Author of 8 novels including A DANGEROUS FICTION, SUSPICION, and HINDSIGHT; co-author of two works of nonfiction. Editor, writing teacher, former literary agent, anti-Nazi.
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I made a promise to the women of Illinois — as governor, I will ensure your medical decisions will be your own. Now, we continue fulfilling that promise. Public colleges will now provide contraception and medication abortion at on-campus pharmacies and student health centers.
Just another reason to keep giving Netflix my money.
If you're arrested in Illinois protesting the planned ICE HQ in North Chicago, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at sheryl@weikallaw.com. As always, I will take as many cases as I can.
🚨 🚨 🚨 Elgin, Illinois. Has Governor Pritzker seen this?! 1/2
She died doing what she loved: betraying the U.S. and its democracy.
Network of hospitals and cancer centers halt enrollment in clinical trials for children with brain cancer after the federal government said it will no longer provide funding . www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/w...
Hypocrisy is the coin of the Realm @lukeymcgarry.bsky.social
MN Senator Tina Smith deserves props and respect!
If it gets any browner he'll have to deport it illegally
Father Michael Louis Pfleger a priest at the Sabina Catholic Church, a Black parish in Chicago's Auburn Gresham neighborhood has a message for Trump! Before you dare speak about any violence in Chicago, look into your mirror, and address the violence coming from the White House! 🔥
I guess for no reason at all, I'm reposting a piece I wrote two years ago, entitled "it's the fucking guns, you fucking fucks."
For MAGA, plebian kids are fungible.
When, Lord, when?
Who agrees with AOC....
Breaking news!!!!!
ICE raided a DC high school football game. ICE RAIDED A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME.
Thank you, Canada! 🇨🇦. You are doing more for us than our elected officials. Elbows up. Don’t visit the US, boycott Florida. You rock! 💃🏼 🇨🇦💃🏼
Ashli Babbitt died doing what she loved—being a domestic terrorist.
ICE now rounding up Native Americans. JFC.
Trumputin's just getting started. Next he'll dig up Benedict Arnold and give him a new funeral with military honors.
Two factor authorization successful! 😊 #dog #dogday #bluesky
Brokeback Barrel, some wag said.
Trump’s Decapitation of CDC Takes Darker Turn—and Hands Dems a Weapon newrepublic.com/article/1998... via @newrepublic.com
Speak Truth.....to Couch boy....
This American stands with Canada, and Mexico. Fuck the Orange Pedofuehrer!
Valeriane Leblond (French, 1974) Red Quilt
BREAKING: Donald Trump cancelled Kamala Harris' Secret Service protection, chaos grows at CDC as employees protest RFK Jr., mass immigration raids coming post Labor Day, and much more. All the news you missed overnight. Subscribe to support! open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
Duh
Well done, Trumputin!
You want the truth? Ask a fiction writer.
If we are going to defeat fascism and retake our country, every citizen needs to fight in their own lane. Mad respect for these CDC employees who walked out to protest RFK Jr.'s war on science.
I'm going back in time to unhate some of the Republicans I used to hate, because the contrast with trump has shown them to be patriots, however misguided. John McCain & Meghan McCain head the list. Pence is on there, too.
Now that trump and RFK Jr. have demolished our CDC & fired the scientists, Americans are left without updated Covid guidance. I'm taking mine from Canada's apolitical CDC. Please bookmark & share this link: bit.ly/46aw7Fo
Painted by an anonymous homeless man.
Don't sit on your hands. Cry later. All is not yet lost. Your country needs you NOW, and you must act! Here's how.
RULE ABOUT AMERICAN FLAGS: If you burn the fabric part, you're looking at jail. But it you use the pole part to assault a police officer, you get a presidential pardon, praise, and some cash.
Dr. William Foege, 89, who helped end smallpox in the 1970s, recently wrote: RFK Jr.’s “words can be as lethal as the smallpox virus.” And his actions are more lethal still. He’s waging war on America. That’s an impeachable offense. He must be removed from office. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h...
Truth bombs from Gavin Newsom
He isn’t spending $200,000,000 on the ballroom WE ARE
Damn, that’s the fire we need. Pritzker let Trump have it as well, but the way Newsom just took control and kept saying what needed to be said here was amazing. I’m glad some Dems are starting to wake up. We need leaders calling for the masses action. The Revolution is here, are you ready to join?
After that cabinet meeting yesterday, Clinton is no longer the last President known to get blown in the White House.
“I entered into this collaboration in good faith, believing that the institution shared a commitment to presenting work that reflects the full, complex truth of American life.” Amy Sherald in a letter to Smithsonian secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III. www.artforum.com/news/amy-she... #art
Such a loss to knowledge and understanding. @altpbs.altgov.info @altnehgov.altgov.info
“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” ~Ray Bradbury Keep reading, friends. 📚
Now that trump and RFK Jr. have demolished our CDC & fired the scientists, Americans are left without updated Covid guidance. I'm taking mine from Canada's apolitical CDC. Please bookmark & share this link: bit.ly/46aw7Fo
I really like the earring game here, but Melania's looks are beginning to slip. She may need to go back to bathing in the blood of babies.
