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Trump's election is living proof of a popular saying in advertising: No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public.

AI company Anthropic agrees to pay $1.5B to settle lawsuit with authors If approved, the settlement would be the largest in the history of American copyright cases, according to a lawyer for the authors behind the lawsuit.

Check to see if your work has been pirated here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

If you found your work at the link above, register for the settlement here:
www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/contact

www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...

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Smithsonian artists and scholars respond to White House list of objectionable art A page published by the White House entitled "President Trump Is Right About the Smithsonian" lists exhibits, educational sites and more that the administration seems to take issue with.

They bemoan "cancel culture." Then they ban "objectionable art." Welcome to the Fourth Reich.

www.npr.org/2025/08/24/n...

First-time authors at a major imprint. (Good luck, kids. You're on your own.)

Welcome to the Fourth Reich.

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗜𝗧'𝗦 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗢𝗡 𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗟𝗘
tinyurl.com/Tobacco-Republic-Bluesky
Tick tock… the free Kindle edition of Tobacco Republic vanishes at midnight ET August 20. Grab it while you can.

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𝗟𝗔𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗛 𝗚𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗬: 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝟰𝟴𝗛𝗥𝗦!
🔥 Grab your FREE Kindle copy of TOBACCO REPUBLIC from Amazon here:
tinyurl.com/Tobacco-Republic-Bluesky
(August 19-20 only)

"Enthralling. Provocative. Unforgettable."
-- Historical Novel Society

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LAUNCH GIVEAWAY on August 19 and 20: Get my new alternative history free on Kindle for 48 hours. Meantime, I hope you’ll repost.

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Countdown to launch:
TOBACCO REPUBLIC goes free on Amazon for 48 hours—August 19–20.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/Tobacco-Republic-Bluesky

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TOBACCO REPUBLIC is a current-day Spy Thriller/Romance with a twist: historical chapters that reveal an alternative history where the 13 American colonies never united. Coming August 15.

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The narrative structure of CLOUD ATLAS is absolutely brilliant -- and the narrative voice perfectly matches the period and setting. It can be a challenging read for some but well worth the effort.

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A mesmerizing time-lapse of the Sun in ultraviolet light, captured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft over a month.

-Credits: NASA

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱?

That’s the premise of my new novel, TOBACCO REPUBLIC coming August 15th.

Get a reminder of the release date here: www.author-r-a-moss.com/contact

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝟯 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱?
Request an ARC and find out.
TinyUrl.com/Tobacco-Republic-ARC

𝗧𝗢𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗢 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖
A new Alternative History by R. A. Moss
Coming August 15, 2025

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Trump threatens Musk’s subsidies and contracts in latest social media spat Former political allies Donald Trump and Elon Musk have been bickering late at night again.

CLASSIC TRUMP

After touting Musk's "great work" at rooting out waste and fraud, Trump now claims Musk's companies are rife with waste and fraud. His brainwashed cult will be oblivious to the hypocrisy.

#Trump #Musk #Feud

www.politico.eu/article/dona...

NEW: Democracy is alive in Philly!

Amazing scenes in Philadelphia as thousands hit the streets for the anti-Trump protest.

#NoKings #50501Movement

Shortly after the Atlanta #nokings event kicked off at 10, organizers said Liberty Plaza near the state Capitol had already reached maximum capacity of 5,000.

Back at the Capitol in Olympia, WA
#NoKings

View of the No Kings protest from the 4th floor of the Boise Capitol Building

Do you know how badly you have to screw up as a Republican to get this kind of turnout in IDAHO?

#NOKINGS

So proud to be a part of this amazing morning. Location ocean beach San Francisco
#nokings

Holy shit, New York!

Here’s the full view.

#NoKings #50501Movement

Chardon, Ohio, population 5242 in 2020 census, had approximately 400 people show up in the rain. #nokings

You can’t see me bc I’m holding a flag but guys I live in a 2k person extremely rural town in one of the reddest counties of WI. So many people showed up there was a line all the way to the highway.

I often feel a bit afraid due to my identity in this area but #nokings brought out so many

I love you Seattle. #abolishice #nokings

A few hundred Americans of all ages standing in dappled sun with flags and signs

Hello from Berlin where a few hundred Americans are outside the embassy, currently reading aloud from the Declaration of Independence. #nokings

Massive #NoKings march in New York City!

Serendipitously ended up joining #Pride in Rome today…so much solidarity, love and defiance 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸🇮🇹❤️❤️❤️

When protesting peacefully is grounds for an arrest, we have crossed the line into a dictatorship.