Jeff Abbott
@jeffabbott.bsky.social
NYT bestselling thriller author. Summer Reading Picks by GOOD MORNING AMERICA, THE TODAY SHOW, O MAGAZINE, & USA TODAY. #1 Audible best-seller. Husband, father, Rice Owl, Arsenal, New Orleans Saints, 🏴 / 🏴 / 🇩🇰 hybrid
there's an introduction to being Episcopalian/Anglican where a bishop recounts a story of his small child proudly showing off their Pilgrim costume and bishop jokingly asks 'why are you dressed as the enemy?'
anyway Happy Thanksgiving, splitters
anyway Happy Thanksgiving, splitters
November 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
there's an introduction to being Episcopalian/Anglican where a bishop recounts a story of his small child proudly showing off their Pilgrim costume and bishop jokingly asks 'why are you dressed as the enemy?'
anyway Happy Thanksgiving, splitters
anyway Happy Thanksgiving, splitters
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"Imagine you stole all of the intellectual property in the world. And you're using it to help people write middling emails and make revenge porn about women, and also children. And you're powering this plagiarism and non-consensual porn machine by eating up what's left of humanity's carbon budget."
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November 27, 2025 at 4:04 AM
"Imagine you stole all of the intellectual property in the world. And you're using it to help people write middling emails and make revenge porn about women, and also children. And you're powering this plagiarism and non-consensual porn machine by eating up what's left of humanity's carbon budget."
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People will die, and are currently dying, because RFK was granted one of the most powerful megaphones in the country. Two people who could have thrown barriers in front of his climb decided not to; there's a sex scandal here but it is not the biggest scandal.
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
People will die, and are currently dying, because RFK was granted one of the most powerful megaphones in the country. Two people who could have thrown barriers in front of his climb decided not to; there's a sex scandal here but it is not the biggest scandal.
i am slowly deluding myself into believing if i got a linux laptop i would only use it for writing, no internet surfing or research or targeting my sworn enemies
November 27, 2025 at 1:56 AM
i am slowly deluding myself into believing if i got a linux laptop i would only use it for writing, no internet surfing or research or targeting my sworn enemies
i finished a massive rewrite of a book (now done and will be out next year) and honestly it felt like a miracle. i've never been so scattered
Hey, props to writers who got literally anything done this year.
November 26, 2025 at 10:17 PM
i finished a massive rewrite of a book (now done and will be out next year) and honestly it felt like a miracle. i've never been so scattered
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Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
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November 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
we really need charming threads right now, and this is one. Delightful. Happy Thanksgiving!
OK - pie discourse - best pie story:
In 2016, we were living in Andover, in the UK. My wife was assigned as an exchange officer at the Army Air Corps base at Middle Wallop (yes, really).*
The US Army has a tradition: senior leaders, in dress uniform, serve junior troops Thanksgiving dinner.
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In 2016, we were living in Andover, in the UK. My wife was assigned as an exchange officer at the Army Air Corps base at Middle Wallop (yes, really).*
The US Army has a tradition: senior leaders, in dress uniform, serve junior troops Thanksgiving dinner.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
we really need charming threads right now, and this is one. Delightful. Happy Thanksgiving!
the state of my writing day:
closer to finishing a draft of a short story that i'd outlined, but part of outline fell apart, & so now the story aside from the narrative is full of notes:
(go back and put detail in earlier)
(move this scene up earlier so it makes sense)
(merge these two people) /1
closer to finishing a draft of a short story that i'd outlined, but part of outline fell apart, & so now the story aside from the narrative is full of notes:
(go back and put detail in earlier)
(move this scene up earlier so it makes sense)
(merge these two people) /1
November 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
the state of my writing day:
closer to finishing a draft of a short story that i'd outlined, but part of outline fell apart, & so now the story aside from the narrative is full of notes:
(go back and put detail in earlier)
(move this scene up earlier so it makes sense)
(merge these two people) /1
closer to finishing a draft of a short story that i'd outlined, but part of outline fell apart, & so now the story aside from the narrative is full of notes:
(go back and put detail in earlier)
(move this scene up earlier so it makes sense)
(merge these two people) /1
I love HEB (very well run TX grocery chain). With 20,000+ people under a boil water notice they've got pallets of water right at the front (they did have to shut down their seafood section--no ice). Whether a local issue like this or a major hurricane response they are ON IT
November 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I love HEB (very well run TX grocery chain). With 20,000+ people under a boil water notice they've got pallets of water right at the front (they did have to shut down their seafood section--no ice). Whether a local issue like this or a major hurricane response they are ON IT
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I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
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It says a lot about our country that the FBI had no interest in interviewing Brett Kavanaugh but wants to talk to Mark Kelly.
November 26, 2025 at 12:34 AM
It says a lot about our country that the FBI had no interest in interviewing Brett Kavanaugh but wants to talk to Mark Kelly.
with our water outage i saw people on FB asking ChatGPT about it and whether their neighborhood was affected, like it was a currently reliable news source (they kept getting bad info)
November 26, 2025 at 12:44 AM
with our water outage i saw people on FB asking ChatGPT about it and whether their neighborhood was affected, like it was a currently reliable news source (they kept getting bad info)
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I still think about this sometimes, and wonder how many of the 12 books the friend liked.
