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Mostly poetry and soccer from an antifascist, neurodivergent, genderqueer, Christian heretic perspective. Also practical and impractical uses of language and images in and out of our current context, and an item a day from the published archives.
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David Berman (Silver Jews, Purple Mountains) reading an untitled poem by Frank Stanford. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV6o...
D.C. Berman reads Frank Stanford
YouTube video by OfficialTMR
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December 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
David Berman (Silver Jews, Purple Mountains) reading an untitled poem by Frank Stanford. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV6o...
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if my yearbook photo were ai slop next to the word “cringe,” id burn down the school
December 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
if my yearbook photo were ai slop next to the word “cringe,” id burn down the school
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December 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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I suspect as we get closer to the World Cup, you'll see more columns about soccer from me!
"As the Haiti v. Brazil match in Philadelphia was announced this week, Haitian community members promised jubilation, tears and rara."
www.inquirer.com/opinion/worl...
"As the Haiti v. Brazil match in Philadelphia was announced this week, Haitian community members promised jubilation, tears and rara."
www.inquirer.com/opinion/worl...
Ale Ayiti: Philly’s Haitian Americans celebrate a rare World Cup bid | Sabrina Vourvoulias
As the Haiti v. Brazil match in Philadelphia was announced this week, Haitian community members promised jubilation, tears and rara, writes Sabrina Vourvoulias.
www.inquirer.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I suspect as we get closer to the World Cup, you'll see more columns about soccer from me!
"As the Haiti v. Brazil match in Philadelphia was announced this week, Haitian community members promised jubilation, tears and rara."
www.inquirer.com/opinion/worl...
"As the Haiti v. Brazil match in Philadelphia was announced this week, Haitian community members promised jubilation, tears and rara."
www.inquirer.com/opinion/worl...
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@sprtswtr.bsky.social picks the winners and losers of the buildup to the World Cup so far:
www.inquirer.com/soccer/world...
www.inquirer.com/soccer/world...
When it comes to how the World Cup shook out, these are our picks of the early winners and losers
From teams to towns to fans, anyone involved with the FIFA World Cup stands to be affected. Some positively, and in some cases, there's a residual negative effect.
www.inquirer.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
@sprtswtr.bsky.social picks the winners and losers of the buildup to the World Cup so far:
www.inquirer.com/soccer/world...
www.inquirer.com/soccer/world...
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hmmm somehow there's some subtle difference in tone or shading, you might say, that exempts musk himself from this concern about foreign-born people taking part in american democracy
WATCH: Elon Musk is upset that Somalian Americans in Minnesota get to vote.
December 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
hmmm somehow there's some subtle difference in tone or shading, you might say, that exempts musk himself from this concern about foreign-born people taking part in american democracy
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The problem with time is there's no give in its fabric. Only take.
December 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The problem with time is there's no give in its fabric. Only take.
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*Pronounces alpha male like tamale
December 10, 2025 at 11:25 AM
*Pronounces alpha male like tamale
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God and I were
out for a bicycle ride yesterday.
She had never ridden
a bicycle, so I asked
what in the hell were you thinking?
She didn't hesitate.
She said she was sorry
she was responsible
for this whole mess on Earth
because she was an overbearing parent.
out for a bicycle ride yesterday.
She had never ridden
a bicycle, so I asked
what in the hell were you thinking?
She didn't hesitate.
She said she was sorry
she was responsible
for this whole mess on Earth
because she was an overbearing parent.
God and I were walking
in the woods this morning.
He was quiet for a long time,
& I finally asked him
what he was thinking.
He didn’t hesitate.
He said, I was thinking about Eden
& how happy we all were there.
I wish I’d given that young couple
another chance.
in the woods this morning.
He was quiet for a long time,
& I finally asked him
what he was thinking.
He didn’t hesitate.
He said, I was thinking about Eden
& how happy we all were there.
I wish I’d given that young couple
another chance.
December 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
God and I were
out for a bicycle ride yesterday.
She had never ridden
a bicycle, so I asked
what in the hell were you thinking?
She didn't hesitate.
