So gorgeous!

her TikTok about it is pretty amazing as well:

www.tiktok.com/@erinmayequa...

You're kind of the best, GF. X

Last Christmas in Paris: An Unforgettable Holiday Romance Set Across the Four Christmases of WWI Get it now:

One of my favorite holiday novels, LAST CHRISTMAS IN PARIS, by @msheatherwebb.bsky.social and @hazelgaynor.bsky.social is on sale! You can snag the ebook for just $1.99. geni.us/XBdOB #booksky #books #paris

Hundreds of kids in S Carolina are being quarantined right now because of a measles outbreak.

I don’t have patience for niceties when it comes to this crap, so if you’re an anti-vaxxer, keep your damn kids at home and don’t travel for the holidays.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER

Review of 'The Hope Keeper' by Heather Webb — Cindy L Spear Review of 'The Hope Keeper' by Heather Webb Release date: May 19th, 2026 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark REVIEW   What a fascinating story! This novel just floats along with the exc...

@msheatherwebb.bsky.social's fascinating new novel coming out in May '26 cannot be missed! A story based on the mystery curse of Hope Diamond and owner Evalyn McLean. An absolute must read for historical fiction lovers! Thanks to @readlandmark.bsky.social for ARC www.cindylspear.com/news/review-...

Thank you for sharing!

Coming to a bookstore near you, May 19th: #THEHOPEKEEPER, about the curse of the Hope Diamond, the last woman who owned it, a mysterious death, and the beginnings of women working at the Smithsonian where the diamond now realizes. Review copies are in💎🩵🎉 #books #readercommunity #historicalfiction

Tweet from Fred Wellman: “Weird. I was told it’s a war zone.” Below is a Time Out Chicago post showing a scenic city skyline at sunset with the text: “Chicago has been voted the Best Big City in the U.S. for the ninth consecutive year.”

Stay strong, stay beautiful, Chicago. c

Letitia James is the latest target of Donald Trump’s revenge agenda Federal prosecutors have indicted New York’s attorney-general

A grand jury has indicted New York’s attorney-general, who is a longtime foe of Donald Trump, on felony counts related to a mortgage application. The rationale for the president’s revenge tour? That Democrats started it

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Day 4 of 31! 🎭 "The Phantom's Apprentice" by @msheatherwebb.bsky.social A bold Christine Daae as you've never seen her before, master of illusions and magic. #SpookyReads #gothic #books www.amazon.com/Phantoms-App...

Unfit for Office Donald Trump’s narcissism makes it impossible for him to carry out the duties of the presidency in the way the Constitution requires.

"You don’t need to be a mental-health professional to see that something’s very seriously off with Trump—particularly after nearly three years of watching his erratic and abnormal behavior in the White House."

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

I think people should start sharing their stories. It’s the only way to make this clusterfuck seem more real. Ex: I’ve taken on a part time job just in case the government stops funding social security and Medicare. Never thought I’d have to second guess my country in retirement.

Federal employees are heading home today; however, members of Congress will continue to receive their salary. As the humorist Andy Borowitz wrote: “That’s like eliminating the fire dept & sending checks to the arsonists.”

Pritzker calls for Trump's removal from office under 25th Amendment Gov. JB Pritzker for the first time is calling for President Donald Trump to be removed from office under the 25th Amendment, after the president said cities like Chicago should be used as “training g...

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"The point is that voters are hungry for authenticity, for leaders who understand their lives, and for a Democratic Party that fights as hard as the stakes demand."

Read @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social's op-ed on Meidas+.

👉 www.meidasplus.com/p/dont-let-a...

But you use your politics as leverage to strip women and you use your politics to carve up a state so that you can ensure votes of minorities don't count and votes of people who don't think like you count. Just-Dance-Vance should really try to stop making himself look stupid. May be too hard for him

Pritzker: "People of Illinois, we need your help. Get our your cell phones, record and narrate what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors. We need to let the world know that this is happening and that we won't stand for it."

Most things he says has zero backing.

