Where are the follow up questions? "So you're saying you want to have sex with a 15yo child, or are you saying you *have* had sex with 15yo child?" Followed by: "Also, you'd be fine with your 14yo daughter having sex with Epstein or his friends or do you think she should she wait until she's 15?"

Exciting news! (Well, for me at least. 😂) My cruise-ship-set holiday romance Home for Christmas is now available on Kindle Unlimited! 🎄older couple 🌴tropical setting 🎄get in the holiday spirit 🌴free read! #holiday #romance #holidayromancebooks #Christmas #kindleunlimited #HomeForChristmas

Ken Starr signed an email to Jeffery Epstein with "hugs"

Why do these traitors keep texting me???

I don't think legacy media is reading the room correctly on the Epstein Files. Many of us are asking why they have ignored this story for the last decade? Why did they dismiss all of us who were concerned that Trump might be compromised? And where is their fucking contrition and apology now?

My god (sorry I’m late on a bunch of this stuff. But wow!) According to this NYT report, the head of the FBI and the Attorney General are holding meetings *in the Situation Room* with GOP lawmakers they are trying to pressure to rescind their votes to release the Epstein info. This is madness.

I just grabbed this deal! Love this series.

To recap: Jeffrey Epstein offered a NY Times reporter photos taken in Epstein's kitchen of Donald Trump and girls in bikinis *and* implored the NYT reporter to put this information in the public discourse in 2015 What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?

We deserve a Democratic Party that is willing to fight as hard as we are. We need new leadership in this moment and to get there, we need a chorus of support for change. Tell your Democratic senators to call on Senator Schumer to step aside as Minority Leader. It’s time for drastic action.

Wife of a furloughed federal worker here. We live in Okinawa & they aren't paying our housing or his salary. We are worried about neighbors & coworkers in the same boat. This sucks. But what sucks worse? Dems fucking betraying us and caving so all of this was for nothing right when we had leverage.

Huh well it turns out I heard from a few federal workers about this and well "We civil servants organized to help our colleagues face the hardship of the shutdown, we put up with the pain and our only request was to not be betrayed like this. Trade our pain, make it count."

The model of holding individual senators responsible is broken here. The retirees clearly agreed to take the fall. Which is why the nos should get no credit for voting no unless they move to oust Schumer

It was harder getting endorsements for Zohran Mamdani from Democrats than them caving to Republicans to mutually strip us of healthcare

Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous

Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will

sorry but the Democrats literally just swept a special off-year election slate that was explicitly a "fuck you, GOP" referendum up and down the ballot from sea to shining sea, a clear sign that the GOP are losing the "your problems are the Democrats' fault" optics battle, and you're surrendering???

I'd love to see someone compile a list of New Yorkers who insisted they'll move out of NYC if Mamdani wins so if he does, y'all can follow up with them tomorrow and see if they need help packing.

I don't know what will happen in NYC tonight, but I do know that regardless of outcome, any number of public figures, celebrities, politicians and institutions that oppose Mamdani have done so with a level of rhetorical ugliness, racism, and dishonesty that should neither be forgotten nor forgiven.

The failure of the “blue no matter who” crowd to rally behind Mamdani really just lays the reality of that position bare, doesn’t it?

This looks like another asshole scammer to me. I’m so damn tired.

OMG. That was horrific.

I can't believe that pass worked.

I never would have survived watching this World Series if I had been deeply invested in either team. I'm exhausted enough as it is. I'm happy for Japan. Sad for Canada.

Wow.

It's now the Day of the Dead in Toronto too.

That was wild.

The weather has shifted in Okinawa at last and today feels like the most perfect day ever. Sunny and breezy - 77F/25c. Watching a tied game 7 of the World Series, bottom of the 9th on the Day of the Dead. A lovely Sunday that also happens to be my birthday. 🎉

Today's scam email 🤮🤮🤮

A fun thing I learned after *finally* updating my numbers is that in late 2024 I passed the half-million books sold marker! And this is self pub only - it doesn't include trad print, ebook, or audiobook sales. I've also given away over 1.25 million free ebooks.

This interesting #ceramic vessel from the #Calakmul area shows the #Maya corn god emerging out of a husk of corn. You see something else? What ever do you mean? It’s the corn god, I swear! 🏺#archaeology

Just finished an admin task I've been avoiding since June 2024. Over 18 months the amount of data that accumulated was daunting. My usual method of *monthly* data entry would crush my soul. I needed a different system & so I messed around with something I haven't touched since 1999: pivot tables.

Furlough friend has a head! And banana hair. As one does.

Furlough friend passes out Halloween candy in Okinawa. #happyhalloween

Halloween night in Okinawa. We’re on the roof to watch out for trick or treaters but will move down after sunset. Candy next to the shisa. #HappyHalloween

Maybe Trump won't try to kill the Anthropic settlement because he has 12 books eligible for a pay out.

@courtneymilan.com - do you know if techbros have appealed to the Trump admin to quash the Anthropic settlement? I heard a rumor the DOJ has (or will??) file an amicus brief?

My daughter worked a Halloween event for her job a week ago & discovered the most popular costumes for kids this year--by far--are K-Pop Demon Hunters. We always have candy & non-food treats for trick-or-treaters, so she made a KPDH coloring booklet and will give them out with crayons on Halloween.

Just in time for Over the Garden Wall season! My daughter made this amazing paper craft lantern & the pattern is available on Etsy. 😍 www.etsy.com/listing/4393...

Wow! So impressive that Hannah was able to read this GERMAN book that released just yesterday and understood the language well enough to know that her team of "thoughtful readers who write genuine, heartfelt reviews that sound like real humans" would love this book that is written in German.

Once again urging archaeologists to critically assess the AI push into archaeology. There is a huge swath of problematic ethical issues that come with the AI tech & tech lords & we don't have to make it easier for them to insert themselves in archaeology by welcoming them in. Don't be complicit. 🏺

I'm literally writing a book about a billionaire attempting to rewrite history with AI and pseudoarchaeology and this fucker is stealing my plot. He's going to hate how it ends for him in my book.

I love Rebecca DOWN. Known as Dollar Tree Dinners. Her “Meal in a Bag” is meant to provide ppl with a complete meal that is $8 or less, is shelf stable, & can be made without access to a full kitchen. I love this as a direct aid option. Good for neighbors & elders who can’t/wont go to a pantry.

Next up on CBS News: Constitutional law scholar Nicholas Cage!

I was still enjoying my morning coffee when this game began. I'm now prepping dinner.

It's only 3:20 in the afternoon here and I'm exhausted. I don't know how the rest of you all are coping.

Starting to think a Greek mythology punishment might be in play here. The game is doomed to continue until the Blue Jays are brave enough to pitch to Ohtani.

My husband's furlough from work will probably end before this game.

Me, about five hours ago: "Maybe this game will go 15 innings!" I'm sorry, y'all.