It’s amazing that there’s any confusion whatsoever about why so many straight women have zero interest in dating straight men nowadays
Surely someone has studied our modern epidemic of conservative men with unwashed asses.
Katharine Kit Kerr
@kitkerr.bsky.social
Writes SF and F, author of the Deverry series among many other books. Certified Old Bat, still radical leftist. https://www.patreon.com/KatharineKerr I have a Patreon page, where I do post regularly. Here's the URL.
It’s amazing that there’s any confusion whatsoever about why so many straight women have zero interest in dating straight men nowadays
Surely someone has studied our modern epidemic of conservative men with unwashed asses.
Turns out that food companies were only checking their food because the government told them to, which is exactly why we need government regulations.
she was arrested twice for shoplifting clothes for her children after her divorce and long ago paid her fines and served her time
A Polish-born woman in Des Plaines who “had done everything right” has been in ICE custody for the past year. Green Card for 20 years, sought citizenship. “And it didn’t matter.” www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/27/i...
Physical copy of Coyote vs Acme? I'll buy it if it becomes available.
At least. And buy a physical copy and put it right next to The Day The World Blew Up
The assorted rightwingers who thing the Odyssey movie isn't "true to Homer" obviously have no idea of what "Homer" really was and what was actually in the Odyssey. Hint: it starts with O. already marooned on the nymph's island.
Thinking about how Osprey, a publishing house almost entirely devoted to publishing military uniform/equipment fetish material disguised as dry but picture heavy non-fiction tomes, put out a book dismantling the right wing mythologization of Sparta with an absolute all-timer table of contents.
He should have gone to prison for pressuring Brad Raffensperger to “find” 11,780 votes. That’s the very definition of election interference. We all heard the call.
The photo of Mitch and his wife may well be real, not AI. But if so, when was it taken?
PEOPLE OF THE SOUTHWEST. On Tuesday 21st of July I'll be in talking to @starkholborn.bsky.social at @mrbsemporium.bsky.social in Bath about my new book THE KNIGHT WATCH. Ticket sales are looking a bit thin on the ground at the moment so please share far and wide! mrbsemporium.com/events/2026/...
The Knight Watch with Thomas D. Lee - Mr B's Emporium
We’re delighted to welcome bestselling author Thomas D. Lee to Mr B’s for his new novel, The Knight Watch. From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Perilous Times (a huge Team B fave!), comes this ...
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It’s crazy to me that so many news outlets are accepting that McConnell “proof of life” photo as proof of life, without questioning the very real issues with it. I need video evidence and a doctor’s report.
Michael Fanone's take on Lindsey Graham is one of the most powerful I've read:
The White House was never supposed to be a palace. George Washington and architect James Hoban deliberately rejected the lavish style of European monarchies. Instead, they designed a President’s House that reflected the ideals of a republic: dignified, restrained, and accountable to the people.
The Chain Story Project just released its latest: A Dangerous Place by Michael A. Stackpole. (Story's great, you'll laugh, you'll cry.) Please enjoy, like and share. (Reposting is life for a project like this. Thank you.) www.chainstorycore.com/blog/a-dangerous-place
A Dangerous Place — The Chain Story
Myrk is a mouse. He knows more magick than is good for him. He goes for a walk in the woods, a very dark and forbidding wood. Hilarity ensues in this new story from Michael A. Stackpole.
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/a... Soviet-style propaganda comes to America. Very dangerous.
White House Criticizes Smithsonian Museum for ‘Extreme Political Activism’
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The Buttigiegs have experienced a nightmare that should never have happened at all. I hope whoever is responsible is found and held accountable to the fullest extent of the law. substack.com/home/post/p-...
A Terrible Thing Happened to My Family
Even in today's climate, there should be one fundamental principle everyone respects: whatever you think about someone in politics, you leave their kids alone.
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Wow! Iran left a thank you note in their locker room thanking LA for its hospitality during the World Cup. Be sure you read the last line: “May peace, respect, and friendship prevail among all nations.” (Source: Reuters)
The 500 richest people on the globe added $336 billion to their fortunes on Monday, bringing their collective net worth to a record $13.3 trillion. Read that back. Our problem isn’t an issue of resources. Our problem is ever-expanding wealth inequality.
O Columbia, gem of the ocean The land of the liar and the knave Once the shrine of each patriot's devotion Now the world smirks in mockery of thee. And we know who's to blame . . .
This morning's thought: Why would the pustule actually pay Iran? He doesn't pay anyone. He will *agree* to pay and then treat it like every other agreement/promise he's ever made. He will take the $300 billion from us and somehow it will get lost on the way to the Middle East.
Joe Rogan is what'd happen if Sylvester Stallone and Elmer Fudd got into a transporter accident.