Nikki Barnabee

Legacy media is failing democracy. Rather than just complain, I did something about. Six years ago I started Democracy Docket from scratch. Now it has more than 400,000 subscribers. But to help protect democracy, it needs to grow and scale. Subscribing now. bit.ly/4qmEiFz

I can't say that I'll be boycotting Chili's as it has been years since I've been in one, and you can't really boycott a restaurant you already don't go to. That said, I'll be happy not to change my habits, transphobia leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

Here is my "Go Fuck Yourself" email. I was inspired by @runwithskizzers.bsky.social.

I BRING FORTH A BABY MOO PHOTO FOR YOU.

Hey Bluesky peeps, could you help spread the word?

Right now my horror novel BEDFELLOW is on sale for $1.99 on Kindle and Bookshop. I have no idea how long the sale will last.

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Seriously? No dark endings? Not that you would have (nobody does), but don't read anything by me. I'm a horror/sci-fi writer. Bad stuff happens.

Grammarly Is Offering ‘Expert’ AI Reviews From Your Favorite Authors—Dead or Alive The tool, offered by the recently-rebranded company Superhuman, gives feedback based on the work of famous dead and living writers—without their permission.

“Instead of producing what looks like a generic critique from a nameless LLM,” Wired reported last week, Expert Review “lists a number of real academics and authors available to weigh in on your text. To be clear: Those people have nothing to do with this process.”🤬

‘Titanic’ statue of Trump and Epstein on the Mall draws praise, scorn The statue, depicting them embracing on a copy of the Titanic bow, is the third placed on the Mall by the artists depicting a connection between Trump and Epstein.

There's a new Trump-Epstein statue on the National Mall.

It's an enormous statue, spray-painted gold, of Trump embracing Epstein in a reenactment of that famous scene from "Titanic."
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This "reader" doesn't seem worth the author's time.

Pete Hegseth Blew Billions on Fruit Basket Stands, Chairs, and Crab The Defense Department went on a $93 billion spending spree in 2025.

Some of the frivolous September purchases made under Secretary Pete Hegseth’s stewardship include a $98,329 Steinway & Sons grand piano for the Air Force chief of staff’s home, $5.3 million for Apple devices such as the new iPad, and an astronomical amount of …

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‘Hey’ came before ‘hi,’ and ‘hi' came before ‘hello.’

‘Hi’ is most likely a variant of ‘hey.’

‘Hello’ is not related to either.

Goodbye.

Seems reasonable. 🤔😁

Something spooky and cool, I would guess. 😉

New career goal: being able to afford a tattoo (money and time) when I visit other countries.

Why We Must Remember Women Writers on International Women’s Day On International Women’s Day, PEN America is working to free women writers from the rising threats they face around the world.

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A 3D-printed wheelchair is helping this turtle walk again A volunteer used input from Redditers to fine tune the reptile’s mobility assistance device.

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23 year old Ruben Ray Martinez’s last words? “I’m sorry sir”.

ICE shot him 3 times and killed him.

Renee Good’s last words? “It’s ok I’m not mad”.

Alex Pretti’s last words? “Are you ok?”

These are the people DHS calls domestic terrorists. Threats. Aggressors.

Abolish ICE

Avoid being predictable as within story when a reader can move ahead of your prose, they may resent this. Boredom or lack of creativity are reading downers. The reader wants to feel like there are hidden tricks to suss out in the story. Give them more meat.

#writingcommunity #booksky #creativity

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Chris Pine Will Face The YETI In New Monster Movie Chris Pine will take on the Alps' most merciless predator in a new creature feature from THE CONJURING: LAST RITES' Michael Chaves.

Chris Pine will take on the Alps' most merciless predator in a new creature feature from THE CONJURING: LAST RITES' Michael Chaves.

Hegseth needs to stand trial after this as a war criminal. Between this attack and the girls' school, there's no ambiguity. He is responsible for mass murder and must be held accountable.

Review: A Woman's Guide to True Crime, by Mary Thorson Violence is interesting, but violent people usually aren’t.

Incredibly kind review from Cold Caller Magazine.
“Thorson provides us sixteen different windows onto something beyond the violent and even the violence. Through these fictionalized stories of crime, Thorson gives us a glimpse of the truth.”

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He ended up loving it. But confused at first. He's young. 😊

“A brilliant read from cover to cover with an unexpected plot twist” (Amazon reviewer) 👇✨📚 #Dystopian #SciFi #BookSky #ReaderSky #PostApocalyptic

Happy Read an Ebook Week! To help you find a book to celebrate, you can find my entire collection at a promotional price at @Smashwords from March 1 - March 7. Find my books and many more at www.smashwords.com/sale #ebookweek26 #Smashwords #booksky #readsky

You know what won’t get stuck in the Strait of Hormuz?

Sunlight and solar panels.

#MakeOilHistory

Congratulations Substack on your new partnership with Polymarket!

And to those publishing on Substack, is this really the tool you want from the folks who take part of your revenue?

Hegseth just shot down a DHS drone with a laser because he thought it belonged to a Mexican cartel, but let’s let him preside over a radical shift to unrestrained AI on our most advanced weapons systems. What could go wrong?

Today we got another reminder that the legacy media is being taken over by pro-Trump owners or corporate interests that are too afraid to stand up to him.

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