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NY Times bestselling f/sf author, veteran Star Trek writer (including STAR TREK: KHAN), papa to a cat clowder. Politics-free feed: @davidmack.pro | Agent: Lucienne Diver, Knight Agency. Member WGA & SFWA. he/him | davidmack.pro

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David Mack @davidmack.bsky.social · 7d

OUT NOW!
in hardcover, eBook & digital audiobook

= STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS – RING OF FIRE =
Captain Christopher Pike and the crew of the Enterprise come to the aid of a civilian research station whose secret mission is threatened by murder and sabotage.
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David Mack - Ring of Fire

Captain Christopher Pike and the crew of the Enterprise come to the aid of a civilian research station whose secret mission is threatened by murder and sabotage.

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David Mack @davidmack.bsky.social · 3h

Watching the latest episode of SLOW HORSES with my best buddy.

A fat orange cat asleep on a fat man’s lap. Yes, I know I should go on a diet.

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David Mack @davidmack.bsky.social · 5h

What if they just plan on dissolving the legislature and naming Trump god-emperor?

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Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 8h

Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 14h

Whether it's young Democrats expressing their support for DEI or young Republicans saying "I love Hitler,' both sides have expressed controversial opinions.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 6h

Yeah, that is a tear gas canister being fired toward the retreating couple holding the baby

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 6h

People experiencing miscarriages in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves.

We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position 👇

(Published Dec. 2024)

If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life

Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselv...

www.propublica.org

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David Mack @davidmack.bsky.social · 6h

Ah! Yes! “Scotty and the Bandit,” is what I call that bit. 😉

David Mack @davidmack.bsky.social · 6h

Refresh my memory—which quotation? And which philosopher (full name)?

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 7h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

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NOTUS @notus.com · 11h

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes sent a demand letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson Tuesday, calling for the immediate swearing in of Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva following her special election win last month.

Arizona AG Threatens Legal Action If Adelita Grijalva Isn’t Sworn In Immediately

“You and your staff have provided ever-shifting, unsatisfactory, and sometimes absurd stories as to why Ms. Grijalva has not been sworn in,” Kris Mayes wrote to House Speaker Mike Johnson.

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Emma Jean Kitty @emmajeankitty.bsky.social · 9h

Sue him.

Arizona AG threatens Mike Johnson with legal action for not swearing in Adelita Grijalva

www.yahoo.com/news/article... via @Yahoo

Arizona AG threatens Mike Johnson with legal action for not swearing in Adelita Grijalva

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes threatened House Speaker Mike Johnson with legal action if he didn’t swear in Dem Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva.

www.yahoo.com

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David Mack @davidmack.bsky.social · 11h

Yup, we get letters from the local dealership about once per month asking to buy our used 7-year-old Subaru, with the promise of some paltry amount as a "sales incentive" to back into monthly debt for a new model. Simply insane.

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Aaron Huertas @aaronhuertas.bsky.social · 11h

I would simply not use a national party body to intervene in a primary race and instead build infrastructure for the eventual nominee, trusting the choice of primary voters, but then again I lack the political acumen of people who have steered the party into its lowest ever modern approval rating.

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David Mack @davidmack.bsky.social · 11h

Took our vehicle in for an oil change and a tune-up.

Roughly $700 later, the vehicle is home after several key repairs made for both performance and/or safety.

Owning and maintaining a vehicle is so damned expensive; no wonder it wrecks so many people’s budgets.

a pile of money is burning with the letters amc visible on the bottom

Alt: a pile of money is burning with the letters amc visible on the bottom

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13h

Hey, I wonder if CBS News has ever had a Jewish woman as president before?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Z...

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David Mack @davidmack.bsky.social · 14h

Definitely no unicorn for you, mister.

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 15h

Every word of this is worth reading. These people are not outliers in young MAGA leadership. The person you are when you think you can get away with saying anything is the real you.

Politico @politico.com · 15h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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David Mack @davidmack.bsky.social · 14h

Yup. All the good children get unicorns.

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Sarah Weinman @sarahweinman.com · 15h

"If we ever had a leak of this chat we would be cooked fr fr"

Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 15h

Turns out your assumptions about what republican group chats are like is correct www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Daniel Larison @daniellarison.bsky.social · 14h

Murderer-in-chief murders six more people: www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

US strike on boat off Venezuela kills six, Trump says

A U.S. strike on a boat off the coast of Venezuela on Tuesday killed six suspected drug traffickers, President Donald Trump said in a social media post.

www.reuters.com

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 16h

Again, the argument is that the Voting Rights Act violates the Constitution (14th and 15th Amendments) because you have to take race into account in order to draw a map that has a second majority Black district and taking race into account violates the Constitution.

It's an ouroboros of stupidity.

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Mike Duquette @mikeduquette.bsky.social · 17h

Heartbroken that, per his social media accounts, Drew Struzan has left us. His poster and album art was quite simply shorthand for imagination for countless young people.

E.T. Adventure poster, 1990. I still have one of these hanging in my childhood bedroom.

Star Wars Special edition triptych, 1997. I remember seeing all of these in the paper as each film was re-released and just felt a burst of energy those mornings.

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Comic Book Club @comicbookclub.bsky.social · 17h

Drew Struzan, iconic poster artist of Indiana Jones, Back to the Future, and Star Wars, among others, has died at age 78.

Drew Struzan, Iconic Poster Artist Of Star Wars And Indiana Jones, Dead At Age 78

Drew Struzan, iconic poster artist of Indiana Jones, Back to the Future, and Star Wars, among others, has died at age 78.

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👻 Pablo Hidalghost 👻 @infinata.bsky.social · 17h

An unmistakable draw of much of the 90s Star Wars and Indy novels are the Drew Struzan covers. RIP.

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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 1d

On the centenary of Thatcher's birth, there have been predictable calls for a memorial to her memory. But Britain's 2300 food banks serve that purpose already.

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