J. Kingston Pierce
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“Easy reading is damned hard writing.” — Nathaniel Hawthorne
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The Rap Sheet's Steven Nester picks his favorite books of the year! therapsheet.blogspot.com/2025/12/favo...
Favorite Crime Fiction of 2025,<br> Part II: Steven Nester
( Steven Nester is the longtime host of Poets of the Tabloid Murder , a weekly Internet radio program heard on the Public Radio Exchange (...
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December 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The Rap Sheet's Steven Nester picks his favorite books of the year! therapsheet.blogspot.com/2025/12/favo...
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The Rap Sheet has begun rolling out its critics' lists of favorite crime fiction from 2025! Peter Handel is first up, endorsing eight novels published over the last 12 months. therapsheet.blogspot.com/2025/12/favo...
Favorite Crime Fiction of 2025,<br> Part I: Peter Handel
( Peter Handel has reviewed and written about crime fiction for the San Francisco Chronicle , the Portland Oregonian , Pages Magazine , ...
therapsheet.blogspot.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The Rap Sheet has begun rolling out its critics' lists of favorite crime fiction from 2025! Peter Handel is first up, endorsing eight novels published over the last 12 months. therapsheet.blogspot.com/2025/12/favo...
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Asked why we need Golden Dome, the man in charge points to a Hollywood film arstechnica.com/space/2025/1...
Asked why we need Golden Dome, the man in charge points to a Hollywood film
“If they see how prepared we are, no one starts a nuclear war.”…
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December 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Asked why we need Golden Dome, the man in charge points to a Hollywood film arstechnica.com/space/2025/1...
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There's finally an American Services Edition of "The Maltese Falcon"! therapsheet.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
The P.I. Sam That G.I. Joes Missed
During World War II, roughly 122 million lightweight paperback books were distributed to members of the U.S. military in an “audacious and r...
therapsheet.blogspot.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
There's finally an American Services Edition of "The Maltese Falcon"! therapsheet.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
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“It was clear to African populations that self-reliance was the only way to survive predatory imperial states.” How indigenous West African communities fought the European slave trade.
How Indigenous West African Communities Resisted the European Slave Trade
Compelling evidence of massive African resistance to Atlantic slavery can be found from the very onset of the European colonial arrival on the con-tinent. When the Portuguese gained control of the …
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December 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
“It was clear to African populations that self-reliance was the only way to survive predatory imperial states.” How indigenous West African communities fought the European slave trade.
Trump's need for validation is absolutely pathetic!
A "FIFA Peace Prize" is tantamount to getting an "AutoZone Best Actor in a Dramatic Play" award.
And "I want to really save lives" is rich coming from the homicidal slob who is murdering people on fishing boats in the Caribbean.
And "I want to really save lives" is rich coming from the homicidal slob who is murdering people on fishing boats in the Caribbean.
December 5, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Trump's need for validation is absolutely pathetic!
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This is an American patriot.
December 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This is an American patriot.
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Bongino saying the quiet--and cynical--part out loud.
In other words: I was making money shoveling conspiracy bullshit without having any facts and conning my audience to make a buck. After I leave the FBI, I will get back to that.
What a confession.
In other words: I was making money shoveling conspiracy bullshit without having any facts and conning my audience to make a buck. After I leave the FBI, I will get back to that.
What a confession.
December 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Bongino saying the quiet--and cynical--part out loud.
In other words: I was making money shoveling conspiracy bullshit without having any facts and conning my audience to make a buck. After I leave the FBI, I will get back to that.
What a confession.
In other words: I was making money shoveling conspiracy bullshit without having any facts and conning my audience to make a buck. After I leave the FBI, I will get back to that.
What a confession.
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Kash Patel: "When you attack our nation's capitol, you attack the very being of our way of life — We will always refute it & combat it"
Unless you’re J6 insurrectionist who attacks the capitol — then you receive a pardon & get called a patriot…
Unless you’re J6 insurrectionist who attacks the capitol — then you receive a pardon & get called a patriot…
December 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Kash Patel: "When you attack our nation's capitol, you attack the very being of our way of life — We will always refute it & combat it"
Unless you’re J6 insurrectionist who attacks the capitol — then you receive a pardon & get called a patriot…
Unless you’re J6 insurrectionist who attacks the capitol — then you receive a pardon & get called a patriot…
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A blockbuster deal
The former mail-order-dvd company is now in exclusive talks to buy the former movie studio.
variety.com/2025/biz/new...
The former mail-order-dvd company is now in exclusive talks to buy the former movie studio.
