WIP; "When a master thief returns to the orphanage where he was imprisoned as a child, he discovers evidence of The Garden, a 78-year shadow group operating through Rome's institutions, and realizes his father died trying to expose it. Now he must finish what three generations couldn't ...

Bob Dylan has been given an honorary doctorate from the Berklee College of Music. "Thank you, Berklee College of Music, for bestowing on me this prestigious honor. What a pleasant surprise," Dylan said in a statement.

December 16, 1773. Never forget - the Boston Tea Party was about TARRIFFS which is a TAX on American consumers. Kinda like last night's election results where tea and coffee drinkers as voters came together and decided what's better for our communities. No TARRIFFS and No Extremists.

#Writers Make your mark. The journey begins with a killer query Letter for agency representative that doesn't appease me. It's out there, once found, it's the mark to enjoy; Onward is always the goal @stephenking.bsky.social KING: Carrie rejected 30 times AGATHA CHRISTIE: Rejected for 5 years

The California Prop 50 Vote - the voters are the legislators! Not a final count. So far 3 million voters, (not a final tally)

BREAKING: California voters approve a new House map designed to help Democrats net 5 seats next year, NBC News projects, countering Republican redistricting in other states.

Haha JD Dunce VP, HIS half brother LOST his Mayor's race to a democrat ... by huge numbers in Ohio, in a city with a baseball team called the REDS!

Prop 50 Voters - The Lines are huge, stay in line regardless of polls closing at 8 pm, you'll get to VOTE !

Big Democrat Wins 11/04/2025 NYCC, New York Cosmopolitan City Elected 34 Year old Democrat Mayor! NJCS New Jersey Cosmopolitan State Elected Democrat, Navy Veteran, Mom, Mikie Sherrill Governor VAC Virginia Commonwealth elects Democrat Governor, Abigail Spanberger 😊 CA Prop 50 Up Next!

Paramount hands Jon Stewart a massively lucrative Daily Show renewal through 2026 in a major middle finger to MAGA cancellation demands. Because satire isn’t just entertainment anymore ... it’s resistance.

"If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear!" Mary Shelley, Author. Mary would be proud of the residents in Illinois today and around the country as Trumps ICE wants absolute fear and the residents refuse to be afraid. We will continue to inspire empathy and humanities in our communities. Jim

It takes more than food to end hunger. No Kid Hungry Food Justice Series Family Economic Mobility Mayor’s Alliance. Medicaid Food Security Network Disaster Relief. shareourstrength.org

A MIA president and a hungry America. America can never be great if it can’t first be good to those who need assistance ...

A Democratic US Senator should hold a filibuster by reading Virginia Giuffre's entire memoir on the floor. #EpsteinFiles

What is a "ventriloquist".

#TsarTrump? #WHBallroom Inside the ballroom of the winter palace in St. Petersburg where Tsar Nicholas II and his family lived before they were executed in a country where Russians were starving. Look familiar?

The Silk Road founder who brought in fentanyl from China? Pardoned by Trump. The thugs who beat cops on January 6th? Pardoned by Trump. The guy letting terrorists, cybercriminals & child abusers cash in on bitcoin? You guessed it. www.nbcnews.com/tech/crypto/...

"It’s not a joke. Republicans in Congress have totally given up on being a separate and coequal branch of government. Mike Johnson has shrunk himself so much and made himself so irrelevant and trivial that the only joke is him." - Massachusettes Rep @jimmcgovernma.bsky.social House Rules Committee.

A Composer Showcase of Original Music for Film Wednesday, November 5 5:00 p.m. Guild-Only Reception 6:00 p.m. Doors for Main Event 6:30 p.m. Show Begins. Royce Hall, UCLA. 10745 Dickson Ct. Los Angeles, CA 90095 musical maestros behind the year’s most talked-about films, by a 60-piece orchestra.

Trump concedes it's "pretty clear" he can't run for a third term. www.axios.com/2025/10/29/t...

Writing in Progress; Fiction Thriller. Reporter Neil Ricco to John Rossi. Today. . "Like a cannonball travelling to your soul ... find out what is ... True - before you explode or more importantly, expose." the Gardens of Rossi. WiP - me.

