Marilyn Peake
@marilynpeake.bsky.social
USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Most recent publication: Science Fantasy novel, THEY LEFT MAGIC IN THEIR WAKE. "At the end of the world, there will be magic." Website: http://www.marilynpeake.com
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I've been pretty busy lately but I have read a few #indiebooks and figured I would drop a lazy combo #review.
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Books from @marilynpeake.bsky.social, @cpcwrites.bsky.social and - yes - Armin Shimerman, and that is just a perfect preview image, no notes.
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Books from @marilynpeake.bsky.social, @cpcwrites.bsky.social and - yes - Armin Shimerman, and that is just a perfect preview image, no notes.
“Quick” reviews
I’ve been reading a bit more slowly since stepping back from the SPSFC, and have only finished about five books so far this year. I haven’t got time or energy to fully review these, but…
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I'm thrilled with the review of my Science Fantasy novel, THEY LEFT MAGIC IN THEIR WAKE.
"They Left Magic In Their Wake is an extraordinarily imaginative and vivid look at a post-apocalyptic sci-fi / fantasy world where we get some of my favourite things."
"They Left Magic In Their Wake is an extraordinarily imaginative and vivid look at a post-apocalyptic sci-fi / fantasy world where we get some of my favourite things."
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imagine this was your dad talking about you.
Trump on his wife's legislative initiative: "I just heard about that for the first time. The only thing I can tell you, I know one thing for sure, it's going to be great for children. I don't know what it is she's doing. She loves children. She's got a wonderful boy. And she's very proud of her boy"
December 12, 2025 at 1:46 AM
imagine this was your dad talking about you.
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"her boy"
Trump on his wife's legislative initiative: "I just heard about that for the first time. The only thing I can tell you, I know one thing for sure, it's going to be great for children. I don't know what it is she's doing. She loves children. She's got a wonderful boy. And she's very proud of her boy"
December 12, 2025 at 1:48 AM
"her boy"
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Time magazine is owned by Silicon Valley bro Marc Benioff so this tracks…
Hard to believe this is real but it is — do better, Time 😕
December 12, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Time magazine is owned by Silicon Valley bro Marc Benioff so this tracks…
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This is huge, right? They just Trump-proofed the Fed.
@federalreserve.gov announces reappointment of Federal Reserve Bank presidents and first vice presidents after a comprehensive review by the boards of directors of each Reserve Bank, along with unanimous support by Federal Reserve Board members: www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/p...
Federal Reserve Board announces reappointment of Reserve Bank presidents and first vice presidents
Following a comprehensive review by the boards of directors of the regional Reserve Banks, and the unanimous concurrence of Federal Reserve Board members, the
www.federalreserve.gov
December 12, 2025 at 1:50 AM
This is huge, right? They just Trump-proofed the Fed.
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Companies including OpenAI have stolen vast libraries of works owned by the studios and created by WGA members to train their artificial intelligence systems. We have repeatedly called on studios to take legal action and defend the intellectual property we help create. variety.com/2025/digital...
Disney’s OpenAI Deal ‘Appears to Sanction’ AI Company’s ‘Theft of Our Work,’ WGA Says
The Writers Guild of America said that Disney's huge licensing deal with OpenAI appears to "sanction" the AI company's "theft of our work."
variety.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Companies including OpenAI have stolen vast libraries of works owned by the studios and created by WGA members to train their artificial intelligence systems. We have repeatedly called on studios to take legal action and defend the intellectual property we help create. variety.com/2025/digital...
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Chimpanzees can remember the faces of friends and family for years, and sometimes even decades, according to research from 2023. #ScienceMagArchives https://scim.ag/4iPbuUd
Chimps remember the faces of old friends and family for decades
Recognition ability rivals all other animals, including humans
www.science.org
December 12, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Chimpanzees can remember the faces of friends and family for years, and sometimes even decades, according to research from 2023. #ScienceMagArchives https://scim.ag/4iPbuUd
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NEW: President Donald Trump says he is granting a pardon to Tina Peters, who was convicted on state charges related to tampering with Colorado's election systems. Legal experts say presidential pardons do not apply to state charges.
December 12, 2025 at 12:08 AM
NEW: President Donald Trump says he is granting a pardon to Tina Peters, who was convicted on state charges related to tampering with Colorado's election systems. Legal experts say presidential pardons do not apply to state charges.
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BREAKING: "Trump launches $1m ‘gold card’ visa scheme amid immigration crackdown. Wealthy immigrants will be able to buy residency, and $5m ‘platinum card’ will exempt holders from some US taxes."
