Bradley Starr, 13yo, steals a centuries old artefact made by famed artist Leonardo da Vinci, kickstarting a desperate race to find Leonardo's secret, mythical workshops. Global chaos ensues, leaving him & the people he loves in mortal peril. #PosterPit #HF #A #Q #ThedaVinciQuest

Ok #writingcommunity friends, important question. Is a 1,200 word outline for a single chapter "progress" or something else? Asking for a friend of course, wink wink.

Lamest. NuTrek. Plotline. Ever. slashfilm.com/2191316/why-th… Wonder why all of ST is on the verge of being sidelined for the next decade? It started w/crappy writing & overly dramatic, egotistical characters that defined this series.

Crap! I lost a follower! What'd I say? Buwahhhahha!!!

Just as an FYI & this isn't a paid advertisement, but @FeitElectricInc smart bulbs last for years & are about half as expensive as bulbs from Phillips or Ikea. But I get it. They're not trendy, just functional. howtogeek.com/smart-home-dev…

Chief Justice John Roberts just got hit with Articles of Impeachment. He’s spent years shielding Trump’s corruption and gutting the Constitution. Enough. Let's flood Congress with letters demanding they support his impeachment. Do it here: actionnetwork.org/letters/te…

*BRITISH WRITER PENS THE BEST DESCRIPTION OF TRUMP* Someone asked "Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?" Nate White, an articulate and witty writer from England wrote the following response: A few things spring to mind. Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem. For instance, he has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace – all qualities, funnily enough, with which his predecessor Mr. Obama was generously blessed. So for us, the stark contrast does rather throw Trump's limitations into embarrassingly sharp relief. Plus, we like a laugh. And while Trump may be laughable, he has never once said anything wry, witty or even faintly amusing – not once, ever. I don't say that rhetorically, I mean it quite literally: not once, not ever. And that fact is particularly disturbing to the British sensibility – for us, to lack humour is almost inhuman. But with Trump, it's a fact. He doesn't even seem to understand what a joke is – his idea of a joke is a crass comment, an illiterate insult, a casual act of cruelty. Trump is a troll. And like all trolls, he is never funny and he never laughs; he only crows or jeers. And scarily, he doesn't just talk in crude, witless insults – he actually thinks in them. His mind is a simple bot-like algorithm of petty prejudices and knee-jerk nastiness. There is never any under-layer of irony, complexity, nuance or depth. It's all surface. Some Americans might see this as refreshingly upfront. Well, we don't. We see it as having no inner world, no soul. And in Britain we traditionally side with David, not Goliath. All our heroes are plucky underdogs: Robin Hood, Dick Whittington, Oliver Twist. Trump is neither plucky, nor an underdog. He is the exact opposite of that. He's not even a spoiled rich-boy, or a greedy fat-cat. He's more a fat white slug. A Jabba the Hutt of privilege. And worse, he is that most unforgivable of all things to the British: a bully. That is, except when he is among bullies; then he suddenly transforms into a snivelling sidekick instead. There are unspoken rules to this stuff – the Queensberry rules of basic decency – and he breaks them all. He punches downwards – which a gentleman should, would, could never do – and every blow he aims is below the belt. He particularly likes to kick the vulnerable or voiceless or female – and he kicks them when they are down. So the fact that a significant minority – perhaps a third – of Americans look at what he does, listen to what he says, and then think 'Yeah, he seems like my kind of guy' is a matter of some confusion and no little distress to British people, given that: • Americans are supposed to be nicer than us, and most are. • You don't need a particularly keen eye for detail to spot a few flaws in the man. This last point is what especially confuses and dismays British people, and many other people too; his faults seem pretty bloody hard to miss. After all, it's impossible to read a single tweet, or hear him speak a sentence or two, without staring deep into the abyss. He turns being artless into an art form; he is a Picasso of pettiness; a Shakespeare of shit. His faults are fractal: even his flaws have flaws, and so on ad infinitum. God knows there have always been stupid people in the world, and plenty of nasty people too. But rarely has stupidity been so nasty, or nastiness so stupid. He makes Nixon look trustworthy and George W look smart. In fact, if Frankenstein decided to make a monster assembled entirely from human flaws – he would make a Trump.

