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This guy is running for Congress in one of the tightest races in Virginia. He is single, so he borrowed a family for photos. Check out the NYT caption. These people are... weird.

Derrick Anderson, who is running for an open seat in Virginia's Seventh District, in a photo with the wife and children of a longtime friend.

SMstevemirsky.bsky.socialSep 27, 2024 7:39pm

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SSsstein.bsky.socialSep 24, 2024 2:11pm

The latest royalty payment for my 2020 novel The Great American Deception is enough to buy a large pizza, but only with two toppings. I want three toppings next time, so please share this. www.amazon.com/Great-Americ... bookshop.org/p/books/the-... tinyfoxpress.com/product/the-...

Private detective Frank Harken could really, really use a cup of coffee.
Can you blame him?
His new case features a missing woman, a flaky client, a cranky security officer, a mysterious assassin, an overbearing mob boss, an ice-cold enforcer, and the best mini-golf the world has ever seen. Did we mention the fate of millions is at stake?

“Stein delivers a madcap sci-fi take on the hard-boiled detective genre in this fun, near-future romp that’s chock-full of rapid-fire wit, tongue-in-cheek literary allusions, and playful futuristic absurdity… Stein keeps the stakes high and the laughs coming … Sure to appeal to fans of Douglas Adams, this zany, uproarious mystery is a constant delight.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Get ready for some super great fun! The Great American Deception is a hilarious (and deeply disturbing) voyage through a futuristic netherworld of caffeinated robots and diet pizza. Somewhere—possibly nowhere—Douglas Adams is sighing pleasurably with a combinat

SMstevemirsky.bsky.socialSep 27, 2024 5:25pm

The funniest sci-fi I’ve read: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blonde_...

Blonde Bombshell (novel) - Wikipedia

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Added Harris

Reposted by Steve Mirsky

JFjamisonfoser.bsky.socialSep 27, 2024 2:58pm

I stand by my position that "this guy is fucking exhausting and we don't have to live like this any more" would be a solid ad campaign

YItomtomorrow.bsky.socialSep 27, 2024 2:52pm

I really do not want to spend another four years (or longer) thinking about donald john trump every fucking day

Steve Mirsky

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Retired layabout. Former staffer, current contributor at Scientific American. www.scientificamerican.com/article/acknowledging-reality-is-an-excellent-way-to-function-within-it/

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