Trump launches $1m ‘gold card’ visa scheme amid immigration crackdown
Wealthy immigrants will be able to buy residency, and $5m ‘platinum card’ will exempt holders from some US taxes
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:06 PM
BREAKING: "Trump launches $1m ‘gold card’ visa scheme amid immigration crackdown. Wealthy immigrants will be able to buy residency, and $5m ‘platinum card’ will exempt holders from some US taxes."
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Here are the reported drops in US visitors from overseas. This reflects a loss of billions of dollars in tourism revenue.
Data from Trump's Department of Commerce, until he hides it.
Data from Trump's Department of Commerce, until he hides it.
December 11, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Here are the reported drops in US visitors from overseas. This reflects a loss of billions of dollars in tourism revenue.
Data from Trump's Department of Commerce, until he hides it.
Data from Trump's Department of Commerce, until he hides it.
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Trump discusses his strong conviction in the superiority of the Aryan race... the same conviction that led Trump's cousins Ernst Christ and Eduard Freund to join the NSDAP and fight with elite units of the Wehrmacht in World War II.
December 10, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Trump discusses his strong conviction in the superiority of the Aryan race... the same conviction that led Trump's cousins Ernst Christ and Eduard Freund to join the NSDAP and fight with elite units of the Wehrmacht in World War II.
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Eileen Higgins blows it out in Miami, wins 59%-40%!!!! In the last 2 years Dems have flipped Florida’s two largest cities, Jacksonville and Miami. Great work everyone!
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/eileen-hig...
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/eileen-hig...
Eileen Higgins Blows It Out In Miami, Wins 59%-40%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great work everyone!
www.hopiumchronicles.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Eileen Higgins blows it out in Miami, wins 59%-40%!!!! In the last 2 years Dems have flipped Florida’s two largest cities, Jacksonville and Miami. Great work everyone!
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/eileen-hig...
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/eileen-hig...
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Trump says reporting on his health is "seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean 'THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.' They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it."
December 10, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Trump says reporting on his health is "seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean 'THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.' They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it."
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Holy shit! Cuban voters are abandoning Republicans in Little Havana in droves!!!
December 10, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Holy shit! Cuban voters are abandoning Republicans in Little Havana in droves!!!
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Democrat Eileen Higgins won the Miami mayor’s race on Tuesday, defeating a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump to end her party’s nearly three-decade losing streak and give Democrats a boost in one of the last electoral battles ahead of the 2026 midterms.
Democrat wins Miami mayor’s race for the first time in nearly 30 years
Democrat Eileen Higgins won the Miami mayor’s race on Tuesday, defeating a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump to end her party’s nearly three-decade losing streak and give Democrats a bo…
trib.al
December 10, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Democrat Eileen Higgins won the Miami mayor’s race on Tuesday, defeating a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump to end her party’s nearly three-decade losing streak and give Democrats a boost in one of the last electoral battles ahead of the 2026 midterms.
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December 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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That sound you hear is Jon Ossoff pouring himself a glass of scotch. #GASen
BREAKING: Democrat Eric Gisler has won the GA HD-121 special election, Decision Desk HQ projects, flipping the seat from red to blue
Just last year, Gisler lost this district by 22 points. The district was Trump +12 in 2024.
Just last year, Gisler lost this district by 22 points. The district was Trump +12 in 2024.
December 10, 2025 at 2:23 AM
That sound you hear is Jon Ossoff pouring himself a glass of scotch. #GASen
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Detainees, often with no criminal record, were subjected to what is unambiguously torture at Ron DeSantis' so-called "Alligator Alcatraz" in Florida. There need to be criminal prosecutions
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Detainees, often with no criminal record, were subjected to what is unambiguously torture at Ron DeSantis' so-called "Alligator Alcatraz" in Florida. There need to be criminal prosecutions
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People mocking RFK Jr saying his chin did not go above the bar but from the brainworm's perspective he absolutely did
December 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
People mocking RFK Jr saying his chin did not go above the bar but from the brainworm's perspective he absolutely did
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Important detail on Paramount's hostile takeover bid to buy WBD:
Paramount's financing partners include Jared Kushner's private equity firm, plus Saudi Arabia's, Qatar's and Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth funds.
Kushner's involvement was NOT publicized by Paramount.
www.axios.com/2025/12/08/p...
Paramount's financing partners include Jared Kushner's private equity firm, plus Saudi Arabia's, Qatar's and Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth funds.
Kushner's involvement was NOT publicized by Paramount.
www.axios.com/2025/12/08/p...
Paramount launches hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros.
