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On the Bard's 453rd Birthday, Take the Shakespeare Trivia Quiz

To celebrate Shakespeare's birthday, see how high you score on my SHAKESPEARE TRIVIA TEST. Answers Monday.

What actor originated the role of Macbeth?

Was KING LEAR originally presented to audiences as a tragedy or a history?

What comic actor left Shakespeare's company around 1599 and concocted a publicity stunt involving dancing?

Which two actors in Shakespeare's company oversaw the publication of his plays in 1623?

How old was Shakespeare when he married Anne Hathaway?

What do we know with certain...

Working on the new novel

That, plus a bout of post-election depression, explains the silence here since December.

The novel is helping with my mood.

My Article 7 THINGS TRUMP DOESN'T WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT THE RECOUNTS HE'S TRYING TO STOP made the homepage at Medium

Check it out -- while there's still time to save the Republic from, you know, R. L. Firestone.

Link is here.

The Amazon "Rising Stars" List Has Picked JIHADI: A LOVE STORY

What a great boost to the day this bit of new was! Amazon has selected JIHADI: A LOVE STORY, on which I worked for eight years, as one of the "most promising debut titles" of 2016.

The novel, published by London's Orenda Books, is featured here.

Thanks to Amazon, Orenda's Karen Sullivan, and the many, many members of the League of Intrepid Readers who have left such wonderful reviews! And thanks especially to my editor Safie Maken Finlay, without whom there would have been no book.

Let's Clarify

All the exit polls were wrong.

Russia, motivated by a heretofore suppressed sense of fair play, STOPPED trying to influence the outcome of the US presidential election on the morning of November 8.

And this United States Senator is lying.

That's why you don't want to audit the vote in WI, PA, MI, and FL -- and figure out what actually happened?



Full MSNBC interview with Senator Murphy here.

Verbatim: Fearless Leader vs. the Emoluments Clause of the US Constitution

(Text below taken verbatim from the New York Times transcript.)

As far as the, you know, potential conflict of interests, though, I mean I know that from the standpoint, the law is totally on my side, meaning, the president can’t have a conflict of interest. That’s been reported very widely. Despite that, I don’t want there to be a conflict of interest anyway. And the laws, the president can’t. And I understand why the president can’t have a conflict of interest now because everything a presid...

Audit The Vote

Three Wisconsin counties reported more votes cast for president than ballots received.

Anyone, including Fearless Leader, who claims that is not cause for concern is out of his or her GODDAMNED MIND.

Donate to support #AuditTheVote here.

A Gallery of Photos Trump Doesn't Want The News Media to Use

It is my pleasure and honor to curate these special portraits of Fearless Leader. He has apparently threatened journalists who circulate them.

Please email additional public domain images that fall into this category to me so we can create an authoritative archive. Thanks.

DEADLINE: Donate TODAY to Audit the 2016 Vote

DONATE CASH TO SUPPORT JILL STEIN'S EFFORTS TO AUDIT THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN WISCONSIN, PENNSYLVANIA, AND MICHIGAN.

DONATE TODAY BY CLICKING HERE.




Ukraine's voting machines WERE hacked by Russian agents, changing the result of elections. NOTICING THIS MAKES YOU A PATRIOT.

If we find no evidence of undue influence -- fine, at least we conducted due diligence. But there are serious questions from qualified computer science experts that need addressing. Now.

Just to be clear: if you oppose #Au...

DEADLINE Nov 25: Donate TODAY to Audit the 2016 Vote

TODAY, NOVEMBER 25, IS THE DEADLINE TO DONATE CASH TO SUPPORT JILL STEIN'S EFFORTS TO AUDIT THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN WISCONSIN, PENNSYLVANIA, AND MICHIGAN.

DONATE TODAY BY CLICKING HERE.




Ukraine's voting machines WERE hacked by Russian agents, changing the result of elections. NOTICING THIS MAKES YOU A PATRIOT.

If we find no evidence of undue influence -- fine, at least we conducted due diligence. But there are serious questions from qualified computer science experts that need addressing....