Dictators hate mockery—because their power relies on fear. Thus Kimmel. In essence, humor is a form of resistance.

Border Czar Tom Homan was caught by the FBI accepting bribes - on camera - to deliver government contracts in exchange for $50,000 in cash. Pam Bondi knew. Kash Patel knew. Emil Bove knew. And they made the investigation go away. A corrupt attempt to conceal brazen graft.

So Trump gets DOJ to drop an obvious bribery case against Tom Homan, then fires the US Attorney who found insufficient evidence to prosecute Letitia James, then threatens to fire Pam Bondi and replace her with dunce Lindsey Halligan unless she immediately indicts his enemies.

Exclusive: As the Trump administration rushes to open massive makeshift holding centers nationwide, ICE’s own inspectors say the marquee Texas project is violating dozens of federal standards for immigrant detention.

Let’s ’Streisand Effect’ this one and make sure everyone knows about this study that the DoJ doesn’t want anyone to know about.

Go find this report, it’s out there!

Rebecca Brandt, manager of Denver spice shop Savory Spice, is Leslie Budewitz's guest on the blog today. Stop by and hear her chat about spices and enjoy a kimchi recipe! www.mysteryloverskitchen.com/2025/09/savo...

Woot! Congrats, Catriona, and I can't wait to read this.

This!

Thanks for having us!

I encourage people to watch this video. The selected footage shows the professor doing nothing even slightly out of line, whereas the student misinterprets the law and hopes to impose her religious beliefs on the material. Administrators caving to this is terrifying.

Striking piece by a former U.S. Navy captain on Trump’s lethal attack in the Caribbean. www.defenseone.com/ideas/2025/0...

My Halloween muffin recipe, a #giveaway, and a glowing review over at Cinnamon, Sugar, and and Little Bit of Murder! cinnamonsugarandalittlebitofmurder.com/halloween-mu...

Trump appears to have committed a crime of "moral turpitude." Losing the liquor licenses at two of his NJ clubs would be one of the few direct penalties he'd face.

On September 8, 1974, President Gerald Ford pardoned President Richard Nixon:

Terence Tao, one of the world’s greatest mathematicians, is speaking out after federal research funding to UCLA was suspended. “People who support all the positive aspects of America have to speak out and fight for them now,” he said.

This! Author-chefs chatting around the kitchen table about apple recipes and giving away six cozy foodie mysteries! @mysterykitchen.bsky.social

But will they act on their second thoughts? I'd like to see it!

Terrifying.

Crying as I type . . . (with laughter)

Plus Dr. Demento, Dr. Zhivago, Dr. Doolittle, Dr. John, Dr. Science: "I'm not really a doctor. I have a masters degree in science!" Dr. Bronner, Dr. Kildaire, Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman, Dr. Fauci, Doc Watson, Dr. Ruth, Dr. Brown (from the Beatles...), Doctor Strangelove, oh, and Dr. Edith Maxwell!

Thanks so much!

#FireKennedy #FireRFKJr #DudeGottaGo

This.

A skeptic is someone who needs to analyze and understand the evidence for a claim before they accept it. RFK Jr has seen all the evidence, had it patiently explained to him, and rejected it because it didn’t fit his worldview. He’s not a skeptic, he’s an anti-vaccine zealot.

I wish I believed that what happens on Bluesky ever makes it through the White House information filter, because I really would like him to get the full Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come "they're having a party about how dead you are" experience just to find out once and for all if that really works

A wide-ranging interview with Marian Cozy about all kinds of aspects of my writing life!

The Murder at Cape Costumers audiobook has arrived with all the cozy charm and twisty mystery you love! @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social #CapeCod #cozymysteries #audiobook

Can't wait!

Thanks!

It's my book birthday! I share the crazy news item that sparked the story of MURDER AT CAPE COSTUMERS. www.jungleredwriters.com/2025/08/how-... @jspencerfleming.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social #capecod

Yummy African peanut stew #recipe from my new book, plus #giveaway at @mysterykitchen.bsky.social! www.mysteryloverskitchen.com/2025/08/pean...

A summery birthday dessert for #AmeliaEarhart, plus a giveaway! @mysterykitchen.bsky.social www.mysteryloverskitchen.com/2025/07/happ...

Big preorder sale ends tomorrow! @bnbooks.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social #CozyCapersBookGroupMysteries

On how I built a (fictional) town, one murder at a time! bookloversbench.com/maddie-day-g... @debrahgoldstein.bsky.social #BookloversBench #CozyCaperBookGroupMysteries

Arresting someone for asking a question ain’t a display of strength. It’s a display of weakness.

NPR is so very important to me!

Let's do it!

Here is where voters decide if democracy is worthy, or just a failed governing experiment.

Donald Trump deployed more than 700 active U.S. Marines — men and women trained in foreign combat, not domestic law enforcement. We honor their service and bravery. But we do not want our streets militarized by our own Armed Forces. Not in L.A. Not in California. Not anywhere.

Yup.

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I read @hcrichardson.bsky.social every AM; her posts reassure or terrify but always inform. This week she's also been in my dreams as my house guest or whatever. It's always a friendly feeling, and I find the dreams comforting. Thank you, Professor. I need comfort in these horrible days.

I'm saying goodbye to one part of my writing life for the last twelve years. wickedauthors.com/2025/05/20/i...

If you love discovering how other writers got their start, you'll love the Sisters In Crime Writers' Podcast! Currently you can listen to New York Times Bestselling author Robin Burcell! Listen at: www.sistersincrime.org/podcast #writingcommunity #booksky #skywriters #crimewriter

Yum! It's #asparagus time with @vickidelany.bsky.social www.mysteryloverskitchen.com/2025/05/fett... @mysterykitchen.bsky.social

So many congrats to this year's #DerringerAward winners! It's the top prize from the Short Mystery Fiction Society, voted on by the members. shortmystery.blogspot.com/2025/05/smfs...

The author-cooks at Mystery Lovers' Kitchen share our most memorable meals around the kitchen table today, and there's a SIX book #giveaway! www.mysteryloverskitchen.com/2025/05/arou...

Enjoyed 11 great reads on Kindle in April! @agathachocolats.bsky.social took my love of mystery, chocolate & wit to a new level! @maddieday.bsky.social @victoriakaz.bsky.social @cathyace.bsky.social @candacehavens.bsky.social #EmyliaHall #creativeplots #diversecharacters #cozymystery #thankyou!