Allison Adair
@fascicles.bsky.social
Poet, professor, mama, redhead - THE CLEARING (Milkweed) 📚 - Work in Georgia Review, Gulf Coast, Kenyon Review, Threepenny, Best American Poetry, Pushcart anthology. Hybrid enthusiast. www.allisonadair.com
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30 years ago they were like we have to ban song lyrics for the children but it’s full steam ahead for the here’s how to do drugs until you die machine
“ChatGPT started coaching Sam on how to take drugs, recover from them and plan further binges. It gave him specific doses of illegal substances, and in one chat, it wrote, ‘Hell yes—let’s go full trippy mode’”
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
A Calif. teen trusted ChatGPT for drug advice. He died from an overdose.
"Who on earth gives that advice?"
www.sfgate.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:30 PM
30 years ago they were like we have to ban song lyrics for the children but it’s full steam ahead for the here’s how to do drugs until you die machine
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
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Exciting discovery!
Mind you, I'm still hoping that we one day find a book written by a medieval housewife describing daily life in detail, especially about all the bathing they did ;)
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Mind you, I'm still hoping that we one day find a book written by a medieval housewife describing daily life in detail, especially about all the bathing they did ;)
www.bbc.com/news/article...
'Priceless' medieval Shrewsbury school text found to be unique
The 14th Century manuscript has been found to be the only complete copy of Richard Rolle's text.
www.bbc.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Exciting discovery!
Mind you, I'm still hoping that we one day find a book written by a medieval housewife describing daily life in detail, especially about all the bathing they did ;)
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Mind you, I'm still hoping that we one day find a book written by a medieval housewife describing daily life in detail, especially about all the bathing they did ;)
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 21, 2026 at 9:18 PM
An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
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MLK was only 39 when he was killed. Growing up, I thought that was old. But I’m 43 now and I’m stunned by the burden he shouldered at such a young age. I’m also a lot more aware of how hard it is, at any age, to carry the hopes and dreams of an oppressed people on your shoulders, as so many do.
January 19, 2026 at 2:55 PM
MLK was only 39 when he was killed. Growing up, I thought that was old. But I’m 43 now and I’m stunned by the burden he shouldered at such a young age. I’m also a lot more aware of how hard it is, at any age, to carry the hopes and dreams of an oppressed people on your shoulders, as so many do.
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i think this MLK day the thing to focus on is the strategic focus and tactical brilliance of the civil rights movement and the way it was laser focused on a set of achievable goals
January 19, 2026 at 3:05 PM
i think this MLK day the thing to focus on is the strategic focus and tactical brilliance of the civil rights movement and the way it was laser focused on a set of achievable goals
Boston-area friends, please join us in celebrating the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. today -- 3 p.m. at the Coolidge Corner Theater.
January 19, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Boston-area friends, please join us in celebrating the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. today -- 3 p.m. at the Coolidge Corner Theater.
But...if they leave...this is always my concern when principled folks resign....
Prosecutors within the Justice Department have also stepped down from their posts over the department’s decision to not investigate the killing of Renee Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE officer last week.
At Least 6 Minnesota DOJ Prosecutors Resign After Request For Probe Into Renee Good’s Widow
Prosecutors within the Justice Department have also stepped down from their posts over the department’s decision to not investigate the killing of Renee Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE officer last week.
www.forbes.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:24 AM
But...if they leave...this is always my concern when principled folks resign....
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Best Twitter riposte of the day. I started the morning looking at mass protest videos uncertain whether I was watching Minneapolis or Tehran. Turns out it was both.
January 12, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Best Twitter riposte of the day. I started the morning looking at mass protest videos uncertain whether I was watching Minneapolis or Tehran. Turns out it was both.
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WITNESS: "I just can't let this narrative of self-defense go any further. That’s absolutely not what it was… ICE agents didn’t let anyone help her for 15 minutes, then medics couldn’t get through with their ambulance.”
January 8, 2026 at 3:35 AM
WITNESS: "I just can't let this narrative of self-defense go any further. That’s absolutely not what it was… ICE agents didn’t let anyone help her for 15 minutes, then medics couldn’t get through with their ambulance.”
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When is the best time to remove a leader who is prone to conspiracy theories and racial scapegoating and who has toppled one country and is threatening to invade others? If only history were clearer
January 5, 2026 at 4:39 PM
When is the best time to remove a leader who is prone to conspiracy theories and racial scapegoating and who has toppled one country and is threatening to invade others? If only history were clearer
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Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
December 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
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I mean, this is an execution
December 5, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I mean, this is an execution
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We have spent more than 1,000 years trying to separate the awesome prosecutorial powers of the state from the personal whims and vendettas of the head of state.
Trump’s actions and ideology seek to reverse those gains.
Here’s the history he’d like to reverse www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/the-oldest...
