”Dumping the Army chief of staff in the middle of a war, without explanation, is a reckless move even by Hegseth’s standards,” @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues:

apnews.com/article/cia-... for the CIA Factbook: The free standard for world facts, long an educational staple, is gone

#poetry #peom #Poems #Poets

The shortlisted titles include novels and novellas from authors and translators spanning four continents, with stories that range from Japanese-controlled 1930s Taiwan to the streets of Tehran in 1979. n.pr/4dV4ynP

This is a beautiful new song by Paul McCartney--for everyone, but those of us who are aging will relate most to it. youtu.be/2n1IhyF6R0U?...

apnews.com/article/vati... Leo XIV rejects claims that God justifies war in Palm Sunday Mass message

"The Jinn in the Well" by Wasima Khan www.westtrestlereview.com/spring_2026_... #poetry #poem #poems #Poets

youtu.be/MPTNHrq_4LU?... #AI #Anthropic

"In Chicago, of 92 people arrested for assaulting or impeding officers last fall, 74 cases have resulted in no charges; in 13 cases, charges were filed and dismissed; and five charged cases were still pending. . . there have been no convictions. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

We need politicians like her now. www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mar...

Affidavit For my Father by Connie Post oneartpoetry.com/2026/02/20/a... #poetry #poem #poems #poets

A beautiful poem: imagejournal.org/article/star... #poem #poems #poetry

Department of Education Backs Down on Unlawful Directive Targeting Educational Equity www.nea.org/about-nea/me...

This is a beautiful song! youtu.be/XRmpvPtcTAQ?...

U2's protest song: "American Obituary". youtu.be/Y3ziTSYyook?...

Tell Your Members of Congress to rein in ICE NOW act.indivisible.org/sign/ice-out...

Amid the “higher-education hellscape,” @ibogost.com wondered, are schools like Amherst and Davidson the final bastion of the college ideal? He visited liberal-arts colleges across the country to investigate: theatln.tc/CWxAnAeL

A beautiful poem, "Irma" by Paul Hlava Ceballos atlengthmag.com/irma/ #poetry #poem #Poems #poets #immigrantpoets

Extremist groups such as the Proud Boys have been oddly quiet during Trump’s nationwide ICE operations, Ali Breland reports. “We’ve kind of gotten what we want, right?” Enrique Tarrio, the group’s leader, told Breland.

The clash in Minneapolis and across the US is embodied by two men: Gregory Bovino and Alex Pretti. Their choices should clarify ours. Which one would we want our children to emulate? Do we want to live in Alex Pretti's America or in Gregory Bovino's? www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...

The Labor Department has proposed rescinding an Obama-era rule that gave home care workers the right to overtime pay and other wage protections. The administration says the rule made care too costly.

The Justice Department’s prosecution of the reporters Don Lemon and Georgia Fort is “best understood not as law enforcement but as propaganda,” Quinta Jurecic argues: theatln.tc/fcStyVnv

Tell Your Members of Congress to rein in ICE NOW act.indivisible.org/sign/ice-out...

The arrest of @donlemonofficial.bsky.social and others is a Trump gift to Putin and Xi. When the American government arrests journalists for committing journalism, this devalues the image of American democracy worldwide and gives Putin and Xi an excuse for their own persecution of journalists.

NCR: Catholics must decide if they serve Donald Trump or the Gospel www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-...

Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by Border Patrol agents on Saturday, was a registered nurse who worked in the ICU at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Minneapolis. “He wanted to be helpful, to help humanity and have a career that was a force of good in the world,” a colleague said. trib.al/0Yb3jXF

"Why is it so normal for law enforcement — those who are supposed to be keepers of law and order — to kill Americans? And why is the only question at the end of the day how much their victims deserved to die?" Read more from @sarahjeong.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/86745...

To reiterate: (The fact that he had a gun he never drew is immaterial; the videos show that they attacked him before they knew it; they murdered him after they confiscated it.)

Demand for memory chips currently exceeds supply and there's very little chance of that changing any time soon. More chips for AI means less available for other products such as computers and phones and that could drive up those prices too. n.pr/49aDwVE

Three poems by Connie Post #poetry #poem #Poems #Poets www.culturaldaily.com/connie-post-...

"Going Ahead with Rats" By Nay Thit www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi... #poetry #poem #poems #Poets

Remembering Francis Harvey who died on 7th November 2014 at the age of 89. You planted a tree. I wrote a poem. What more could anyone do?

President Trump threatens a military attack on Nigeria because of jihadi attacks on Christians — which are indeed a real problem. But Trump’s aid cuts are killing far, far more Nigerian Christians than jihadis are. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/o...

#economicblackout #protest #we'redonewiththeirBS #nomoreGOPmadness #nomore

Trump claimed the meeting was “amazing” and a “12” on a scale of 1-10, but experts have said Xi successfully leveraged China’s rare earths advantage.

"Second Coming No. 270 — October 16, 2025" by Sarah Dickenson Snyder open.substack.com/pub/secondco... #poetry #poem #poems #poets

Pete Hegseth is rewriting the military’s definition of what makes a good soldier. Netflix’s new show has a better answer. slate.trib.al/KXwskPg

A Portland TV media station is broadcasting a 24 hour livestream outside of the ICE facility in Portland. youtube.com/watch?v=Z_uc... #PortlandOregon #portlandICE

apnews.com/article/fact... FOCUS: Democrats did not shut down the government to give health care to 'illegal immigrants'