Five under the radar things Trump snuck into his "Big Beautiful Bill":
- Delivers tax breaks to Big Oil
- Defunds Planned Parenthood
- Raises drug prices for seniors (Big Pharma giveaway)
- Hikes monthly student loan payments
- Makes ICE the biggest federal law enforcement agency
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
Cover art of Little Nightmares: The Lonely Ones by, ahem, EC "Meyers," showing a carnival with three children in the foreground, viewed from behind, looking up at a ghostly face looming in the clouds
I can finally share this exciting news: I wrote the first young adult novel set in the world of Little Nightmares! I love the video games, and it was thrilling to translate their eeriness and mystery to the page. Look for The Lonely Ones this September from Scholastic. 🎡
If you’re under 30, you weren’t even born the last time Andrew Cuomo lived here.
This is your city. Vote like it.
Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” is VERY unpopular.
No surprise when it kicks MILLIONS off of health care and food assistance to pay for tax giveaways for billionaires.
Republicans are trying to ram it through by July 4th.
NOW is the moment to fight back. Call your senator.
Man, that's a really well-edited No Kings Day video.
From www.nokings.org
Happy birthday, my kind, beautiful friend! I hope your day is magical and that this coming year brings you an abundance of joy and memorable moments ❤️
Q: What helps you write when executive dysfunction hits?
A: Time-boxed sprints, candy bar scenes, voice memos, and low-spoon writing tasks.
Work with your brain, not against it.
Full Q&A: lizwritesbooks.substack.com
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Republicans are scheduling votes in the DEAD OF NIGHT on Trump's "big, beautiful bill."
They advanced their bill last night at 10:30PM. The next vote is scheduled for 1AM on Wednesday.
Why hide? Maybe because this bill rips away health care from babies, new moms, and seniors.
Andrew Cuomo thinks that trans rights are too far left.
His belief system and way of governing align with Trump. Do not elect him mayor, NYC.
Folks call your Senators now!! A ban on any state laws on GenAi for 10 YEARS is gonna do unthinkable harm!
For those of you wondering what to say here are two posts you can use to build your own script (use alt script to cut and paste)
Need to find your representatives? Here you go:
5calls.org
🚨HIT THE PHONES TO SAVE MEDICAID - PLEASE AMPLIFY & ACT 🚨
TODAY the House will be marking up deeply unpopular massive Medicaid cuts.
MANY GOP on the committee are in tight districts. Calls and pressure ARE effective here.
Call today. Type your zip to get a script ⬇️
OcasioCortez.com/savemedicaid
A book on a white table against a white background, with a smartphone in a red case on its left and a red game controller on its right. The cover shows the title, GAMERS: ATTEMPTING CONNECTION, with an illustration of four kids looking to the right with video game sprites and cartoons around them.
I have a new book out today! If you are a gamer, or the parent of a gamer, or just game-curious, please pick up GAMERS: ATTEMPTING CONNECTION wherever books are available (including and especially your local library). Of all my books, writing this one felt most like play. ecmyers.net/2025/05/game...
All six conservative Justices have ruled that President Trump's military ban on trans people can stay in effect as cases continue in the lower courts.
This is a bigoted decision and a violation of the 14th amendment, which guarantees equal protection of the laws to all people.
Book opened to the title page showing the logo for Gamers: Attempting Connection, with the inscription "Game on!" and signed by the author (who is me)
Signed the first copy of Gamers: Attempting Connection for my son's best friend. The book is officially out on March 6, so there's still time to pre-order your copy before Tuesday! 🙏
Today on the Substack: “How do I get better at writing?”
Read like a maniac. Write bad pages on purpose. Pick 1 skill per year & work the hell out of it.
Read it here: lizwritesbooks.substack.com
Ask your Q: lizwritesbooks.tumblr.com/Ask
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*Kidnapped and disappeared
You can (and should) use the PREORDER25 code on the B&N website to get a member's discount for any book available for pre-order. But I hope you'll consider my new book, GAMERS: ATTEMPTING CONNECTION, out on May 6, which Kirkus calls "A refreshingly original high-interest, low-grit video game story."
We need @housedemocrats.bsky.social and @democrats.senate.gov to be all over this. NOW.
Call them folks. Call them.
202-224-3121
My first finished book took 7 months--but there were 4 or 5 false starts that came before.
New on Substack: How to get unstuck fast and finish your very first first draft.
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Sen. Van Hollen has given me hope this morning, bringing what I’m sure is tremendous relief to Abrego Garcia’s family & all of us terrified abt what his illegal incarceration signifies. But the fact that he’s still ALIVE is such a surprise? That we expect the worst? Is this their goal?
ICE has detained an American born citizen JUAN CARLOS LOPEZ GOMEZ and will not release him even after proof of his citizenship was reviewed by a judge who said due to the ICE hold they couldn’t do anything
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THIS IS NOT A DRILL
I don't understand how some folks are unable to see that the illegal disappearing of people is a class issue. The wealthy and well-connected get due process. The rest of us don't. This is part of the oligarchy, not a distraction from it.
Important.
I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you.
The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear.
Important.
If President Trump can wrongly deport a Maryland father to a prison in El Salvador and then defy a 9-0 Supreme Court order to facilitate bringing him home, who’s next?
This threatens the rights and freedoms of everyone in the United States.
This is important.
This.
