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New poem by Iva Markicevic Daley at NMR.
“I miss the days when I associated Idaho with potatoes.” Poem, Iva Markicevic Daley. — North Meridian Press
Today, a state congressman proposes a bill that would require the bible to be read in schools. Last week, another congressman proposed the death penalty for anyone who gets an abortion. And what I onc...
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February 17, 2025 at 3:26 AM
New poem by Iva Markicevic Daley at NMR.
Interview with historian Charlene Fletcher on race, memory, and Public History in the Midwest.
The Charge of Public History: Interview with Charlene Fletcher. — North Meridian Press
Incoming editorial board member and the Francis Fessler Assistant Professor of History at Butler University, Charlene Fletcher PhD, sat down with Wesley Bishop in the summer of 2024 to discuss her res...
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February 17, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Interview with historian Charlene Fletcher on race, memory, and Public History in the Midwest.
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HuffPost reporting 1,000 protesters and growing at Stonewall! If you are in the area get down there!
There’s around 1,000 people here and growing. Hard to hear speakers without amplification, but crowd is very enthusiastic.
Alt: pictures show crowd at protest in Christopher Park, where trans pride flag is still flying
Alt: pictures show crowd at protest in Christopher Park, where trans pride flag is still flying
February 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
HuffPost reporting 1,000 protesters and growing at Stonewall! If you are in the area get down there!
By not complying you are saving lives because you are dismantling the machine as they try to assemble it... This is our time to record, report, and resist.
Editorial: To Save Your Neighbors, Do Not Comply! — North Meridian Press
Dear reader, the US is in a bad way. This is not shocking to hear. The constant onslaught of bad news from the Federal government, both the White House and the legally dubious DOGE, is designed not ju...
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February 14, 2025 at 9:59 PM
By not complying you are saving lives because you are dismantling the machine as they try to assemble it... This is our time to record, report, and resist.
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Incredible news!
The Trump administration's under 19 trans care ban has been BLOCKED in federal court via a bench temporary restraining order.
The administration CANNOT withhold funds from hospitals providing trans youth care.
ACLU statement here:
The Trump administration's under 19 trans care ban has been BLOCKED in federal court via a bench temporary restraining order.
The administration CANNOT withhold funds from hospitals providing trans youth care.
ACLU statement here:
February 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Incredible news!
The Trump administration's under 19 trans care ban has been BLOCKED in federal court via a bench temporary restraining order.
The administration CANNOT withhold funds from hospitals providing trans youth care.
ACLU statement here:
The Trump administration's under 19 trans care ban has been BLOCKED in federal court via a bench temporary restraining order.
The administration CANNOT withhold funds from hospitals providing trans youth care.
ACLU statement here:
Do not comply with the federal governments bigotry. Rebel. Rebel. Rebel.
February 13, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Do not comply with the federal governments bigotry. Rebel. Rebel. Rebel.
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This is resegregation. Don't let them gaslight you into believing anything other than what it is. It's an illegal attempt to use the state to push women and people of color out of the work force. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Pam Bondi Instructs Trump DOJ to Criminally Investigate Companies That Do DEI
Civil rights advocates may well file suit immediately against the Justice Department to secure an injunction.
slate.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:22 PM
This is resegregation. Don't let them gaslight you into believing anything other than what it is. It's an illegal attempt to use the state to push women and people of color out of the work force. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Many groups are making a mistake in preemptively removing DEI from websites, etc. We should be resisting these executive orders and the false authority behind them.
February 6, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Many groups are making a mistake in preemptively removing DEI from websites, etc. We should be resisting these executive orders and the false authority behind them.
The world should not be bullied by the pendulum of an unstable United States.
February 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The world should not be bullied by the pendulum of an unstable United States.
Poet and editor Marijean Wegert (@regressada ) reading from her collection "Water the Bones" at Hyde Brothers in Fort Wayne Indiana.
January 31, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Poet and editor Marijean Wegert (@regressada ) reading from her collection "Water the Bones" at Hyde Brothers in Fort Wayne Indiana.
Carmine Di Biase recently gave a series of talks in Huntsville, Alabama about his new translation of the sequel to Pinocchio. "Peepee, the Tiny Pink Monkey" has never been fully translated into English until now. North Meridian Press is happy to provide it to the reading public.
January 31, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Carmine Di Biase recently gave a series of talks in Huntsville, Alabama about his new translation of the sequel to Pinocchio. "Peepee, the Tiny Pink Monkey" has never been fully translated into English until now. North Meridian Press is happy to provide it to the reading public.
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@jamesfolta.com on how Trump’s unconstitutional federal funding freeze put libraries (and everything else) at risk: “They are not afraid to threaten vast swathes of vulnerable Americans—the point is to be cruel and to punish.”
