Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialTed Ryker @tedryker.bsky.social · 17hNext up on the reading list, @cwblackwell.bsky.social's short story collection, Whatever Kills the Pain. Had me at the introduction. #BookSky #AmReading 063
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialSeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026(🚨) MAJOR BREAKING NEWS: Trump Unilaterally Ends American Sanctions on Russian Energy Products and Announces That America Will Now Help Finance the Genocide Against Europeans in Ukraine; Russia and America Now Co-Rogue States, with America Funding Two Genocides and Russia One 1541226580
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialC.W. Blackwell @cwblackwell.bsky.social · 09/10/2026PRICE DROP!! 99¢!! Now’s your chance to pick up my crime fiction collection WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN for what you can find on the sticky floor of a Dairy Queen. 1158
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialC.W. Blackwell @cwblackwell.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Woke up to this excellent review of THE COLD DARK FOREVER from Pulp Monkey 👇👇👇 pulpmonkey.substack.com/p/brief-revi...pulpmonkey.substack.comBrief Review: The Cold Dark ForeverTop Notch Noir 1145
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialRock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 18/09/2026MARY THORSON ON THE WRITER'S DOSSIER: Listen to @marythor.bsky.social talk with @jeffcircle.bsky.social about her story collection A WOMAN'S GUIDE TO TRUE CRIME, available now from RHP Press. Listen to the show here: bit.ly/4rt9gwl and order your the book here: bit.ly/4r1u8KU 032
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialRock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 12/09/2026RIDE THE WAVE ON PATREON: Join us as Managing Editor @jtbutkowski.bsky.social talks to @curtisippolito.bsky.social about his new novel, WAVES OF BURDEN, San Diego, 90s alt-rock, and more. Help support RHP Press on Patreon! bit.ly/4ecbo6U #crimefiction #ridethewaves #sandiego #wavesofburden 052
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialRock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 17/08/2026NOW AVAILABLE FROM RHP PRESS: The debut collection by @marythor.bsky.social. Listen to @steveweddle.bsky.social and order your copy today: bit.ly/4r1u8KU #literaryfiction #crimefiction #darkfiction 01611
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialPlant Powered A-ron🌱🌎💙🌊 @plantpowered1971.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Make it make sense!! 520116203322
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.sociallesliejyerman @msljy.bsky.social · 10/08/2026From @djrothkopf.bsky.social "Why do Senators who are leaving the Senate and who have been abused by Trump still toe the line and support his twisted and dangerous agenda? Is it because in their hearts they are also corrupt and morally adrift?... davidrothkopf.substack.com/p/follow-the...davidrothkopf.substack.comFollow the MoneyFrom Trump to El Sayed, the message is clear, the coming election is about who sets the rules in our society, who benefits and who loses 44311
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialJustin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 10/08/2026I figured them all knifing each other in the back would wait until after the midterms. 771174174
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialRock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 07/08/2026THREEPEAT: That's a third Derringer for @cwblackwell.bsky.social!! Biggest congratulations on his win for Long Story! It's only part of his amazing collection of stories, just sayin.' Get yourself a copy today: bit.ly/4runwWU #smfs 063
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialRep. Mike Levin @levin.house.gov · 07/08/2026$4 BILLION. That’s how much the Trump Administration has now spent paying companies to cancel offshore wind projects that would have lowered your electric bill. Yes, you heard that right: they are PAYING to keep more energy off the grid and your bills higher.nytimes.comTrump Administration to Pay RWE to Cancel Wind LeasesIt was the fifth such deal struck by the administration to get companies to drop offshore wind projects. 27743892315
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialAstrid @dastardlyastrid.bsky.social · 05/08/2026This is a very important read and should not be buried by election news. 418866
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialHarry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 04/08/2026As predicted, Susan Collins comes out against Blanche. Don’t make too much of it. The R leadership okayed it b/c they have a vote to lose and b/c Collins in a tight race in Maine, in which Ds have won last several presidential elections. But they can’t lose another. All eyes on Cassidy and Murkowski 831248325
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialHoward Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Maybe I'm missing something but shouldn't somebody have benn watching the Ukraine War and, you know, taken notes? 55732116
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/08/2026Whitehouse: "Today I think is a sad and embarrassing day for this committee as it looks like on a party-line vote we are going to advance out of this committee probably the most discreditable person ever to seek the office of attorney general. Let's start with the Epstein files ... " 819253198394
