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Veteran (USN), parent, author, editor, Dreamer-in-Chief at Dreampunk Press. πŸ’™πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈβ€οΈπŸ§‘πŸ’›πŸ’šπŸ’™πŸ’œπŸ€ŽπŸ–€πŸ©ΆπŸ€

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The regime in the White House is making devastating cuts to the social safety to finance tax cuts for the super rich.

And the richest man in the world, who used his wealth to get this regime elected, is on track to be paid $274 million every day for the next 10 years.

Oligarchy.

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The cover of the scifi novel Like Second Skin by Tara Moeller showing the third place award from The BookFest Fall 2025.

The cover of the scifi novel Like Second Skin by Tara Moeller showing the third place award from The BookFest Fall 2025.

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Congratulations @taramoeller.bsky.social !!!

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I won anΒ Award! Like Second Skin, my science-fiction semi-dystopic military novel, won two third-place awards from The BookFest Fall 2025

I won anΒ Award!

Like Second Skin, my science-fiction semi-dystopic military novel, won two third-place awards from The BookFest Fall 2025

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Trump has canceled hundreds of millions in public health research grants since taking office β€” endangering pediatric cancer research.

Now he wants to slash the National Cancer Institute's budget by 37%.

How is this Making America Healthy Again?

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I'm with Dan

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This would explain a lot.

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In New Letters, DOJ Escalates Hunt For State Voter Data, Threatens Legal Action Read more here.

🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is escalating its effort to pressure states to hand over sensitive voter data, including by threatening legal action, according to letters from a top department official obtained by Democracy Docket. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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"ICE" does not exist in any way that resembles what it was in its former life. This warrantless....non-identification bullshit...is the extension of the most evil, lawless...heartless son of a bitch in the United States of America.

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Newsmax pays $67 million to settle defamation case linked to 2020 election coverage The right-wing news channel Newsmax has agreed to pay $67 million to Dominion Voting Systems over its coverage of the 2020 presidential election. A trial had been scheduled for October.

JUST IN: The right-wing news channel Newsmax has agreed to pay $67 million to Dominion Voting Systems over its coverage of the 2020 presidential election. A trial had been scheduled for October. n.pr/3UuKeyZ

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Trump is fighting for the average American by striking a deal with the UK that will reduce prices for Rolls Royces and Bentleys.

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Products Track the impact of U.S. tariffs on consumer prices. Explore historical tariff data, timelines, and contribute your own price observations.

trumptariffstracker.com/products

In case you want to track them…

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So let me get this straight, we finally get an American pope, and some of the America first crowd is mad because he cares about the poor and immigrants. Am i missing something here?

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They're going to go off the rails when they find out he's got Creole roots and what that means.

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Finished just over 2000 words in my sci-fi WIP today. It's been a while since I've felt able to write...and this feels so good.

(Let's not dwell on the fact that it took me almost all day to put those 2000 words together.)

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U.S. citizen wrongly detained by Border Patrol says government account is false Jose Hermosillo was held in a detention facility for undocumented immigrants for 10 days. In his first media interview, he tells his story.

1. Jose Hermosillo is US citizen who was wrongly jailed in an immigration detention facility for 10 days

The administration says he "turned himself in" to the Border Patrol and told them he was a Mexican who crossed the border illegally.

I interviewed Hermosillo.

He says the government is lying.

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3 Technical Writing Resources from my PersonalΒ Shelf As a technical editor for 25 years, I've accumulated a lot of book resources. Here are 3 that I think would be great to have on your shelf (if you can find them). 1. Technical Editing : The Practical Guide for Editors and Writers by Judith A Tarutz This book provides information on how to edit technical materials. It is a wonderful resource to have on your shelf, although all I can find are used editions for sale now.

3 Technical Writing Resources from my PersonalΒ Shelf

As a technical editor for 25 years, I've accumulated a lot of book resources. Here are 3 that I think would be great to have on your shelf (if you can find them). 1. Technical Editing : The Practical Guide for Editors and Writers by Judith A…

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7 [personal] Rants aboutΒ Editing 1. Editing is not proofreading (and vice versa). Editing and proofreading are two different, but related tasks, and have overlapping, but not identical, skill sets. Proofreading is the last task that should be completed before a piece of writing is typeset (or formatted), and its main focus is to catch typos and grammatical errors. A proofreader should not be checking to make sure that your character arc or plot make sense.

7 [personal] Rants aboutΒ Editing

1. Editing is not proofreading (and vice versa). Editing and proofreading are two different, but related tasks, and have overlapping, but not identical, skill sets. Proofreading is the last task that should be completed before a piece of writing is typeset (or…

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A Reading from Like Second Skin by Tara Moeller
YouTube video by DreamPunk Press A Reading from Like Second Skin by Tara Moeller

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I read an excerpt from Like Second Skin on DreamPunk Press' YouTube channel if anyone wants to go listen. I cringe listening to my voice; I hate how it sounds in playback.

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1 HUGE Reason Books areΒ Political If you've followed Bookstagram or Booktok for a while, you have probably seen those older book influencer videos where they practically begged readers not to make books political. I (and many other readers and writers) did not take that stance then, and are even more staunch about it now. Why? Because politicians have made books political. Because book bans are a…

1 HUGE Reason Books areΒ Political

If you've followed Bookstagram or Booktok for a while, you have probably seen those older book influencer videos where they practically begged readers not to make books political. I (and many other readers and writers) did not take that stance then, and are even…

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I'm a member of the Editorial Freelancers Association, and there are listings for editors looking for editing gigs. There are many different types of editors listed. You should check out these listings. They include resumes and other credentials.

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3 Quick GrammarΒ Tips English grammar can be tricky. Here are three little tips to help make your writing clearer. 1. The possessive "s." The possessive "s" is pretty straightforward, you add an 's to the end of a word signifying ownership (you can do this for words ending in "s" now, too). Unless that word is a pronoun. If you are saying that an item or quality belongs to "it" you uses "its," because "it's" is the contraction of "it is".

3 Quick GrammarΒ Tips

English grammar can be tricky. Here are three little tips to help make your writing clearer. 1. The possessive "s." The possessive "s" is pretty straightforward, you add an 's to the end of a word signifying ownership (you can do this for words ending in "s" now, too). Unless…

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Vance is lying (again).
Social Security has repeatedly debunked this. The actual claim is that 40 percent of direct deposit fraud occurred via calls to the agency. That is wholly different, and massively less, than 40 percent of calls being fraudulent.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/u...

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