Not being even vaguely sarcastic: At some point, a journalist needs to ask Johnson “you regularly claim you have no idea what your own government is doing. If we take you at your word, how are you so poorly informed, and do you this level of ignorance should disqualify you as speaker?”

Our fall issue is now live: sixthfinch.com Featuring @elliekblack.bsky.social @sarahgreenpoet.bsky.social @msstefaniekirby.bsky.social @dlassell.bsky.social @jeffreymorganpoet.bsky.social @ship-on-the-line.bsky.social @hanawiderman.bsky.social @scottferry.bsky.social @leewelch.bsky.social and more

Super excited to have one of my new airplane poems up in the latest issue of @sixthfinch.bsky.social!

How W. E. B. Du Bois responded to government policing of "anti-American" sentiment during the 1910s: "I took great satisfaction in being able to sit back in my chair and answer blandly, 'We are seeking to have the Constitution of the United States thoroughly and completely enforced.' ”

Italian Unions Lead General Strike Demanding End to Israel’s Assault on Gaza

We are witnessing a full blown war on science, public health & truth itself. Let me be clear: Vaccines have prevented more than 1.1 million deaths, 500 million cases of illness & 32 million hospitalizations. That's a lot of moms and dads who don't have to bury their children.

Hope to see you on Sunday! bit.ly/Barot25

Monarez: "Kennedy demanded 2 things of me that were were inconsistent w/ my oath of office. He directed me to commit in advance to approving every ACIP recommendation regardless of the scientific evidence. He also directed me to dismiss career officials responsible for vaccine policy without cause"

Big thanks to those of you who have already sent us your chapbook manuscripts. If your work is looking for a home, we'd love to see it.

Very excited to announce that we're now taking preorders for the newest addition to the Sixth Finch catalog, "The Emperor of the Cut Sleeve" by Rick Barot. More details here: sixthfinch.com/store

The story of solar energy development in Spain reveals something important about our current crisis and how to resolve it. Spain has achieved a massive increase in solar capacity in recent years, outpacing the rest of the EU.

The top 1% now owns more than $54 trillion in wealth. That’s 468 times more than the bottom 50%. One man — Elon Musk — owns more than the bottom half COMBINED. This is what I mean when I talk about oligarchy.

New summer issue Featuring @1andrewcollard.bsky.social, @katiekemple.bsky.social, @alisonpelegrin.bsky.social, @sambranopoet.bsky.social, @kellyrsamuels.bsky.social, @mhwack.bsky.social, @ellenwelcker.bsky.social, @tracylchandler.bsky.social, @gregory-euclide.bsky.social, @todaysaaron.bsky.social

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Grateful to have a couple of new poems in here. Big thanks, @adamclay.bsky.social

At this juncture I’d like to point out: * we’re on the brink of a golden age of medical healing * there’s enough money in the world to solve every problem in the world * a united approach could stop the climate crisis But a small group of sociopaths seeking personal power are going to throw it away.

I don't really care what the "political consequences" are of fighting for the proposition that *everyone* is entitled to due process before they are removed from the United States and sent to a Salvadoran prison. It's not really a principle if you only adhere to it when it's politically expedient.

Our spring issue is live: sixthfinch.com Featuring @meganalpert.bsky.social @mikhailbazharov.bsky.social @timothyliupoet.bsky.social @thatjanemorton.bsky.social @katnuernberger.bsky.social @lisaallenortiz.bsky.social @dustinkpearson.bsky.social @dia-roth.bsky.social @pagestar.bsky.social and more

If you want a general strike we need at least 10 million people to commit to ensure a successful action. The numbers are still too low. Use a burner email and name if needed to sign. Sign here: generalstrikeus.com #3E #GSUS #GeneralStrike

Unidentified men grabbing someone off the street and putting her in a car because she wrote an op-Ed. This as flatly authoritarian as anything we’ve seen in this country in a very long time.

When scholars of authoritarianism and fascism leave U.S. universities because of the deteriorating political situation here, we should really worry.

Tucson, Arizona today. Original projected attendance was 3,000 people. 23,000 showed up.

Tonight an unbelievable **34,000 people** gathered for our Denver rally to take on billionaires and win our country back. This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008. Also bigger than the 2024 DNC. And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).

We expected 2,000 people out in GOP-held Greeley, Colorado. 11,000 people showed up. Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.

Now’a the time to separate people within the Democratic Party who are more beholden to the billionaires and corporations doing this and the ones who have an ounce of fight and dignity in them. For the rest of us: Organize. Now. In your workplace. Community. Lives. Get people ready to act.

Our two newest chapbooks have arrived. Pre-orders will be sent out tomorrow. Honored to add Rachelle Toarmino and Andrew Zawacki to the Sixth Finch catalog. sixthfinch.com/store

What's striking about capitalist civilization is that it has no real direction. There's no vision for social progress, no commitment to improving human welfare or ecology. All we get is the chaos of profit-oriented production and accumulation as the world burns around us.

As thousands continue to sign the petition demanding Senate Democrats replace Mr. Schumer as leader, Newsweek has taken notice of the effort. By tomorrow evening, the petition could be at well over 20,000 signatures. www.newsweek.com/over-15k-sig...

i honestly have never seen a political leader so thoroughly destroy their credibility so quickly and, on the other side, it is abundantly clear that if anyone can claim a genuine leadership of large parts of the democratic party, it is AOC.

Today, the House GOP censured me for speaking out for the American people against @POTUS’s plan to cut Medicaid. I accept the consequences of my actions, but I refuse to stay silent in the face of injustice. #WeShallOvercome x.com/repalgreen/s...

French Senator Claude Malhuret: "Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."

Well, that was fucking grotesque from Trump and pathetic from Dems

For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 1%, it can collect $13. For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 0.1%, it can collect $26. Laying off 7,000 IRS employees (during tax season) isn't about efficiency. It's about making it easier for the rich to evade taxes.

Two of our new chapbooks, "My Science" by Rachelle Toarmino and "Noise for A Landscape" by Andrew Zawacki, are now available for pre-order. "The Emperor of the Cut Sleeve" by Rick Barot will be ready later this year. sixthfinch.com/store So grateful to be publishing all three!

AND ALSO THERE'S A COUP

It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

We're very excited to share the results of this year's chapbook contest. Please join us in congratulating the winners and finalists. Huge thanks to everyone who submitted. Stay tuned for updates about pre-orders and release dates for the three newest additions to the Sixth Finch catalog.

It’s such a powerful indicator of how we’ve lost our way. Not even this unprecedented tragedy could shake half this country awake. And what kind of nation doesn’t collectively grieve the loss of a million of its people in 3 years? A soulless nation.

We're reading chapbook submissions and submissions for the winter issue through Jan. 6. All details at sixthfinch.com/submit

Resolution for 2026: Be more patient

Happily buying nothing on Cyber Monday after happily buying nothing on Black Friday. I could get used to this.

One week left to send us your chapbook manuscripts. All details at sixthfinch.com/submit