“THIS IS NOT LEADERSHIP, JEFF.” Pope Leo XIV stunned the world after publicly criticizing Jeff Bezos and threatening to remove all Vatican-affiliated publishing partnerships and official merchandise agreements connected to Amazon platforms. The shocking statement came after Bezos was once again linked to political alliances that critics say are deepening division across America. “You cannot claim to support humanity while empowering voices that profit from fear, hatred, and division,” Pope Leo XIV declared during a rare public address that instantly exploded across social media. For several moments, Bezos reportedly offered no response. The silence only intensified the global reaction. The Pope continued with a warning that many are now calling one of the boldest confrontations ever directed at a tech billionaire: “When profit becomes more sacred than people, society begins to lose its soul.” Within minutes, political commentators, journalists, celebrities, and religious leaders around the world began weighing in. Then Donald Trump erupted on Truth Social. The former president mocked Pope Leo XIV as a “global activist in religious clothing,” accusing him of attacking free enterprise and “desperate for media attention.” But the Pope refused to back down. Hours later, he answered Trump with eight calm words that instantly shook the internet: “Truth does not fear wealth, power, or noise.” And suddenly, the entire conversation changed. Millions praised the Pope for standing against corporate influence and political intimidation, while critics accused him of crossing into dangerous political territory. But regardless of where people stood, one thing became undeniable: Jeff Bezos had just been publicly challenged by one of the most powerful moral voices on Earth — and the world could not stop watching.

🚨NEW: Federal Judge Leonie Brinkema has blocked Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” slush fund to pay January 6th insurrectionists. RETWEET to thank Judge Brinkema for standing up for our democracy!

Las inteligencias artificiales no viven una experiencia, no poseen un cuerpo, no pasan por la alegría y el dolor, no maduran en las relaciones ni conocen desde dentro lo que significan el amor, el trabajo, la amistad y la responsabilidad. Tampoco tienen una conciencia moral: no juzgan el bien y el mal, no captan el sentido último de las situaciones ni asumen el peso de las consecuencias. Pueden imitar, pueden simular pero no conocen lo que producen, porque no residen en el horizonte afectivo, relacional y espiritual en el que el ser humano se hace sabio. #MagnificaHumanitas

Drop a 💙 for James Talarico 🔥

BREAKING: "YOU RATIOED TEMU HITLER!" The Democratic staffer who demolished Stephen Miller with her "shut up you ugly f*ck" tweet celebrates with a hilarious cake. This one is sending Republicans through the roof... "Haters mad," tweeted Paulina Mangubat, a Digital Content and Creative staffer for the Democratic National Committee. She attached a photo of herself smiling down at a cake that reads "You ratioed Temu Hitler and also are hot." The hilarious cake was presumably made by her proud coworkers. Mangubat's identity was revealed after she fired her viral tweet at Miller from the official Democratic Party account on X. It was in response to Miller's insane, false, and deeply offensive tweet asserting that Senate candidate James Talarico is "transgender." So far, Mangubat's "shut up you ugly fuck" tweet has racked up 321,000 likes and 34,000 shares. Meanwhile, Miller's original hateful tweet is sitting at just 56,000 likes and 6,100 retweets. The MAGA crowd was predictably outraged and fell to pieces decrying the "lack of civility." They were eager to insult Mangubat but quickly discovered to their chagrin that she's a traditionally attractive woman. With no line of attack left to them, they were reduced to impotent whining. "So basically this is the really hot woman who called Stephen Miller an ugly fuck and now all the right-wingers are crying over it cause they were hoping she was ugly lol," wrote X user @_iamblakeley in response to the cake photo. Miller's wife, the equally odious Katie Miller, attacked Mangubat for being "30, ummarried, with no kids" and said that she is what "a sad, unhappy, female Liberal looks like." Mangubat promptly humiliated her by revealing that she'ss engaged to be married. She also shared a photo of her looking stunning in her wedding dress. At every turn, this woman obliterates Republicans. Please ❤️ and share if you're a newly minted fan of Paulina Mangubat!

