Philip Shropshire
@pshropshire.bsky.social
#Progressive #popculture #comics #sciencefiction #politics Longtime writer/malcontent. If you like my posts please donate to my paypal link at Three Rivers. Home site is www.threeriversonline.com
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Something I wrote. #prochoice #election2024 And no Rahm isn't the answer.
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Today’s pick from the ’Platinum Pohl’ tome was ‘The Meeting’ from 1972, a Hugo award-winning collaboration with C.M. Kornbluth.
A decidedly bleak tale, involving a couple beset with some particularly problematic decision making regarding the future of their only child...
No satirical edges here!
A decidedly bleak tale, involving a couple beset with some particularly problematic decision making regarding the future of their only child...
No satirical edges here!
October 28, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Today’s pick from the ’Platinum Pohl’ tome was ‘The Meeting’ from 1972, a Hugo award-winning collaboration with C.M. Kornbluth.
A decidedly bleak tale, involving a couple beset with some particularly problematic decision making regarding the future of their only child...
No satirical edges here!
A decidedly bleak tale, involving a couple beset with some particularly problematic decision making regarding the future of their only child...
No satirical edges here!
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Russell Letson reviews NOT WHAT I INTENDED by @nancykress, and says of Nancy: “As an artist, she finds the patterns in the mess, the rationales in the irrational, and imposes intention on it all.”
Not What I Intended by Nancy Kress: Review by Russell Letson
Not What I Intended, Nancy Kress (PM Press 979-8-88744-120-7, $16.00, 141pp, tp) September 2025. Cover by Mary Grace Long. Nancy Kress’s Not What I Intended is number 31 in the PM Press “Outspoken …
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October 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Russell Letson reviews NOT WHAT I INTENDED by @nancykress, and says of Nancy: “As an artist, she finds the patterns in the mess, the rationales in the irrational, and imposes intention on it all.”
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Well, quite.
November 11, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Well, quite.
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This next in actual book, 1988 debut novel from @unlikelyworlds.bsky.social. A Brazilian-inflected Federation has several planets and is fighting a war against a mysterious enemy. Dorthy Yoshida has been sent to investigate a mystery. 🪐📚💙 #scifibooks #sciencefiction #nowreading
November 24, 2025 at 8:08 AM
This next in actual book, 1988 debut novel from @unlikelyworlds.bsky.social. A Brazilian-inflected Federation has several planets and is fighting a war against a mysterious enemy. Dorthy Yoshida has been sent to investigate a mystery. 🪐📚💙 #scifibooks #sciencefiction #nowreading
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News is coming to me via friends on Facebook, and via Fancyclopedia, that John Varley, who wrote Millennium, Steel Beach, and the Gaea trilogy (Titan, Wizard, Demon) has died. He was an excellent writer in the Campbell/Heinlein tradition, and I dug him a lot in my teens and early 20s. RIP.
December 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
News is coming to me via friends on Facebook, and via Fancyclopedia, that John Varley, who wrote Millennium, Steel Beach, and the Gaea trilogy (Titan, Wizard, Demon) has died. He was an excellent writer in the Campbell/Heinlein tradition, and I dug him a lot in my teens and early 20s. RIP.
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Trump’s social media tirade signals trouble as Hispanic and Black voters turn away. Read the full story at bit.ly/4oQC9RE
#TrumpTrouble #FallingSupport #MinorityVoters #PoliticalShift #GOP #Election2026 #PollingUpdate #News #RawStory #PoliticalNews
#TrumpTrouble #FallingSupport #MinorityVoters #PoliticalShift #GOP #Election2026 #PollingUpdate #News #RawStory #PoliticalNews
December 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Trump’s social media tirade signals trouble as Hispanic and Black voters turn away. Read the full story at bit.ly/4oQC9RE
#TrumpTrouble #FallingSupport #MinorityVoters #PoliticalShift #GOP #Election2026 #PollingUpdate #News #RawStory #PoliticalNews
#TrumpTrouble #FallingSupport #MinorityVoters #PoliticalShift #GOP #Election2026 #PollingUpdate #News #RawStory #PoliticalNews
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Elon Musk called his trans daughter "mentally ill" in an attempt to fire an insult back at California Governor Gavin Newsom as the two feud on social media.
Musk fires back at Newsom after press office says his trans daughter 'hates' him
www.irishstar.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Elon Musk called his trans daughter "mentally ill" in an attempt to fire an insult back at California Governor Gavin Newsom as the two feud on social media.
