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Writing woes: got a full request from my dream agent only to get a rejection from them a few days later. That’s how it goes in the #querytrenches I guess 🤷🏻♀️ At least I know my query package is working. My pages on the other hand… may need some work.
September 28, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Writing woes: got a full request from my dream agent only to get a rejection from them a few days later. That’s how it goes in the #querytrenches I guess 🤷🏻♀️ At least I know my query package is working. My pages on the other hand… may need some work.
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Where are the "Alligator Alcatraz" detainees?
Where Are The Detainees? Hundreds of “Alligator Alcatraz” Prisoners Disappear from ICE Database
Hundreds of people who were once detained at the troubled immigration jail in the Florida Everglades, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” have disappeared. Democracy Now! speaks with Shirsho Dasgupta, a Miam...
www.democracynow.org
September 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Where are the "Alligator Alcatraz" detainees?
Lately I haven’t been painting, I’ve been too busy with embroidery! This was so fun and difficult to make. I tried some embroidery techniques I had never tried before. Our little mushroom man is out on an adventure 🍄
#art #embroidery
#art #embroidery
September 24, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Lately I haven’t been painting, I’ve been too busy with embroidery! This was so fun and difficult to make. I tried some embroidery techniques I had never tried before. Our little mushroom man is out on an adventure 🍄
#art #embroidery
#art #embroidery
Writing woes: I only started querying this month yet why is it so hard. The impulse to check your email every few minutes is unlike any other! The query trenches is not for the faint of heart.
#writingwoes #querytrenches #writing
#writingwoes #querytrenches #writing
September 22, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Writing woes: I only started querying this month yet why is it so hard. The impulse to check your email every few minutes is unlike any other! The query trenches is not for the faint of heart.
#writingwoes #querytrenches #writing
#writingwoes #querytrenches #writing
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Thirteen unhoused people were hurt in Minneapolis.
And America shrugs.
These folks are not invisible. Not disposable. Not less human.
The relative silence on this tragedy is a moral failure.
And America shrugs.
These folks are not invisible. Not disposable. Not less human.
The relative silence on this tragedy is a moral failure.
September 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Thirteen unhoused people were hurt in Minneapolis.
And America shrugs.
These folks are not invisible. Not disposable. Not less human.
The relative silence on this tragedy is a moral failure.
And America shrugs.
These folks are not invisible. Not disposable. Not less human.
The relative silence on this tragedy is a moral failure.
Writing woes: I heard the best way to not think about queries is to start a new project. That’s what I’m doing. New project called Project Doll. Another thriller♥️
#writing #thriller #querytrenches
#writing #thriller #querytrenches
September 17, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Writing woes: I heard the best way to not think about queries is to start a new project. That’s what I’m doing. New project called Project Doll. Another thriller♥️
#writing #thriller #querytrenches
#writing #thriller #querytrenches
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Even if you aren’t masking anywhere else it still makes sense to wear a mask in medical settings & pharmacies because there’s a greater chance of being close to someone contagious & there are more people who are at higher risk in these places. Masking in these settings both protects you & others.
I really think there should be a continued public health push to have people wear a mask in pharmacies and medical settings since that is where sick people and people who are higher risk can be found frequently. It has never made any public health sense to loosen those precautions.
September 16, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Even if you aren’t masking anywhere else it still makes sense to wear a mask in medical settings & pharmacies because there’s a greater chance of being close to someone contagious & there are more people who are at higher risk in these places. Masking in these settings both protects you & others.
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"Ana's" picked blueberries for 20 yrs. "It's hard work. My hands get scratched from dry branches & burn once I start sweating in the heat. I get $7/bucket in May-June's peak season. When a row has lots of fruit it goes well. But many days it's hard to make enough." #WeFeedYou
July 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
"Ana's" picked blueberries for 20 yrs. "It's hard work. My hands get scratched from dry branches & burn once I start sweating in the heat. I get $7/bucket in May-June's peak season. When a row has lots of fruit it goes well. But many days it's hard to make enough." #WeFeedYou
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One of the most tragic things is that so many people that will be harmed by the Big Death Bill will be completely unaware about what just happened until it’s way too late and they can’t see a doctor or get a hospital bed in their time of need.
July 3, 2025 at 7:18 PM
One of the most tragic things is that so many people that will be harmed by the Big Death Bill will be completely unaware about what just happened until it’s way too late and they can’t see a doctor or get a hospital bed in their time of need.
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
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Programs like Medicaid and SNAP literally keep people alive. This isn’t a reconciliation bill, it’s a big death bill.
June 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Programs like Medicaid and SNAP literally keep people alive. This isn’t a reconciliation bill, it’s a big death bill.
