Joyce Reynolds-Ward
@joycereynoldsward.bsky.social
Writer of speculative fiction from the wide open spaces. Rural liberal. Dispenser of horse cookies to the fancy-stepping Marker-boi. Former special ed teacher who's forgotten more about cognitive assessment than most people knew. #SFWA
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So here's how I do things.
I tend to keep my followbacks low until I get to know you as an account management tool. I use the OnlyPosts and Spec List feeds primarily.
Gotta have time to write.
What do I write? 1/5
So here's how I do things.
I tend to keep my followbacks low until I get to know you as an account management tool. I use the OnlyPosts and Spec List feeds primarily.
Gotta have time to write.
What do I write? 1/5
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"Have I to listen to this accused song once more," growled the barbarian, the knuckles of his clenched fist standing out white against his bronzed skin, "by Crom it will be raining blood in this office!"
Someone hastily snapped off the radio, silencing Toto.
Someone hastily snapped off the radio, silencing Toto.
December 2, 2025 at 3:10 AM
"Have I to listen to this accused song once more," growled the barbarian, the knuckles of his clenched fist standing out white against his bronzed skin, "by Crom it will be raining blood in this office!"
Someone hastily snapped off the radio, silencing Toto.
Someone hastily snapped off the radio, silencing Toto.
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It's been apparent for awhile that Axios is used to spread propaganda about the Dems that gets people upset & then is reported elsewhere as fact
When you read what they write, it's usually vague w lots of anonymous sources. They distract w their BS
I mean, what does "Jeffries signaled" even mean?
When you read what they write, it's usually vague w lots of anonymous sources. They distract w their BS
I mean, what does "Jeffries signaled" even mean?
As soon as I saw this was reported by Axios, I figured it would be more bullsh*t. They have a long habit of publishing articles attacking the Dems that get a lot of people upset & cause distractions.
Nowhere in here does it quote Jeffries as saying that. They interpret the meaning of his words
Nowhere in here does it quote Jeffries as saying that. They interpret the meaning of his words
![House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) signaled Monday that Democrats are unlikely to pursue impeachment against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth over alleged follow-up strikes against boats in the Caribbean.
Why it matters: Impeachment has been a fraught subject for Democrats this year, with Jeffries acknowledging that Republican control of both chambers of Congress makes any impeachment effort virtually dead on arrival.
• "Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor of the House of Representatives, and we know that's the case," Jeffries said at a press conference
Monday.
• "Donald Trump will order them not to do it," he added.
Driving the news: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt denied Monday that Hegseth was the one who ordered a second strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat on Sept. 2 to take out survivors of an earlier strike.
• The Washington Post reported last week thay Hegseth's directive in the operation was, in the words of one anonymous source, to "kill everybody," which led a military commander to order a second strike.
• Leavitt said Hegseth "authorized Admiral [Frank] Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes.
He worked well within his authority and the law."
What they're saying: "The White House is lying, but that's no surprise," Jeffries said at his press conference when asked by Axios about Leavitt's comments.
• "It is my understanding that Pete Hegseth, the so-called secretary of defense, was absolutely involved. I think he may have even recently acknowledged that because the facts are incapable of being disputed."
• Jeffries reiterated his past call for Hegseth to resign voluntarily, saying he is "the most unqualified secretary of defense in American history."
What to watch: The top Republican and Democrat on both the House and Senate Armed Services committees have said they plan to vigorously investigate the reporting.
• Jeffries leaned on those probes as the alternative to impeachment, tel…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hxkss7c2v7qpqebqkbc46jvq/bafkreihf22nm6kmc4xu7k3iouflaauvplp2uw2ojgq52u767v25cusqdpa@jpeg)
December 2, 2025 at 1:38 AM
It's been apparent for awhile that Axios is used to spread propaganda about the Dems that gets people upset & then is reported elsewhere as fact
When you read what they write, it's usually vague w lots of anonymous sources. They distract w their BS
I mean, what does "Jeffries signaled" even mean?
