Articles about Jared Kushner's diplomatic role with Iran that mention Kushner has received billions from the Saudi government (2/28-4/19): NYT: 5 of 58 WashPost: 1 of 43 WSJ: 0 of 40 AP: 0 of 26 CNN Wire: 0 of 18 NY Post: 0 of 17 Chicago Tribune: 0 of 4 LA Times: 0 of 4 Boston Globe: 0 of 2

The task of de-Trumpification of science and public health will take a generation and a "Marshall Plan" to rebuild. Without a bold, expansive vision to guide us, there is no coming back. Small-bore, poll-tested versions of the future will not help us. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Genius book.

Still going on: tinyurl.com/49pkks9u

It really is humbling to think how many authoritarian regimes could have been prevented if more prominent journalists simply wore passive-aggressive pocket squares.

As a lawyer, this was a fascinating and horrifying read. Roberts is responsible for the end of a deliberative, careful SCOTUS, in favor of an illegitimate ideological rubber stamp. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...

“Ramble On” is maybe the platonic ideal of a Led Zeppelin song, because it starts with a very standard blues trope—”Sorry, girl, I can’t put down roots, I’ve gotta keep moving”—and then concludes with, “Oh, by the way, Gollum stole my last girlfriend.”

Zohran Mamdani getting Kathy Hochul to agree to a pied-a-terre tax breaks the stone wall against taxing the rich that Hochul had been building since Mamdani's election. It's a critical moment, writes @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social. prospect.org/2026/04/16/m...

Hilarious. Watch oligarchy work.

Octavia E. Butler, 1998:

We didn't clear house following Reconstruction or following the Civil Rights Movement and we absolutely have to do it next time.

Good morning, beloved. Nothing gets done until somebody does it. Today is a great day to overcome evil with good.

Sure, I already own all the DVDs & can watch em whenever I want. But did I screech like a barn owl when I saw this news? Am I gonna watch every episode for the millionth time once it’s streaming? YOU BET. Huge congrats, @shudder.com!! I’d heard for years this was never gonna happen, and you did it.👏

So the image has nothing to do with the movie AT ALL but you should absolutely watch the movie because it is VERY good. I saw it when it streamed through the Brooklyn Sci Fi Film Festival and adored it. Go go go!

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller April 10,1947

Very sad news! We just learned that Valancourt author Thomas Tessier (RAPTURE, FINISHING TOUCHES, and THE NIGHTWALKER) passed away recently. We were honored to be able to republish those three classics of horror recently and are saddened to hear of his passing. www.legacy.com/us/obituarie...

Thomas was one of the kindest & most generous men I've ever "met." When trying to track down a rare Shirley Jackson, he reached out & then gifted me it, AND a surprise assortment of other rare Jackson books from his collection. He was a fantastic writer in his own right, and I treasure our emails. 🖤

i once spent three hours on the phone with tom, talking about charlie grant's 'stunts.' he always had a kind word and, even in his old age, a voracious hunger for new horror literature. i will dearly miss him.

Absolutely heartbroken to learn about the passing of the great Thomas Tessier. I’m so glad I got the chance to tell him how much I loved—and continue to love—his work, including THE NIGHTWALKER, which is an all-timer.

Oh hell yes

Just realized today marks the first anniversary of a dream-come-true day. I will never not be overwhelmingly grateful. Thank you, Steve—you’re the best on so many levels. And, of course, this dream-come-true helped lead to an even dreamier dream-come-true …

Brutal.

@natcassidy.bsky.social, Andrew Joseph White, Rory Power, Lisa Springer and ME

Free Virtual Program with Horror Authors for All Ages Through Anderson County [SC] Library System and a Chance to Get on the HWA Libraries Mailing List: I week from today!!! raforall.blogspot.com/2026/04/free...

Tonight!! Brooklyn!! 7pm!! Join me and @twistedspinebooks.bsky.social in celebrating @cybergodwrites.bsky.social’s fantastic new poetry collection, NEUROTICA! There will be discussion, there will be music, there will very likely be RHYME SCHEMES. 🪶 📖

Me: 🎶Fly me to the moon and let me play among the stars / Let me see what spring is like on Jupiter and Mars🎶 Genie: <snaps fingers> Me: <dies three very horrific deaths>

This is not an April Fools: Coming April 15th-- Halfway to Halloween virtual and in person at the Anderson County (SC) Library. All Ages of Horror included. Rory Power, Lisa Springer, Andrew Joseph White, and Nat Cassidy. Moderated by me. Anyone can join via Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

oh just randomly thinking of Sam Richardson and his very funny line deliveries no reason why

Yup. Jimmy Carter was also right about everything.

