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Actor/writer. I don't understand anything anymore. But I still like poetry.
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there really is no alternative to tearing up CBP and ICE root and branch

“We are, each of us, largely responsible for what gets put into our brains, for what, as adults, we wind up caring for and knowing about. No longer at the mercy of the reptile brain, we can change ourselves.” - Carl Sagan, Cosmos

NEW: In a news release published Monday, the City of Hyattsville Police Department said: “At no time did any member of the HPD identify or file any reports classifying Abrego Garcia as a member of any gang,” HPD’s statement read. This contradicts DHS' claim. www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-n...

Call Pulitzer. 📞 @gettyimages.com

Really need journalists to push back on this bullshit. When they say this, just ask them point blank: "Are you saying that because one Latino man committed a murder, another Latino man deserves a life sentence? Do you think all Latino men interchangeable?"

Now - arguably more than ever - is the time for poetry. @stevenleyva.bsky.social and @glitterature.bsky.social are two Baltimore powerhouse poets who will be reading together this Saturday evening (6:30) at Snug Books on Harford Road… Join me there, friendos

1. Jose Hermosillo is US citizen who was wrongly jailed in an immigration detention facility for 10 days The administration says he "turned himself in" to the Border Patrol and told them he was a Mexican who crossed the border illegally. I interviewed Hermosillo. He says the government is lying.

This should be the top story in Axios’s morning read. But it isn’t. It’s the FIFTH top story. @axios.com www.axios.com/2025/04/23/t...

I realize that the regime wants to erase this part of American history but we are not going to forget. calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...

A poem by Jorie Graham. #NationalPoetryMonth

🚨Heads up — we are told by a source when the new anti-hemp law kicks in law enforcement across TN plans to raid stores… mainly for their cash. Any hemp-related businesses should make sure they are in compliance, as the TN GOP supermajority drags us in the wrong direction.

NEW: Read the resignation letter of three federal prosecutors who'd worked on the Eric Adams case: "Now, the Department has decided that obedience supersedes all else, requiring us to abdicate our legal and ethical obligations in favor of directions from Washington." static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...

NEW: Federal scientists are now classifying the current measles crisis in the Southwest as the single largest outbreak since the U.S. declared the deadly disease eliminated in 2000. CDC officials now view the spread of measles in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico as a single…

Just spoke with my CDC sources. RFK Jr. has reportedly instructed officials to stay silent on bird flu transmission and avoid testing farm workers with symptoms. This is a direct attempt to suppress vital information. Pandemics begin with secrecy and cover-ups.

Poem for Earth Day. From Matthew Olzmann's book, Constellation Route. @alicejamesbooks.bsky.social #books #writing #earthday

ICYMI 13 days ago... Tesla’s director of accounting controllership, Harsh Rungta, has left the automaker, he was in charge of all corporate accounting at Tesla. Enjoy!

Excellent imaginative piece by Mr. David regarding Bill Marr’s recent meeting with Agent 🍊 www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/o...

This reminds me of part of the plot from an old movie with Sandra Dee & Bobby Darrin. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_a_Ma...

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NEW: Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has declared April 2025 as Confederate Heritage Month. He did so at the behest of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, a neo-Confederate organization that espouses “Lost Cause” ideology, which whitewashes the role of slavery in the Civil War. 🧵

I feel like we need to keep saying this because it’s so insane: This is a legal U.S. resident who has been detained for over a month now for his political opinions.

“The people who are going to be hurt most are the people who can’t just pull out a credit card and pay full cost for a service, or pay a $50 co-pay or an $80 co-pay.”

"We cannot give everyone a trial," says the president of these United States.

Go Harvard. apnews.com/article/harv... Harvard sues Trump administration to stop the freeze of more than $2 billion in grants

Hi Friends, need your help with the algo. I’m adding cities for the end of the year and tickets go on sale soon. If you are near one join the waitlist below. You’ll be emailed as soon as they go on presale Waitlist shorturl.at/lbgWg

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Federal immigration authorities wrongfully detain U.S. citizens popular.info/p/federal-im...

The FBI director flew this government plane (or one just like it), possibly from Las Vegas, where he still lives, to see a hockey game in Long Island. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...

What is wrong with these people ? www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...

A Friendly Reminder….😊💙

ICE officers are now reportedly required to meet arrest quotas each day, from a few hundred to between 1,200 and 1,500 nationwide. Jonathan Blitzer reports on the mystery of the agency’s unidentifiable arrests.

Just keep in mind: The day will come when America is no longer held hostage by a sociopath, a convicted felon, an arsonist and a vengeful, narcissistic sadist who revels in the pain and suffering of others and builds his fortune on the ruins of public liberty. May it come soon.

If you're a praying kind of person, maybe pray today for the courage to do something, rather than just praying that something will be done.

Q: "How do you respond to Governor Newsom?" Sen. Van Hollen: "I think Americans are tired of elected officials or politicians who are all finger to the wind...Anybody who can't stand up for the Constitution and the right of due process doesn't deserve to lead."

A poem by Howard Nemerov. #nationalpoetrymonth

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"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work. snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...

Never forget. calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...

London bus stop near Amazon HQ 🔥