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Scott Michael Powers

@scottfist.bsky.social
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Indie author; Retired journalist; Lucky husband; Proud father; Reds & Spurs fan; Rocker; Florida man. Latest books: THE SPACE COAST TATLER, DISPOSABLE GIRL AND OTHER TALES.

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Scott Michael Powers @scottfist.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is what Putin wants next after Ukraine: a land bridge through either Poland or Lithuanian to Kalingrad.
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Scott Michael Powers @scottfist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Hey #writingcommunity! Hey #indieauthors! Tired of spam pitches spewing AI crap—(drawn from your own book descriptions!)—designed to seduce you and lure you into a scam? Consider making spam-onade. My latest blog entry:
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Turning Spam into Spam-onade - Scott Michael Powers
Some of my best reviews are AI spam spew.
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Scott Michael Powers @scottfist.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It's not about the failures. It's about the not-giving-a-shit-about-the-failures, because you believe in yourself, and you believe in what you are doing, and you believe in your book, and sometimes that'll have to be enough.
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Claudia Monpere @claudiamonpere.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Absolutely thrilled that my debut book, a flash fiction collection, @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social is out Oct. 13. Kindle preorders now on Amazon. Printed text available 10/13. Remote launch SAT 11/14, 10:00 am PT. Details soon. Heartfelt thanks @vanwinkle.bsky.social. #flashfiction
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Scott Michael Powers @scottfist.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Saddened by the death of former AP political reporter Brendan Farrington, 60. His tough reporting drew shocking online attacks in 2021 by #Gov.RonDeSantis’ press sec & her army of flying monkeys. He endured with courage & grace. He was a great journalist, a good, friendly man & a credit to Florida.
apnews.com
Longtime AP Florida politics reporter Brendan Farrington dies at 60
Brendan Farrington has died at 60. The veteran news reporter was known for covering Florida politics and hurricanes for The Associated Press.
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Scott Michael Powers @scottfist.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Here we go: Journalists doing yeoman Fourth Estate work (their jobs): @orlandosentinel.com & @sunsentinel.bsky.social report Fla #GovRonDeSantis’ admin hid a report on how insurance companies deny hurricane claims, transfer profits to out-of-state sibling co.s, then claim to lose money in Florida.
orlandosentinel.com
How Florida fights to hide insurers’ finances
A secret report shows which Florida insurers claimed losses as affiliates made billions. The state Senate demanded the Orlando Sentinel and Sun Sentinel destroy the report or face legal action.
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Scott Michael Powers @scottfist.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
WHCA leaders, after eye-witnessing Trump shredding the First Amendment and also the check-and-balance tradition of democracy’s Fourth Estate, of which they are supposed to be the spearhead: ”We intend to write a strongly worded letter to the White House about all of this.”
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Scott Michael Powers @scottfist.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Where is Caroline?
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Scott Michael Powers @scottfist.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
PILGRIM AT TINKER CREEK was a seminal book for me. From her, I think I learned as much about the power of efficient writing as I did about the power of observation of the natural world. RIP, #AnnieDillard
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Annie Dillard, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, dies at 81
Dillard's work was characterized by spare prose and a deep connection to nature. She is best known for Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, An American Childhood, The Maytrees and The Writing Life.
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Scott Michael Powers @scottfist.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
UK has the Beatles; Ireland, U2; Canada, Rush; Australia, AC/DC… What’s the greatest US band? Allman Bros? Aerosmith? Beach Boys? Byrd’s? Eagles? Grateful Dead? Guns n Roses? Nirvana? Ramones? Red Hot Chili Peppers? Other?
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Scott Michael Powers @scottfist.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The Browns are paying Watson a gazillion dollars; so, unless they have moral scruples or competency standards, they have to play him.
espn.com
Todd Monken: Browns' big loss not just about Deshaun Watson
Todd Monken sidestepped a question about whether he will stick with Deshaun Watson as the Browns' starter, but he said it was unfair to blame Sunday's 34-10 loss on the veteran QB.
