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We are already at the ‘purging the generals and replace them with loyalists’ part of the Trump second term, just five weeks in. Totally normal. Not dangerous at all

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www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Just caught up with this wonderful edition of The Verb. Especially enjoyed the reading by the wonderful @ellafrears.bsky.social

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When the leader of the National Rally (formerly the National Front) thinks you and your mates are too right wing to talk to, you might want to take a long, hard look in the mirror. Liz Truss has no such qualms though.

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In which, ever the provocateuse, VM laments ‘wishy-washy ‘spiritual-by-numbers’ sprinkling of vague profundity which is surely one of the most irritating features of a lot of contemporary Anglophone poetry.’ Haha.

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Today's piece is about how women encounter the Muse (or a demon).

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Just because it didn’t arrive in fancy dress, and has the novel characteristics of a tech-oligarchic state capture, and you can still get a pumpkin spice latte, doesn’t mean it isn’t fascism. It might be easier to resist now than later, when it has entrenched its power.

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Reading a poem after the conversation I had with the man who was living in my house in 1938 and fled the advancing fascists with his family. open.substack.com/pub/jamesmcc...

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The “West” is over — it’s only Europe and a few allies now. Time to get real and start to see dependence on the US as a fifth column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Media needs to stop tap dancing around reality. No quotations are required around the word Nazi below. It IS a nazi salute. @theguardian.com Also, it's not a "controversial gesture." The sieg heil is a universally despised symbol of hate.

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‘This is not just another poetry contest. It is a movement.’

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Really interesting new blog from Deborah Cameron on 'linguistic engineering'. One for further discussion for the Language Discourses part of the A level debuk.wordpress.com/2025/02/21/l...

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A tiny #Egyptian #frog amulet, made of carnelian (height 0.9 cm). Because of their numerous offspring, #frogs were considered a symbol of fertility. Dating c. 1540-1296 BC, New Kingdom. Photo: Cleveland Museum of Art 🏺 AncientEgyptBluesky

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Coming soon! Versus Versus: 100 Poems by Deaf, Disabled & Neurodivergent Poets. Three months until official publication in the UK and Europe (22 July elsewhere), this anthology is up on the Bloodaxe Books website, with pre-orders via Amazon now available. www.bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/product/...

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Given what has happened so far with Doge, this should be read as Labour and the Tories wanting to: - Completely erase LGBTQ people - Stop funding research into women's health or climate change - Dismantle any safety monitoring of water, food, etc - Illegally fire public workers en masse

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Bella Caledonia is a vital space for independent writing in Scotland. They’re raising funds to support freelancers and ensure secure hosting for ad-free, accessible press. Please consider donating to defend indy media for the future🙏 @bellacaledonia.bsky.social www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/backing-be...

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Another #adoorablethursday for @richardmortimer.bsky.social.

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Tomorrow!

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Silver door in Westminster...

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When FAA employees are telling us it’s not safe to fly, we should probably listen.

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With this Sunday's Zoom open mic almost booked up, you can sign up for the NEXT event on Wednesday March 12th, 7.15pm, on Zoom. Build your confidence and road-test your poems in a supportive environment. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/black-boug...

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European Parliament member 👇🏽

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I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.

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Kamala was right. And it only took him less than 30 days to roll over for Putin.

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USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is trying to rehire them In a statement, an Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation." www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

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I am one of more than 750 political scientists who signed this statement "express[ing] our urgent concern about threats to the basic design of American government and democracy" drive.google.com/file/d/1lGk2...

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📢 “He’s trying to steal Medicaid to enrich himself. He’s gutting NASA to line his pockets with SpaceX. He’s looting everything good in America for private profit.” - @aoc.bsky.social at today’s #SaveOurServices NYC rally. The fight isn’t over. Join us: go.savepublicservices.com

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It is action versus inaction that matters now. Everything else is a sideshow. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/02... The likes of Tony Blair want to talk down the need for action on climate change when action on climate change has to be the epicentre of politics now. Nothing else matters as much.

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The waste is coming from the White House. 👇

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While Trump is expressing his admiration for Putin—Putin’s army just bombed a children’s hospital in Odesa, Ukraine.

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Minority Rule: Adventures in the Culture War by Ash Sarkar – identity fraud

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And what an absolute joy it is!

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Pritzker: If we don’t want to repeat history, then for god’s sake, in this moment, we better be strong enough to learn from it.

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Professors please pull up a chair. I’ve been talking to my classes about what has been going on. I explained indirect costs to them. I talked to them about what a probationary employee is in the government. At the end of class they asked if we could talk about it more. (1/)

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Translators! A grant for early career folks from Words Without Borders: wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...

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New slang is always bubbling up, but which words stick around? Lexicographer John Kelly (@mashedradish.bsky.social) has been exploring that question for Merriam-Webster, and he’ll be bringing his insights to #ThatWordChat. Sign up: bit.ly/ThatWordChat #WordNerd #AmEditing #AmWriting

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Dark Pence is back.

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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Well Festival of Arts & Wellbeing, Waterford running a week of activities & events, celebrating ways in which arts inspire us. Kerrie O'Brien curated the poem a day postcards. Here she reads Coracle which will be distributed in University Hospital Waterford today vimeo.com/1056782413?t...

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