Amy Ludwig VanDerwater
@amylvpoemfarm.bsky.social
Knitting, jam making, bread baking, gardening, writing, antifascist wife and mom from Western New York. Blogging since 2010 (no ads, no AI) at www.poemfarm.amylv.com 💙
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Today at The Poem Farm, my since-2010 (ad and AI-free) blog for young writers, I encourage students to look out of a window...and to write even when not in the mood. Find hundreds of poems and lessons here - poemfarm.amylv.com/2025/11/look... #Kidlit #Poetry #ELA #Writing #WritingInstruction #Birds
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The era we are living in offers too many illustrations of greed, narcissism, and hatefulness. But I still believe we can recommit ourselves to serving the common good of all Americans. [Artwork by Jennifer Bloomer]
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The era we are living in offers too many illustrations of greed, narcissism, and hatefulness. But I still believe we can recommit ourselves to serving the common good of all Americans. [Artwork by Jennifer Bloomer]
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This kid is brilliant. Voice of a generation.
🎵 “Join Ice” - @wellesmusic on Colbert
November 22, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Claude is cozy and he wishes you a world of coziness too. #Caturday #Cats #CatsOfBlueSky #LongHairedCats #Pets
November 22, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Claude is cozy and he wishes you a world of coziness too. #Caturday #Cats #CatsOfBlueSky #LongHairedCats #Pets
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November 22, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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Some day there will be no war,
Then I shall take out this afternoon And turn it in my fingers,
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To-day I can only gather it
And put it into my lunch-box,
For I have time for nothing
But the endeavour to balance myself Upon a broken world.
- AMY LOWELL
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
Then I shall take out this afternoon And turn it in my fingers,
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To-day I can only gather it
And put it into my lunch-box,
For I have time for nothing
But the endeavour to balance myself Upon a broken world.
- AMY LOWELL
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
November 20, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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I believe it is important to let our imperfections be.
They are precious,
for they help us understand
those who see us with the heart.
- Frida Kahlo
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
They are precious,
for they help us understand
those who see us with the heart.
- Frida Kahlo
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
November 19, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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There are still races! We can always write postcards of support! Let's get out the vote for @ashmarwah.bsky.social for Florida State Senate! #VoteBlue #WritePostcards #ActFromHome #Democracy #Resist #YourVoteIsYourVoice 💙 Register at @tovoters.bsky.social 🦕🐳🐋🐬🐦🐟💙
November 18, 2025 at 11:56 PM
There are still races! We can always write postcards of support! Let's get out the vote for @ashmarwah.bsky.social for Florida State Senate! #VoteBlue #WritePostcards #ActFromHome #Democracy #Resist #YourVoteIsYourVoice 💙 Register at @tovoters.bsky.social 🦕🐳🐋🐬🐦🐟💙
Today is the day I make wintergreen salve! I picked the leaves in summer, infused them in olive oil for months, and today heat with beeswax and wintergreen oil. #WitchyThings #Wintergreen #WithMyHands #PreparingForWinter
November 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Today is the day I make wintergreen salve! I picked the leaves in summer, infused them in olive oil for months, and today heat with beeswax and wintergreen oil. #WitchyThings #Wintergreen #WithMyHands #PreparingForWinter
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For #smallpoemsunday one of my favourite poems about being a parent 'Beattie Is Three'
Adrian Mitchell @tomsnarsky.bsky.social
Adrian Mitchell @tomsnarsky.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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Chicago moms and teachers created a “walking school bus” to safely escort kids to school to support parents afraid to leave their homes.
