Absolutely!

Ethan Klein & the Quartering: Rightwing Censors Hi everyone, today we’ll be talking about the most important news of the day: The Quartering is being accused of being a cuck by his fellow rightwing chuds in a massive drama explosion known as The…

Good morning! Today's top news: far-right YouTuber "The Quartering" appears to be trying to censor other rightwing chuds from discussing the possibility that he's a cuck, while H3H3's Ethan Klein is suing another YouTuber to silence accusations that he supports genocide skepchick.org/2026/04/etha...

Dear @washingtonpost.com : there, fixed it for you.

April 21, 2026 There is the unmistakable feeling that the wheels are coming off the MAGA bus.

"There is the unmistakable feeling that the wheels are coming off the MAGA bus." April 21, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

@joshtpm.bsky.social today:

@hcrichardson.bsky.social this morning:

YES TO THIS EVERY WORD OF IT

also “obligated”, which is just “obliged” in a crappy rented tux

April 20, 2026 Late Saturday evening, Josh Dawsey and Annie Linskey of the Wall Street Journal reported that Trump was so unstable and angry after learning on April 3 that Iranians had shot down an American jet that...

"Josh Dawsey and Annie Linskey of the Wall Street Journal reported that Trump was so unstable and angry after learning on April 3 that Iranians had shot down an American jet that his aides kept him out of the room as they received updates..." April 20, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

April 19, 2026 On the evening of April 18, 1775, the people who lived in the British colony of Massachusetts had gone to bed with the sun, as usual.

"It was hard to understand how things had gotten so bad. Only a dozen years before, at the end of the French and Indian War in 1763, Bostonians had looked forward to a happy future in the British empire." April 19, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

I wonder what his Opus Dei spiritual advisor thinks... oh, wait.

Nebula Finalists and VIP Guest Autographing at the Nebulas! - SFWA - The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association June 5, 2026 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm - MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WELCOME! Everyone is invited to join us Friday, June 5 from 8pm to 10pm local Chicago time at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare Hotel &…

This June 5 in Chicago, we're delighted to celebrate our Nebula finalists and VIPs at an autographing session OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Join Grand Master N. K. Jemisin, Toastmaster Tananarive Due, and finalists including Annalee Newitz. We've got Nebula Prize Packs, too. RSVP today and spread the word!

Is J.D. Vance Opus Dei? J.D.

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Yes. It's fascinating to me, because, for myself, I think James Blish, Bradbury, and Larry Niven were a much bigger influence on my early SF reading than Asimov or Heinlein or Clarke.

The INF Treaty was one of the most important achievements of the nuclear age, and Reagan should get a statue just for that alone. It made the world VASTLY safer.

Trump withdrew from it. I wrote this at the time.

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April 17, 2026 This morning, after a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect Thursday, Iran announced the Strait of Hormuz was open to commercial ships.

"With Iran’s announcement the strait was open, Trump hit the media circle, announcing through interviews and social media posts that the war with Iran was over and peace talks were all but done..." April 17, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

Whoops! Just realized this was supposed to be 'wrong' answers only.

With that in mind: "He who searches for pearls must not sleep..."

Amazing.

The Shrine of Anubis (c. 1323 BC), as discovered within Tutankhamun’s tomb, with original linen wrappings & garlands still present. #Photography by Harry Burton, 1926.

"The wind blows where it will; you hear the sound of it, but you know not whence it comes or whither it goes. So it is with that which is born of the spirit..."

April 16, 2026 Congress is back in session, and there is a frantic feel in the air.

"Congress is back in session, and there is a frantic feel in the air." April 16, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

Untold: Opus Dei Documentary Podcast · Weekly Series · Financial Times reporter Antonia Cundy uncovers how a little-known group within the Catholic Church has come to wield outsized cultural and political influence in...

Superb new series by @financialtimes.com reporter @antoniacundy.ft.com on the political and financial corruption of the Opus Dei cult in the U.S.
Add this to your podcast playlist.

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April 14, 2026 There are signs the political game has changed in the United States since Hungarian voters rejected Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s leadership on Sunday, April 12.

"There are signs the political game has changed in the United States since Hungarian voters rejected Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s leadership on Sunday, April 12." April 14, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

2026 Locus Awards Top Ten Finalists Congratulations to all of the Locus Awards top ten finalists! These results are from the February 1 to April 1 voting by readers on an open public ballot. The Locus Awards winners will be announced…

One of the things this year's Locus Finalist lists show off is what amazing work comes out from such a wide range of writers, incorporating so many different ideas and themes. Some people think diversity is a weakness. Those people are fools. And they're missing out.

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“Russ Vought set out to ensure a second Trump term would not be hampered by checks and balances: ‘I don’t want…Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.’” @propublica.org 10/17/25… 1/ www.propublica.org/article/russ...

April 13, 2026 On April 12, the day of Hungary’s parliamentary elections, the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) posted on social media that it was closely watching the election and stood firmly behind ...

"On April 12, the day of Hungary’s parliamentary elections, the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) posted on social media that it was closely watching the election and stood firmly behind Prime Minister Viktor Orbán." April 13, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

A galaxy aflame! JWST image of NGC 5134 is fire. Also, using real AI to find galaxies.

As I enjoy doing, I present a cosmic distraction for you, and it's a doozy: a JWST shot of the spiral galaxy NGC 5134 is fire, I tell you. FIRE.

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🔭 🧪

April 12, 2026 By the end of 2024, inflation in the U.S., which had soared in the aftermath of the Covid-19 lockdowns, was almost back to the Federal Reserve’s goal of 2%.

"Trump’s “Liberation Day” tore up the free trade principles on which leaders after World War II based the international order that promoted stability and prosperity." April 12, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

Hungarian resistance tosses out fascism in an electoral landslide, sets about constitutional reforms and ripping out enabling media.

South Korean lawmakers physically resist a coup, then impeach the plotters and send their asses to jail.

Bolsonaro rots in a cell.

There is a playbook, Dems.

Tho obvious, it's worth noting that a naval blockade is not an obvious solution to restoring the flow of oil out of the Persian Gulf. There may be a logic but not a straightforward one. They say hope is not a plan. No plan is also not a plan. Improvising as you go has uncertain and chaotic results.