Diana Botsford

Diana Botsford

@digitalred93.bsky.social

Human being (most of the time). SF/F author/screenwriter. Antarctica aficionado. Sourdough baker. Insanity ensues. Star Trek: TNG: "Rascals" Stargate SG-1 "Four Dragons," "The Drift" Epilogue the Series (creator) Short stories http://dianabotsford.com

1,519 Followers 703 Following 302 Posts Joined Aug 2023
4 months ago

Tonight, was another reminder: there is no single mold for a Democratic winner.

Progressives won. Moderates won. Rural, suburban, urban —they all won. Black, White, Latino, AAPI — they all won. We won in the East, South, Midwest and West. Victories in races from City Council to Governor.

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7 months ago

As Wednesday, August 6th, Article I, Section 9 and Article I, Section 10 have been removed from constitution.congress.gov, covering due process and foreign gift giving.
I urge everyone to grab a correct copy and share it on your blog/website for posterity.

constitutioncenter.org/the-constitu...

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8 months ago
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Diana Dru Botsford, Writer, Producer and Stargate Novelist (Interview) Entertainment industry veteran Diana Dru Botsford joins Dial the Gate to discuss her Stargate novels, writing and producing in Hollywood, her upcoming HERitage 2 Anthology and much more! Share This V...

Entertainment industry veteran Diana Dru Botsford joins Dial the Gate to discuss her Stargate novels, writing and producing in Hollywood, and her upcoming HERitage 2 Anthology!

Saturday June 29 @ 11:30 AM PT / 2 PM ET!
youtube.com/live/yW4qXxZ...

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10 months ago
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Army plans for a potential parade on Trump's birthday call for 6,600 soldiers, AP learns Detailed Army plans for a potential military parade on President Donald Trump’s birthday in June call for more than 6,600 soldiers, at least 150 vehicles, 50 helicopters, seven bands and potentially a...

This is disgusting and the military should refuse

WTF is wrong with everyone?!

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10 months ago
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Stop Saying (beat): Better Ways to Create Breathing Room You’ve seen it a thousand times in scripts. Two characters are having an intense conversation when suddenly: That lonely little (beat) sits there like a sad placeholder, the writer’s wa…

dianabotsford.com/writing/stop...

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10 months ago
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A federal judge ruled for our clients, blocking the Trump administration from enforcing a directive banning schools from teaching or operating any programs related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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10 months ago
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Website For MAGA-Friendly Businesses Backfires As People Use It For Boycotts Social media posts about PublicSquare have gone viral as Trump critics use it to find companies not to support – the opposite of what the site was set up for.

Money speaks. Even if you don’t feel you have power, you do.

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10 months ago

Had so much fun cohosting and talking with the inspiration for “Four Dragons” and “The Drift.”

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10 months ago

See you on the other side.
Dial it up, Walter! 💨

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10 months ago

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”

― Martin Luther King Jr.

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10 months ago
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Every Character Sounds Like You (And How to Fix It) Ever notice how everyone in your story somehow graduated from the same vocabulary school? Your grizzled detective, your teenage hacker, and your aristocratic villain all mysteriously share your exa…

Real people telegraph their backgrounds, education, interests, and insecurities through word choice. Your characters should, too.
#writing

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10 months ago

Kamala Harris: “he’s a fascist”

Gen. Milley: “he’s a fascist”

John Kelly: “he’s a fascist”

Historians of fascism: “he’s a fascist”

The NY/DC political media: “how did we all fail to see that Donald Trump was a fascist?”

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10 months ago

Spotted in Durham, true across the nation. 😔

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10 months ago
Photo from April 18, 2025 of the Old North Boston Church with lit words projected on the side: "Let the warning ride forth once more: Tyranny is at our door."

"Listen, my children, and you shall hear
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,
On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-Five:
Hardly a man is now alive
Who remembers that famous day and year."

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10 months ago

Meanwhile in Michigan, it’s parka weather in the morning (34) and T-shirt weather by 2pm (74). Welcome to spring.

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10 months ago

💕💕💕Thank you so much! 💕💕💕

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10 months ago
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Bridge the Gap: Scene Transitions That Work in Any Medium Ever read a book that gave you literary whiplash? One minute you’re in a steamy bedroom scene, the next you’re at a funeral, with zero explanation of how we jumped from passion to passi…

Scene transitions are the unsung heroes of storytelling. Done right, readers glide from one location to the next without even noticing. Done poorly, they’re left wondering if they accidentally skipped three pages.

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11 months ago

Yet another example of how reading comprehension has bit the dust.

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11 months ago

Reshore jobs then make sure people can’t do them. This administration can’t count to 2, let alone create cohesive policy.

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11 months ago
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The White Potus - SNL YouTube video by Saturday Night Live

Oh, SNL… Thanx for the laughs. Much needed.

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11 months ago
Copy of 24th Amendment of US Constitution:
Section 1
"The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax."

Section 2
"The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation."

Gaining a copy of your birth certificate or applying for a passport cost money. The SAVE Act will require women who've changed their name to provide extra identification or they CANNOT vote.

In other words, the SAVE Act is a poll tax and a violation of the 24th Amendment.

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11 months ago

Contact @govjoshshapiro.bsky.social and call for a recount.

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11 months ago

Hey Pennsylvania. Time to contact your governor and apply pressure for a recount.

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11 months ago
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Oppose the SAVE Act (H.R. 22) - A Voter Suppression Bill - House Vote THURSDAY ⭑ 5 Calls Updates April 9, 2025: The House is expected to vote on H.R. 22 on Thursday, April 10th Republicans in Congress have introduced the extreme anti-voter …

Make the call now. This morning. Or say bye-bye to equal rights.

5calls.org/issue/save-a...

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11 months ago
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Here's All of the Data That Elon Musk's DOGE May Have on You and Your Family A new report shows the potential extent to which Musk's organization is in the midst of a data coup.

I need a zofran.

gizmodo.com/heres-all-of...

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11 months ago

Then explain how. It's my understanding that the usual line of succession is VP to Speaker to Sec of State (although under war, the succession is different).

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11 months ago

They’d need to remove Vance as well. Next in line after him and Johnson would be Rubio. (Sec of State)

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11 months ago
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - 4K / HD Intro - NeonVisual YouTube video by NeonVisual

Love them both, but DS9 brings me the most chills.

youtu.be/AtUmm5mTehM?...

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