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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Chris Whipple said something in a NYT op-ed the other day that accords what I took away from his Vanity Fair profile of Susie Wiles. The reason she said so many batshit things to him is she doesn't understand that normies will recognize them as batshit.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...
February 7, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Chris Whipple said something in a NYT op-ed the other day that accords what I took away from his Vanity Fair profile of Susie Wiles. The reason she said so many batshit things to him is she doesn't understand that normies will recognize them as batshit.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...
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Reup: Marco Rubio Will Let 2.5 Million Children Die so Sarah Rogers Can Fund Far Right Extremists in Europe
emptywheel.net/marco-rubio-...
emptywheel.net/marco-rubio-...
Marco Rubio Will Let 2.5 Million Children Die so Sarah Rogers Can Fund Far Right Extremists in Europe - emptywheel
The same week we got new figures of how many deaths -- 9.4 million, of which 2.5 million would be young children -- Marco Rubio's destruction of US foreign aid may cause, we got new details on the slu...
emptywheel.net
February 7, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Reup: Marco Rubio Will Let 2.5 Million Children Die so Sarah Rogers Can Fund Far Right Extremists in Europe
emptywheel.net/marco-rubio-...
emptywheel.net/marco-rubio-...
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Metry and her husband of 4 years go to DHS to get their I-130 in motion. "Good news" a DHS employee told them, the form to start her naturalization was approved.
DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
EXCLUSIVE: Terez Metry was 13 when her family fled to Tennessee from Egypt in 2011. Then, they left her behind. She only recently discovered she had an order of removal from 2011. But she was following the legal path to citizenship. On Monday, at a routine DHS meeting, Metry was detained.
Immigration process turns sour for an Antioch woman - Nashville Banner
Terez Metry, a dental assistant in Middle Tennessee with no criminal history, was detained by ICE during an interview as she followed legal steps toward citizenship.
nashvillebanner.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Metry and her husband of 4 years go to DHS to get their I-130 in motion. "Good news" a DHS employee told them, the form to start her naturalization was approved.
DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
DHS employee asks the husband to follow him through a secure door. When it locks behind him, ICE detains his wife to deport her.
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Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi are already black holes for detention. Now obtaining release will be more difficult than ever. As more and more people are locked up, ICE will increase the pressure on those who are detained to give up.
The goal is an assembly line of coercion with no day in court.
The goal is an assembly line of coercion with no day in court.
February 7, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi are already black holes for detention. Now obtaining release will be more difficult than ever. As more and more people are locked up, ICE will increase the pressure on those who are detained to give up.
The goal is an assembly line of coercion with no day in court.
The goal is an assembly line of coercion with no day in court.
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AWFUL news tonight. This blesses the “mandatory” detention in the 5th Circuit without bond (and little chance at habeas) of every undocumented immigrant who originally entered across the border, no matter how many decades in the past.
It will fuel ICE’s push to transfer people to Texas immediately.
It will fuel ICE’s push to transfer people to Texas immediately.
BREAKING: A 5th Circuit panel has backed ICE's mass detention policy, a decision that clears the way for the administration to lock up people who are in immigration proceedings
It's a 2-1 ruling
Majority: Jones (Reagan), Duncan (Trump)
Minority: Douglas (Obama)
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
It's a 2-1 ruling
Majority: Jones (Reagan), Duncan (Trump)
Minority: Douglas (Obama)
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
February 7, 2026 at 3:20 AM
AWFUL news tonight. This blesses the “mandatory” detention in the 5th Circuit without bond (and little chance at habeas) of every undocumented immigrant who originally entered across the border, no matter how many decades in the past.
It will fuel ICE’s push to transfer people to Texas immediately.
It will fuel ICE’s push to transfer people to Texas immediately.
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Breaking News: A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from halting billions of dollars for a rail tunnel under the Hudson River.
U.S. Judge Says Trump Cannot Halt Funding for Gateway Tunnel Project
Nearly all of the work had stopped on Friday while negotiations continued in Washington and litigation played out in court.
nyti.ms
February 7, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Breaking News: A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from halting billions of dollars for a rail tunnel under the Hudson River.
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February 7, 2026 at 12:29 PM
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Politico notes that Europe is holding people accountable for their chummy ties with Epstein, but the US is not.
The last two ¶¶ are about Bannon.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
The last two ¶¶ are about Bannon.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
The Epstein scandal is taking down Europe’s political class. In the US, they’re getting a pass.
As Europe moves to address its shame, it’s highlighting the comparative lack of accountability in the U.S.
www.politico.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Politico notes that Europe is holding people accountable for their chummy ties with Epstein, but the US is not.
The last two ¶¶ are about Bannon.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
The last two ¶¶ are about Bannon.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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more than anything
February 6, 2026 at 10:54 PM
more than anything
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Jeffrey Epstein’s prison cellmate claims to have evidence that the Trump administration wanted the disgraced financier dead and left him unprotected “on purpose,” according to a document obtained by the Daily Beast. www.thedailybeast.com/epstein-cell...
Epstein Cellmate Claims Trump Administration Wanted Pervert Powerbroker ‘Dead’
Man who shared a cell with Epstein made the explosive claim in a pardon plea obtained by the Daily Beast.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Jeffrey Epstein’s prison cellmate claims to have evidence that the Trump administration wanted the disgraced financier dead and left him unprotected “on purpose,” according to a document obtained by the Daily Beast. www.thedailybeast.com/epstein-cell...
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Blumenthal: ICE and CBP are out of control. The practices of this agency have to be completely overhauled. It’s like a corporation in bankruptcy—either dissolved or reorganized. They’re morally bankrupt, legally bankrupt, and politically bankrupt.
February 6, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Blumenthal: ICE and CBP are out of control. The practices of this agency have to be completely overhauled. It’s like a corporation in bankruptcy—either dissolved or reorganized. They’re morally bankrupt, legally bankrupt, and politically bankrupt.
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1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
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Every time I re-read Trump v. United States, it feels like getting hit in the head with a mallet.
February 6, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Every time I re-read Trump v. United States, it feels like getting hit in the head with a mallet.
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I sincerely hope that JD Vance gets this reaction every single place he goes.
Vice President JD Vance gets roundly booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics. "Those are a lot of boos for him, whistling jeering," says the presenter. US athletes receive a warm welcome from fans, though.
February 6, 2026 at 9:34 PM
I sincerely hope that JD Vance gets this reaction every single place he goes.
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NEW: Insurrectionist pardoned by Trump has been arrested for child sex crimes. www.texastribune.org/2025/02/06/a...
Houston man pardoned by Trump arrested on child sex charge - The Texas Tribune
Andrew Taake received a six-year sentence for assaulting officers on Jan. 6. He was arrested Thursday on an outstanding charge of soliciting a minor.
www.texastribune.org
February 7, 2026 at 12:21 AM
NEW: Insurrectionist pardoned by Trump has been arrested for child sex crimes. www.texastribune.org/2025/02/06/a...
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Epstein survivor Anouska De Georgiou: The fact that the very people who are meant to lead this country have completely retraumatized us… it’s—I mean—it’s like being raped by the Department of Justice.
February 6, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Epstein survivor Anouska De Georgiou: The fact that the very people who are meant to lead this country have completely retraumatized us… it’s—I mean—it’s like being raped by the Department of Justice.
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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.