Let's break the Internet with this today.....

The only reason you'd punish people for telling the military to refuse illegal orders is if you plan to give the military illegal orders. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8039wg1rdo

They're murderers. No need to pussyfoot around here any more. They're going to murder thousands of Americans, including babies, the elderly, and the immunocompromised.

Also very cool: a study from 2024 found that in Scottish women fully vaccinated with the HPV vaccine in 2008, *no* cases of cervical cancer have been found. Not a single one. 100% success rate. Co-author: "It is [now] possible to make cervical cancer a rare disease.” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Trump is a corrupt abomination. Don't forget to subscribe: www.dworkinsubstack.com/subscribe

Again, the man who’s next in line for the presidency after this walking corpse has said he’s deeply influenced by this outright Nazi, so maybe we could get a little more attention on that?

This coming election cycle We have work to do

I finally broke down and started watching Stranger Things. A number of my teens (I do guardian ad litem work) told me how good it is. So, I started at the beginning. I will say that it does get started very slowly. It took me a bit to engage. Their good reviews are why I kept watching. Glad I did.

"There is a White House cover-up happening right now" Top Oversight Committee Democrat Rep. Garcia (D-Ca.) on newly released Epstein photos. www.ms.now/news/house-d...

IT'S DONE. I won an Honorable Mention at Writers of the Future in 2011? for a short story I'd written. Sent the story everywhere. Folks loved it, but didn't buy it. Had it workshopped. Why couldn't I sell it? Finally a writer friend said...it should be a novel, not a short story.

Tyson is closing a Nebraska plant that employs 3200 workers to “right-size” its business. The company is one of four giants that control 80% of meat processing. This corporate monopoly is great for Tyson’s executives and a raw deal for everyone else. Watch:

Why have so many corporations donated to Trump’s White House ballroom project? Could it be because many of them have lucrative government contracts? Or because they have mergers and other regulatory business before Trump? I’m sure they just thought a ballroom sounded nice…

Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.

"As God is my witness, I thought..."

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! #happythanksgiving🦃❤️ #turkeyday🦃

I have never been a fan of MTG. That being said, I am very excited to see that she has been able to look around her, see that facts are not lining up with her previous positions, and realizing that she has hurt others. She's at least willing to step forward and say that she sees where she is wrong.

The Christian right has become an increasingly powerful force in American politics at every level, from school boards to the presidency. Its roots trace back decades. By @phoebepetrovic.bsky.social (Published Oct. 2024)

Todd Bessent runs into the Oval Office. Mr. President? We have 36 hours of Epstein cover to confess we've dismantled all metrics for the economy we destroyed. Release the flood!

A magazine asked Ursula to write about a book that changed her life. "A book? One book?" she wrote on her blog. You can read the whole post here: www.ursulakleguin.com/blog/100-a-b...

MAGA men are now saying the quiet part out loud: they want to repeal the 19th Amendment and strip women of their right to vote. Todd Beeton examines this ugly trend. Also, Jay Kuo unpacks the real failure underlying Senate Democrats' deal to reopen the government.

Trump is a liar. Tear gassing kids in peaceful neighborhoods makes no one safer. He cannot steal credit from our violence prevention and law enforcement efforts that have reduced crime for four years straight — long before his masked agents showed up. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Conventions chairs in the US: Just outright ban cos-playing folks in mil/swat looking tactical gear, full stop. With things as they are right now with masked vigilantes with federal badges kidnapping people, its not safe for attendees or for said cos-players running around looking like ICE agents.

here's today's post: "what the hell, Senate Democrats?" — you got played. how do you not see this? thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter to keep getting the good stuff —

I just released my "Brief Guide to Writing Short Fiction." It's a solid guide to writing short stories and more; and has a special focus on Sword and Sorcery stories. It costs $10, which, as a set of instructions to write stories you can sell, is rather inexpensive. Like and share. That helps!

Elon did this under Felon47's blessing.

Halloween 2025 is a success! 1500 pieces of candy. Also gave out some food staples if anyone needed. Fed all our friends and now our yearly tradition… Rocky Horror Picture Show!

When I grew up, “being woke” used to be called “being a decent human being.” MAGA Nazis are waging a propaganda war against empathy and basic human decency, to normalize being a selfish, hateful asshole.

Welch: "This has nothing to do with the shutdown. The law requires and the funds are available to continue SNAP right now without any interruption. So that is a decision the president is making on his own to allow people to go hungry."

Author Beth Macy on rural radicalization Author Beth Macy joins @chrislhayes.bsky.social to discuss how Urbana has changed from the time she grew up there.

Today's "One First" explains why Stephen Miller is wrong that ICE officers have "federal immunity" from prosecution for all actions they take in their official duties, and that anyone attempting to prosecute them is committing a felony. Supremacy Clause immunity is a thing, but it's *not* absolute:

Children in this age group are continuing to learn about themselves and to refine their interests. When you give a 10-year-old a gift, it can be an opportunity to deepen those passions while also encouraging exploration.

It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.

Not cool. Protester was not violating anything. Grabbing someone is assault. Arrest ICE for their crimes. Teach them that qualified immunity is exactly that...qualified.

Here's the thing...buy local. Buying from a local butcher is better quality than buying from the grocery store. And many small farms have farm store/shops. Support local. Just bought 1/6 cow. Hoping that will take us to Christmas. Paid 430 for over 100 pounds. That's better than grocery prices!

Just informed my crew that the plan for dinner is sloppy joes, mac & cheese and roasted broccoli, so long as the beef is defrosted by dinner time. The Girl told me to put the beef in the clothes dryer, because it's warm, and will therefore defrost in time. Me; WE'RE NOT PUTTING BEEF IN THE DRYER!

Zhao’s company Binance secured $2 billion in backing using the crypto coin issued by Trump’s World Liberty Financial. Corruption on a scale never before seen.

With SNAP not being replenished in November…if you’re well enough off to not need them, please donate to your local food banks. Not just your nearly expired canned goods; donate money too. They can make that stretch in ways you can’t. If you know a food stamp recipient, ask how you can help them.

#FeedTheShutdown Over 25 STATES told @politico.com they're issuing notices of SNAP BENEFITS being cut Please consider helping If your area is ok please consider donating to foodbanks all over our Country I donated to mdfoodbank.org where so many federal workers are laid off Please BOOST

Here are the companies destroying the east wing of the White House

Here's the Ronald Reagan ad from Canada that Trump calls "fake."

In criminal law you have to prove intent and the act/failure to act. This is proof of intent.