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/08/2026Whitehouse: "The last Q I'm left with is what's left of this committee? What's left when we don't demand straight answers? How many times has this DOJ been asked what became of the $50k the FBI reported it handed to Homan? ... our Republican colleagues see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil" 17358651867
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/08/2026🔥 Here's Whitehouse's entire remarkable speech opposing Blanche: "What's left of this committee when we don't demand straight answers? How many times has DOJ been asked what became of the $50k that the FBI reported it handed to Homan? ... our R colleagues see no evil, hear no evil, & speak no evil."youtu.beWhitehouse on Blanche: "Today is a sad and embarrassing day"YouTube video by Aaron Rupar 15642491539
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialSimon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 04/08/2026From the newsletter: - Let's call our Senators and demand they vote against the venal Todd Blanche, and not institutionalize Trump's corruption & lawlessness. - Three months out data tells us Dems have a legit shot at winning both the House and Senate 👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/three-mont...hopiumchronicles.comThree Months Before Election Day Democrats Have A Legitimate Shot At Taking Both The House And SenateSenate Republicans are attempting to institutionalize Trump's unprecedented corruption today - we need to hit the phones everyone!!!!!!!!!!!! 9289106
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialRock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 02/08/2026We are so proud to make this announcement! None of this would've happened without the tireless work from our crew, editor @curtisippolito.bsky.social and all of the authors who contributed fantastic stories to bring awareness to this timely issue. #derringers2026 #crimefiction #climatechange 083
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialRock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 01/08/2026READ MORE CRIME FICTION: Like in Issue XVI of RHP! Check out this list of amazing writers. Available now: bit.ly/4eJmjp7 #crimefiction #shortstories 042
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialRock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 01/08/2026SUBS OPEN THRU TUESDAY! This month, we’re looking for stories about twins. Whether fraternal, identical, or straight up haunted doppelgängers, twins and doubles have been an indelible part of noir going back to the beginning, and now, we want your take. Send us your <2k flash story: bit.ly/4fQLeGx 043
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialCurtis Ippolito @curtisippolito.bsky.social · 31/07/2026One of the cooler “in the wild” photos of my book I’ll probably see. Courtesy of LA Times reporter James Queally, who I’ll be interviewing about his fantastic new book, SURVIVING THE LIE, on Aug. 12 at Warwick’s Books in La Jolla. 0145
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialRock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 31/07/2026COLD CALLER MAGAZINE TALKS TO MARY THORSON: Read @marythor.bsky.social's interview with Cold Caller Magazine talk about her story collection A WOMAN'S GUIDE TO TRUE CRIME, available now from RHP Press. Read the interview here: bit.ly/4749gLV and order the book here: bit.ly/4r1u8KU 052
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialchercat208.bsky.social @chercat208.bsky.social · 29/07/2026... 653879849
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialMary Thorson @marythor.bsky.social · 29/07/2026New short story in @gonelawn.bsky.social about the Yuba County 5. gonelawn.net/journal/issu...gonelawn.netGone Lawn 66 : Mary Thorson 33419
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialRock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 28/07/2026With HASHTAG, his followup to DIRTBAGS, @erykpruitt.bsky.social tells a tale of Internet celebrity and America’s obsession with true crime, all set in the American South. Who will make it out alive? Find out: bit.ly/4oQRov0 033
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialbillkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 24/07/2026 231583582
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialRep. Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Thank you @hcrichardson.bsky.social for writing about the deeply disturbing parallels between MAGA and fascist movements. We are living through a dark chapter in America’s story. But we will fight back & reverse course before it’s too late.heathercoxrichardson.substack.comJuly 22, 2026“The Republican Party’s new favorite talking point is calling Democrats communists,” Representative Jim McGovern (D-MA) said yesterday on the floor of the U.S. 10302106
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialRock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 20/07/2026NEW THIS MONTH FROM STONE'S THROW: Retribution is an idea older than any colonized country. Check out this electrifying story from Ruby Dove: bit.ly/4fg9QKU #crimefiction #indigenous 063
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 18/07/2026AOC: Is the answer to our problems to turn to the same playbook over and over again? A playbook that says, in order to win, Democrats must rely on the same dark money—$50 million and counting—from the same people who backed 35 election deniers to Congress who voted to overturn the 2020 election. 572351669
