Brian Stephen Ellis
@brianstephenellis.bsky.social
Poetry, Prose, Teaching
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Robert Yeoman covers curling
this sequence in the U.S. women’s curling match was pure cinema
February 14, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Robert Yeoman covers curling
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valentine's day isn't just for couples, it's also a day to celebrate love. for instance, i would love it if housing prices came down.
February 14, 2026 at 8:11 PM
valentine's day isn't just for couples, it's also a day to celebrate love. for instance, i would love it if housing prices came down.
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We didn't need it before 9/11 and it's only been a nightmare since. So.
BREAKING: The Department of Homeland Security shuts down as the White House and Democratic leaders continue to discuss changes to U.S. immigration enforcement.
Homeland Security Department shuts down as Democrats and Trump negotiate changes
The White House and Senate Democrats have been trading offers on changes to DHS and ICE after two Americans were killed in Minneapolis.
nbcnews.to
February 14, 2026 at 7:22 AM
We didn't need it before 9/11 and it's only been a nightmare since. So.
Keep it that way!
BREAKING: Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shuts down due to lack of funding
February 14, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Keep it that way!
Again, I don't think the administration understands the depth and breadth of hatred towards them. They're going to follow up on *millions* of subpoenas?
New story up on the Homeland Security Department’s new tactic: flood social media companies with subpoenas to unmask anonymous accounts that criticize ICE or monitor the movements of ICE agents.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Again, I don't think the administration understands the depth and breadth of hatred towards them. They're going to follow up on *millions* of subpoenas?
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the two types of vehicle are cars and trucks, with every vehicle being a subclass of one of those two. a jeep is a truck. a motorcycle is obviously a car. a boat is a truck. an airplane is a car and a helicopter is a truck. trucks are cars, interestingly enough, and cars are a specific type of chair
February 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
the two types of vehicle are cars and trucks, with every vehicle being a subclass of one of those two. a jeep is a truck. a motorcycle is obviously a car. a boat is a truck. an airplane is a car and a helicopter is a truck. trucks are cars, interestingly enough, and cars are a specific type of chair
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Here is the Ballot Title put forward by the Portland Police Association (PPA).
It is being appealed and will be heard in Judge Dahlin's courtroom at 1:30 pm today.
www.portland.gov/sites/defaul...
It is being appealed and will be heard in Judge Dahlin's courtroom at 1:30 pm today.
www.portland.gov/sites/defaul...
February 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Here is the Ballot Title put forward by the Portland Police Association (PPA).
It is being appealed and will be heard in Judge Dahlin's courtroom at 1:30 pm today.
www.portland.gov/sites/defaul...
It is being appealed and will be heard in Judge Dahlin's courtroom at 1:30 pm today.
www.portland.gov/sites/defaul...
One of the refrains of this novel is, “however complicated you think it is, its more complicated than that.” In this, Boo both gets shit on and is shitty. Both a fuck up and fucked over.
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October, Chapter Fourteen: The Hole
An electric yellow wad of stinking bile catapulted up my throat and onto the half-dead grass just outside the concrete flat-top of the backyard.
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February 13, 2026 at 4:50 PM
One of the refrains of this novel is, “however complicated you think it is, its more complicated than that.” In this, Boo both gets shit on and is shitty. Both a fuck up and fucked over.
open.substack.com/pub/allanyth...
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I’m like if Eeyore served cunt
February 10, 2026 at 3:15 PM
I’m like if Eeyore served cunt
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no seriously why were there so many AI commercials, how can the plagiarism machine that's been hemorrhaging money for years afford an 8 million dollar, 30-second slot to explain how their specific plagiarism machine doesn't have commercials
February 9, 2026 at 12:56 PM
no seriously why were there so many AI commercials, how can the plagiarism machine that's been hemorrhaging money for years afford an 8 million dollar, 30-second slot to explain how their specific plagiarism machine doesn't have commercials
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yes to ALL OF THIS from @chuckwendig.bsky.social terribleminds.com/ramble/2026/...
Writers Who Use AI Are Not Real Writers
Dorothy Parker famously (but probably not really) said, “I hate to write, but I love having written,” which is a sentiment I don’t largely understand or agree with in the broader …
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February 9, 2026 at 2:57 PM
yes to ALL OF THIS from @chuckwendig.bsky.social terribleminds.com/ramble/2026/...
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man I’m sorry to be all corny here but when I see a “the city is beautiful! There’s more to it than homeless people!” I gotta say you know who’s also beautiful? People who have no place to live & are trying to get by in a system that has turned its back on them & if you don’t see that that’s on you
February 8, 2026 at 4:42 AM
man I’m sorry to be all corny here but when I see a “the city is beautiful! There’s more to it than homeless people!” I gotta say you know who’s also beautiful? People who have no place to live & are trying to get by in a system that has turned its back on them & if you don’t see that that’s on you
How to Cook Ketamine marks the approximate halfway point in the novel
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September, Chapter Thirteen: Ketamine III: How to Cook Ketamine
I opened my eyes and turned off my alarm clock before it went off.
