CONGRATULATIONS!!! TWO BOOKS! That's terrific! It is wonderful to see someone not only achieve his goal, but surpass it! Good on you! Hopefully you are working on your next one!!!

I always told myself I’d write book before age 40- well… I’m 39 and now I have two!!

Never give up- getting your work out there is worth every second of self-doubt!

#Writingsky #authorsky #WritingCommunity #BookSky

Over the past 20 years, Seattle lost the Sonics thanks to the stewardship of Howard Schultz, saw dozens of stores close while the company engaged in apparent union-busting, and steadily reduced its local headcount.

There's coffee everywhere, Seattle. Spend your money elsewhere.

This is a senator L. Louise Lucas appreciation post

13-year-old killed in e-scooter crash had 'a golden heart,' family says A 13-year-old boy riding an electric scooter to a friend's house was killed when he was struck by a car. His family described the boy as having a 'golden heart.'

13-year-old killed in e-scooter crash had 'a golden heart,' family says

Somebody got bullied at the dog park bad enough we probably won't be back.

Nine lessons for the US from Viktor Orbán’s defeat | Kenneth Roth As US elections approach, the Hungarian prime minister’s loss is a reminder that history does not march relentlessly toward autocracy

"Hungarian voters’ April 12 rejection of Orbán also holds important lessons for Americans who hope to resist Trump’s own autocratic tendencies," writes @kennethroth.bsky.social.

BREAKING: Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has resigned from Congress just before the House Ethics Committee was set to announce sanctions.

She faced allegations of misusing millions in COVID relief funds tied to her family business, along with multiple campaign finance violations.

Rex in 2018.

Rex, looking winsome. #greyhound #skyhound

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In big win for Democrats, voters approve Virginia redistricting plan, moving battle to court Virginia is now the second Democratic-controlled state to approve a redistricting plan in response to President Donald Trump’s unprecedented mid-decade gerrymanders in other states.

🚨BREAKING: Voters in Virginia have greenlit a plan that could see Democrats gain up to four more seats in Congress during the 2026 midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

When it comes to people of color willing to shill for white supremacy, there is ALWAYS an opening.

Incredible shots of the exchange between Rep. AOC and RFK, Jr. at today’s congressional hearing.

(image credit: WSJ reporter @lizessleywhyte.bsky.social)

Here is the truth about President Trump’s tariff mess: the American people got stuck with the bill, and most of us will never see a penny back. 🧵

(cartoon Steve Sack)

Cat Arrived at a Shelter Just in Time, She Went from Alone to a Mom of 7 Kittens Overnight
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UPDATE: Trump has yet to acknowledge Virginia Democrats’ win in today's redistricting referendum.

The silence comes after he warned Monday it could “be a disaster” if Virginians approve the plan, which aims to counter GOP gerrymandering gains. https://bit.ly/4cZgqEohttps://bit.ly/4cZgqEo

Incidentally, It is impossible to test a nuclear weapon in secret. A nuclear explosion creates seismic waves that leave a distinctive signature on seismographs around the world.

Photo of a white dog looking down a snowy trail

I looked outside this morning and thought “Ugh,” and Chris said “Awful,” and the dogs all said “Nope.” Except for Harry, who declared this a perfect day

Release of the new Michael Jackson biopic reminds me that when he died, I was working at the TV Guide channel. This was a huge entertainment news story, so everybody there had to work late. On the other hand, Child Protective Services workers got to go home early.

It must be Tuesday.

This fking asshole can take his apology & shove it. He has the balls to say even though he knew he was lying to ppl it wasn't intentional. Bullshit! He knew exactly what he was doing & he knew it was wrong but he was making so much money he didn't care. He's a douchebag of the worst kind.

Krimml Waterfalls in Hohe Tauern NP, Austria

#WaterfallWednesday #WaterfallOnWednesday #photography #NationalParks #Nature #Travel

This Isn't Trading. It's Theft from Your Retirement. Someone keeps making perfectly-timed bets right before the President speaks. The victims are your pension, your 401(k), and the country I took an oath to defend.

Fifteen minutes before the President announced he was pausing strikes on Iran, somebody moved $500 million in oil futures. Somebody knew. Somebody told them. Or somebody is them.
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Someday, a player will ditch the draft and go back to school It's just a matter of time before the NFL draft produces its own Thornton Melon.

One of these days, an incoming NFL player will pull a Thornton Melon, during or after the draft.

Every single article I read about Madonna at Coachella mentioned that she’s 67. Not one article I read about Nine Inch Nails at Coachella mentioned that Trent’s 60.
ISN’T THAT WEIRD?
It’s almost as if everything Madonna has ever said about misogyny is true, or something. 🤷‍♂️

A split montage image of Charlotte Brontë: on the left, a vintage colorized portrait shows her seated in a dark Victorian dress with white lace collar, cuffs, and a red bow at the neck, her reddish-brown hair in a bun, holding a small brown book and gazing forward; on the right, a close-up of the title page of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë features a black enamel pin shaped like a woman’s profile silhouette filled with birds and branches, bearing the quote “I AM NO BIRD & NO NET ENSNARES ME,” with decorative leaf illustrations below.

English novelist and poet Charlotte Brontë was born #OTD in 1816.

Her novel, 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘌𝘺𝘳𝘦, was published in 1847 under the pseudonym Currer Bell. She is the eldest of the the three Brontë sisters whose novels became classics of English literature.

#litsky #booksky

A madcap romp of drunken escapades!