Ashley Shelby
@ashleyshelby.com
Novelist, short story writer, former environmental journalist, solastalgic and radicalized recluse. Often called a "climate fiction" author.
Books: Honeymoons in Temporary Locations, South Pole Station, Muri.
www.ashleyshelby.com
Books: Honeymoons in Temporary Locations, South Pole Station, Muri.
www.ashleyshelby.com
you know how I know Miller supplied the talking points to Patel, Noem, Bovino, and Bessent on Sunday? Because they all said, in no uncertain terms, that legal carry will now mean you are a threat to LE even if you are peaceful and the gun is holstered.
he has no idea what he did to 2a maga.
he has no idea what he did to 2a maga.
January 27, 2026 at 3:41 AM
you know how I know Miller supplied the talking points to Patel, Noem, Bovino, and Bessent on Sunday? Because they all said, in no uncertain terms, that legal carry will now mean you are a threat to LE even if you are peaceful and the gun is holstered.
he has no idea what he did to 2a maga.
he has no idea what he did to 2a maga.
This is a wild read.
Also, support independent journalists.
Also, support independent journalists.
I interviewed over half a dozen ICE and Border Patrol agents who describe an agency that sounds like Reno 911!
“I thought federal agents were supposed to be clean cut but some of them pass around a flask as we are watching a suspect,” one told me:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-unloads
“I thought federal agents were supposed to be clean cut but some of them pass around a flask as we are watching a suspect,” one told me:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-unloads
ICE Unloads
Immigration officers speak out: “Fuck this.”
www.kenklippenstein.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:40 AM
This is a wild read.
Also, support independent journalists.
Also, support independent journalists.
Yesterday the FBI Director, the head of Homeland Security, the now-demoted head of BP and, the Secretary of the Treasury (because why not) went on national television and said Americans who legally carry are now considered threats to law enforcement, even if that gun stays in its holster.
Oops.
Oops.
January 27, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Yesterday the FBI Director, the head of Homeland Security, the now-demoted head of BP and, the Secretary of the Treasury (because why not) went on national television and said Americans who legally carry are now considered threats to law enforcement, even if that gun stays in its holster.
Oops.
Oops.
capping off your career with two extrajudicial murders of American citizens, including a mother of three and a hero-nurse who took care of old veterans, and then riding into the sunset is some trope-level villain shit.
January 27, 2026 at 3:36 AM
capping off your career with two extrajudicial murders of American citizens, including a mother of three and a hero-nurse who took care of old veterans, and then riding into the sunset is some trope-level villain shit.
We vastly underestimate the intelligence of small creatures.
Also, your reminder: spiders are your friends. Don't hurt them. If you want them out of your house, capture gently with a glass and slide a paper under the opening. Release them outside.
ca.news.yahoo.com/spiders-foun...
Also, your reminder: spiders are your friends. Don't hurt them. If you want them out of your house, capture gently with a glass and slide a paper under the opening. Release them outside.
ca.news.yahoo.com/spiders-foun...
Spiders found weaving larger ‘scarecrow’ versions of themselves to fool predators
Spiders also spotted shaking their webs to create movement of their fake decoys
ca.news.yahoo.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:34 PM
We vastly underestimate the intelligence of small creatures.
Also, your reminder: spiders are your friends. Don't hurt them. If you want them out of your house, capture gently with a glass and slide a paper under the opening. Release them outside.
ca.news.yahoo.com/spiders-foun...
Also, your reminder: spiders are your friends. Don't hurt them. If you want them out of your house, capture gently with a glass and slide a paper under the opening. Release them outside.
ca.news.yahoo.com/spiders-foun...
And there were even more! Local elections matter!
November 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
And there were even more! Local elections matter!
6.) Pflugerville school district elected anti-censorship candidates won all three contested races. In Plano, all candidates opposed to book bans won their races, establishing a clear anti-book banning majority.
November 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
6.) Pflugerville school district elected anti-censorship candidates won all three contested races. In Plano, all candidates opposed to book bans won their races, establishing a clear anti-book banning majority.
5.) In Keller ISD, all three open board seats went to trustees who defeated candidates aligned with incumbent book ban supporters, which flipped control of the Board
November 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
5.) In Keller ISD, all three open board seats went to trustees who defeated candidates aligned with incumbent book ban supporters, which flipped control of the Board
4. Three Mansfield ISD board members were voted out by parents and citizens after supporting and voting for sweeping book bans targeting LGBTQIA+ themes and “gender fluidity." The Mansfield, TX voters delivered these board members their FAFO moment.
November 12, 2025 at 8:13 PM
4. Three Mansfield ISD board members were voted out by parents and citizens after supporting and voting for sweeping book bans targeting LGBTQIA+ themes and “gender fluidity." The Mansfield, TX voters delivered these board members their FAFO moment.
3.) Tammy Nakamura got the boot in Grapevine-Colleyville after voting for restrictions on books, classroom discussions, and LGBTQIA+ students themselves. She also voted for policies addressing pronoun use and the teaching of race and gender topics. Enjoy retirement, Tammy.
November 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
3.) Tammy Nakamura got the boot in Grapevine-Colleyville after voting for restrictions on books, classroom discussions, and LGBTQIA+ students themselves. She also voted for policies addressing pronoun use and the teaching of race and gender topics. Enjoy retirement, Tammy.
2. Katy voters removed Board prez Victor Perez, who instituted book bans and transgender "notification" policies in which teachers had to report to parents if a student was transgender. Removed 100s of LGBTQIA+ books. And is now out of a job.
