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David Mack
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NY Times bestselling f/sf author, veteran Star Trek writer (including STAR TREK: KHAN), papa to a cat clowder. Politics-free feed: @davidmack.pro | Agent: Lucienne Diver, Knight Agency. Member WGA & SFWA. he/him | davidmack.pro
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David Mack @davidmack.bsky.social · 2d
OUT NOW!
in hardcover, eBook & digital audiobook

= STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS – RING OF FIRE =
Captain Christopher Pike and the crew of the Enterprise come to the aid of a civilian research station whose secret mission is threatened by murder and sabotage.
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David Mack - Ring of Fire
Captain Christopher Pike and the crew of the Enterprise come to the aid of a civilian research station whose secret mission is threatened by murder and sabotage.
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Not Your Negress @notyournegro.blacksky.app · 15h
Black people have been asking this question for a very long time.
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 15h
Do you really have any rights if they are openly saying they will just make up reasons to detain you?
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thematthill.bsky.social @thematthill.bsky.social · 2d
Wow. Greg Bovino admits on camera that his agents can detain people if you look scared, change your demeanor, or grip a steering wheel too tight.

As his unmasked agents walk around with large guns to scare you, they may arrest you just for that — even if you're a U.S. citizen.
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Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 19h
I found this map showing which states used Dominion Voting Machines in the 2024 race. With an election denier as the new owner of Dominion which is now Liberty vote, I definitely would advise all states to get out of their contract with them & find a new one.
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 1h
MAGA and its agenda are *wildly* unpopular, and media are hugely out of touch for not saying so. Politicians who tap into this reality will thrive, and media outlets that reflect this truth will earn enormous audiences.
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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 12h
A majority of adults oppose Trump’s use of the National Guard in America cities www.gelliottmorris.com/p/a-majority...
A majority of Americans oppose Trump sending the National Guard to Democratic-run cities
The president is defying the will of the people, federal judges, and the Constitution
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Seth Rudy @sethrudy.bsky.social · 11h
Meanwhile in #Portland
Kermit faces off with Hopper in The Muppet Movie
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David Mack @davidmack.bsky.social · 44m
Someone please put this senile, gibbering goon into a straitjacket and have him committed. He’s certifiably loco.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h
Trump: "The restaurants were all closing, now you can't get into a restaurant. They're opening up new restaurants. It took 12 days for us. We sent in not politically correct military. We sent them in based on merit."
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David Mack @davidmack.bsky.social · 1h
Considering the double-entendre meaning of “ring of fire” for UK fans, I’m not sure calling this interview a “sit down” will prove to have been the best choice.... Or maybe it’ll turn out to be the perfect choice. Time will tell.
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Strange New Pod | A Star Trek Podcast @strangenewpod.com · 2h
🚨BONUS DROP🚨

Join Emcee and Julian as they chat with NYT bestselling author, @davidmack.bsky.social about his brand new SNW novel, “Ring of Fire!”
Make sure to catch David at the Simon & Schuster booth at NYCC tomorrow to get your copy signed!

Web: www.strangenewpod.com/snw-ring-of-...
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 5h
George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 6h
"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized
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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 3h
Abolish ICE, pack the court and DC statehood have to be the bare minimum any Dem candidate runs on.
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Peter V Brett @pvbrett.bsky.social · 3h
Hey #nycc2025! I’ll be signing books and giving out free copies of The Desert Prince at the @delreybooks.bsky.social booth #3021 Sunday at 4:30pm! @newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social
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Shepherd @neolithicsheep.bsky.social · 8h
What middle and upper class cis het white people need to understand is that they only have as many rights as the most vulnerable do. You have only the rights trans people and immigrants do.
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 15h
Do you really have any rights if they are openly saying they will just make up reasons to detain you?
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thematthill.bsky.social @thematthill.bsky.social · 2d
Wow. Greg Bovino admits on camera that his agents can detain people if you look scared, change your demeanor, or grip a steering wheel too tight.

As his unmasked agents walk around with large guns to scare you, they may arrest you just for that — even if you're a U.S. citizen.
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David Mack @davidmack.bsky.social · 4h
You’re most welcome! Glad you enjoyed RING OF FIRE. 🙂🖖
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David Mack @davidmack.bsky.social · 5h
Writer/reviewer @paulsemel.bsky.social has posted a new Q&A with yours truly on his website. We spoke about my new novel, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Ring of Fire, and had a fun chat; if you’re curious about the inspirations behind the book, check it out!
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Exclusive Interview: "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Ring Of Fire" Author David Mack ... .
Exclusive Interview: "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Ring Of Fire" Author David Mack \ In which he talks about this "Star Trek" novel.
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The Barbed Wire @thebarbedwire.com · 3d
Texans will vote on 17 constitutional amendments on Nov. 4.

