Donald Trump and his lapdog Republicans just shut down the federal government after refusing to protect Americans from an imminent spike in health insurance costs. This is what the GOP stands for.

This is the cringiest MF on the planet. He’s actually saying this to our most senior military officers from around the world.

S23E13 is out now wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. This week WNSP brings us tales of unsettling imaginations. ✍️ C.D. Vazquez, Kristin Kirby, Elsey Sullivan, Jo Gilmour, Heath N. Stewart 🎨 Alia Synesthesia 🎼 Brandon Boone 🎧https://www.thenosleeppodcast.com/episodes/s23/23x13

Because the current administration is lying once again and hurting women and children, do this as much as possible (I'm getting my sticky notes ready):

Gupta: It is safe. That’s what the best-quality research shows. And how irresponsible, using the podium of the WH to put this out there when you’re not even offering an alternative. That is dangerous. An untreated fever is dangerous. Untreated pain in pregnancy is dangerous.

Because the current administration is lying once again and hurting women and children, do this as much as possible (I'm getting my sticky notes ready):

(2/3) each tale will have readers on the edge of their seats! I had the chance to read one of Kristin’s short stories in A Return to Survival Horror, and oh my, has that story stuck with me. When Kristin reached out to tell me she had a short story collection out, I was SO excited!

Dark Worlds We Wander by Kristin Kirby is a collection of fourteen short stories and one novella that all center around the theme of survival in one way or another. From post-apocalyptic scenes to things like something odd in a dryer and something that’s up with some tattoos... (1/3)

(3/3) Horror fans, you need this one immediately! The way that Kristin captured me at the start of each tale was incredible. I loved every single one of these stories! Check out my review here: www.ericarobynreads.com/dark-worlds-...

1D chess.

There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.

"During the transition, law enforcement officials notified the incoming administration about the case as Mr. Trump’s team considered whom to appoint to to government positions..." And they still gave him the job! Did he keep the $50k? And what was his Cava order? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...

Not the first to observe it but it bears repeating: If artists didn’t matter so much, they wouldn’t come after us first. Stay safe as best you can. Keep working.

“Forget the myths that the media has created about the White House. The truth is, these are not very bright guys…” -All the President’s Men (1976)

The new ABC owned by Disney

Weird that the FCC Chair had no issue with Kilmeade wanting to euthanize homeless people.

We will all mourn eventually. Even the long list of those who murdered our foundational freedom.

Fuck yes to this

•ABC: fires Kimmel for mocking Trump •CBS: fires Colbert for mocking Trump •ABC: fires Moran for slamming Stephen Miller •MSNBC: fires Matt Dowd for saying “hateful thoughts lead to hateful actions” •FOX: Champions Brian Kilmeade as he calls for Nazi state murder of America’s 600K homeless people

BREAKING: First Colbert. Now Kimmel. variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Instead of the angry finger-pointing, can we just for one day agree that it is horrible and monstrous to shoot another human? On behalf of my family, we send love to the Kirks and to all the children, parents and innocents who fall victim to senseless gun violence.

Sorry MAGA, but I’m not leaving the country

My review of Kristin Kirby's fun and disturbing short story collection, Dark Worlds We Wander, is up on this week's issue at @strangehorizons.bsky.social 📚📖 strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...

The reviews are in! Justice in 21st-Century Fairy Tales and the Power of Wonder by Cristina Bacchilega and Pauline Greenhill reviewed by Sally Parlier Dark Worlds We Wander by Kristin Kirby reviewed by David Lewis Ley Lines by Tim Welsh reviewed by Cameron Miguel Link to latest issue in bio!

Today's review at @strangehorizons is @daviddaviddavid.com on Kristin Kirby's Dark Worlds We Wander (@eddiegenerous.bsky.social). David discovers a collection that is broad in form and subject matter, but in which "Kirby strikes the right balance between the profound and the practical."

Thousands of protesters marched in Chicago on Saturday against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and President Donald Trump’s plan to send National Guard troops and immigration agents to the city.

New in PN: RFK Jr gives Republicans a chance to defy Trump on easy mode "What’s really notable is the extent to which GOP leaders have remained supine even in the face of a radical assault on their grandchildren by a transparent death-dealing fraud who wasn’t even a member of the party a year ago."

@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com: The most perverse thing during Blanche/Maxwell interview was their laughter youtu.be/r8UG4wfLYMc?...

Lethal force against a civilian vessel in international waters is a war crime if not in self-defense. If not in self-defense, only non-lethal actions, such as warning shots or disabling fire, are allowed. "Not yielding to pursuers" or "suspected of carrying drugs" doesn't carry a death sentence.

SPOTTED: Mobile billboards driving around D.C. demanding federal agents take their masks off — because public servants should face the public. Go follow @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social!

photos of Trump's hand today (via Getty)

A source in the Epstein meeting with the survivors and Speaker Johnson told me that powerhouse attorney Sigrid McCawley informed him that there would be the names of other men who trafficked her clients in the DOJ's Epstein files

Trump threatening members of Congress not to sign the Epstein files discharge petition saying it would be a “hostile act” against him is definitely something an innocent person would do. And scheduling a military flyover in the middle of the survivor press conference is also totally normal behavior.

Congresswoman Nancy Mace was visibly emotional after leaving a meeting with victims of Jeffrey Epstein earlier than planned.

Rep. Nancy Mace—the receipts are on her face. #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #BelieveTheVictims

Pritzker: "He has no idea what's he's talking about. There is no emergency that warrants deployment of troops. He is insulting the people of Chicago by calling our home a hellhole, and anyone that takes his word at face value is insulting Chicagoans too."

Rep. Robert Garcia: "The Attorney General herself has said that President Trump is in the Epstein files."

Rep. Dan Goldman: "This is a coverup. This is a massive cover up...Donald Trump was hot to trot and Kash Patel and Dan Bongino were leading the charge to release the Epstein files. Now, all of a sudden, they don't want them released. They are trying to hide something."

Rep. Jim McGovern: "Republicans are terrified because the president doesn't want to release all the Epstein files after promising that he would release them during the campaign ... What are they trying to hide?"

It's a relief to hear an elected official say it in plain language. It doesn't change anything, but at least it's being acknowledged.

At some point the stupidity of a huge chunk of ppl in this country will hit singularity levels and we will all burst into flames

Sing it.