Adele Buck
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Author. Librarian. FAKE FLAME and THE ANTI-SOCIAL SEASON out now. Rep: Katie Shea Boutillier at Donald Maass.
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Adele Buck
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· Oct 17
Okay, it's time for a proper intro thread, not just the one I whacked up there during the workday.
I'm Adele, I'm a law librarian by day and romance author by night. I talk occasionally about a bunch of stuff but a lot about books.
I'm about to talk about my books!
I'm Adele, I'm a law librarian by day and romance author by night. I talk occasionally about a bunch of stuff but a lot about books.
I'm about to talk about my books!
This is the end goal of anyone who wants to eliminate "politics" from discourse where they don't deem it "appropriate."
Erasure of history, erasure of current facts.
Erasure of history, erasure of current facts.
I cannot sufficiently underline how despicable it is that the IOC has required Haitian Olympic athletes to remove an image representing the leader of the Haitian Revolution (against SLAVERY) from their uniforms.
February 6, 2026 at 11:56 PM
This is the end goal of anyone who wants to eliminate "politics" from discourse where they don't deem it "appropriate."
Erasure of history, erasure of current facts.
Erasure of history, erasure of current facts.
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Washington Post is shuttering its book section, part of the ongoing war against literacy & knowledge.
We at Current Affairs want to pick up the slack by expanding book reviews. Writers: pitch us anytime! And if you subscribe/donate we'll use the funding to commission book coverage.
We at Current Affairs want to pick up the slack by expanding book reviews. Writers: pitch us anytime! And if you subscribe/donate we'll use the funding to commission book coverage.
February 6, 2026 at 11:54 AM
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Just purchased some gorgeous earrings (they're MINE, you can't have them!). Take a look at the pretties!
Honestly, if you still need anything for Valentine's Day, I can be sure it goes out tomorrow.
So, an error between PayPal and my bank resulted in transactions being processed ten times and accruing over $3000 in overdraft fees.
They are reversing it.
Monday.
Anyway, if you're feeling charitable, anything mine or goblin will get me to Monday.
Thanks.
www.peculiarityshop.com
They are reversing it.
Monday.
Anyway, if you're feeling charitable, anything mine or goblin will get me to Monday.
Thanks.
www.peculiarityshop.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Just purchased some gorgeous earrings (they're MINE, you can't have them!). Take a look at the pretties!
Finally - all of my self-published back catalogue books are now available as ebooks on Bookshop!
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Bookshop.org US
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February 6, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Finally - all of my self-published back catalogue books are now available as ebooks on Bookshop!
bookshop.org/beta-search?...
bookshop.org/beta-search?...
The two best soccer players in the country secretly pine for each other.
Cleated Rivalry
Cleated Rivalry
The two best tailors in the country secretly pine for each other.
Pleated Rivalry
Pleated Rivalry
The two best chairs salesmen in the county secretly pine for each other.
Seated Rivalry.
Seated Rivalry.
February 5, 2026 at 8:52 PM
The two best soccer players in the country secretly pine for each other.
Cleated Rivalry
Cleated Rivalry
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I have zero bandwidth to develop the idea, but the last decade has given rise to a gulliblity style, where a source’s statement is treated as the story regardless of whether it’s true or plausible. It creates stories that are technically true but functionally misinformation. You see it everywhere.
i think people should consider the extent to which bannon, a known bullshit artist, knows that you will see this and panic. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections
Trump doubled down on his comments to nationalize voting Tuesday during an Oval Office press conference. “If you think about it, a state is an agent for the federal government in elections,” Trump sai...
www.democracydocket.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:54 AM
I have zero bandwidth to develop the idea, but the last decade has given rise to a gulliblity style, where a source’s statement is treated as the story regardless of whether it’s true or plausible. It creates stories that are technically true but functionally misinformation. You see it everywhere.
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This is brilliant and moving on about eighteen different levels.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 2:50 PM
This is brilliant and moving on about eighteen different levels.
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She’s 9. She’s at best ten. And she had to translate for the monsters who came to take her to where she is sick
And folks are talking about body cams
That’s not supposed to be her life
Not for anyone but for a BABY
And folks are talking about body cams
That’s not supposed to be her life
Not for anyone but for a BABY
this poor baby
“She said Elizabeth, … was the one in the car able to communicate with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in English, while explaining what was happening to her parents in Spanish.”
“She said Elizabeth, … was the one in the car able to communicate with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in English, while explaining what was happening to her parents in Spanish.”
