Fifteen years ago this month, I went to my first writing conference (Writers Digest). I knew little about writing or publishing. I almost walked out the first night. But I'd already decided to ask for help whenever I needed it, and so I did. Nine books later, I still ask for help. #Booksky

Cancelled and they did ask me if it was about ICE and I said yes. Not the hugest traveler but I used Hilton often. Every person who calls, no matter how small their hotels counts. They will be having panicked meetings this week if the trickle turns into a flood.

The repeated effects of blasts damage the brain. Duh. But because his injuries are invisible, and effects only the brain, it's easy for Kegsbreath and Felon47 to dismiss vets like this poor guy as 'weak'. Instead of helping him, the Army gave him a less than honorable discharge.

It's not even two weeks into 2026 and I'm already deep into my first big project of the year - having my two books on straight women in the #AIDS community translated into Spanish. Find out more here, and sign up for my newsletter while you're at it: #HIVsky #indieauthor

I still think the comparison to H*tler is really inaccurate. I think a better comparison is Mussolini. The swagger, the coarseness, the bragging. But maybe that's just my Sicilian great-grandmother pushing me to believe that.

Thinking about when I got brake-checked in November. He flew around me and slammed on his brakes. I slammed on mine and honked. He sat there, watching me in his side view mirror, wagging his finger at me like I was a disobedient child. Then he ran two red lights. I got lucky. He was clearly ICE.

This is my shocked face.

The return of fascist, vigilante groups to Minneapolis (and the US). www.liberalcurrents.com/return-of-th...

This is the sort of statement that was expected from every university president and law firm partner over the last year. That those statements weren’t made played a huge part in where we are now and people will remember.

NEWS: The NY Times reports that the Trump regime has opened a criminal investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell, escalating Trump’s effort to punish an independent central bank for refusing to bend to his political demands. The probe was approved by Trump stooge Jeanine Pirro.

I got brake-checked. Luckily, he didn't get out of his SUV. Just wagged his finger at me like I was a toddler who spilled juice on the floor.

Literally, everything #Clinton and #Harris said was going to happen if #trump was elected, have all come to pass. Many of them are far worse and in more depraved ways than they suggested when they tried to warn us in 2015 and 2024.

Once Trump is gone his cult will still be out there.

“Do not get lost in a sea of despair.” - John Lewis #RIP

Mark Milano, a founding member of Rise and Resist, the Reclaim Pride Coalition, and a world-renowned AIDS activist with ACT-UP NYC, was a fierce warrior. He died of complications from cancer on Jan. 3, 2026. Mark, you are with us in all we do...

I mean, that’s a pretty good line

WELKER: Do you bear any responsibility to bring down the temperature? FREY: Of course. But I dropped an F bomb and they killed somebody. I think the killing somebody is the inflammatory element here and not the F bomb.

DHS was created to FIGHT terrorists, not to BE terrorists. It needs to be defunded by congress in 2027, and we should select candidates who run on that platform.

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Awaiting the reaction from self-proclaimed Catholic, JD Vance (he can call himself whatever he wants, but Pope Leo would agree that his actions contradict the title).

I wish that RFK Jr and all the rest of the anti-vaxxers would get Ancestry accounts and research how their ancestors died. It's always eye-opening to me to see 'cause of death' listed as things like strep throat or measles...less than 100 years ago.

Put your preconceived notions aside and learn about how one person can make a difference to so many. Just by advocating reading. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.

This is one hell of a story. RIP. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.

For Renee Nicole Good. Dawn Valenti is organizing. Like she has for Pulse and so many more. Sat Jan 10 from 2-3 pm at Center on Halsted, 3656 n halsted.

My entire book launch marketing got blown to hell last fall when I had a health issue (my hearing aids stopped working & I needed new ones). Very little got done. Multiple events canceled. Stopping pitching interviews. So I'm going to re-launch the book in March. #booksky #AIDS #HIV #nonfiction

Amanda Gorman wrote this poem for Renee Good and that’s it for me tonight.

Every time a Republican says "law and order" you need to translate that to "white supremacy." The president pardoned 1500 violent Insurrectionists after leading a coup, and defies Congress and the courts on a regular basis. His party couldn't care less about the law.

Frey: "This notion of inflammatory comments -- c'mon guys. I dropped an F bomb, they killed someone. Which one of those is more inflammatory? I'm going with the killing somebody."

Ex-Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura: “We’re a 3rd world country now. I know. I’ve been to ‘em. I spent 17 months in SE Asia while the draft dodger was playing golf… that’s what happens in a dictatorship. In comes the military. That’s what’s happening here.” 🇺🇸

I just want to give a shout-out to my amazing Congresswoman @ramirez.house.gov. She speaks out passionately on all the issues that are important to me, including #HIV education and support. She deserves a leadership role when the Dems take back the House.

Well, damn! It won't happen, but if anyone should be denied communion, it's him.

Glad for a bit of good news today. You can always rely on a nurse.🙂

In breaking-T-shirt news …

Assuming JD goes to Sunday Mass, are any of the priests brave enough to criticize him and his boss in their sermons? To condemn the cruelty and sadism of this administration? Would JD sit through the sermon, or walk out in a huff?

The American government has gone completely rogue and should be considered armed and dangerous to the entire American population. This is NOT normal, not acceptable, and most importantly, it's NOT LAWFUL. TEST ME, TRY, SEE IF IM STEERING YOU WRONG.

Black people five years ago: you know, they can kill anyone they want to out there Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?

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Just had a long, fabulous conversation with the two women sitting in the booth across from me at Nordstrom Cafe. It started when one woman - a year younger than me - looked at me and started laughing. She could see the sticker on my Chromebook - "We'll be less activist if you'll be less shit". 1/

Today is my half birthday (something my Mom always made it a point to celebrate). So I took myself out for a big ass shrimp Cobb salad at Nordstrom Cafe. Now to decide the appropriate dessert...

After the assassination of Melissa Hortman it’s not hard to understand why a woman in Minnesota would be afraid of a man in a mask who says he’s a cop.

Quick heads-up before we drop the needle. These ain’t celebration tracks — they’re reckonings. Songs staring straight at power, ego, and acts that leave bodies. 🎵 Masters of War — Bob Dylan 🎵 Ohio — Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 🎵 Zombie — The Cranberries 🎵 Sunday Bloody Sunday — U2

Actually, for the past year, at least.

Greatest protest song ever. Hearing them perform this live a couple times was life-changing. Today's ear worm. youtu.be/pAis0cKjJFY?...

Right after Renée Good’s disgusting murder, a ICE goon was filmed kicking her memorial candles. Absolutely vile.

Offshore. Stealth wealth. New colonialism. I called in 2024. If you want to understand more about how this is going to work, and how it's not just about money but ideology, you can find reviews and an excerpt here: brookeharrington.com/books/offsho...

Do I want AOC to be Speaker of the House? Damn right I do.

I can't decide if this was only cowardice. It feels like part of a concerted effort to silence anyone whose priorities aren't centered on straight, white, 'Christian', cisgender men.

Today is National Bubble Bath Day!!! What better way to celebrate than to share my second trip to @damonljacobs.bsky.social bathtub! Yes, once was not enough! Find out about my newest book - Unstoppable: Straight Women on the #AIDS Front lines - and much more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOGB...

"Ohio" (1971) - written by Neil Young in reaction to the Kent State shootings of May 4, 1970. Performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. 🗃️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN_9...

My purity test... Anyone who wants my vote has to explicitly state that they will completely dismantle ICE and pursue all legal means to arrest, try, and imprison or execute every single ICE employee for crimes against humanity. Anything less will not get my vote.