Susipsych Just trying to stay sane-ish

cover of The Heist of Hollow London by Eddie Robson "in games of betrayal, everyone loses" red male figure against montage of historic London landmarks relevance to text: very little. Takes me back to the SF covers of my youth that way

My only resolution for 2026: I'm going to keep a list of books I read (only the ones I finish count). Re-reads count. I won't take time to rate, bcuz then I'll slow down & give up on the list.
#2026books
#1 The Heist of Hollow London by @eddierobson.bsky.social

Those eyes! 😺

USDA Announces Recall on More Than 3 Million Pounds of Frozen Food for Potential Glass Contamination The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced a recall on more than 3 million pounds of Ajinomoto Jakitori Chicken with Japanese-Style Fried Rice and Tra...

Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. has issued a recall for its Ajinomoto Yakitori Chicken with Japanese-Style Fried Rice and Trader Joe's Chicken Fried Rice because the products may be contaminated with glass.
www.allrecipes.com/trader-joes-...

Bodyguards for Azerbaijani president, in town for Trump’s Board of Peace, attack protesters in DC Demonstrators were outside hotel in Washington demanding the release of political prisoners in Azerbaijan

Bodyguards traveling with the Azerbaijani president, who was visiting Washington for the inaugural meeting of Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, punched, kicked and chased protesters outside a Washington hotel on Thursday, video footage shows.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

In a historic vote, Tennessee Volkswagen workers get their first union contract Two years ago, the successful union drive at this plant was expected to spark victories throughout the South. But now, as members vote to make their contract official, momentum has fizzled.

This is a historic milestone for working people in the South.

Congratulations to the Volkswagen workers and our @uaw.org family on ratifying their first union contract. Better pay, healthcare cost reductions, job security and more — it’s #BetterInAUnion!

Elon Musk-founded PAC reprimanded by Georgia State Election Board for sending pre-filled absentee ballot applications in 2024 Counties that flagged the issue and were mentioned in the case included Chattooga, Cherokee, Coweta, Floyd and Whitfield.

BREAKING 🚨 🚨 🚨

A political action committee founded by Elon Musk received a letter of reprimand from the Georgia State Election Board this week for sending pre-filled absentee ballot applications to voters ahead of the 2024 election.

www.11alive.com/article/news...

Don't congratulate John Roberts or the Supreme Court.

Congratulate Rick Woldenberg, the Chicago-area leader of Learning Resources, an educadtional toy company that had the courage to sue the president of the United States to save his family business.

As well as everyone else who stepped up.

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 combination of approval and afterlife indigestion.” —Gary Shteyngart, author of Little Failure and Lake Success “The Great American Deception is by far the most enjoyable novel told from the point of view of a futuristic coffee machine I have ever read!” —Ben Schwartz, actor and writer

“A clever novel that just consistently dances on the edge of absurdity; it’s a great and witty time.” —Vulture.com, “The Best Comedy Books of 2022” “The Great American Betrayal is a wickedly funny novel jam-packed with madcap invention and verbal hijinks that are sure to be a hit with fans of Douglas Adams and Stanislaw Lem. Scott Stein writes wild plots and sentences that tie your brain in delicious knots while working his inimitable brand of bravura cosmic absurdity. God bless him.” —Gabe Hudson, author of Dear Mr. President and Gork, the Teenage Dragon “Delightful, sparkling, zany, with clever references to Kafka and Orwell and Borges, and narrated by a lovable crime-solving coffeebot, The Great American Betrayal takes the dysfunction of our social-media-riveted world and ramps it up to absurdist heights in service of a rollicking, engrossing mystery.” —Vikram Paralkar, author of Night Theater and The Afflictions “I love Scott Stein’s writing. It’s effervescent. The Great American Betrayal practically fizzed on my tongue. It’s sharp and silly and a hell of a lot of fun to read.” —Mike Sacks, author of Passing on the Right, Stinker Lets Loose, and Poking a Dead Frog “Stein’s The Great American Betrayal is a blast! A coffee-maker turned detective and his laconic, ‘Not-An-English-Professor’ partner deliver a fun story and a good-humored skewering of contemporary American culture in this winning sequel.” —Chantel Acevedo, author of the Muse Squad series and The Curse on Spectacle Key

Reminder (unless you're a new follower, in which case this might be the first you've heard): I write funny novels. The current series is narrated by a coffee machine robot who uses too many footnotes.

www.amazon.com/dp/B08RB4S319

Plenty of non-Amazon options at my website scottsteinonline.com

Beloved College Football Reporter Involved In Fatal Car Accident The college football community received devastating news this Friday morning. Tennessee sports reporter Wes Rucker has passed away at the young age of 43.

The college football community received devastating news this Friday morning. Tennessee sports reporter Wes Rucker has passed away at the young age of 43.

This is such sad news. Wes worked so hard. He always talked so much about his family. Prayers with them.

This is like boasting that a vial of crack wrote your state’s drug policy.