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 18/07/2026AOC: We can’t be in cahoots with the same money that is oppressing us. It’s not naive, Detroit. It’s what we need, and, most importantly, it’s what you deserve. 10985152120
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 18/07/2026AOC: A genocide in Gaza committed with American bombs and financed by our American dollars, while our kids here at home have to ration their inhalers because politicians tell us that healthcare is too expensive. 6843161315
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 19/07/2026“Just stop laying down.” @weissmann.substack.com & @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social dismantle the case for keeping Todd Blanche because his replacement may be worse. They argue if Blanche was willing to pursue indictments of six members of Congress, why would anyone trust him to stand up to Trump now? 723563
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialRock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 19/07/2026MARY THORSON ON SUIT UP! WITH TERRANCE LAYHEW: Listen to @marythor.bsky.social talk with Terrance about her story collection A WOMAN'S GUIDE TO TRUE CRIME, available now from RHP Press. Watch the show here: bit.ly/4d4UZlY and order your copy here: bit.ly/4r1u8KU 054
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialRock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 10/07/2026NEW ON PATREON: Join us as Managing Editor Jay Butkowski talks to @curtisippolito.bsky.social about his new novel, WAVES OF BURDEN, San Diego, 90s alt-rock, and more. Help support RHP Press on Patreon! bit.ly/4ecbo6U #crimefiction #ridethewaves #sandiego #wavesofburden 0146
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialRock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 04/07/2026READ MORE CRIME FICTION: Like in Issue XVI of RHP! Check out this list of amazing writers. Available now: bit.ly/4eJmjp7 #crimefiction #shortstories 0102
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialRock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 05/07/2026NEW ON PATREON: Join us as Managing Editor Jay Butkowski talks to @curtisippolito.bsky.social about his new novel, WAVES OF BURDEN, San Diego, 90s alt-rock, and more. Help support RHP Press on Patreon! bit.ly/4ecbo6U #crimefiction #ridethewaves #sandiego #wavesofburden 0102
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 02/07/2026THIS 👇 HERE FOR SURE....... 308133572935
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 03/07/2026What to the slave is the 4th of July? This was the woeful question of Frederick Douglass, one of the greatest Americans. 923569
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialRock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 30/06/2026THE DESERT JUDGES YOU: Check out June's fantastic story by Dustin Triplett, new this month at Stone's Throw: www.rockandahardplacemag.com/stones-throw... #flashfiction #crimefiction 1105
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialRock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 15/06/2026NEW ON PATREON: Join us as Managing Editor Jay Butkowski talks to @curtisippolito.bsky.social about his new novel, WAVES OF BURDEN, San Diego, 90s alt-rock, and more. Help support RHP Press on Patreon! bit.ly/4ecbo6U #crimefiction #ridethewaves #sandiego #wavesofburden 062
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialGoBlue @blu2b4u.bsky.social · 24/05/2026🚨 Andrew Weissmann argues for new law to hold political liars like US president accountable for harming democracy. ‘Lying can be held to account.’ | US politics | The Guardiantheguardian.comFormer prosecutor pursued by Trump calls for crackdown on election lies: ‘Lying can be held to account’Andrew Weissmann argues for new law to hold political liars like US president accountable for harming democracy 13269102
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialRock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 15/05/2026ANTHONY NOMINATIONS ARE OUT! And RHP's represented well, big thanks to the BCon voters who helped make this happen. Congrats to @curtisippolito.bsky.social @cwblackwell.bsky.social and @richienarvaez.bsky.social on their noms, big thanks to the contributors for OFUW! #bouchercon2026 0124
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialRock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 11/05/2026ANTHONY NOMINATIONS ARE OUT! And RHP's represented well, big thanks to the BCon voters who helped make this happen. Congrats to @curtisippolito.bsky.social @cwblackwell.bsky.social and @richienarvaez.bsky.social on their noms, big thanks to the contributors for OFUW! #bouchercon2026 2137
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialRock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 09/05/2026THREEPEAT: That's a third Derringer for @cwblackwell.bsky.social!! Biggest congratulations on his win for Long Story! It's only part of his amazing collection of stories, just sayin.' Get yourself a copy today: bit.ly/4runwWU #smfs 093
Reposted by @bostongerry.bsky.socialRock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 05/05/2026We are so proud to make this announcement! None of this would've happened without the tireless work from our crew, editor @curtisippolito.bsky.social and all of the authors who contributed fantastic stories to bring awareness to this timely issue. #derringers2026 #crimefiction #climatechange 0146
