CIA officer arrested with gold bars worked on Pentagon’s nuclear sub program, sources say www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

This is really evil. DOGE attempted to mark 2.7 million immigrants as deceased in Social Security, so they would be easier to deport. A whistleblower alerted authorities. www.washingtonpost.com/documents/be...

Tonight at StokerCon... @kevinwetmore.bsky.social: This year a horror novel won the Pulitzer Prize. Crowd of ~400 people bursts into applause. Way to go, @danielkraus.com ⭐️

That was a truly wonderful day at Cymera. I was feeling energised before it. Now I’m like the Duracell Bunny on steroids. So many wonderful people there being so positive about reading and writing. Even though I had three authors telling me that my reviews hit got what they were…

'No one was prepared for what was about to happen': Gaza flotilla activist speaks about violence she suffered in Israel

Israel's Defense Minister declares Gaza 'voluntary emigration plan', a euphemism for ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, to be implemented. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Food prices are skyrocketing thanks to drought conditions, Trump’s tariffs, and his war on Iran. On top of that, consolidation in our food system allows dominant firms to take advantage of these shocks and jack up prices even higher. Everyone gets squeezed while Big Ag rakes it in.

I would not be against complete digital transparency if we lived in an utopian society, but as things stand, the "system" is abused by the elites & corps. Therefore if, if this were to pass now & you did anything they don't like, they will be able to stop you even easier & likely completely. 1/2

Private equity landlords now own 1 in 8 apartments in the U.S. Their unfettered greed is making the housing crisis worse than ever — but there's a way for renters to organize and fight back.

#writing tempted to say the last couple of days have been unproductive, not a lot of words on the page, but part of the reason for that was growing awareness of what the scene I'm writing would probably be. Has a couple of elments that I didn't anticipate. Still need to define a couple of characters

⚡️ Russia obstructed evacuations after Kakhovka dam destruction leading to civilian casualties, report says. After the destruction of the Kakhovka dam, Russia hindered rescue operations in Kherson Oblast, making it harder to evacuate civilians and deliver aid

Congrats. You’re About to Unwittingly Make Elon Musk a Trillionaire. open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

If you haven't ever seen this, it's a must watch for any theater fan. I mean MUST!

The world produces 460 million tonnes of plastic each year, 230 times more than 1950. Nine percent has ever been recycled. That rate has not moved in twenty years. Microplastics are now in human blood, brain tissue, and newborn placentas. Today is World Environment Day.

Congress wants to tie the United States to Israel with new piece of legislation. It’s a trap | Eli Clifton and Ian Lustick

Warning to Writers: Marketing Scammers Targeting You #bookmarketingscam #writingcommunity #authors #fiction #author #writing #amwriting #amediting #writer #booksky #writerslife #indieauthor #shortstory writersweekly.com/angela-desk...

#SocialMedia replied to a post, questioning the logic of the 'innovation.' I received a kind of nothingburger response and assumed it was by a human. Mistake. Apparently the bot has two modes: 'Nothingburger' and 'WordSalad Logic.'

Writing is thinking, pass it on.

I've now seen the Backrooms and the responses below, taken as a whole, are a good sense of what sort of horror film it is. I really enjoyed it. Like Exit 8 the makers are faced with the issue of "we have to introduce a human story into this creepy scenario" but I think Backrooms does it better.

The Right-Wing Takeover of Media Accelerates #ABlueView 🧵1/3 #60Minutes #FreeSpeech

Not many hours left on the excellent charity auction for the years CYMERA: critiques, books, and much more, all for a good cause. www.32auctions.com/organization...

Mythopoeic Award 2026 shortlists announced. www.mythsoc.org/news/news-20...

Still a cultural event; the internet’s just pigeonholed into believing negativity is the only thing that gets clicks. My theater was packed, people are enjoying it. It’s a fun movie, it’s not a Skywalker film and that’s okay. #FanFiAddict fanfiaddict.com/review-star-...

#ToxicAvenger (2023) most entertaining superhero film in years.