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Netflix Enters Exclusive Deal Talks to Acquire Warner Bros. Discovery
Netflix has entered exclusive talks to buy the studio and HBO Max service from Warner Bros. Discovery, winning a bidding war against Paramount and Comcast.
variety.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
A blockbuster deal
The former mail-order-dvd company is now in exclusive talks to buy the former movie studio.
variety.com/2025/biz/new...
The former mail-order-dvd company is now in exclusive talks to buy the former movie studio.
variety.com/2025/biz/new...
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Right-wing media outlets are presenting an alternate reality in their coverage of the unfolding Hegseth boat strike scandal.
Analysis of thousands of articles reveals how right-wing outlets have downplayed, distorted, or outright ignored key developments.
Analysis of thousands of articles reveals how right-wing outlets have downplayed, distorted, or outright ignored key developments.
What Right-Wing Media Isn’t Telling You About The Hegseth Boat Strikes
Analysis of thousands of articles reveals how right-wing media outlets have downplayed, distorted, or outright ignored key developments in the unfolding Hegseth boat strike scandal.
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December 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Right-wing media outlets are presenting an alternate reality in their coverage of the unfolding Hegseth boat strike scandal.
Analysis of thousands of articles reveals how right-wing outlets have downplayed, distorted, or outright ignored key developments.
Analysis of thousands of articles reveals how right-wing outlets have downplayed, distorted, or outright ignored key developments.
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CARTOON OF THE DAY
December 5, 2025 at 4:27 AM
CARTOON OF THE DAY
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If the $50,000 the typical exoneree gets were the width of a typical city block, the amount Trump is claiming would be the width of Texas.
Donald Trump’s restitution scheme is among the greatest heists in US history
Bogus claims of malicious prosecution could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions.
www.motherjones.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:40 PM
If the $50,000 the typical exoneree gets were the width of a typical city block, the amount Trump is claiming would be the width of Texas.
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Really appreciate the clarity of the president saying black people are ruining the country and this entire room of groveling empty suits saying nothing bsky.app/profile/just...
Trump, continued: "What the Somalian people have done to Minnesota is not even believable. It’s not even believable. And a lot of it starts with the governor. A lot of it starts with Barack HUSSEIN Obama, because that’s when people started coming in... They want to kiss our country good night."
December 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Really appreciate the clarity of the president saying black people are ruining the country and this entire room of groveling empty suits saying nothing bsky.app/profile/just...
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The Times of London, Dead Good, and the Globe and Mail all name their “best books of 2025.” therapsheet.blogspot.com/2025/11/verd...
November 30, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The Times of London, Dead Good, and the Globe and Mail all name their “best books of 2025.” therapsheet.blogspot.com/2025/11/verd...
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"The Florida-born Whittington (1915-1989) was a prolific author of both crime fiction and western fiction, who wrote under a variety of pseudonyms. A few of his books have been brought back into print by Stark House Press, but not yet 'Army Girl.'" killercoversoftheweek.blogspot.com/2025/11/army...
“Army Girl,” by Whit Harrison
Army Girl , by “Whit Harrison,” aka Harry Whittington (Paperback Library, 1962). The Florida-born Whittington (1915-1989) was a prolific ...
killercoversoftheweek.blogspot.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
"The Florida-born Whittington (1915-1989) was a prolific author of both crime fiction and western fiction, who wrote under a variety of pseudonyms. A few of his books have been brought back into print by Stark House Press, but not yet 'Army Girl.'" killercoversoftheweek.blogspot.com/2025/11/army...
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“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”
November 30, 2025 at 3:25 AM
“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”
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I take Wikipedia for granted. Reading this Jimmy Wales interview reminded me in our Fantasyland age what a remarkable and important creation it is. True pillar of civilization. Runs on only $200 million a year. Requires our support. So I’m finally donating. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/m...
The Culture Wars Came for Wikipedia. Jimmy Wales Is Staying the Course.
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I take Wikipedia for granted. Reading this Jimmy Wales interview reminded me in our Fantasyland age what a remarkable and important creation it is. True pillar of civilization. Runs on only $200 million a year. Requires our support. So I’m finally donating. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/m...
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Update: Travel disruptions continued across the country on Sunday, with over 1,600 flight delays and nearly 500 cancellations.
Travel chaos continues as storm blankets parts of Midwest with a foot of snow
Travel disruptions continued across the country on Sunday, with over 1,600 flight delays and nearly 500 cancellations.
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November 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Update: Travel disruptions continued across the country on Sunday, with over 1,600 flight delays and nearly 500 cancellations.
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Why the Department of Education is making a huge mistake.
What Is A “Professional Degree” And Why Does It Matter?
Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the Dept of Education proposes redefining "professional degrees" to exclude degrees in nursing, NP/PA, Public Health, PT/OT and more
www.forbes.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Why the Department of Education is making a huge mistake.