signs on the elevator lobby. Make the settings all silly. Use a different language. Wear costumes. Fill rooms with balloons

"Eliminate Looting of Our Nation by Mitigating Unethical State Kleptocracy (ELON MUSK) Act" First: loooooooooool Second: Thank you!!! We need more elected officials willing to act!

WSJ reporting that the CIA is ... *checks notes* ... *double checks notes* ... offering buyouts to its entire workforce. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...