Now do Kyle Rittenhouse, who took his gun to a protest, killed people and Trump and his cult praised him as a hero. Get it? Guns are only for his supporters.

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They were lying. They knew they were lying. They did not care whose lives those lies destroyed. Say it again. Keep saying it.

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Other folks have said it, but let me just note that: (1) lots of talented, must-read journalists have been let go from their jobs over the last year (2) millions of Americans are abandoning current media outlets and looking for new alternatives Seems like a sure-fire business opportunity here?

This is why if you learn nothing else for evidence literacy, learn to look up survey items and read them for yourself and think about how someone might interpret them.

The juicy and not so juicy tidbits. #travel, #writingcommunity

Oh look, more bullshit from the Trump DOJ. Someday, these people need to be held accountable for malicious prosecution. But it won't be this day.

it's HAPPENING! I've revealed the subject of my next book and it's YES of course, it's a deep dive into #BattlestarGalactica! For that news and a few thoughts on the #BSG convention that just took place, read this! 💚🔥 www.moryan.com/its-official...

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert just dropped its first response to ABC, FCC chair, and Disney firing Jimmy Kimmel. This is a must-watch. 🔥 #cdnpoli

Still pinching myself that back at the beginning of this year, my manuscript, DEATH IN MINIATURE, won RWA's Golden Heart Award for the Love Across Genres category. RWA recently sent me the official social media badge for the win. Gorgeous. Well worth the wait ( ; Thanks, Romance Writers of America!

youtu.be/7EAdz89ZYj0?... Today's "10 Questions for Crime Writers of Color" video is with Meeti Shroff-Shah, author of "A Matrimonial Murder." For more Crime Writers of Color, check out: www.crimewritersofcolor.com. @crimewoc.bsky.social

Am I excited I was chosen runner-up for the @sincnational.bsky.social Eleanor Taylor Bland Award? You bet I am! Congrats to the other runners-up and winner @tinaehsanipour.bsky.social.

average Dem strategist: we must focus on bipartisan policies that undercut Republican attacks average Dem voter: having studied the denazification of Germany, we must raze the RNC and leave JD Vance clutching a single wool blanket in a cell after we strip him of everything

Good.

Let’s not forget Donald Trump’s “Justice” department is giving special favors to a convicted sex trafficker who participated in the sexual abuse of children. The lack of outcry by Republicans after Ghislaine Maxwell was moved to a low-security prison tells us they stand by Trump’s moral depravity.

The thing to understand about Obama officials being prosecuted past the statute of limitations is that Trump’s name is the Epstein files and he doesn’t want them released.

christalroberts.substack.com/p/theakston-... Met the fabulous @atticalocke.bsky.social and several other talented American and UK writers.

Scotland Appreciation Day! Recently spent time in the UK for the Theakston Crime Festival and used the excuse to spend a lovely few days exploring Edinburgh, Loch Lomond, Stirling Castle and having coffee at the Cowgate Coffee House. #travel

So cool that @crimewoc.bsky.social is on the @writersdigest.bsky.social 2025 101 Best Websites for Writers! Check us out—at the library or at your fave indie bookshop. + since it's today, maybe find your next #FridayRead 🤓 🔗 crimewritersofcolor.com We have a Starter Pack too: go.bsky.app/FzAazwr

Breaking from the Office of Pres. Obama: "Our office does not normally dignify the constant nonsense and misinformation flowing out of this White House with a response. But these claims are outrageous enough to merit one. These bizarre allegations are ridiculous and a weak attempt at distraction.

I had brief phone call with President Trump this morning. When asked about the photos showing Jeffrey Epstein attended his wedding, he responded, “You’ve got to be kidding me,” before repeatedly calling CNN “fake news” and hanging up. www.cnn.com/2025/07/22/p...

Yiiiiiikes

One reason Trump says & does whatever he wants is because every societal institution, including the media, has completely normalized & internalized the idea that the laws, the Constitution, & the international treaties we have signed & ratified simply don’t apply to this one guy. It’s maddening.