Elizabeth is a Columbia Heights fourth-grader who loves volleyball, learning English and giggling in the halls with her friends. She's been held in the Dilley Immigration Processing Center for nearly a month, and she and her mom have both fallen ill. sahanjournal.com/education/co...
February 4, 2026 at 12:18 AM
She’s 9. She’s at best ten. And she had to translate for the monsters who came to take her to where she is sick
And folks are talking about body cams
That’s not supposed to be her life
Not for anyone but for a BABY
And folks are talking about body cams
That’s not supposed to be her life
Not for anyone but for a BABY
"The genie cannot go back into the bottle."
Maybe not, but it can go to jail.
Maybe not, but it can go to jail.
February 3, 2026 at 11:27 PM
"The genie cannot go back into the bottle."
Maybe not, but it can go to jail.
Maybe not, but it can go to jail.
This is so easy. I sent one!
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February 3, 2026 at 9:56 PM
This is so easy. I sent one!
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Would Orson Welles want his lost classic restored by A.I.? You mean the same Orson Welles who, when Ted Turner was leading the charge to colorize black & white movies, famously proclaimed "don't let Ted Turner deface my movie with his crayons"? I think I can make an educated guess here.
In 1942, RKO slashed 43 minutes from Orson Welles's "The Magnificent Ambersons" and slapped on a happy ending. Now, an A.I. company wants to restore what was lost. Are they righting a historic wrong or descrating a classic? My deep dive, in this week's New Yorker. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Deepfaking Orson Welles’s Mangled Masterpiece
Will an A.I. restoration of “The Magnificent Ambersons” right a historic wrong or desecrate a classic?
www.newyorker.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Would Orson Welles want his lost classic restored by A.I.? You mean the same Orson Welles who, when Ted Turner was leading the charge to colorize black & white movies, famously proclaimed "don't let Ted Turner deface my movie with his crayons"? I think I can make an educated guess here.
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Donald Trump invites Americans to believe there’s no money left to make health care affordable while he spends billions of taxpayer dollars to hire masked ICE & Border Patrol agents to intimidate, attack, arrest & even kill our people.
Mr. President, we reject these authoritarian priorities.
Mr. President, we reject these authoritarian priorities.
February 3, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Donald Trump invites Americans to believe there’s no money left to make health care affordable while he spends billions of taxpayer dollars to hire masked ICE & Border Patrol agents to intimidate, attack, arrest & even kill our people.
Mr. President, we reject these authoritarian priorities.
Mr. President, we reject these authoritarian priorities.
Worse than mid: marzipan. Blech.
Guys, I really need to talk about something dumb and meaningless. What's a universally beloved sweet treat that you think is just mid? For me, it's meringue.
February 2, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Worse than mid: marzipan. Blech.
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I reached out to the director of Norway’s Resistance Museum, a collection of artifacts selected by surviving members the resistance.
“It is no coincidence that two red knitted caps occupy a central place alongside submachine guns, hand grenades, and radio transmitters.”
“It is no coincidence that two red knitted caps occupy a central place alongside submachine guns, hand grenades, and radio transmitters.”
‘Rage knitting’ against the machine: the hobbyists putting anti-ICE messages into crafts
Makers take a stand through ‘Melt the ICE’ red knit caps and sparkly nails – all while raising funds for those affected by immigration raids
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:51 PM
I reached out to the director of Norway’s Resistance Museum, a collection of artifacts selected by surviving members the resistance.
“It is no coincidence that two red knitted caps occupy a central place alongside submachine guns, hand grenades, and radio transmitters.”
“It is no coincidence that two red knitted caps occupy a central place alongside submachine guns, hand grenades, and radio transmitters.”
Basically, to any “well, but…” equivocation ask, “why is that grounds for an immediate death sentence?”
If they pause, you might have a human in front of you.
If they pause, you might have a human in front of you.
Just in case anyone is confused or befuddled by MAGA types claiming that someone should or shouldn't have done something:
None of the documented behaviors of protestors or observers are justification for immediate, extrajudicial executions under U.S. law. ICE is lawless. ICE agents are muderers.
None of the documented behaviors of protestors or observers are justification for immediate, extrajudicial executions under U.S. law. ICE is lawless. ICE agents are muderers.
January 29, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Basically, to any “well, but…” equivocation ask, “why is that grounds for an immediate death sentence?”
If they pause, you might have a human in front of you.
