and news I want to share. 11-12-2026

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For me, it’s always a renewed excitement to birth a new novel into the world. I have been waiting in anticipation since it went to press last fall. I can now share this with you : Wish Upon a Satellite will be released on May 2nd (and you can pre0rder it now!)

I wanted to write a story about funny trans characters going through some serious teenage drama. Can’t wait for it to get banned in Texas along my other novels!

“The glaciers are melting and the climate crisis is on their mind, but nothing shakes the foundations of non-binary teen Ciel’s world more than sharing an unexpected kiss with their best friend, Stephie. Everything they thought was clear is suddenly all mixed up—and that’s without the new problems at school: sexting, peer pressure, and overdue book reports.“

April 2, 2022

He most definitely does NOT sleep with his hair down.

Image from What Are You Really Afraid Of?

#The Mad Sonneteer from What Are You Really Afraid Of?

Dogs of C-Kennel for Nov 08, 2026

Dogs of C-Kennel for Nov 05, 2026

A cartoon by Clay Jones showing Trump asking Stephen Miller—who is a vampire—to be his chief of staff.

A cartoon by Tom Tomorrow showing Trump doubling down after the midterms by making Stephen Miller his chief of staff.

impeach prosecute imprison

A cartoon by Keef Knight showing what the Democratic Congress should do first.

Bluenami or Bust (panel 1 - Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries awkwardly surfing a blue wave. An orca awaits them.) Schumer, "We got TOO MANY votes, Hakeem! People are gonna expect us to DO SOMETHING!" Jeffries, "I dunno Chuck. I think we can coast on this right until we're back out of power." orca, "If there aren't CONSEQUENCES this time, we're going to SINK YOU and YOUR DONORS' yachts!"

A cartoon by Jack Ohman showing Trump beaten up saying that he's a tear-down.

A cartoon by Jack Ohman showing Scott Wiener going to Washington and meeting Mike Johnson and Donald Trump.

#trump regime from In the Heart of Man

A cartoon by Pedro Molina showing a Cybertruck upside down with the smoke coming off of it shaped like Trump's arch.

A cartoon by David Horsey showing Trump's donations to the GOP as a rocket that failed to launch.

Image from What Are You Really Afraid Of?

https://www.tumblr.com/tomorrowusa/832923998566465536/trump-says-iran-war-is-effectively-over-after

#republican assholes from Social Justice In America

A cartoon by Clay Jones showing turkeys reading a newspaper that says, "impeach Hegseth."

https://www.tumblr.com/justsayin59/832914733309034496

Mike Luckovich for Nov 11, 2026

https://www.tumblr.com/justsayin59/832913196889276416

Dogs of C-Kennel for Nov 10, 2026

News I want to share. 11-11-2026

Dems Have So Far Flipped 549 State Legislative Seats

NEW from me + @paulblumenthal.bsky.social: Dems' wins in state legislatures are still piling up, and just wow:549 seats flipped.12 chambers flipped.13 GOP supermajorities busted.22 Democratic trifectas. A "shattering of Republicans’ control of the states." http://www.huffpost.com/entry/democr…

— Jen Bendery (@jbendery.bsky.social) 2026-11-10T14:39:29.698Z

McGovern: "They do not listen. Speaker Johnson said yesterday that 'the voters made the wrong choice.' Are you kidding me? … you just ain't listening."

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-11-10T17:30:22.451Z

Meta Expands AI Age-Guessing Tech To Identify Teens

Meta expands Instagram’s AI age-guessing tech globally

— TechCrunch (@techcrunch.com) 2026-11-09T15:36:21Z

Freedom Caucus Seeks $1T In Cuts During Lame Duck

Freedom Caucus lays out legislative priorities for lame-duck sessionThe conservative group is also pushing GOP leaders to not leave Capitol Hill until the list of demands is met. http://www.politico.com/live-updates…

— Lauren Ashley Davis (@laurenmeidasa.bsky.social) 2026-11-09T18:11:16.645Z

House Dem Henry Cuellar Opposes Defunding ICE

Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar emerged victorious against a Republican challenger, showing how President Trump may have miscalculated in pushing a state redistricting effort and granting Cuellar a presidential pardon. on.wsj.com/4iXdCe0

— The Wall Street Journal (@wsj.com) 2026-11-04T06:03:45.255394Z

NEW: DHS appropriations bill funding ICE passes 220-2077 Democrats voted YES on the bill: – Jared Golden- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez- Henry Cuellar- Tom Suozzi- Laura Gillen- Don Davis- Vicente GonzalezOne Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie

— Andrew Solender (@andrewsolender.bsky.social) 2026-01-22T21:42:02.099Z

Rep. Henry Cuellar won a Trump pardon and beat a gerrymander. Will his colleagues protect him?

