🔥 @cornelwest.bsky.social (sitting next to Smug @ScottJenningsKY): “What we’re seeing is spiritual sickness, moral decrepitude, and political corruption on steroids.” He says there is “no integrity” in justifying trump’s $1.8 BILLION slush fund heist to his insurrectionist allies.

HHS is looking to convert hundreds of senior positions to a rebranded version of the "Schedule F" classification for federal employees.

I can make book covers (sort of...) I'm learning at least.

"A new report is raising questions about how U.S. law enforcement agencies across the South classify the deaths of transgender women, arguing that some cases ruled suicides may warrant deeper scrutiny"

Yikes— Rep Ogles now claims raised $25K for a child’s burial garden he never built was from him & family (he says he donated to a cancer charity🤔) but Phil Williams heard otherwise: www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha... (WAYBACK MACHINE has receipts: williamsonwrong.substack.com/p/the-52-sol...)

Justice Alito complaining about the Court granting a stay without any reasoning is, shall we say, rich? He's been in the majority in scores of such cases, many involving elections.

We shouldn’t have to anxiously watch courts decide whether we keep access to healthcare and basic rights. It’s good news that telehealth access to medication abortion will remain for now, but we won’t stop fighting until reproductive freedom is protected nationwide.

Much of the reaction to the Supreme Court’s gutting of the Voting Rights Act has been focused on the national and state levels, but its effect in silencing Black voters at the local level might be even larger, @dgraham.bsky.social argues.

In 2022, Peter Thiel bought a Senate seat for JD Vance with $15 million in campaign expenditures—a pittance for a man whose net worth has increased by about $12 million a day. This year, a handful of cryptocurrency billionaires may be on the verge of helping to secure one in Alabama for even less.

Says it all. 'Admiral Cooper described the prevention of civilian deaths on the battlefield as “a matter that I’m passionate about.” But he also conceded that his staff had not investigated any of the incidents documented by The Times or human rights groups.' www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05...

Only in Tennessee — Ummm… maybe someone should tell Knox County Schools ‘ROOTS’, the novel about Black history they just banned… is a STATE BOOK 📕 🤦🏻‍♂️

Surprise! www.politico.com/news/2026/05...

Trump plans to steal $1.7B from taxpayers to pay off the terrorists he already freed from prison. abcnews.com/US/trump-poi...

Spencer Hixon is an urban fantasy author based in Indiana.

TEETH Anthology Author: Mohd Amil He/Him Mohd Amil is a writer, researcher, and educator from India. He holds a Master’s degree in English Literature from CSJM University and is currently pursuing a PhD, focusing on marginalized voices, identity, and social equity. His academic work has appeared…

TEETH Anthology Author: Die Booth Die Booth is an indie author who loves wild beaches and exploring dark places.

I thought id be narrowing down to 10 stories, but we adjusted our budget (adjusted cover expectations) and chose 14 stories. DreamPunk Press released the names of the author's of those 14 stories. #editing #publishing #authors 📚💙📚👻

Spencer Hixon, @pamelakkinney.bsky.social, @kaylawhittle.bsky.social, @diebooth.bsky.social, Verdell Walker, @bryngroverauthor.bsky.social, Mohd Amil, Lee Dart Verrall, Lindsay Sayers, Testimony Akinkunmi, M. L. Morrigan, Natalie J. E. Potts, and Benjamin Adams will be in TEETH, coming 6 Oct 2026.

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PDF Files and Fonts Why do they need to be embedded in your final manuscript file? When you upload a pdf (Portable Document Format) of your manuscript to Ingram or Lulu, the interface will reject it if the fonts are not embedded. Do you wonder why that is? While most folks use a standard font when…

My face after finishing reading ALL the submissions (over 225) for @dreampunkpress.bsky.social 's anthology TEETH. Now to narrow it down to 8 or 10 from the 50 or so that made first cut. 💙📚 🦷📚 💀📚

substack.com/@elizaorlins... And now, this.

