Proud of this, @teamlabouruk.bsky.social ? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i...

We are being "governed" by people devoid of empathy, of compassion, of anything resembling humanity. Spineless, warmongering, fearmongering cowards. Who do they think they are? Why do we let them be who they are and profit from it? Let this radicalize you.

My poem Not Yet has been published in The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press new anthology Lines of Communication and I’m thrilled. I recommend. It’s a great read. Thank you 🧡

This speech is exactly what we need right now. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/05/p...

This is the kind of thing which makes me think better things are possible.

Cruelty is the point. Craven people.

Fired for defending science and speaking the truth. Dr. George Tidmarsh, head of the FDA’s drug division, says he was placed on administrative leave after questioning the legal basis of a new “rapid approval” program for certain drugs. A longtime industry veteran who joined the agency in

Twenty years. Good grief.

Visual poems from The Island of Dr Prospero.

New report details the harm caused by EHRC interim guidance

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Love these two

So happy with the outstanding endorsement of #CatherineConnolly for President. A special day for Ireland, a vision of hope, collaboration, inclusivity, equality. What a beautiful achievement. My heart is exploding. Extra proud as my grandmother was a Connolly, with roots in Galway!

It's an Animal Heart hang :)

There are so many ways to fight these fascists. Find one. Look locally. Food Not Bombs and other food banks, public libraries, ICE rapid response…. Find your people. Find your thing. Donate. Support. Volunteer.

If nothing else it’s an SOS sign. It’s us standing on the beach spelling out HELP in the sand for any passing aircraft to see.

Day trip to Porto #NoKings

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A treat for my birthday, which was last week. Year 68 begins with the Phantom in Lisbon

Come and join us! It will be a wonderful evening. You are welcome to join, even if you can´t donate right now. This is also about sharing space and listening.

fits right in with

It’s actually incredible that as a society we never managed to find the political will to force elected officials to tell the truth on TV.

If you give me 3 minutes, I'll tell you about and read you a poem from Unalone (Four Way Books, 2024) by Jessica Jacobs. :) youtu.be/HsodIXXqGwU?...

UK friends, if you haven't already, please consider signing this petition, which now has more than 2.8 million signatures. Aside from all the other arguments against digital IDs, this is one more source of extreme stress for those of us who are trans. Thanks. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Well, for starters, we eat, we sleep. If we’re going to know it, we’re going to know it this way. It feels like a trick sometimes, how we start and then start again. The new $ feature is by John Gallaher! poetrycurrency.com/feature/john...

I reassure myself, well, I’m not gonna let ai cook MY brain. I’m going to keep thinking, creating, imagining, struggling, being human. But I want that for everyone. We do those things in community with each other. Each cooked brain hurts us all.

UK friends, if you haven't already, please consider signing this petition, which now has more than 2.8 million signatures. Aside from all the other arguments against digital IDs, this is one more source of extreme stress for those of us who are trans. Thanks. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

I second this emotion.

I've been struck lately by how often right-wingers wear t-shirts that are snark at the left. That is, they're having conversations in their head with us whether or not actual us is having a conversation with them or taking the positions they think we are. Maybe that's the definition of reactionary?

Just learned that the clothing & bedding of Black Death victims were often sold to ragmen instead of burned. That cloth became paper became books, & the poetry of that cycle is beautiful to me. Happy Thursday, rascals. 🔮

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025.... For total absolute fucksake! Has this government ever met any refugees? Talked to some maybe? British values? That’ll be the xenophobia, mean-spiritedness I guess.

Did it

Yes. Exactly this.

The fact that there are zero consequences for the young lives he annihilated, the older adult gay couples he destroyed and the myriad of lies he peddled, to appease his self loathing and shame, is a crime against humanity. I do not want him hurt, but his freedom makes me sick to my stomach.

My mahoosive thanks to these lovely poets with whom it was a pleasure beyond pleasures to spend 90 minutes last night #LastSaturdayPoets. Loved it. Let's do it again! Lxx

"Instead of being left behind, old evils return under new names ... human beings are no more reasonable than they have ever been." John Gray (2018)

Join poets @poetbex.bsky.social @alicestainer.bsky.social @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social Martin Kennedy Yates @judemarr.bsky.social @miriamo77.bsky.social @marcellenewbold.bsky.social @annpelletiert.bsky.social 7.00pm - 8.30pm UK time Free on Zoom www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/last-satur...

Saturday evening, on my way to the store. A little night music.

Not a poem about queerness. A poem about denial, power worship, and what happens when boys want to belong but can’t name the ways they’re owned. Falsehoods is about the lie — not the longing. #AntiFascistPoetry #QueerAlly #ToxicMasculinity #WritingWithoutFear

Oh better far to live and die Under the brave black flag I fly Than play a sanctimonious part With a pirate head, and a pirate heart Away to the cheating world go you Where pirates all are well-to-do But I'll be true to the sing I sing And live and die! A pirate queen #TalkLikeAPirateDay

Out next Tuesday, Untold Fortunes by Zoe Mitchell explores the experiences of women of the past, both mythological and real, giving voice to many who were so often silenced. Pre-orders are open! animalheartpress.net/untold-fortu... #poetry #NewTitle #women #witchcraft

When we warned about authoritarianism-canceling two of the four late night hosts because Trump doesn’t like them, that’s what we meant.

being trans is awesome and trans people are amazing and gender is a dumb box and anyone who makes their own crowbar to smash it from inside is a hero actually.

My heart has been hurting so much for my trans and gender-nonconforming community. Sometimes it feels like nothing we say or do matters. Or worse, it gets twisted to fit the narrative that we're mentally ill, dangerous, abnormal. But... (1/3)

Wildlings, we have a new and timely collection for you. Untold Fortunes by Zoe Mitchell explores the experiences of women of the past, both mythological and real, giving voice to many who were so often silenced. Pre-orders are open! animalheartpress.net/untold-fortu... #poetry #witchcraft #women

Join poets @poetbex.bsky.social @alicestainer.bsky.social @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social Martin Kennedy Yates @judemarr.bsky.social @miriamo77.bsky.social @marcellenewbold.bsky.social @annpelletiert.bsky.social - an evening of wonderful wordery 7.00 - 8.30 Zoom www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/last-satur...

Can't wait to see you there!

It’s Wednesday. Got a WIP? Doesn’t matter if it’s raw or rolling. If it’s yours, it belongs. Drop a line. Share a note. Let us know where you’re at. #WednesdayWIPs #PoetsOfBluesky #BlueskyWriters #PoemsAbout