Thaddeus Howze
@ebonstorm.bsky.social
AUTHOR • POLYMATH • FUTURIST
[email protected] | Narrative Designer
🏅3x Quora ‘Top Writer’ (2016 - 2018)
🏅Emmy Award (2024)
🏅#TheBlackFantastic | Library of America (2025)
📚 Hayward’s Reach & Broken Glass
📚 thowze.carrd.co
📚 linktr.ee/ebonstorm
[email protected] | Narrative Designer
🏅3x Quora ‘Top Writer’ (2016 - 2018)
🏅Emmy Award (2024)
🏅#TheBlackFantastic | Library of America (2025)
📚 Hayward’s Reach & Broken Glass
📚 thowze.carrd.co
📚 linktr.ee/ebonstorm
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This may have been my most influential #writing year.
I published 20 articles on the #epistemology of writing —examining how the #Socratic, #Narrative, and #Thermodynamic dimensions of thought shape craft & sharpen thinking.
I did most of that work on #Facebook. They removed me from the platform.
I published 20 articles on the #epistemology of writing —examining how the #Socratic, #Narrative, and #Thermodynamic dimensions of thought shape craft & sharpen thinking.
I did most of that work on #Facebook. They removed me from the platform.
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Healey: Whether it’s ballrooms, or masked agents, or attacks on Europe and Greenland…This is not normal. It’s not normal to have somebody who acts like a two-year-old throwing a tantrum. On any given day, we don’t know what he’s going to do.
This shouldn’t be normalized. It’s not right.
This shouldn’t be normalized. It’s not right.
January 23, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Healey: Whether it’s ballrooms, or masked agents, or attacks on Europe and Greenland…This is not normal. It’s not normal to have somebody who acts like a two-year-old throwing a tantrum. On any given day, we don’t know what he’s going to do.
This shouldn’t be normalized. It’s not right.
This shouldn’t be normalized. It’s not right.
HUD IS FAILING OUR ELDERS
There is a grey wave of homelessness sweeping the country.
substack.com/@reppressley...
There is a grey wave of homelessness sweeping the country.
substack.com/@reppressley...
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (@reppressley)
America deserves a HUD Secretary who will tackle the fair & affordable housing crisis.
But Secretary Turner is failing the people & sitting on the sidelines.
Trump and Republicans are using him as t...
substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:15 AM
HUD IS FAILING OUR ELDERS
There is a grey wave of homelessness sweeping the country.
substack.com/@reppressley...
There is a grey wave of homelessness sweeping the country.
substack.com/@reppressley...
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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A HERALD OF GALACTUS
The #AnswerMan returns with a shocker...
You have never met a Herald of Galactus that was ever alive. You have met constructs of Galactus that believe they are.
They are the Power Cosmic given flesh.
cognitivedissident.substack.com/p/what-does-...
The #AnswerMan returns with a shocker...
You have never met a Herald of Galactus that was ever alive. You have met constructs of Galactus that believe they are.
They are the Power Cosmic given flesh.
cognitivedissident.substack.com/p/what-does-...
January 23, 2026 at 2:47 AM
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A HERALD OF GALACTUS
The #AnswerMan returns with a shocker...
You have never met a Herald of Galactus that was ever alive. You have met constructs of Galactus that believe they are.
They are the Power Cosmic given flesh.
cognitivedissident.substack.com/p/what-does-...
The #AnswerMan returns with a shocker...
You have never met a Herald of Galactus that was ever alive. You have met constructs of Galactus that believe they are.
They are the Power Cosmic given flesh.
cognitivedissident.substack.com/p/what-does-...
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Here's an excerpt. Please take a moment to read the whole column if you can and tell me what you think
January 23, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Here's an excerpt. Please take a moment to read the whole column if you can and tell me what you think
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The ICE deaths we're not talking about
Trump's biggest concentration camp in Texas is rocked by 3 deaths in 33 days - one deemed 'homicide' after a violent encounter with guards. The ICE detention death rate is 10X (!!) Biden's final year
My new column on a crisis www.inquirer.com/opinion/deat...
