Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century. He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.

Thanks to the editors at The Untelling including my work in the latest issue. It’s a beautifully made journal!

Hmmm. Lit journal snidely or flat out doesn't respond to submits, or follow-up queries, loses grant funding, then asks for donations. Um, no. Sour grapes? Nah. I've published plenty. It's more about treatment people. Rejection? Sure! Totally fine. Rude? No. So, boo hoo Texas lit mag. And FDT

The Epstein Files Transparency Act is a law, passed by Congress on November 19 with an overwhelming vote. Complying with it was not optional. The Department of Justice did not comply. I want to make sure this is very clear.

Tonight, the President of the United States has launched an unconstitutional war of aggression, dooming another generation to spill their blood for oil, and lay waste to a sovereign nation. I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

What the United States did in Venezuela is prohibited under international law, which bars the use of force as an instrument of national policy.

I can se that I’m in peak “Between Christmas and New Year’s” because I’m all HEY! Let’s sharpen every knife we own in one session!

GenAI truly is the asbestos poisoning our collectively shared resources and infrastructure.

Congrats to @mooncityreview.bsky.social's 2025 @pushcartprize.bsky.social nominees: Mikaela Hagen, @gabrielwelsch.bsky.social, @jstewartmiller.bsky.social, @duffusmatthew.bsky.social, Claire Hero, and @kellypedro.bsky.social. Good luck!

Congrats to @mooncityreview.bsky.social's 2025 @pushcartprize.bsky.social nominees: Mikaela Hagen, @gabrielwelsch.bsky.social, @jstewartmiller.bsky.social, @duffusmatthew.bsky.social, Claire Hero, and @kellypedro.bsky.social. Good luck!

Congrats to @mooncityreview.bsky.social's 2025 @pushcartprize.bsky.social nominees: Mikaela Hagen, @gabrielwelsch.bsky.social, @jstewartmiller.bsky.social, @duffusmatthew.bsky.social, Claire Hero, and @kellypedro.bsky.social. Good luck!

Many thanks to the editors of @mooncityreview.bsky.social for the Pushcart nomination!

I work in marketing so it totally tracks that I don't have an author website of my own. But for those interested, more info on my work and access to it is on chillsubs: www.chillsubs.com/profile/gabr...

Hell yes, Pittsburgh. Love Yinz. No Kings.

There was an incredible turnout across small-town USA! Many events weren’t even on our radar. Our coalition initially tracked around 3,000 events, but the number has now surged past 4,000 and counting.

Quiet house, cocktail, good book—does it get much better?

PTO mode: engaged.

If you are near #Pittsburgh and enjoy contemporary #poetry, this event will be worth checking out—the Pittsburgh launch of KEYSTONE POETRY, an anthology of contemporary poets’ works anout the regionsmof the Commonwealth. cityofasylum.org/program/pghw...

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It literally rained on the pustule’s parade. And I had tacos for dinner.

It must surely be an unfortunate day to be someone who incessantly obsessed over crowd size.

Fixed it for you.

Recent work in Tar River Poetry.

Many thanks to the folks at Eclectica for including two of my poems in the January/February issue—Halloween and folk songs get some attention here. www.eclectica.org/v29n1/welsch...

Yeah he’s so afraid of black he’s putting the global economy in the red.

We simply had to intentionally destroy the world’s strongest economy while dismantling our scientific and educational infrastructure to ensure that a team with a trans girl would never finish second place in the Mountain West volleyball standings again

Musk is rapidly pushing forward the privatization of space and satellite operations that have long been managed by the NOAA. DOGE has acquired confidential data from NOAA’s competitors—an alarming development that has further cemented SpaceX’s dominance in the space and satellite industry.

We were told not to share this publicly, but last year was record-breaking—America’s national parks saw over 331 million visits.

I think the red-hat Murka-pocket-square bozos revealed with recent actions that there ARE no state secrets. Bunch of asshats.

👇🏽”That’s not efficiency, it’s cruelty and chaos” @ossoff.bsky.social is really good at this

Roses are red Violets are blue

"Her manicured hands filled with noise and want. She saw him, glitterless, small in the gold chair he made for himself. A throne as yellow as piss." LOVE this poem "Barbie Eats Trump During Baltimore Pride Fest" by @chrissystegmanpoet.bsky.social in @okaydonkey.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/okay...

So if you went #CUPRAP2025 and you do the NYT word puzzles, without giving anything away, today’s Strands is apropos.

American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.

That feeling when you have to get a late check out, and rush back to the room, to make sure your necessary presence in the meeting is achieved. And you say four words.

The institutional Democratic Party is guided by an almost pathological level of conflict avoidance in almost every direction. “What can we do to make the least number of people mad?” is just a bankrupt way to operate.

once again I have to invoke the specter of Ronald Wilson Reagan, who is in Hell now. under Reagan, the term "government spending" was effectively demonized. fuck you, Reaganite ghouls! spending money, on its people and their needs, is the function of government! public works are good! say so!

Crockett: Let me ask each of the mayors… Have any of you been made aware of any immigrant that has had 34 felony convictions that has still been able to roam in your cities? I know that my Republican colleagues would never want anybody with 34 felony convictions roaming around

Great way to spend a Sunday morning.

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In Loretto today for this year’s Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia. Have enjoyed the time to think about what the writing from this region reveals about our shared heritage. #WCoNA2025

His rockets blow up. His car company is blowing up. His social network has blown apart. He is tearing down democracy. Some genius. Another SpaceX test flight ends in flames, with debris grounding planes www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

never give one inch of ground on Reagan, a monster for whose grave even the most fetid piss is too good

Very pro-life of these assholes. apple.news/A-ulUSs4hQV-...

To my fellow Allegheny County residents, thank you for your leadership.

There has been a lot of chatter today about Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump, some regarding this moment when White House correspondent Brian Glenn asked if the Ukrainian president plans to wear a suit. I want to address idea in this thread. 🧵

Forever relevant in the age of social media. Thank you, Wendy Cope.

Today, a reporter from the Russian state news agency TASS gained unauthorized access to the Oval Office. How does one gain unauthorized access to the Oval Office? Meanwhile, AP and Reuters were blocked.