When you read what they write, it's usually vague w lots of anonymous sources. They distract w their BS
I mean, what does "Jeffries signaled" even mean?
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this is basically my primary objection to “run independent populists in red states”. they are going to behave like independent populists in red states. angus king is basically your best-case scenario.
indie senators are also going to be *significantly* less likely (as in — not at all likely) to go big on reforms to the court or abolishing the filibuster, and without doing either, most of what you can is defense, not offense
December 1, 2025 at 5:35 PM
this is basically my primary objection to “run independent populists in red states”. they are going to behave like independent populists in red states. angus king is basically your best-case scenario.
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This should already be wildly apparent to everyone following me, but please know, if you voluntarily use genAI for literally anything, I have full and total disdain for you. I consider you pathetic, lazy, incurious, and a class traitor to boot.
ALL you have to do is just not use it, tell these companies you aren't using it, and make fun of people who do. We need a mass collective effort to make genAI extremely uncool, lame, embarrassing, cringe. Everyone needs to react to it with a MOUNTAIN of hostility until they run out of steam.
December 1, 2025 at 1:53 AM
This should already be wildly apparent to everyone following me, but please know, if you voluntarily use genAI for literally anything, I have full and total disdain for you. I consider you pathetic, lazy, incurious, and a class traitor to boot.
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Want to have a fun, quick (I promise I'll try for brevity this time) talk about how trad pub survives? :D
Romance only and romance-forward bookstores do great numbers because publishing stays afloat on two pillars:
Romance on the fiction side. (>50% of all annual sales.)
And it's self-help in NF.
Romance only and romance-forward bookstores do great numbers because publishing stays afloat on two pillars:
Romance on the fiction side. (>50% of all annual sales.)
And it's self-help in NF.
which: how big is the audience for romance novels in the midst of an otherwise collapsing book market if it’s enough to sustain a store all on its own?
December 1, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Want to have a fun, quick (I promise I'll try for brevity this time) talk about how trad pub survives? :D
Romance only and romance-forward bookstores do great numbers because publishing stays afloat on two pillars:
Romance on the fiction side. (>50% of all annual sales.)
And it's self-help in NF.
Romance only and romance-forward bookstores do great numbers because publishing stays afloat on two pillars:
Romance on the fiction side. (>50% of all annual sales.)
And it's self-help in NF.
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I wish all the newbie activists would learn what a boycott actually is.
Boycott is a temporary refusal to purchase *UNTIL A SPECIFIC AND ACTIONABLE CRITERIA IS MET* then purchasing resumes.
But these days-long "boycotts" aren't detailing the actual steps they want brands to take.
Boycott is a temporary refusal to purchase *UNTIL A SPECIFIC AND ACTIONABLE CRITERIA IS MET* then purchasing resumes.
But these days-long "boycotts" aren't detailing the actual steps they want brands to take.
November 30, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I wish all the newbie activists would learn what a boycott actually is.
Boycott is a temporary refusal to purchase *UNTIL A SPECIFIC AND ACTIONABLE CRITERIA IS MET* then purchasing resumes.
But these days-long "boycotts" aren't detailing the actual steps they want brands to take.
Boycott is a temporary refusal to purchase *UNTIL A SPECIFIC AND ACTIONABLE CRITERIA IS MET* then purchasing resumes.
But these days-long "boycotts" aren't detailing the actual steps they want brands to take.
LAST DAYS ON SALE...$4.99 FOR THREE BOOKS PLUS BONUS MATTER
Powerful man. Powerful woman.
But power always has a cost.
Science fantasy. Multiverse. Ongoing relationship. Family issues. Thriller. Western elements. And more.
books2read.com/thecostofpower
Powerful man. Powerful woman.
But power always has a cost.