I loved chatting with @msheatherwebb.bsky.social,
@kriswaldherr.bsky.social, @pkennedywrites.bsky.social
and Nancy Bilyeau about their gorgeous new #gothic novels! #newbooks #spookyseason crystallyn.substack.com/p/once-upon-...

After reading the note, the roommate responded, "What?????????????? You're joking, right????" I am still ok my love, but am stuck in orem for a little while longer yet. Shouldn't be long until I can come home, but I gotta grab my rifle still. To be honest I had hoped to keep this secret till I died of old age. I am sorry to involve you. you weren't the one who did it right???? I am, I'm sorry I thought they caught the person? no, they grabbed some crazy old dude, then interrogated someone in similar clothing. I had planned to grab my rifle from my drop point shortly after, but most of that side of town got locked down. Its quiet, almost enough to get out, but theres one vehicle lingering. Why? Why did I do it? Yeah I had enough of his hatred. Some hate can't be negotiated out. If I am able to grab my rifle unseen, I will have left no evidence. Going to attempt to retrieve it again, hopefully they have moved on. I haven't seen anything about them finding it. How long have you been planning this? a bit over a week I believe. I can get close to it but there is a squad car parked right by it. I think they already swept that spot, but I don't wanna chance it I'm wishing I had circled back and grabbed it as soon as I got to my vehicle... I'm worried what my old man would do if I didn't bring back grandpas rifle... idek if it had a serial number, but it wouldn't trace to me. I worry about prints I had to leave it in a bush where I changed outfits. didn't have the ability or time to bring it with. .... I might have to abandon it and hope they don't find prints. how the fuck will I explain losing it to my old man only thing I left was the rifle wrapped in a towel remember how I was engraving bullets? The fuckin messages are mostly a big meme, if I see "notices bulge uwu" on fox new I might have a stroke alright im gonna have to leave it, that really fucking sucks.

Trying to reconcile the vaguely 40-year-old-Victorian-gentleman-sounding diction in these texts that the FBI says Robinson sent to his roommate with the terminally-online memebot persona that aligns with the messages he inscribed on the bullets and the images in his social media trail 🤔

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So the fake claims of "trans" and "antifa" symbols comes from both ammo stamps and casing inscriptions wrongly reported.

They try to paint Tyler as left, but like Crooks this is a fringe right wing Groyper.

Here's the details on registered Republican, Tyler Robinson:
x.com/adamscochra...

“Staggering” Water Loss Driven by Groundwater Mining Poses Global Threat A new study finds that freshwater resources are rapidly disappearing, creating arid “mega” regions and causing sea levels to rise.

Nearly 6 billion people live in the 101 countries that a recent study has identified as confronting a net decline in water supply — signaling enormous challenges for food production and a heightening risk of conflict and instability.

By @abrahm.bsky.social, w/ graphics by @lucaswaldron.bsky.social

Hang in there, Ginny❤️

Burying nuclear reactors might make them cleaner and cheaper An American firm hopes to test the theory

Deep Fission, an aspiring nuclear-power firm, hopes to make reactors cheaper—and minimise the risks of radioactive leaks—by sticking them underground

Trump administration illegally froze billions in Harvard funds, judge rules The ruling is a legal victory for Harvard but the White House says it will appeal the decision.

A federal judge in Boston said she found it "difficult to conclude anything other than that [the Trump administration] used antisemitism as a smokescreen for a targeted, ideologically-motivated assault on this country's premier universities, and did so in a way that runs afoul of [federal law]."

Winter Workshop: Building the Nonfiction Book Proposal — ERIC SMITH Hey friends. So my first attempt at a self-run workshop this summer was a really wonderful success. A few dozen folks signed up, we worked on query letters and opening pages, and at the end of the si...

Since my summer query one went so well, I’m doing another workshop in the winter.

Come hang! The goal is to help get a nonfiction book proposal wrangled up and polished.

These workshops will help fund my free events in the New Year. www.ericsmithrocks.com/blog/2025/9/...

Today, we saw a major ruling that is a major setback for Trump’s authoritarian agenda – and great news for democracy.

Let's break it down: