Thaddeus Howze
@ebonstorm.bsky.social
📜 SCI-FI Writer and Pop-Culture Journalist
📕 The Black Fantastic | Hayward's Reach | Broken Glass
☢️ Cognitive Dissident: bit.ly/CognitiveDissident
9️⃣ Light of the 9 Realms: bit.ly/LightNineRealms
🚀 Omniverse: thaddeus.substack.com/
🌐 Bio: thowze.carrd.co
📕 The Black Fantastic | Hayward's Reach | Broken Glass
☢️ Cognitive Dissident: bit.ly/CognitiveDissident
9️⃣ Light of the 9 Realms: bit.ly/LightNineRealms
🚀 Omniverse: thaddeus.substack.com/
🌐 Bio: thowze.carrd.co
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Thaddeus Howze
@ebonstorm.bsky.social
· Feb 26
THE MERCHANT OF JOTENHEIM
Barnabus Grymm, the infamous Merchant of Jotunheim, prefers to sail the perilous seas between realms rather than navigate the treacherous politics of the 12 Elven houses of Svartálfheim.
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#fantasy #amwriting #LightOfTheNineRealms
Barnabus Grymm, the infamous Merchant of Jotunheim, prefers to sail the perilous seas between realms rather than navigate the treacherous politics of the 12 Elven houses of Svartálfheim.
thaddeus.substack.com/p/the-recrui...
#fantasy #amwriting #LightOfTheNineRealms
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None of the alleged drug boats that were destroyed recently by the US Navy in the Caribbean or Western Pacific had anywhere near enough fuel capacity to have reached the United States.
Facts.
Facts.
December 2, 2025 at 5:18 AM
None of the alleged drug boats that were destroyed recently by the US Navy in the Caribbean or Western Pacific had anywhere near enough fuel capacity to have reached the United States.
Facts.
Facts.
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Absolutely criminal behavior by ICE goons spreading in Salem, Oregon- State of Emergency declared! 25% of population is under attack!
December 2, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Absolutely criminal behavior by ICE goons spreading in Salem, Oregon- State of Emergency declared! 25% of population is under attack!
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Here's a list featuring @margaret.bsky.social and me: lithub.com/100-notable-... We're small! We're notable!
100 Notable Small Press Books of 2025
The idea of 100 Notable Small Press Books was born November 2024, after The New York Times’s annual 100 Notable Books list featured eighty-two books from the Big Five publishing houses (Pengu…
lithub.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Here's a list featuring @margaret.bsky.social and me: lithub.com/100-notable-... We're small! We're notable!
Surely people know their college essays are likely to be scanned by generative artificial intelligence. The truth of the matter is: they probably don't care.
We have made teaching to the test the only thing that matters, so GAI exists and they are going to use it.
You will GAI to find them...
We have made teaching to the test the only thing that matters, so GAI exists and they are going to use it.
You will GAI to find them...
AI may be scoring your college essay. Welcome to the new era of admissions
AI may be scoring your college essay. Welcome to the new era of admissions
AI may be scoring your college essay. Welcome to the new era of admissions
www.independent.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Surely people know their college essays are likely to be scanned by generative artificial intelligence. The truth of the matter is: they probably don't care.
We have made teaching to the test the only thing that matters, so GAI exists and they are going to use it.
You will GAI to find them...
We have made teaching to the test the only thing that matters, so GAI exists and they are going to use it.
You will GAI to find them...
MY SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES ARE A PART OF MY ART
This morning, Hell, almost any morning, there will be someone who comes to my feed to tell me something they disagree with in my feed.
Don't do that. My social media feed is part of my art. I promise I know what I'm doing.
substack.com/@cognitivedi...
This morning, Hell, almost any morning, there will be someone who comes to my feed to tell me something they disagree with in my feed.
Don't do that. My social media feed is part of my art. I promise I know what I'm doing.
substack.com/@cognitivedi...
Thaddeus Howze (@cognitivedissident)
MY SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES ARE A PART OF MY ART
Summary: Don't come to my feed and tell me how to post. It's unnecessary (and annoying). I know exactly what I am posting and why. There are no accidents...
substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:24 AM
MY SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES ARE A PART OF MY ART
This morning, Hell, almost any morning, there will be someone who comes to my feed to tell me something they disagree with in my feed.
Don't do that. My social media feed is part of my art. I promise I know what I'm doing.
substack.com/@cognitivedi...
This morning, Hell, almost any morning, there will be someone who comes to my feed to tell me something they disagree with in my feed.
Don't do that. My social media feed is part of my art. I promise I know what I'm doing.
substack.com/@cognitivedi...
You can't throw the admiral under the bus by saying: He followed orders without asking who gave him those orders.
Pete Hegseth did as the Secretary of the Defense.
But we must always remember that the buck stops with the Commander in Chief of the military: Donald Trump.
All of them are liable.
Pete Hegseth did as the Secretary of the Defense.
But we must always remember that the buck stops with the Commander in Chief of the military: Donald Trump.
All of them are liable.
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed the apparent war crime was legal even as she said Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth knew nothing about it.
White House Throws Admiral Under The Bus In Killing Of Alleged Drug Boat Survivors
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed the apparent war crime was legal even as she said Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth knew nothing about it.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 6:17 AM
You can't throw the admiral under the bus by saying: He followed orders without asking who gave him those orders.
Pete Hegseth did as the Secretary of the Defense.
But we must always remember that the buck stops with the Commander in Chief of the military: Donald Trump.
All of them are liable.
Pete Hegseth did as the Secretary of the Defense.
But we must always remember that the buck stops with the Commander in Chief of the military: Donald Trump.
All of them are liable.
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Trump admin calls for ‘full travel ban’ on countries sending ‘killers’ to the US
Trump admin calls for ‘full travel ban’ on countries sending ‘killers’ to the US
Trump admin calls for ‘full travel ban’ on countries sending ‘killers’ to the US
www.independent.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Trump admin calls for ‘full travel ban’ on countries sending ‘killers’ to the US
WELCOME TO THE “NETWORK STATE”
“Axiomatically, the more wealth we allow #oligarchs to accumulate, the less respect they have for the very system that enables their enrichment.”
They would have more respect for us if we dared to regulate them like we once did their predecessors.
#NetworkState
“Axiomatically, the more wealth we allow #oligarchs to accumulate, the less respect they have for the very system that enables their enrichment.”
They would have more respect for us if we dared to regulate them like we once did their predecessors.
#NetworkState
December 2, 2025 at 5:56 AM
WELCOME TO THE “NETWORK STATE”
“Axiomatically, the more wealth we allow #oligarchs to accumulate, the less respect they have for the very system that enables their enrichment.”
They would have more respect for us if we dared to regulate them like we once did their predecessors.
#NetworkState
“Axiomatically, the more wealth we allow #oligarchs to accumulate, the less respect they have for the very system that enables their enrichment.”
They would have more respect for us if we dared to regulate them like we once did their predecessors.
#NetworkState
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'Oh boy': Hegseth stuns as he hurls admiral under the bus on bombshell kill order
'Oh boy': Hegseth stuns as he hurls admiral under the bus on bombshell kill order
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stunned observers Monday night with his decision to distance himself from a controversial military strike that reportedly killed people who survived the administration's initial strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean.The strike in question occurred on Sept. 2 ...
bit.ly
December 2, 2025 at 5:00 AM
'Oh boy': Hegseth stuns as he hurls admiral under the bus on bombshell kill order
I Told You He Would Destroy Your World
by Thaddeus Howze
Twenty days into the third-longest government shutdown in American history, the President has taken a bulldozer to the East Wing of the White House.
cognitivedissident.substack.com/p/i-told-you...
#politics #president #EastWing #shutdown
by Thaddeus Howze
Twenty days into the third-longest government shutdown in American history, the President has taken a bulldozer to the East Wing of the White House.
cognitivedissident.substack.com/p/i-told-you...
#politics #president #EastWing #shutdown
I Told You He Would Destroy Your World
How long before he is selling commemorative pieces of the White House, I wonder...
cognitivedissident.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:00 AM
I Told You He Would Destroy Your World
by Thaddeus Howze
Twenty days into the third-longest government shutdown in American history, the President has taken a bulldozer to the East Wing of the White House.
cognitivedissident.substack.com/p/i-told-you...
