Charlie Sherpa
@fobhaiku.bsky.social
Read my books: http://amzn.to/36pzbf9 Freelance editor, writer, poet, humorist. OEF veteran by way of BFE. Admin: The Aiming Circle. Opinions & jokes my own. https://linktr.ee/randysherpabrown
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“This collection ultimately left me with a profound desire to explore my own Midwest experience.”
—Kara Taghon, bookseller at The Atlas Collective
1801 5th Ave, Moline, Ill. atlascollectiveqc.com
Full review in the JAN2026 issue of @littlevillage.bsky.social :
littlevillagemag.com/book-review-...
—Kara Taghon, bookseller at The Atlas Collective
1801 5th Ave, Moline, Ill. atlascollectiveqc.com
Full review in the JAN2026 issue of @littlevillage.bsky.social :
littlevillagemag.com/book-review-...
A chance meeting in a Quad-Cities bookstore sparked a conversation about how the Middle West contains multitudes of creative, free-thinking, loving fellow humans—and how speculative & hybrid literary forms can help us find each other! Book review of "Midwest Futures" in @littlevillage.bsky.social!
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You know how I keep saying that every damn skill and capacity is needed in this moment???
What do you know how to do that can serve in this critical time??
What do you know how to do that can serve in this critical time??
One man tracking people being deported & deportation flights at the Minneapolis airport.
One person creating a record for future inquiries & potential prosecutions.
Trevor Paglen's deep surveillance documentation now being done by everyday people.
www.npr.org/2026/02/06/n...
One person creating a record for future inquiries & potential prosecutions.
Trevor Paglen's deep surveillance documentation now being done by everyday people.
www.npr.org/2026/02/06/n...
Minneapolis now has daily deportation flights. One man has been documenting them
A professional airplane enthusiast has been tracking the federally chartered deportation flights out of the Minneapolis airport as DHS sends immigration detainees to other states and, eventually, othe...
www.npr.org
February 7, 2026 at 10:56 PM
You know how I keep saying that every damn skill and capacity is needed in this moment???
What do you know how to do that can serve in this critical time??
What do you know how to do that can serve in this critical time??
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And we have lift off!
Spec Fic for Newbies Vol. 3 by me and @vallescurarule.bsky.social will be out from
@lunapress.bsky.social at the end of March! This one is .... green! (ooh! aah!)
Pre-order here:
www.lunapresspublishing.com/product-page...
Spec Fic for Newbies Vol. 3 by me and @vallescurarule.bsky.social will be out from
@lunapress.bsky.social at the end of March! This one is .... green! (ooh! aah!)
Pre-order here:
www.lunapresspublishing.com/product-page...
February 6, 2026 at 12:24 PM
And we have lift off!
Spec Fic for Newbies Vol. 3 by me and @vallescurarule.bsky.social will be out from
@lunapress.bsky.social at the end of March! This one is .... green! (ooh! aah!)
Pre-order here:
www.lunapresspublishing.com/product-page...
Spec Fic for Newbies Vol. 3 by me and @vallescurarule.bsky.social will be out from
@lunapress.bsky.social at the end of March! This one is .... green! (ooh! aah!)
Pre-order here:
www.lunapresspublishing.com/product-page...
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Buried lede: Alliances are clutch, baby.
Dear French and British Army, we couldn’t have don’t it without you! “Lafayette, we ARE here!”
artsandculture.google.com/story/GwVhBn...
Dear French and British Army, we couldn’t have don’t it without you! “Lafayette, we ARE here!”
artsandculture.google.com/story/GwVhBn...
Spirit of 17: The American Revolution in the Great War - Google Arts & Culture
How the American Revolution shaped morale, identity, and participation during World War I
artsandculture.google.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Buried lede: Alliances are clutch, baby.
Dear French and British Army, we couldn’t have don’t it without you! “Lafayette, we ARE here!”
artsandculture.google.com/story/GwVhBn...
Dear French and British Army, we couldn’t have don’t it without you! “Lafayette, we ARE here!”
artsandculture.google.com/story/GwVhBn...
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For many immigrant families in Minnesota, sending a child to school each day requires faith that one of the thousands of federal immigration officers deployed around the state won’t detain them.