She said she was sorry
she was responsible
for this whole mess on Earth
because she was an overbearing parent.
out for a bicycle ride yesterday.
She had never ridden
a bicycle, so I asked
what in the hell were you thinking?
She didn't hesitate.
She said she was sorry
she was responsible
for this whole mess on Earth
because she was an overbearing parent.
Today's #poetry reading video is "Picture Induced" from "too many chairs on the grass green hill", which is available as a free pdf at 226press.com.
vimeo.com/487038041
vimeo.com/487038041
Picture Induced
Christopher William Purdom reads "Picture Induced" from "too many chairs on the grass green hill" at 226press.com
vimeo.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Today's #poetry reading video is "Picture Induced" from "too many chairs on the grass green hill", which is available as a free pdf at 226press.com.
vimeo.com/487038041
vimeo.com/487038041
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she breathed
so d e e p l y into her lungs
his words—
fell into her
like d r o p l e t s—
and his arcane gaze
took r o o t
in her soul.
#poetry
so d e e p l y into her lungs
his words—
fell into her
like d r o p l e t s—
and his arcane gaze
took r o o t
in her soul.
#poetry
December 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
she breathed
so d e e p l y into her lungs
his words—
fell into her
like d r o p l e t s—
and his arcane gaze
took r o o t
in her soul.
#poetry
so d e e p l y into her lungs
his words—
fell into her
like d r o p l e t s—
and his arcane gaze
took r o o t
in her soul.
#poetry
Unfortunately there are too many Democrats who depend on the rich for income.
We have to listen to bigoted handwringing about how we have to abandon trans people and marginalized communities and immigrants while the clearest election winning message is right there.
"Do the rich have too much political power?"
Yes: 80%
No: 8%
YouGov / Dec 8, 2025
Yes: 80%
No: 8%
YouGov / Dec 8, 2025
December 9, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Unfortunately there are too many Democrats who depend on the rich for income.
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history bleeds through
time worn layers from years gone -
paint bloomed then faded
where air touched it, like warm breath
on a cold, dark evening
#DailyHaikuPrompt #breath #CoolEvening #haiku #tanka #poem #poetry #GhostSign #mural #history #ArtHistory #art #SiloamSprings #Arkansas #photography
time worn layers from years gone -
paint bloomed then faded
where air touched it, like warm breath
on a cold, dark evening
#DailyHaikuPrompt #breath #CoolEvening #haiku #tanka #poem #poetry #GhostSign #mural #history #ArtHistory #art #SiloamSprings #Arkansas #photography
December 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
history bleeds through
time worn layers from years gone -
paint bloomed then faded
where air touched it, like warm breath
on a cold, dark evening
#DailyHaikuPrompt #breath #CoolEvening #haiku #tanka #poem #poetry #GhostSign #mural #history #ArtHistory #art #SiloamSprings #Arkansas #photography
time worn layers from years gone -
paint bloomed then faded
where air touched it, like warm breath
on a cold, dark evening
#DailyHaikuPrompt #breath #CoolEvening #haiku #tanka #poem #poetry #GhostSign #mural #history #ArtHistory #art #SiloamSprings #Arkansas #photography
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“I shall brush and tease. Until pools of memory / Are like all strands of hair: soft, / So clean, or singed.”
THOSE LINES!!!!!
THOSE LINES!!!!!
December 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
“I shall brush and tease. Until pools of memory / Are like all strands of hair: soft, / So clean, or singed.”
THOSE LINES!!!!!
THOSE LINES!!!!!
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I wind my wishes
onto the tree
wrapped up in tinsel,
they sparkle and twinkle
reflected in the mirrored
glass of a shiny bauble
they seem less sad,
less make believe,
when I see them
lit up on the tree
maybe it means
they might come true—
maybe he'll be there
under the mistletoe.
#bedroomeyes
onto the tree
wrapped up in tinsel,
they sparkle and twinkle
reflected in the mirrored
glass of a shiny bauble
they seem less sad,
less make believe,
when I see them
lit up on the tree
maybe it means
they might come true—
maybe he'll be there
under the mistletoe.
