Justin Weinberger
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Justin Weinberger
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· Nov 18
Zombie Season 3: Rise of the Ancients
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Just got back from my third book tour in the last fourteen months. Pumped to finally lift the curtain on our big, zombie-filled finale, full of twists, scares, humor, and friendship. If you're one of those folks who wait for the whole series to be available before you start, this is the day!
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
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Like, this is no different than the video of the guy telling the person in the car that it was their one warning to stop.
It’s not rogue officers. It’s the whole mindset.
It’s not rogue officers. It’s the whole mindset.
Homan: "We gotta stop the hateful rhetoric. Saying this officer is a murderer is dangerous. It's just ridiculous. It's gonna infuriate people more which means there's gonna be more incidents like this."
January 11, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Like, this is no different than the video of the guy telling the person in the car that it was their one warning to stop.
It’s not rogue officers. It’s the whole mindset.
It’s not rogue officers. It’s the whole mindset.
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I keep going back to this. This is a taunt. They're taunting us. There is no other possible interpretation of what they're doing.
But media simply ignores this deranged behavior, because if they talk about it, one must conclude that DHS is a rogue agency, of villainous paramilitary thugs.
But media simply ignores this deranged behavior, because if they talk about it, one must conclude that DHS is a rogue agency, of villainous paramilitary thugs.
January 8, 2026 at 4:38 PM
I keep going back to this. This is a taunt. They're taunting us. There is no other possible interpretation of what they're doing.
But media simply ignores this deranged behavior, because if they talk about it, one must conclude that DHS is a rogue agency, of villainous paramilitary thugs.
But media simply ignores this deranged behavior, because if they talk about it, one must conclude that DHS is a rogue agency, of villainous paramilitary thugs.
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It’s not a contest to see how much grief you can consume in one sitting. You know enough about what’s happening to understand that it’s evil & wrong. You don’t have to inflict more harm on yourself. Find the small things you can do—& do them as you can, with care. Support others doing the same.
January 8, 2026 at 12:42 AM
It’s not a contest to see how much grief you can consume in one sitting. You know enough about what’s happening to understand that it’s evil & wrong. You don’t have to inflict more harm on yourself. Find the small things you can do—& do them as you can, with care. Support others doing the same.
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OUT: Helping you pay for health care.
IN: Helping oil companies pay for their infrastructure in a foreign country.
IN: Helping oil companies pay for their infrastructure in a foreign country.
January 6, 2026 at 12:14 AM
OUT: Helping you pay for health care.
IN: Helping oil companies pay for their infrastructure in a foreign country.
IN: Helping oil companies pay for their infrastructure in a foreign country.
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Himes: "I was delighted to hear that Tom Cotton, chairmen of the Senate Intel Committee, has been in regular contact with the admin. I've had zero outreach and no D I'm aware of has. So apparently we're now in a world where the legal obligation to keep Congress informed only applies to your party."
January 4, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Himes: "I was delighted to hear that Tom Cotton, chairmen of the Senate Intel Committee, has been in regular contact with the admin. I've had zero outreach and no D I'm aware of has. So apparently we're now in a world where the legal obligation to keep Congress informed only applies to your party."
250 years feels a lot more like an expiration date than it does like a birthday...
January 3, 2026 at 5:27 PM
250 years feels a lot more like an expiration date than it does like a birthday...
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I can't even be outraged by this guy anymore. If Congress wasn't a joke, with roughly half its members consistently putting party over country, he never would've made it to a second term.
January 3, 2026 at 5:23 PM
I can't even be outraged by this guy anymore. If Congress wasn't a joke, with roughly half its members consistently putting party over country, he never would've made it to a second term.
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“Don’t play games.” - Marco Rubio, after participating in a lawless invasion of another country and the decapitation of its government
January 3, 2026 at 5:19 PM
“Don’t play games.” - Marco Rubio, after participating in a lawless invasion of another country and the decapitation of its government
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I'm not a historian but my analysis is it's "Not good" when a government constantly commits crimes and tells the legislature, courts, and general public "What are you gonna do about it"
June 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I'm not a historian but my analysis is it's "Not good" when a government constantly commits crimes and tells the legislature, courts, and general public "What are you gonna do about it"
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I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?
December 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?
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December 4, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
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Said it before and I'll say it again - if you look at every awful Rogansphere inspired "comedy" trend of recent years and think "I kind of want the exact opposite of that", Josh is pretty much your guy.
