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Michael Grant Author @michaelgrantbks.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Just found old files from the time when I was (briefly) a Democratic media consultant. I wonder if it will play?

Michael Grant Author @michaelgrantbks.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

When a smoke alarm is chirping in the middle of the night and you can't figure out which one it is because it's only chirping every 15 minutes, it's good to have a pool. Shuts 'em right up.

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Michael Grant Author @michaelgrantbks.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

According to the WSJ Steak and Shake has decided to go full MAGA. Which is the equivalent of buying a ticket on the Titanic after it hit the iceberg. It's a pity. Fortunately there are many other options for a burger and fries. www.wsj.com/business/ste...

wsj.com

The Midwestern Burger Chain That’s Going Full MAGA

Steak ’n Shake is betting that beef tallow and grass-fed beef will draw diners and lift sales.

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Michael Grant Author @michaelgrantbks.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

#FedEx your AI is a fucking moron. We have been unable for half an hour now to arrange a change of address and order supplies. We've relied on you people for decades. Cannot get through. Cannot change address. Cannot order supplies. WTF? Let's see if #UPS is equally incompetent.

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Michael Grant Author @michaelgrantbks.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I also disagree with some DS positions, but we need to stop nationalizing every election. Let what works in TX work in TX, and what works in CA or MA or other constituencies work there. Once in power we can compromise between mainstream Dems and DS Dems. Internecine fights only serve the enemy.

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Michael Grant Author @michaelgrantbks.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

For the first time in a long time I have an actual office. This is my office view of the bleak Vegas mountains. Normally my 'office' is my lap, usually outdoors somewhere. But I'm putting together a Patreon where I will have some new books whatnot and I need space to do video.

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beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Animorphs (1/3)

Page 1, 3 panels. Panel 1: group of friends in a public party setting. A guy asks one of the girls, “you’ve really never heard of Animorphs?” The girl laughs, “never!” Panel 2: later, the girl is now alone and unlocking the door to her apartment. Panel 3: as she enters the apartment, she morphs into a wildebeest. She thinks to herself, “no one can know.”

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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Criminal slumlord Jared Kushner’s corrupt $5B resort plan in Albania has all but effectively collapsed after the country froze all of his assets that are tied with his money laundering project. Good. Well done to the Albanian people who refused to see this happen.

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Michael Grant Author @michaelgrantbks.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

We have left Portugal and are back in Vegas. For reasons too stupid to go into we had to fly the dogs from Paris to NY aboard Bark Air. That's Astrid on the floor, Boss (too big for under-seat, too noseless for cargo) on Katherine's lap, a German Weimaraner puppy and an uninterested Lab.

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Michael Grant Author @michaelgrantbks.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

We are looking at the quick and easy exit. UK for 6 mos while sunnier destinations, then apply for visas. Here's the thing. We're considering Hampstead. Will this mark me as a posh twat? Bear in mind that I am in no way a party creature, but do like cake. Walking to pastry: the dream.

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Michael Grant Author @michaelgrantbks.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Due respect to Mr. King, I don't think it's love, I think it's obedience. MICE is the spy acronym re: recruiting agents. Money, Ideology, Compromise, Ego. Trump is all about Money and Ego, but is he also compromised? What does Putin have on him?

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Michael Grant Author @michaelgrantbks.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Oh, I like this woman a lot. The one and only unifying, cross-party, cross-race and gender and religion issue, is that we all are sick to death of billionaire aszholes.

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Michael Grant Author @michaelgrantbks.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

2 political suggestions: 1) we swipe a page from the UK and create a version of a shadow cabinet, based on ranked choice vote by party members. Media will cover the vote and the controversy and have a go-to for expert commentary. It'll drive MAGAs crazy. #Maddow #DNC #Buttigieg #ChrisMurphy #CNN

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Michael Grant Author @michaelgrantbks.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

This is a dark day. The rapist Trump is a shit stain smeared across American history, a collapse of the American people, the degradation of our nation. Shame on every person who voted for him. You will never be redeemed, you will never be forgiven.

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Barb Hopkins @barbhopkins.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

First read of 2025! FRONT LINES is the first book in @michaelgrantbks.bsky.social alternate history YA trilogy. It released in 2016 & from the first time I read it, I was fully immersed and totally invested in these soldier girls. It's my 3rd or 4th reread of the trilogy. Do you like to reread?

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Michael Grant Author @michaelgrantbks.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

For anti-vaxxers, a reminder: this is what polio looks like. Those are iron lungs. There is zero evidence of a link between vax and autism.

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Abbey @squirrelg1rl.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Two of my favorite things. #taylorswift #animorphs

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

"We cannot continue to participate in the social network feed of a man who proclaims the death of the media and therefore of journalists... X is a platform that no longer serves the public interest at all, but the special ideological and financial interests of its owner and his political allies"

thelondoneconomic.com

European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X

The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.

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Michael Grant Author @michaelgrantbks.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

I hope to see a useful discussion of the future of #Democrats. I have no use for the circular firing squad seeking to place blame. Who are we, what do we need to do, and with what long-term goal in mind?

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Michael Grant Author @michaelgrantbks.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Learning abt Pearl Harbor and the battle of Hastings. (Book I'm thinking of.) Adm Husband Kimmel was the scapegoat on the American side. An injustice. I asked Google AI whether Adm Kimmel was related to @jimmykimmel.bsky.social. AI said yes. I asked again, slightly altered wording and got: no

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Michael Grant Author @michaelgrantbks.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Been ready for years to leave the country. I was raised part of my life 8-10 yrs in France, love Europe. Going #expat is complicated in terms of pets, kids, taxes and above all, visas. Logic suggests Spain or Portugal. But France. . .💘 Class pic Ecole Zola, Rochefort. Middle row, 3rd from left.

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Michael Grant Author @michaelgrantbks.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

We took the Queen Mary 2 to Britain a couple weeks ago. Had to get tux and gowns - very much not our usual which is sweat pants. For the record I'm just two years older.

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Michael Grant Author @michaelgrantbks.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Boss (named for one of K's characters) and Astrid (named for one of mine.) Both F. Identical twins as can easily be seen.

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Michael Grant Author @michaelgrantbks.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Grabbing a space here, not sure how much I'll use it.

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