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Bill Adler

@billadler.bsky.social

I'm an American writer living in Japan. I publish short stories on Substack at billadler.substack.com. I'm a pilot, ramen lover, watch collector, coffee drinker, voracious reader, bicycler, and cat person.

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That's a great photograph.

30.11.2025 11:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Recycling bins.

Recycling bins.

We got new recycling bins, which, if you live in Japan is quite exciting.

30.11.2025 05:06 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Right? We're not just living in the worst timeline; we're living in multiple simultaneous crazy and awful timelines.

30.11.2025 04:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Kinmo says, "Thank you."

30.11.2025 01:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A New York Times headline about Trump pardoning Honduras' ex-president for his drug crimes.

A New York Times headline about Trump pardoning Honduras' ex-president for his drug crimes.

Trump supports evil.

30.11.2025 01:28 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A cat sitting on the floor.

A cat sitting on the floor.

Good morning from Kinmo the cat.

30.11.2025 01:02 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Leila's Secret A short story

Today, singer-songwriter Marina V released Into the Unknown, the theme song for my short story, Leila's Secret. This is a beautiful, moving song. You can hear this song and read my story here:

billadler.substack.com/p/leilas-sec...

29.11.2025 09:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.

The United States is now a rogue nation.

wapo.st/49KbUJ1

29.11.2025 02:54 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
A cat sitting on the floor.

A cat sitting on the floor.

Good morning from Kinmo the cat.

29.11.2025 00:33 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
A cat sitting on the floor.

A cat sitting on the floor.

Good morning from Kinmo the cat.

28.11.2025 00:20 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I like bleps. :)

27.11.2025 02:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A cat sticking out her tongue.

A cat sticking out her tongue.

Good morning from Kinmo the cat.

27.11.2025 00:46 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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CDC Quietly Turned Off Its Vaccine Search Tool. It’s Not Clear When It’s Coming Back. β€œI have heard that they are planning to β€˜update it’ and shudder to think what that will mean,” Demetre Daskalakis, a former member of CDC leadership, told NOTUS.

This administration is anti-health, pro-sickness.

www.notus.org/health-scien...

26.11.2025 11:25 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Kinmo says, "Thank you!"

26.11.2025 01:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Doctor Critical of Vaccines Quietly Appointed as C.D.C.’s Second in Command

The Trump administration's work to make Americans sick and die continues.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/h...

26.11.2025 00:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A cat resting on the floor.

A cat resting on the floor.

Good morning from Kinmo the cat.

26.11.2025 00:30 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly.

25.11.2025 11:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Kinmo wants to know if I'm going to play, or go to my office, drink coffee, and ignore her.

25.11.2025 02:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A cat sitting on a heated floor.

A cat sitting on a heated floor.

Good morning from Kinmo the cat.

25.11.2025 00:52 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A cat in a person's arms.

A cat in a person's arms.

Good morning from Kinmo the cat.

24.11.2025 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sunday Lunch with Dad A short story

Every Sunday, Jenny eats lunch with her aging father who lives in a nursing home. She helps him in every way she can. Enjoy my short story "Sunday Lunch with Dad."

billadler.substack.com/p/sunday-lun...

23.11.2025 12:16 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

She does.

23.11.2025 00:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A cat sitting on the floor.

A cat sitting on the floor.

Good morning from Kinmo the cat.

23.11.2025 00:10 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Hands on with North Korea’s Illegal Phones
YouTube video by Mrwhosetheboss Hands on with North Korea’s Illegal Phones

This video about what a North Korean smartphone is like blew my mind.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3olq...

22.11.2025 03:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A cat sitting on the floor.

A cat sitting on the floor.

Good morning from Kinmo the cat.

22.11.2025 00:22 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I like that!

21.11.2025 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The administration is a fascist regime.

21.11.2025 11:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A part of me wants him to run again so during the debate his Democratic opponent can say, "Quiet, piggy."

21.11.2025 11:20 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, and it will likely take me the entire day to figure out what she wants. ;-)

21.11.2025 04:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A Washington Post headline that reads, "U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols."

A Washington Post headline that reads, "U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols."

What has America become?

21.11.2025 04:18 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

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