#politics #president #EastWing #shutdown
by Thaddeus Howze
Twenty days into the third-longest government shutdown in American history, the President has taken a bulldozer to the East Wing of the White House.
cognitivedissident.substack.com/p/i-told-you...
#politics #president #EastWing #shutdown
December 2, 2025 at 4:48 AM
HOW BAD COULD IT BE?
I normally avoid watching anything to do with Congress. Being sick, I thought it might at least be interesting.
Ten minutes in, I was screaming at the television. “Answer the question they asked you, you bloody lunatic!”
But wait: there's more!
substack.com/@cognitivedi...
I normally avoid watching anything to do with Congress. Being sick, I thought it might at least be interesting.
Ten minutes in, I was screaming at the television. “Answer the question they asked you, you bloody lunatic!”
But wait: there's more!
substack.com/@cognitivedi...
Thaddeus Howze (@cognitivedissident)
AN INCREDIBLE SPECTACLE OF UNFITNESS
Cognitive Dissident | Thaddeus Howze
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I’m not a pundit. I’m just someone who’s sick, yelling at the TV, watching the law decay on a l...
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December 2, 2025 at 4:34 AM
HOW BAD COULD IT BE?
I normally avoid watching anything to do with Congress. Being sick, I thought it might at least be interesting.
Ten minutes in, I was screaming at the television. “Answer the question they asked you, you bloody lunatic!”
But wait: there's more!
substack.com/@cognitivedi...
I normally avoid watching anything to do with Congress. Being sick, I thought it might at least be interesting.
Ten minutes in, I was screaming at the television. “Answer the question they asked you, you bloody lunatic!”
But wait: there's more!
substack.com/@cognitivedi...
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First came reports that Hegseth ordered a killing strike against defenseless men
Followed by Hegseth’s non-denial denial
Then Trump DIDN’T deny it-but said it wasn’t Hegseth
Now Karoline Leavitt ADMITS it-but says Admiral Bradley gave the order
One thing seems sure
Somebody is going down
Followed by Hegseth’s non-denial denial
Then Trump DIDN’T deny it-but said it wasn’t Hegseth
Now Karoline Leavitt ADMITS it-but says Admiral Bradley gave the order
One thing seems sure
Somebody is going down
December 2, 2025 at 2:04 AM
First came reports that Hegseth ordered a killing strike against defenseless men
Followed by Hegseth’s non-denial denial
Then Trump DIDN’T deny it-but said it wasn’t Hegseth
Now Karoline Leavitt ADMITS it-but says Admiral Bradley gave the order
One thing seems sure
Somebody is going down
Followed by Hegseth’s non-denial denial
Then Trump DIDN’T deny it-but said it wasn’t Hegseth
Now Karoline Leavitt ADMITS it-but says Admiral Bradley gave the order
One thing seems sure
Somebody is going down
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When the publisher of a children’s book has to say please don’t use our IP to celebrate war crimes…
This administration is such a moral stain.
This administration is such a moral stain.
December 2, 2025 at 2:23 AM
When the publisher of a children’s book has to say please don’t use our IP to celebrate war crimes…
This administration is such a moral stain.
This administration is such a moral stain.
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December 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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@markhertling.bsky.social: “When you're talking about striking against someone who's wounded and clinging to debris…Deliberately targeting such a person isn't a tactical decision, it's a war crime by the Geneva Convention, the laws of land warfare, and the U.N. Charter.”
December 2, 2025 at 12:50 AM
@markhertling.bsky.social: “When you're talking about striking against someone who's wounded and clinging to debris…Deliberately targeting such a person isn't a tactical decision, it's a war crime by the Geneva Convention, the laws of land warfare, and the U.N. Charter.”
I too, feel my IQ diminishing in the light of one of the stupidest sentences of the early 21st century. There will be others to eclipse it, that is certain. But for now, it reigns supreme.
This just in: “Kill them all.”
That brief reign in the halls of stupid has been eclipsed by Pete Hegseth.
This just in: “Kill them all.”
That brief reign in the halls of stupid has been eclipsed by Pete Hegseth.
December 2, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I too, feel my IQ diminishing in the light of one of the stupidest sentences of the early 21st century. There will be others to eclipse it, that is certain. But for now, it reigns supreme.
This just in: “Kill them all.”
That brief reign in the halls of stupid has been eclipsed by Pete Hegseth.