Science fantasy. Multiverse. Ongoing relationship. Family issues. Thriller. Western elements. And more.
books2read.com/thecostofpower
November 30, 2025 at 10:20 PM
LAST DAYS ON SALE...$4.99 FOR THREE BOOKS PLUS BONUS MATTER
Powerful man. Powerful woman.
But power always has a cost.
Science fantasy. Multiverse. Ongoing relationship. Family issues. Thriller. Western elements. And more.
books2read.com/thecostofpower
Powerful man. Powerful woman.
But power always has a cost.
Science fantasy. Multiverse. Ongoing relationship. Family issues. Thriller. Western elements. And more.
books2read.com/thecostofpower
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I can’t believe you idiots are still arguing with me about this. Idc what your job is paying you now, you still have to labor for your money. You’re working class.
All it takes is an unfortunate accident or illness for you to be in the poor house. Medical debt and fallout would cripple you. Stfu.
All it takes is an unfortunate accident or illness for you to be in the poor house. Medical debt and fallout would cripple you. Stfu.
All of you are poor. These hypothetical poor people everyone is discussing are us. We’re poor. Idc if you make 6 figures or not. You’re poor too.
November 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I can’t believe you idiots are still arguing with me about this. Idc what your job is paying you now, you still have to labor for your money. You’re working class.
All it takes is an unfortunate accident or illness for you to be in the poor house. Medical debt and fallout would cripple you. Stfu.
All it takes is an unfortunate accident or illness for you to be in the poor house. Medical debt and fallout would cripple you. Stfu.
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This is one of the things that's often missing from online discussions of anti-capitalist theory. The question that actually determines our socioeconomic status and fate is this:
Do you live off what you're paid for your own labor, or off the profits you draw from the labor of others?
Do you live off what you're paid for your own labor, or off the profits you draw from the labor of others?
I can’t believe you idiots are still arguing with me about this. Idc what your job is paying you now, you still have to labor for your money. You’re working class.
All it takes is an unfortunate accident or illness for you to be in the poor house. Medical debt and fallout would cripple you. Stfu.
All it takes is an unfortunate accident or illness for you to be in the poor house. Medical debt and fallout would cripple you. Stfu.
All of you are poor. These hypothetical poor people everyone is discussing are us. We’re poor. Idc if you make 6 figures or not. You’re poor too.
November 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
This is one of the things that's often missing from online discussions of anti-capitalist theory. The question that actually determines our socioeconomic status and fate is this:
Do you live off what you're paid for your own labor, or off the profits you draw from the labor of others?
Do you live off what you're paid for your own labor, or off the profits you draw from the labor of others?
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“don’t buy a chicken sandwich from
the homophobic restaurant chain” is easy to avoid
but groceries and household goods? “boycott Amazon, Target, Home Depot — but maybe Kroger and Albertsons too. And always Wal-Mart”
I don’t have infinite hours or health or money to “consume right”
the homophobic restaurant chain” is easy to avoid
but groceries and household goods? “boycott Amazon, Target, Home Depot — but maybe Kroger and Albertsons too. And always Wal-Mart”
I don’t have infinite hours or health or money to “consume right”
November 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
“don’t buy a chicken sandwich from
the homophobic restaurant chain” is easy to avoid
but groceries and household goods? “boycott Amazon, Target, Home Depot — but maybe Kroger and Albertsons too. And always Wal-Mart”
I don’t have infinite hours or health or money to “consume right”
the homophobic restaurant chain” is easy to avoid
but groceries and household goods? “boycott Amazon, Target, Home Depot — but maybe Kroger and Albertsons too. And always Wal-Mart”
I don’t have infinite hours or health or money to “consume right”
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Given how many hundreds of billions of dollars we’re spending on these enterprises, maybe we could just use that money to create a social safety net that incentivizes human flourishing rather than crimes of desperation and armies of prison guards and masked vigilantes? Just spitballing here.