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Wow so you’re telling me everyone who cheered on the Iraq war is on board with this now too? And so are the people who opposed the Iran nuclear deal and killed it?
You’re kidding.
You’re kidding.
June 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Wow so you’re telling me everyone who cheered on the Iraq war is on board with this now too? And so are the people who opposed the Iran nuclear deal and killed it?
You’re kidding.
You’re kidding.
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Aurora Reyes (1908-1986) was the 1st Mexican woman muralist. In her heyday, she was part of the important artist circles. She did not achieve the status of her male contemporaries, perhaps due to her political views in later years. For example, her participation in the anti-government movement of 68
June 15, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Aurora Reyes (1908-1986) was the 1st Mexican woman muralist. In her heyday, she was part of the important artist circles. She did not achieve the status of her male contemporaries, perhaps due to her political views in later years. For example, her participation in the anti-government movement of 68
Making a book cover. The prompt: It’s her birthday and she wants is revenge
#bookcover #illustration
#bookcover #illustration
June 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Making a book cover. The prompt: It’s her birthday and she wants is revenge
#bookcover #illustration
#bookcover #illustration
Wait, so you’re telling me hashtags on here don’t work the way they work on tumblr?
#sodoingthisiswrong #whoops #iwontdoitagain
#sodoingthisiswrong #whoops #iwontdoitagain
June 19, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Wait, so you’re telling me hashtags on here don’t work the way they work on tumblr?
#sodoingthisiswrong #whoops #iwontdoitagain
#sodoingthisiswrong #whoops #iwontdoitagain
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ICE just arrested Brad Lander, the NYC Comptroller and one of the leading candidates for Mayor, without grounds.
He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings.
He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights.
This is political intimidation.
He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings.
He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights.
This is political intimidation.
Whoa! NYC mayoral candidate and current city Comptroller Brad Lander seemingly arrested at the NYC immigration court while attending to escort someone attending their hearing.
Lander just got detained by federal agents as he tried to escort a man out of the courtroom. Lander was taken in an elevator with masked agents, along with one member of his NYPD security detail.
June 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
ICE just arrested Brad Lander, the NYC Comptroller and one of the leading candidates for Mayor, without grounds.
He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings.
He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights.
This is political intimidation.
He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings.
He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights.
This is political intimidation.
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As we get ready to celebrate #FathersDay, let's think of the farm worker fathers who works so hard to bring food to our tables. Many are currently living in fear due to raids by immigration enforcement. #WeFeedYou
June 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
As we get ready to celebrate #FathersDay, let's think of the farm worker fathers who works so hard to bring food to our tables. Many are currently living in fear due to raids by immigration enforcement. #WeFeedYou
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It is actually nuts that even when the NYC political establishment was presented with a broad field of talented candidates w/ many ideas, in a time of generational change & anti-corruption, they STILL chose to line up behind scandal-ridden Andrew Cuomo.
It’s cowardice.
It’s cowardice.
June 13, 2025 at 12:24 AM
It is actually nuts that even when the NYC political establishment was presented with a broad field of talented candidates w/ many ideas, in a time of generational change & anti-corruption, they STILL chose to line up behind scandal-ridden Andrew Cuomo.
It’s cowardice.
It’s cowardice.
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UPDATE: David Huerta was just released from custody!
June 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
UPDATE: David Huerta was just released from custody!
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I went over as much footage as I could find of the Los Angeles protesters speaking in their own words. An interesting theme emerged:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/false-flags
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/false-flags
False Flags
The LA protests are just human
www.kenklippenstein.com
June 10, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I went over as much footage as I could find of the Los Angeles protesters speaking in their own words. An interesting theme emerged:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/false-flags
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/false-flags
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Main character energy is OUT, this summer we’re bringing NPC energy. We’re posted up at the bar dropping lore and suggesting side quests. We’re leaning casually near a locked door and saying “I don’t think you have the key for that” when someone tries the handle. We’re staring at a tree.
May 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Main character energy is OUT, this summer we’re bringing NPC energy. We’re posted up at the bar dropping lore and suggesting side quests. We’re leaning casually near a locked door and saying “I don’t think you have the key for that” when someone tries the handle. We’re staring at a tree.
I’m writing draft number 4 still, stuck on a plot point my critique partner commented on, when an entirely new idea for a story pops into my head. Be strong I tell myself. Finish the draft. Don’t let the new idea take over. 🫡
#writing #books #writingprocess
#writing #books #writingprocess
May 29, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I’m writing draft number 4 still, stuck on a plot point my critique partner commented on, when an entirely new idea for a story pops into my head. Be strong I tell myself. Finish the draft. Don’t let the new idea take over. 🫡
#writing #books #writingprocess
#writing #books #writingprocess