John - a Writer @jeandrewsauthor.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Looking for SciFi? When a Coronal Mass Ejection wipes out most of Earth, Liz has to escape the sandbox, assisting one corporation’s Leader trying to save humanity. Yet, how is World Internet n GPS still active? Secrets n Murder resist Liz learning the truth in time. Drift Patterns -J.E.Andrews 010 0
John - a Writer @jeandrewsauthor.bsky.social · 22/08/2026#WritingWoes adjacent I’m on Deviantart and I’ve noted how the AI slop has become tedious. Well, I also hang out on YouTube sometimes finding interesting stories, but AI ruins it. No matter how good a story looks, as soon as I see it’s AI generated I click away. Gaaah… It’s sad. Autotuned words 020 0
John - a Writer @jeandrewsauthor.bsky.social · 04/08/2026#WritingWoes Well, the Smashwords.com Summer/Winter Sale ended last week and the results are in. As usual there’s a big difference between my general fiction and my mature fiction. I ‘sold’ 28 novels of general fiction and 430-some mature novels. I have 16 novels of the first with 13 others. Yay 😀smashwords.comSmashwords – Home 020 0
Reposted by John - a Writer MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 24/07/2026🚨 Rep. Ro Khanna calls for the arrests of Netanyahu and Putin: "The American president should arrest Netanyahu or Putin in accordance with international law. Full stop." "If the ICC has an arrest warrant for someone, they should be arrested by America if they come into American jurisdiction." 49098302695 0
Reposted by John - a Writer Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 25/07/2026The Odyssey cost $250 million to make. Guess who got a tax break worth more than 30x that last year? Amazon—after firing 30,000 workers. 392137235167 0
Reposted by John - a Writer M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 25/07/2026NO 👇 LIES DETECTED....... 293114723070 0
Reposted by John - a Writer Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 25/07/2026It will never *not* be funny that America's Most Famous Draft Dodger stupidly salutes like he’s serving in the military during the national anthem instead of placing his tiny, bruised hand over his nonexistent heart. 2052477574 0
Reposted by John - a Writer Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Donald Trump is nearly incoherent as he addresses an adoring White House press corp. This is an embarrassment for the White House and a humiliating display by the legacy media in the room. Support independent media. Subscribe to Democracy Docket. demdock.com/4w6emld 17061021400 0
Reposted by John - a Writer Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/07/2026What will Trump’s new tariffs do to the economy? Is his administration committing war crimes in Iran? And do we seriously have another public health crisis on our hands? Join us to make sense of it all on this week’s Coffee Klatch.youtu.beWhat the Hell Is Trump Doing in Iran? | The Coffee Klatch with Robert ReichWhat will Trump’s new tariffs do to the economy?Is his administration committing war crimes in Iran?And do we seriously 38808233 0
Reposted by John - a Writer Stuart Aken @stuartaken.bsky.social · 25/07/2026AI being misused. What a surprise! www.opendemocracy.net/email/a2328f...opendemocracy.netAI needs human hands. Indian workers fought backIn Delhi’s factories, labourers are resisting efforts to train their robot replacements on the most human of actions 061 0
Reposted by John - a Writer Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 25/07/2026The lying has become routine.motherjones.comICE and DHS's growing record of deceptionWhen their agents shoot and kill people, they shouldn't be allowed to run the investigation. 9279104 0
Reposted by John - a Writer Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Definitely More True than Not….. 29657801698 0
Reposted by John - a Writer Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 25/07/2026"Nothing disturbs me more than the glorification of stupidity." Carl Sagan 260121312764 0
Reposted by John - a Writer M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 25/07/2026AOC Makes A Great Point 👉....... 801225296375 0
Reposted by John - a Writer Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Marco Rubio is against birthright citizenship. But Marco Rubio *is* a birthright citizen. Ted Cruz is against birthright citizenship. But Ted Cruz was born in Canada. He only got US citizenship by a birthright citizenship law because of his US mother. They are both shameless hypocrites. 748200995958 0
Reposted by John - a Writer Butterflies Katz ⓥ @butterflieskatz.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Two worlds divided, New York, USA - no photoshop #photography The photograph shows the stark contrast between Manhattan's dense skyline & the lush greenery of Central Park, captured perfectly along Central Park West. The image was taken from a doorless helicopter by photographer Kathleen Dolmatch. 1465010895 0
