The Supreme Court's Republican appointees let Mississippi kill Charles Ray Crawford tonight, despite treatment at trial that was of the same type that SCOTUS later held in another case is unconstitutional. All three Democratic appointees, in a lengthy dissent, would have kept him alive.

I’m old enough to remember when we had a system of checks & balances that involved Congress, when Congress controlled the purse and legislated, and the president respected the Constitution & rule of law. I’m old enough to remember when a U.S. president wouldn’t want to be King George or a dictator.

George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100

"Poetry is what happens when human nature is compressed." - Stephen Fry #PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky

I am teaching my first poetry class for @theubergroup.bsky.social this evening. A little nervous, but so excited. It'll go for 2 weeks and discuss rhythm and how to scan a poem. Hopefully it'll be informative and fun. #poetry #teach #learning #ubergroup #nervousButExcited

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Even after all this, the @nytimes continues to normalize it

Good advice. #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting #writingtips

How did we go from Scrooge being an example of what not to be to electing him president?

I'm sorry, but this feels like such a judgemental statement. There are valid reasons for exclamation points, even in writing. Unless you want to write something like, "'Stop,' he exclaimed." Forget grammar, get the story written. If grammar edits are needed, they'll come much later.

Night Stories At night, When I struggle to sleep, I tell stories to myself. Promising That when I wake up, I’ll write them down. But I never do, When I wake up, the stories Wisp away like smoke To the land of broken dreams. #poetry #poetrycommunity #poem #amwriting #dreams

Let us have no illusions. No individuality will achieve anything great alone if there is no cooperation with others. Only in "we" can we be happy. From "we," we started, and in "we," we must end.

#NationalPoetryMonth #Poetry #Poem #PoetryCommunity #amWriting #NPM #remember Day 30: Remember i forgot

#NationalPoetryMonth #Poetry #Poem #PoetryCommunity #amWriting #NPM #Spring #Coffee #Latte #Tea #LatteTime Day 28: Coffee or Tea

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.

#NationalPoetryMonth #Poetry #Poem #PoetryCommunity #amWriting #NPM #Spring #ADHD #Neurodivergent Day 26: Spring

#NationalPoetryMonth #Poetry #Poem #PoetryCommunity #amWriting #NPM #Story #HumanRights Day 25: Story

MAGA probably won’t even get this.

Leftists and left Democrats have little influence in the Democratic Party because their only way of demonstrating power is causing Democrats to lose, not helping them to win. No party is going to favor their most unreliable voters. If your position is always "or I won't vote for you" you cede power

#NationalPoetryMonth #Poetry #Poem #PoetryCommunity #amWriting #NPM #Earth Day 24: Earth Ear Th Era Th Dirt Rathe Art Eh Earth

#NationalPoetryMonth #Poetry #Poem #PoetryCommunity #amWriting #NPM #Singing Day 23: Singing The music of the world has hit a discordant note.
 The angels sing out of harmony. The heavenly conductor throws down his baton And threatens to go to hell, For, he says, the demons can’t be any worse.

I'm pleased/impressed to find that this quote attributed to the late Pope Francis (and dated just a few days ago) is authentic: "Today’s builders of Babel tell us that there is no room for losers, and that those who fall along the way are losers. Theirs is the construction site of Hell."

This, as the Department of Education, now on life support, will use its remaining power and staff to begin collecting on student loans paused since the pandemic.

Liberals ahead in polls as election day nears reut.rs/42W37Q8

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Elon Musk’s staffers are trying to push into the National Gallery of Art. They recently met with the museum’s director and legal team, to question its legal status and explore ways to assert influence. One of the nation’s most respected art institutions is now in their crosshairs.

Day 21 #NationalPoetryMonth #PoetryCommunity Who invented language? Who took an idea and called it speech, And then taught others So information could be conveyed? Did it start with grunts and howls? Sound like wild animals at first? And then the sounds repeated, taught Until language was born?

Day 20: Circus #NationalPoetryMonth #Poetry #Poem #PoetryCommunity #amWriting #NPM #Circus #Politics

#NationalPoetryMonth #Poetry #Poem #PoetryCommunity #amWriting #NPM #Kite

Here is a legible version of the HHS Org Chart submitted with the leaked 2026 Budget. This version does NOT include eliminated programs but allows you to see the final structure proposed. Contact us on Signal @altCDC.99 if you would like it in another version like Visio. #HHS #CDC #CMS

I adore my transgender patients. Sending out kindness in a cruel world. I will make damn sure that we don’t end up with a government in Canada that infringes on their right to gender-affirming care and 2SLGBTQ+ dignity. 🏳️‍⚧️🇨🇦

One of the greatest networks on here is the #POETRYCOMMUNITY This thread includes starter packs featuring some terrific POETS and supporters of #poetry. Please follow and repost if you can. Here's starter pack one (full). Thank you! #booksky #poets

a broken union limited chance of repair economies crash #haiku #sentry #poem #poetry #micropoetry #3lines #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #AmWriting #BlueSkyPoetry #SkyPoets #haikuchallenge #TheResistance #Resist #VetsResist

#NationalPoetryMonth #Poetry #Poem #PoetryCommunity #amWriting #NPM #Organize Day 17: Organize

#NationalPoetryMonth #Poetry #Poem #PoetryCommunity #amWriting #NPM #Laugh Day 16: Laugh Did Nero laugh while he fiddled? As his kingdom fell to ruins around him, Was the sound of laughter More terrifying Than the screech of his violin?

5/ CBP One was converted to “CBP Home,” an app that "helps" immigrants “self-deport.” Revocation of parole isn’t the same as a deportation order & this email does not initiate deportation proceedings. Anyone who has received this may still have options & should talk to an immigration lawyer NOW

1/ I never took DHS's scary-sounding notice that I had 7 days to leave the country too seriously, because it was obviously some kind of mistake. But what about the people the emails were actually aimed at? Let's talk a bit about immigration "parole" and what Trump is doing here

Mass. attorney says DHS told her to self-deport, despite U.S. citizenship | Click on the image to read the full story