The move comes days after Paramount was bested by Netflix in a competitive bidding process to buy Warner Bros.
www.axios.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Important detail on Paramount's hostile takeover bid to buy WBD:
Paramount's financing partners include Jared Kushner's private equity firm, plus Saudi Arabia's, Qatar's and Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth funds.
Kushner's involvement was NOT publicized by Paramount.
www.axios.com/2025/12/08/p...
Paramount's financing partners include Jared Kushner's private equity firm, plus Saudi Arabia's, Qatar's and Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth funds.
Kushner's involvement was NOT publicized by Paramount.
www.axios.com/2025/12/08/p...
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New >>
Trump said he'll be "involved" in vetting Netflix’s proposed $83 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery. He also said he met with Ted Sarandos in the Oval Office last week, likening the Netflix co-CEO to Louis B. Mayer of MGM.
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Trump said he'll be "involved" in vetting Netflix’s proposed $83 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery. He also said he met with Ted Sarandos in the Oval Office last week, likening the Netflix co-CEO to Louis B. Mayer of MGM.
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Trump says he will be ‘involved’ in vetting Netflix-Warner deal
The president said he met with Netflix’s “fantastic” co-CEO Ted Sarandos last week but cautioned that the streamer’s market share could be a “big problem.”
www.washingtonpost.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:58 AM
New >>
Trump said he'll be "involved" in vetting Netflix’s proposed $83 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery. He also said he met with Ted Sarandos in the Oval Office last week, likening the Netflix co-CEO to Louis B. Mayer of MGM.
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Trump said he'll be "involved" in vetting Netflix’s proposed $83 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery. He also said he met with Ted Sarandos in the Oval Office last week, likening the Netflix co-CEO to Louis B. Mayer of MGM.
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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An, um, unusual moment at Kennedy Center tonight: the U.S. President calling the crowd “miserable”
TRUMP: “I know so many of you, and you are persistent. Many of you are miserable, horrible people. Sometimes I wish you'd give up, but you don't.”
(It was a joke about value of persistence. I think)
TRUMP: “I know so many of you, and you are persistent. Many of you are miserable, horrible people. Sometimes I wish you'd give up, but you don't.”
(It was a joke about value of persistence. I think)
December 8, 2025 at 1:41 AM
An, um, unusual moment at Kennedy Center tonight: the U.S. President calling the crowd “miserable”
TRUMP: “I know so many of you, and you are persistent. Many of you are miserable, horrible people. Sometimes I wish you'd give up, but you don't.”
(It was a joke about value of persistence. I think)
TRUMP: “I know so many of you, and you are persistent. Many of you are miserable, horrible people. Sometimes I wish you'd give up, but you don't.”
(It was a joke about value of persistence. I think)
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This is immoral. "3-year-old child forced to serve as her own attorney in Tucson immigration court. More than a dozen undocumented minors were forced to serve as their own attorneys in front of an immigration judge as the Trump admin. ramps up removal proceedings." coppercourier.com/2025/12/05/c...
Three-year-old child forced to serve as her own attorney in Tucson immigration court
More than a dozen undocumented minors were forced to make their case in front of an immigration judge as the Trump administration ramps up removal proceedings.
coppercourier.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:02 AM
This is immoral. "3-year-old child forced to serve as her own attorney in Tucson immigration court. More than a dozen undocumented minors were forced to serve as their own attorneys in front of an immigration judge as the Trump admin. ramps up removal proceedings." coppercourier.com/2025/12/05/c...
Pajama protests for the win. 😀 www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Passengers are wearing pajamas to the airport in protest against etiquette push
The Transportation Department has urged Americans to dress nicer at the airport as it believes that correlates with good behavior
www.independent.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Pajama protests for the win. 😀 www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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‘Mouthpieces for Trump’: inside the rightwing takeover of the Pentagon press corps
‘Mouthpieces for Trump’: inside the rightwing takeover of the Pentagon press corps
Pentagon press passes once held by credentialed journalists are now in the hands of rightwing pundits and Trump allies
Being a member of the Pentagon press corps was once one of the more prestigious assignments in US journalism, a position reserved for heavy hitters from venerable newspapers and news channels, reporters at the peak of their powers.
Not any more. A press conference last week – held at a crucial time for a Pentagon embroiled in scandal – was instead attended by more than a dozen rightwing activists, with the government being held to account by a close ally of Donald Trump, an employee at Turning Point USA and someone from a pillow salesman’s nascent media company. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:05 AM
‘Mouthpieces for Trump’: inside the rightwing takeover of the Pentagon press corps
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not about immigration
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
not about immigration