Thousands of children are staying home, often for lack of door-to-door transportation — or simply trust.
Thousands of children are staying home, often for lack of door-to-door transportation — or simply trust.
In Minnesota, sending a child to school is an act of faith for immigrant families
For many immigrant families in Minnesota, sending a child to school each day requires faith that one of the thousands of federal immigration officers deployed around the state won’t detain them.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 9:08 PM
For many immigrant families in Minnesota, sending a child to school each day requires faith that one of the thousands of federal immigration officers deployed around the state won’t detain them.
Thousands of children are staying home, often for lack of door-to-door transportation — or simply trust.
Thousands of children are staying home, often for lack of door-to-door transportation — or simply trust.
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The way forward for Dems is to abandon the "turn-the-page/turn-the-cheek ethos" and replace it with "proud accountability for enemies of democracy," says @brianbeutler.bsky.social.
Post-Trump era must be about accountability, not hollow reconciliation.
www.offmessage.net/p/immigratio...
Post-Trump era must be about accountability, not hollow reconciliation.
www.offmessage.net/p/immigratio...
Immigration, Fascism, And The Politics Of The American Creed
We have to protect what's best about America from ALL threats, not just the easiest scapegoats.
www.offmessage.net
February 6, 2026 at 4:22 PM
The way forward for Dems is to abandon the "turn-the-page/turn-the-cheek ethos" and replace it with "proud accountability for enemies of democracy," says @brianbeutler.bsky.social.
Post-Trump era must be about accountability, not hollow reconciliation.
www.offmessage.net/p/immigratio...
Post-Trump era must be about accountability, not hollow reconciliation.
www.offmessage.net/p/immigratio...
I can imagine this quote in the mouths of nearly every rank save lieutenant. Imagine the possibilities.
Survival tip for little AGR captains: never take that tone with me.
February 6, 2026 at 4:34 PM
I can imagine this quote in the mouths of nearly every rank save lieutenant. Imagine the possibilities.
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I am a TTRPG designer who launched a backerkit for zine month! In On Call, the werewolf dispatching game, you play as a wolf who isn't allowed to shift during the full moon phase cause you have to handle and issues that happen!
#zinemonth #werewolf #dispatch #ttrpg
bit.ly/OnCallBacker...
#zinemonth #werewolf #dispatch #ttrpg
bit.ly/OnCallBacker...
February 2, 2026 at 6:31 PM
I am a TTRPG designer who launched a backerkit for zine month! In On Call, the werewolf dispatching game, you play as a wolf who isn't allowed to shift during the full moon phase cause you have to handle and issues that happen!
#zinemonth #werewolf #dispatch #ttrpg
bit.ly/OnCallBacker...
#zinemonth #werewolf #dispatch #ttrpg
bit.ly/OnCallBacker...
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We put on an all-Yiddish community production of fiddler on the roof in Philadelphia and cast member and local artist Sofie Rose Seymour created the most amazing show poster that ever was
February 6, 2026 at 5:10 AM
We put on an all-Yiddish community production of fiddler on the roof in Philadelphia and cast member and local artist Sofie Rose Seymour created the most amazing show poster that ever was
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Today's my birthday.
If you'd like to help me celebrate, maybe try one of my books, currently on sale! (no shipping to the US, work your shit out)
Serialized, weirdo, slice-of-life scifi for discerning readers.
Or, if you've read the comics, say something nice about them, I always like that.
If you'd like to help me celebrate, maybe try one of my books, currently on sale! (no shipping to the US, work your shit out)
Serialized, weirdo, slice-of-life scifi for discerning readers.
Or, if you've read the comics, say something nice about them, I always like that.
February 6, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Today's my birthday.
If you'd like to help me celebrate, maybe try one of my books, currently on sale! (no shipping to the US, work your shit out)
Serialized, weirdo, slice-of-life scifi for discerning readers.
Or, if you've read the comics, say something nice about them, I always like that.
If you'd like to help me celebrate, maybe try one of my books, currently on sale! (no shipping to the US, work your shit out)
Serialized, weirdo, slice-of-life scifi for discerning readers.
Or, if you've read the comics, say something nice about them, I always like that.
