It's a sign of how shockingly corrupt this country has become that a nominee for Attorney General is given a hearing by the Senate *the very same week* he has been referred by a judge for possible disbarment for unethical behavior. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

The discord was lit today

If you read the scary editorial in the LA Times today that insisted "alcohol should be marginalized" and were hoping for something safer to drink, here's a product line that might help! Over on George Eats I look at FLVR! from Untitled Art. www.georgeeats.com/2026/07/its-...

How dare these damn commies make urban life bearable

A President ordering the Justice Department to criminally investigate a woman who won a sexual assault lawsuit against him makes Watergate look like an unpaid parking ticket.

Love it: the night after he was kicked off of CBS for good, Stephen Colbert hosted a public access show in southeast Michigan.

Maybe you know you’re the most crime-committing president *ever* when you have to get your Supreme Court to give you immunity for committing crimes and then you have to get your IRS to give you immunity for committing fraud.

"Poetry on the Plate: Celebrating an Anthology Poems about SB Food & Drink," part of the SB Culinary Experience! Monday, May 11, 5:30 pm. Food by Black Sheep Brasserie; wine from Pali Wine Co. sbce.events/event/poetry...

FINAL DAYS! Spacks Prize entries close at the end of April. Send your manuscript! Prize includes $1000, publication by Gunpowder Press, and 20 copies of the published book. Enter via Submittable through April 30. Full details on our website or Submittable: gunpowderpress.submittable.com/submit

How soon do you think it will be before Trump and Vance give their fellow authoritarian Orbán exile in the U.S.?

I was the US soft power czar. Our popularity may never recover | Richard Stengel

Why do we live in such a childish, stupid country? A country that wastes its money on useless billion dollar aircraft carriers, when it could be spending those tax dollars to actually help its citizens like sane countries.

CONAN: “For the first time since 2012 no British people are nominated for Best actor or best Actress… a British spokesperson commented, ‘Yeah, well, at least we arrest our pedophiles.’" #Oscars

When your ID says "James David Vance" and your birth certificate says "James Donald Bowman" do they ask for your passport before you get to cast a deciding vote in the senate?

Finally have written my review of John Darnielle's magnificent book and you can read it over at the California Review of Books. #themountaingoats #californiareviewofbooks calirb.com/this-year-36...

"The Peace President."

world-altering decisions are being made by a cabal of gambling addicts hell bent on self enrichment no matter the cost to humanity, we should look into that.

Updated:

For Trump, a military conflict with Iran would distract from: -Epstein files -His deadly deportation agenda -Losing on tariffs at SCOTUS -Tanking polls -His devastating (and unpopular) budget bill -Millions of people protesting his authoritarianism When he's cornered, he lashes out. Be warned.

Masterful Troll, TCM.

always bears repeating that this is NOT a financial decision. jeff bezos is worth over 250 billion dollars. he can afford to lose many millions and never even notice it. this is, at its core, a political and personal decision by bezos to destroy the post

hindsight is 20/20 but maybe selecting university presidents on their willingness to debase themselves for private donor money is related to the current difficulties in defending academia from fascism

Mitch "Turtle" McConnell Deserves Most Of The Blame......

ICE are paid agitators.

There are a hundred more important things to say, and I tried to say some of them in my essay for "Thinking About...", but: invading a country for oil is also just atavistic at this point. Even if it worked, which it won’t, it still wouldn’t work.

We're going to need a bigger Hague.

In case you needed one more reason to loathe Russ Vought, the director of the White House’s office and management budget is dismantling a center praised as a “crown jewel” of climate research.

Stick through it to the very insightful end.

When they say Trump calling a reporter "piggy" is "just being honest," they are revealing a key feature of the reactionary mind: it believes, at a deep brainstem level, that *everyone* is awful & selfish & ugly on the inside. Everyone just suppresses it out of fear of social disapproval. Not Trump!

According to Fox News, if you are a racist Young Republican you are still a "kid" when you are 34, but if you are an Epstein victim, you are an adult when you're 15.

My latest essay for California Review of Books is Halloween-time appropriate, a spooky tale about sisters in 18th century England who just might turn into dogs.... (Plus, sighthounds on the cover--how could I resist!) calirb.com/the-hounding...

As I write in my newsletter today, there are several reasons why the media is utterly failing in its coverage of Charlie Kirk. These are the big three, however. www.cupofcoffeenews.com/cup-of-coffe...

I was given the great honor to guest edit the new issue of ANACAPA REVIEW! Check out these terrific poems. anacapareview.com

Ah, the writer’s life. Happy to learn that artistic endeavors were rewarded on St. George’s Day, though.

Same with this

It's been a crazy run of acceptances for me lately, so here's another just published poem. Thanks to Jackdaw Review for including "Duplex for the Days of Dusk" in your new issue. www.jackdawpress.com

Welcome to my Poet Laureate project Poetry Pick to Click, a weekly podcast that airs on KCSB-FM (in Summer 2025 around 6:20 pm on Tuesdays). Now I have the first 8 segments posted on my website Podcast page. Go and listen up, because we need poetry more than ever. georgeyatchisin.com/podcast/

A few thoughts on Trump nationalize state nat guard in LA talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/break...

Thanks for publishing my poem.

Pleased the Indy has agreed to publish my installation poem as SB Poet Laureate. They always called city symphony films "poetic," so figured you could just do one as poetry itself. www.independent.com/2025/04/24/f...

Thanks, Indy--my journalistic home for 30 years now--and Leslie Dinaberg for the sweet story and Ingrid Bostrom for taking photos of me that don't make me feel too bad. It was a day I will cherish. www.independent.com/2025/04/22/g...

There's no creative mind I value more than Brian Eno's, so to get to engage with his thoughts (and those of artist Bette A.'s) reviewing "What Art Does" was a challenge and delight. Here's my latest from California Review of Books. calirb.com/what-art-doe...

Alas, this is a too timely poem, but good to have it in a proper home. Thanks, Moonstone, for including "The Ever Was," in your latest anthology.

Believe it or not, there will be 14+ poetry events happening in Santa Barbara between now and May 2. Collect them all! Win valuable prizes, like a nourished soul! What's more, we are slowly resurrecting the website SB Poetry Net, your one-stop shop for all things poetry. sbpoetry.net

Hey, Archie and I made the paper! Thanks, Melinda Palacio, for writing your latest Poetry Connection about me. Did I tell Bluesky I'm going to be SB's next Poet Laureate? www.independent.com/2025/03/24/p...

California's got a cool new aperitif--atōst. And I, of course, make a cocktail with it. www.georgeeats.com/2025/03/make...