Trump's biggest concentration camp in Texas is rocked by 3 deaths in 33 days - one deemed 'homicide' after a violent encounter with guards. The ICE detention death rate is 10X (!!) Biden's final year
My new column on a crisis www.inquirer.com/opinion/deat...
People are dying in Trump’s squalid concentration camps | Will Bunch
People are dying in ICE detention facilities at nearly 10 times the rate of the Biden years. It will likely get worse.
www.inquirer.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:51 PM
The ICE deaths we're not talking about
Trump's biggest concentration camp in Texas is rocked by 3 deaths in 33 days - one deemed 'homicide' after a violent encounter with guards. The ICE detention death rate is 10X (!!) Biden's final year
My new column on a crisis www.inquirer.com/opinion/deat...
Trump's biggest concentration camp in Texas is rocked by 3 deaths in 33 days - one deemed 'homicide' after a violent encounter with guards. The ICE detention death rate is 10X (!!) Biden's final year
My new column on a crisis www.inquirer.com/opinion/deat...
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🧵 5/
#SaveOurSigns
#SlaveryExhibit
#IndependenceNHP
“Abolitions in the 1830s…”
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#SaveOurSigns
#SlaveryExhibit
#IndependenceNHP
“Abolitions in the 1830s…”
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January 23, 2026 at 3:03 AM
🧵 5/
#SaveOurSigns
#SlaveryExhibit
#IndependenceNHP
“Abolitions in the 1830s…”
sos-sandbox.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/images/aKWqG...
#SaveOurSigns
#SlaveryExhibit
#IndependenceNHP
“Abolitions in the 1830s…”
sos-sandbox.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/images/aKWqG...
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my preference is that after they have served their time there be nothing affixed at all. Ex-con is almost as problematic as con.
January 23, 2026 at 3:20 AM
my preference is that after they have served their time there be nothing affixed at all. Ex-con is almost as problematic as con.
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The Tate brothers, who have been accused of sexual misconduct in three countries, had their devices seized by law enforcement when they arrived in the U.S.
Days later, a White House official told DHS to return them.
(Published Nov. 2025)
Days later, a White House official told DHS to return them.
(Published Nov. 2025)
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
January 23, 2026 at 1:00 AM
The Tate brothers, who have been accused of sexual misconduct in three countries, had their devices seized by law enforcement when they arrived in the U.S.
Days later, a White House official told DHS to return them.
(Published Nov. 2025)
Days later, a White House official told DHS to return them.
(Published Nov. 2025)
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"Pity the nation that has to silence its writers for speaking their minds. Pity the nation that needs to jail those who ask for justice, while communal killers, mass murderers, corporate scamsters, looters, rapists, and those who prey on the poorest of the poor, roam free."
Arundhati Roy
Arundhati Roy
January 22, 2026 at 5:20 AM
"Pity the nation that has to silence its writers for speaking their minds. Pity the nation that needs to jail those who ask for justice, while communal killers, mass murderers, corporate scamsters, looters, rapists, and those who prey on the poorest of the poor, roam free."
Arundhati Roy
Arundhati Roy
No reasonable person should be surprised by this.
Making the fairly centrist Washington Post swing conservative wasn't going to make conservatives read it.
But it would drive away anyone who didn't align with Trump and his media minions.
It should be bleeding out any day now.
Making the fairly centrist Washington Post swing conservative wasn't going to make conservatives read it.
But it would drive away anyone who didn't align with Trump and his media minions.
It should be bleeding out any day now.
As the leadership of the Washington Post hobnobbed with the elite at the World Economic Forum in Davos, there is panic within the newsroom over looming cuts and owner Jeff Bezos' disappearing acts as troubles mount at the venerable paper.
Washington Post trapped in 'erosion of morale' as readership collapses — and Bezos is MIA
As the leadership of the Washington Post hobnobbed with the elite at the World Economic Forum in Davos, there is panic within the newsroom over looming cuts and owner Jeff Bezos' disappearing acts as troubles mount at the venerable paper.According to Status reporter Natalie Korach, there is an "eros...
bit.ly
January 23, 2026 at 3:26 AM
No reasonable person should be surprised by this.
