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I rip life into its letters, punctuation, and white noise to spell out ransom poems that demand your joy at my groans. Happy Place is available in print, ebook, and audio: https://www.scorchedfeathers.com/happy-place/ #poetry #joeypoetry
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My poem "Last Word" is featured in the Cuyahoga County Library's Read+Write Poetry event for National Poetry Month. Stop by to give it a read and then leave a few lines of your own! cuyahogalibrary.org/blog/poetry/... #poetry

We highly recommend it. Get a ten-pack of pocket Constitutions at aclu.org/pocketconstitutions 📖

DOGE sent our data to Russia. open.substack.com/pub/onoffens...

I can't love this enough. Their mothers should be horrified at what they did. substack.com/@krassenstei...

Today, at age 47, I finally paid off my student loans.

Today, I remember my brother, who died in Iraq in 2004. 21 years. 21 years without Edward Carman. youtu.be/iB4FvF2cpzA?...

DOGE lets Russia have U.S. data. youtu.be/oWpqJ8pD2Ng?...

Please repeat over and over: “Bending to the whims of a bully will not end his cruelty. It will only embolden him. The response to authoritarianism isn’t acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face.” —Gov. JB Pritzker

Seems like a good day to remind everyone that Auschwitz — a complex of over 40 concentration and extermination camps — was not located in Nazi Germany either.

I can't emphasize enough that the most important thing journalists can do right now is publish exactly this kind of article

Heather and Jasmine! youtu.be/rXt32eozCnY?...

Many products sold in the U.S. are made in El Salvador. In response to the El Salvador president’s statements today, we’re calling for an immediate boycott of all Salvadoran-made goods. Please help by listing any products or brands made in El Salvador in the comments below.

Nayib Bukele said he won't return a man the U.S. mistakenly deported, while Trump teased sending American citizens to El Salvador's torture prisons.

Fears over extremism in US military as soldier revealed as neo-Nazi TikTok follower

Viaduct Park in Bedford, OH, is a hidden gem. Easy, short trail with beautiful waterfall and scenery!

Speak up, goddesses!! youtu.be/LZAl2tmFzN0?...

Justice Sotomayor's dissent. apnews.com/article/supr...

Good one!

Wait, wait, wait. Ohtani shakes the hand of the fascist who is deporting LEGAL citizens under the ALIEN ENEMIES ACT that, once upon a not-long-ago, put his countrymen, -women, and -children in concentration camps. Fucking ew. www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/a...

Fuck the Dodgers. apnews.com/article/whit...

The courts are not going to help us. The People are the last barrier to the end of America. The oligarchs have bought all 3 branches of the government. We get off our asses and fight or we fall.

Every American needs to watch "Idiocracy" and then plan to participate in the next nationwide protest on April 19! youtu.be/S8s-Xx7aJsg?... Search www.mobilize.us for local dates and times.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia must be returned to the United States by midnight tonight, Monday. The court order stands. #FreeKilmarGarcia

We the people are taking action to stop a hostile government takeover. On April 5, 5.2 million people across the country stood up to say HANDS OFF our democracy! Save the date for our next national day of action on April 19th. #50501movement #PeoplesMovement #FiftyFiftyOne #April5 #HandsOff

Hats off to the very strong #HandsOff signage yesterday! Thanks for making your voices heard. 🙏

Back from DC! What a crowd of patriotic Americans. I thought I got better pictures of the crowd, but I'm vertically challenged. Others did better! 😂 Next protest: April 19. Watch for details: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/

Be like Rosemary #HandsOff #April5

You have the power to get your butt in the streets tomorrow!! There are events all over the place! handsoff2025.com

Get into the streets tomorrow! And, if you do, know how to de-escalate while protesting. Stay peaceful! youtu.be/_Pgmn9QRr48?...

Youth Poets!!!! Deadline to apply 4/15/25!!

Free Kilmar Abrego Garcia!!

I am brining music to D.C. for the Hands-Off protest on Saturday. Please get your bodies into the streets and tell 10 friends and acquaintances! I hope this music inspires you. We got this, America! Marching Playlist: open.spotify.com/playlist/0Ol... #resist

I will see you all on Saturday. This is the weekend we stand up to this regime. Don't be afraid. Get your body in the street! A song for us: open.spotify.com/track/30Bsew... #resist

Hello, my friends! For a limited time, the "Happy Place" ebook and audiobook are on sale for $2.99 at most major retailers! Find links to your favorite shops here: www.scorchedfeathers.com/happy-place/

It's Day 2 of Read + Write Poetry at Cuyahoga County Library! Read the poem of the day and sign up for a daily email throughout April, National Poetry Month! cuyahogalibrary.org/blog/poetry

Dear @schumer.senate.gov. See @booker.senate.gov. THAT.

The voters of Wisconsin did their thing! Cory Booker did his thing. Do your thing this Saturday. America, get in the streets and do your thing! handsoff2025.com Busses to DC here: www.seeyouinthestreets.com Local events: www.fiftyfifty.one/events www.mobilize.us/indivisible/

🇺🇸 Cory Booker is now into his 20th hour of urging Americans to get into "good trouble ... necessary trouble." 🇺🇸 “This is not right or left, it is right or wrong,” he said but an hour ago. “This is not a partisan moment, it is a moral moment. Where do you stand?” 🇺🇸 With YOU, my very good man. ✊🏼

John reads them all: youtu.be/cXR5HLodsT8?...