Reposted by John - a Writer 🏳️⚧️Mel💜they/them🏳️⚧️ @meltheparadox.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Coneflower #Macro 🩷❤️💚 221060113 0
Reposted by John - a Writer Mar-a-Hell-No! @mara-hell-no.bsky.social · 25/07/2026To those who think this is about politics - it isn't. It's about morality. 397145294342 0
Reposted by John - a Writer Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 25/07/2026This really is a perfect measure of the putrefaction of corporate media in the US, now heavily under the control of the tech bros. 12324901204 0
Reposted by John - a Writer Julie Taylor @snarkymimi.bsky.social · 25/07/2026#catsofbluesky I found this little kitten in our back yard three weeks ago. She was skinny, hungry and very thirsty. I asked everyone if they had lost her. Nobody had. Well she's mine now and is no longer hungry or thirsty. She is loved!!! 4158694500 0
Reposted by John - a Writer Stuart Aken @stuartaken.bsky.social · 25/07/2026#ourworldiswonderful; I leave you tonight with a shot taken a short while ago in the Forest of Dean. It's a regular walk for us, and we took it again today. Didn't see a single other walker in nearly 4 miles. Wonderful, peaceful, forest bathing. 1547 0
Reposted by John - a Writer Kenny Kenoir @kenoir323.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Don't blame me, I voted for the smart lady with the funny laugh. Cartoon by Trevor Stone Irvin 241116283167 0
Reposted by John - a Writer Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 25/07/2026I am nostalgic for a time when presidents had enough taste, style, and dignity not to wear a baseball cap with a tuxedo. Or to make rapey remarks about smiling to female journalists. 31353791258 0
Reposted by John - a Writer Never Forget Who Caused Jan 6th @savedemocracy58.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Couldn’t have said it any better. 👇💯💯 22869581334 0
Reposted by John - a Writer Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 25/07/2026The U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Trump administration’s request to pause a lower court order that blocks the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from executing the president’s March executive order attacking mail voting. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comTrump’s anti-mail voting order gets blocked again, this time by federal appeals courtTrump's sweeping assault on mail voting won’t be carried out in 23 states and D.C. ahead of November's midterms. 642907795 0
Reposted by John - a Writer Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/07/2026At least 52 people have died in ICE custody since Trump returned to the White House. At least 23 people have been shot at by federal immigration agents. And thousands more have been caged, separated from their families, or shipped off to dangerous countries. The cruelty is endless. 14141791755 0
Reposted by John - a Writer Forbes @forbes.com · 10/07/2026Michigan has logged 1,251 cases of the illness in less than three weeks, immensely more than the average of about 50 infections recorded there annually.forbes.comParasitic Diarrhea-Causing Cyclosporiasis Outbreak Sickens Over 1,400 In Ohio And Michigan With No Known SourceMichigan has logged 1,251 cases of the illness in less than three weeks, immensely more than the average of about 50 infections recorded there annually. 1681756963 0
Reposted by John - a Writer ProPublica @propublica.org · 10/07/2026NEW: Citing ProPublica’s reporting, two lawmakers have called on the CDC to address a “preventable public health crisis” of parents refusing the vitamin K shot for their newborns — which has led to babies suffering uncontrollable bleeding and even dying.propublica.orgLawmakers Call for CDC to Track Vitamin K Shot Refusals, Cite ProPublica ReportTwo members of Congress are urging federal officials to monitor vitamin K shot refusals by parents and the potential consequences for their newborns, including severe bleeding or death. 26359932610 0
Reposted by John - a Writer Forbes @forbes.com · 24/07/2026A group of state attorneys general have challenged the merger in a lawsuit, alleging it would drastically reduce competition and harm consumers.forbes.comParamount Delays Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Amid 12-State LawsuitA group of state attorneys general have challenged the merger in a lawsuit, alleging it would drastically reduce competition and harm consumers. 582062506 0
Reposted by John - a Writer Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Using the Justice Department to go after his political enemies. Donald Trump is a fascist. 2053578984 0
Reposted by John - a Writer Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/06/2026Trump on his Iran deal: "It's a very strong deal. Nobody knows what it is, but it's very strong." 6592757742 0