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Scott Michael Powers @scottfist.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
"I'd never advocate the use of drugs and alcohol—but they've always worked for me." —Hunter S. Thompson. "Scott Michael Powers' THE SPACE COAST TATLER is gonzo." —Hunter S. Thompson, if he were still alive & had read it himself. Be gonzo. Read THE SPACE COAST TATLER. #writingcommunity #indieauthors
amazon.com
The Space Coast Tatler
Amazon.com: The Space Coast Tatler eBook : Powers, Scott Michael: Kindle Store
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Scott Michael Powers @scottfist.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
If you are in the Orlando area in November—or can get here—you’re not going to want to miss this!
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Scott Michael Powers @scottfist.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Angie Nixon is a Democrat who punches hard, and without fear. I haven’t seen one of those in a U.S. Senate race in a long time. Ashley Moody, meanwhile, has never before been hit, as far as I can remember. The U.S. Senate race in Florida is going to be interesting.
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Scott Michael Powers @scottfist.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
For many years, Ohio State has been the college football team that everyone else loves to hate. Even as a Buckeyes fan, I get it. But for the foreseeable future, wouldn’t it be better if everyone hated LSU more? I mean, is there anyone with fewer scruples than Lane Kiffin?
espn.com
LSU's Lane Kiffin says his players endorse pursing ex-NFLers
LSU coach Lane Kiffin said his players have endorsed the decision to pursue former NFL rookies, making him feel better about the whole thing.
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
One of the greatest Sporting photos ever taken. MUHAMMAD ALI reacts to his first round knockout of Sonny Liston during the 1965 World Heavyweight Title fight. 📷 by Neil Leifer
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Scott Michael Powers @scottfist.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Sigh. I keep seeing Dems chew their own legs off in this very sharp culture war trap that GOPers set. The answer to "boys playing girls' sports" question should be: "The NCAA and nearly every governing body for pro, HS & childrens' sports already have policies on this. We should leave it to them."
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Alyssa Matesic @alyssamatesic.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Tomorrow’s the day I’ve been waiting for for nearly two years: The Modern Guide to Querying Literary Agents is officially out on the shelves! To celebrate, my co-author Patrick McDonald (of QueryTracker) and I are officially declaring this QUERY PREP WEEK.
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Scott Michael Powers @scottfist.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
My latest short story, flash-fiction "Red Luckys, Please",about a man who believes he's been left behind in the Rapture.
scottmichaelpowers.com
Red Luckys, Please: A flash-fiction story - Scott Michael Powers
What if only 144,000 people are holding lucky Golden Tickets?
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Scott Michael Powers @scottfist.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Scam alert for #writingcommunity #indieauthors... Got an email claiming to be Elvis Duran, the guy w/ a syndicated NYC radio show who hypes authors. He asked to interview me. I bit. Then he sought $100 for a "production fee." No one legit asks for $ for an interview. If anyone ever does, run.
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Scott Michael Powers @scottfist.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Say her name. Angie Nixon. #SayHerName #AngieNixon
politico.com
Progressive insurgent Nixon scores upset in Florida Dem Senate primary
Angie Nixon won the Democratic primary against retired Lt. Col. Alex Vindman, who significantly outraised her.
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Scott Michael Powers @scottfist.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
A Kushner buying the Lakers only continues a long tradition of horrible, rich people owning pro sports teams. Racists, antisemites, neo-facists, employee abusers, egomaniacs, when people like this—Schott, Wilpon, Dolan, Stepien, Snyder, Sterling, etc.—have tons of money, they buy sports teams.
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Scott Michael Powers @scottfist.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
I love these titles.
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Scott Michael Powers @scottfist.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Or it’s a just fairy tree, and cutting it down would bode poorly for the farmer’s fortune.
