This is why Trump-Epstein is a winning issue for the Left. Republicans will abandon any values to protect their powerful. Whereas the vast majority of us don’t care who on our side goes down in this. If they’re pedophiles, they belong in prison. Full stop.

and another thing... @musepiepress.bsky.social has dropped the latest Shot Glass Journal. Here's my page: www.musepiepress.com/shotglass/de...

Somebody somewhere Needs flowers tonight

How many times in your life have you heard a member of Congress or someone on TV say “we can’t afford it” when talking about something small but very important? It’s been happening my entire life. We can’t afford it? They’re putting seven times the annual budget of the EPA into immigrant detention.

Hi. I stand corrected. Here is one more post to close out the day. There are still people protesting near Reid Park. Tucsonans have been protesting for the last 12 hours as part of #NoKings day.

Update: We've removed the paywall for all ye who enter.

At times like this, I always think of this photo from the Jan 20, 2017 "violent" protests in DC.

But the media keeps covering it as if it's riots, as if things are burning to the ground instead of shrubbery set on fire by flashbangs. The media keeps acting as if peaceful protests are violent.

I want to talk about how the media is going to be responsible for increasing levels of violence. Here's the thing: the protests have been peaceful.

and another thing... @musepiepress.bsky.social has dropped the latest Shot Glass Journal. Here's my page: www.musepiepress.com/shotglass/de...

Jesus white folks can be tiresome .. “The ruling class” No you racist asshole for once in your misbegotten days stop trying to make the lives of people of color the side note to your fantasies about rich people People are protecting their NEIGHBORS who are being terrorized

Update: the mayor put out those statements yesterday afternoon, signed the budget late last night — and this is the statement she put out this morning

There is “playing into there hands” and there’s the very basic “doing what’s right” I see a lot of potential for overlap— and my least concern is how doing the right thing might play out politically. Just saying. Fascists will crack down when they want; they will fabricate the excuse if necessary.

Deeply important right now. Please give where you can.

Gogol tried to warn us

Should be famous quote: "I worry about loss of basic freedom!" It is a serious concern! Next question: WHY IS THIS NOT BIG NEWS??? #USDemocracy www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Clr...

This is America taking itself back. Speak out wherever your platform is.

I used to wonder why the German people looked the other way or pretended they had no idea that their neighbors and friends were being arrested and loaded on trains to hell. IT IS HAPPENING HERE AND NOW TODAY AND AMERICANS APPROVE. When my country ends up looking like this, we deserved it.

PLEASE UNDERSTAND that personnel is the easiest way to manage company budget. You are expendable in this market. The old keeping your job by hiding how you do what you do won't work anymore. We have internet. Work on your skillset, and keep applying for jobs, even if you like the one you have.

In other words: Vox Media laid off 18% of their actual journalists already this year but they found money for… this

🧵 Trump: “I ended all of the lawless, so-called diversity, equity and inclusion bullshit" "Costco and Cisco, have publicly defended DEI. Shareholders at American Express, Apple and Levi’s have overwhelmingly voted in favor of DEI." 350+ companies stick with DEI. www.usatoday.com/story/money/...

sometimes people are just rude. sometimes they're just autistic.

"Art is fire plus algebra." Jorge Luis Borges. I read this quote for the first time today. Swoon. 🔥➗ #writingcommunity

Today is the anniversary of my best friend death,years ago He just had got out of rehab He wanted me to visit that night I did not I still feel guilty about this

thinking about my favorite librarian, @ltwardwriter.bsky.social, while the Librarians of Congress are ROCKING the revolution. Please, everyone needs to be that strong. Keep the fascists OUT OF YOUR KITCHEN.

My professor told me to never self-reject. I queried a poem for the first time in March and, um, guys. Look what it won! Look where it got published! 😱 Link: poets.org/2024-sipple-...

Summoning circle, hope this works: 🕯 🕯 🕯 🕯 🕯 🕯 brain eating 🕯 amoeba 🕯 🕯 🕯 🕯 🕯

"...all I have is a pile of paper covered with wrong words..."

the trump admin just going all in on “we only want the whites” is still a shock to actually witness in real time

Q: There are many people who fit the criteria of fleeing persecution. Afghans for example. But they're being denied refugee status. So why such an exception for the Afrikaners? TRUMP ADMIN OFFICIAL: One of the criteria is making sure they can be assimilated easily into our country

In other words: "We're a racist-ass country and so we need to import more racists." I'm glad somebody said it out loud because this move is entirely obvious.

for those w/ books accepted & left hanging by other presses, Femme Salve (@animalheartpress.bsky.social imprint) rescues poetry books. They rescued & published my book Ophelia & @seagoatscreams.bsky.social's exquisite The Water Engine. Kindest editors around. femmesalvebooks.net

sometimes i delete a post because i've grown as a person in those 45 seconds

Congratulations Australia! The people have crushed the fascists. The Labor party’s PM Anthony Albanese has secured a second term in office in an election wipeout. The push back against the Trump / Putin aligned global regressive movement continues strong.

Some more pictures from NY History museum ♥️

fog hides the old place warbler persistently calls for someone long gone #vss365 #place #haikuchallenge #warbler #haiku #WritingCommunity 📸 from Pinterest

"they're just uneducated." Their families couldn't afford college. Their families couldn't afford babysitters. Their grandparents worked instead of attending elementary school because that's what was available. Those who went to college hired those who didn't die, paying as little as they could.

THIS IS THE COUNTRY I WANT. Thank you sir, both times.

love your neighbor.

When I’m not sure what a word means I’ll point out its ambiguity, which means I can point to it equally well with both hands.

@debewing.bsky.social ‼️

@please-calm-down.bsky.social following because I understand exactly what "I used to live in Chicago" connotates, even though I never did.

AlgoRhythms: spoken word poetry celebrating the beauty of mathematics and science—set to original electronic music. Poems by me, @debewing.bsky.social, and others. Vibes you’ll want to check out 🎶 🎧 #chillwave #spokenword iambicbeats.bandcamp.com/album/algorh...

Multitalented @jamesleestanley.bsky.social has 37 albums and his own record label. But we're talking about oil paints. @folkworks.bsky.social folkworks.org/blog/james-l...

Throwback to when @debewing.bsky.social made promo cards for my novella, SUM

I love when my job allows me to hear new music before everyone else gets it, and sometimes new music nobody else gets to hear! Amelia Hogan is a California-Irish-American, and it shows. folkworks.org/review/burni...

DOGE has been sending their mass emails from a misconfigured server, causing DOGE emails to fail SPF (Sender Policy Framework) validation. This means that agencies are probably marking DOGE emails as spam.