Here’s the ballot in plain English: If you’re wealthy, the state promises to protect your fortune. For everyone else, there’s small perks, patriotic gestures, and pothole-filling promises.
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Texas Is Asking Voters to Protect the Rich and Punish the Poor. Will They Do It?
Among 17 potential constitutional amendments, voters will be deciding the fate of corporate welfare and inherited wealth.
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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 8h
How is Mike Johnson refusing to seat a duly elected Latina any different than racist Jim Crow leaders refusing to seat a duly elected Black man? It isn’t. It’s authoritarian racism.
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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 8h
I really need people who call Biden genocide Joe to understand that the deal that Trump just made was Biden‘s deal. But Trump and BB worked together so that Bebe wouldn’t agree to it under Biden.
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David Avallone @davallone.bsky.social · 7h
Heads up.
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Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 1d
Voters in California who live more than 50 miles from a USPS regional mail center must mail their VBM ballots AT LEAST ONE DAY BEFORE ELECTION DAY to ensure they're postmarked on time and counted. Ballots mailed on ED will be postmarked the following day, making them ineligible.

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California Election Day ballots may miss deadline under new USPS rules
A ballot mailed on Election Day more than 50 miles from a USPS regional hub could be postmarked late due to new rules.
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Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 7h
A few minutes ago in the House:

- Speaker Mike Johnson officially cancels votes next week, extending the House recess through a fourth week

- House Republicans block Democrats from passing a bill to pay the troops during the shutdown, ensuring they will miss paychecks next week
House Press Gallery: During today's pro forma session, the Clerk read a message from the Speaker designating Tuesday, October 14 through Sunday, October 19 as a district work period. Punchbowl's Briana Reilly: House gaveled in and out of its pro forma just now w/o recognizing Rep Elfreth, who was seeking to UC a mil pay bill from Rep Sykes. Elfreth told reporters after that House Dems stand “ready and willing to take” up standalone legislation to pay troops.
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Talia Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 24d
people who want other people to stay in sad little grey boxes forever and never be happy in their bodies or desires are villains and cowards and they may be winning right now but by god they will lose as water smooths stone and roots break it, because that fierce joy is roots and water and life
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David Mack @davidmack.bsky.social · 8h
Wish I could have pulled off this trick while Neil was still around, but I still have fond memories of meeting Geddy and Alex many years ago, and I plan to bring a print of the photo we took together to have them sign it — and then get a new pic of us holding the signed pic.
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David Mack @davidmack.bsky.social · 8h
For Treklit fans attending #NYCC this weekend, be sure to come to my signing tomorrow, SATURDAY OCTOBER 11, in the Simon & Schuster booth, #3409, from 5PM to 5:45PM! They have brand-new copies of my #StarTrek: Strange New Worlds novel RING OF FIRE for sale. Come help us sell paper!
SNW RING OF FIRE Cover Alt-Text for Bluesky Book cover for STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS – RING OF FIRE by New York Times Bestselling Author David Mack. Illustration has a purple-ish space starfield background; very prominent in the center is a black hole surrounded by a reddish-orange-yellow halo of gravitationally distorted light (the titular “ring of fire”). Ghosted and floating in front of this cosmic horror in a pyramid formation are Nurse Christine Chapel (Jess Bush), lower left; first officer Lieutenant Commander Una Chin-Riley (Rebecca Romijn), middle left; Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount), top center; science officer Lieutenant Spock (Ethan Peck), middle right; and security officer Lieutenant La'An Noonien-Singh, lower right, brandishing a phaser like the awesome badass she is. It’s a truly badass cover, thought it would have been nice if they’d made my name bigger, but whatever.
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David Mack @davidmack.bsky.social · 8h
snoopy is dancing with his arms outstretched in front of a red background .
Alt: snoopy is dancing with his arms outstretched in front of a red background .
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David Mack @davidmack.bsky.social · 8h
HOLY. SHIT. I did it. I scored what I think might have been the very last single top-level VIP ticket for the 2026 RUSH tour in NYC. The Limelight Front Row VIP Package! With meet-n-greet! Stage tour! MIND. BLOWN.
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David Mack @davidmack.bsky.social · 8h
Only … 5K to 10K people ahead of me in the queue for each NYC show.

I’m so fucked.
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 12h
I've noticed the opposing team's fans only cheer when the opponents score on us. To win those fans over, I recommend we score on ourselves repeatedly; that will surely make them so happy they'll start supporting us. And I'm sure all our fans will keep cheering for us—who else is there to cheer for?
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