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I read and write poetry, love books and art. Small town lefty. That's my late llama Accie in the picture. Spouse, parent, gardener, English teacher at a community college.
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The VA took very good care of my late father in his last years. That Musk and Trump want to take that away from others now makes me sad and angry

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Hegseth's statement that Ukraine should not expect territory back or NATO membership is not, as some think, bad negotiating. It shows the US will be taking Russia's side, and this is the opening position on the Russia/US side

White mediocre men - like their MAGA party unable to compete without chesting

Authors, if you see this, it's a sign to post the first line of your book. "Philistine women turned him on, but their uncircumcised men disgusted him." --Shibboleth "Our received image of the sixties--it happened in the streets." --On the Walls and in the Streets

TO THE STATES Walt Whitman To the States or any one of them, or any city of the States, Resist much, obey little, Once unquestioning obedience, once fully enslaved, Once fully enslaved, no nation, state, city of this earth, ever afterward resumes its liberty.

First they came for the immigrants, and I spoke out, because I’ve read the damn poem before and I know how it ends.

Now do the Epstein files 🏝️ 🗄️

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I know a lot of people boycotted watching T's speech, but I wanted to hear what we are up against. I wanted confirmation that I need to fight. I wanted to get angry so that I can launch into the battles ahead.

"But to-day, the struggle"--W. H. Ausen, "Spain, 1937"

Donald went from being ascared of Jack Smith to being ascared of Jack Frost.

You damn liberals. 🙂

I realized today that I am more powerful than Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk. I can say Fuck You Donald Trump. They may be richer but I am more powerful. And that is a trade I would make every single day.

An apt metaphor if there ever was one. Happy 2025 everybody!

My mother's had breast cancer, hip replacement, sepsis, fractured back, stroke, shingles, and cataracts. My father had idiopathic nocturnal seizures, tachycardia, heart incidents, and cataracts. Hospital bill? Absolutely nothing. American politicans are lying to you about American healthcare. 🏥

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