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Maddie Day, aka Edith Maxwell @maddieday.bsky.social · 5d

Am I a fan of #Halloween? You bet! Read my essay about it, plus you can check out a glowing review of Murder at Cape Costumers and a giveaway at Kings River Life Magazine!

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Murder at Cape Costumers By Maddie Day: Review/Giveaway/Halloween Guest Post

by Cynthia Chow, & Maddie DayIt’s Halloween in Westham, Massachusetts, and the streets are filled with tiny superheroes, princesses, and pirates. Mac’s Bikes bicycle rental store owner Mackenzie “Mac...

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MSNBC @msnbc.com · 12d

In a Truth Social post, President Trump said he directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to send U.S. troops to Portland, Oregon. Mayor Keith Wilson dismissed the threat, calling it “a big show of force, and nothing more.”

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Maddie Day, aka Edith Maxwell @maddieday.bsky.social · 12d

Oho! Go Portland.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 12d

Portland declares ICE facility out of compliance, demands its clearance. www.portland.gov/mayor/keith-...

City of Portland will issue land use violation notice for ICE facility, triggering process to determine next steps at the site

The City of Portland believes the federal government violated detention conditions of its land use approval 25 times in a 10-month period, according to federal records. Next steps could include fines ...

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 12d

“The number of necessary troops is zero.”

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson

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Maddie Day, aka Edith Maxwell @maddieday.bsky.social · 13d

Finally a good picture of all four of us! Thank you.

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Maddie Day, aka Edith Maxwell @maddieday.bsky.social · 13d

Wow, thank you so much!

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 15d

Dictators hate mockery—because their power relies on fear.

Thus Kimmel.

In essence, humor is a form of resistance.

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Maddie Day, aka Edith Maxwell @maddieday.bsky.social · 15d

Thanks! What a nice shot of all of us, no mean feat.

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 19d

Border Czar Tom Homan was caught by the FBI accepting bribes - on camera - to deliver government contracts in exchange for $50,000 in cash.

Pam Bondi knew.

Kash Patel knew.

Emil Bove knew.

And they made the investigation go away.

A corrupt attempt to conceal brazen graft.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19d

So Trump gets DOJ to drop an obvious bribery case against Tom Homan, then fires the US Attorney who found insufficient evidence to prosecute Letitia James, then threatens to fire Pam Bondi and replace her with dunce Lindsey Halligan unless she immediately indicts his enemies.

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Maddie Day, aka Edith Maxwell @maddieday.bsky.social · 19d

You have my deepest sympathies. We have a company here called the Junk Wizard. Can you call someone like that?

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 23d

Exclusive: As the Trump administration rushes to open massive makeshift holding centers nationwide, ICE’s own inspectors say the marquee Texas project is violating dozens of federal standards for immigrant detention.

60 violations in 50 days: Inside ICE’s giant tent facility at Ft. Bliss

As the Trump Administration rushes to open massive makeshift holding centers nationwide, one former official called the list of violations at Fort Bliss among the worst she’s ever seen.

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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 23d

Let’s ’Streisand Effect’ this one and make sure everyone knows about this study that the DoJ doesn’t want anyone to know about.

404 Media @404media.co · 23d

The Department of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States.

🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...

DOJ Deletes Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing

Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrosim is far-right was disappeared.

www.404media.co

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MB Brown @mbbrownsf.bsky.social · 23d

Go find this report, it’s out there!

404 Media @404media.co · 23d

The Department of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States.

🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...

DOJ Deletes Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing

Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrosim is far-right was disappeared.

www.404media.co

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Maddie Day, aka Edith Maxwell @maddieday.bsky.social · 25d

Rebecca Brandt, manager of Denver spice shop Savory Spice, is Leslie Budewitz's guest on the blog today. Stop by and hear her chat about spices and enjoy a kimchi recipe!
www.mysteryloverskitchen.com/2025/09/savo...

Savory Spice -- Welcome a real-life

The blog where mystery authors cook up books and delicious recipes.

www.mysteryloverskitchen.com

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Maddie Day, aka Edith Maxwell @maddieday.bsky.social · 29d

Woot! Congrats, Catriona, and I can't wait to read this.

