This is the real election worry. Article tells people at the end to call their Secretaries of State. Trump Has Eliminated Election Safeguards and Installed Loyalist Election Deniers in Key Roles open.substack.com/pub/rightsan...

So cool

If anyone has time to read this Paul Krugman substack transcript or watch the video, of his interview with a Hungary specialist, it's certainly educational. Even just skimming it is. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Seen in a letter to the editor of the Lewis County (WA) Chronicle, not exactly a leftist hotbed: "We are all familiar with the acronym TACO, meaning Trump Always Chickens Out. I would now suggest TAMALE, or Trump Always Makes A Ludicrous Error." Not bad, eh. Hope it catches on!! 🤣

My novel MARIAN HALL, which has been on submission for years and revised quite a number of times, has gotten nice encouragement from The Black List. www.instagram.com/p/DW1qf6CFEH...

And here's that same expert again on how all that dear T might have left is a war-based coup to try to stay in power after the midterms. It's heartening because it shows how weak T is but reminds everyone not to stay complacent about that. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

Here's an expert explaining why it's more than just performance.....

Pfft

So great. Woody Guthrie by way of Bette Midler. I've been talking with some people on here who think the big No Kings protests are stupid. Well, tut. I think one of the reliable upsides of these horrible times in the US is how it brings out creativity and fun in the people...& brings people together

C'mon everybody 😆

Missing young woman in Seattle (Ballard) area findviolet.com

People in Seattle, especially near Ballard, please take note. findviolet.com

‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ I’d be reposting this a hundred times over It’s vital that people have this info at the midterms 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

Robert Reich explains how to rein in ICE by boycotting its corporate collaborators: im-ca.org/l/KUIpP2

Useful facts

Great post from the president of our new AWP Adjunct Writers Caucus open.substack.com/pub/awpadjun...

Doing my part to sear

I just joined the @quitgpt boycott. OpenAI's president was the biggest donor in Trump's Super PAC's year-end report. It's time to quit. Join us: quitgpt.org // #QuitGPT

Please pass it on!

I know some adjunct-faculty creative writers must be reading this! AWP Adjunct Writers Caucus open.substack.com/pub/awpadjun...

Dig it! I posted a new entry in my Substack on loneliness! I start with detective stories and end up with protests! Fuck ICE all the same, always and forever.... open.substack.com/pub/caradiac...

I don't know. Reposting Onion articles just helps. Trump Alleges That Democrats Secretly Paid Alex Pretti To Be Model Citizen — theonion.com/trump-allege...

One of those Onion articles that is barely even satire. Kristi Noem Calls On Minneapolis Residents To Stop Obstructing Murders — theonion.com/kristi-noem-...

Nothing to add really.

It’s time for a #NationalStrikeDay to support all the citizens in Minnesota, Oregon, DC, Chicago, Los Angeles, Maine and everywhere else they are pushing back against the ICE Gestapo and the trump GOP. Please repost if you support this.

ICE Deems Being In Privacy Of Own Home Obstruction Of Justice — theonion.com/ice-deems-be...

I feel like this list is a fundamental tool in this fight.

This is so smart. Explains how to use economic levers to bring down the regime. Use its chaos & shortsightedness to our advantage youtu.be/xRJssymXMaM.

A GoFundMe for Jonathan Ross needs to be reported for fraud. It is against fed law for a fed employee to receive GFM funds for actions related to his federal employ. Use www.gofundme.com/contact/sugg... to fill out the report. Use www.gofundme.com/f/support-ic... as the fundraiser to report.

I seem to be reposting a lot of Onion articles, but I find that it helps channel my fury. DHS Warns Any Action By Americans Will Be Treated As Domestic Terrorism — theonion.com/dhs-warns-an...

Evergreen. Somehow it's comforting and depressing all at once

This WA state sheriff is so sane. Everyone regardless of political leaning ought to be able to agree with this. www.reddit.com/r/olympia/co...

I invite all Americans to join Minnesota in a day of unity tomorrow.

SO tired of Canadians & Europeans getting up in our face as Americans, preaching & scolding. How on earth do they think it's going to help. I started out being sympathetic to their concerns and am now thoroughly over it. Doomers of any origin, scolding outsiders: you are counter-resisters. GET LOST.

Anyone in Seattle who wants to help speak out about ICE, please come to a vigil for Renee Nicole Good tomorrow, Thursday, at Pier 58 at 6:30 p.m.

This is a vetted fundraiser for the family of Renee Good, the woman who was killed by ICE in Minneapolis. www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...

People rag on the NYT a lot, but Nick Kristof is still valuable, or at least I think so. This article about the effect of the Medicaid cuts and expiration of subsidies really gets at it, and the comments remind that the problem runs even deeper than Trump/ Republicans www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...

#USA is not at war with #Venezuela unless and until it is authorized by an act of Congress. Until then, it is an unconstitutional action of 47 involving the DoD in an illegal move in Venezuela. The people of USA have not authorized a war. Far from it. Repost!

A great article, not least because he traces the beginnings of the rot to long before Trump and calls out failures of leadership across the board.

We can think we remember, but a video is pretty powerful in really reminding.

A new entry in my Substack is posted! Read it and be heartened in this season that is traditionally difficult for the lonely. caradiaconoff678990.substack.com/p/surviving-...

Just don't give him any ideas

What is everyone complaining about? 😆 Trump Assures Struggling Nation He Has Plenty Of Money — theonion.com/trump-assure...

Reposting this because the crimes against humanity by this fascist regime are mounting up on the daily! If you agree like many others, please repost as well!

Thank you to Santa Fe Writers Project for including THE FOLKTALE COLLECTOR'S DAUGHTER in this year's awards longlist! bsky.app/profile/sfwp...

In Syria, the National Commission for Missing Persons has been gathering evidence of enforced disappearances under ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad, but has yet to offer families any clues on the estimated 150,000 people who vanished in his notorious prisons reut.rs/4iGDlWl

Pete Hegseth Invokes ‘Fog Of War’ After Pissing In Break Room Refrigerator — theonion.com/pete-hegseth...