www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/n... Yes He hides from the people who elected him, who stood by him, only for him to betray us every time.

Exactly this. They don't need to "explain" how he survived any more than they need to "explain" why he no longer looks like Sean Connery, George Lazenby etc.

So, I was out of pocket most of the day and came back to some questions, but this sums up my position on today's Bond discourse.

wow. WOW.

The only one learning is ChatGPT

My daughter's new puppy. Her mother-in-law told my daughter the puppy's not that cute. I face-palmed. 1) she is THAT cute 2) why would she say that?

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If nothing else, spite and rage are two things I have infinite amounts of.

About a quarter of the way into my new WIP, which means its also time for me to have a brilliant idea that I absolutely should not work on. Yep, there it is, right on cue. Crimes as art, and a mentally-worn detective who writes his case notes as cryptic poetry? Sure, great, why not...

Shower thought: If Richard Stark is crime's paragon of lean prose, Andrew Vachss is our poet laureate. Discuss. Or don't. Who am I, yer mother?

"I am an absurd idealist. But I believe that all that must come true. For, unless it comes true, the world will be laid desolate. And I believe that it can come true. 1/2

Made the mistake of responding to a troll with actual information. I should know better. Remember the rules Bluesky was founded on and use that block button, kids.

Seal's "Crazy" is the product of being in an era when change was about to happen almost all at once. How does the music and lyrics of this, his first big hit, reflect the times? How is it still applicable now? Click through and read on!

Hey, it’s #MondayReads time! Think of it like a key party, but you know, with books! Repost this post and tell us what you want reposted. Me, I chop up rapists, pedophiles, and the odd billionaire. Come, see how we make them burn. #BookSky www.bishopriderbooks.com

I'll probably save a longer rant on this for LinkedIn, but companies demanding you agree to SMS messages about your application for condieration, and then using that "agreement" to pepper you with marketing texts (and buff their sign-up numbers) makes me want to fling everything into the sun.

"...frustrating as it is to watch the Democrats pause a footrace to tie their own shoelaces together..."

It's really up to you at this point. It has always been. Stiffen your spine & find some courage to be uncomfortable.

This is true in PA too. If you want to primary Fetterman (amd i know you do!), it's better to stay registered as a Democrat. I'm pissed too, but changing to an Independent is not helpful at this point.

We all deserve a little Conrad Veidt today

happy circulatory system walking through the kitchen day

Bruised a rib the other day, and after a manageable day yesterday, it has now declared that my regular exercise routines are off limits. Looks like lots of long walks and leg days in my future.

Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer. He is a computer safety researcher. And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine. In under 1600 words. aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...

To mark the re-publication of her books, my latest Substack post is about the now largely forgotten author Jane Gallion, her publisher Essex House, and the hard life that was being one of America’s first female smut writers. Free to read at the link below. substack.com/home/post/p-...

A promise of a vote on healthcare

Since the sky is absolutely dreary right now, some morning mood music brought to you by The Jesus and Mary Chain, by way of the most recent episode of WATSON: youtu.be/G5x1F9ohRa4?...

Me, flirting.

When you can’t make it to NYCC, but your friends at @madcavestudios.com know you love The Phantom.

Me, flirting.

Emptying the Mountain Dew case today and someone was having fun with the layout pattern. #DoTheDew #DoTheDEI

Dude, take the fuckin' L and give it up.

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Intro: Hey there! Welcome to #TBBChat. I’m Amara Lynn (@amaralynn.bsky.social), author of Gems and Star Flowers & this week’s host. Let’s hear about you! Remember to chat w/others & tag #TBBChat. QRP & include #TBBChat so others can find you. Save self-promo for the outro. #BookBazaar25

If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.

OK, I rarely feel that social media contributes anything good to society, but once in a while, I get into a chain of comments that just brings me joy. This is the ass end of one of those chains. Please enjoy, because it's going in my Hall of Fame.

WATSON, S2, E3 - Happy When it Rains Slightly delayed this week, as I wanted to watch it again to catch Watson's closing monologue again, which hit home pretty hard for me. For Pittsburgh crowd, we also got an extended discussion and exploration of the use of "yinz." www.imdb.com/title/tt3864...

If you needed any more evidence that she's not a journalist, she's just a piece of garbage.

Fuck Bari Weiss, Pittsburgh does not fuck with Bari Weiss

I read this and immediately thought “well that would actually be awesome because then Marty can go back to the 90s where he probably had a really awesome time as a teenager” and then I was like oh wait his PARENTS would have been teenagers in the 90s and then I just sat here for like 45 minutes

SOCRATES: No god is a philosopher or seeker after wisdom, for he is wise already; nor does any man who is wise seek after wisdom. PLATO: Neither do the ignorant seek after wisdom. DARRYL, SOCRATES AND PLATO’S FRIEND: well well well if it isn’t the blowjob brothers

Since @captainsasquatch.bsky.social brought it up, the video must be shared. Absolute banger. youtu.be/0Vyj1C8ogtE?...

FRANKENSTEIN is on NETFLIX but- still in many theatres- please consult your local listings and choose your watch/rewatch preference!

Name your fav superhero that isn’t DC or Marvel.

We have such capacity for love. I wish we knew that

ladies and gentlemen, the weekend.

Remember kids, learn something new every day. (Countdown to new Frenzi: 10 days)

Do you know what a lupara is? Why not let Professor Killfrenzy educate you in Frenzi: When in Rome...Kill? It's a bloody action saga set to be unleashed in just ten days! www.amazon.com/Frenzi-When-... Remember: in a Point of Impact book, the bad guys definitely do not win.

Dinner time: -thin crust cheese pizza coated in ground cayenne red pepper and black pepper -Red Baron garlic cheese French bread -cherry limeade water