Monday, March 23, 2026

TSA And ICE Political Stuff

 PROTECT the TSA Unions! 

Get their funding approved.

But REJECT funding for ICE until the very basic terms are agreed to. 


1. Warrant Requirements

Require a judicial warrant before federal agents enter private property. As is required for other agencies.


2. Detention Verification

Verify a person’s citizenship status before detaining them, to avoid wrongful detentions of U.S. citizens. This includes protection for birthright citizenship.


3. Enforcement Conduct & Transparency

No masks; standardized uniforms so agents look like civil law enforcement (not cartel/gestapo/carjacking looking... terrorizing communities)


Body cameras + clear ID (agency, unique number, last name). As is required for other agencies.


4. Sensitive Location Protections

Ban enforcement near schools, medical facilities, childcare, churches, polling places, courts, etc. There must be sanctuary.


5. Anti-Profiling Rules

Stop tactics based on race, language, accent, appearance, or location. As is the law for other agencies.


6. Operational Limits

Large-scale actions must have state/local consent; restrict roving patrols and warrantless raids, as with current agencies.


7. Oversight & Accountability

Allow state/local governments to investigate/prosecute misconduct by federal agents and impose stronger internal conduct standards. No denying oversight!


8. Use-of-Force Standards

Require reasonable use-of-force policies, expanded training, and officer certification, as with other agencies.


9. Access to Counsel

People detained must get immediate access to appropriate lawyers.


10. If someone becomes pregnant while in ICE custody, DNA testing must be done, and any and all agents or persons who have used their authority as a means of sexual misconduct, including rape and pedophilia, must be imprisoned and permanently banned from ever holding any government position. 


11. No forced sterilization. This is a human rights violation similar agencies have previously committed. It must be FORBIDDEN. 


12. Guaranteed accommodation of safe, adequate, and clean water, food, clothing, bedding, and restroom facilities (including feminine hygiene and incontinence such as diapers). The same standard expected for a US Congressperson to get through a day and night as the base for this budget. 


There's no reason for ICE to operate without meeting these reasonable and lawful restrictions. 


Other agencies should receive funding in the meantime. As one agency crying about having to obey basic and reasonable laws should not be permitted to starve and destroy other branches and their Unions.




American Political stuff

Nazi lost, confederacy lost, MAGA next bluesky post






Still fighting. 
Pennsylvania has two Senators. 
One is a Republican. The other is sponsored by the Democratic party but has obviously aligned with Republican interests. 
So I reach out, knowing that they will NOT represent the interests of their constituency. 
But I do it anyway. Because I can control MY actions, my choices, my hopes -- even if they ignore it.
Or if they toss the Constitution in the shredder and start assassinations on more United States citizens for practicing the Free Speech we're currently guaranteed. Yeah, well, better to die for something

Sunday, March 8, 2026

#AtoZChallenge Theme Reveal 2026 #ShortStory Crossword

AtoZChallenge theme reveal 2026 March 9 to 14


So, I have this crazy idea. I have two characters from a story I haven't worked on in a few years. Liv Good (the main character) and Wren Noel (first introduced on this blog https://uniquelymaladjustedbutfun.blogspot.com/2019/04/time-for-change-atozchallenge.html in 2019 A to Z letter T) are friends - yes, friends only  - hanging out and watching movies and shows together. And they're creating a crossword to go with it. 

It's going to be a slice-of-life fiction. 

Pronunciation: Noël is pronounced "No-el" or "No-elle," the dots are often omitted in English-speaking contexts.

The crossword clue will contain the LETTER of the day, though it might not be the *first* letter in the word. 
Jamie's A to Z 2026 Crossword
2026 A to Z Crossword Clues



My April 2026 Blogging from A to Z Challenge Theme is a slice-of-life short story with two characters binge-watching shows and movies while creating a crossword puzzle. Read and play along!
Liv Good
Wren Noel

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Wednesday, March 4, 2026

#IWSG Short Story Conundrum slice-of-life


https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html

handle is @TheIWSG and hashtag is #IWSG.
The awesome co-hosts for the March 4 posting of the IWSG are PJ Colando, Ronel Janse van Vuuren, and Natalie Aguirre!
Remember, the question is optional! March 4 question - What elements do you include in your book launch? Or what do you have in mind for your future book launch? Or what advice do you have to offer to others planning to launch a book?

I haven't launched a book. I'm in the editing, writing, or querying stage of everything. I ghosted for a book. I heard it sold well in Germany. (It was written in English. No idea if the author had it translated. It was a wolf story, and that's all I can say.) 

Dubliner Cheese

I'm instead going to use this opportunity to discuss the short story I'm working on for the #AtoZchallenge. 


I grabbed two characters from another story I was working on a few years ago. Two of my best friends and I were going to write a fiction book together. It never got off the ground. We had the first few chapters. One friend sorta lost her passion for writing. I still hope we'll go back to it someday. ANYWAY. 

My main character in that story is Liv Good (yes, she enjoys the punny name reference), a psychic-medium who has inherited the rather large family home. The downstairs has been reconstructed for her needs, as she's mostly wheelchair-bound. It's also the home to a few mythical creatures she cares for, making it a paranormal story. Being a psychic-medium doesn't pay all that well, which is why she rented out the basement and the upstairs to the characters my friends were writing about. 

One of Liv's friends is Wren Noel. He's this quirky goth guy who is just so fun to write. Totally non-romantic friendship, seriously. 

In my upcoming April story, Wren Noel will be injured after a car crash. He's going to stay with Liv for a bit while he's in a wheelchair healing, and it's way easier to be at her place (which is accessible) than at his apartment. 

[It wasn't long ago that my husband and I were both unable to walk- briefly, for different reasons, and not simultaneously. But wow, let me tell you how fun stairs are when you can't use your legs. Much less trying to navigate the rest of our tiny apartment.] 

Anyway! So the story is just the two of them hanging out and binge-watching. They're making a crossword puzzle because one of his side jobs is creating a monthly word game for an entertainment magazine. 

But... I mean... it's not about anything. There's no great conflict. It's a slice-of-life narrative. 

"From its inception, audiences loved that slice-of-life fiction was authentic and relatable. Known for capturing the essence of human existence (even when stories take place in fantastical worlds), slice-of-life fiction resonates with audiences for its ability to convey the beauty and suffering of daily life."

https://www.campfirewriting.com/learn/slice-of-life 

An example of a novel-length slice-of-life is The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, which is one of my favorite books. 


"The ones where the focus is more on a character's journey through a period of time, and not so much about that one big bad problem that needs to be resolved." - http://blog.janicehardy.com/2010/12/just-another-day-slice-of-life-stories.html

My Conundrum

I've never written a slice-of-life story before. I wasn't even aware of the genre until I sat down to write this post and did a search on stories that aren't about some conflict. (Person versus __ ) I have no idea if it'll be any good. 

That's what is making this writer insecure at the moment!

Tips and encouragement are welcome. 

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Religious War?

🤦‍♀️ Wow.

Pretty sure that actual Jesus would be ashamed to have anyone dare to use his name, and any part of his belief structure or teachings, or his Father's name, used in conjunction with any of this.

🤮

It's disgusting. 

Gonna need a whole other religion. Keep the Jesus, but ditch the hate. This "hate thy neighbor" and "thou shall make big boom to eliminate thy neighbor" commandments just aren't my kind of religion. Nope! Sorry. Not for me.