@StephenTerrell
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Author, columnist, retired lawyer, avid motorcyclist, passionate reader and occasional substitute teacher. Trying to fight having lost all faith in this country that I have so long loved.
A Christmas Gift to all my readers -- and all of those who enjoy a good Christmas story. "Unexpected Gifts" is published on my website at www.terrellwrites.com
Stephen Terrell -- Writer, Author, Speaker
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December 12, 2025 at 9:46 PM
A Christmas Gift to all my readers -- and all of those who enjoy a good Christmas story. "Unexpected Gifts" is published on my website at www.terrellwrites.com
A Christmas Gift to all my readers -- and all those who love a good Christmas story. Happy holidays.
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December 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
A Christmas Gift to all my readers -- and all those who love a good Christmas story. Happy holidays.
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Now, Trump has made America a Pirate. Not the fun kind, but the kind that seizes ships that don't belong to the U.S. He has made criminals of us all.
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Trump Administration Live Updates: U.S. Seizes Tanker Off Venezuela, President Says
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December 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Now, Trump has made America a Pirate. Not the fun kind, but the kind that seizes ships that don't belong to the U.S. He has made criminals of us all.
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Everyone should read this by Ty Cobb, one of the legion of former Trump lawyers who found that ethics and representing Trump were inherently inconsistent.
"The Constitution really is not adequate to deal with a president as evil as Trump.”
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"The Constitution really is not adequate to deal with a president as evil as Trump.”
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An Inside Analysis
Those of us who loathe Donald Trump use a variety of words to explain that reaction. We note that he is ignorant, intellectually deficient and incompetent, that his maturation and vocabulary appear…
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December 8, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Everyone should read this by Ty Cobb, one of the legion of former Trump lawyers who found that ethics and representing Trump were inherently inconsistent.
"The Constitution really is not adequate to deal with a president as evil as Trump.”
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"The Constitution really is not adequate to deal with a president as evil as Trump.”
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I substitute teach. Long before Indiana' law prohibiting students using cell phones during class, I prohibited cell phones when I was teaching. But this proposal is nuts. Next, students will use horse-drawn hacks and read by kerosene lantern. bit.ly/44UOOfh
Chalkbeat Story: Indiana’s ban on cellphones in the classroom may get stricter - THE INDIANA CITIZEN
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Aleksandra Appleton Chalkbeat December 4, 2025 Sign up for Chalkbeat Indiana’s free daily news...
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December 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I substitute teach. Long before Indiana' law prohibiting students using cell phones during class, I prohibited cell phones when I was teaching. But this proposal is nuts. Next, students will use horse-drawn hacks and read by kerosene lantern. bit.ly/44UOOfh
INSANITY: Trump Administration using $10 Billion in taxpayer funds to buy up interest in private corporations. bit.ly/48ndm1B
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November 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
INSANITY: Trump Administration using $10 Billion in taxpayer funds to buy up interest in private corporations. bit.ly/48ndm1B
Note to all seniors:
For 1st time, Medicare Part B costs will increase 10%, driving costs deducted from your Social Security benefits to more than $200 per month. You can thank Trump and the GOP.
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For 1st time, Medicare Part B costs will increase 10%, driving costs deducted from your Social Security benefits to more than $200 per month. You can thank Trump and the GOP.
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Medicare Premiums Are Rising Again — and Many Seniors Will Feel the Squeeze
What this means for social security.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Note to all seniors:
For 1st time, Medicare Part B costs will increase 10%, driving costs deducted from your Social Security benefits to more than $200 per month. You can thank Trump and the GOP.
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For 1st time, Medicare Part B costs will increase 10%, driving costs deducted from your Social Security benefits to more than $200 per month. You can thank Trump and the GOP.
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Thursday, Nov. 13, 6 pm, is my final presentation of the year on my book, The Madness of John Terrell, at the Historic Carnegie Library in downtown Muncie. Sex, lust, money, revenge, murder, insanity -- everything that makes storytelling fun. No charge. No reservations required.
November 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Thursday, Nov. 13, 6 pm, is my final presentation of the year on my book, The Madness of John Terrell, at the Historic Carnegie Library in downtown Muncie. Sex, lust, money, revenge, murder, insanity -- everything that makes storytelling fun. No charge. No reservations required.
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Thank you Congressman Neguse for laying it plain.
October 31, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Thank you Congressman Neguse for laying it plain.
SO IT GOES, the anthology of the Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Library and Museum, has just been released. It includes an excerpt, "How Will You Know," from my novel Last Train to Stratton. Check it out!
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Kurt Vonnegut Museum * Library
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October 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
SO IT GOES, the anthology of the Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Library and Museum, has just been released. It includes an excerpt, "How Will You Know," from my novel Last Train to Stratton. Check it out!
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TRUMP TO DISASTER VICTIMS: FEND FOR YOURSELF
Next time a hurricane disaster pounds one of those red states like Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia or the Carolinas, don't look to FEMA or the federal government for help.
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Next time a hurricane disaster pounds one of those red states like Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia or the Carolinas, don't look to FEMA or the federal government for help.
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FEMA Cuts Disaster Spending, Leaving States Fending for Themselves
President Trump has said he wants to eventually shift the burden of disaster relief and recovery onto states. It’s already happening.
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October 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM
TRUMP TO DISASTER VICTIMS: FEND FOR YOURSELF
Next time a hurricane disaster pounds one of those red states like Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia or the Carolinas, don't look to FEMA or the federal government for help.