Comedy that's smart, warm, empathetic, and laugh out loud funny because of it.
Comedy that's smart, warm, empathetic, and laugh out loud funny because of it.
My new special Positive Reinforcement didn't make any prestigious end-of-year lists for me to post about, but I am really proud of it, and I think you'd like it if you haven't seen it yet! :)
Josh Gondelman - Positive Reinforcement [2025] | FULL COMEDY SPECIAL
YouTube video by Blonde Medicine
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December 21, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Said it before and I'll say it again - if you look at every awful Rogansphere inspired "comedy" trend of recent years and think "I kind of want the exact opposite of that", Josh is pretty much your guy.
Comedy that's smart, warm, empathetic, and laugh out loud funny because of it.
Comedy that's smart, warm, empathetic, and laugh out loud funny because of it.
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Congratulations, those of you who decided to platform fringe voices and create a climate of fear and hate out of ignorance because those voices insisted a non-problem was a problem. They're now on an HHS stage trying to ruin children's lives. You will live with the harm you have done forever.
December 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Congratulations, those of you who decided to platform fringe voices and create a climate of fear and hate out of ignorance because those voices insisted a non-problem was a problem. They're now on an HHS stage trying to ruin children's lives. You will live with the harm you have done forever.
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@mcbride.house.gov is right. It’s hard enough being a kid — and politicians don’t need to make it harder.
Thank you, Congresswoman, for speaking out against the cruel Republican attacks on health care for trans youth.
Thank you, Congresswoman, for speaking out against the cruel Republican attacks on health care for trans youth.
December 17, 2025 at 8:40 PM
@mcbride.house.gov is right. It’s hard enough being a kid — and politicians don’t need to make it harder.
Thank you, Congresswoman, for speaking out against the cruel Republican attacks on health care for trans youth.
Thank you, Congresswoman, for speaking out against the cruel Republican attacks on health care for trans youth.
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The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
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Until one of these guys faces serious prison time they’re going to keep leaning into their atrocities and asking with a smirk if we’re triggered
Hegseth says he would have ordered second strike on Caribbean vessel reut.rs/3XBMtCb
Hegseth says he would have ordered second strike on Caribbean vessel
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Saturday that he backs a September 2 decision to launch a second strike on a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean.
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December 6, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Until one of these guys faces serious prison time they’re going to keep leaning into their atrocities and asking with a smirk if we’re triggered
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Writers — the ones you know and love, the ones you think of as successful — have sources of income outside that book you read. Most of us are a half-step ahead of the landlord at best, and struggling to maintain health insurance. We figure out other ways to make a buck.
I wrote 12 novels.
Hit #2 on the NYT bestseller list.
Optioned three works for film and TV.
Have close to 20 short fiction works in anthos.
I have 35,000 BSky followers.
Have you seen my jewelry shop that keeps my lights on.
www.peculiarityshop.com
Hit #2 on the NYT bestseller list.
Optioned three works for film and TV.
Have close to 20 short fiction works in anthos.
I have 35,000 BSky followers.
Have you seen my jewelry shop that keeps my lights on.
www.peculiarityshop.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Writers — the ones you know and love, the ones you think of as successful — have sources of income outside that book you read. Most of us are a half-step ahead of the landlord at best, and struggling to maintain health insurance. We figure out other ways to make a buck.
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Went back to the history of the Sicilian Mafia to illustrate something obvious but worth stating explicitly: The Trump administration behaves like an organized crime syndicate running a protection racket, not a representative government www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Went back to the history of the Sicilian Mafia to illustrate something obvious but worth stating explicitly: The Trump administration behaves like an organized crime syndicate running a protection racket, not a representative government www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
Whoever decided to make all the electric cars wish by playing that one chord from Bohemian Rhapsody is the world's greatest earworm troll and I am so grateful to share this world with you.
November 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Whoever decided to make all the electric cars wish by playing that one chord from Bohemian Rhapsody is the world's greatest earworm troll and I am so grateful to share this world with you.
I cannot stress strongly enough how phenomenal a decision it was, and is, to use Safari's "hide distracting items" feature to totally erase the NYT Editorial section of their website from my life.
November 6, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I cannot stress strongly enough how phenomenal a decision it was, and is, to use Safari's "hide distracting items" feature to totally erase the NYT Editorial section of their website from my life.
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