Illusion & Murder As a reader, one of the things I most enjoy is the “hook” that captures my imagination and pulls me into a book. In the case of Ruth Knafo Setton’s Zigzag Girl, I was hooked by contrasting la…

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Photo of Buddy The Wonder Cat on "his" chair on his 15th birthday.

Celebrating Buddy The Wonder Cat's birthday--he's 15 years old!
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For the Love of a Cat

We're celebrating Buddy The Wonder Cat's 15th birthday! It's been an adventure sharing our home with this cat, who wandered into our lives as a 10-week-old feral kitten weighing just 2.5 pounds. In the years since, he's grown into a wonderful and easy-going companion. On…

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Fiction

This is a win for veterans everywhere. The fact that this was proposed in the first place was an insult to every person who has ever put on the uniform.

We will continue to hold this administration accountable to make sure our promises to those who served are kept, period.

Great Backyard Bird Count – Join us each February when the world comes together to watch, learn about, count, and celebrate birds. Each year people from around the world come together to watch, learn about, count, and celebrate birds. Join us in February!

The Great Backyard Bird Count begins today!
You can participate Feb 13-16 from anywhere in the world. See info here: www.birdcount.org

The Dead Detective Returns Looking for a multi-dimensional mystery with plenty of action and a high-tech twist? You’ll find it—and much more—in Dying With A Secret, the fourth book in the Dead Detective Casefiles writt…

Highly recommend!
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The Dead Detective Casefiles Returns!
Tj O'Connor adds new meaning and depth to the writer's adage "Show, Don't Tell" in this book.

Expertly plotted and paced, it's a multilayered tale of hidden motives and ruthless choices that will have far-reaching consequences for us all. Highly recommend!

Amazing! Way to go Minneapolis!

KNOW THE DIFFERENCE: Minnesota National Guard under Gov Walz's command will not be wearing facemasks and will have reflective vests on. This will distinguish them from the people cosplaying for ICE/CBP/DHS.

Forensics & Fiction

If you've ever watched a character in a TV show reconstruct a skull  and produce a near-instant match of a victim's face before the credits roll at the end, you might be forgiven for thinking facial reconstruction is a quick, reliable way to identify missing persons and solve…

My First 72 Hours in Minneapolis and How I Got an ICE Agent to Scream “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN” The activists on the ground are doing the work, that should give you hope.

"Here are the demands we all need to make: Use the National Guard to protect our citizens. Arrest agents who commit crimes. Charge police, National Guard, and ICE with crimes when they commit or refuse to stop them. . . . Do it now."
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U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane

Breaking NYT:

The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.

The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.

That is a war crime called "perfidy."

Help them fall in love with history, one story at a time. When Rose is catapulted from modern-day Williamsburg to 1774, she’s plunged into a city alive with rebellion, danger, and secrets. With Pearl risking everything in the past and Nathaniel decoding clue...

Worried your child is reading less as they get older? You’re not alone.

But here’s the good news:
 One of the strongest predictors of how much a child reads is simply having books they want to read.

That’s where The History Detective Club comes in.

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How about this for a new amendment?

"No person shall be eligible for any office under the United States if previously convicted of a felony by the United States or any State."

Senator Mark Kelly: “You do not execute survivors who are clinging onto a side of a ship.”

His conduct is despicable.

Threads is slathered in foreign bot accounts just as badly as X. Trump is in the shitter, so thousands of pro-Trump posts suddenly appear despite NONE of his failures being addressed. Who else would support legislation showing the country of origin on EVERY social media account everywhere?

A Tangled Web

This year, I've explored new-to-me authors writing in a multitude of genres and styles.  Many of these discoveries came to me as a reviewer for Partners in Crime Tours--a "one-stop for all things mystery, crime, thriller or cozy!"  One of these discoveries is the work of…

Momentum Shift: Massive Remove Trump Rally Rocks DC, Judge Blocks ICE’s Illegal Data Sharing, and Hochul Stands Tall Against Stefanik's Extremism Resistance against Trump is growing stronger every day

Massive Remove Trump Rally Rocks DC, Judge Blocks ICE’s Illegal Data Sharing, and Hochul Stands Tall Against Stefanik's Extremism

United, we stand up for what’s right.

Magic is all around us. Take a moment to believe.

I stand with my fellow veterans who are committed to protecting democracy from all enemies foreign & domestic.

Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.