Ishaan is a Washington post global affairs columnist 👇🏽

Don't think I've ever felt this embarrassed to be an American. There's shame and anger too. But mostly embarrassment. We're the laughingstock of the developed world. And we should be.

Too late, Batman. Once this Tylenol floods the city's water supply, my wiki won't run out of editors ever again

First stretch goal met! Issues #2-3 of BATTLEBORN drop next year, which means my second Fury tale will see daylight! 9 days left—reserve your copies! ⚔️

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do not abandon what you love the night is long and the horizon is far but joy has a way of returning 🫀

This is a 9-0 Supreme Court decision from just last year.

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

in light of the kimmel news, just a reminder that a few days ago a prominent fox news host literally called for killing homeless people. right afterward, someone shot up a couple homeless encampments. that fox news host still has his job.

A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say. This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand. All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.

2 weeks left to lock down your subscription to year 1 of Battleborn! I have a story, the first in a series in issue #1.

Two weeks left in our crowdfunder for Battlenborn Magazine, many goals lie ahead! Good odds for any warrior! Remember, all of our backers get a vote on which cover graces the cover of Battleborn #1 - but ONLY our backers! We're mercenaries, not a democracy!

'Fox & Friends' co-host Brian Kilmeade suggested euthanizing unhoused people with mental health issues who decline help, saying, “Just kill ‘em.” More: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Regarding the Fox News crisis in which its morning show host Brian Kilmeade called for mass murder of the homeless This was early Wednesday morning. This PRECEDED the Utah shooting. This preceded the orgy on the right claiming the left is violent www.mediamatters.org/fox-friends/...

My, my, my. How the tone has changed.

JESUS: "Feed, clothe, and provide shelter to the homeless." CHRISTIANS: "Nah, let's just KILL them instead. Glory!"

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Hey, 250 followers here! I appreciate y'all. Thank you! #milestone #writingsky #amwriting #booksky #fantasysky

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I just fired off my story for Battleborn Magazine to the editor, @scwkorsgaard.bsky.social who is a gentleman and a scholar. There's still time to back the magazine, too. So do it. www.indiegogo.com/projects/bat...

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Are you ready to become BATTLEBORN? I sit down with Sean CW Korsgaard to discuss the Sword & Sorcery genre, Howard Andrew Jones' legacy, and his new magazine which he just successfully crowdfunded! youtu.be/TzGrlObzWfE #BookSky💙📚 #inteviews #BookTube #fantasybooks #Battleborn

i know many authors are experiencing this but it is so unsettling to create something complex, personal, inextricably interwoven into your own truth, and then see the thing only you could have made being fed into the playdough spaghetti factory of gray meaningless slop

SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in a college applicant's file is blatantly unconstitutional ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool

It's still astounding to read these words in a federal appellate decision about the president: "The Facts: In 1996, Carroll encountered Trump at the Bergdorf Goodman department store in Manhattan where he sexually assaulted her by forcibly inserting his fingers into her vagina without her consent."

The “We Are All DC” March is massive. Thousands of people marching down 16th Street NW against the occupation of DC.

If you believe this, you're further down the rabbit hole than Alice. Trump and his enablers would've been trumpeting his FBI cred for years by now. "I was a SPECIAL AGENT! I know all about covert ops. I was the GREATEST INFORMANT in FBI history!"

The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city. This is not a joke. This is not normal. Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.

REMINDER: the crowdfund for BATTLEBORN magazine is live this month! First issue launches in February, and yes, I have a story in it! Help raise and pass on the blazing torch of Sword & Sorcery! #writesky #writing #amwriting #writingcommunity #fantasy #booksky #fantasysky #epicfantasy

Their cruelty is only exceeded by their incompetence. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

$1,845 of $4,500 49 backers 25 days left Just one more $55 pledge can get us to $1,900 and 50 backers at the same time. You get a beautiful book with 14 amazing tales and lots of extra goodies, plus you make my day. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

Twitter is owned by a neo-Nazi, the LA Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal are owned by pro-Trump billionaires, and CBS News will soon be run by a far-right Likud extremist. American media still has a liberal bias problem.

Only someone who avoided the draft would want to rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War.

The single biggest money earner in my entire career is a 5,000 word short story published in Asimov's in 2011 that was never nominated for any award except the Amazon Readers' Poll It's literally made me more money than any of my novels have. Protect your rights.

Love the details in this one. There's an air to it that I've been trying to weave into the fifth Fury tale I'm drafting. "The Dedication" by Edmund Blair Leighton (1908).

Chuffed to announce I’ve sold my story “By the Fountainside” to @oldmoonquarterly.bsky.social ! Thanks to @lizardskinshoujo.bsky.social (EM Morrissey) for her comments!⚔️

I'm crowdfunding a collection of 14 stories taken from the virtual pages of Swords & Sorcery Magazine, putting them in actual print for the first time. I'd be grateful for your support and you will be well rewarded. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

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Where the sausage gets made ✍️#amwriting

Learn to decipher the codespeak.

1. I'll never use AI. That's NOT writing; 2. I love writing but am not particularly fast/prolific (because); 3. I have a good day job that's necessary for my family (and writing well can also be draining).

Trump’s militarization of Los Angeles seems to have been just the start of an authoritarian takeover of American cities. This is not leadership. This is a scary, unlawful grab for power, and we should all be deeply concerned.

August 24th, 3:00 p.m. (eastern): the next person to support BATTLEBORN becomes the 100th. Does this mean anything? Probably not, but you *could* consider yourself a Centurion! ⚔️

Scientists who study climate don't automatically attribute all changes to human activity. Rather, we carefully investigate every possible natural factor that could explain the planet's warming. Could these be the real culprits? The evidence is in--and the answer is NO. This thread explains! 🧵

Every tyrant in history has sought to stifle criticism of himself and his regime. But America was founded on criticism. American democracy was built on dissent. Every institution, group, firm, or individual that surrenders to Trump’s wanton tyranny invites more of it.

Surprise, surprise, that "dictator only on day one" thing was bullshit. ICE raids. Military occupation. Loyalists installed in gov't. DOJ used for political retribution. Redistricting to fix elections. Pay-me capitalism. US Democracy is dead. The question is what YOU are going to do about it?

⚔️ ✍️ SHORT STORY SUBMISSIONS FOR NEW EDGE SWORD & SORCERY's 2026 ISSUES ARE NOW OPEN ✍️⚔️ Details here: newedgeswordandsorcery.com/submissions

‘Arson is easy. Building is hard.’ Yes.