Read #9 Tom's Crossing by Mark Z. Danielewski An astounding, breathtaking novel brimming with beautiful prose, posing a story so enthralling, with characters and observations so full of life, that the heft of its 1,228 pages becomes a much welcome weight. A masterpiece to savor and ponder on.

Of course. And that’s why Dems need to lean in and work towards dismantling ICE. First no funding. Impeach Noem. Demand hearings on ICE’s operation in MN. Demand that Miller resign. Don’t let up.

I wrote this letter to my library board, asking them to drop Libby or find another app.

Discord wants to know how you feel about AI. Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Towards self-preservation, to pull back from witnessing the real-time, blow-by-blow destruction of democracy and civil liberties, I’m aiming to watch a movie a day this year. A few favorite new watches so far: Together, Train Dreams, The Naked Gun, Saturday Night. #LastFourWatched

For 248 years the streets of America didn’t feature a roving masked federal kidnapping squad that might send you a Central American death camp or just murder you themselves, but getting rid of it now is some impossible lefty fantasy that professional Democrats lamentably must struggle against.

The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

The 2026 reading thread kicks off with a sci-fi banger from the prolific imagination of Coy Hall, The Owl Men of Shanidar. Do yourself a favor: drop everything and read all of Coy’s books. Time very well spent.

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

That's a wrap on Silent Hill f. Great atmosphere, helluva game.

Sick fucking ghouls. Every last one of them.

Call your senators now. Tell them to reject this bill.

Tomorrow, the House of Representatives will vote on a bill that bans gender-affirming medical care for any transgender person under 18, and threatens any medical professional providing this care to youth with 10 years in prison. Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.

Stealworkers

Meta is an evil company. I know people like Instagram but imo Zuckerberg is as bad as Musk www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

FUCK SOCIAL MEDIA. MARRY BOOKS. KILL AI.

Beautiful afternoon at the local nature preserve.

Was teetering on the edge of DNFing a recent horror release and then the author confuses veracity with voracity and now I'm fully out.

New book release!! A Dark Whimsy is a contemporary dark fantasy tale of horror and magical realism set in the forest. Tagline: Sometimes you should just stay out of the woods. Please check it out! Link in comments.

Time for a post oral surgery, high on opiates screening of Frankenstein.

i can’t believe a good thing happened we should do this more often

They abolished the House of Representatives ... solely to prevent the release of information about the president's best friend, the pedophile who ran a sex trafficking ring.

The UC Regents finally released the “settlement agreement” the Trump administration proposed in August. It’s a doozy. UC alumni, faculty, staff, students, parents, donors—and all citizens of California: Now is the time to let the UC Regents know you do not want them to sign this bad deal.

I'll be one of those NSS authors. I still don't know what I'm going to read.

Happening TODAY! If you're in the area, come out and see me and other very cool #horror authors at 11:00 AM (in just a few hours) at the Sacramento Public Library! We've got some juicy readings lined up for you. 🖤👻📚

SACRAMENTO AREA FOLKS In two days, brave the elements and visit the Valley Hi - North Laguna branch of the Sacramento Public Library for readings from members of the Sacramento chapter of the HWA, followed by Q&A. Scary story time begins at 11:00 am on 10/25/25. See you there!

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

Suburbs showing up. Elk Grove, CA #NoKings

Hilarious that Republicans are calling “No Kings” anti-America when the whole point of the United States of America is literally NO KINGS.

Healthcare $0 Science $0 Education $0 Housing $0 Suicide Prevention $0 Infrastructure $0 Food Safety $0 Banking Regulations $0 Gun Safety $0 Argentina $40,000,000,000 Abducting Spanish Speakers $45,000,000,000 Climate $0 someone who is good at economy please help me budget this. my country is dying

Wow. Sidney Reid, the DC woman just found not guilty of assaulting an FBI agent, issues a withering and gutsy statement on Trump through her attorneys. "I feel sorry for the prosecutors really, who must be burdened by Trump's irrational and unfounded hatred for his fellow man." It's a must-read:

Chris Murphy: "This is a country that's falling apart because Trump is in the middle of an authoritarian takeover. We're not on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We're in the middle of it ... I have no moral obligation to vote for a budget that literally funds the destruction of our democracy"

Enjoying a quiet, rainy morning with the literary hijinks of Pynchon.

Reminder to local friends that this is happening in less than two weeks!

BREAKING: A catastrophic breach has impacted Discord user data including selfies and identity documents uploaded as part of the app’s verification process, email addresses, phone numbers, approximately where the user lives, and much more. 🔗 www.404media.co/the-discord-...

the city of los angeles burned in january in part because of a man who couldn’t stop generating images of burning cities on ChatGPT, and then after he lit the fire he asked if the fire he started was his fault

For one, the federal government cannot constitutionally commandeer state officials to do its bidding. But more importantly, the president does not see his political opposition as legitimate but rather as a target for a carceral and militaristic state. It is deeply undemocratic and authoritarian.

Today is Day 7 of the Republican shutdown. Your regular reminders: 1. Republicans control the White House, Senate and House. 2. GOP making deep cuts to Medicaid, Medicare and ACA. 3. Democrats are fighting to lower costs, cancel the cuts and save healthcare for Americans.

CALIFORNIANS! you can help make our state better and safer for trans people RIGHT NOW by telling Newsom he needs to sign these bills! We need you!

Live shot of downtown Portland. You gotta really squint to see the flames, smoke, and rampant insurrection.

On 10/25/25, Meet the Not-So-Spooky Authors of HWA Sacramento as we give readings and answer questions, in partnership with the Sacramento Public Library. It's going to be a frighteningly good time, with readings from @marksteensland.bsky.social @highway62.bsky.social @michaeljriser.com & many more!

"War-ravaged" Portland today... #WarRavagedPortland

As a resident of #Portland it is impossible to capture how unhinged this is. We are a low crime city and the ICE protest "siege" consists of one auxiliary ICE office that normally has at most a dozen weirdos debating what performance art they should use to block a single driveway

Met Keith Rosson tonight and had his books signed, so that was fuckin' cool.

They've lost the 9yos

A couple more polish passes and this novelette will finally be complete and ready for first readers.

Here’s the thing. Disney can’t fix this simply by taking a mulligan on Kimmel—he was a symbol for the larger issue. Disney’s larger mistake was bending knee to fascism, and the only way to build back is with equal or greater force in the opposite direction: using their cash to oppose fascism.