Making the fairly centrist Washington Post swing conservative wasn't going to make conservatives read it.
But it would drive away anyone who didn't align with Trump and his media minions.
It should be bleeding out any day now.
Making the fairly centrist Washington Post swing conservative wasn't going to make conservatives read it.
But it would drive away anyone who didn't align with Trump and his media minions.
It should be bleeding out any day now.
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Okay who gave shark a megaphone?! 🦈📢
Also the crisis is real and very justified!💀🍵
#art #comic #fantasyart
Also the crisis is real and very justified!💀🍵
#art #comic #fantasyart
January 20, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Okay who gave shark a megaphone?! 🦈📢
Also the crisis is real and very justified!💀🍵
#art #comic #fantasyart
Also the crisis is real and very justified!💀🍵
#art #comic #fantasyart
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January 22, 2026 at 7:55 PM
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This is why masking in public, in an n95 or better, is a necessary act of resistance. BIPOC, disabled, immigrant, lgbtq esp trans folks… they’re all more vulnerable to illness & less resourced to recover.
The fascists know this. Your unmasked face their weapon.
Mask up to disarm them.
Mutual aid:
The fascists know this. Your unmasked face their weapon.
Mask up to disarm them.
Mutual aid:
January 23, 2026 at 2:42 AM
This is why masking in public, in an n95 or better, is a necessary act of resistance. BIPOC, disabled, immigrant, lgbtq esp trans folks… they’re all more vulnerable to illness & less resourced to recover.
The fascists know this. Your unmasked face their weapon.
Mask up to disarm them.
Mutual aid:
The fascists know this. Your unmasked face their weapon.
Mask up to disarm them.
Mutual aid:
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The United States has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization.
This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
January 23, 2026 at 1:57 AM
The United States has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization.
This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
What does it mean to be a Herald of Galactus?
Someone on Reddit in the r/Galactus group posited “what kind of psychological transformation would a person go through when they became a #Herald of #Galactus?”
They would be of a different mind. Literally.
open.substack.com/pub/cognitiv...
#comics
Someone on Reddit in the r/Galactus group posited “what kind of psychological transformation would a person go through when they became a #Herald of #Galactus?”
They would be of a different mind. Literally.
open.substack.com/pub/cognitiv...
#comics
January 23, 2026 at 2:40 AM
What does it mean to be a Herald of Galactus?
Someone on Reddit in the r/Galactus group posited “what kind of psychological transformation would a person go through when they became a #Herald of #Galactus?”
They would be of a different mind. Literally.
open.substack.com/pub/cognitiv...
#comics
Someone on Reddit in the r/Galactus group posited “what kind of psychological transformation would a person go through when they became a #Herald of #Galactus?”
They would be of a different mind. Literally.
open.substack.com/pub/cognitiv...
#comics
#SCIENCE: MEASLES
#Measles is a #medical challenge because the disease causes a phenomenon known as "immune amnesia," where the #virus destroys pre-existing immune #memory, leaving individuals vulnerable to other infections.
12% - 73% of previous immunity can be lost.
asm.org/articles/201...
#Measles is a #medical challenge because the disease causes a phenomenon known as "immune amnesia," where the #virus destroys pre-existing immune #memory, leaving individuals vulnerable to other infections.
12% - 73% of previous immunity can be lost.
asm.org/articles/201...
January 22, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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When the bill was reported out of committee, it included my amendment.
But during negotiations, I was told that the White House - Stephen Miller in particular - stripped my amendment from the bill.
But during negotiations, I was told that the White House - Stephen Miller in particular - stripped my amendment from the bill.
January 22, 2026 at 8:54 PM
When the bill was reported out of committee, it included my amendment.
But during negotiations, I was told that the White House - Stephen Miller in particular - stripped my amendment from the bill.
But during negotiations, I was told that the White House - Stephen Miller in particular - stripped my amendment from the bill.
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That's a non sequitur. The 5 year old, Liam Ramos, was arrested and then detained. Arrest does not require criminal charges to be brought, only that somebody be taken into custody (which Ramos clearly was). Vance may believe that the arrest was justified. But it's still an arrest.
