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it's not in the book, but i refuse to let it go... 😤

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schrödinger's gnat — if i never open my palm to check, then i can safely assume i snatched it out of mid-air... 😑

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nothin. just loosely sketchin.

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If you are autistic, have a loved one on the spectrum or just care about the welfare of autistic people, I urge you to write your state AG, the ACLU, and your senators about the registry RFK Jr wants to create. If you need help with the letter, I have a template that I can share with you.

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we dont live in the america its founding fathers intended... so i dont understand why we havent also abandoned their outdated constitution for a more resolute & definitive one that enshrines the rights of everyone without the need for debate & special amendments.

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Keep thinking about my musician friend saying there are music school bands and art school bands and this distinction applies to poets as well.

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our old primary care physician didnt hesitate to prescribe paxlovid to crys when she 1st had covid 2 yrs ago (symptoms were rough af & took over 2 weeks to reach a negative test result). but yesterday our new pcp simply said for her to come to her office friday if she wasnt feeling better....

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dude creates ai "female company manager" that he can figuratively pat on the ass without feeling guilty about, chastised for, or reported to HR about for his actions... the "modern workforce" — got it. 😑

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This award #illustration and a few others turned into a book! Written by Jill Guerra and illustrated by me. work.robdontstop.com/yoga-award-b... #yoga #mindfulness #publicschoolteachers

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my daughter, journey, just as i pulled behind this car and i believe she is thoroughly tired of my shit today... 😂

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yes, hegseth is not a sharp crayon... but remember: he's just a symptom of this administration, not the cause of it and firing him isnt its cure because someone just as incapable will be his replacement.

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pops wouldabeen 88 today... HBD, Mack...

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lesse if i can do this without backtracking... my top 5 all-time favorite rap songs: 1. darryl & joe (run-dmc) 2. b.o.b. (outkast) 3. black steel in the hour of chaos (public enemy) 4. they want efx (das efx) 5. poetry (boogie down productions)

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Kings of Rock was a nice present released on jan 21, 1985, my 18th birthday (a birthday also shared with jam master jay, r.i.p.) and ever since then, this song has stayed in my top 10 of all hip hop — run-dmc DARRYL & JOE youtu.be/rnQr7nbNw5o?...

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whats your 3-pack of unpopular #startrek opinions? 1. only Lower Decks has maintained the true spirit of the original series 2. the Picard series was trash. front to back. 3. Discovery's reinvention of the Klingons was the best thing to happen since the creation of the Borgs.

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A number of us bearded poets are doing readings at the end of April & May, & the first event is coming up Sat. Feat @barlowadams.bsky.social, @upfromsumdirt.bsky.social , @caseystegman.com, @jamesmcconachie1.bsky.social, @dmurphy.bsky.social - details/signup below! beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com

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marianne worthington KITCHEN WALTZ

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Enjoyed this wild, fun story "Sarah Ogoke and the Urban Legends" by Amanda Ilozumba omenana.com/2025/03/31/s... via @omenanamag.bsky.social

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tracy k. smith THE UNITED STATES WELCOMES YOU

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Oh. Em. Gee. Someone just sent me a print of an anarcho-punk squirrel 😍😍😍 #sqrlpix

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Latest podcast is out: Get in everyone, we are going to Resistance Summer School! Thank you to everyone who indicated they would like to take my course on Race, Media and International Affairs 101. Please fill out this quick interest form to begin to sign up! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Only one more week until we begin!! Have you signed up yet? Now's the time for more poetic light ... www.theshipmanagency.com/classes/craf...

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I'm so grateful to the Academy of American Poets for sharing #IHopeThisHelps as a part of their Reading List for National Poetry Month. The book drops May 13th -- pre-order it today and get it right on time! mailchi.mp/poets/a-read...

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whew, this has been a busy past 4 days... babysitting grandkids (who mightve gave crys covid, waiting to see if i come down with symptoms) and emergency room health scare with a daughter... i finally finished the cover for lexpomo 2024 and now i have an overdue blurb to finish...

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im this same way now when eating a pot of beans: the 1st ladle full will be all beans but then the next 3 ladles on top of that will be all liquid... im almost to the point of living solely off of broth & bread*

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