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Rhonda Jensen @rrrjjensen.bsky.social · 4h

Jonathan Maberry @jonathanmaberry.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks for the shoutout for KAGEN THE DAMNED!

Trey Weller @treyweller.bsky.social · 3d

#Booksky Spooktacular 2025 Day 8: If you want your eldritch horror blended with action-packed epic fantasy, @jonathanmaberry.bsky.social’s Kagen the Damned trilogy is for you! It starts off at a run and never lets up, effortlessly balancing dread and fun while allowing characters room to grow.

Rhonda Jensen @rrrjjensen.bsky.social · 4h

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Jonathan Maberry @jonathanmaberry.bsky.social · 1d

Join me for a creepy-cool book signing for COLD WAR: A NecroTek novel this Saturday at Artifact Books in Encinitas! I'll be joined by @thebrianasman.bsky.social! Come have some #Halloween fun with us!!
#NecroTek #NECROTEKColdWar #darkscifi #scifihorror #cosmichorror @blackstonepub.bsky.social

Rhonda Jensen @rrrjjensen.bsky.social · 4h

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Jonathan Maberry @jonathanmaberry.bsky.social · 1d

Just wrote my 195th short story, a somber piece called "The Crow that Spoke in a Voice like Autumn". It's for an upcoming anthology called INTO THE DEEP DARK WOODS. More details as soon as I get editor approval.
#shortstory #shortstories #horrorfiction

Rhonda Jensen @rrrjjensen.bsky.social · 5h

www.nokings.org

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

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Rhonda Jensen @rrrjjensen.bsky.social · 5h

robertreich.substack.com/p/how-trump-...

How Trump gets and processes information

How Trump is making potentially lethal decisions

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Rhonda Jensen @rrrjjensen.bsky.social · 5h

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Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning 'Annie Hall' and 'The First Wives Club' actress, dies at 79

Diane Keaton, the award-winning actress known for her roles in 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'The Godfather,' and more, has died at 79.

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Rhonda Jensen @rrrjjensen.bsky.social · 5h

robertreich.substack.com/p/really-qat...

Really? Qatar gets its own air force facility inside the United States? Why?

When Trump is fighting the "enemy within" America and kicking out anyone who can't prove they belong here?

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Rhonda Jensen @rrrjjensen.bsky.social · 1d

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How Trump is helping Democratic governors show their stuff

Look at the Democratic governors who are standing up to Trump

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Rhonda Jensen @rrrjjensen.bsky.social · 2d

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Why has the media become so vulnerable to Trump, and what can we do about it?

Even after Disney's reversal on Jimmy Kimmel, the vulnerability remains — unless we change the rules.

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Rhonda Jensen @rrrjjensen.bsky.social · 3d

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 3d

Portland has elevated protesting to an art form.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Rhonda Jensen @rrrjjensen.bsky.social · 3d

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 3d

I'm about to vote on the SAME Republican budget proposal for the 6th time.

Why?

Instead of working with Democrats to lower health care costs, Republicans are forcing us to vote over and over again on a budget that would let 15 million Americans lose their coverage.

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I'm about to vote on the SAME Republican budget proposal for the 6th time.

YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren

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Rhonda Jensen @rrrjjensen.bsky.social · 3d

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A DEATH AT THE WALDORF

(an Achille Poirot Mystery)

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Rhonda Jensen @rrrjjensen.bsky.social · 3d

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to raise money for public television stations after funding cuts

"I can’t think of a more meaningful way to share his works of art than by supporting public television’s mission to educate and inspire," said the president of Bob Ross Inc.

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Rhonda Jensen @rrrjjensen.bsky.social · 3d

www.borowitzreport.com/p/another-re...

Another Reason to Love Canada

Guaranteed laughter.

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Rhonda Jensen @rrrjjensen.bsky.social · 4d

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d

BEHN: “Feed kids. Fix roads. And fund hospitals. Instead of handing out corporate tax breaks.”

TN-07 Democratic nominee @aftynbehn.bsky.social puts her people-first priorities front and center in a high-energy victory speech

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Rhonda Jensen @rrrjjensen.bsky.social · 4d

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Flying to the end of the shutdown

Friends,

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Rhonda Jensen @rrrjjensen.bsky.social · 4d

jamesjensen2.substack.com/p/scream-die...

Scream Diego 2025

The 2nd Annual Horror/Halloween Convention

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Rhonda Jensen @rrrjjensen.bsky.social · 5d

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Punchbowl News @punchbowlnews.bsky.social · 5d

News: A majority of Calif. voters, 54%, back Prop 50, the mid-decade redistricting initiative backed by Gov. Gavin Newsom and former President Obama, per a new co/efficient poll shared first with Punchbowl News.
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Majority of Calif. voters back Prop 50 in new poll

News: We’ve got some fresh polling on California’s redistricting ballot initiative ahead of the Nov. 4 election.

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Rhonda Jensen @rrrjjensen.bsky.social · 5d

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Psychiatrists call for RFK Jr. to be replaced as health secretary

Two groups are calling for new leadership at HHS after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s actions on substance abuse treatment and mental health medications, among other issues.

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Rhonda Jensen @rrrjjensen.bsky.social · 7d

I've Got a Better Way to Choose a President
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I Have a Better Way to Choose a President

The Andy Borowitz Show

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Rhonda Jensen @rrrjjensen.bsky.social · 7d

www.kpbs.org/videos/ken-k...

KEN KRAMER'S ABOUT SAN DIEGO: Episode 97 - Remembering Our City's First Tour Guide

Remembering our city's first tour guide; a look back at the radio art of Padre baseball re-creations; history of the North Park Water Tank, things sent in by viewers and more!

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Rhonda Jensen @rrrjjensen.bsky.social · 7d

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When food banks need bread, 900 home bakers answer the call

A Seattle-area nonprofit group called Community Loaves donates home-baked bread and cookies to food banks in four states.

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Rhonda Jensen @rrrjjensen.bsky.social · 7d

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FACT FOCUS: Democrats did not shut down the government to give health care to 'illegal immigrants'

This is false. Democrats say they are pushing for the inclusion of key health care provisions in the next congressional spending package.

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Rhonda Jensen @rrrjjensen.bsky.social · 8d

www.npr.org/2025/10/03/n...

Take a look! 'Reading Rainbow' is back

Mychal Threets, a social media star librarian, is hosting the new iteration of the series. It's back for four episodes starting on Saturday.

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Rhonda Jensen @rrrjjensen.bsky.social · 8d

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 8d

I know it sounds wild, but my story “Don’t Go Into the Woods Alone” is part of Ghost Box IV (available now!), edited by the great @pattonoswalt.bsky.social! Dig it:
www.hingstonandolsen.com/ghost-box-iv

Ghost Box IV — Hingston & Olsen Publishing

www.hingstonandolsen.com