PJ McIlvaine
@pjmacwriter.bsky.social
Writer. Screenwriter. Author. Dragon Rider. My personal website is https://pjmacwriter.com/ I'm a writing beast. And I make good trouble. Looking for her champion for her books and screenplays.
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PJ McIlvaine
@pjmacwriter.bsky.social
· Oct 1
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Do you like a good murder?
So long as you're not the victim.
In my twisty, gritty, contemp adult psych thriller, bodies drop like flies. It's a heady mix of pop culture, elevated pulp fiction, & secrets galore.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CDB4SSQS/
Do you like a good murder?
So long as you're not the victim.
In my twisty, gritty, contemp adult psych thriller, bodies drop like flies. It's a heady mix of pop culture, elevated pulp fiction, & secrets galore.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CDB4SSQS/
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And worse still, almost every time Trump lied to his face, he just said, yes, as if it was true.
Just a prop, really.
Just a prop, really.
As I note in my piece, these are ACTUAL questions that NBC News's Tom Llamas asked Donald Trump in his 'extended' interview, while not asking a single question about Epstein, or challenging him on a single lie.
zeteo.com/p/nbc-softba...
zeteo.com/p/nbc-softba...
February 6, 2026 at 4:48 PM
And worse still, almost every time Trump lied to his face, he just said, yes, as if it was true.
Just a prop, really.
Just a prop, really.
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(gift substack) Jeffrey Epstein didn't want prostitutes. He wanted scared, vulnerable girls and young women he could control. open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
Understanding Epstein's Crimes
Sex trafficking isn't widely understood. Here is what Epstein did.
open.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:48 PM
(gift substack) Jeffrey Epstein didn't want prostitutes. He wanted scared, vulnerable girls and young women he could control. open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
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The video was up for 12 hours before the White House deleted and now are trying to blame it on staffers.
These performative outrages from Republican Congressional Members are meaningless.
Every single one of them own what comes from Trump and this WH. They coddled and enabled & bootlicked them.
These performative outrages from Republican Congressional Members are meaningless.
Every single one of them own what comes from Trump and this WH. They coddled and enabled & bootlicked them.
February 6, 2026 at 6:24 PM
The video was up for 12 hours before the White House deleted and now are trying to blame it on staffers.
These performative outrages from Republican Congressional Members are meaningless.
Every single one of them own what comes from Trump and this WH. They coddled and enabled & bootlicked them.
These performative outrages from Republican Congressional Members are meaningless.
Every single one of them own what comes from Trump and this WH. They coddled and enabled & bootlicked them.
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Someone explain to me why the men’s names are redacted?
February 5, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Someone explain to me why the men’s names are redacted?
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Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
February 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
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Trump's fundraiser's firm became the top lobbying shop in D.C. and set a new revenue record, raking in millions from foreign clients. We took a close look at who they are (including some previously unreported details) and their wins from Trump's administration.
Foreign Interests Are Paying Millions to a Trump-Linked Lobbying Firm
Ballard Partners’ foreign-interest lobbying business has boomed since Trump took office, signing up new clients from Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Albania, Uzbekistan, and more.
readsludge.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Trump's fundraiser's firm became the top lobbying shop in D.C. and set a new revenue record, raking in millions from foreign clients. We took a close look at who they are (including some previously unreported details) and their wins from Trump's administration.
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Refugees International has a devastating report on what Trump's gutting of USAID has done.
www.refugeesinternational.org/reports-brie...
www.refugeesinternational.org/reports-brie...
A Generational Collapse: Tracking the Toll of Trump’s Humanitarian Aid Cuts - Refugees International
The consequences of these cuts have been deadly and devastating and are now coming into focus. Will humanitarian funding ever rebound?
www.refugeesinternational.org
February 6, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Refugees International has a devastating report on what Trump's gutting of USAID has done.
www.refugeesinternational.org/reports-brie...
www.refugeesinternational.org/reports-brie...
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The Winter Olympics start today, and we will feel pride and honor for our country.
But when we see our criminal, delusional President, we feel none of those things.
I’ve faced off with him before, and now I’m ready to take him on in Congress.
But when we see our criminal, delusional President, we feel none of those things.
I’ve faced off with him before, and now I’m ready to take him on in Congress.
February 6, 2026 at 3:11 PM
The Winter Olympics start today, and we will feel pride and honor for our country.
But when we see our criminal, delusional President, we feel none of those things.
I’ve faced off with him before, and now I’m ready to take him on in Congress.
But when we see our criminal, delusional President, we feel none of those things.
I’ve faced off with him before, and now I’m ready to take him on in Congress.