This just in: “Kill them all.”
That brief reign in the halls of stupid has been eclipsed by Pete Hegseth.
THE INTERNET IS FULL OF MISINFORMATION
The Information Age has more than a few snakes. Of late, that appears to be by design.
Buckiewicz, Amanda. 2025. “The Internet Is Full of Misinformation. That’s by Design, Experts Say.” CBC. May 16, 2025.
www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
#RadioFreeMars
The Information Age has more than a few snakes. Of late, that appears to be by design.
Buckiewicz, Amanda. 2025. “The Internet Is Full of Misinformation. That’s by Design, Experts Say.” CBC. May 16, 2025.
www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
#RadioFreeMars
The internet is full of misinformation. That's by design, experts say | CBC Radio
We are surrounded by information, and yet, 43 per cent of Canadians feel it's harder to decipher the truth from fiction. Several recent studies look at why the information age is so confusing.
www.cbc.ca
December 2, 2025 at 3:34 AM
THE INTERNET IS FULL OF MISINFORMATION
The Information Age has more than a few snakes. Of late, that appears to be by design.
Buckiewicz, Amanda. 2025. “The Internet Is Full of Misinformation. That’s by Design, Experts Say.” CBC. May 16, 2025.
www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
#RadioFreeMars
The Information Age has more than a few snakes. Of late, that appears to be by design.
Buckiewicz, Amanda. 2025. “The Internet Is Full of Misinformation. That’s by Design, Experts Say.” CBC. May 16, 2025.
www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
#RadioFreeMars
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'I want everybody out!' Nancy Mace unloads shocking immigration claim
www.rawstory.com
'I want everybody out!' Nancy Mace unloads shocking immigration claim
twp.ai
December 2, 2025 at 2:10 AM
'I want everybody out!' Nancy Mace unloads shocking immigration claim
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Trump just gave a commutation to David Gentile, a private equity executive who defrauded investors of $1.6B.
Meanwhile, Trump's regime has also scrapped enforcement actions against over 160 corporations accused of misconduct.
A new Golden Age for corporate criminals.
Meanwhile, Trump's regime has also scrapped enforcement actions against over 160 corporations accused of misconduct.
A new Golden Age for corporate criminals.
December 1, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Trump just gave a commutation to David Gentile, a private equity executive who defrauded investors of $1.6B.
Meanwhile, Trump's regime has also scrapped enforcement actions against over 160 corporations accused of misconduct.
A new Golden Age for corporate criminals.
Meanwhile, Trump's regime has also scrapped enforcement actions against over 160 corporations accused of misconduct.
A new Golden Age for corporate criminals.
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Sen. Kelly: “This is about a president who doesn't want anybody to say anything that he does not like. I don't think he understands the Constitution. I think he is ignorant to the Constitution and the rule of law…This isn't about me. This is about what he will do next.”
December 1, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Sen. Kelly: “This is about a president who doesn't want anybody to say anything that he does not like. I don't think he understands the Constitution. I think he is ignorant to the Constitution and the rule of law…This isn't about me. This is about what he will do next.”
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Q: You said that second strike was in accordance with the law of armed conflict, but the Navy's own manual says that firing on survivors from a wrecked vessel is an example of a war crime
LEAVITT: I would reiterate that the strike was conducted in accordance with the law of armed conflict
LEAVITT: I would reiterate that the strike was conducted in accordance with the law of armed conflict
December 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Q: You said that second strike was in accordance with the law of armed conflict, but the Navy's own manual says that firing on survivors from a wrecked vessel is an example of a war crime
LEAVITT: I would reiterate that the strike was conducted in accordance with the law of armed conflict
LEAVITT: I would reiterate that the strike was conducted in accordance with the law of armed conflict
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Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol made $95 million last year. His workers are striking for the bare minimum. Glad to be on the right side of the picket line with them.
December 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol made $95 million last year. His workers are striking for the bare minimum. Glad to be on the right side of the picket line with them.
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America is not being governed, it’s being looted. Those in power don’t believe the civil war ever ended and they’ve been handed absolute power.
December 1, 2025 at 6:02 AM
America is not being governed, it’s being looted. Those in power don’t believe the civil war ever ended and they’ve been handed absolute power.