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Scott Michael Powers @scottfist.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
I would never advocate violence. But as an alumnus of Beavercreek HS and patron of Beaver's Mini Mart, I gotta post this. #Buc-ees vs. #Beavercreek
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Scott Michael Powers @scottfist.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
On the moon they're laughing hard On the moon they're falling off their seats From the moon we're comedy From the moon we're really quite a treat
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Nuclear Apathy
YouTube video by Crack the Sky - Topic
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Scott Michael Powers @scottfist.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
For #FridayReads, #indieauthors, I'm humbled by the high praise I'm getting for my new THE SPACE COAST TATLER. What I'm not getting yet is a lot of readers. Give it a try. www.amazon.com/Space-Coast-...
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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s share books and boost all signals. I’m finishing my edits for the next one with no contract and my editor gone from Mulholland, so every copy counts! Let this slice of Caribbean chaos slither into your soul. Only $12! www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
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Micah Castle 🎃 @micahcastle.com · 06/08/2026
New book tomorrow
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Scott Michael Powers @scottfist.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The brilliant Paul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social lays down a terrifying take on how badly Trump and Pete screwed up our military and the war. “Hegseth himself may not know what’s happening, because his policy of purging officers he doesn’t like has created a ‘culture of silence‘.”
paulkrugman.substack.com
The Putinization of the American Military
When poseurs and yes-men run a war
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Scott Michael Powers @scottfist.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
When Ron DeSantis leaves office at the end of this year he will not be leaving any friends behind.
floridapolitics.com
Ron DeSantis closes door on gubernatorial endorsement before GOP Primary
Candidates wanted his endorsement but ultimately didn't prove themselves viable.
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Scott Michael Powers @scottfist.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Claiming trademark infringement, Buc-ee’s is suing Beaver’s Mini Mart, in Beavercreek, Ohio, where 50 years ago my friends & I used to buy roller-dogs, cigarettes and beer. Buc-ee’s must fear someone is going to mistake this tiny, neighborhood carryout for one of those Stuckey’s-On-Steroids stores.
daytondailynews.com
Buc-ee’s sues Beavercreek store, claiming its cartoon beaver logo violates trademark
Buc-ee’s, the wildly popular chain of travel centers, has sued a small carryout in Beavercreek, claiming the store’s cartoon beaver logo infringes on its trademark.
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Scott Michael Powers @scottfist.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
My friend Mike Schneider @mikeysid.bsky.social , a veteran journalist who developed AP beat expertise into demographics and Census, now writes a blog on such, currently revealing how the Trump admin is manipulating data releases. Check him out on substack. Subscribe to stay informed.
substack.com
Mike Schneider | Substack
I'm a former longtime journalist at The Associated Press who covered demographics, population change and all things Florida. Author of "Mickey and the Teamsters." If all goes as planned, LSU Press pub...
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Debbie T Knits 🧶 @debbietknits.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
💕 #knit #sew #crochet
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Scott Michael Powers @scottfist.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
If you're an #indieauthor looking for a good book fair & you can be in Orlando in November & you'd love to support a great cause: Florida Writers Foundation announces its Florida Writers Book Fair, Nov. 14, Sanford, Fl. Proceeds to support Florida literacy programs. Sign up now. #writerscommunity
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Florida Writers Book Fair
Calling All Authors, Publishers, Literary Vendors, and Book-Related Businesses!Join Us at the Florida Writers Book Fair! Share your stories. Meet your…
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Scott Michael Powers @scottfist.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
I am beginning to suspect that Trump is so insane that he lives entirely in a world of his own mind’s creation, a delusional world, an alternate reality that is all he knows. Other people have moved there too, to be with him, and they support his insanity. We call them Republicans.
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Barry Maher @barrymaher.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Order now: amzn.to/4lPqn8V
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Scott Michael Powers @scottfist.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Are we witnessing the weight of the Trump Family’s corruption network collapsing FIFA, just weeks after the glorious World Cup tourney wrapped up?
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Gianni Infantino 'wrong man' to lead Fifa says Prime Minister Andy Burnham
Prime Minister Andy Burnham says Gianni Infantino is "the wrong man" to lead Fifa as criticism grows of the controversial investment plan.