A customer just came into the shop and bought 12 books for her friend’s birthday. She’s going to wrap them individually and write a different month of the year on each one, so her friend has a new book to read every month until her next birthday. And I think that’s just the most thoughtful gift.
November 26, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I still think about this sometimes, and wonder how many of the 12 books the friend liked.
we still don't have drinking water but i've chilled a bottle of Alsatian Gewürztraminer to provide hydration
November 25, 2025 at 11:31 PM
we still don't have drinking water but i've chilled a bottle of Alsatian Gewürztraminer to provide hydration
just putting the final touches on my "stuffing vs dressing" skeet that will blaze across bluesky like a ragebait comet, back soon
November 25, 2025 at 11:08 PM
just putting the final touches on my "stuffing vs dressing" skeet that will blaze across bluesky like a ragebait comet, back soon
honing a super-hot take that combines pie and star wars rankings, back soon
November 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
honing a super-hot take that combines pie and star wars rankings, back soon
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CHRISTMAS WITCHER CHRISTMAS WITCHER
Companions of Christmas: MERCURIUS ABU-SIFIN
Today (November 25) is the feast day of this Scythian-Romano soldier saint, who wields two swords: one with which to fight evil men, the other, given to him by the Archangel Michael, with which to fight demons, evil spirits, and monsters. 1/
Today (November 25) is the feast day of this Scythian-Romano soldier saint, who wields two swords: one with which to fight evil men, the other, given to him by the Archangel Michael, with which to fight demons, evil spirits, and monsters. 1/
November 25, 2025 at 7:16 PM
CHRISTMAS WITCHER CHRISTMAS WITCHER
hey it's like we had a healthy economy that was well recovering for ALL and then something bad happened or policies changed or something hmm
November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
hey it's like we had a healthy economy that was well recovering for ALL and then something bad happened or policies changed or something hmm
under a boil water notice, right before thanksgiving which is fun
no idea when it will be lifted
i think we've all learned a valuable lesson about infrastructure, kids
no idea when it will be lifted
i think we've all learned a valuable lesson about infrastructure, kids
November 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
under a boil water notice, right before thanksgiving which is fun
no idea when it will be lifted
i think we've all learned a valuable lesson about infrastructure, kids
no idea when it will be lifted
i think we've all learned a valuable lesson about infrastructure, kids
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#ComingUpOnTCM
THE MUSIC MAN (1962) Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett
Dir.: Morton DaCosta 2:15 PM PT
A con man who hawks musical instruments to small-town suckers falls for an Iowa librarian.
2h 31m | Musical | TV-G
#TCM #TCMParty #MeredithWillson
THE MUSIC MAN (1962) Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett
Dir.: Morton DaCosta 2:15 PM PT
A con man who hawks musical instruments to small-town suckers falls for an Iowa librarian.
2h 31m | Musical | TV-G
#TCM #TCMParty #MeredithWillson
November 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
#ComingUpOnTCM
THE MUSIC MAN (1962) Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett
Dir.: Morton DaCosta 2:15 PM PT
A con man who hawks musical instruments to small-town suckers falls for an Iowa librarian.
2h 31m | Musical | TV-G
#TCM #TCMParty #MeredithWillson
THE MUSIC MAN (1962) Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett
Dir.: Morton DaCosta 2:15 PM PT
A con man who hawks musical instruments to small-town suckers falls for an Iowa librarian.
2h 31m | Musical | TV-G
#TCM #TCMParty #MeredithWillson
stunned that a cameo on SOUTH BEACH TOW was not adequate preparation for an appointment as a federal prosecutor
November 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
stunned that a cameo on SOUTH BEACH TOW was not adequate preparation for an appointment as a federal prosecutor
i am not even talking about that comedy list, just moving on with my day
November 24, 2025 at 5:28 PM
i am not even talking about that comedy list, just moving on with my day
this is exactly what I'm in the mood for (I read The Dark is Rising series last Christmas season) so thank you for the recommendation
You know what’s ripe for a comeback is the Wolves of Willoughby Chase series by Joan Aiken. Smart & non-condescending YA, fantastical without being fantasy, dark and Dickensian as hell, extremely lefty and anticapitalist, a full dozen sequels, amazing Edward Gorey covers.
November 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
this is exactly what I'm in the mood for (I read The Dark is Rising series last Christmas season) so thank you for the recommendation
every day multiple reminders we've turned our country over to the dumbest of the dumb, where bent knees are valued far more than competence
So if the DOJ’s ‘Become a Deportation Judge’ page won’t load on your phone, here’s why: they Base64-encoded multi-megabyte images directly into the HTML. Nothing says ‘tech savvy’ like shipping a 7-million-character <img> tag.
November 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
every day multiple reminders we've turned our country over to the dumbest of the dumb, where bent knees are valued far more than competence
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I mean, I wasn’t an econ major in undergrad, but this seems less than ideal
November 24, 2025 at 5:11 AM
I mean, I wasn’t an econ major in undergrad, but this seems less than ideal