OMG! I have finally seen the northern lights. These were taken from the hill in front of my house at 10:00 tonight.

Robert's knows his Court is about to slide into utter irrelevance if they didn't start throwing people the occasional bone. Now he can continue to rule entirely in favor of corporations, and gutting the Voting Rights Act which is all the conservatives on the court really want to do.

Finally one piece of good news in this blasted wasteland of political news.... apnews.com/article/supr...

@therickwilson.bsky.social Dear Rick, I'm very confused by these sites that tell me Trump's approval is at 42%. Listening to you and Andrew this seems fanciful. So, what is going on? Are these aggregate numbers?

New Covid booster achieved. This is the New Hotness that helps protects against the new variants. As usual the reaction is starting to hit, so I'll go to bed early and sleep it off. Small price to pay to protect me against Covid.

This is monstrous. The Nuremberg trials can’t come soon enough.

Were only 3 issues on my ballot here in rural New Mexico. Fund protection of our environment, bond issues to fund public schools & to select two members of a college board. I always vote yes for education & to protect the environment & I hope the people I selected will protect universities.

Trump has about as much respect for The People's House as he does for the people.

Here is a close up of the other two stickers that I got at my polling place yesterday. Gods, I love my state.

Oh what a relief. Democratic sweep! Now if we just hold the judges in PA that will be the cherry on top this lovely Tuesday Election Day.

Just made my appointment for the new Covid vaccine. I want to be protected against the new variants. Already had my flu vaccine and the new pneumonia shot, because I'm not an idiot and I know vaccines are our friends

Just finished watching the 3rd season of The Diplomat. Damn, talk about ending on a cliffhanger. Hope we don't have to wait one of two years for season 4.

I will really be glad when Odyssey is no longer a teenager. He got new shoes Tuesday afternoon. Wednesday we had a surprise rain storm and he took the opportunity to go off running and bucking. He was so far off the ground the barn manager said he looked like a deer.

First the tasteless Trumps destroyed the Rose Garden. Then he moved on to shredding the Constitution and the rule of Law. Then he shat on Americans in an AI post And now he's destroying the White House, the Peoples House. I have never hated anyone as much as I hate Trump.

The NO KINGS March in Santa Fe was amazing. I attended the rally in July and there were a lot of people. This time there were at least twice the number of people. Massive turnout for a small town. I'm going to post a bunch of pictures of the costumes and signs, but here is one to get you started.

One of the best signs so far and those huddled masses that we're fighting for. No Kings

Drove into Santa Fe early to make sure I had parking. Treating myself to breakfast at The Plaza Cafe before the No Kings March. #NoKings

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Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 73 out of the last 85 days. Epstein Shutdown.

J.D. Vance called the Young Racist Republicans "kids". Many of them were in their 20's to late 30's. When I was in my 20's I was in law school. In my 30's I had become a writer, and I damn well wasn't a racist, misogynist, homophobe, or celebrating rape.

San Jose airport is so strange. It's like an old west ghost town. Nobody at the American check in. Nobody at TSA Precheck. Also, not a lot of options for food.

At the San Jose airport preparing to head home from the ABA conference on AI. Met so many brilliant and amazing people and they seemed to really like my keynote speech and the conversation after.

I have new info for my talk on AI at the ABA conference in San Jose. Bad weather in Phoenix had everything delayed, but I had a 4 hour layover so this was no big deal, but airline AI kept trying to rebook me on multiple flights that would have had me arriving in San Jose at midnight,

If Chicago wanted to make those Texas soldiers feel at home, they'd wait for a blizzard, then turn off all the power and go to Cancun for the weekend.

In Trump's America, you're a hell of a lot more likely to be kidnapped off the street and beaten by masked goons cosplaying as ICE agents than you are to be assaulted by an immigrant.

Be the Insurrection open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...

A week from today -- No Kings March. Let's make this one epic! I will be at the march in Santa Fe. Find out where your's is happening and _go_! There are more of us than there are of them. Let's make that abundantly clear.

It's Saturday so here is Yondu in another astoundingly weird position.

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion. As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

Off to San Jose tomorrow to be the keynote speaker at the ABA (American Bar Association) conference on AI. It is so strange the places that a certain Star Trek script have taken me.

Preparing notes for my keynote speech to the ABA conference on AI on Monday. I could probably do this in my sleep, but the audience has me skittish so I'm actually writing it out. Mostly so it flows in a coherent manner.

Had a great game last night, but my team got our clocks cleaned before _some_ of us made a strategic retreat. Not that I could do that much in a straight up fight. My character survives with stealth and guile and sometimes out and out betrayal.

Congratulations to María Corina Machado leader of the Venezuelan opposition for being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. A woman and a Latina fighting for justice for her people & nation. Take that you orange shitgibbon.

Letitia James will wipe the floor with Trump's sycophantic former lawyer who is cosplaying as an attorney general, but Ms. James shouldn't have to go through this stunning misuse of the legal system.

I hear Kristie Noem has arrested the girlfriend of the founder of Antifa. Was she in Canada? (Little shout out to Avenue Q but I digress). Since it was a movement founded in 1920 to combat fascism I rather doubt this claim unless Kristie was using a Ouija Board.

Audio book sale on the final book in the Imperials series. www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...

CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.

I'm digging out from my trip to St. Louis, and remembering all the wonderful people & panels, and the new friends I made at Archon and the old friends I got to catch up with.

Hmmm; rewatching Barbie in the era of Trump with Hegseth firing or demoting every woman in the armed services, companies nervous to hire or promote women out of fear they will be accused of being woke, the loss of body autonomy, the rise of the Trad Wife nonsense...

Archon was great. Such a lovely convention, fun, kind people, great con committee who made sure everyone from guests to fans had a fabulous time. Panels were interesting & well attended. Bought gaming dice with Cthulhu inside. (May they be talismans to help my writing partner & I sell our movie).

Really wish there was a permanent edit button on Bluesky and on Threads.

Masked goons rappel in & terrorize families in their beds in Chicago. Children are zipped tied and left in the street screaming for their parents. A young man is lynched in Mississippi and the authorities try to call it a suicide until a second autopsy reveals it was murder.

Made it to St. Louis last night. Delayed flight because of a bad tire that had to be replaced, but I'm here as the GoH at Archon, a truly wonderful science fiction convention. The con committee is lovely, the hotel staff is great. I gave them a laugh this morning when I transposed my room number 1/2

Gave an interview for a podcast, you can listen here: excelsiorjourneys.captivate.fm/episode/auth...