#bedroomeyes
December 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I wind my wishes
onto the tree
wrapped up in tinsel,
they sparkle and twinkle
reflected in the mirrored
glass of a shiny bauble
they seem less sad,
less make believe,
when I see them
lit up on the tree
maybe it means
they might come true—
maybe he'll be there
under the mistletoe.
#bedroomeyes
onto the tree
wrapped up in tinsel,
they sparkle and twinkle
reflected in the mirrored
glass of a shiny bauble
they seem less sad,
less make believe,
when I see them
lit up on the tree
maybe it means
they might come true—
maybe he'll be there
under the mistletoe.
#bedroomeyes
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Sometimes I read poems too quickly. This one deserves to be read slowly, to be read more than once, with attention paid to every word...
and 'we should be careful of each other, we should be kind while there is still time'
#poetry
#poemoftheday
and 'we should be careful of each other, we should be kind while there is still time'
#poetry
#poemoftheday
December 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Sometimes I read poems too quickly. This one deserves to be read slowly, to be read more than once, with attention paid to every word...
and 'we should be careful of each other, we should be kind while there is still time'
#poetry
#poemoftheday
and 'we should be careful of each other, we should be kind while there is still time'
#poetry
#poemoftheday
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This is what happens when fear and safety needs collide.
Change can begin when someone becomes conscious of the pattern and decides their family deserves more.
#Poetry #Poem #BlueskyPoetry
#ThoughtJournal #Relationships
Change can begin when someone becomes conscious of the pattern and decides their family deserves more.
#Poetry #Poem #BlueskyPoetry
#ThoughtJournal #Relationships
December 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
This is what happens when fear and safety needs collide.
Change can begin when someone becomes conscious of the pattern and decides their family deserves more.
#Poetry #Poem #BlueskyPoetry
#ThoughtJournal #Relationships
Change can begin when someone becomes conscious of the pattern and decides their family deserves more.
#Poetry #Poem #BlueskyPoetry
#ThoughtJournal #Relationships
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Philadelphia Union have acquired up to $500k from San Diego FC in exchange for the exercised permanent trade option of homegrown David Vazquez.
🗒️ philaunion.co/dvsd
#DOOP
🗒️ philaunion.co/dvsd
#DOOP
December 9, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Philadelphia Union have acquired up to $500k from San Diego FC in exchange for the exercised permanent trade option of homegrown David Vazquez.
🗒️ philaunion.co/dvsd
#DOOP
🗒️ philaunion.co/dvsd
#DOOP
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Local news:
(Very local news, in fact)
(Very local news, in fact)
US host cities facing at least $250m shortfall due to new Fifa deal
Fifa take virtually all WC revenue, and costs supposed to be covered by sponsors
But cities can’t do big deals as, eg, convenience store Wawa cuts across Fifa deal with McDonald’s
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
Fifa take virtually all WC revenue, and costs supposed to be covered by sponsors
But cities can’t do big deals as, eg, convenience store Wawa cuts across Fifa deal with McDonald’s
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
2026 World Cup to cost US host cities upwards of $250m after ‘worst deal in history’
The United States federal government may be forced to cover the shortfall caused by a restrictive deal with Fifa
www.independent.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Local news:
(Very local news, in fact)
(Very local news, in fact)
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I liked to be strange and I was. But that's a lie. I'd just want and want.
And Grandma said: wanting wanting wanting wanting wanting.
Jennifer Martelli
And Grandma said: wanting wanting wanting wanting wanting.
Jennifer Martelli
December 9, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I liked to be strange and I was. But that's a lie. I'd just want and want.
And Grandma said: wanting wanting wanting wanting wanting.
Jennifer Martelli
And Grandma said: wanting wanting wanting wanting wanting.
Jennifer Martelli
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In other words, tech bros have created the Tower of Babel.
Folks might not know a lot of people are getting *very* upset that the materials they request are not available in the libraries/archives they're requesting from.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
I wish a notice like this wasn't necessary.
www.icrc.org/en/article/i...
www.icrc.org/en/article/i...
December 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
In other words, tech bros have created the Tower of Babel.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:21 PM