Jeff Mariotte

Alito? Hypocritical? A partisan hack in black robes? Bought and sold? Say it ain’t so!

Black and white photo of Marjane Satrapi with the quote: "The world is not divided between East and West. You are American. I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same."

Once again.

That should have said “love letter.”

Coming in August, a dark thriller that’s also a twisted live letter to 1970s thrillers! Be on the lookout!

no foreign foe has ever dreamed of being able to sack and pillaging this country the way Trump admin and its congressional and scotus enablers do every day.

Ken Starr Writing To 'My Friend, My Brother' Jeffrey Epstein - Above the Law The latest, not-at-all-shocking development.

Good old Ken Starr...may he rot in Hell.

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Morning chat with a good-sized coyote.

Trump's tariffs cost American households $1,000 last year: Research group President Donald Trump’s tariffs cost the average American household $1,000 last year, according to new research from the nonpartisan Tax Foundation.

This is a tax on you.

You paid $1,000 more in a tax because of Trump.

It’s not too late for states and Congress to stop Trump from subverting the midterms With only nine months before the midterm elections, Trump is plotting to prevent Democrats from taking control of Congress.

My Latest: Contrary to many doomsayers, it is not too late to protect the midterm elections. There are steps Democrats can take now — at both the state and federal levels — to safeguard our elections. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/its-...

One of them, or both?

🎵 If they ask you to pay money it's a scam 👏👏
🎵 If they ask you to pay money it's a scam 👏👏
🎵 that is not your favorite author or a stunning book club offer
🎵 They are asking you for money=it's a scam 👏👏

Found me!

Benito carrying a football with musicians carrying flags behind him

Iconic moment as he says "God Bless América" and then names every country in South, Central, and North america in order

For the rest of the hemisphere, América doesn't mean the U.S.

It means evveeerrybody

My copy of the soundtrack album.

Music by Burt Bacharach from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid — “South American Getaway.” Check out this video, "starbucks coffee run ad music" share.google/b5pJ8vNSRx3H...

100%!

Off the Pavement Or, the Dodge Raider Years, Part 1

This week's post--getting off the pavement and into the wilderness. Always one of life's great pleasures.

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In this DoD, military-level intelligence includes inviting magazine editors into classified Signal chats.

Such cool birds.

Great blue heron by a lake

Great blue heron by a lake

Great blue heron from my walk this morning.

voters have incoherent beliefs and preferences about immigration. they, of course, literally voted for this. they also did not understand anything about it, so they actually hate it. and the hard part is getting them to think that the thing you are doing is the (nonsensical) thing they want.

I read thousands of pages of Epstein files this weekend trying to understand what he wanted out of his meeting with 4chan's Christopher Poole. Here's everything we know about Epstein's plans to dismantle the internet and, eventually, democracy.
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He’s a real gem, that guy!

Having been unemployed since April is not a problem anymore, because I’m gonna be rich! This 100% real legit email from a totally not-nonexistent “lawyer and solicitor” arrived today!

If you need a few bucks after I get my fortune, let me know.

Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

Not Bruce's greatest song, but a powerful cry for justice nonetheless. Bruce in folksinger mode. We stand with Minneapolis (and are dealing with ICE here in the Phoenix AZ area now).

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How many spoonfuls did Seth take?

Lost Era 05: Deny Thy Father by Jeff Mariotte | Starfleet Analysis & Family Legacy Explained YouTube video by Book Odyssey

Here's a deep dive into my first Star Trek novel, Lost Era: Deny Thy Father.

The first ST actors I met were Nichelle Nichols, with whom I got to have dinner once. I met Frakes at Paramount, on hands & knees in a storage closet, signing posters. Both super nice.

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A frame-by-frame break down of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti Alex Pretti was described by the government as approaching federal agents with a handgun when he was shot dead. But the video released since the incident shows Pretti with his hands empty when interac...

We’ve analyzed the video frame-by-frame. Fmr. NYPD Lt. Darrin Porcher says Alex Pretti was “in no way, shape, or form” presenting a threat to officers when he was killed by federal agents #velshi