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November 16, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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November 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Today at The Poem Farm, my since-2010 (ad and AI-free) blog for young writers, I encourage students to look out of a window...and to write even when not in the mood. Find hundreds of poems and lessons here - poemfarm.amylv.com/2025/11/look... #Kidlit #Poetry #ELA #Writing #WritingInstruction #Birds
November 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Today at The Poem Farm, my since-2010 (ad and AI-free) blog for young writers, I encourage students to look out of a window...and to write even when not in the mood. Find hundreds of poems and lessons here - poemfarm.amylv.com/2025/11/look... #Kidlit #Poetry #ELA #Writing #WritingInstruction #Birds
Hey, Tennessee! Help Democrats flip the House! Vote for @aftynbehn.bsky.social to feed kids, fund hospitals, and fix roads. Your vote is your voice, and it matters. I just mailed a handful of @tovoters.bsky.social postcards to your neighbors from Western New York today. 💙 @thetnholler.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Hey, Tennessee! Help Democrats flip the House! Vote for @aftynbehn.bsky.social to feed kids, fund hospitals, and fix roads. Your vote is your voice, and it matters. I just mailed a handful of @tovoters.bsky.social postcards to your neighbors from Western New York today. 💙 @thetnholler.bsky.social
"And when she is good,
she is very very good. And when she is bad, she is horrid." That's our Winnie! ❣️
#Caturday #LongHairedCats #Cats #CatsOfBlueSky
she is very very good. And when she is bad, she is horrid." That's our Winnie! ❣️
#Caturday #LongHairedCats #Cats #CatsOfBlueSky
November 8, 2025 at 9:26 PM
"And when she is good,
she is very very good. And when she is bad, she is horrid." That's our Winnie! ❣️
#Caturday #LongHairedCats #Cats #CatsOfBlueSky
she is very very good. And when she is bad, she is horrid." That's our Winnie! ❣️
#Caturday #LongHairedCats #Cats #CatsOfBlueSky
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OVER A MILLION USERS
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
OVER A MILLION USERS
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
A good friend gave me a box of apples, so on this rainy November day, our home smells like apples, cinnamon, and cardamom. The sights and smells of late fall are so cozy. #Apples #Fall #Friendship #Grateful
November 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
A good friend gave me a box of apples, so on this rainy November day, our home smells like apples, cinnamon, and cardamom. The sights and smells of late fall are so cozy. #Apples #Fall #Friendship #Grateful
More garlic! More garlic! Goodbye vampires! #GardenSky #Gardening #Garlic #GarlicGirl #SanityInTheSoil
November 7, 2025 at 12:53 AM
More garlic! More garlic! Goodbye vampires! #GardenSky #Gardening #Garlic #GarlicGirl #SanityInTheSoil
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November 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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I like knitting many socks at once. Cuffs are done. Legs are done. Heels are done. Gussets are done. Now it is time for the feet and the toes. (I am calling these next two months Sockvember!) #Knitting #Socks #SockKnitting #Sockvember #Maker #SanityKnitting #WithMyHands #AntifaHobbies #Autumn 🧶
November 5, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I like knitting many socks at once. Cuffs are done. Legs are done. Heels are done. Gussets are done. Now it is time for the feet and the toes. (I am calling these next two months Sockvember!) #Knitting #Socks #SockKnitting #Sockvember #Maker #SanityKnitting #WithMyHands #AntifaHobbies #Autumn 🧶
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November 5, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Seems like a good time for the Speaker of the House to swear in Rep. Grijalva.
November 5, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Seems like a good time for the Speaker of the House to swear in Rep. Grijalva.
Congratulations to our democracy tonight. #Hope #Democracy 💙
BREAKING
Zohran Mamdani is projected to win the New York City mayor’s race.
Mamdani will make history as the first Muslim and first South Asian to serve as mayor of New York City.
He will also be the first immigrant in nearly 140 years to serve as mayor of New York City.
Per Decision Desk HQ.
Zohran Mamdani is projected to win the New York City mayor’s race.
Mamdani will make history as the first Muslim and first South Asian to serve as mayor of New York City.
He will also be the first immigrant in nearly 140 years to serve as mayor of New York City.
Per Decision Desk HQ.
November 5, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Congratulations to our democracy tonight. #Hope #Democracy 💙
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Yes, Thank you to all the workers for Democracy💙🗽
To the poll workers, registrars, and volunteers who keep democracy alive — thank you. You’re the reason every voice is heard and every vote counts. #CindyGreen4VA #ElectionDay #DemocracyInAction
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The Unsung Heroes of Election Day
By Cindy Green, Democratic Candidate for Virginia House of Delegates, District 44
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November 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Yes, Thank you to all the workers for Democracy💙🗽
I voted early, and today I will plant the elephant garlic, focusing on something beautiful and close to home. #Garlic #Gardening #GardenSky #Home
November 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I voted early, and today I will plant the elephant garlic, focusing on something beautiful and close to home. #Garlic #Gardening #GardenSky #Home
I subscribe to the word of the Day from gratefulliving.org. Here is the word for today. #Vote #ElectionDay #Vote ❣️
November 4, 2025 at 9:34 AM
I subscribe to the word of the Day from gratefulliving.org. Here is the word for today. #Vote #ElectionDay #Vote ❣️