Jaime Rodriguez

30 plus shootings has already seen 8 people killed this month in shootings involving federal immigration agents, and the answer cannot be a bigger budget plus body cams. More funding just buys more raids, more chaos, more funerals. We must abolish ICE.

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Hey BlueSky, I’m Jaime. 🪐📚 I write epic fantasy with wonder, grit, and a little heartbreak. Here: BTS worldbuilding, lines that hit, recs, “this scene ruined me.” Two truths + a lie:

I wrote a Pokémon trilogy.
I coach debaters.
I’m a big 49ers fan.

Guess below. 💙 bit.ly/4sbdLNM

Government by AI? Trump Administration Plans to Write Regulations Using Artificial Intelligence The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. “We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer....

The plan to use AI has alarmed some at DOT, which regulates everything from air travel to pipelines.

Why, some staffers wondered, would the government outsource the writing of critical standards to a new technology notorious for making mistakes?

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Nike Says Its Factory Workers Make Nearly Double the Minimum Wage. In Indonesia, Workers Say, “It’s Not True.” An average worker at the foreign factories that make Nike’s goods earns 1.9 times the local minimum wage, the company says. None of the workers The Oregonian/OregonLive spoke with in Nike’s second-lar...

NEW: An average worker at the foreign factories that make Nike’s goods earns 1.9 times the local minimum wage, the company says.

None of the workers @oregonian.com spoke with in Nike’s second-largest production hub said they earned that much.

Companies reap $22bn from Trump’s immigration crackdown Palantir and Deloitte among beneficiaries of spending by government agencies

Corporate America made over $22 billion from contracts with ICE and CBP last year.

The list of companies profiting from Trump's aggressive deportation regime includes Palantir, Deloitte, GEO Group, and many more.

www.ft.com/content/c741...

“Independent” is doing too much work in this first wave. They are arresting journalists and just like everything else they’ve done, they’re testing the limits of our resistance by starting wt vulnerable margins.

No arrests of the ICE thugs who murdered Alex Pretti, Renee Good, or Keith Porter. No arrests of anyone in the Epstein Files. But they arrested Don Lemon because of his journalism.

Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning

I was sent this video of agents at her door:

Some stories are forged, not written. 🪐📚
A blacksmith hears a truth meant to stay buried, and choosing silence would be easier. Choosing faith might change everything. If you love myth, rebellion, and heart, this one’s for you. 💙
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I generally have tried to not use Meta in anyway and getting my account suspended twice in the last 3 days is really pissing me off especially when the first claim was I stole content from my own book...and now apparently I am impersonating myself...?

A Pair of Billionaire Preachers Built the Most Powerful Political Machine in Texas. That’s Just the Start. Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks are poised to take their Christian nationalist agenda nationwide.

“They want to get Christians in office to change the ordinances, laws, rules and regulations to fit the Bible,” said one GOP activist who knows the Wilks family personally.

(Published Oct. 2024)

Both are still lovers of Israel and it's racism

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For Hispanic Heritage Month, discover The Anvil’s Whisper, an epic where a blacksmith becomes messenger of fate, forged from Semitic & Nahuatl roots. Myth, faith & destiny collide. Read it now 👉 bit.ly/4iZBQ4v

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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a mythic, heart-forward epic from a Latino author. In The Anvil’s Whisper, a blacksmith’s calling collides with faith, fire, and found family. If that speaks to you, snag a copy & support today: bit.ly/4iZBQ4v #booksky #HispanicHeritageMonth

At the K-Pop Demon Hunters sing-along, the whole theater turned into a choir. My kids belted every chorus; Tried to play it cool and cried. For a few hours strangers harmonized, fear clocked out, and joy did its job. That’s the world I want, loud, kind, singing together. This is what it sounds like.

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Looking for a mythic, character-driven escape? The Anvil’s Whisper follows a blacksmith caught between fate, fire, and found family, quiet, intense, hopeful. If that’s your vibe, tap my profile, or link below for a first look. #booksky

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Need a character-driven escape that lingers after the last page? In The Anvil’s Whisper, a blacksmith’s calling collides with faith, fire, and found family. Readers call it “quiet but deep.” Curious? Hit my profile, link in bio.

As a straight Catholic man, I stand with my gay siblings. I’ve seen the love in their marriages, deep, committed, selfless, often as much, if not more, than many straight ones.

There is nothing Christian about preventing love between consenting adults. Love is sacred, no matter who it’s between. 🏳️‍🌈✝️

Publishing hot take: traditional publishing is really hard, and self-publishing is really hard, and everyone deserves a sandwich and a nap.

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I’m looking into producing an audiobook for my debut The Anvil’s Whisper—but I’d love to explore options outside of ACX. If you’ve used platforms like Findaway, Soundwise, or anything else for distribution or production, I’d love to hear your experience.

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Just saw this review on B&N and honestly… wow.

That’s all I ever hoped this story would do. If you’ve been craving something a little quieter, a little truer—The Anvil’s Whisper might be it: bit.ly/3xDRDzo
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If you ever wondered what would happen if a mythic epic had a nervous breakdown and came out the other side wiser—The Anvil’s Whisper might be your thing. Not goofy, but strange, sharp, and unexpectedly funny in its own way. Starts standalone, but there’s more coming: bit.ly/4iZBQ4v

Totally get that—if you’re open to fiction that feels like oral history, The Anvil’s Whisper might surprise you. Rooted in myth, memory, and resistance—it reads like a sacred story passed down in fire. For the thoughtful traveler: bit.ly/4iZBQ4v

If you’re into fictional stories that feel real—set in mythic worlds but rooted in faith, fire, and deeply human choices—The Anvil’s Whisper might be your next favorite. A blacksmith. A prophecy. A quiet rebellion. I wrote it with readers like you in mind: bit.ly/4iZBQ4v

If you want something immersive with myth, romance, and a hero who didn’t ask to be chosen—The Anvil’s Whisper will keep you hooked at 30,000 feet. Might just make you miss the drink cart. bit.ly/4iZBQ4v

If you like your romantasy with mythic stakes, raw emotions, and a blacksmith caught between fate and fire—The Anvil’s Whisper might be your next obsession. Just dropped it here: bit.ly/4iZBQ4v

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If you're looking for a read with depth and a hopeful ending that actually feels earned, The Anvil’s Whisper might be just right.

It’s epic fantasy with slow-burn tension, found family, and a blacksmith who never asked to lead. Quietly powerful, and yes—there’s light at the end.

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If you’re craving fiction that respects your time and your brain. The Anvil’s Whisper might be what you’re looking for.

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It’s not just that the genocide in Gaza and the West Bank is happening—it’s that so many still deny it or worse, cheer it on.

You don’t have to be Palestinian to see the violence for what it is. You just have to care about humanity.