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Andy Dick reportedly thinks fentanyl (not crack cocaine) is to blame for his apparent overdose in Hollywood
Andy Dick reportedly thinks fentanyl (not crack cocaine) is to blame for his apparent overdose in Hollywood
Andy Dick explains he sneaked away from friends to do mystery drugs with a stranger before being captured on video unresponsive from an apparent overdose at a Hollywood strip mall.
www.latimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Andy Dick reportedly thinks fentanyl (not crack cocaine) is to blame for his apparent overdose in Hollywood
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A 40-year-old West Side man the Chicago police say has a history of punching people has been charged with slugging three women in the face in the Loop this week in the latest of a series of unprovoked punching attacks downtown and elsewhere around the city.
More 'puncher' attacks in downtown Chicago; man with ankle monitor is accused of punching 3 women in the Loop
chicago.suntimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:19 PM
A 40-year-old West Side man the Chicago police say has a history of punching people has been charged with slugging three women in the face in the Loop this week in the latest of a series of unprovoked punching attacks downtown and elsewhere around the city.
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US has failed to stop massive Chinese cyber campaign, warns senator on.ft.com/4pBw90D
US has failed to stop massive Chinese cyber campaign, warns senator
Staff reductions at vital agencies have undermined efforts to tackle ‘Salt Typhoon’ hack, says Mark Warner
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December 12, 2025 at 10:19 PM
US has failed to stop massive Chinese cyber campaign, warns senator on.ft.com/4pBw90D
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Indiana Republicans resisted the call by President Trump for redistricting. He and the state's Republican governor threatened to back primary challenges against senators who wouldn't get on board. n.pr/4aTbq3w
In a setback for Trump, Indiana lawmakers defeat redistricting plan
Indiana Republicans resisted the call by President Trump for redistricting. He and the state's Republican governor threatened to back primary challenges against senators who wouldn't get on board.
n.pr
December 12, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Indiana Republicans resisted the call by President Trump for redistricting. He and the state's Republican governor threatened to back primary challenges against senators who wouldn't get on board. n.pr/4aTbq3w
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Man arrested in Rome woman’s death also charged with feticide
Man arrested in Rome woman’s death also charged with feticide
A man who is facing a slew of charges in connection to a Rome woman’s beating death is now facing an additional charge as of Friday.
www.atlantanewsfirst.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Man arrested in Rome woman’s death also charged with feticide
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As the Millennium Seed Bank turns 25, we went to browse its seed stocks to find out what exactly goes on there, and why it's so important.
Inside the Millennium Seed Bank, our biological safety net in a changing world
www.bigissue.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM
As the Millennium Seed Bank turns 25, we went to browse its seed stocks to find out what exactly goes on there, and why it's so important.
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Four Canadian provinces are selling off the American liquor they pulled from shelves in protest over President Trump’s tariffs. Some bourbon drinkers are thrilled.
Canadians Rush to Buy Stockpiles of Boycotted U.S. Liquor
Four Canadian provinces are selling off the American liquor they pulled from shelves in protest over President Trump’s tariffs. Some bourbon drinkers are thrilled.
nyti.ms
December 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Four Canadian provinces are selling off the American liquor they pulled from shelves in protest over President Trump’s tariffs. Some bourbon drinkers are thrilled.
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Trump is trying to reshape immigration courts to fit his mass deportation agenda.
In early December, the New York Times reported, eight judges serving on the bench at New York City’s 26 Federal Plaza—ground zero for courthouse arrests—were terminated.
In early December, the New York Times reported, eight judges serving on the bench at New York City’s 26 Federal Plaza—ground zero for courthouse arrests—were terminated.
December 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Trump is trying to reshape immigration courts to fit his mass deportation agenda.
In early December, the New York Times reported, eight judges serving on the bench at New York City’s 26 Federal Plaza—ground zero for courthouse arrests—were terminated.
In early December, the New York Times reported, eight judges serving on the bench at New York City’s 26 Federal Plaza—ground zero for courthouse arrests—were terminated.
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The Disney+ docuseries captures two phone conversations that show how the couple stays connected during the tour.
Inside Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's cute Eras Tour phone calls
The Disney+ docuseries captures two phone conversations that show how the couple stays connected during the tour.
bit.ly
December 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The Disney+ docuseries captures two phone conversations that show how the couple stays connected during the tour.
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The "Crusader Cross" has become popular on the right to symbolize the march of Christian civilization, with anti-Muslim roots that made it into something of a logo for the U.S. war on terror.