Just a reminder that if you’re looking for some Easter horror, I got you covered …

When we talk about what the NYT is up to now, it’s actually helpful to be attentive to the fact that they have *always* done shit like this

Some days, writing really does feel like sculpting. It can be tedious as hell, chipping and chiseling away at chunks of featureless stone . . . but then suddenly, you catch a glimpse of the statue hiding inside and it’s so goddamn magical.

April shopping list is live! with new books from @claymcleod.bsky.social @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app @alexgrecian.bsky.social @dawnkurtagich.bsky.social @gwendolynkiste.bsky.social @carterkeane.bsky.social @ronaldmalfi.bsky.social @cj-dotson.bsky.social & more: readjumpscares.com/2026/04/02/a...

This is a very big deal (also totally predictable).

Fire the attorney general, immediately start posting war crimes … logical

I want more Dems talking about Nuremberg 2.0, but even more I want them drafting model legislation for it that we can use for the midterms and 2028. Show us you mean it. Write it up. Let us demand every single candidate vote for it. (also, we need lustration. transitional justice and lustration.)

No Foolin. I KNOW A PLACE features 13 wildly eclectic horror destinations, an intro from Stephen King himself, & was just graced by this incredibly kind, starred review courtesy of @raforall.bsky.social ❤️🤩 I’m so grateful! Have you ordered your copy yet? Buy another for a friend & travel together 🗝️

HEY YOU GUESS WHAT if you preorder I KNOW A PLACE from @twistedspinebooks.bsky.social before our launch spectacular with @rachelharrison.bsky.social and @claymcleod.bsky.social on May 5th, not only will I sign/personalize, but I’ll be slipping a li’l surprise into each and every copy, too …

i think this is exactly right and it is part of what i was trying to get at last week when i wrote about the narcissism of the president and his allies. they fundamentally do not believe other people are real, and do not understand the decisions they make.

When you’ve chased one too many waterfalls …

Oh my gosh, hi! Let me also say I adored NESTLINGS, which is one of the most creative takes on vampires I've encountered. I loved the main character and how authentic the depiction of her disability felt. I think of her often, actually. That's some fantastic writing.

Just recorded a few little pickups for the I KNOW A PLACE audiobook and got to hear how it’s all coming together. Ohhhh mannnn are you all in for a treat …

Hey horror fans, do you need some extra reading material for this year's #TransRightsReadathon? We got you covered! Here are some free eBooks written & edited by trans authors & published by Ghoulish Books. Please share! buttondown.com/ghoulish/arc...

You still have some time to grab these free eBooks by trans writers.

The NYT says today’s #NoKings protests had “no shortage of skeptics,” and then quoted exactly one of those skeptics: The chairman of the Ole Miss College Republicans (as of 2025.) But of course, the Times doesn’t ID him as such. He’s just a Concerned Youth.

The only acceptable answer from 2028 presidential candidates is "yes, I'll demolish it."

Holy hell, WHEN THE WOLF COMES HOME by @natcassidy.bsky.social is one of the best horror novels I've read in a while. It made me cry my ass off. Inventive, and packed with beautiful prose and balls to the walls bonkers imagery.

I think often of a New York Times photo of a little Iraqi girl tending to her parakeets in a bombed house, probably from 20 years ago now. I will think of this man and his sweet dog often now too. People just want to love what they love, care for their little beings, and instead we do this to them

If the estimates were right, there were about 9 million people at No Kings rallies today. That would mean this protest was THIRTY TIMES AS LARGE AS THE TEA PARTY PROTEST which we were told, over and over again, was a massively important sign that US politics had shifted dramatically to the right

thoughts on today: 1) the protests are good, actually 2) you should go to one of you can 3) it will do you good to see how many other people also hate this guy 4) you might meet people who you can organize with 5) there are more of us than there are of them 6) we are going to win