November 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Given how many hundreds of billions of dollars we’re spending on these enterprises, maybe we could just use that money to create a social safety net that incentivizes human flourishing rather than crimes of desperation and armies of prison guards and masked vigilantes? Just spitballing here.
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Not great that we’ve created a system where the best job opportunities for working class men involve either overseeing other working class people in prison, or working as masked secret police violently hunting down working class immigrants targeted for deportation despite having committed no crimes.
“We’re broken and we’re being poached by ICE,” one official with the prison workers union told ProPublica. “It’s unbelievable. People are leaving in droves.”
By @keribla.bsky.social
By @keribla.bsky.social
As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Leave in Droves for ICE
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.
www.propublica.org
November 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Not great that we’ve created a system where the best job opportunities for working class men involve either overseeing other working class people in prison, or working as masked secret police violently hunting down working class immigrants targeted for deportation despite having committed no crimes.
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another U.S. college thing that is very weird and also has fascinating historical routes (the ubiquity of 19th century secret societies as a routine part of social life, Philhellenism, etc) is fraternities.
November 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
another U.S. college thing that is very weird and also has fascinating historical routes (the ubiquity of 19th century secret societies as a routine part of social life, Philhellenism, etc) is fraternities.
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I like a lot of the work Indivisible does but imo it cheapens boycotts as a tactic to call them for multiple retailers at once, and to deploy them repeatedly during price drop events.
Pick one target and go hard.
Which is what happened with Lenten Target boycotts, incidentally.
Pick one target and go hard.
Which is what happened with Lenten Target boycotts, incidentally.
November 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I like a lot of the work Indivisible does but imo it cheapens boycotts as a tactic to call them for multiple retailers at once, and to deploy them repeatedly during price drop events.
Pick one target and go hard.
Which is what happened with Lenten Target boycotts, incidentally.
Pick one target and go hard.
Which is what happened with Lenten Target boycotts, incidentally.
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I am observing the boycott, but. Given how few options Amazon has left us when it comes to buying stuff affordably, and the degree to which they overprice wares outside of major sale days...
I do question the wisdom of orgs calling to boycott them every major sale day.
I do question the wisdom of orgs calling to boycott them every major sale day.
November 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I am observing the boycott, but. Given how few options Amazon has left us when it comes to buying stuff affordably, and the degree to which they overprice wares outside of major sale days...
I do question the wisdom of orgs calling to boycott them every major sale day.
I do question the wisdom of orgs calling to boycott them every major sale day.
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I promise you that when low income folks are telling you that gimmick boycotts interfere with how they schedule their purchases of essentials, the answer is not to preach to them about the existence of thrift stores
November 30, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I promise you that when low income folks are telling you that gimmick boycotts interfere with how they schedule their purchases of essentials, the answer is not to preach to them about the existence of thrift stores
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I'm trying something new this year for the holidays and that's the anti-sale. None of my books are discounted, because I'm not a large corporation getting tax breaks and funding the war machine or our corrupt gov't. I'm a disabled indie artist/writer and I'd love it if you invested in my imagination
Even the grittiest blue collar city has a spark of magic under the surface. In Baltimore, you might find that magic around any street corner or darkened alley - if you know how to look.
Learn more at www.christianeknight.com
💙 #Eleriannan #Fantasy 📚🪐
Learn more at www.christianeknight.com
💙 #Eleriannan #Fantasy 📚🪐
November 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I'm trying something new this year for the holidays and that's the anti-sale. None of my books are discounted, because I'm not a large corporation getting tax breaks and funding the war machine or our corrupt gov't. I'm a disabled indie artist/writer and I'd love it if you invested in my imagination
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The actual "worse than watergate" scandal is how much news media collectively worked to ratfuck a Democratic presidency by largely inventing health/mental acuity concerns for hyperventilate about while largely ignoring the very real & worsening issues in front of their faces from Trump
November 30, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The actual "worse than watergate" scandal is how much news media collectively worked to ratfuck a Democratic presidency by largely inventing health/mental acuity concerns for hyperventilate about while largely ignoring the very real & worsening issues in front of their faces from Trump
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at some point it became clear that the media could no longer tolerate biden as president because he wasn't juicing their numbers the way trump did. it was a business decision in the end.