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A eulogy for the mass market paperback, "one of the most brilliant technologies in the history of the world."
So Long to Cheap Books You Could Fit in Your Pocket
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:26 PM
A eulogy for the mass market paperback, "one of the most brilliant technologies in the history of the world."
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Do not use these things. Do not give them a try. Do not give them your money.
It’s a Mechanical Turk that can actually kill you.
It’s a Mechanical Turk that can actually kill you.
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Do not use these things. Do not give them a try. Do not give them your money.
It’s a Mechanical Turk that can actually kill you.
It’s a Mechanical Turk that can actually kill you.
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$75m for a movie no one likes or will watch is a great bargain
February 6, 2026 at 12:35 PM
$75m for a movie no one likes or will watch is a great bargain
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If the assistant manager of a wing shop posted the video of the Obamas as monkeys on social media, they would have been fired.
He has done so much that would have ended the roles for basically every CEO of any Fortune 500 company, and yet, the mainstream media normalizes it as Trump being Trump.
He has done so much that would have ended the roles for basically every CEO of any Fortune 500 company, and yet, the mainstream media normalizes it as Trump being Trump.
February 6, 2026 at 12:31 PM
If the assistant manager of a wing shop posted the video of the Obamas as monkeys on social media, they would have been fired.
He has done so much that would have ended the roles for basically every CEO of any Fortune 500 company, and yet, the mainstream media normalizes it as Trump being Trump.
He has done so much that would have ended the roles for basically every CEO of any Fortune 500 company, and yet, the mainstream media normalizes it as Trump being Trump.
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The administration's lawless killing spree at sea continues with another maritime strike in the eastern Pacific.
Real killing in a make believe armed conflict against unidentified enemies.
Real killing in a make believe armed conflict against unidentified enemies.
February 6, 2026 at 12:38 PM
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Y’all didn’t realize they were using “Democracy dies in darkness” as a mission statement, not a salutary motto
February 4, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Y’all didn’t realize they were using “Democracy dies in darkness” as a mission statement, not a salutary motto
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“The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene announced Thursday it has joined a World Health Organization network that works on disease outbreaks and other public health emergencies around the world. The city said it was the first U.S. municipality to do so.”
New York City Joins WHO Network After U.S. Withdrawal
The city is the first municipality to link with a network that aims to rapidly detect and respond to public health threats and emergencies.
www.thecity.nyc
February 6, 2026 at 12:43 PM
“The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene announced Thursday it has joined a World Health Organization network that works on disease outbreaks and other public health emergencies around the world. The city said it was the first U.S. municipality to do so.”
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Alt headline: "Mission first. Safety always. But we don't take a bite outta crime."
Also: "DC is not a deployment."
Also: "DC is not a deployment."
REPORT: National Guard members deployed to Washington, D.C., have broken up fights, administered opioid overdose medication and helped deliver a baby, but they have not had a measurable impact on crime reduction.
Read more:
www.stripes.com/theaters/us/... #Flashes
Read more:
www.stripes.com/theaters/us/... #Flashes
February 5, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Alt headline: "Mission first. Safety always. But we don't take a bite outta crime."
Also: "DC is not a deployment."
Also: "DC is not a deployment."
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Spotted at the Minnesota State Capitol.
A prosecute ice ice sculpture.
A mind blowing vortex of art and material that dares the viewers to recall Marcel Duchamp. The father of Dadaism. The dada of dada.
A prosecute ice ice sculpture.
A mind blowing vortex of art and material that dares the viewers to recall Marcel Duchamp. The father of Dadaism. The dada of dada.
February 5, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Spotted at the Minnesota State Capitol.
A prosecute ice ice sculpture.
A mind blowing vortex of art and material that dares the viewers to recall Marcel Duchamp. The father of Dadaism. The dada of dada.
A prosecute ice ice sculpture.
A mind blowing vortex of art and material that dares the viewers to recall Marcel Duchamp. The father of Dadaism. The dada of dada.
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"Screw the platforms. Ignore the stuff that you think sucks. Find books and art you love. Share them. Review them. Recommend them to friends. Make your own art. Share it. Hope it finds people who love it. What else can we do?" hell yeah @thelincoln.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/counterc...