#MatteoBocelli (The Son) "Piu Veloce Della Luce ..."More Faster Than Light." music.youtube.com/watch?v=7LUp...

“If the West Wing is the mind of the nation, then the East Wing is the heart.” - Former First Lady Betty Ford The East Wing is gone. Over a century of American history, reduced to rubble.

Hey Craig, @craignewmark.bsky.social Got any Vets in Tech looking for a career challenge? See @juliaangwin.com Cheers.

Excerpt; current thriller, suspense, fiction. Inspired by the Gentleman Thieves and the Women they adored. E.W. Hornung’s Raffles (1899) Maurice Leblanc’s Arsène Lupin (1905) Alexandre Dumas’s The Count of Monte Cristo (1844) Leslie Charteris’s The Saint (1928) The eternal archetype: Robin Hood

Oui; Jean-Claude Izzo was a French poet, playwright, screenwriter, and novelist who achieved sudden fame. Novels, Total Chaos (Total Khéops), Chourmo, and Solea: widely known as the Marseilles Trilogy. They feature, as protagonist, ex-cop Fabio Montale. English by Howard Curtis.

A reminder ... "In the midst of chaos, I found there was, within me, and invincible calm." - Albert Camus.

#Wordsmiths #writers "Ultra Vires," - is a Latin phrase used in law to describe an act that requires legal authority but is done without it. Its opposite, an act done under proper authority, is Intra Vires.

“Truth doesn’t age, and neither does courage.” - Joan Baez

Parlor Games by DJT. The 22nd Amendment limits presidents to two terms in office. Basically: No one can be elected president more than twice. It was ratified in 1951 in response to FDR's four-term presidency, establishing the two-term tradition as constitutional law.

Yep ... Elections Matter.

Style & Grace ... Grace fines history in everything within the Peoples House.

#2026 Elections! ... Can you feel it?!

1/2 .. “Without debate, without criticism, no Administration and no country can succeed and no republic can survive.” In an April 27, 1961 address to American newspaper publishers, President Kennedy called the press “the only business in America specifically protected by the Constitution," ...

While federal workers sat idle during a shutdown, DHS under Kristi Noem inked a $172 M luxury jet deal. Money for comfort, not for services. www.dcreport.org/2025/10/20/t...

#Epstein #Files

In my Stage-Play "Ink," thus stars Walter Cronkite & Edward R. Murrow in dialogue. I'm Watching Jacob @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social on air and I can't decide if Jacob is the reincarnated spirit of Cronkite ... or ... Murrow?

Senate Democrats press DOJ to end taxpayer reimbursements of Jan. 6 rioters ... www.padilla.senate.gov/newsroom/new...

Table readings bringing & levels up writing - comedy on stage for my "Ghost Lawyer." Act Two, a rescue puppy "Daisy" as witness, takes the court on a run. From the flash fiction short, to stage play.

A smart read ... project management risk assessment in the entertainment industry. By: L.M. Farrell

What’s the scariest thing you can say to a writer? For me it’s “This is a really promising start” when I’ve just submitted my final draft ✍️ BOO!! AHHHHH

Deadline Today: BIOGRAPHY Novel Festival (3 options to submit) storypitches.com/biography-no... Submit your BIOGRAPHY Book by the deadline. A biography is a written account of a person’s life that tells the story of their experiences, accomplishments, and challenges. #novelfestival

Deadline Today: DOCUDRAMA STAGE PLAY Writing Contest (get play performed by professional actors) wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/33140... Submit your 10 Page Play, 1 Act Play, or Full Stage Play to the Festival. You will receive feedback on your play in 3-5 weeks

Why is it important to register your creative works with the U.S. Copyright Office? Our VP of Policy and Copyright Counsel Rachel Kim shares the top five reasons in a new post! copyrightalliance.org/reasons-why-...

2025 - the 3.5.7.(12) April, 3 Million Peaceful Souls- June, 5 Million Peaceful Souls Oct. 7 Million Peaceful Souls. Goal; 12 Million Peaceful Souls.