Trump’s actions and ideology seek to reverse those gains.
Here’s the history he’d like to reverse www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/the-oldest...
The oldest abuse in human government
Donald Trump and the ‘king’s justice’
www.ifyoucankeepit.org
November 26, 2025 at 1:33 AM
We have spent more than 1,000 years trying to separate the awesome prosecutorial powers of the state from the personal whims and vendettas of the head of state.
Trump’s actions and ideology seek to reverse those gains.
Here’s the history he’d like to reverse www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/the-oldest...
Trump’s actions and ideology seek to reverse those gains.
Here’s the history he’d like to reverse www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/the-oldest...
Enormous congratulations to @poetpatriciasmith.bsky.social on winning this year's National Book Award for Poetry! And what a speech that was. 🥹 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxKM...
November 20, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Enormous congratulations to @poetpatriciasmith.bsky.social on winning this year's National Book Award for Poetry! And what a speech that was. 🥹 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxKM...
Max Ritvo's "The Senses," one of my favorite poems, also heartbreaking beyond words.
(Scroll down at the link -- or better yet, read all of them: www.bostonreview.net/articles/sam...) @milkweededitions.bsky.social
(Scroll down at the link -- or better yet, read all of them: www.bostonreview.net/articles/sam...) @milkweededitions.bsky.social
Poet's Sampler: Max Ritvo - Boston Review
Max Ritvo is a poet of ecstasies. He is a transmogrifier of suffering and holder of “bird-shaped hope.” He is also a Realist, a gifted comic, an astronomer, a child genius, a Surrealist, a brainiac, a...
www.bostonreview.net
November 18, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Max Ritvo's "The Senses," one of my favorite poems, also heartbreaking beyond words.
(Scroll down at the link -- or better yet, read all of them: www.bostonreview.net/articles/sam...) @milkweededitions.bsky.social
(Scroll down at the link -- or better yet, read all of them: www.bostonreview.net/articles/sam...) @milkweededitions.bsky.social
Honored to have been named the new Poet Laureate of Brookline, MA. Looking forward to celebrating this new post w/ past laureates at @brooklinebooksmith.bsky.social tonight. Our "Changing of the Bard" reading starts at 7! 🥳
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The Changing of the Bard: Brookline Poets Laureate celebrate Allison Adair
EDIT: Please note that due to extenuating circumstances, Judith Steinbergh is not able to join us.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Honored to have been named the new Poet Laureate of Brookline, MA. Looking forward to celebrating this new post w/ past laureates at @brooklinebooksmith.bsky.social tonight. Our "Changing of the Bard" reading starts at 7! 🥳
brooklinebooksmith.com/event/2025-1...
brooklinebooksmith.com/event/2025-1...
Oh, Alexis. "The mal-administration of a democratic magistrate is a mere isolated fact, which only occurs during the short period for which he is elected. Corruption and incapacity do not act as common interests, which may connect men permanently with one another. [...]"
October 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Oh, Alexis. "The mal-administration of a democratic magistrate is a mere isolated fact, which only occurs during the short period for which he is elected. Corruption and incapacity do not act as common interests, which may connect men permanently with one another. [...]"
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Went to a prayer service tonight at St. Mary of the Lake, where they have cardboard cutouts throughout the church representing parishioners afraid to come to Mass because of ICE.
October 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Went to a prayer service tonight at St. Mary of the Lake, where they have cardboard cutouts throughout the church representing parishioners afraid to come to Mass because of ICE.
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The media’s apparent normalization of 3% annual inflation is wild. The framing is problematic considering the average household will spend almost $2500 more a year for the same goods and services at this rate of inflation. How can this being sold as normal? www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/e...
America’s inflation is back at 3%. That’s higher than normal but not out of control | CNN Business
The cost of living got even more expensive for Americans last month, with prices rising at the fastest pace since the start of the year.
www.cnn.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The media’s apparent normalization of 3% annual inflation is wild. The framing is problematic considering the average household will spend almost $2500 more a year for the same goods and services at this rate of inflation. How can this being sold as normal? www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/e...
Why did the AP want to interview me for my expert opinion when Taylor Swift called herself a poet but not now that she's calling herself a showgirl? OUCH
October 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Why did the AP want to interview me for my expert opinion when Taylor Swift called herself a poet but not now that she's calling herself a showgirl? OUCH
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Wtf is a TEST of a ceasefire?!?!??!?
BREAKING: Israel strikes southern Gaza in test of ceasefire.
Israel strikes Gaza in first major test of ceasefire
Israel said it struck Hamas militants in Gaza on Sunday after they shot at Israeli soldiers who were inside the area that is still under Israeli control, according to the conditions of the Oct. 10 ceasefire.
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October 19, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Wtf is a TEST of a ceasefire?!?!??!?
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