Tom Marcinko
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Tom Marcinko
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Temperence (Cynthia Ward Presents)
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Re-posted to fix typo:
Prompt: "Write an erotic vampire story."
Me: "I claim to be a fantasy writer; I ought to be able to do that..."
@ceciliatan.com
published it &
@cynthiaward.bsky.social
made this edition happen.
(It's also on Kobo)
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Prompt: "Write an erotic vampire story."
Me: "I claim to be a fantasy writer; I ought to be able to do that..."
@ceciliatan.com
published it &
@cynthiaward.bsky.social
made this edition happen.
(It's also on Kobo)
www.amazon.com/Temperence-C...
You need a real president for that.
Trump is going too far calling reporters stupid. There has to be some kind of presidential decorum.
November 28, 2025 at 4:35 AM
You need a real president for that.
I know this isn't the worst thing about it, but:
"Permanently pause"?
"Permanently pause"?
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
November 28, 2025 at 4:33 AM
I know this isn't the worst thing about it, but:
"Permanently pause"?
"Permanently pause"?
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How much of this are the American people going to take?
November 28, 2025 at 4:31 AM
How much of this are the American people going to take?
I remember being disappointed by it when I saw it in a theater.
Best thing about it's the title, I harrumphed.
Best thing about it's the title, I harrumphed.
Yeah, that basically wasn't worth my time. Really only Maggie Smith managed to do something with every line she got.
Won't be in the rewatch queue.
Won't be in the rewatch queue.
November 28, 2025 at 4:32 AM
I remember being disappointed by it when I saw it in a theater.
Best thing about it's the title, I harrumphed.
Best thing about it's the title, I harrumphed.
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But I don’t want stupid people in charge.
November 28, 2025 at 3:29 AM
But I don’t want stupid people in charge.
I took my bride-to-be to a Moody Blues concert in the 90s.
She said "They're not afraid to wear puffy shirts."
She said "They're not afraid to wear puffy shirts."
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Olivia Newton-John
The Moody Blues
Van Halen
Yes
Ravi Shankar
Olivia Newton-John
The Moody Blues
Van Halen
Yes
Ravi Shankar
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Bowie
NIN
Prince
A Tribe Called Quest
Rage Against The Machine
Bowie
NIN
Prince
A Tribe Called Quest
Rage Against The Machine
November 28, 2025 at 4:30 AM
I took my bride-to-be to a Moody Blues concert in the 90s.
She said "They're not afraid to wear puffy shirts."
She said "They're not afraid to wear puffy shirts."
Cromulent
Let’s all go around the table and say one word we’re thankful for.
November 28, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Cromulent
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Experts say it’s highly unusual for the White House to tell agents to give up custody of potential evidence in an investigation, as it did with the Tates.
“I’ve never heard of anything like that in my 30 years working,” an ex-DHS official said.
“I’ve never heard of anything like that in my 30 years working,” an ex-DHS official said.
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 28, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Experts say it’s highly unusual for the White House to tell agents to give up custody of potential evidence in an investigation, as it did with the Tates.
“I’ve never heard of anything like that in my 30 years working,” an ex-DHS official said.
“I’ve never heard of anything like that in my 30 years working,” an ex-DHS official said.
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someday a real Black Friday will come and wash all the scum off the streets
November 28, 2025 at 4:02 AM
someday a real Black Friday will come and wash all the scum off the streets
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One of the National Guard troops who was shot died
It seems the man who shot her WAS vetted-and the Trump administration granted him asylum
The tragedy is she was only there because Trump was trying to prove he's tough
So the fact that he attacked a female reporter over his own failures tracks
It seems the man who shot her WAS vetted-and the Trump administration granted him asylum
The tragedy is she was only there because Trump was trying to prove he's tough
So the fact that he attacked a female reporter over his own failures tracks
November 28, 2025 at 4:02 AM
One of the National Guard troops who was shot died
It seems the man who shot her WAS vetted-and the Trump administration granted him asylum
The tragedy is she was only there because Trump was trying to prove he's tough
So the fact that he attacked a female reporter over his own failures tracks
It seems the man who shot her WAS vetted-and the Trump administration granted him asylum
The tragedy is she was only there because Trump was trying to prove he's tough
So the fact that he attacked a female reporter over his own failures tracks
Same with the erasing of history from monuments, websites, museums, exhibits, etc.
November 28, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Same with the erasing of history from monuments, websites, museums, exhibits, etc.
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#bookburning is equivalent to a nation deciding it's better to banish ideologies & information rather than allowing freedom to choose..it starts as some small group of books & ends with the unrecognizable destruction of the society the book burners were trying to protect..
thewalrus.ca/book-banning/
thewalrus.ca/book-banning/
November 28, 2025 at 4:07 AM
#bookburning is equivalent to a nation deciding it's better to banish ideologies & information rather than allowing freedom to choose..it starts as some small group of books & ends with the unrecognizable destruction of the society the book burners were trying to protect..
thewalrus.ca/book-banning/
thewalrus.ca/book-banning/
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When will the stenographers in the White House press corps be replaced by real reporters with backbone who will stand up to and call out Trump’s lies and indecency? Stenographers don’t need inside access.
