A fun fact about McCarthyism is that just two and a half years after he was condemned and censured, Sen. Joseph McCarthy drank himself to death at 48. Fevers break. Petty tyrants fall. Censorship and persecution drive good people to stand together and fight back.

No Kings 2 Day is Oct 18th and will attract a record number of protestors. Millions of us marched in June. In the wake of so much capitulation by those who should know better, it would be nice for University Presidents, Law Firm Managing Partners & CEOs to join us‼️ #ProudBlue

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The face of someone who battered a giant arachnid to death on Saturday night, and then added some sort of winged beast to her body count last night. We better well hope the Rapture is coming this week.

Tried to get my real ID. I had my license, my SS card and my birth certificate. I was not allowed to get my real ID because my birth name is different than my married name. Now I have to go dig up a marriage certificate. You know who wouldn’t have to do this? A man. Never change your last name.

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point is banning opinions by professors in the classroom and some books and courses in a crackdown that violates the First Amendment, a law professor at the military school said in a lawsuit Monday seeking class action status.

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Good on you ladies.

#CatBoxSunday #cats #CatsOfBluesky

Here are my top 10 fall dogs!

This is Annie. She freaking loves fall. 13/10 (FB: James Osborne)

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GELLER’S FIND www.amazon.com/Gellers-Find... a-fwd.com/asin=B0B89FY... Time travel with a Western theme. He’s a history professor and part-time archaeologist. She’s a rancher from the 1800s. #Timetravel #Western #Romance #Paranormal #KUFree

You’re much closer to becoming disabled or homeless than you are to becoming rich and wealthy. It’s not a moral failing. It’s not something you can “try harder” your way out of. We need robust social supports & safety nets to ensure everyone is properly cared for.

#BookSky #HistFic #WOM THE WINDS OF MORNING, Donovan Family Saga Prequel: - An avoidable tragedy. - An immeasurable loss. - The decision that changes everything. Available now at most major retailers & library services. Books2Read.com/TheWindsOfMorning

Good morning Monday what’s for breakfast?

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💙📚💙 #booksky The Hartford Manor Series - a captivating family saga set in Victorian Devon. Guaranteed to keep you turning the pages. mybook.to/Betsey viewauthor.at/MarciaClayton #romanceseries #Victorian

A snow bear legend with a climate message. www.amazon.com/Snugs-Snow-B... #characters #whimsy #bearbook #penguins #penguinbook #middlegrade #chapterbook #ocean #greensky #animals #animallovers #bookworms #travel #adventure #ships #cruise #lighthouses #wintersport #science #booksworthreading #clifi

The usurpation of Richard II paves the way for the terrible conflict of the Wars of the Roses and dynastic struggles that shatter the fifteenth century. buff.ly/2xMXJTW? / #Free on #KindleUnlimited

happy #smallpoemsunday! 💜 feel free to participate by posting small poems you wrote, +/or small poems you love by somebody else :) here are two by Montana James Thomas, from Concerning the Dinner~

"In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limits." www.computerworld.com/article/4059...

ALT TEXT. PLEASE START USING ALT TEXT AND CC WHEN YOU POST PHOTOS OR VIDEOS FOR THOSE OF US WHO ARE DISABLED AND RELY ON THEM. Thanks y'all 😊

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#WIPSnips #TWR #HistFic #Booksky Alec Twelve Trees was more than usually silent and his father was worried. Ever since Annie had stepped between them, then found a way to bring them together, their relationship had improved immeasurably. They could talk without shouting, disagree without anger.

“He was 100% fine, just dirty."

This isn’t about Jimmy Kimmel you silly goose. It’s about the assault on truth and the freedom to speak that truth. Without the truth we are lost. Let me tell you, it’s much easier to lose a right than it is to get it back

These 23 books were removed from Florida school libraries under HB 1069. A federal judge has now struck down part of that law, citing nearly a century of precedent protecting First Amendment access to ideas. buff.ly/jNEQcJu

⚔️ Power. Loyalty. Survival. Jasper – Book Two of the Tudor Trilogy takes you deep into the perilous world of 15th-century England, where every choice shapes a dynasty. mybook.to/JasperBook2 #Tudors #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited

The Estonian government is now initiating NATO Article 4 consultations. It is within its rights to shoot down Russian aircraft if the issue continues.

Days after the UN declared Israel’s actions in Gaza a genocide, Trump orders the US to officially double down on the genocide. US vetoed a Security Council draft resolution for an immediate, unconditional & permanent ceasefire in Gaza, and release of all hostages held by Hamas.

Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption. Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow. People have power. Ask Target

Welcome to the final day of our blog tour for ༻*·The Price of Loyalty·*༺ by Malve von Hassell! Check out our last stops, with more enticing excerpts from The Price of Loyalty! thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/08/blog... #HistoricalFiction #medieval #adventure @malvevonhassell.bsky.social

New #WriterBeware blog post: Gen AI-driven Nigerian writing scams have arrived recently & spun up fast. Two new ones: book club impersonations (charge a "spot fee" for appearance) & fake private book review communities (reviewers are "tipped" w/ a minimum buy) writerbeware.blog/2025/09/19/r...

Hal Mitchell knows fear. Every night, his own demons come to haunt him. Tonight, they didn't come alone. Dead Weight - a 99¢ short story getbook.at/deadweight FREE on Kindle Unlimited #99cents #HORROR #shortstory #readers #kindlebooks #smashwords #HorrorRTG #horror

💙📚💙 #booksky Sam, a tramp all his life, inherits wealth beyond his wildest dreams, but all he wants is to find Marrok, the son he abandoned at the age of five. A moving Victorian family saga. mybook.to/TheRabbitsFoot #bookstoread #pageturner

#WIPSnips #WITC #BookSky #HistFic He took her hand again―the flinching movement was less obvious this time. *I can’t have frightened her. There’s something wrong here. Does she really hate me after all?*

A Black student was lynched today. A BLACK STUDENT WAS LYNCHED TODAY. Will flags fly at half mast? Will the New York Yankees hold a moment of silence? Why is no one saying “violence is not the answer” now? Or does it depend on the question? A BLACK STUDENT WAS LYNCHED TODAY.

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First ever panel on intersex people’s human rights at the UN Human Rights Council ❤️ www.oiieurope.org/first-ever-p...

TL cleanse.

#WIPSnips #WITC The people they passed smiled at the contrast they made: Jake, tall already & quite lanky, with a shock of red hair & a face full of freckles inherited from his mother & the little woman bustling alongside him, reaching barely to his chest, but smartly dressed in brown broadcloth.

Every word of this. 🔥 THIS is the fight that EVERY Democrat needs to be bringing right now!

There are just 4 states with statewide elections this fall. The one that's most under the radar? Georgia. Democrats have an opportunity to flip two seats on a statewide body that's crucial for environmental policies. Don't sleep on it — everyone else is: boltsmag.org/georgia-publ...