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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 1d

Trump's approval rating is now -16%. If you're dissatisfied, you're not alone.
https://www.economist.com/interactive/trump-approval-tracker

Donald Trump’s approval rating

Follow our presidential approval rating poll tracker to see how favourably Americans view Mr Trump

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Alex Grecian @alexgrecian.bsky.social · 6d

What's the opposite of surprising?

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 6d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 6d

Breaking: Caving to pressure regarding Bad Bunny’s planned Super Bowl halftime show, the NFL will instead invite Morgan Freeman to read aloud excerpts from the Epstein files.

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Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 11d

HE WILL FOLLOW YOU TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH.

NYT-bestselling author @alexgrecian.bsky.social's supernatural thriller, THE BOATMAN, is coming in April.

www.amazon.com/Boatman-Alex...

The Boatman

The Boatman [Grecian, Alex] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Boatman

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Alex Grecian @alexgrecian.bsky.social · 12d

Six Bridges is both a book festival I'll be at this weekend and the title of my latest newsletter. What a coincidence!
alexgrecian.substack.com/p/six-bridges

Six Bridges Book Festival: A city street lined with buildings made of giant books.

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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 12d

Sadie Grace is wanted for witchcraft, dead (or alive). Every hired gun in Kansas is out to collect the bounty on her head... Saddle up. It's going to be a bloody ride! 😈

@alexgrecian.bsky.social 's western horror romp, RED RABBIT, is the perfect read for #spookyseason! geni.us/RedRabbit

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Dan Mihalopoulos @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social · 14d

In which a top US Border Patrol official, incredibly, tells my tall and Anglo colleague @chipmitchell1.bsky.social that he's not the type they're looking for as they go about downtown Chicago arresting people based on "how they look"

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Feds in military gear flood downtown Chicago; top border official says arrests based on 'how they look'

The immigration agents were spotted making arrests in downtown Chicago and River North neighborhood early Sunday.

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Ernie Chiara @erniechiara.com · 18d

Hey, that’s me. Looks like the word is out. I’m thrilled to be editing this tremendous Oz anthology alongside @jendiagammon.bsky.social at @starsandsabers.bsky.social coming May 2026!

Stars and Sabers @starsandsabers.bsky.social · 18d

We are over the rainbow excited to announce that @erniechiara.com, writer and literary agent, will co-edit with Jendia Gammon the Oz anthology Omniboz: Tales from the Land of Oz, out May 2026! Read more: www.starsandsabers.com/2025/09/24/w... #oz #books #fantasy #2026books

Welcoming Ernie Chiara as Oz Anthology Co-Editor! – Stars and Sabers

Stars and Sabers Publishing announces Ernie Chiara as co-editor of Oz anthology, alongside Jendia Gammon.

www.starsandsabers.com

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 19d

There's a lot of bad in the world right now. But @tealcartoons.bsky.social and I have a new kids' book coming out called DEAD ENDS that reminds us that failure isn't just inevitable but essential to success. There are a limited number of SIGNED copies from @mysteriousbookshop.com - shorturl.at/1A9CS

A photo of the cover of DEAD ENDS featuring a cartoon of a doctor zapping a patient in a coffin back to life. There are signed book plates and medical oddities all around the book.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 23d

I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 24d

"Late-night jokes shouldn’t be biting, critical, or funny. Jokes should be more like third wives — anodyne, mostly quiet, and on good terms with convicted pedophiles."

Updated Trump Administration FCC Guidelines for Late-Night TV Hosts

“ABC pulls Jimmy Kimmel off air for Charlie Kirk comments after FCC pressure.” — New York Times - - -The FCC has long held that “the public interes...

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 25d

Don’t let this make you quieter.

Get louder.

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Benito Cereno @benitocereno.bsky.social · 25d

Monday (9/22) is the last day to preorder HECTOR PLASM: HUNT THE BIGFOOT #1, so if you’re going to your local comic shop today to pick up book, that would be a great time to ask your retailer to order you a copy

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Hector Plasm: Hunt the Bigfoot #1 Preview

Get your first look at Hector Plasm: Hunt the Bigfoot #1 from Benito Cereno and Derek Hunter and Spencer Holt, published by Image Comics

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Cadwell Turnbull @cadwellturnbull.bsky.social · 26d

Pub Day!!

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Matt Monagle @monagle.bsky.social · 26d

I've been forcing everyone in my life read RED RABBIT for two years now. Maybe that means I've convinced enough of you to check out @alexgrecian.bsky.social's latest novella, THE BOATMAN, too. Just preordered my copy!

The Boatman by Alex Grecian (Paperback With Signed Bookplate) — Bad Hand Books

The Boatman , a supernatural thriller by NYT-bestsellling author Alex Grecian ( Red Rabbit , The Yard series), is coming to Bad Hand Books in 2026.   Here's the scoop on this stunning nov...

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Alex Grecian @alexgrecian.bsky.social · 26d

Bless you, sir! I'm really proud of this one. Hope you like it.

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Alex Grecian @alexgrecian.bsky.social · 26d

Bad Hand Books stands up! I'm so proud to be published by them.

Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 26d

On the current political era of fear and anxiety.

Donald Trump and his fascist administration want us to be afraid because it helps them advance their agenda. The Progressive media ecosystem wants us to be afraid of what the fascists are going to do because it helps their bottom line. And I've about had it with fear. I fully expect Trump and his MAGA thugs to make life harder for many of us--and probably through violent, illegal means--but I refuse to be afraid. I refuse to feel alarm at the day's latest headlines minute by minute. These vile fanatics have threatened my livelihood (successfully) and safety for years now and I've gone through the stages of grief about what our country has become. I've come to accept that they are as bad as they seem and that most people are going to keep their heads down and go along with it. No new low shocks me in the least. Instead, each feels like an inevitability finally come to fruition. A lot of you are coming around to the truth about them at last and you are scared. If this is you, welcome to the party. I mean that sincerely. We're going to need each other. I'm going to keep doing what I'm doing and saying what I've been saying since 2016: Do not give them a single inch uncontested. Mock them. Ridicule them. Push back at the ballot box. Live your life.

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Brandy Schillace @bschillace.brandyschillace.com · 28d

I would like to remind everyone that the #Nazi order to euthanize those with mental health issues (and other #disabilities ♿️) was called Aktion T4. This involuntary euthanasia killed 300K people by conservative estimate. Kilmeade is promoting Nazi killing protocol. Literally, he is saying we should.

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 29d

'Fox & Friends' co-host Brian Kilmeade suggested euthanizing unhoused people with mental health issues who decline help, saying, “Just kill ‘em.” More:
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Fox Host Says to 'Just Kill 'Em' While Discussing Homeless People Who Decline Help

'Fox and Friends' co-host Brian Kilmeade suggested euthanizing unhoused people with mental health issues who decline help, saying, 'Just kill 'em.'

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Alex Grecian @alexgrecian.bsky.social · 29d

Well, I hope you like it as much as they did.

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Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · Sep 12

From NYT bestselling author @alexgrecian.bsky.social (RED RABBIT) comes a supernatural thriller: THE BOATMAN. What will it take to learn the identity of this man--and will the price be too dear? Find out in April of 2026. Pre-orders are live.

badhandbooks.com/preorders/th...

Ocean waves make the shape of a man in a suit and hat. Words reading HE WILL FOLLOW YOU TO THE END 4.7.26 overlay the artwork.

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Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · Sep 11

Have you visited our pre-orders page lately? Upcoming titles by @benjaminpercy.bsky.social with @stephenking.bsky.social @lairdbarron.bsky.social @genni.bsky.social @haileypiperfights.bsky.social @alexgrecian.bsky.social @cgolden.bsky.social and more!

Check it out today: badhandbooks.com/preorders

An array of book covers on the Bad Hand Books pre-orders page.

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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · Sep 6

The President of the United States is declaring war on American cities and Americans are cheering him on, even despite his terrible memes.

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Alex Grecian @alexgrecian.bsky.social · Sep 5

I got a copy of the large print edition of ROSE OF JERICHO. A) I love the creepy cover art, and B) How is it they can make a 485 page book look like it's a novella?!? (My dog is only curious about the mailman who delivered this.)

Cover of Rose of Jericho, showing a spooky forest with a swinging noose.

Spine of Rose of Jericho, with my dog watching the mailman carefully.

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Bobby Parker @legionbobo.bsky.social · Aug 29

Finished 'Rose of Jericho' by @alexgrecian.bsky.social! 💙📚

Fantastic follow up to 'Red Rabbit'!

Next up, 'The Lightning Rod' by @bradmeltzer.com.

Reading helps me maintain my sanity in an insane, bizarro world. I highly suggest it.

#Booksky

Bobby Parker @legionbobo.bsky.social · Aug 26

Finished 'Marion Lane and the Deadly Rose' by T.A. Willberg. 💙📚

The main concept is interesting, although several characters acted... out of character? Against their own best interests? I enjoyed the book, though.

Next up, 'Rose of Jericho' by @alexgrecian.bsky.social!

Keep reading!

#Booksky

Bobby Parker @legionbobo.bsky.social · Aug 24

Finished 'The Keeper of Lost Causes' by Jussi Adler-Olsen yesterday.

Next up, 'Marion Lane and the Deadly Rose' by T.A. Willberg. 💙📚

I can't just 'decide' on my next book, I have to over-analyze my options until I choose a book out of desperation. Probably wasted 12 good reading hours.🙄

#Booksky

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Kathleen Jennings @tanaudel.bsky.social · Aug 26

ONE week until Honeyeater comes out in the US! THREE weeks until Australia!

Kathleen Jennings @tanaudel.bsky.social · Jul 18

HONEYEATER, a haunted subtropical tale, comes out September 2025 PREORDERS open now from your favourite bookstore or:

USA: torpublishinggroup.com/honeyeater/?...
Australia: panmacmillan.com.au/9781761562303/

Honeyeater by Kathleen Jennings
Unsettling baroque image of a person in a white shirt, head obscured by birds and flowers
Art by Lindsey Carr, design by Christine Foltzer, edited by Ellen Datlow

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