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Charles Bastille
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Author of MagicLand, a 2023 Feathered Quill finalist, and Psalm of Vampires, a dark terror comedy Kirkus calls, "A fun, witty, and innovative contemporary fantasy adventure." Coming soon: Restive Souls. Join me at https://www.ruminato.com/
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Trump's Christmas Gift to America: New Math and No More Weather
I have another idea on how he can gift us, but I'd be arrested for saying it
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December 19, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Vampires and ICE? It's feeding time in America!
Pink ICE
Jade Mourning meets an ICE crew in Chicago: A Psalm of Vampires short story
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December 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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taniel.bsky.social
The seat was also one of the final two races left on my guides of elections to watch in December.

(The final one is on December 30, somehow!)

More here: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...

But here's more from @the-downballot.com on the GOP nominee today:
the-downballot.com The Downballot @the-downballot.com · 5d
There's a special election tonight for the KY Senate in a seat that Harris won by just 5 points last year, but the GOP doesn't seem to be contesting it seriously.

One possible reason? Their candidate called young women “coddled americunts."

Our writeup: www.the-downballot.com/p/morning-di...
Kentucky Democrats are defending a state Senate seat in the Louisville area in a special election on Tuesday night, one that saw a close race at the top of the ticket last year. Republicans, however, do not appear to be seriously contesting it. The 37th District became vacant in October after its previous holder, Democratic Sen. David Yates, was appointed Jefferson County clerk. Yates defeated Republican Calvin Leach by a wide 60-40 margin last year, but Kamala Harris carried the district by a much smaller 52-47 spread, according to calculations from The Downballot. That also represented a considerable drop from Joe Biden’s 54-44 win four years earlier. In the contest to succeed Yates, Democrats nominated Army veteran Gary Clemons, who is president of the local branch of the United Steelworkers union. Republicans once again went with Leach, who is also an Army veteran. Shortly after Leach was selected, Kentucky Public Radio reported on an article he wrote in 2018 in which he described young women as “promiscuous skanks,” “coddled americunts,” and “party whores.” He defended the article in an interview with KPR but quickly deleted it, though as the outlet noted, he continued to make similar comments online as recently as this summer.
December 17, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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:-)
December 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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broadwaybabyto.bsky.social
They overturned Roe

They ended a program that provided birth control to low income women

Trump is calling female reporters piggy & ugly

The Head Start program can’t use the word woman or female

They want to prevent us from getting loans without a man

They want to control us.
December 14, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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That's right - it does NOT have to be this way!

We CAN do something. We can pass sensible gun legislation in the House. We can only do that if we elect more Democrats in November.

Let's DO this!

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December 14, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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strategywoman.bsky.social
It was the sweetest moment I’ve witnessed during the war.
December 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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otsumamiboy.bsky.social
Which is it man because you can’t say ‘be more normal’ back-to-back with ‘be less judgmental’ without a hint of irony because that’s just positioning yourself as cultural authority & then demanding the type of grace that by virtue of your immediately preceding statement you refuse to extend to us
jacob-redman.bsky.social Jacob Redman @jacob-redman.bsky.social · 16d
California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday that the Democratic Party needed to be “more culturally normal” and “less judgmental.”
December 7, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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Me, My Film, and My Massive Brain Tumor
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Me, My Film, and My Massive Brain Tumor
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December 7, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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The U.S. Regime Just Declared Itself an Axis Power
The money wranglers are perfectly happy turning the world into an axis of authoritarian powers
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December 7, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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Discover Ruminato Fiction
Born a Savage
A messiah’s last breath in the oceans of Europa
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December 4, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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I'm glad so many folks are excited about the Tennessee Special Election results. As an old fart, I am not so impressed. Here's why...
We Need to Talk About Trump's Neverending Wall of Approval
There should be no rejoicing for Democrats over the Tennessee Special Election
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December 4, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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Satire. Sad that I have to say this, but them's the times we live in...
Trump Announces Trumpazon Bookselling Site
This is satire. Don’t believe a word of it. Until it actually happens, which it probably will.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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If you live in Tennessee's 7th Congressional District you know what to do...
December 2, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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🔥 AL GORE: “We already have way too many subservient cowards in Congress, the last thing we need is to send another one (Van Epps 🤖) — you can make tomorrow the turning point for our country by getting out and voting for Rep. @aftynbehn.bsky.social .” #TN7

Full: www.threads.com/@thetnholler...
December 2, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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Tomorrow is a big day for democracy. Tennessee were looking at you. @aftynbehn4tn
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December 2, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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Snuff Films for Dummies Book by Pete Hegseth
December 2, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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Meet the man who created KegsBreath’s and CaligulaTrumpus’ Snuff Film.
Photo of Admiral Frank Bradley, who ordered his special forces troops to fire upon helpless victims hanging onto their boat for dear life. The text on overlaying the photo is 'Admiral Frank Kill them all Bradley' where the text of 'kill them all' is a red horror font face dripping in blood.
December 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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November 28, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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The Trump Administration protects child sex traffickers.

Where are all those outraged #QAnon #Pizzagate #Evangelicals?
November 28, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
screenshot of a tumblr post from user “wildmansters” The thing that really boils my potatoes about Al in general is that I have been a creative professional for over a decade now and the devil has ALWAYS been in the details. Big and small, I've had single-person businesses rip me to shreds over how their colors turned out on newsprint, and have worked with huge companies with THICK brand guidelines with every detail of their brand identity laid out and enforced with an iron fist. But I guess all of that stuff doesn't matter anymore? Who gives a fuck if this Al generated baby has six fingers, that mom-and-pop shop is still going to use it. That rug from Temu says Happy Thanksgivirg? Oh well haha it's just a silly funny thing now (nevermind that you never would have given a B-grade item from a craft show the same consideration). I don't actually care that the Al Coca-cola ad has a truck that changes size every scene, but I can't help but think about how, if it had been some poor underpaid artist, they would have been laughed out of the building. I don't really know how to put it in a succint way but it just feels all the more obvious how much more grace and flexibility has always been possible but never offered.
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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It’s useful to think about things like this in numbers of tenure track professors.

$53M is 575 assistant professors. Or more than thirty percent of the total number of full-time faculty at LSU.
November 28, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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Fuck Donald Trump for putting National Guard troops in harm's way domestically for no reason.
November 27, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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Good morning and Happy Thanksgiving, SP! 💙

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Same vibe
November 27, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.

Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM