Do we call the UK for Shimmering Door? They called it something else there, right?

This is going to be thread. Writers who have stories in these anthologies need to contact DAW Books for ENCHANTED FORESTS and WEIRD TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE. If you have a story in THE SHIMMERING DOOR/SORCERIES, Spectra/HarperCollins UK.

You absolutely crack me up. Tree Juice and Wood Sticks and Shiny Food.

You are just too much fun to hang out with, ya know? ;)

Sea level rise and coastal flood risk maps -- a global screening tool by Climate Central Interactive global map showing areas threatened by sea level rise and coastal flooding.

It's been awhile! I've been cleaning out Google bookmarks and ran across this. It's actually a lot of fun to play with, even if the result seems to be that a whole lot of the world drowns.

Coastal Climate Map - Sea Level Outcomes. Have fun.

coastal.climatecentral.org

Know-Nothing party | Definition, Platform, & Significance | Britannica Know-Nothing party, U.S. political party that flourished in the 1850s and was an outgrowth of the strong anti-immigrant and especially anti-Roman Catholic sentiment that started to manifest itself du...

Also www.britannica.com/topic/Know-N...

Know Nothing - Wikipedia

It occurred to me early this morning that MAGA and their ilk already HAVE a party to belong to ... one that perhaps didn't name itself what it came to be called, but is the perfect name now.

Reintroducing, The Know Nothings

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_No...

14 Exclusive Interviews on the GOP Tax Scam I promised a dozen. We delivered more.

Never let it be said that the Meidas gang under-deliver on promises.

www.meidasplus.com/p/14-exclusi...

Trump says he is naming Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC President Donald Trump says he is naming Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital after abandoning his first...

PLEASE tell me he's kidding ... I swear. SOMEONE needs to invoke Article 25 before Fox News is running the US Government.

www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...

Tears and fear in WA as RFK Jr.’s autism agenda takes shape The HHS secretary's comments were top of mind for many as thousands of autism experts, advocates and families came to Seattle this week for an international conference.

Autism. Yeah ... it's not a topic that should be ventured into over Fox News, imho. The chances are 10 out of 10 that they'll not get a damned fact right.

From the Seattle Times today.

RFK Jr.’s autism agenda worries and unites the autism community in WA

www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

China Erupts: Furious Workers Riot As Factories Collapse Under Trump’s Tariffs Chinese workers are flooding the streets in revolt as President Donald Trump’s tariffs slam China’s fragile export economy.

Fascinating! This is NOT going to end well.

dailycaller.com/2025/05/01/c...

3 ways the Canadian election could affect Washington state The U.S. and Canada share the world’s most comprehensive trading relationship, sharing more than $2.5 billion worth of goods and services across the border each day.

Interesting post from the Seattle Times today regarding what the Canadian Election could mean to BC's next-door neighbour

www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Trump is Coming After Meidas…We Need Your Help By Ben Meiselas

We all knew this was coming.

www.meidasplus.com/p/trump-is-c...

What happens to fringe parties if the election is a 2-horse race? | CBC News With the election increasingly looking like a contest between the Liberals and Conservatives, some experts say minor parties have become even more sidelined than usual.

Aye. That is, indeed, the question.

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Ex-US Rep. George Santos sentenced to over 7 years in prison for fraud and identity theft Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos has been sentenced to over seven years in prison.

There is some justice in the world ...

www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...

Shipping slows at Seattle, Tacoma ports as Trump trade war mounts The absence of big cargo ships on Elliott Bay may be a harbinger of a bigger slowdown at the ports of Seattle and Tacoma as the effects of America’s trade war with China start to hit home.

"Tariff tit-for-tat has [many port cities] waiting for the ships to come in

The absence of big cargo ships ... may be a harbinger of a bigger slowdown at ... ports ... as the effects of [US] trade war w/ China start to hit home."

Paul Roberts. Seattle Times

www.seattletimes.com/business/tar...

A new media order is emerging Journalism isn’t dead. It’s on Substack.

There's a new Media-base in the world ...

post.substack.com/p/a-new-medi...

Someone asked me today how my writing was going. My answer: "I'm going for the soup approach - toss words into a pot, add water, spices, and something to get them to gel together and let it simmer. "

So far, it's smelling pretty good.

Trump's Ponzi Scheme Presidency Is Falling Apart By Ben Meiselas

Everyone's probably watching these guys that bothers to come here, so ... adding a link anyway.

www.meidasplus.com/p/trumps-pon...

Today in Politics, Bulletin 103. 4/1/25 … Gen.

Wow. What a day!

open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs are anything but. His mixed messaging and browbeating of our trading partners is producing some predictable consequences. I explore three of them in today’s piece, link: open.substack.com/pub/statusku...

Do we understand what’s happening, America?

I hope this young man gets to rise to the top. There is hope among the youth.

MAGA Threatens Meidas Founder to Shut Us Down! By Ben Meiselas

You know you're doing something correctly when this is the Right's response.

www.meidasplus.com/p/maga-threa...

"National Security or National Nonsense?" 77 million people, ever eager to still drink the Kool-Aid, continue to defend him; no matter how far he pushes the boundaries of the law.

Rather than post a bunch of links to Substack folks, I'm taking to posting ONE post with several Substack links.

Saves freaking too many people out in one day.

therealmichaelcohen.substack.com/p/national-s...

statuskuo.substack.com/p/fighting-e...

www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/tuesdays-g...

What Was That? Grandpa Simpson visited the Justice Department on Friday, giving a speech that must have given even his handlers pause, a campaign stump speech delivered in front of the Seal of the Department of Just...

Holy shit. Why hasn't someone questioned his sanity and put him in a straight jacket under lock and key?! They can't ALL be afraid to mention that the emperor has lost his marbles.

joycevance.substack.com/p/what-was-t...

March 11, 2025 The stock market continued to fall today.

Heather Cox Richardson has chronicled a very uneasy day to be anywhere near Dumpty. He's just not good at admitting he's wrong about anything and undoing what he did to make it worse with every word that escapes his mouth.

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-11-2...

Tuesday Message for Meidas Mighty…Trump HIDING?!! Written by Ben Meiselas

"Hiding", indeed. Inside his new blood-red bullet-proof present from the "please don't fire me - this is all I have left!" guy.

www.meidasplus.com/p/tuesday-me...

"SORRY ELON: THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE" That’s the beauty of Trump’s world. It’s a loyalty trap, a black hole that devours everyone who gets too close.

As a dear friend said recently "Bite me, Elon. You're an idiot."

therealmichaelcohen.substack.com/p/sorry-elon...

Wow.