November 28, 2025 at 4:15 AM
When will the stenographers in the White House press corps be replaced by real reporters with backbone who will stand up to and call out Trump’s lies and indecency? Stenographers don’t need inside access.
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Get to something downright ontological about right-wing cogitation: "shit just happens sometimes" is never a reasonable explanation for events. A demonic Other must be at fault. Except for the malign intervention of Them, the universe would yield perfect order. To think otherwise is unimaginable.
Q: Officials say the suspect in the DC shooting was vetted & it came up clean
TRUMP: He went cuckoo. He went nuts. There was no vetting
Q: Actually, your DOJ IG says there was thorough vetting of Afghans. So why blame Biden?
TRUMP: You're just asking questions because you're a stupid person
TRUMP: He went cuckoo. He went nuts. There was no vetting
Q: Actually, your DOJ IG says there was thorough vetting of Afghans. So why blame Biden?
TRUMP: You're just asking questions because you're a stupid person
November 28, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Get to something downright ontological about right-wing cogitation: "shit just happens sometimes" is never a reasonable explanation for events. A demonic Other must be at fault. Except for the malign intervention of Them, the universe would yield perfect order. To think otherwise is unimaginable.
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In most states of the USA the highest paid public official is a college gridiron coach.
November 28, 2025 at 12:52 AM
In most states of the USA the highest paid public official is a college gridiron coach.
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Translation: even in his insanity, as the stupor of his incapacity begins to consume him, Trump realizes this is all his own fault
Q: Officials say the suspect in the DC shooting was vetted & it came up clean
TRUMP: He went cuckoo. He went nuts. There was no vetting
Q: Actually, your DOJ IG says there was thorough vetting of Afghans. So why blame Biden?
TRUMP: You're just asking questions because you're a stupid person
TRUMP: He went cuckoo. He went nuts. There was no vetting
Q: Actually, your DOJ IG says there was thorough vetting of Afghans. So why blame Biden?
TRUMP: You're just asking questions because you're a stupid person
November 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Translation: even in his insanity, as the stupor of his incapacity begins to consume him, Trump realizes this is all his own fault
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Conservatives yell “socialism” at every initiative designed to help people.
Maybe you've heard the word a few times already today.
But this is nothing more than an old scare tactic.
A functioning government requires pooling resources for the common good. Let me explain.
Maybe you've heard the word a few times already today.
But this is nothing more than an old scare tactic.
A functioning government requires pooling resources for the common good. Let me explain.
Socialism Fear-mongering is Bananas | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Conservatives yell “socialism” at every initiative designed to help people.
Maybe you've heard the word a few times already today.
But this is nothing more than an old scare tactic.
A functioning government requires pooling resources for the common good. Let me explain.
Maybe you've heard the word a few times already today.
But this is nothing more than an old scare tactic.
A functioning government requires pooling resources for the common good. Let me explain.
Therefore, out of national pride if nothing else, and an overwhelming desire to the world's leader, #1 in all good things, the US responded with the following....
Poverty in China has declined dramatically over the past 30 years.
November 28, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Therefore, out of national pride if nothing else, and an overwhelming desire to the world's leader, #1 in all good things, the US responded with the following....
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Also if you’re unwilling to be confrontational with powerful people you just should not be a journalist. You aren’t cut out for it.
November 28, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Also if you’re unwilling to be confrontational with powerful people you just should not be a journalist. You aren’t cut out for it.
Probably a little of both. It is awful to watch.
I can’t tell if it’s cowardice or some fucked up sense of decorum that makes no sense in the current environment with this fuckin guy
November 28, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Probably a little of both. It is awful to watch.
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I can’t believe people in the room don’t push back. It doesn’t matter if he’s the president, part of holding him accountable is standing up to his bullying— especially if he’s doing it right in front of your face
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I can’t believe people in the room don’t push back. It doesn’t matter if he’s the president, part of holding him accountable is standing up to his bullying— especially if he’s doing it right in front of your face
Drop some robots.
November 28, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Drop some robots.
You know what other despot thought he was a genius artist/designer? No, guess which one.
Also the basis upon which he hires his lawyers.
Trump claims he personally redesigned Coast Guard ships because he’s a “looks” person
November 28, 2025 at 12:59 AM
You know what other despot thought he was a genius artist/designer? No, guess which one.
I don't *think* this is an AI prompt on my Scrivener, but it's not the most useful suggestion.
November 27, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I don't *think* this is an AI prompt on my Scrivener, but it's not the most useful suggestion.
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Standards for the profession of journalism exist, there are many ethical practitioners, and they can barely get jobs.
Please support journalist-owned media. We're out here on our own for a reason.
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To be clear Lizza’s story is that Nuzzi sat on important matters of national significance for personal benefit and he’s sat on these details until he could personally benefit.
All of DC media needs to be thrown into the sea. Anyone who defends these people is a goddamn clown.
All of DC media needs to be thrown into the sea. Anyone who defends these people is a goddamn clown.
November 27, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Standards for the profession of journalism exist, there are many ethical practitioners, and they can barely get jobs.
Please support journalist-owned media. We're out here on our own for a reason.
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