Jade Walker

Alaska storm damage so bad many evacuees won’t go home for at least 18 months, governor says Damage to remote Alaska villages hammered by flooding last weekend is so extreme that many of the more than 2,000 people displaced won’t be able to return to their homes for at least 18 months.

Damage to remote Alaska villages hammered by flooding last weekend is so extreme that many of the more than 2,000 people displaced won’t be able to return to their homes for at least 18 months, Gov. Mike Dunleavy said apnews.com/article/alas...

Rubio promised to betray U.S. informants to get Trump’s El Salvador prison deal To secure U.S. access to President Nayib Bukele’s notorious CECOT prison, Rubio agreed to turn over several MS-13 leaders central to a long-running Justice Department investigation.

Rubio promised to betray U.S. informants to get Trump’s El Salvador prison deal www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Food is often served under-cooked, "like ice from the freezer" or overcooked and burned, said the woman, who requested anonymity fearing retaliation. "Everyone has problems with the restroom – stomach problems." www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Judge blocks LAPD request to lift restrictions on use of force against the press The move comes ahead of Saturday's No Kings protests.

Update: laist.com/news/politic...

Music could help ease pain from surgery or illness. Scientists are listening Hospitals and doctors' offices are inviting singers and musicians to help patients manage their pain, as music's ability to reduce pain is gaining attention.

Hospitals and doctors' offices are inviting singers and musicians to help patients manage their pain, as music's ability to reduce pain is gaining attention.

First locally acquired U.S. cases of more severe mpox strain reported — CBS News California health officials have reported two cases of a potentially more severe form of mpox that appear to be locally acquired.

The first U.S. cases of a potentially more severe form of mpox without known travel were reported in California, health officials said this week. apple.news/AfbRCeaNOR_q...

Shamelessly reading Vol. 2 Issue 39

This week's issue of The Moonlight Reader Society has been published. Learn about the finalists for the 2025 National Book Awards, the latest writer obituaries, the ultimate fall reading list and October's literary holidays moonlightreadersociety.substack.com/p/shamelessl... 💙📚

The best kind of mad!

The Written Word | Jade Walker | Substack Need a daily dose of inspiration? Get a writing or publishing-related quote in your e-mail box every day. Click to read The Written Word, by Jade Walker, a Substack publication.

Need a daily dose of inspiration? Receive a writing or publishing-related quote in your e-mail box via The Written Word. In the past week, we've featured words of wisdom from F. Scott Fitzgerald, Sheridan Cass, Arthur Sze, Stephen King and Heather O’Neill writtenword.substack.com

We were at the American Library Association Conference this summer talking with librarians about the importance of everyone having access to books that represent all kinds of different backgrounds and experiences.

Thank you to every librarian working to defend our right to read.

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Make your voice heard in this reader poll about book recommendations: moonlightreadersociety.substack.com/i/175725328/... 💙📚

NBC News Cuts 7% to 8% of Staff, or 100 to 150 Positions NBC News plans to lay off about 100 to 150 staffers, representing about 7% to 8% of its headcount.

NBC isn’t an outlier in working to trim costs. Paramount Skydance is expected to cut hundreds of employees, including a group at CBS News, over the next few weeks as it seeks to reduce its spending. variety.com/2025/tv/news...

A character sitting on orange leaves, checking their phone surrounded by ghost cats.

Flush Orange. 🧡

Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules Journalists at the Pentagon turned in access badges and cleaned out their workspaces, the price for refusing to agree to new restrictions on their jobs at the seat of U.S. military power.

Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work, pushing journalists who cover the American military further from the seat of its power. apnews.com/article/pent...

In the market for a new car? Prepare for sticker shock | CNN Business New car buyers can expect to shell out an average of more than $50,000 for the first time, according to a report from Kelley Blue Book.

The average price customers paid for a new vehicle in the US topped $50,000 for the first time in September, according to a report from Kelley Blue Book www.cnn.com/2025/10/14/b...

'Stop using': Cinnamon recall expands amid warning of elevated lead levels New cinnamon brands have been added to a list of recalled spices after the products were found to contain elevated levels of lead.

Check your cinnamon, you might need to toss it www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/s...
#bakingsky #baking #cinnamon #cinnamonrecall #homemade #cinnamonbuns

Trump Administration Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action in Venezuela

Trump acknowledged on Wednesday that he had authorized the covert action and said the US was considering strikes on Venezuelan territory. “We are certainly looking at land now, because we’ve got the sea very well under control,” the president told reporters. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

Connected for life Vol. 4, Issue 40

When times are tough and the future seems grim, it helps to remember that there is still good in the world. That's why I publish "A Bit of Good News." In the latest issue, learn about a wonderful customer service experience, a dog who chases foul balls and this week's fun holidays

Promo for The Moonlight Reader Society features 3 moons, several books and 2 trees that have transformed into bookcases along with the message: One more chapter and then I'll sleep...

To subscribe to The Moonlight Reader Society: www.moonlightreadersociety.com 💙📚

Great bookish movies to stream this weekend. #SBCreadathon 💙📚

* 84 Charing Cross Road (Roku)

* The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society (Netflix)

* The Jane Austen Book Club (Roku)

* Notting Hill (HBO Max, Roku, Amazon Prime)

* Stranger Than Fiction (Peacock, Roku, Amazon Prime, Pluto)

My latest stack of books from the library includes novels by Scott Carson, Maggie O'Farrell, Genevieve Gornichec, Chuck Tingle and Hayley Gelfuso

Stopped by the library in Bedford, NH, and picked up these books for the #SBCreadathon #readwithfriends, #SBC10Years 💙📚

Book cover for Blood and Treasure by Ryan Pote

What I'm reading: I'm currently 2/3rds of the way done with "Blood and Treasure" by Ryan Pote. If you like an action/adventure/thriller (think Indiana Jones or Uncharted), you'll enjoy this one. Tons of cliffhangers! #SBCreadathon, #readwithfriends, #SBC10Years 💙📚

In the midst of apocalyptic terror Vol. 2 Issue 38

This week's issue of The Moonlight Reader Society has been published. Learn about who won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Taliban's new book ban and the latest 25-word book reviews moonlightreadersociety.substack.com/p/in-the-mid... 💙📚

The schedule for the Manchester, NH chapter's readathon: Oct. 10 - Gather books. Start reading Oct. 11 - Watch bookish movies, too Oct. 12 - Share what you read/watched

Here's the schedule for the Manchester, NH chapter's readathon. #SBCreadathon #readwithfriends #SBC10Years 💙📚

Reading a book by the fire while snuggling under a blanket

The Silent Book Club Readathon has begun! Please share your reading lists, library checkouts, bookish movies, etc. #SBCreadathon #readwithfriends #SBC10Years 💙📚

10 Years of Silent Book Club: A Timeline Happy 10th anniversary to Silent Book Club, the global community that turned reading alone together into a worldwide phenomenon. Join us as we look back at our growth and milestones over the last deca...

Happy 10th anniversary to Silent Book Club silentbook.club/blogs/sbc10y... #SBCreadathon #readwithfriends #SBC10Years💙📚

The dream of carrots It can be eaten raw and appreciated for its orange beauty, but only rabbits see it as a meal. It can be shredded to decorate a bed of greens, but it’s just one note in a larger salad. It can be squeez...

In which I embrace the hopes of one veg www.jadewalker.com?p=10438

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Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

This story is based on interviews with 21 refugees, five people trapped inside Myanmar’s internment camps, and 40 aid workers, medics and researchers. apnews.com/article/myan...