Christopher Farnsworth
@chrisfarnsworth.bsky.social
Writer. Author of THE PRESIDENT’S VAMPIRE, KILLFILE, FLASHMOB. Books, journalism, screenplays, comics. Married to @goldenpurl.bsky.social. ROBERT B. PARKER'S BURIED SECRETS out now: https://amzn.to/4hMjBz7
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Robert B. Parker's Big Shot by Christopher Farnsworth: 9780593854372 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Police Chief Jesse Stone finds himself in the crosshairs of a rich hedge fund manager dead set on making Paradise Jesse’s personal Hell, in this latest installment of Robert B. Parker’s beloved...
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Oh hey, what's this? The next Jesse Stone novel, you say? Coming Feb. 10, ROBERT B. PARKER'S BIG SHOT.
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Idahoans United for Women and Families announced last week that the group has collected more than 50,000 signatures so far — out of the nearly 71,000 signatures needed. #idleg #idpol
Ballot initiative to end Idaho’s abortion ban has more than 50,000 signatures, group says • Idaho Capital Sun
Idahoans United for Women and Families announced it has collected more than 50,000 signatures so far out of the nearly 71,000 needed.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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My conversation with Nigerian scammers who are pretending to be author Mark Haddon to swindle writers. leegoldberg.com/my-conversat...
My Conversation with Fake Mark Haddon - Lee Goldberg
Lee Goldberg's conversation with a Nigerian scammer pretending to be author Mark Haddon.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
My conversation with Nigerian scammers who are pretending to be author Mark Haddon to swindle writers. leegoldberg.com/my-conversat...
Once again, comics remain undefeated.
November 25, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Once again, comics remain undefeated.
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This is so incredible. You have to see the photos. These workers held the line for THREE YEARS www.publicsource.org/post-gazette...
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 AM
This is so incredible. You have to see the photos. These workers held the line for THREE YEARS www.publicsource.org/post-gazette...
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attempting to describe the vibes of the moment. have yet to do better than: "imagine watching a documentary reenacting the burning of the Library of Alexandria set to the soundtrack of 'Yakety Sax'"
February 6, 2025 at 3:59 AM
attempting to describe the vibes of the moment. have yet to do better than: "imagine watching a documentary reenacting the burning of the Library of Alexandria set to the soundtrack of 'Yakety Sax'"
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Remember that striking Starbucks workers are asking you not to buy Starbucks right now
November 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Remember that striking Starbucks workers are asking you not to buy Starbucks right now
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Now for some sports news...
(this week's cartoon for @theguardian.com books pages)
(this week's cartoon for @theguardian.com books pages)
November 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Now for some sports news...
(this week's cartoon for @theguardian.com books pages)
(this week's cartoon for @theguardian.com books pages)
Yeah, wow. This is so dumb.
November 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Yeah, wow. This is so dumb.
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Be seated! Wednesday, in a movie theater, to see #WakeUpDeadMan! See my pinned post for a theater finder link
November 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Be seated! Wednesday, in a movie theater, to see #WakeUpDeadMan! See my pinned post for a theater finder link
Now I know how the football fans felt during the World Series.
November 24, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Now I know how the football fans felt during the World Series.
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"In CA, laborers as young as 12 can legally work in agriculture. But many of them toil in punishing & dangerous conditions, and the state is failing to ensure their health & safety.
Jose has labored in the fields every summer and on weekends since he was 11yo to help his mom, who also picks berries
Jose has labored in the fields every summer and on weekends since he was 11yo to help his mom, who also picks berries
California’s Child Farmworkers: Exhausted, Underpaid and Toiling in Toxic Fields
State officials are failing to protect the health and safety of thousands of young field laborers, an investigation has found.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
"In CA, laborers as young as 12 can legally work in agriculture. But many of them toil in punishing & dangerous conditions, and the state is failing to ensure their health & safety.
Jose has labored in the fields every summer and on weekends since he was 11yo to help his mom, who also picks berries
Jose has labored in the fields every summer and on weekends since he was 11yo to help his mom, who also picks berries
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Here's a bodega cat, on the job.
November 23, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Here's a bodega cat, on the job.
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"200 teenagers from New Mexico, Kansas and Wyoming quit after just two weeks on the job. "We worked three days and all of us are broke,"
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November 23, 2025 at 4:18 AM
"200 teenagers from New Mexico, Kansas and Wyoming quit after just two weeks on the job. "We worked three days and all of us are broke,"
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I saw Jamie Raskin defending Plaskett taking a phone call from Jeffrey Epstein as ethical because ”are we not allowed to take phone calls from constituents now?”