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Next time a hurricane disaster pounds one of those red states like Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia or the Carolinas, don't look to FEMA or the federal government for help.
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The Supreme Court has denied an appeal by Alex Jones over a his $1.4 billion defamation judgment for his false claims that the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School was a hoax, which leaves in place the record-breaking sum he was ordered to pay in 2021. www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme...
Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion defamation judgment in Sandy Hook case
The Supreme Court turned away an appeal by Alex Jones over a $1.4 billion defamation judgment for his false claims that a 2012 school shooting was a hoax.
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October 14, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The Supreme Court has denied an appeal by Alex Jones over a his $1.4 billion defamation judgment for his false claims that the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School was a hoax, which leaves in place the record-breaking sum he was ordered to pay in 2021. www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme...
Occasionally, a bit of good news dribbles out of Washington. bit.ly/4h8RGKF
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October 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Occasionally, a bit of good news dribbles out of Washington. bit.ly/4h8RGKF
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They didn’t just NOT give Trump the Nobel Peace Prize, they wrote a citation that reads like an anti-Trump rallying cry.
(He’s gonna extra-tariff Norway now, isn’t he?)
(He’s gonna extra-tariff Norway now, isn’t he?)
'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
October 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
They didn’t just NOT give Trump the Nobel Peace Prize, they wrote a citation that reads like an anti-Trump rallying cry.
(He’s gonna extra-tariff Norway now, isn’t he?)
(He’s gonna extra-tariff Norway now, isn’t he?)
Nobel Committee, in a slap at Trump's anti-democratic actions and self-aggrandizing politicking, awards the Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado for "her tireless work for democratic rights" #NobelPeacePrize2025 bit.ly/46KNHAl
Nobel Peace Prize Live Updates: Venezuelan Pro-Democracy Politician María Corina Machado Wins
The Norwegian Nobel Committee praised “her tireless work promoting democratic rights.” Ms. Machado, who built one of Venezuela’s most important political movements, has been in hiding since last year.
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October 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Nobel Committee, in a slap at Trump's anti-democratic actions and self-aggrandizing politicking, awards the Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado for "her tireless work for democratic rights" #NobelPeacePrize2025 bit.ly/46KNHAl
Pope challenges news media to stand up against lies, half-truths and manipulation. Are you listening, FOX NEWS? NEWSMAX? bit.ly/3VUzavN
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October 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Pope challenges news media to stand up against lies, half-truths and manipulation. Are you listening, FOX NEWS? NEWSMAX? bit.ly/3VUzavN
You and I can't go to the Smithsonian or our National Parks. Lines are backed up as airports due to TSA layoffs. Even some airports are closed. Nearly all our government services are shut down. But we can send ICE and National Guard to Washington DC, Los Angeles, Portland and Chicago.
Democrats proved the insiders wrong on the shutdown
The conventional wisdom was that a shutdown was a losing fight.
The conventional wisdom was that a shutdown was a losing fight.
Democrats proved the insiders wrong on the shutdown
The conventional wisdom was that a shutdown was a losing fight.
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October 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
You and I can't go to the Smithsonian or our National Parks. Lines are backed up as airports due to TSA layoffs. Even some airports are closed. Nearly all our government services are shut down. But we can send ICE and National Guard to Washington DC, Los Angeles, Portland and Chicago.
There's one reason Trump sent the Texas National Guard to Chicago -- That's where the Obamas live.
October 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
There's one reason Trump sent the Texas National Guard to Chicago -- That's where the Obamas live.
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October 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
TRUMP HAS GONE ABSOLUTELY INSANE. CALLING FOR ARREST OF CHICAGO MAYOR AND ILLINOIS GOVERNOR.
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October 8, 2025 at 9:26 PM
TRUMP HAS GONE ABSOLUTELY INSANE. CALLING FOR ARREST OF CHICAGO MAYOR AND ILLINOIS GOVERNOR.
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A federal grand jury declined to indict two people charged with assaulting law enforcement agents outside a suburban Chicago ICE facility, an attorney for one of the defendants said, Megan Crepeau and @benjaminpenn.bsky.social report
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Grand Jury Declines to Indict Two Chicago-Area ICE Protesters
A federal grand jury declined to indict two people charged with assaulting law enforcement agents outside a suburban Chicago ICE facility, an attorney for one of the defendants said.
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October 8, 2025 at 3:17 AM
A federal grand jury declined to indict two people charged with assaulting law enforcement agents outside a suburban Chicago ICE facility, an attorney for one of the defendants said, Megan Crepeau and @benjaminpenn.bsky.social report
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I will not back down.
Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
October 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I will not back down.
Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
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NEWS: Pritzker Tells Trump He Can Take His Autocracy and Shove It, ICE-Free Zones In Chicago, Former DOJ Officials Fight Back, and Ghislaine Maxwell Appeal Denied
Pritzker Tells Trump He Can Take His Autocracy and Shove It, ICE-Free Zones In Chicago, Former DOJ Officials Fight Back, and Ghislaine Maxwell Appeal Denied
Refusing to bow to Trump’s ICE machine
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October 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
NEWS: Pritzker Tells Trump He Can Take His Autocracy and Shove It, ICE-Free Zones In Chicago, Former DOJ Officials Fight Back, and Ghislaine Maxwell Appeal Denied
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