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If I have a choice between listening to you tell me about your D&D character and being hurled off a cliff, I will think long and hard before choosing.
There won't be a “stadium” and we all know it.
Studies have shown that making music with other people not only boosts mood and decreases stress, but also makes us feel closer to other people.
Tuneless Choir groups meet to reap the benefits, regardless of pitch. https://wapo.st/49NvGBG
To have this extremely unusual order in hand day-of is astonishing.
Alex Pretti was an American hero. He saved lives. He protected people. He cared deeply about his community, unlike the murderous thugs who killed him.
The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/
Good for al gore
A Cuban immigrant died at the hands of guards in a federal detention facility in El Paso, according to his family members, who on Tuesday asked a court to block the deportation of two people who they say witnessed the death or the moments leading up to it.
Girl In Trouble is back for another year of original short fiction, starting with an offering from the fantastic Kacie Tergesen! Come join us and subscribe! We have snacks!
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"Kennedy has repeatedly done the unthinkable in his march to discredit vaccines," @zekeemanuel.bsky.social and Paul Friedrichs write. https://wapo.st/4jQyvqk
You may feel helpless — a powerless observer of this hurricane of violence. Please do not succumb to helplessness, despair, or fear. You are needed — desperately. Here are some things you can do. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/mobilizing-america
There are a lot of people who are worried and feel like the country is falling into complete darkness. Trump makes threats because he thinks the resistance is scared of him, but we aren’t. This administration sent ICE into Minneapolis to terrorize the community.
“the truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand”
evergreen sentiment, Mr. Deep Throat
For many Latinos, Nochebuena — the night before Christmas — shines brighter than most holidays. This year, increased immigration enforcement across the country has cast a shadow on the holiday for many Latino families.
Here are their stories:
Elphie, with your nose so bright…
Hollywood reacts in shock: “Legend isn’t a big enough word” - The Hollywood Reporter
Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
“Critics aren’t buying it. The progressive veterans advocacy group VoteVets called the planned cuts ‘outrageous,’ adding, ‘It is abundantly clear that Republicans and the Trump administration want to strangle the VA until it all gets privatized.’”
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Screenshot of a long post attributed to Donald J. Trump on X claiming that filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife have died, using mocking and inflammatory language and referencing “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” The post appears satirical or false and is presented as a block of text on a white background with Trump’s profile name and handle at the top.
Just when you think Trump can’t sink any lower… Rob Reiner and his talented wife Michele were friends of ours. We collaborated on projects. Brad and I are devastated. We are in shock and grief. Sure, Rob opposed Trump, but this is so beyond the pale.
The two students who were killed in a shooting at Brown University on Saturday were identified by friends and family as an 18-year-old man from Virginia and a 19-year-old woman from Alabama. Officials released a suspect late Sunday after they could not connect him to the shooting.
A state program in Wisconsin for deafblind children helped a 3-year-old, born with poor vision and no ears, learn to communicate. The Trump administration cut the program’s funding over goals related to diversity, equity and inclusion.
"It’s nightmarish what’s happening in America. And, hopefully, people will be able to see that," Reiner said in an interview three months before he was murdered.
I promised that I wouldn’t write anything truly psychotic this month, and I think I managed it. Maybe 80%... okay, maybe 75%. Enjoy this month's story, and check out the collection of The Midnight Vault's Twilight Zone-esque list for more great independent fiction! open.substack.com/pub/girlintr...
Trump is calling for members of Congress to be arrested and/or hanged for reminding our military and IC that they have an obligation to refuse illegal orders.
Join Girl In Trouble Stories as we chat with Literary Agent Nephele Tempest and ask her lots of questions about writing, the business of publishing, how to be a good client, and how the literary world is changing with emerging technology and shifting trends! open.substack.com/pub/girlintr...
E PLURIBUS HOAGIE!!!!