Great head and look!
Winning the Olympics of Lying! 😊
Sinking fast
Do people like Governor Tate not realize that we all can read the statistics about the state he has been elected to lead?
Constituent: “You talked about abuses in Medicare & Medicaid… so why did the President pardon someone who defrauded Medicaid for $1.3 BILLION?” Silence. 🦗
Ah, but I don't like yappy dogs, and most small ones are. I also like a smart dog who can be trained to do useful things around the house. Some GSD people have recommended Corgis as the next best thing. What do you think?
Thanks for saying that. It breaks my heart. But no matter how well trained a dog is (and mine were very well trained), you shouldn't own a dog you can't physically control.
He bathes in the blood of babies, you mean? Who'd be surprised?
Jewish Market, Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York City (1895)
Understandable! I do think about adopting a geriatric GSD...but then you lose him sooner. No great solutions.
Tempting as it is, given his obvious decrepitude, we shouldn't tease trump's demise. Too much rides on it. One day he really will be gone, and if there's a God it will be soon. Till then, though, we need to act as if he's immortal.
FAFO in action: Fake cops attack Houston home, shooting through door. Homeowner shoots back and kills both. abc13.co/45Af4fT
If this government were a horror film, I’d be miffed by the blatant obvious tropes. Shut down disaster relief? Check. Shut down health services? Check. Remove confidence in law enforcement? Check. What could go wrong???? Let the film begin…
💵 Grant Alert! 💵 I’m proud to announce that @njit has received $20,000 to work toward creating an offshore wind research and education center. NJ-10 is leading the way in clean energy innovation and preparing our students for the future!
Jersey City, we’re coming to your corner on Wednesday! Join us for help with casework, passports, and whatever else you need from a federal agency. See you there!
If it feels like America is sliding deeper into darkness—with voter suppression, book bans, gag orders, and fear spreading daily—you’re not alone. The truth is, fascism thrives when good people hesitate, but democracy grows stronger when ordinary people take action. youtu.be/CFIL5xrIjHg
Start of the week reminder that the biggest public health story in America is that we’re building concentration camps
NEW 🚨 The violence is the point. Elected Dems must call for widespread resignations (RFK, Bhattacharya, Prasad) in response to the CDC shooting. Public health must demand this of them, and the public must demand that of us. With @publichealthguy1.bsky.social in STAT: www.statnews.com/2025/08/15/c...
A jury of my peers? TWELVE murderers?!
Following back helps.
#Pinks #ProudBlue I think when they do polls they should ask how well Americans think Stephen Miller’s running the government. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Donald Trump can try to stop offshore wind. But he will not succeed.
#ProudBlue #Resist What he is saying⬇️⬇️
Listen Up People 💙This Dude,that the entire maga cult has been cuddling like he’s a victim,will one day be exposed for the true predator he is !! All secrets will come to light eventually and he’ll end up in prison where he belongs! #DemVoice1 #DemsUnited #ProudBlue
I'll have to wait for my next life, having aged out of responsible GSD ownership in this one.
🚨BREAKING: In a landmark victory for voters, a Utah judge struck down the state Legislature’s gerrymandered congressional map and reinstated the citizen-led redistricting reforms voters approved in 2018. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Every dictator in history has claimed that they’ll only use their powers to go after the worst of the worst. Every dictator in history has lied. Donald Trump is no different.
Trump attacks on all fronts at once: Cities, women, POC, universities, Dems, judges, art institutions, law firms, army brass, scientists. These are times that try our souls. Whatever you value, prepare to defend.
Front Page of the Day: He will not be deterred. #ReleaseThe_EPSTEIN_Files
Trump made $2B on his own bitcoin scheme that he doesn’t understand Jimmy Carter had to sell his peanut farm
he literally thinks he is a king. i mean, this entire media blitz for when he signs executive orders is meant to create the impression that they are royal decrees
🎉 Philadelphia mentioned 😂
“Sweet ride, bro.” “Thanks, pops.”
don’t be scared
Gov. JB Pritzker: Donald Trump's threat to bring the National Guard to Chicago isn't about safety — it's a test of the limits of his power and a trial run for a police state. I'm old enough to remember when Republicans believed in state's rights. #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
I had my GSD answer spam calls for me. Damn, I miss her!
Because Donald was trying to make Ivanka into his ideal fuck. Sorry to be so blunt, but he said it himself: called her voluptuous and said he'd "date" her if he could.
It's more than just the Epstein files. www.timesofisrael.com/report-trump...
trump IS America's enemy.
He's loyal to Putin, his owner and handler.
When it comes to Putin, there’s never retribution. They just bombed an American factory. Remember when he put a bounty on U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan? Trump’s response? You guessed it—nothing! WHY is he siding with America’s enemy?
TRUMP IS SCUM WHERE ARE THE EPSTEIN RAPE TAPES???
I'm a few days late, but happy birthday to my favorite truth-teller, Dorothy Parker!