If they pause, you might have a human in front of you.
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a prolonged general strike is impossible in the USA. what we need is a prolonged ROLLING strike.
January 28, 2026 at 11:19 PM
a prolonged general strike is impossible in the USA. what we need is a prolonged ROLLING strike.
Just in case anyone is confused or befuddled by MAGA types claiming that someone should or shouldn't have done something:
None of the documented behaviors of protestors or observers are justification for immediate, extrajudicial executions under U.S. law. ICE is lawless. ICE agents are muderers.
None of the documented behaviors of protestors or observers are justification for immediate, extrajudicial executions under U.S. law. ICE is lawless. ICE agents are muderers.
January 29, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Just in case anyone is confused or befuddled by MAGA types claiming that someone should or shouldn't have done something:
None of the documented behaviors of protestors or observers are justification for immediate, extrajudicial executions under U.S. law. ICE is lawless. ICE agents are muderers.
None of the documented behaviors of protestors or observers are justification for immediate, extrajudicial executions under U.S. law. ICE is lawless. ICE agents are muderers.
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milwaukee-area heated rivalry fans, save the date for march 3. i will be hosting a special romance book club heated rivalry pop-up program at my library!
January 28, 2026 at 11:10 PM
milwaukee-area heated rivalry fans, save the date for march 3. i will be hosting a special romance book club heated rivalry pop-up program at my library!
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It seems to me like a slam fuckin dunk that ICE should be abolished on their non-compliance alone, if weenie Dems are afraid they need some reason other than the fucking disgusting concept of ICE existing in the first place
An extraordinary document. Read it.
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
January 28, 2026 at 10:58 PM
It seems to me like a slam fuckin dunk that ICE should be abolished on their non-compliance alone, if weenie Dems are afraid they need some reason other than the fucking disgusting concept of ICE existing in the first place
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Abortion providers and supporters and people who have abortions, and trans health care providers and trans people, have been mercilessly doxxed by the right for years and years and years. Private citizens, all. I don't want to hear word one about this bullshit from these cowardly fucks.
Tillis says he opposes ICE being barred from wearing masks: "I've seen people dox me. I've seen people take pictures and identify law enforcement officers and then put their families at risk. So, I think that's a step too far."
January 28, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Abortion providers and supporters and people who have abortions, and trans health care providers and trans people, have been mercilessly doxxed by the right for years and years and years. Private citizens, all. I don't want to hear word one about this bullshit from these cowardly fucks.
A senator who is recognized by people, "OMG, I AM BEING DOXXED."
These fucking people.
These fucking people.
Tillis says he opposes ICE being barred from wearing masks: "I've seen people dox me. I've seen people take pictures and identify law enforcement officers and then put their families at risk. So, I think that's a step too far."
January 28, 2026 at 11:15 PM
A senator who is recognized by people, "OMG, I AM BEING DOXXED."
These fucking people.
These fucking people.
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When you need a legendary rock star to do the absolute weirdest thing, accept no substitutes: make it Neil Young. bsky.app/profile/raws...
Rock legend Neil Young gifted his entire music archive to Greenland residents.
Rock legend gifts entire music archive to Greenland in sharp Trump rebuke
Rock legend Neil Young gifted his entire music archive to Greenland residents. Young, a vocal critic of President Donald Trump, said he hoped the offering “will ease some of the unwarranted stress…you are experiencing from our unpopular and hopefully temporary government,” Pitchfork reported Tuesday...
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January 28, 2026 at 12:45 AM
When you need a legendary rock star to do the absolute weirdest thing, accept no substitutes: make it Neil Young. bsky.app/profile/raws...
Here's a list of cosponsors (list here is 35 fewer than the congresswoman cites, but Congress.gov may be behind).
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
January 27, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Here's a list of cosponsors (list here is 35 fewer than the congresswoman cites, but Congress.gov may be behind).
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
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I continue to see an IG pattern of a private account with few followers posting comments like "he shouldn't have attacked the agents". Then all these people reply with facts but THAT ENGAGEMENT elevates the first post -- which is a troll bot built to frame narratives.
Block + move on, DON'T engage
Block + move on, DON'T engage
January 26, 2026 at 5:37 AM
I continue to see an IG pattern of a private account with few followers posting comments like "he shouldn't have attacked the agents". Then all these people reply with facts but THAT ENGAGEMENT elevates the first post -- which is a troll bot built to frame narratives.
Block + move on, DON'T engage
Block + move on, DON'T engage