Q: A school district alleges ICE agents detained a 5 year old after preschool. Are you proud of how you're conducting this immigration crackdown?
JD VANCE: The 5 year old was not arrested. His dad was an illegal alien. So the story is that ICE detained a 5 year old -- what are they supposed to do?
JD VANCE: The 5 year old was not arrested. His dad was an illegal alien. So the story is that ICE detained a 5 year old -- what are they supposed to do?
January 22, 2026 at 8:09 PM
That's a non sequitur. The 5 year old, Liam Ramos, was arrested and then detained. Arrest does not require criminal charges to be brought, only that somebody be taken into custody (which Ramos clearly was). Vance may believe that the arrest was justified. But it's still an arrest.
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Vance: "We have so many people here that we do not want to have here. I do not want so many ICE officers in Mpls. I mean, good lord, it's really really frickin' cold outside. But they're here not even to enforce immigration laws but to protect people from rioters. That's an absurd state of affairs"
January 22, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Vance: "We have so many people here that we do not want to have here. I do not want so many ICE officers in Mpls. I mean, good lord, it's really really frickin' cold outside. But they're here not even to enforce immigration laws but to protect people from rioters. That's an absurd state of affairs"
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Vance on Jan. 8: "You have a federal law enforcement official engaging in federal law enforcement action. That's a federal issue. That guy's protected by absolute immunity."
Vance today: "I didn't say that officers who engaged in wrongdoing would enjoy immunity. That's absurd."
Vance today: "I didn't say that officers who engaged in wrongdoing would enjoy immunity. That's absurd."
January 22, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Vance on Jan. 8: "You have a federal law enforcement official engaging in federal law enforcement action. That's a federal issue. That guy's protected by absolute immunity."
Vance today: "I didn't say that officers who engaged in wrongdoing would enjoy immunity. That's absurd."
Vance today: "I didn't say that officers who engaged in wrongdoing would enjoy immunity. That's absurd."
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Ossoff: "POTUS called for this man [Mark Kelly] to be hanged. A combat veteran, naval aviator, astronaut, senator. He demanded his execution bc he stated a principle enshrined in uniform code of military justice. If we become numb to that we lose sight of how extraordinary our obligations are."
January 22, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Ossoff: "POTUS called for this man [Mark Kelly] to be hanged. A combat veteran, naval aviator, astronaut, senator. He demanded his execution bc he stated a principle enshrined in uniform code of military justice. If we become numb to that we lose sight of how extraordinary our obligations are."
“Immigration officers claim sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says.”
You can't claim a power beyond your scope.
You can defy it.
You can deny it.
You can say it does not matter to YOU.
But you did not invalidate it, you ignored it.
KNOW THIS: The law will come for you.
You can't claim a power beyond your scope.
You can defy it.
You can deny it.
You can say it does not matter to YOU.
But you did not invalidate it, you ignored it.
KNOW THIS: The law will come for you.
This is what fascism looks like. Use the word. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/immigration-officers-claim-sweeping-power-to-enter-homes-without-a-judges-warrant-memo-says
Immigration officers claim sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
The memo authorizes ICE officers to use force to enter a residence based solely on a more narrow administrative warrant
www.pbs.org
January 22, 2026 at 7:50 PM
“Immigration officers claim sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says.”
You can't claim a power beyond your scope.
You can defy it.
You can deny it.
You can say it does not matter to YOU.
But you did not invalidate it, you ignored it.
KNOW THIS: The law will come for you.
You can't claim a power beyond your scope.
You can defy it.
You can deny it.
You can say it does not matter to YOU.
But you did not invalidate it, you ignored it.
KNOW THIS: The law will come for you.
“When a man acquires a taste for murder, where he physically denies a person the right to exist and they die in his arms, he is forever broken. He is no longer suitable for the company of others, for he imagines himself killing them whenever they annoy him, because, in his mind, he already has.”
January 22, 2026 at 7:47 PM
“When a man acquires a taste for murder, where he physically denies a person the right to exist and they die in his arms, he is forever broken. He is no longer suitable for the company of others, for he imagines himself killing them whenever they annoy him, because, in his mind, he already has.”