Catriona McPherson @catrionamcp.bsky.social · Aug 15

I haven't got a pic of the book I'm reading, and it's hardly hot news that it's Linda Castillo again anyway, so how about this for #FridayReads?

Maddie Day, aka Edith Maxwell @maddieday.bsky.social · 29d

This!

Kim Davis @kimdavisauthor.bsky.social · Sep 9

#giveaway A chance to win a copy of MURDER AT CAPE COSTUMERS by @maddieday.bsky.social! Plus check out the recipe for Halloween Muffins. See my review, the recipe, and enter the contest by 9/14/25. cinnamonsugarandalittlebitofmurder.com/halloween-mu...
#cozymystery #muffinrecipe #halloween

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Maddie Day, aka Edith Maxwell @maddieday.bsky.social · Sep 10

Thanks for having us!

Kim Davis @kimdavisauthor.bsky.social · Sep 9

#giveaway A chance to win a copy of MURDER AT CAPE COSTUMERS by @maddieday.bsky.social! Plus check out the recipe for Halloween Muffins. See my review, the recipe, and enter the contest by 9/14/25. cinnamonsugarandalittlebitofmurder.com/halloween-mu...
#cozymystery #muffinrecipe #halloween

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · Sep 9

I encourage people to watch this video. The selected footage shows the professor doing nothing even slightly out of line, whereas the student misinterprets the law and hopes to impose her religious beliefs on the material.

Administrators caving to this is terrifying.

Dan Hirschman @asociologist.bsky.social · Sep 9

Texas A&M’s President just removed a dean and department head from their positions after they supported a professor whose lesson on gender was challenged by a student. www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/a...

A&M Dean removed following student complaints over curriculum

The Department of Justice has also acknowledged the situation and said it would be investigating.

www.kbtx.com

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · Sep 9

Striking piece by a former U.S. Navy captain on Trump’s lethal attack in the Caribbean.

www.defenseone.com/ideas/2025/0...

A killing at sea marks America’s descent into lawless power

The peremptory strike on a speedboat is a warning to all who serve. Remember your oath.

www.defenseone.com

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Maddie Day, aka Edith Maxwell @maddieday.bsky.social · Sep 9

My Halloween muffin recipe, a #giveaway, and a glowing review over at Cinnamon, Sugar, and and Little Bit of Murder!

cinnamonsugarandalittlebitofmurder.com/halloween-mu...

Halloween Muffins - Cinnamon and Sugar

Halloween Muffins are pumpkin-based and not too sweet since they use maple syrup instead of sugar. With a good amount of pumpkin spice to ramp up the flavor, and whole wheat flour and oats, this a healthy and delicious breakfast or snack choice! Recipe shared with permission granted by Maddie Day, author of MURDER AT CAPE COSTUMERS.

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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · Sep 8

Trump appears to have committed a crime of "moral turpitude."

Losing the liquor licenses at two of his NJ clubs would be one of the few direct penalties he'd face.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · Sep 8

On September 8, 1974, President Gerald Ford pardoned President Richard Nixon:

Ford Pardons Nixon | Talk & Draw with Liza Donnelly and Heather Cox Richardson

YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson

www.youtube.com

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Sep 8

Terence Tao, one of the world’s greatest mathematicians, is speaking out after federal research funding to UCLA was suspended.

“People who support all the positive aspects of America have to speak out and fight for them now,” he said.

The world’s greatest mathematician avoided politics. Then Trump cut science funding.

Terence Tao, a renowned mathematician at UCLA, faced funding challenges after the Trump administration froze federal research funds.

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Maddie Day, aka Edith Maxwell @maddieday.bsky.social · Sep 7

This! Author-chefs chatting around the kitchen table about apple recipes and giving away six cozy foodie mysteries! @mysterykitchen.bsky.social

Molly MacRae @mollymacrae.bsky.social · Sep 7

A bushel of apple recipes from the cooks in the Mystery Lovers' Kitchen - plus a 6-book giveaway!

Mystery Lovers Kitchen @mysterykitchen.bsky.social · Sep 7

Around the Kitchen Table: Our Favorite APPLE RECIPES + 6-Book #Giveaway!: VMBURNS: Icing on the Murder, the newest release in my Baker Street Mystery series, takes place in Autumn, and features a lot of recipes with apples. August - October is prime apple picking season. September is best for one…

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