November 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
at some point it became clear that the media could no longer tolerate biden as president because he wasn't juicing their numbers the way trump did. it was a business decision in the end.
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Some ppl have seemingly forgot that political news media spun up a "Biden secretly has parkinsons" story out of a doctor visiting the WH while the admin was working on Parkinsons policy or that Nuzzis big "Biden didnt remember me" piece was written when she was secretly working for RFK Jrs campaign
The actual "worse than watergate" scandal is how much news media collectively worked to ratfuck a Democratic presidency by largely inventing health/mental acuity concerns for hyperventilate about while largely ignoring the very real & worsening issues in front of their faces from Trump
Both taken this weekend:
November 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Some ppl have seemingly forgot that political news media spun up a "Biden secretly has parkinsons" story out of a doctor visiting the WH while the admin was working on Parkinsons policy or that Nuzzis big "Biden didnt remember me" piece was written when she was secretly working for RFK Jrs campaign
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It’s so hilarious how Mamdani has broken the brains of the Chamber of Commerce crowd. My grandfather was a small business owning Eisenhower Republican and he would have been 100% in favor of all of this.
Soon small businesses won’t have to wait for Small Business Saturday to get attention from their Mayor.
Some changes that they can look forward to:
Some changes that they can look forward to:
November 29, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It’s so hilarious how Mamdani has broken the brains of the Chamber of Commerce crowd. My grandfather was a small business owning Eisenhower Republican and he would have been 100% in favor of all of this.
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Like 30% of the country is absolutely enraged because they thought they were going to be able to be utter shitbirds without anyone being allowed to call them shitbirds, but here we are, calling them shitbirds.
November 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Like 30% of the country is absolutely enraged because they thought they were going to be able to be utter shitbirds without anyone being allowed to call them shitbirds, but here we are, calling them shitbirds.
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it's interesting because right wingers won't shut up about triggering the libs, liberal tears, etc etc but on a deep level what they want isn't for us to be angry, what they want is for us to apologize and admit they were right all along
Like 30% of the country is absolutely enraged because they thought they were going to be able to be utter shitbirds without anyone being allowed to call them shitbirds, but here we are, calling them shitbirds.
November 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
it's interesting because right wingers won't shut up about triggering the libs, liberal tears, etc etc but on a deep level what they want isn't for us to be angry, what they want is for us to apologize and admit they were right all along
As an indie author, it's all me, so...
Small Business Saturday...last days on sale.
3 books plus bonus matter available, for $4.99 at all major ebook retailers.
books2read.com/thecostofpower
Small Business Saturday...last days on sale.
3 books plus bonus matter available, for $4.99 at all major ebook retailers.
books2read.com/thecostofpower
November 29, 2025 at 6:12 PM
As an indie author, it's all me, so...
Small Business Saturday...last days on sale.
3 books plus bonus matter available, for $4.99 at all major ebook retailers.
books2read.com/thecostofpower
Small Business Saturday...last days on sale.
3 books plus bonus matter available, for $4.99 at all major ebook retailers.
books2read.com/thecostofpower
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Folks still might not see the similarities between Nazi Germany & America, but I always remembered no matter who you or your people were, everybody could agree that Hitler was bad. Like dumb, evil, little bitch bad. I don’t think I’m being nostalgic. I think that’s a solid memory.
November 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Folks still might not see the similarities between Nazi Germany & America, but I always remembered no matter who you or your people were, everybody could agree that Hitler was bad. Like dumb, evil, little bitch bad. I don’t think I’m being nostalgic. I think that’s a solid memory.