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Exclusive: Private jet owned by Israeli-American tycoon close to Trump family has been used by ICE to deport Palestinians from Arizona to Tel Aviv - "part of secretive and politically sensitive US government operation to deport Palestinians arrested by ICE"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Revealed: Private jet owned by Trump friend used by ICE to deport Palestinians to West Bank
Exclusive: Luxury aircraft owned by property tycoon close to US president’s family has twice flown Palestinian men from Arizona to Tel Aviv
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Exclusive: Private jet owned by Israeli-American tycoon close to Trump family has been used by ICE to deport Palestinians from Arizona to Tel Aviv - "part of secretive and politically sensitive US government operation to deport Palestinians arrested by ICE"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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NEW: 'An impossibility': Negotiations to reform ICE sputter as shutdown looms for DHS
The deadline is Friday the 13th.
And this is going badly.
Rs call Dem demands “totally unrealistic.”
Ds say Rs don’t even know who’s negotiating for them.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
The deadline is Friday the 13th.
And this is going badly.
Rs call Dem demands “totally unrealistic.”
Ds say Rs don’t even know who’s negotiating for them.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
'An impossibility': Negotiations to reform ICE sputter as shutdown looms for DHS
Congress has two weeks to fund DHS as Democrats demand changes to rein in ICE and CBP. It's not going well. The top Senate Republican doubts they will reach a deal in time.
www.nbcnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:09 AM
NEW: 'An impossibility': Negotiations to reform ICE sputter as shutdown looms for DHS
The deadline is Friday the 13th.
And this is going badly.
Rs call Dem demands “totally unrealistic.”
Ds say Rs don’t even know who’s negotiating for them.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
The deadline is Friday the 13th.
And this is going badly.
Rs call Dem demands “totally unrealistic.”
Ds say Rs don’t even know who’s negotiating for them.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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You have to understand that these are fundamentally bad people with hatred in their hearts.
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 3:21 AM
You have to understand that these are fundamentally bad people with hatred in their hearts.
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This covers Good, Pretti, Martinez, Liam Ramos, and a few others.
“The official story—promulgated by Kristi Noem, and Stephen Miller and JD Vance—was a lie. They are lying to you. They're lying to us. They know it. And in fact, they seem proud of it,” says Chris Hayes on JD Vance saying he won’t apologize for labeling Alex Pretti an “assassin.”
‘For what?’: JD Vance refuses to apologize for smearing Alex Pretti
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:43 PM
This covers Good, Pretti, Martinez, Liam Ramos, and a few others.
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I wrote about why the Trump administration's antisemitism envoy is lying about Holocaust history to avoid the possibility that people might draw parallels between the condition of Jews in occupied Europe and the condition of migrants hiding from ICE today. religiondispatches.org/2026/02/05/f...
The Ferocity of Responses to Tim Walz's Anne Frank/ICE Comments Are Revealing
When Minnesota Governor Tim Walz invoked Anne Frank while criticizing ICE deportations in his state, the backlash was immediate and fierce. Walz, who earned a master’s degree in Holocaust education, s...
religiondispatches.org
February 5, 2026 at 7:27 PM
I wrote about why the Trump administration's antisemitism envoy is lying about Holocaust history to avoid the possibility that people might draw parallels between the condition of Jews in occupied Europe and the condition of migrants hiding from ICE today. religiondispatches.org/2026/02/05/f...
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The banality of evil is shocking. An ex-Big Lots warehouse for cheap consumer junk is bought by ICE to ship as many as 7,500 handcuffed human beings, as the Trump regime builds a U.S. gulag archipelago
The unthinkable comes to Pa. coal country. My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
The unthinkable comes to Pa. coal country. My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
From Big Lots to warehousing humans: ICE plan sparks fear in Schuylkill County | Will Bunch
A massive warehouse in Tremont. Pa. that once moved cheap goods will now detain migrants in an $119 million ICE deal.
www.inquirer.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:54 PM
The banality of evil is shocking. An ex-Big Lots warehouse for cheap consumer junk is bought by ICE to ship as many as 7,500 handcuffed human beings, as the Trump regime builds a U.S. gulag archipelago
The unthinkable comes to Pa. coal country. My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
The unthinkable comes to Pa. coal country. My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
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JUST IN: A federal judge has barred ICE and DHS from using taxpayer information provided by the IRS.
Judge Talwani says that DHS' view that noncitizens lack 4th amendment rights — combined with ICE use of administrative warrants — is a recipe for abuse.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Judge Talwani says that DHS' view that noncitizens lack 4th amendment rights — combined with ICE use of administrative warrants — is a recipe for abuse.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 5, 2026 at 9:55 PM
JUST IN: A federal judge has barred ICE and DHS from using taxpayer information provided by the IRS.
Judge Talwani says that DHS' view that noncitizens lack 4th amendment rights — combined with ICE use of administrative warrants — is a recipe for abuse.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Judge Talwani says that DHS' view that noncitizens lack 4th amendment rights — combined with ICE use of administrative warrants — is a recipe for abuse.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Defense attorneys say law enforcement obtained "30 days" of camera images of Marimar Martinez's car all over Chicago.