Getting shown up in the arena of elite impunity by *the British monarchy* is an incredible “America at 250!” achievement

Paul Blume @PaulBlume_FOX9 · 1h BREAKING NEWS: U.S. District Court Judge Laura Provinzino has just found a government atty in CIVIL CONTEMPT of COURT for violations of her orders in a habeas case. Attorney cited is Matthew Isihara, a JAG atty from Dept. of War assisting in local US Attorney office @FOX9 (1/) Paul Blume @PaulBlume_FOX9 · 1h Judge Provinzino had ordered a detained immigrant held by ICE in El Paso, TX be released in Minnesota with all of his identification papers. ICE released the man in TX with none of his papers, forcing his attorney to find him a shelter for the night & flight back to MN (2/)

Paul Blume @PaulBlume_FOX9 · 57m Judge said she is imposing CIVIL CONTEMPT "to force the government to comply with her court order" to immediately return immigrant's papers. Gov't attorney Matthew Isihara is responsible for $500 daily fine, every day the man does not have his papers starting tomorrow. (3/3) Paul Blume @PaulBlume_FOX9 · 47m CONTEMPT FINDING: Matthew Isihara apologized for allowing the order in this habeas case to "fall through the cracks." Blamed situation on case overload & significant understaffing in US Attorney's office. Says he has picked up nearly 130 habeas cases in just last month. @FOX9

1. DHS surges 3,000 officers to Minneapolis without doing anywhere near enough prep first.
2. Hundreds of habeas cases overwhelm local courts.
3. Dozens of DOJ lawyers quit in disgust/anger.
4. The DOJ brings in JAGs to cover.
5. A JAG was just held in contempt and fined $500/day for ICE's failures.

Anyone aware of a plan for specific music when the obituary pops? With singing as resistance, wouldn't collective playing of a theme song be cool? Pots & pans r good - I kinda prefer melodic. What might I have at my fingertips when the spirit moves (out of his body)?
Would love a viral plan.

That’s the ticket! When it’s lie, call it a lie!!!

White window with dragons and a coat of arms decoration on top. It contrast prettily against a pink wall.

My first entry for #WindowsonWednesday. A window in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
I love the wall color (a vivid coral pink) and the contrast of the white frame and decorations.
#photography, #EastCoastKin, #architecture, #travel, #pink

Bleiverglastes, dreiflügeliges Fenster, verziert mit Blumen und Blättern im Jugendstil an einem Haus mit Säulen-Ornamenten im neoklassizistischen Stil.

Guten Morgen🌷good morning

#WindowsOnWednesday

A view across an empty section of an otherwise busy bar, empty save for two men sitting across from each other at one table. The decor is fun and prompted the photograph. Wooden tables and plastic-esque chairs retro styling. The floor boards are exposed as are the brick walls. Notable is the red of the table the photographer sits at, a floor to ceiling double red door affair AND the double decker London bus passing the full length window at the front of the bar. Shoreditch in January FTFOI.

Red Bar (Sort Of) Bonus Door in Comments For The Fun Of It #RedWed #Interior #Pub #Bar #ColorADay #EastCoastKin #Photography #Forografia #WindowsOnWednesday #WallsOnWednesday #PhotoHour #TFL #FTFOI #Shoreditch #London #Winter

Porch window with sleeping cat on ledge

#WindowsonWednesday #WhiskersWednesday

A colour photograph captured in Locronan, Brittany, France of a single window in an old white stone building with vivid blue frame and open shutters, a crisp white half curtain and thin blinds. An absolute lovely town to visit.

A lovely blue window in the charming town of Locronan, Brittany, France.

#WindowsOnWednesday #Brittany #Blue #Bretagne #Locronan #France #Photography #EastCoastKin

A dog sleeps and rests his head on a pillow someone has provided on the edge of an open window of an upstairs home.

#WindowsonWednesday
#urbanphotography
#dogsofbluesky

From a canal in Bruges 2012

Nicole Gratton @nicolegratton.bsky.social

July 16, 1960: Greenville Eight Stage Read-In at Local Library In an act of civil disobedience against the whites-only Greenville County Public Library, eight young Black people entered the library, began reading, and were subsequently arrested. They became known...

In the summer of 1960 in Greenville, South Carolina:

Jesse Jackson (a college freshman) and 7 high school students were arrested for quietly reading books in a library.

#Resist #FreedomtoRead ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/gr...

"The Telegraph disclosed last week that emails suggested [she] used her relationship with Epstein to further her career, securing connections with high-profile figures within his orbit.
In one case, [they] invested together in a business deal, funding an Israeli security start-up called Carbyne."

Immigration and Customs Enforcement reverses course, says it hasn’t purchased facility in Lebanon • Tennessee Lookout U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has not purchased a detention facility in Lebanon, a spokesperson said Tuesday, reversing course.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement reverses course, says it hasn’t purchased facility in Lebanon tennesseelookout.com/2026/02/17/i... @tennesseelookout.com @friedmanadam5.bsky.social

Well looks like it won't matter because Judge Pittman declared a mistrial -- because a defense attorney wore a T-shirt with Civil Rights Era-protestors on it. Star Telegram reports 130 new jurors will come in next week. The defense attorneys opposed a mistrial.

www.star-telegram.com/news/local/c...

I’ve been reluctant to discuss this issue on here for this very reason, so read this.

I do share the concern about Trump using federal agents to disrupt voting, but social media posts run the risk of doing Steve Bannon’s work for him

Last call: I'm looking to speak with Mississippi voters who have had trouble voting due to unexpected polling place changes or due to errors with the polling place locator sending them to the wrong location on Election Day.

Thx for the rec

🚨Happening today, 10:30 AM (MST): NM Truth Commission on Epstein’s Zorro Ranch 👉 nmlegis.gov

Also today: TX primary voting begins

And… the self-described-MAGA Comptroller candidate bought Zorro Ranch under a mysterious LLC in 2023👇

… and his son serves as a high level Trump appointee. 🤔

LOL 1.9 mil views
Streisand effect anyone?