How Trump’s Illegal Administrative Coup Threatened Funding for Everything, Including Libraries.
In a blatantly illegal and unconstitutional move, Trump’s Office of Management and Budget issued a memo on Monday ordering a freeze in federal funding, and repercussions immediately rippled across …
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January 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
@jamesfolta.com on how Trump’s unconstitutional federal funding freeze put libraries (and everything else) at risk: “They are not afraid to threaten vast swathes of vulnerable Americans—the point is to be cruel and to punish.”
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I missed this entirely:
The FAA Administrator criticized Space X’s safety record and threatened fines.
Musk demanded he resign.
He did.
On January 20th.
www.thedailybeast.com/faa-chief-mi...
The FAA Administrator criticized Space X’s safety record and threatened fines.
Musk demanded he resign.
He did.
On January 20th.
www.thedailybeast.com/faa-chief-mi...
FAA Chief Quit on Jan. 20 After Elon Musk Told Him to Resign
Michael Whitaker had only been in the role for a year but the SpaceX chief accused him of “harassment.”
www.thedailybeast.com
January 30, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I missed this entirely:
The FAA Administrator criticized Space X’s safety record and threatened fines.
Musk demanded he resign.
He did.
On January 20th.
www.thedailybeast.com/faa-chief-mi...
The FAA Administrator criticized Space X’s safety record and threatened fines.
Musk demanded he resign.
He did.
On January 20th.
www.thedailybeast.com/faa-chief-mi...
An executive order is not a crown. Defy this president until he is in jail where he belongs. Democracy will survive this bigot.
January 30, 2025 at 2:07 AM
An executive order is not a crown. Defy this president until he is in jail where he belongs. Democracy will survive this bigot.
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BREAKING: The White House rescinded President Trump's order to freeze all federal funding, including grants for public health, education, and safety.
This cruel order would have devastated communities across the country.
This cruel order would have devastated communities across the country.
January 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
BREAKING: The White House rescinded President Trump's order to freeze all federal funding, including grants for public health, education, and safety.
This cruel order would have devastated communities across the country.
This cruel order would have devastated communities across the country.
City council may have canceled their meeting, but Madeline Ricard, city hall poet, never falters.
01-27-25: Cancelled and Cold — North Meridian Press
Rain soaked asphalt Seeps into my soles Sending a shiver up my spine, A frequency mirroring The streetlight’s hum. We stand confused In City Hall’s barren lot, Empty, save for Aust...
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January 29, 2025 at 4:49 AM
City council may have canceled their meeting, but Madeline Ricard, city hall poet, never falters.
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GOOD NEWS: A federal court temporarily halted President Trump's order to freeze all federal funding, including grants for public health, education, and safety.
Trump's order would have devastating consequences for communities in every corner of the nation. Our leaders must block it for good.
Trump's order would have devastating consequences for communities in every corner of the nation. Our leaders must block it for good.
January 28, 2025 at 11:34 PM
GOOD NEWS: A federal court temporarily halted President Trump's order to freeze all federal funding, including grants for public health, education, and safety.
Trump's order would have devastating consequences for communities in every corner of the nation. Our leaders must block it for good.
Trump's order would have devastating consequences for communities in every corner of the nation. Our leaders must block it for good.
Congratulations to North Meridian Review poetry editor and novelist Ricardo Quintana-Vallejo (@ric_writes_books ) for winning silver in this year's Independent Publishers of New England Award.
"I Hunt for Stars Alone" is available at our website at thenorthmeridianreview.org
"I Hunt for Stars Alone" is available at our website at thenorthmeridianreview.org
January 28, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Congratulations to North Meridian Review poetry editor and novelist Ricardo Quintana-Vallejo (@ric_writes_books ) for winning silver in this year's Independent Publishers of New England Award.
"I Hunt for Stars Alone" is available at our website at thenorthmeridianreview.org
"I Hunt for Stars Alone" is available at our website at thenorthmeridianreview.org
Happy publication to "If Adam Picked the Apple" by poet Danielle Coffyn! We rushed to print for this book due to concerns over pricing with tariffs, as well as the preorder being a huge success (over 700). To all those who supported the launch of the book, thank you!
January 28, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Happy publication to "If Adam Picked the Apple" by poet Danielle Coffyn! We rushed to print for this book due to concerns over pricing with tariffs, as well as the preorder being a huge success (over 700). To all those who supported the launch of the book, thank you!
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Little bits from Kevin Passmore’s “Fascism: A Very Short Introduction” standing out
January 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Little bits from Kevin Passmore’s “Fascism: A Very Short Introduction” standing out
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This poem made me stop in my tracks.
January 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
This poem made me stop in my tracks.