"They presumably wanted to be able to show her driving from the dynamite factory … to the suicide vest store."
They say she was likely caught going to Target, instead.
"They presumably wanted to be able to show her driving from the dynamite factory … to the suicide vest store."
They say she was likely caught going to Target, instead.
February 5, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Defense attorneys say law enforcement obtained "30 days" of camera images of Marimar Martinez's car all over Chicago.
"They presumably wanted to be able to show her driving from the dynamite factory … to the suicide vest store."
They say she was likely caught going to Target, instead.
"They presumably wanted to be able to show her driving from the dynamite factory … to the suicide vest store."
They say she was likely caught going to Target, instead.
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Far too many ICE agents are lawless, cruel and despicable bullies.
February 5, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Far too many ICE agents are lawless, cruel and despicable bullies.
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@wyden.senate.gov's record of warning that there is deep and constitutionally-serious dirt being done by the intelligence agencies in secret is unblemished. The vaguer he is, the filthier the dirt is. This is the vaguest I've ever seen him
Ron Wyden Only Talks Like This When The Spies Do Something *Real* Bad
No, I don't know what they did. But I have a lot of experience with the senator
www.forever-wars.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:10 PM
@wyden.senate.gov's record of warning that there is deep and constitutionally-serious dirt being done by the intelligence agencies in secret is unblemished. The vaguer he is, the filthier the dirt is. This is the vaguest I've ever seen him
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My friend lives in this building and said it was truly terrifying. The whole building woke up to their building being broken into by federal agents all to grab some guy who’s posted about being anti facist.
After 6am this morning in Whittier, Minneapolis—FOUR BLOCKS from where Pretti was murdered.
18 agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) markings smashed an apartment window, ran in, and came out with one man.
18 agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) markings smashed an apartment window, ran in, and came out with one man.
February 5, 2026 at 3:10 PM
My friend lives in this building and said it was truly terrifying. The whole building woke up to their building being broken into by federal agents all to grab some guy who’s posted about being anti facist.
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Wait! The public face of nationwide immigration enforcement, Gregory Bovino, said in a newly discovered email that his boss wasn’t the head of CBP. He reported to Corey Lewandowski instead.
He’s a political operative with zero law-enforcement background calling the shots on immigration enforcement.
He’s a political operative with zero law-enforcement background calling the shots on immigration enforcement.
February 5, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Wait! The public face of nationwide immigration enforcement, Gregory Bovino, said in a newly discovered email that his boss wasn’t the head of CBP. He reported to Corey Lewandowski instead.
He’s a political operative with zero law-enforcement background calling the shots on immigration enforcement.
He’s a political operative with zero law-enforcement background calling the shots on immigration enforcement.
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Wow: This appears to be a draft statement written by Ghislaine Maxwell in which she addresses allegations made against her and Prince Andrew by Virginia Giuffre. Maxwell appears to confirm that the photo is real and admits that Epstein committed crimes—contradicting her sworn testimony.
February 4, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Wow: This appears to be a draft statement written by Ghislaine Maxwell in which she addresses allegations made against her and Prince Andrew by Virginia Giuffre. Maxwell appears to confirm that the photo is real and admits that Epstein committed crimes—contradicting her sworn testimony.
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More to come on this; the rule makes a number of other changes to the Board of Immigration Appeals process (such that it will exist should this rule go into effect in 30 days without a court order blocking it). But top line; it's quite bad! public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02326.pdf
public-inspection.federalregister.gov
February 5, 2026 at 2:56 PM
More to come on this; the rule makes a number of other changes to the Board of Immigration Appeals process (such that it will exist should this rule go into effect in 30 days without a court order blocking it). But top line; it's quite bad! public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02326.pdf
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This NYT piece never mentions the most important detail of the hearing.
THESE PEOPLE ARE UNLAWFULLY being held--and many are unlawfully being snatched in the first place.
The reason there's such a caseload is bc ICE is kidnapping people illegally.
THESE PEOPLE ARE UNLAWFULLY being held--and many are unlawfully being snatched in the first place.
The reason there's such a caseload is bc ICE is kidnapping people illegally.
Flooding the zone with shit, but for the legal system. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
Surge in Immigration Cases in Minnesota Pushes Prosecutors and Judges to Brink
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:49 PM
This NYT piece never mentions the most important detail of the hearing.
THESE PEOPLE ARE UNLAWFULLY being held--and many are unlawfully being snatched in the first place.
The reason there's such a caseload is bc ICE is kidnapping people illegally.
THESE PEOPLE ARE UNLAWFULLY being held--and many are unlawfully being snatched in the first place.
The reason there's such a caseload is bc ICE is kidnapping people illegally.