The Citroen U55 Currus Cityrama tour bus ruled PARIS in the 1950’s — and I love it.

#Internet came across a clip--Jenna Ortega and Tommy Lee Jones were a couple. Normally I avoid gossip. #TripeThink But clicked. Did a search afterward. Not a real thing. Should I be surprised that somebody sat down and came up w the BS? Yes. Am I? No Sad.

This might be the neatest thing you read today?

#Angel recently mentioned that I had started watching. Am on S5 now. Can't say that I love the setting change in S5 but I think they nailed the comedy in the situation. The episode about Harmony the vampire receptionist had me giggling the whole way through. www.imdb.com/title/tt0512...

Reminder that banning elected officials from trading stock is a total no brainer. They can use privileged information to make money on the stock market, while they’re supposed to be working for you. Make no mistake — it’s legalized corruption.

One of my agent’s comments was sort of a short “get weirder” line and…yeah, things were weird and now I don’t even know what to call it.

Some official pics from the #RomfordFilmFestival, all by Chris Harvey. From the post-screening Q&A. With Lawrie Brewster, Megan Tremethick, Paul William Kelly and Sarah Daly.

Oh hell yeah @amnesty.org comes out swinging: "Amnesty International finds that standalone generative AI systems... are fundamentally incompatible with IHRL. As such, Amnesty International is calling for a prohibition of such systems." www.amnesty.org/en/documents...

Scone Fest returns to Arva Flour Mill and bakers have prepped 300 dozen treats #London #Ontario The 3-day event celebrates International Scone Day, features hundreds of sweet and savoury treats www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

This dragonesque brooch is typically Romano-British. While they only started appearing after the Roman invasion in 43AD, they use British motifs & reflect local tastes. These brooches were also used as fasteners for cloaks (the pin is sadly now missing). 🕰️C1-2AD 🏛️📷BM #FindsFriday

#HouseOfTheDragon knockout look to this trailer. Looking forward to the new season.

homemade flying antitank mine (Ukraine)

#writing pretty good day. Wasn't sure how to make a particular short 'journey' interesting, but liking how it is turning out so far. Creating a location and then figuring out how the characters interact with it in an interesting way is a process sometimes.

That awkward moment where you figure out how to fix a failed novel by changing one aspect of it only *after* you've begun recycling bits of it as elements of an entirely new (and more fun) novel-in-progress … (Ho hum, now to see if I can figure out how to write them both!)

Another small peek at the tools in the upcoming #StarTrekAdventures book, the Allies and Adversaries Sourcebook. #LLAP

After a Wisconsin town did this, the mayor said: “The fact that they didn’t take the cameras down shows that we are the product. They were never really selling to us in the first place. They're selling to much bigger agencies the ability to spy on a ton of people.” (via boltsmag.org/verona-wisco...)

Link here www.bloomsbury.com/us/ib-tauris...

#writing online 'meet cute.' One character replies to other's post with an invitation to expound on the topic and receives a question in response: are you neurodivergent? Not sure how this results in romance yet, but I'm guessing there will be a few twists and turns. #LoveForgedByAdversity

#character recently reminded that there are a significant number of people that you can't agree with without ending up in an argument. Some are #contrarians others are #headscratchers.

Zac Efron is bringing a cult classic back to life with a new adaptation of ANGEL HEART at A24. Get all the details here.

Colombian mercenaries accused of committing war crimes in Sudan were trained on military bases in the United Arab Emirates, according to a new report from Human Rights Watch. The report adds to evidence of the UAE’s involvement in the war in Sudan, despite the government’s repeated denials.

#writing back to actually writing words on a page that will be read by readers. Psyching myself up. Will be good. Will be good.

#amreadingsciencefiction #sciencefictioncommunity #sciencefictionlovers #scifiauthor #scifibooks #scifiplanet #scifireaders #SciFiReads #specfic #sciencefiction #sciencefictionbooks #sff #sffchat #scifisky

Erin Brockovich Asks Americans for Help as She Launches Data Center Map - Newsweek www.newsweek.com/erin-brockov...