— Mother Jones (@motherjones.com) 2026-11-07T22:00:12.539Z

Cuellar and his wife, charged with bribery, money laundering and conspiracy, were pardoned in December. In a social media post, Trump indicated he expected Cuellar to run as a Republican.

— Texas Public Radio (@texaspublicradio.bsky.social) 2026-10-10T03:24:36.902Z

‘Loyalty does matter’: Trump backs Tijerina again, attacks Cuellar for not switching parties Source: Laredo Morning Times share.newsbreak.com/jtv0x27k?s=i16

— Dennis M. Taylor (@dmt4mt.bsky.social) 2026-10-11T16:22:49.764Z

NYC ICE Head: “If You Don’t Like Us, Change The Law”

NYC ICE chief fires back at far-left politicians seeking to abolish agency: 'Change the law'https://fascinating.news/r/bVEjwGzS

— American News Daily (@american-news-day.bsky.social) 2026-11-09T15:28:03.244Z

Yes.We must put forward humane, comprehensive immigration reform.

— Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (@jayapal.house.gov) 2026-11-08T23:00:10.692962635Z

Hack Exposes ICE Recruits With Criminal Backgrounds

ICE's misfits; Trump's mass deportation push has led to bottom-of-the-barrel types being given a badge and a gun by ICE, including:- a Detroit cop who shot a teenager in the back and killed him- an NYPD detective who stole $3,000 in champagne- an Arkansas cop fired for anger management issues

— Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social) 2026-11-10T14:45:10.778Z

Massie Intros Eight Charges On Impeaching Hegseth

Massie: "I hope Hegseth addresses the 8 articles of impeachment, and doesn‘t get up and misquote the Bible in Quentin Tarantino fashion and do some pull-ups and call everybody fat and gay. I may have just given you half his speech, I don't know."

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-11-09T20:49:49.529Z

GOP Rep: I Might Vote To Impeach Hegseth [VIDEO]

House Republicans Block Attempt To Impeach Hegseth

BREAKING: House Republicans kill effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) 2026-11-10T23:04:22Z

Donalds: GOP Never Blamed Biden For Gas Prices

BYRON DONALDS: I didn't really hear any Republicans try to blame gas prices on BidenWELKER: We had a number of Republicans on this show who pointed the finger at Biden

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-11-08T16:04:26.287Z

WATCH: Byron Donalds Hits Ron DeSantis for Accusing House GOP of Trying to ‘Gaslight’ by Blaming Biden

— Mediaite (@mediaite.com) 2026-11-08T20:10:57Z

Mamdani Funds New Winter Protections For Homeless

Mamdani says more help is coming to homeless New Yorkers living outside this winter gothamist.com/news/mamdani…

— Gothamist (@gothamist.com) 2026-11-09T09:02:26.752767Z

Newly Blue States Could Expand Medicaid Access

Three holdout states could reconsider Medicaid expansion after Democratic election victories shift power in Texas, Georgia, and Wisconsin. https://www.statnews.com/2026/11/10/medicaid-expansion-holdout-states-midterm-election-power-shift/

— STAT (@statnews.com) 2026-11-10T15:20:47.426153849Z

Mamdani Signs Bill Banning Predatory Investors From Buying Distressed NYC Residential Buildings [VIDEO]

Fetterman Gets 2028 Challenge From DSA Activist

https://x.com/AhmedMoor/status/2119750378983993733?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2119750378983993733%7Ctwgr%5E083a966d2b41fba8bc7a16a3a8fb4eb43435ebf7%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.joemygod.com%2F2026%2F11%2Ffetterman-gets-2028-challenge-from-dsa-activist%2F

Dems To Move Jan 6 Plaque To Prominent Location

House Democrats plan more prominent placement for Jan. 6 memorial plaque http://www.politico.com/live-updates…

— Timothy McBride (@mcbridetd.bsky.social) 2026-11-09T10:11:13.439Z

AP: California Voters Reject Wealth Tax Referendum

J6er Jake Lang Mistakes Cat Convention For Furries

Jake Lang thought he was outing a furry convention, turns out it was actual cats.I hope he donated to the event for shelter cats. pic.twitter.com/OHcRywbZ7R

— Auntie Smarty (@AuntSassyAss) November 9, 2026

National Mall Statue Mocks President Bone Spurs

Dems Say WH Is Shredding Docs On Trump’s Projects

Whistleblowers tell Democrats documents linked to Trump’s construction projects are being destroyed http://www.cnn.com/2026/11/10/p…

— Catherine Rampell (@crampell.bsky.social) 2026-11-10T15:13:09.971Z

https://www.tumblr.com/justsayin59/832914637695647744

USDA Moves To Boot Millions More Off SNAP Benefits

USDA policy shift would cut millions of people off food aid programpoliti.co/4endL83

— Politico (@politico.com) 2026-11-09T19:35:41.608Z

Democrats first order of business has to be to reverse the Medicaid and SNAP cuts.

— Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) 2026-11-08T01:31:35.115Z

NYT: US Govt Has Taken In $12B From Venezuela’s Oil

U.S. Received $12 Billion in Venezuelan Oil Revenues, Secret Report Shows http://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/10/w…

— Judi Brown (@judiwgs.bsky.social) 2026-11-10T14:22:33.745Z

Truth Social Triples Revenue By Selling Trump’s Posts

Trump posts as president of the United States but he's allowed to sell early access to his posts for more convenient insider trading. Just obscene vile corruption:

— Lindsay Beyerstein (@beyerstein.bsky.social) 2026-11-10T02:04:28.935Z

Labor Dept: October Inflation Higher Than Expected

🤯 even Hassett can't spin hotter than expected inflation data: "It's a disappointing report … things have accelerated over the last three months … the trickle down from higher energy prices is definitely very palpable in the data"

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-11-10T14:38:50.819Z

Gaza Exposes The IDF’s Depravity | Dr. Tarek Loubani | TMR

Dr. Tarek Loubani, ER physician in Ontario, Canada and founder of the Glia Project, discusses his most recent trip volunteering in Gaza.

Two videos that adress the attacks on Palestinian farmers who are trying to harvest their own corps by illegal Israeli settlers who attack the farmers, their supporters, and steal the land.

US future congressman detained and held by Israeli military. He was part of a group of rabbis and other US citizens who were there to peacefully help the Palestinians harvest their own crops and try to prevent the illegal israeli settlers from attacking, killing, and stealing the crops / land of the Palestinians. The Israeli military treated the law abiding US people badly while not stopping the out of control illegal settlers. In the first video you have to watch or forward through a bit of Bibi and tRump as Bibi tries to talk tRump into escalating the Iran war because Bibi is in danger of losing his election and needs tRump to give him an excuse to cancel the election. In the second video the on the scene reporter describes how the settlers attack a toddler and throw the child into a thorn bush. Hugs

US CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE ARRESTED BY THE IDF

Democratic New York congressional nominee Brad Lander was detained by the IDF Israeli military in the West Bank. He was participating in an international solidarity mission to help Palestinian farmers harvest olives near Nahalin and the Beitar Illit settlement.

Israeli Settlers ASSAULT Euro Diplomats After Beating US Journalist

Let’s talk about Trump’s 6.3% inflation number that will be overlooked….

Great news! WordPress has returned the choice of the classic editor to the all posts menu. This happened once before for a day but then WordPress got so many complaints that they returned it. I was told at the time that word press wanted it gone because the block editor was more popular for businesses letting them quickly change one or two things with out having to deal with the entire page. But for many blog and personal posters such as my self the block editor format makes doing posts the way I do very difficult and increases the time needed for each thing in the post. Hugs

Two horrific news videos showing Illegal Israeli settlers in the West Bank nearly killing a reporter.

Israeli Settlers Accelerate Terror Attacks In West Bank | Jasper Nathaniel | TMR

Jasper Nathaniel, independent journalist, joins to discuss Israeli settler violence in the West Bank. More from Jasper: https://www.infinitejaz.com

American Wapo Journalist SEVERELY BEATEN By Israeli Settlers

This report has a much longer interview with the beaten older journalist. Hugs

The Friday crew breaks down a journalist being severely beaten in the West Bank by settlers.

I have 6 videos cued up tp view and possible post. But I just can’t Sorry

One of those videos is the currently ongoing The Majority Report. But I find I can’t deal with it all right now. I am melting down. My endoscopy, the upper GI came back with very bad news after the procedure, and they sent out three biopsies. I am struggling with bad news on my cateract surgery as the closest place I want to have it done after they couldnt do it locally was to do it in Naples as I live in North Fort Myers but they contacted me and they are debating forcing me to go to Miami at a much higher cost both finiancailly and time wise. I am just worn out. I am looking at every comment and saving it to reply to. I am trying to get enough posts ahead so that if I go down for a few days the posts won’t stop. This afternoon I have been in a lot more pain than normal in my back so I have had to take more medication which is also something that is causing my gastroparisis to be worse. I have the results of the endoscopy exam to share including the bad spots they found and a lot more but I have been too tired to scan the report and save it, then post it. I have struggled to get my eating issues under control and will soon do the posting on the exam and the findings. At the same time this is going on Ron can’t devote as much time as he wants to me as his sister is here and wants him to get both her homes here ready including for sale of the small one while accompanying her to her appointments while I need him to accompany me to some of mine as I have gotten that “bad”. I am sure everything will work out but I have days when I am so tired I struggle to function and like today I was doing ok until I simply became over whelmed due to pain and couldn’t stand the news I was listening to which made me feel outraged and also helpless. I have so much more I want to post but I just can’t. So I hope everyone is well. I am simply shutting down and listening to music until I soon go to bed. Loves and hugs. Scottie