James Penha
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Poet. Editor of @NewVerseNews.bsky.social at http://newversenews.blogspot.com and https://thenewversenews.substack.com . Expat New Yorker living in Bali. he/him 🌈 💙 Story collection—Queer As Folk Tales—out now https://a.co/d/9GkGz81. https://jamespenha.com
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James Penha
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Queer as Folk Tales
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The e-book of my collection Queer as Folk Tales where I gather ancient myths and legends and reimagine them with queer lovers at their heart is now published. Characters and narratives even straight people can enjoy ;-) a.co/d/9GkGz81 See the replies for other vendors.
Jane Rosenberg LaForge writes her @newversenews.bsky.social #poem “In the Time of the Mad King.” newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/11/in-t...
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IN THE TIME OF THE MAD KING
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November 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Jane Rosenberg LaForge writes her @newversenews.bsky.social #poem “In the Time of the Mad King.” newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/11/in-t...
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Top 3 dumbest things trump said today:
1. “Nobody knows what a magnet is.”
2. “The East Wing was despanded.”
3. “I’ll get it from someplace.”
(Re: giving $10k to air traffic controllers)
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1. “Nobody knows what a magnet is.”
2. “The East Wing was despanded.”
3. “I’ll get it from someplace.”
(Re: giving $10k to air traffic controllers)
🙄🙄🙄
November 11, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Top 3 dumbest things trump said today:
1. “Nobody knows what a magnet is.”
2. “The East Wing was despanded.”
3. “I’ll get it from someplace.”
(Re: giving $10k to air traffic controllers)
🙄🙄🙄
1. “Nobody knows what a magnet is.”
2. “The East Wing was despanded.”
3. “I’ll get it from someplace.”
(Re: giving $10k to air traffic controllers)
🙄🙄🙄
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Translation: he has no idea how insurance works
November 10, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Translation: he has no idea how insurance works
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NVN Monday at Substack: Devon Balwit’s #newspoem “To Gatsby” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-monday...
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NVN Monday: TO GATSBY
by Devon Balwit
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November 10, 2025 at 11:09 AM
NVN Monday at Substack: Devon Balwit’s #newspoem “To Gatsby” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-monday...
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Devon Balwit’s @newversenews.bsky.social #poem is “To Gatsby.” newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/11/to-g...
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TO GATSBY
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November 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Tonight’s Senate vote on the federal government shutdown should have been a time for strength.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Tonight’s Senate vote on the federal government shutdown should have been a time for strength.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
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Newsom: "Think about the state of mind of the VP. How do you square the circle when you go to a prayer breakfast? Old testament, new testament. What's the fundamental thing that connects John to Matthew to Proverbs? It's this notion of hunger, feeding the poor. It's central to advancing God's will."
November 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Newsom: "Think about the state of mind of the VP. How do you square the circle when you go to a prayer breakfast? Old testament, new testament. What's the fundamental thing that connects John to Matthew to Proverbs? It's this notion of hunger, feeding the poor. It's central to advancing God's will."
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This is a great repurposing of a servile 60 Minutes interview.
Pardons are now available for anyone who can pay for them. This is the most corrupt President in history.
November 9, 2025 at 1:57 PM
This is a great repurposing of a servile 60 Minutes interview.
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NVN Sunday at Substack: Chen-ou Liu’s haiku sequence “War Is Peace” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-sunday...
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NVN Sunday: WAR IS PEACE
a haiku sequence
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November 9, 2025 at 11:25 AM
NVN Sunday at Substack: Chen-ou Liu’s haiku sequence “War Is Peace” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-sunday...
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In Gaza “War Is Peace” and vice versa in the @newversenews.bsky.social haiku sequence by Chen-ou Liu. newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/11/war-...
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WAR IS PEACE
The New Verse News presents politically progressive poetry on current events and topical issues.
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November 9, 2025 at 10:02 AM
In Gaza “War Is Peace” and vice versa in the @newversenews.bsky.social haiku sequence by Chen-ou Liu. newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/11/war-...
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This is because Intuit, Inc. gave Donald Trump $1,000,000 for his "inauguration." Intuit owns Turbo Tax, which makes money off charging taxpayers to file their returns.
The corruption is rampant and in plain sight.
The corruption is rampant and in plain sight.
November 9, 2025 at 1:47 AM
This is because Intuit, Inc. gave Donald Trump $1,000,000 for his "inauguration." Intuit owns Turbo Tax, which makes money off charging taxpayers to file their returns.
The corruption is rampant and in plain sight.
The corruption is rampant and in plain sight.
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Folks this is not a candid shot of the man at 11PM on a weekend, this is what he was doing while sitting in the middle of an internationally broadcast major press conference in the Oval Office
He is cooked, get him out of there ASAP—before we find ourselves in the midst of a second Great Depression
He is cooked, get him out of there ASAP—before we find ourselves in the midst of a second Great Depression
November 9, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Folks this is not a candid shot of the man at 11PM on a weekend, this is what he was doing while sitting in the middle of an internationally broadcast major press conference in the Oval Office
He is cooked, get him out of there ASAP—before we find ourselves in the midst of a second Great Depression
He is cooked, get him out of there ASAP—before we find ourselves in the midst of a second Great Depression
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Larry Kudlow continues his decades long record of being completely wrong about absolutely everything. It's quite an impressive run.
November 9, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Larry Kudlow continues his decades long record of being completely wrong about absolutely everything. It's quite an impressive run.
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Chris Coons: "He's not listening to concerns about lowering costs. Instead he's worried about decorating his new Marie Antoinette ballroom or engaging in trying to figure out how to get his name on more statues and stadiums, or he's sitting across the table in the Oval Office with authoritarians."
November 8, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Chris Coons: "He's not listening to concerns about lowering costs. Instead he's worried about decorating his new Marie Antoinette ballroom or engaging in trying to figure out how to get his name on more statues and stadiums, or he's sitting across the table in the Oval Office with authoritarians."
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Tell congress hands off
Doug Burgum's plans are illegal
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November 8, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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WHATA A SOULLESS REPUBLICUNT!!!!! ONE OF THE FIRST WASHINGTON WHORES TO SELL HER SOUL TO DONALD TRUMP. 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
Elise Stefanik thinks she’s gonna be governor of New York?
Who wants to tell her?
Who wants to tell her?
November 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
WHATA A SOULLESS REPUBLICUNT!!!!! ONE OF THE FIRST WASHINGTON WHORES TO SELL HER SOUL TO DONALD TRUMP. 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
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November 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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NVN Saturday at Substack: Nan Meneely’s #newspoem “Fair Is Fair” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-saturd...
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NVN Saturday: FAIR IS FAIR
by Nan Meneely
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November 8, 2025 at 11:02 AM
NVN Saturday at Substack: Nan Meneely’s #newspoem “Fair Is Fair” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-saturd...
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“Fair Is Fair,” suggests Nan Meneely in her @newversenews.bsky.social #poem. But, of course, the MAGA government does not believe in fairness. newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/11/fair...
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FAIR IS FAIR
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November 8, 2025 at 10:02 AM
“Fair Is Fair,” suggests Nan Meneely in her @newversenews.bsky.social #poem. But, of course, the MAGA government does not believe in fairness. newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/11/fair...
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