A few tips on writing an effective synopsis! Whenever I come across a well-written synopsis, I just get that much more excited to keep reading more of a manuscript!

The Republican Party quietly deleted their own ad attacking Ken Paxton's record on crime... because Paxton is now the Republican Party's nominee to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate. Figured if the ad is important enough to delete, it's important enough to see...

BREAKING: Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello just BURIED Trump’s Freedom 250 concerts under an avalanche of rock legends. Donald Trump's Great American State Fair — his big musical celebration of America's 250th birthday — features Vanilla Ice, a version of Milli Vanilli whose original member died in 1998, and Bret Michaels of Poison. Artists have been fleeing it since the day it was announced. Tom Morello just answered with the Foo Fighters, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews, Joan Baez, Cypress Hill, Killer Mike, Dropkick Murphys, Jack Black, System of a Down's Serj Tankian, Alabama Shakes' Brittany Howard, Run-DMC's Darryl McDaniels, and Soundgarden/Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron. The contrast could not be more devastating. Morello's Power to the People Festival will take place on October 3rd at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland — exactly one month before the midterm elections — with any of a dozen acts on the bill capable of selling out the venue by themselves. Springsteen, who just finished his protest-heavy Land of Hope and Dreams Tour under FBI protection due to death threats from Trump supporters, announced the festival from the stage at Nationals Park on the tour's closing night. The festival will include a "Freedom Village" — an immersive space for civic engagement, grassroots organizing, mutual aid, and social impact initiatives. A portion of ticket proceeds, and 100 percent of VIP ticket sales, go directly to pro-democracy organizations VoteRiders and HeadCount. Trump's concert was paid for by Boeing, Shell, Toyota, and Royal Caribbean — companies regulated by his own cabinet. Morello's festival is funding voter registration. Trump's lineup includes an act whose original member died in 1998, a rapper whose last hit was in 1990, and a Celebrity Apprentice winner. Morello's lineup includes living legends who are actively touring, recording, and selling out arenas worldwide. Young MC fled Trump's concert because nobody told him it was political. C C Music Factory's frontman stayed while saying on camera that he doesn't "f--- with Trump." Morris Day simply posted, "It's a no from me." Meanwhile, Springsteen announced his participation in the Power to the People event from a sold-out stadium in Washington DC during his “Land Of Hope & Dreams” tour. This is what the resistance sounds like. And it sounds a whole lot better than "Ice Ice Baby." Tickets for the Power to the People Festival go on sale on May 30 at 10AM ET, but you can sign up for pre-sale access on May 29 at 10AM ET via sign-up on the Power to the People website. Please like and share this post everywhere to spread the news!

I see the life-altering #NHI #Disclosure release from the government is going as expected. Let me know when the tech & knowledge has been reverse engineered for limitless energy, a cure for cancer, the end of poverty, world hunger, & the end of reality TV. Buwahhhahha!!!

🚨NEW: Democrat Denise Powell has won the Nebraska 2nd Congressional District primary, positioning her to win the most flippable GOP-held seat in the nation. She would be the first woman ever elected to this seat. RETWEET to congratulate @DeniseForNE on her impressive victory!

Another great video from @AlyssaMatesic youtu.be/uSrQ3hHkR6Q?si=j0jZ… Also see the Author's Guild for more guidelines on acceptable use of generative AI (as a research tool, only, NOT to generate text & include it in your work!). authorsguild.org/resource/ai…

I’m 58. I’ve believed in UFOs & aliens since I was 6. Yet even with disclosure, proof of alien life remains inconclusive. What’s 100% conclusive is the evidence disclosed in the Epstein Files. Release the rest. Prosecute the perps. I can wait a little longer for alien disclosure.

anyone else feel this way ?