Why Literature Needs a Punk Rock Mindset
The Washington Post shutting down its books coverage is a reminder that we have to do it ourselves
open.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:49 PM
"Screw the platforms. Ignore the stuff that you think sucks. Find books and art you love. Share them. Review them. Recommend them to friends. Make your own art. Share it. Hope it finds people who love it. What else can we do?" hell yeah @thelincoln.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/counterc...
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It’s like every possible bad thing possible is happening this year and it’s only February
Russia and the United States are no longer bound by any limits on the size of their strategic nuclear arsenals after their last arms control treaty expired on February 5 with no agreement between them on what should come next reut.rs/4aekQVk
February 5, 2026 at 8:30 PM
It’s like every possible bad thing possible is happening this year and it’s only February
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So, a Republican President, a Republican Governor, and a Republican Secretary of State could not prevent Russian manipulation. Ok.
Why did Trump roll out the red carpet for Putin? Why is US policy and strategy in Ukraine favorable to Russia?
Why did Trump roll out the red carpet for Putin? Why is US policy and strategy in Ukraine favorable to Russia?
Q: Are there any indications there is foreign influence in elections?
LEAVITT: It's the media who says there is Russian interference in elections
Q: Specifically in Fulton County
LEAVITT: You should all be very happy that we finally have an administration looking into Russia interference
LEAVITT: It's the media who says there is Russian interference in elections
Q: Specifically in Fulton County
LEAVITT: You should all be very happy that we finally have an administration looking into Russia interference
February 5, 2026 at 8:43 PM
So, a Republican President, a Republican Governor, and a Republican Secretary of State could not prevent Russian manipulation. Ok.
Why did Trump roll out the red carpet for Putin? Why is US policy and strategy in Ukraine favorable to Russia?
Why did Trump roll out the red carpet for Putin? Why is US policy and strategy in Ukraine favorable to Russia?
Starts tomorrow Feb. 6, 2026! Veterans, sign-up for this FREE online poetry & music workshop today! Culminates in a public performance Apr. 11, 2026!
A FREE, veterans-centered arts workshop, inspired by the poetry of U.S. veteran Brian Turner and the music of Kurt Erickson, will focus on themes of trauma and resilience. Meets on-line weekly on Fridays, Feb. 6 to Mar. 27, from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time.
Info: www.patreon.com/posts/150037...
Info: www.patreon.com/posts/150037...
FREE Veterans Music & Poetry Workshop Starts Feb. 6, 2026 | The Aiming Circle
Get more from The Aiming Circle on Patreon
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February 5, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Starts tomorrow Feb. 6, 2026! Veterans, sign-up for this FREE online poetry & music workshop today! Culminates in a public performance Apr. 11, 2026!
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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🇳🇴 “Ex-PM Thorbjørn Jagland offered to connect Jeffrey Epstein to Lavrov. 🇷🇺 KGB defectors had named him “Yuri” decades earlier.”
According to ex-KGB major Mikhail Butkov—operating undercover in Oslo in 1990, “Jagland had been cultivated in the 1970s when he chaired the 🇳🇴 Labour party's youth wing.“
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According to ex-KGB major Mikhail Butkov—operating undercover in Oslo in 1990, “Jagland had been cultivated in the 1970s when he chaired the 🇳🇴 Labour party's youth wing.“
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Ukrainians warned for years that Europe's human rights chief was a Kremlin conduit. The Epstein files just proved them right. - Euromaidan Press
Epstein files reveal how Council of Europe chief Jagland offered to connect the convicted sex offender to Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov.
euromaidanpress.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:02 AM
🇳🇴 “Ex-PM Thorbjørn Jagland offered to connect Jeffrey Epstein to Lavrov. 🇷🇺 KGB defectors had named him “Yuri” decades earlier.”
According to ex-KGB major Mikhail Butkov—operating undercover in Oslo in 1990, “Jagland had been cultivated in the 1970s when he chaired the 🇳🇴 Labour party's youth wing.“
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According to ex-KGB major Mikhail Butkov—operating undercover in Oslo in 1990, “Jagland had been cultivated in the 1970s when he chaired the 🇳🇴 Labour party's youth wing.“
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