Why do I have crushes on so many news anchors? There’s just something about a smart, handsome guy in a suit…
Clifton Kelly
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Unless the new pope is a queer woman of color, not interested. #thankunext #pope
OK, indie authors. I'm starting a personal reading challenge to focus on independently published books. I'm especially into horror, mystery, spies, superheroes/powers, and non-spicy mm. Any recs? You can plug your own work - please! #writingcommunity #authorsandwriters #queerwriters #indieauthors
Abandoning marginalized groups may be trendy, but it’s not the path forward for Dems if they want to regain power.
Opinion | Latest Trump polling proves Gavin Newsom is on the wrong track
Newsom seems to think Democrats can only win if they abandon the justice principles that are the foundation of our party. The polls say otherwise.
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Hot take: New writers shouldn’t pick a niche too soon. Try everything. Break things. Write horror for toddlers if you want. Your niche will find you. Here's my case for creative chaos: medium.com/@ckelly.inkw... #writingcommunity #WritingAdvice #CareerGrowth #ContentCreation #writing
Choose Your Niche…Or Don’t (Yet)
Here’s Why Experimenting Early is a Superpower
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Every time I sit down to write, the voice starts: "You’re a fraud." I used to think it was just me. Turns out, it’s part of the process. New post on writing, imposter syndrome, and silencing the critic in your head. #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
Silencing the Inner Critic: A Writer’s Struggle with Imposter Syndrome
Self-doubt never fully goes away. But you can keep writing anyway.
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Who could have possibly predicted that he has no idea WTF he’s doing? 🙄
Poll: Trump loses trust on the economy as 100-day mark nears
Most Americans now express opposition to Trump's tariffs and little confidence in his economic leadership, a shift since the election.
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"He was indeed a tender, decent man. But he was a man of his church and of his generation, steeped in the bigotries of both. "
Opinion | Pope Francis’ Gay Muddle
Good Catholics were supposed to embrace gay people but not their gayness. That’s hardly the arithmetic of equality.
nytimes.com
Tesla profits fell by 71%. Finally, some good news. 😈
Tesla warns that trade policy and politics are taking a toll as it announces sizable revenue decline
The electric automaker — which is increasingly trying to diversify into high-tech products like robots — said profits fell 71% to $409 million compared to $1.39 billion during the same quarter one yea...
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Wrote the first 500 words of a new story tonight. It’s not much, but it’s a start. #writingcommunity
The phrase “identity politics” has been weaponized to dismiss concerns for marginalized groups.
If Jesus had focused more on kitchen table issues and less on unpopular outcasts like lepers and prostitutes, he might have won more support from white working-class Judeans.
Finished this one last night. TBR pile is steadily shrinking.
Good Friday seems like an egregious misnomer to me. But I guess Terrible, Awful, Very Bad, No Good Friday is too long to fit on the calendar.
GOP lawmakers don’t care what their constituents want. It’s all about corporate donors, unethical backroom financial deals, and not upsetting the Cheetoh-In-Chief.
Anger erupts at Republican lawmakers' town halls amid tariff and DOGE drama
Few congressional Republicans held town halls after facing hostility in March. Attendees are now complaining about tariffs and spending cuts
usatoday.com
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
"the worst and dumbest people in the world gloating about how they solved the ‘grift’ of sending lifesaving medications to dying babies...” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/o...
Opinion | The Vibe Shifts Against the Right
People who once found right-wing ideas scintillating are having second thoughts as they watch Trump put those ideas into practice.
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"We, too, live in the shadow of empire...Our economy prioritizes the 1 percent and puts corporate profits over worker dignity. Our laws enforce inequality in the criminal justice system, education and health care...We extract, exploit, incarcerate, and we call it 'law and order.'”
Opinion | Palm Sunday Was a Protest, Not a Procession
Jesus’ procession was a parody of imperial power — a deliberate mockery of Roman spectacle and a prophetic enactment of a kingdom built not on violence but on justice.
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