Fuck off. She took his money too and even refused to give it back for awhile. The DCCC refused to take his money because of his past.
Fuck off. She took his money too and even refused to give it back for awhile. The DCCC refused to take his money because of his past.
November 23, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I saw Jamie Raskin defending Plaskett taking a phone call from Jeffrey Epstein as ethical because ”are we not allowed to take phone calls from constituents now?”
Fuck off. She took his money too and even refused to give it back for awhile. The DCCC refused to take his money because of his past.
Fuck off. She took his money too and even refused to give it back for awhile. The DCCC refused to take his money because of his past.
The Stark Perm was truly Peak Iron Man.
November 23, 2025 at 4:26 AM
The Stark Perm was truly Peak Iron Man.
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Free: The Epstein Saga Awakens a Familiar Feminist Rage
...entitled to my anger. We all are. In recent days, I have lost count of the number of friends who have told me they are struggling through this Epstein moment, reminded of their own assaults...hands of men
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...entitled to my anger. We all are. In recent days, I have lost count of the number of friends who have told me they are struggling through this Epstein moment, reminded of their own assaults...hands of men
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Opinion | The Epstein Saga Awakens a Familiar Feminist Rage
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November 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Free: The Epstein Saga Awakens a Familiar Feminist Rage
...entitled to my anger. We all are. In recent days, I have lost count of the number of friends who have told me they are struggling through this Epstein moment, reminded of their own assaults...hands of men
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
...entitled to my anger. We all are. In recent days, I have lost count of the number of friends who have told me they are struggling through this Epstein moment, reminded of their own assaults...hands of men
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
Probably better than my love of Tony Stark’s clean-and-sober Iron Man ‘80s armor.
November 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Probably better than my love of Tony Stark’s clean-and-sober Iron Man ‘80s armor.
You could do a lot worse than Spenser if you’re looking for a male role model in the PI genre, is what I’m saying.
November 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM
You could do a lot worse than Spenser if you’re looking for a male role model in the PI genre, is what I’m saying.
And also in EARLY AUTUMN, he tries to show patience as he and Susan are groping toward some kind of mutual understanding despite their anger toward each other at the time.
November 22, 2025 at 7:43 PM
And also in EARLY AUTUMN, he tries to show patience as he and Susan are groping toward some kind of mutual understanding despite their anger toward each other at the time.
Something else you notice on later reads of the series is that Spenser rarely ever raises his voice. He almost never yells.
November 22, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Something else you notice on later reads of the series is that Spenser rarely ever raises his voice. He almost never yells.
I used to avoid EARLY AUTUMN because it’s mostly just Spenser taking a couple months off to try to teach a kid how to be a decent person and now it’s one of my favorite Parker books.
One moment that sticks in my mind from the early Robert B Parker Spenser novels is when Spenser notices an attractive lady and then realizes that she's a teenager. He immediately looks away and banishes her from his mind.
It's a throwaway moment in a book series that's a lot about how to be a man.
It's a throwaway moment in a book series that's a lot about how to be a man.
November 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I used to avoid EARLY AUTUMN because it’s mostly just Spenser taking a couple months off to try to teach a kid how to be a decent person and now it’s one of my favorite Parker books.
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One moment that sticks in my mind from the early Robert B Parker Spenser novels is when Spenser notices an attractive lady and then realizes that she's a teenager. He immediately looks away and banishes her from his mind.
It's a throwaway moment in a book series that's a lot about how to be a man.
It's a throwaway moment in a book series that's a lot about how to be a man.
November 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
One moment that sticks in my mind from the early Robert B Parker Spenser novels is when Spenser notices an attractive lady and then realizes that she's a teenager. He immediately looks away and banishes her from his mind.
It's a throwaway moment in a book series that's a lot about how to be a man.
It's a throwaway moment in a book series that's a lot about how to be a man.
Thinking about how an editor once chewed me out when I was a reporter because a radio station offered me free tickets to see a movie premiere.
I didn’t take them. I just told her about the offer.
I didn’t take them. I just told her about the offer.
November 22, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Thinking about how an editor once chewed me out when I was a reporter because a radio station offered me free tickets to see a movie premiere.
I didn’t take them. I just told her about the offer.
I didn’t take them. I just told her about the offer.
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This is a wonderful time to support journalists who do the work, don’t fuck sources, and actually have moral clarity.
i promise i don’t mean to high horse this but if you’re thinking about giving lizza ten bucks there are a lot of good independent journalists whose work you could subscribe to for a month instead
November 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
This is a wonderful time to support journalists who do the work, don’t fuck sources, and actually have moral clarity.