NYT Bestselling author of Stoned (2016) & The Truth About Lies (2021). Nothing Lasts Forever - on SHO/Netflix (2023). Infamous grower of poisonous plants.https://bsky.app/profile/ajaraden.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ajaraden.bsky.social/post/3m5zmxxopr22eI’m thrilled to share that I’ve officially joined Chartwell Speakers as a featured speaker. https://www.chartwellspeakers.com/speaker/aja-raden/20 Nov 2025 01:37 +0000at://did:plc:jjxtdhamxu6pg7nrmayd3tww/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5zmxxopr22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ajaraden.bsky.social/post/3m5zmrciuwk2eI’m back!20 Nov 2025 01:33 +0000at://did:plc:jjxtdhamxu6pg7nrmayd3tww/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5zmrciuwk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ajaraden.bsky.social/post/3lvbt5jbjhk26If you haven’t seen it yet, the New York Times really thinks you should watch my documentary about synthetic diamonds. Check it out. Nothing Lasts Forever. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/movies/three-great-documentaries-to-stream.html?smid=url-share31 Jul 2025 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:jjxtdhamxu6pg7nrmayd3tww/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvbt5jbjhk26https://bsky.app/profile/ajaraden.bsky.social/post/3lshmyoa6tc2r25 Jun 2025 22:12 +0000at://did:plc:jjxtdhamxu6pg7nrmayd3tww/app.bsky.feed.post/3lshmyoa6tc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ajaraden.bsky.social/post/3lshmj6dvoc2rThe man literally rented Venice for his wedding. I don’t mean to be a bitch, but I think it’s time to get the guillotine’s out.25 Jun 2025 22:03 +0000at://did:plc:jjxtdhamxu6pg7nrmayd3tww/app.bsky.feed.post/3lshmj6dvoc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ajaraden.bsky.social/post/3lr7pzmdeec26Everybody loves to shoot off at the mouth about what heroic shit they would’ve done in Nazi Germany. Well, mein leiblings, whatever you’re doing right now, whatever position you’re taking, that’s exactly who you would’ve been in Nazi Germany.10 Jun 2025 01:20 +0000at://did:plc:jjxtdhamxu6pg7nrmayd3tww/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr7pzmdeec26https://bsky.app/profile/ajaraden.bsky.social/post/3ln5jgiubo22qNo. Shes a grifter. She’s only been a registered Dem for about a year. She just moved to Chicago a 6 months ago to run against an 80-year-old. She’s from Texas & was a Rep until she could get more attention and make more more money being a Progressive. She’s also a Hamas apologist & vile antisemite. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Apr 2025 06:35 +0000at://did:plc:jjxtdhamxu6pg7nrmayd3tww/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln5jgiubo22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ajaraden.bsky.social/post/3lmteukakg22mWow. Apparently, China is just gonna burn it all down. I think it was the use of the word peasants. They’ve snapped. If nothing else, this will be interesting. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Apr 2025 05:47 +0000at://did:plc:jjxtdhamxu6pg7nrmayd3tww/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmteukakg22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ajaraden.bsky.social/post/3lmtervacks2mWait, did anyone really not know that Chinese manufacturers actually make most of our super high-end luxury clothes and accessories? You can get a really nice Chanel bag for $500 instead of $15,000 if you buy it directly from a Chinese supplier.15 Apr 2025 05:46 +0000at://did:plc:jjxtdhamxu6pg7nrmayd3tww/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmtervacks2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ajaraden.bsky.social/post/3lmeeqgjusk2vOK. But Congress doesn’t care; because Congress is also undermining national security. https://www.yahoo.com/news/ex-facebook-employee-tell-congress-223734192.html09 Apr 2025 06:35 +0000at://did:plc:jjxtdhamxu6pg7nrmayd3tww/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmeeqgjusk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ajaraden.bsky.social/post/3lmedgthp522vSo like, if there was ever any doubt about whether Comrade Krasnov literally worked for the Kremlin… I guess the representatives from “let’s not be ridiculous” can just shut the fuck up now. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Apr 2025 06:12 +0000at://did:plc:jjxtdhamxu6pg7nrmayd3tww/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmedgthp522vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ajaraden.bsky.social/post/3lmdjcu6cw22oI was literally just about to post “man, I would not wanna be trying to resell a Tesla right now“ when I saw this. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Apr 2025 22:24 +0000at://did:plc:jjxtdhamxu6pg7nrmayd3tww/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmdjcu6cw22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ajaraden.bsky.social/post/3lmdiuoncvk2oI worry a lot about Russians, trying to take over the world. And then I remember that, historically speaking, Russians can’t even take over Russia.08 Apr 2025 22:16 +0000at://did:plc:jjxtdhamxu6pg7nrmayd3tww/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmdiuoncvk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ajaraden.bsky.social/post/3lmdgwcrpa22oSo my sister and I were at the grocery store getting some stuff a few hours before the finale of #WhiteLotus and for no particular reason, decided to make piña coladas. We were literally drinking them while we watched the episode. 😂😂😂08 Apr 2025 21:41 +0000at://did:plc:jjxtdhamxu6pg7nrmayd3tww/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmdgwcrpa22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ajaraden.bsky.social/post/3lmbp6wyh7k2wNow swallow08 Apr 2025 05:04 +0000at://did:plc:jjxtdhamxu6pg7nrmayd3tww/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmbp6wyh7k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ajaraden.bsky.social/post/3lmbp27tpt22wLook, every Great Depression has a silver lining: maybe Bill Ackman will end up bankrupt.08 Apr 2025 05:01 +0000at://did:plc:jjxtdhamxu6pg7nrmayd3tww/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmbp27tpt22whttps://bsky.app/profile/ajaraden.bsky.social/post/3llt3xmfwzc2fI don’t know… I say em cook. We lost the two Florida races, but they went from +30 R to +10 R in 90 days. The longer those cretins are in power the fewer people are willing to vote for them & the more people are motivated to vote against them. Let’s give em a minute or two to really fuck the sofa. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Apr 2025 09:43 +0000at://did:plc:jjxtdhamxu6pg7nrmayd3tww/app.bsky.feed.post/3llt3xmfwzc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ajaraden.bsky.social/post/3llff373cok26I just honestly don’t understand how some people are still alive.27 Mar 2025 22:48 +0000at://did:plc:jjxtdhamxu6pg7nrmayd3tww/app.bsky.feed.post/3llff373cok26https://bsky.app/profile/ajaraden.bsky.social/post/3llatzzyklk2fThere’s a non-zero chance that in 2016 when those people at CERN slammed some particles together and made a black hole we all died and that’s exactly where we’ve been this whole time. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Mar 2025 03:33 +0000at://did:plc:jjxtdhamxu6pg7nrmayd3tww/app.bsky.feed.post/3llatzzyklk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ajaraden.bsky.social/post/3llaeximb2c22NORMALIZE CONSEQUENCES [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Mar 2025 23:03 +0000at://did:plc:jjxtdhamxu6pg7nrmayd3tww/app.bsky.feed.post/3llaeximb2c22https://bsky.app/profile/ajaraden.bsky.social/post/3llaestqjls22It would appear I personally altered the diamond market on a global scale. Good for me. https://www.forbes.com/sites/garthfriesen/2025/03/22/lab-grown-diamonds-boom-is-it-game-over-for-mined-diamonds/25 Mar 2025 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:jjxtdhamxu6pg7nrmayd3tww/app.bsky.feed.post/3llaestqjls22https://bsky.app/profile/ajaraden.bsky.social/post/3llaefvjnds22This is a BIG deal. Free Palestine from Hamas.25 Mar 2025 22:53 +0000at://did:plc:jjxtdhamxu6pg7nrmayd3tww/app.bsky.feed.post/3llaefvjnds22https://bsky.app/profile/ajaraden.bsky.social/post/3lladyt62ys22I feel like such a hopeless loser. Like I suck at everything. And then I remember that Pete Hegseth got drunk & decided to execute a war in Yemen & arranged the whole thing over an illegal Signal group chat that accidentally included the editor in chief of The Atlantic.25 Mar 2025 22:46 +0000at://did:plc:jjxtdhamxu6pg7nrmayd3tww/app.bsky.feed.post/3lladyt62ys22