Ousting Bovino changes nothing.

Gassing a preschool. Defund. Disband. Prosecute. Impeach. And then, we need to stop lying to ourselves how we got here. Institutionally, we are still the old lady I saw in a civil rights documentary who said, about the good ole Jim Crow days, "Well back then, the n*gras knew their place."

"I'll only say that on this earth there are plagues and victims, and as far as possible, we must refuse to be on the side of the plagues." Albert Camus

"Look at me, I'm a human! I have got anxieties, taxes, and neighbors who love authoritarians..."

Be careful if you’re out in Pittsburgh. Some of the streets have been cleared, but there’s a lot of ice, Walking is treacherous.

The Haunting of Alejandra has earned out. Thank YOU!

I think about this video often. Innuendo Studios stopped doing YT vids, which is a shame. They explained how we got here, and why folks who see everything as a "chat with their colleagues on the other isle" are the problem, so clearly.

Today's writing prompt was find a species of wildlife and write an opening narration for a documentary about it. And now I know how cool bristlecone pines are. www.atlasobscura.com/articles/wil...

Do not forget. www.nationaldaycalendar.com/january/holo...

I don’t speak Dutch but somehow this does make sense to me

I admit, it feels very weird to be advertising for clients with everything that is going on here, but bills must still be paid. I have openings in my editing calendar. I do mainly developmental editing on novels and novellas. More info here: www.kathowardbooks.com/editing Always happy to answer qs!

Easton, Pennsylvania —Judith Joy Ross, 1988

Multiple friends have sent this picture to me as "Devi coded."

fuck with me

she is standing on my chest and head butting me. i think she wants me to go to bed

Once again my lap has been blessed by a snuggly Sylvie

For any elected official who needs to hear this, I impart a lesson learned from the NFL: When the other team is tired and on the back foot, you don’t call a timeout so they can catch their breath. You grind their fucking face into the dirt until the final whistle blows and you’ve won the game.

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Here’s some Doug Beekman art to make your Monday a little better.

Hey @leahgreenberg.bsky.social and I are both Carleton grads and this fucking rocks - love to see a college protect its students from the goons instead of cutting deals with the regime.

You unleashed Hell when you had it so Colbert had nothing to loose:

When I signed up it said over 1.5 million people have RSVP'd. WOW.

Needless to say that Renee Good and Alex Pretti will go down as heroes here in Minnesota and nationally, their names synonymous with sacrifice and caring for vulnerable neighbors even at the risk of your own life. And hopefully no more innocent lives are lost.

Yesterday it was hard to find joy, but I did the best I could by holding those I love and those I don't know and those who have died close in my heart. Today for #DailyJoy I wrote poems and built myself a dresser. Scraped hands and tender heart. #JoyIsResistance #LoveHard #FightHarder

Do not let them lull you into compromise. Getting rid of Bovino isn't enough. Getting rid of problem agents isn't enough. Getting rid of ICE isn't enough. Keep fighting. Lives will continue to depend on it.

Braved the Arctic. Touched the snow. Judging whoever ordered winter. #cats #BlueskyCats #gato #CatsOfBluesky

Way to go Minneapolis! Take the victory, but do not stop. Don't let Congress think this makes it 'business as usual.' Defund. Disband. Impeach. Prosecute. Keep fighting until the regime falls. Keep supporting your friends and neighbors and family. Mutual aid and community are vital right now.

Killed by ICE in the first 26 days of 2026. Alex Pretti Geraldo Lunas Campos Heber Sanchaz Dominguez Keith Porter Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz Luis Gustavo Nunez Cacares Parady La Renee Good Victor Manual Diaz This is only known individuals shot on the street and does not count individuals dead in

Keep on. Keep pushing. We have them. Resolve. Never waver. Never saying “it is done” until all of them responsible have seen true justice and accountability. Yes, embrace the wins. Cherish and toast. Throw your arms around loved ones. This will be a long battle. Their first big cracks show.

I guess we’ll see about his 6(c) retirement coverage paying for plane tickets to Buenos Aires like those people he made sure to properly pronounce their name recently.

The humans of the middle lands of the Coyote Continent are so much more joyous, diverse, strong, and resilient than the goons, grifters, and ideologues of the Angry Orange Grandpa regime can even imagine. The road ahead will be difficult, but ends in their shame and defeat bsky.app/profile/tayl...

I wrote this yesterday about the hero city of Minneapolis www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKOW...

Reporter: You received a letter from AG Pam Bondi making several demands…. Walz: I would just give a pro tip to the AG. There's 2 million documents in the Epstein files we're still waiting on. Go ahead and work on those

I know Bookish is Mark Gatiss' show but he's found an absolute star in cinematographer Anton Mertens. The cinematography during episode two - beautiful shadows. And I'm a sucker for beautiful shadows. Robert Krasker would be proud.

2026 Writing: Day 26 ✍️ Daily word count: 387 Total word count: 20,568 Managed to squeeze in a little writing on a snow day. ❄️📝 Not a ton, but I showed up and sometimes that’s the win.

Map in the comment shows counties that elect sheriffs and prosecutors, which include some of Maryland.

Yes. There's a need to expand generation and transmission, but the data centers somehow don't fund that. Private benefit at public cost.

Who are you and what have you done with Trey Gowdy?

Re-upping on a higher traffic day. Go check them out, and if you missed their Hollywood comedy/mystery podcast THE CASE OF THE GREATER GATSBY, go look that up too.

Also: Give Jason Haigh-Ellery a good say here. The BigFinish Blake's 7 audios deserve a bit of recognition for keeping the IP alive. And: Find a Tanith Lee. Sorry, that's impossible. But find some weird SF authors to contribute. You need a "Sand" and "Sarcophagus" for every "Rumors of Death."

Oscar Isaac making huge chunks of the world jealous once again...

As everyone knows, cat color determines personality:

Honestly this should be a lesson even for the Dems who have no moral compunction besides what they imagine voters want: Voting for obviously very bad things will fuck you because they will reliably get much worse and then you’ll have to write statements like this

Post-snow observations: 1) People’s least favorite veggies are broccoli, eggplant, and full size bokchoy (based on what is left on the shelves at the store). 2) I really love ramming my small SUV into 18” high snow banks to break them up. Stay warm and safe!

Here’s your morning mood, courtesy of Afarin Sajedi.

Today's Classic Cover of the Day is The Day the Earth Froze! This book by Gerald Hatch (pseudonym for Dave Foley) was illustrated by Ralph Brillhart and sold in 1963 for 35 cents.

The Bram Stoker Award preliminary ballot for this year just went out, and congratulations to everyone whose work appears on it, be it under their name or their editor!! Also TEENAGE GIRLS CAN BE DEMONS and A GAME IN YELLOW whaaat 🤩😭