Quiet. Part. Loud.

Not to mention he’s absolutely disgusted by his hardcore white trash MAGA enthusiasts …

I don't know if social media is addictive (not my lane) but if your only framework for addiction is chemical addiction maybe sit this one out. It is incredible to live through the draftking era and ignore that gambling addiction is real and completely devastating. Behavioral addictions exist

That’s all he ever cares about… enriching himself at any expense…

The Constitution is decidedly anti-king. Not only does it prohibit the United States from conferring titles of nobility, but it also prohibits its officers from accepting any “Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.”

WE can end this

Suddenly Trump is cool with oil into Cuba… when Russia does it. 🤔🤷🏼 apnews.com/article/cuba...

The president of the United States doesn’t give a shit about you … even though it’s his job to.

We need some campaigning in New Hampshire…. Too close…

And Another Matilda What is it about the name Matilda? I started watching (and finished the two seasons on AcornTV) of a murder mystery series titled "Queens of Mystery." I think it's very good. I also think the title is a bit of a misnomer, but that has nothing to do with this post. You see, the…

Truth in Fiction? In a post on Threads, an author shared about using "stoolball" in her historical fantasy fiction manuscript, and she received some feedback not to use it. Because it sounded weird and it might be hard for readers to imagine it. But, stoolball is the real name of a game played in…

Her family owned the aviation company at the airport Epstein used, gave Ghislaine Maxwell housing after her father died, introduced Epstein to his plea deal lawyer & to Prince Andrew, & she joined Deutsche Bank’s advisory board just before they accepted Epstein as a client despite his conviction.

Members of Apache tribe take sacred land case to Supreme Court. "For the Apaches, Oak Flat holds a direct connection to their creator, making it a foundational part of their religious beliefs. Oak Flat is also the [location] of a large copper deposit." www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report...

Again, I'm just a bit confused with the mixed messaging here. He says he's the greatest President of all time, no one had numbers like his......... so why does he have to rig the 2026 vote? And if Dems rig elections, how come he's President? How does one so unqualified win if they don't cheat?

Markets versus Conventions (for selling your book) With almost 15 years under my belt selling my books (and others' books with DreamPunk Press), I have learned something important very recently that I want to share: there is a difference between a convention and a market. Now, you might be…

The Disconnect is Real Scrolling LinkedIn this morning, a post was in my feed about Grammarly and its "expert reviewers." Yes, once again, peoples' identities--their professional identities--have been stolen. A large corporation is once again making money from stolen work. But the disconnect is…

Join me and author/editor @taramoeller.bsky.social this Saturday and Sunday, March 7-8, at Grimoire Academy's Gothic Market at Fredericksburg Convention Center in Fredericksburg, VA! We both will have our books. The hours are Noon-5:00 pm. #booksky #writingcommunity #horrorbooks #horror #fantasy

Here's a link to the Kickstarter for the anthology I'm editing for @dreampunkpress.bsky.social . Backers get their copies before it's available it stores. www.kickstarter.com/projects/dre...

Check out TEETH: a horror anthology by Dreamer-in-Chief on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/dre... If you've seen the request for submissions for this anthology and were intrigued, now consider backing the project to help make it even more successful! Check it out at the link!

Using Alternative Spellings I love crossword puzzles and I am usually pretty good at them. But this past Saturday (28 February 2026), when working out the King Features Crossword, I stumbled a bit on the 23-across clue. When I work on puzzles, I run through all the across clues first, then work…

This is one of my pettier impulses but I want the record to reflect just how often this motherfucker said that Kamala Harris was the pro-war candidate in 2024.

Cover File Requirements for Publishing Did you know that different self-publishing platforms have (slightly) different cover requirements for your files? I've used Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) (@amazonkdp on IG), Ingram Spark (@ingramsparkbooks on IG), and Lulu (@luludotcom on IG). I've even…

BREAKING Former ICE agent: On my first day training new cadets, I received secretive orders to teach them to violate the Constitution by entering homes without a judicial warrant.