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February 5, 2026 at 3:33 PM
How to Cook Ketamine marks the approximate halfway point in the novel
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rolling into the comic book shop tmrw to pick up my supernatural valentine's day oneshot like
February 4, 2026 at 1:31 AM
rolling into the comic book shop tmrw to pick up my supernatural valentine's day oneshot like
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People all over Portland, Oregon were impacted by the chemical warfare deployed by the feds tonight. Here’s a thread of some Portlanders experiences who weren’t even at the protest:
Lots and lots of teargas and various other munitions. People yelling for medics. Ambulance came for one person already and there was a brutal arrest amidst all of this
February 2, 2026 at 6:02 AM
People all over Portland, Oregon were impacted by the chemical warfare deployed by the feds tonight. Here’s a thread of some Portlanders experiences who weren’t even at the protest:
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Lots of teargas at ICE tonight in Portland. People were just standing and chanting.
February 2, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Lots of teargas at ICE tonight in Portland. People were just standing and chanting.
If you removed the show Alien: Earth from the Alien universe, you'd basically have John Byrne's Next Men
February 1, 2026 at 8:21 PM
If you removed the show Alien: Earth from the Alien universe, you'd basically have John Byrne's Next Men
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Mayor Wilson has now indicated he will expedite the rule making process for the Detention Facility Impact Fee. I am grateful for that.
We also need District Attorney Nathan Vasquez to outline how he plans to hold ICE agents accountable for the unlawful use of tear gas against a group of families.
We also need District Attorney Nathan Vasquez to outline how he plans to hold ICE agents accountable for the unlawful use of tear gas against a group of families.
I recorded this today, in Portland, Oregon, at a huge march to the ICE facility in SW. The crowd was full of cyclists who had ridden there in memory of Alex Pretti; members of several labor unions; and ordinary citizens of every age, including this little girl. So of course ICE deployed tear gas.
February 1, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Mayor Wilson has now indicated he will expedite the rule making process for the Detention Facility Impact Fee. I am grateful for that.
We also need District Attorney Nathan Vasquez to outline how he plans to hold ICE agents accountable for the unlawful use of tear gas against a group of families.
We also need District Attorney Nathan Vasquez to outline how he plans to hold ICE agents accountable for the unlawful use of tear gas against a group of families.
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If you are pissed off at how the Feds tear gassed families - tell it to the DA - Nathan Vasquez. He has more options than city council. And get it on public legal record with the Attorney General @agdanrayfield.bsky.social
February 1, 2026 at 2:39 AM
If you are pissed off at how the Feds tear gassed families - tell it to the DA - Nathan Vasquez. He has more options than city council. And get it on public legal record with the Attorney General @agdanrayfield.bsky.social
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I just got tear gassed along with thousands of union members, many of whom had their families with them. Federal agents at the ICE facility tear gassed children. We must abolish ICE, DHS, and we must have prosecutions. I expect to see enforcement of our city code prohibiting the use of tear gas.
February 1, 2026 at 1:23 AM
I just got tear gassed along with thousands of union members, many of whom had their families with them. Federal agents at the ICE facility tear gassed children. We must abolish ICE, DHS, and we must have prosecutions. I expect to see enforcement of our city code prohibiting the use of tear gas.
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The pure cruelty of putting a five year old through all this for absolutely no benefit to anyone or anything
BREAKING... and Thank God...
5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, father board plane for Minneapolis after detention center release - ABC News abcnews.go.com/amp/US/5-yea...
5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, father board plane for Minneapolis after detention center release - ABC News abcnews.go.com/amp/US/5-yea...
5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, father board plane for Minneapolis after detention center release
A federal judge on Saturday ordered that the pair be released.
abcnews.go.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:46 PM
The pure cruelty of putting a five year old through all this for absolutely no benefit to anyone or anything
If I ever write a novel that doesn't include an intense critique of the police, that's not me, I've been replaced by a lizard person.
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September, Chapter Twelve: Abigail I, Part Two
The first thing Travis said after we were alone and in the car was, “so yeah, my hook up is definitely the Carvalho Brothers.”
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January 29, 2026 at 6:17 PM
If I ever write a novel that doesn't include an intense critique of the police, that's not me, I've been replaced by a lizard person.
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I don't know why Dems keep throwing up their hands and saying that they can't reduce funding for ICE because it's part of Trump's mislabeled "Big Beautiful Bill".
Bullshit.
What Congress gave, Congress can take away. All they have to do is pass a bill that directs funding away from ICE and CBP
Bullshit.
What Congress gave, Congress can take away. All they have to do is pass a bill that directs funding away from ICE and CBP
January 28, 2026 at 11:09 AM
I don't know why Dems keep throwing up their hands and saying that they can't reduce funding for ICE because it's part of Trump's mislabeled "Big Beautiful Bill".
Bullshit.
What Congress gave, Congress can take away. All they have to do is pass a bill that directs funding away from ICE and CBP
Bullshit.
What Congress gave, Congress can take away. All they have to do is pass a bill that directs funding away from ICE and CBP
They should've let her drop him
it is beautiful how we are having another moment of Bluesky unity. everybody basking in the glow of how Ilhan Omar was very visibly gonna punch that dude in the mouth
January 28, 2026 at 4:10 AM
They should've let her drop him