Fantastic True Grit panel @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social Theakston Old Peculier crime writing festival with @nadinematheson.com @hallierubenhold.bsky.social, Kate Bendelow, Clea Koff, & Russell Wate.

A few snaps from yesterday - we’re having a fabulous time at #theakstonscrime 💥 @atticalocke.bsky.social @irvinewelsh.bsky.social @valmcdermid.bsky.social @edpr.bsky.social

Heading home from @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social #TheakstonsCrime. Two days of chatting with fabulous authors, lovely readers, fellow bloggers and other folk have left me tired, with a croaky voice but happy. Too many people to tag. You know who you are. See you next year

Ask yourself why Rolling Stone is the only outlet performing this obvious public service.

Yes, but they are also crackpots.

The number of manifestly psychologically unwell people in the highest levels of this administration should be unsettling to the world.

Impersonation alert (of me this time): any emails from [email protected] are FAKE. (also, if you get one, please forward it to me: [email protected])

christalroberts.substack.com/p/i-have-an-... #writingandbooks Even success can be scary.

Nature estimated 25 million; that was before this latest round of attacks on children globally. so we're headed for 30 million? 40? one of the worst atrocities in history by most measures.

If the Supreme Court doesn't like the way its decisions are characterized, it could stop making rulings that violate international human rights treaties.

LA DODGERS just now: “This morning, ICE agents came to Dodger Stadium and requested permission to access the parking lots. They were denied entry to the grounds by the organization. Tonight’s game will be played as scheduled.” Right on, Dodgers! More of this, please.

It should be illegal for law enforcement to wear masks and not show ID. This makes it too easy to impersonate law enforcement and murder people in their homes.

After RG’s movie-like endings, grass season said, “I’d like a word" with Tatjana Maria’s run to the title at the Queen’s. She reminded us all of her Wimbledon 2022. I penned this for @the2ndserve.bsky.social about a new triumph of the never-too-late attitude: www.thesecondserve.com/late-to-the-...

Tonight! I'll be in conversation with the man himself, @blacktopkid.bsky.social, about his unstoppable new crime epic, KING OF ASHES, at @barnesandnoble.com Upper West Side. Come join us for a lively chat and get your book signed! stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/978006... @flatironbooks.bsky.social

After years of writing, and months of queries, I'm thrilled to be the proud client of @abwycisk.bsky.social of Trellis Literary! Can you see my happy feet dancing!? #writingcommunity #crimewritersofcolor #querytrenches

And again, they were about 15-20 times as large as the April 2009 Tea Party protests, so I'll sit back and wait for 15-20 times as many stories from political pundits explaining that this was a decisive rebuke to the sitting president that Changes Everything.

Where are Trump's none of this bombing would have happened if he were elected posts? Must be filed away with the "I will end the war in Ukraine on Day One" posts and his concept of a health plan.

As a four-decade veteran of the daily journalism business, let me tell you: Every competent political reporter in this country knows that Trump is trying to establish a dictatorship. The industry's shame is that so few journalists will say so, and the ones who do lose their jobs.

Not a doctor. Not a scientist. No. A longtime heroin addict and current steroid enthusiast who perjured himself in confirmation hearings in order to pursue a twisted agenda that will kill more Americans than Osama Bin Laden.

That Alcaraz / Sinner Roland-Garros final was bonkers and opened a new book between them. It took 5h29 for the dice to roll, and so it took 5h29 to cement this rivalry in a “Now, We’re Talking” moment. A musing on what happened and what it could mean. tennissweetspot.substack.com/p/tennis-is-...

We can’t confidently tell others we’re writers until we’re comfortable telling ourselves, says Lisa Fellinger.

Alcaraz after winning 2nd Roland Garros title “Where is the next tattoo going? You got the Eiffel Tower last time.” Carlos: “I mean… I have to ask my father” 😂😂😂😂