November 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
2. Katy voters removed Board prez Victor Perez, who instituted book bans and transgender "notification" policies in which teachers had to report to parents if a student was transgender. Removed 100s of LGBTQIA+ books. And is now out of a job.
1.) Fort Bend voters removed Rick Garcia, who voted for one of the state's most restrictive book policies, along w/Cheryl Buford, acolyte of the board member who built the policy and supporter of book bans.
November 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
1.) Fort Bend voters removed Rick Garcia, who voted for one of the state's most restrictive book policies, along w/Cheryl Buford, acolyte of the board member who built the policy and supporter of book bans.
In the wake of last week's elections can we get a shout out to #Texas voters who cleaned house back in May, voting out school board members who had enacted book bans, removed #LGBTQ+ books from school libraries, and restricted classroom conversations about LGBTQ+ topics? See thread for details:
November 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM
imagine getting a message as clarion clear and ear-splittingly loud as the one they received last Tuesday, and then doing this.
November 10, 2025 at 3:53 AM
imagine getting a message as clarion clear and ear-splittingly loud as the one they received last Tuesday, and then doing this.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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Silver lining is that if there are any holdout Dem voters who wanted to give establishment politicians a chance, they've now viewed the greatest advertisement for a transformation of the Democratic Party.
November 10, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Silver lining is that if there are any holdout Dem voters who wanted to give establishment politicians a chance, they've now viewed the greatest advertisement for a transformation of the Democratic Party.
@amyklobuchar.com and Tina Smith voted no. Grateful that they have done their job to represent the interests of their states.
However, we need new leadership. @schumer.senate.gov has not done his job and is not half as enraged as the voters who let you know last week that they want you to fight.
However, we need new leadership. @schumer.senate.gov has not done his job and is not half as enraged as the voters who let you know last week that they want you to fight.
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 AM
@amyklobuchar.com and Tina Smith voted no. Grateful that they have done their job to represent the interests of their states.
However, we need new leadership. @schumer.senate.gov has not done his job and is not half as enraged as the voters who let you know last week that they want you to fight.
However, we need new leadership. @schumer.senate.gov has not done his job and is not half as enraged as the voters who let you know last week that they want you to fight.
if @shaheen.senate.gov accepts promises from the GOP, she isn't fit for her job.
November 10, 2025 at 3:39 AM
if @shaheen.senate.gov accepts promises from the GOP, she isn't fit for her job.
In case you were on the fence about whether it's time to move away from @democrats.org politicians like @hassan.senate.gov @shaheen.senate.gov and @kaine.senate.gov, consider how enraged you are in this moment. Then consider how untroubled the people bound to represent our interests are.
Reporter: What do you say to your colleagues who say this isn't a fight, this is a capitulation?
Shaheen: We have a guaranteed vote by a guaranteed date…
Reporter: There is no guarantee that this will become law.
Shaheen: There was never a guarantee that it would be become law.
Shaheen: We have a guaranteed vote by a guaranteed date…
Reporter: There is no guarantee that this will become law.
Shaheen: There was never a guarantee that it would be become law.
November 10, 2025 at 3:35 AM
In case you were on the fence about whether it's time to move away from @democrats.org politicians like @hassan.senate.gov @shaheen.senate.gov and @kaine.senate.gov, consider how enraged you are in this moment. Then consider how untroubled the people bound to represent our interests are.
Guaranteed by whom? @shaheen.senate.gov is misrepresenting this. There is absolutely nothing binding the GOP to hold this vote. This is a betrayal to all the Americans whose lives have been substantially impacted by the shutdown but who still urged you to fight for them. Retire.
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Guaranteed by whom? @shaheen.senate.gov is misrepresenting this. There is absolutely nothing binding the GOP to hold this vote. This is a betrayal to all the Americans whose lives have been substantially impacted by the shutdown but who still urged you to fight for them. Retire.
I'm tired of being pitched "branding." We elected these individuals to zealously represent us. We showed last week that we are enraged. We need to purge the Democrat ranks of people like @kaine.senate.gov and @hassan.senate.gov.
November 10, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I'm tired of being pitched "branding." We elected these individuals to zealously represent us. We showed last week that we are enraged. We need to purge the Democrat ranks of people like @kaine.senate.gov and @hassan.senate.gov.
"Shame on you?" This speech is utterly disqualifying. A coward who couldn't meet the moment.
If you're a US Senator and you believe anything your GOP colleagues tell you, then you are too gullible to represent the interests of Americans
If you're a US Senator and you believe anything your GOP colleagues tell you, then you are too gullible to represent the interests of Americans
November 10, 2025 at 3:27 AM
"Shame on you?" This speech is utterly disqualifying. A coward who couldn't meet the moment.
If you're a US Senator and you believe anything your GOP colleagues tell you, then you are too gullible to represent the interests of Americans
If you're a US Senator and you believe anything your GOP colleagues tell you, then you are too gullible to represent the interests of Americans
can you bet on a certainty?
November 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
can you bet on a certainty?
an unmistakable message was sent last Tuesday: we are enraged. they are sending an unmistakable message to us: they aren't.
November 10, 2025 at 3:24 AM
an unmistakable message was sent last Tuesday: we are enraged. they are sending an unmistakable message to us: they aren't.
honestly, legacy leadership in the party probably think the election results form last week give them enough social capital to survive this.
they're wrong.
they're wrong.
November 10, 2025 at 3:22 AM
honestly, legacy leadership in the party probably think the election results form last week give them enough social capital to survive this.
they're wrong.
they're wrong.