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Scott Michael Powers @scottfist.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
If you sue to defend your AI’s “right” to produce deep-fake nude images of real people … then we get it. Don’t we?
apnews.com
Elon Musk's xAI sues Minnesota over its first-in-the-nation law banning 'nudification' technology
Elon Musk’s company xAI is suing Minnesota over the state’s first-in-the-nation law that bans “nudification” technology on websites and apps.
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Scott Michael Powers @scottfist.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
And news and informed analysis are not “content.” Foam rubber inside a cheap pillow is content. Starch inside a gel cap is content. Listicles are content.
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Scott Michael Powers @scottfist.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
How did we get to 100,000 Flock cameras installed before anyone even noticed?
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Scott Michael Powers @scottfist.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
So, what DOES @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social Wilson think of Christopher Nolan’s THE ODYSSEY, based on her translation of the original Greek? “A family-friendly audiovisual spectacle, like an elaborate Fourth of July fireworks display—and with about the same level of narrative and emotional depth.”
lrb.co.uk
Emily Wilson · An Uncomplicated Man
As they say at the awards shows, I was humbled to learn that Christopher Nolan has read at least the first line of my...
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Scott Michael Powers @scottfist.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
In every state, elections are run at the county or town level. Go to your local elections office—in Idaho, Calif, Mich, Fla, Tex, Mass, wherever. Ask about widespread voter fraud. I promise they’ll assure you that it doesn’t happen in their county. They’re not fools; they just know how it works.
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Scott Michael Powers @scottfist.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
In 1967, Jimmy Webb fell down a dark hole & wrote MacARTHUR PARK, w/ goofy lyric & melodramatic melody. Yet, no matter who performs it, in any genre—Harris' crooning, Waylon's country, Four Tops' R&B, Ferguson's lite jazz, Donna's disco, Pet Shop Boys' new wave—it works. That's creative magic.
youtube.com
Richard Harris - MacArthur Park (Official Audio) | Featured in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
YouTube video by All Seasons Music
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AllAuthor @allauthor.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Full of laughs, heart, and unforgettable moments, "The Party Line" is a story you'll enjoy from start to finish. #ThePartyLine #BookTwitter #GreatReads #WeekendReading #Humor
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Scott Michael Powers @scottfist.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
MAGA U.S. Rep. Byron Donald is now running anti-data center messages in his Florida gubernatorial GOP-primary ads, counter to Trump’s pro-Big Tech policies. GOP polling must show that so many voters so HATE data centers that support for Big Tech must be becoming a lethal position for candidates.
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Scott Michael Powers @scottfist.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Question for #authors: My copyright registration w/ U.S. Copyright Office has been pending for six months on one of my short stories. That's an awfully long time in my experience; but maybe I've always been lucky. Is six months an unusual wait?
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Scott Michael Powers @scottfist.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
It’s not just Saudi Arabia. Trump wants to sell nuke tech to any country with a big enough checkbook, including UAE, Egypt, Turkey. ”In May 2025, President Trump signed an executive order directing its administration to ‘aggressively pursue at least 20 new 123 Agreements’ by the end of 2028.”
thebulletin.org
Trump administration signs a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia—and risks a Middle East arms race
The multibillion-dollar civil nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia abandons the "Gold Standard" of international safeguards—triggering fierce criticism from experts and opening up dangerous new proliferatio...
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
BREAKING: Justice Department agrees to withdraw subpoenas issued to New York Times reporters in leak investigation related to new Air Force One jet. Withdrawal of subpoenas follows hearing before NY federal judge, who indicated he was inclined to quash the subpoenas.
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Scott Michael Powers @scottfist.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Our World Is Ending Drip By Drip, Episode 6,439: Broke a shoelace on a brown leather deck shoe. Couple days later I went into a shoe store. They don’t sell shoelaces. The poor kid behind the counter didn’t even seem familiar with the concept of replacement laces.
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