Official Propaganda for Caribbean Military Buildup Includes “Crusader Cross”
The “Jerusalem cross” appeared prominently in Pentagon propaganda for boat strikes and the Venezuela military buildup.
interc.pt
December 12, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The "Crusader Cross" has become popular on the right to symbolize the march of Christian civilization, with anti-Muslim roots that made it into something of a logo for the U.S. war on terror.
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After a year in office, Mayor Babalwa Lobishe achieved a fraction of her set targets to improve service delivery in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro. This has poked holes in her leadership of the municipality, which is now receiving support from national government under Section 154 of the Constituti...
Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Babalwa Lobishe’s year of missed deliverables | Daily Maverick
www.dailymaverick.co.za
December 12, 2025 at 10:31 PM
After a year in office, Mayor Babalwa Lobishe achieved a fraction of her set targets to improve service delivery in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro. This has poked holes in her leadership of the municipality, which is now receiving support from national government under Section 154 of the Constituti...
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In a letter sent Friday to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, seven Democratic senators criticized the administration’s authorization of Nvidia’s H200 chip for sale in China
on.wsj.com/4q60XGw
on.wsj.com/4q60XGw
Exclusive | Trump’s OK of AI Chip Sales in China Called ‘Dangerous’ By Senate Democrats
Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Chuck Schumer and other lawmakers said allowing sales of Nvidia’s H200 processors in China undoes past U.S. containment efforts
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December 12, 2025 at 10:34 PM
In a letter sent Friday to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, seven Democratic senators criticized the administration’s authorization of Nvidia’s H200 chip for sale in China
on.wsj.com/4q60XGw
on.wsj.com/4q60XGw
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Across Whatcom County, people were evacuated on Wednesday and Thursday as floodwater swallowed towns. Now, the Nooksack River has receded and residents are returning, frustrated and defeated, to waterlogged homes.
As the Nooksack recedes, a traumatic and familiar recovery process begins | Cascadia Daily News
Whatcom County communities express frustration; ‘Sumas is always forgotten’
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December 12, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Across Whatcom County, people were evacuated on Wednesday and Thursday as floodwater swallowed towns. Now, the Nooksack River has receded and residents are returning, frustrated and defeated, to waterlogged homes.
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A group of people representing local nonprofits have filed a legal challenge to a ballot initiative that aims to reroute money from the Portland Clean Energy Fund tax to hiring 400 additional police officers.
Legal Challenge Filed Against Ballot Initiative Aimed at Rerouting Climate Tax Dollars to Police
Sophie Peel
www.wweek.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:40 PM
A group of people representing local nonprofits have filed a legal challenge to a ballot initiative that aims to reroute money from the Portland Clean Energy Fund tax to hiring 400 additional police officers.
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Like any intoxicating substance, cannabis comes with risks. But a new working paper argues that, for some older Americans, it may even be life-saving
Why more American seniors are getting high
No age group is taking up cannabis faster
econ.st
December 12, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Like any intoxicating substance, cannabis comes with risks. But a new working paper argues that, for some older Americans, it may even be life-saving
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“We used to go around helping vendors apply for permits so they wouldn’t get fined,” said Eric Nava-Pérez, Street Vendor Project’s Spanish-speaking member organizer.
“But now, we’re out here distributing immigration rights information.”
“But now, we’re out here distributing immigration rights information.”
‘There’s power in numbers’: New Yorkers are banding together to protect street vendors from ICE
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:41 PM
“We used to go around helping vendors apply for permits so they wouldn’t get fined,” said Eric Nava-Pérez, Street Vendor Project’s Spanish-speaking member organizer.
“But now, we’re out here distributing immigration rights information.”
“But now, we’re out here distributing immigration rights information.”
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The Trump administration removed sanctions it had placed on a Brazilian Supreme Court judge, only four months after it first targeted Justice Alexandre de Moraes for his role in the prosecution of former Brazilian president and Trump ally Jair Bolsonaro.
Trump lifts sanctions on Brazilian judge targeted over Bolsonaro case
The U.S. imposed sanctions on Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes four months ago, calling former president Jair Bolsonaro’s prosecution a “witch hunt.”
wapo.st
December 13, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The Trump administration removed sanctions it had placed on a Brazilian Supreme Court judge, only four months after it first targeted Justice Alexandre de Moraes for his role in the prosecution of former Brazilian president and Trump ally Jair Bolsonaro.