Reposted by John - a Writer Dani Fiend 👹 @danifinnwrites.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Kinda sucks that the best, coolest people I know are all one bit of bad luck away from the street while the stupidest, most evil people on the planet are dumping plane-loads of money into the fire that consumes the world 6456129 0
Reposted by John - a Writer Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Do Texans really love criminality and cowardice? We'll see! 42087732601 0
Reposted by John - a Writer ProPublica @propublica.org · 24/07/2026NEW: James Talarico accused Ken Paxton of committing voter fraud after ProPublica and @texastribune.org found that the Texas attorney general may have broken state law by voting using an address where he no longer appears to live.propublica.orgKen Paxton Touts His Efforts to Fight Voter Fraud. His Senate Opponent Is Now Accusing Him of Committing It.James Talarico’s comments come after ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found that the Texas attorney general may have broken state law by voting using an address where he no longer appears to live. 366134814400 0
Reposted by John - a Writer Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/07/2026The decimation of our federal agencies has upended the lives of thousands of workers. These are the people who oversee food safety, public health, and much more. The squalor of this moment is bringing us back to basics — and reminding us of what our priorities should be. [Cartoon by Adam Zyglis] 20164612248 0
Reposted by John - a Writer Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 24/07/2026The advocacy group Ohio Immigrant Alliance released a list of 59 active and former ICE and CBP agents charged with sexual and violent crimes between 2007 and 2026. Fifty of 59 cases the group documented were sex crimes, many of them committed against children.motherjones.comReport: Dozens of ICE and CBP agents have abused women and childrenDavid Brouillette, according to Ohio Immigrant Alliance, is no outlier. 24300194 0
Reposted by John - a Writer Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/07/2026This week, I sat in a church on Staten Island and listened to 26 community leaders of different faiths discuss what their congregants need most from city government. 15665631071 0
Reposted by John - a Writer John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 24/07/2026Happy to report the milkweed we planted is doing its job 1648730650 0
Reposted by John - a Writer Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 24/07/2026The Man in the High Castle destroyed every swastika prop after filming, so nothing could end up as a souvenir or extremist symbol. 318173652592 0
Reposted by John - a Writer Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 25/07/2026Mirsy Alva López was separated from her 3-year-old son in 2018. Then last year, she was deported despite having legal protection. On this week’s @revealnews.org, how the Trump administration is violating a settlement agreement for separated families.motherjones.comChildren are being left behind as ICE detains parents across the countrySix miles from Mar-a-Lago, Guatemalan families are being ripped apart. Kids are left to fend for themselves as ICE detains their parents. 12213124 0
Reposted by John - a Writer Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 24/07/2026When you are too stupid to know that truth is an absolute defense in any defamation or slander case. 892158943183 0
Reposted by John - a Writer Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 25/07/2026After ICE shot and killed Lorenzo Araujo, the FBI leaked to Fox News a claim that he was found with possible meth in the van. His family said it was a total falsehood; it was a bag of salt to be used to make an electrolyte drink. And they were right. It was not drugs. 22077582658 0
Reposted by John - a Writer Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 24/07/2026One unleashes the *hounds* of Hell, not the gates of Hell, you illiterate moron. 1979207954088 0
Reposted by John - a Writer Don Comer @doncomer.bsky.social · 25/07/2026A dwelling deprived individual's art: 232103092480 0
Reposted by John - a Writer Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/07/2026What do these companies have in common: -Amazon -Walmart -FedEx -McDonald's -Dollar General -DoorDash -Instacart They're all highly profitable, give their CEOs lucrative salaries, and pay thousands of workers starvation wages — making them reliant on SNAP and Medicaid. 20847611929 0
Reposted by John - a Writer Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/07/2026The cyclospora outbreak has reached 7,400 cases across 9 states. The FDA just recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination. Screwworm cases continue to rise. And we’ve just surpassed 2,300 measles cases — breaking 2025’s record. “Make America Healthy Again.” 596116594693 0