Steven Cross Writes
@stevencrosswrites.bsky.social
Poet, Writer, Traveler, News-junkie, The Christian Left
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On this day in history, Ruby Bridges integrated a previously all-white school. I wanted to share a powerful poem by 16-year-old Joyce Brown, a teacher at a bombed freedom school in 1964: www.crmvet.org/poetry/pbrow...
"But I'll do my work if I have to do it on the ground"
#poetry #reading #history
"But I'll do my work if I have to do it on the ground"
#poetry #reading #history
November 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
On this day in history, Ruby Bridges integrated a previously all-white school. I wanted to share a powerful poem by 16-year-old Joyce Brown, a teacher at a bombed freedom school in 1964: www.crmvet.org/poetry/pbrow...
"But I'll do my work if I have to do it on the ground"
#poetry #reading #history
"But I'll do my work if I have to do it on the ground"
#poetry #reading #history
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No one will stop me from defending our freedoms.
November 29, 2025 at 1:02 AM
No one will stop me from defending our freedoms.
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It shouldn’t take a slur that impacts you personally, or losing your healthcare or SNAP, or being forced to sell your farm, or having to watch a loved one get unjustly detained and deported...to walk away from a madman.
Cruelty isn’t strength.
Reject it.
Always.
Cruelty isn’t strength.
Reject it.
Always.
November 29, 2025 at 4:35 AM
It shouldn’t take a slur that impacts you personally, or losing your healthcare or SNAP, or being forced to sell your farm, or having to watch a loved one get unjustly detained and deported...to walk away from a madman.
Cruelty isn’t strength.
Reject it.
Always.
Cruelty isn’t strength.
Reject it.
Always.
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Powerful words on the FBI website on why U.S. officials and soldiers swear an Oath to the Constitution and not a leader or an entity:
November 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Powerful words on the FBI website on why U.S. officials and soldiers swear an Oath to the Constitution and not a leader or an entity:
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Trump wrongly indicted me. I’ll rightly impeach him.
Impeachment isn’t just an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent — but is it working?
Impeachment isn’t just an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent — but is it working?
November 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Trump wrongly indicted me. I’ll rightly impeach him.
Impeachment isn’t just an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent — but is it working?
Impeachment isn’t just an option, it’s a necessity. I know firsthand the lengths Trump is willing to go in order to silence dissent — but is it working?
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As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Remember: The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.
The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.
The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
November 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Remember: The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.
The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.
The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
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“If you can’t get a vote on your record, don’t play us against each other.”
I’m grateful for the Rev. Sharpton’s powerful words of unity this morning and against the cynical politics of fear and division.
I’m grateful for the Rev. Sharpton’s powerful words of unity this morning and against the cynical politics of fear and division.
November 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
“If you can’t get a vote on your record, don’t play us against each other.”
I’m grateful for the Rev. Sharpton’s powerful words of unity this morning and against the cynical politics of fear and division.
I’m grateful for the Rev. Sharpton’s powerful words of unity this morning and against the cynical politics of fear and division.
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Obama: "The weird videos of a US president with a crown on his head flying a fighter jet & dumping poop on American citizens - that's not even worth booing about. Because all of that is a distraction from the fact that your situation, your life has not gotten better. They do it so you won't notice"
November 1, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Obama: "The weird videos of a US president with a crown on his head flying a fighter jet & dumping poop on American citizens - that's not even worth booing about. Because all of that is a distraction from the fact that your situation, your life has not gotten better. They do it so you won't notice"
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I’m just going to say it…
It’s pretty damn validating to hear Barack Obama say the same things we’ve been shouting for months, and longer.
It’s pretty damn validating to hear Barack Obama say the same things we’ve been shouting for months, and longer.
November 1, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I’m just going to say it…
It’s pretty damn validating to hear Barack Obama say the same things we’ve been shouting for months, and longer.
It’s pretty damn validating to hear Barack Obama say the same things we’ve been shouting for months, and longer.
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What he said: 💯 🎯
November 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
What he said: 💯 🎯
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October 30, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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I have a very bad feeling about this...
October 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I have a very bad feeling about this...
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Congress basically doesn’t exist at this point
October 25, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Congress basically doesn’t exist at this point
Unexpected humor at the book store! What a funny juxtaposition of books!
The Stephen King novel Cujo, about a demonic dog, is displayed next to a book titled The Dog Behavior Problem Solver: Positive Training Techniques
The Stephen King novel Cujo, about a demonic dog, is displayed next to a book titled The Dog Behavior Problem Solver: Positive Training Techniques
October 25, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Unexpected humor at the book store! What a funny juxtaposition of books!
The Stephen King novel Cujo, about a demonic dog, is displayed next to a book titled The Dog Behavior Problem Solver: Positive Training Techniques
The Stephen King novel Cujo, about a demonic dog, is displayed next to a book titled The Dog Behavior Problem Solver: Positive Training Techniques
October 24, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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Thank you to everyone at the #NO_KINGS rallies for making your voices heard & being part of history.
The massive crowds were joyful, passionate & spectacular!
So were the signs...
The massive crowds were joyful, passionate & spectacular!
So were the signs...
October 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Thank you to everyone at the #NO_KINGS rallies for making your voices heard & being part of history.
The massive crowds were joyful, passionate & spectacular!
So were the signs...
The massive crowds were joyful, passionate & spectacular!
So were the signs...
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Journalist Edward R. Murrow used his platform on CBS to criticize the witch hunts led by Senator Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s.
This is what real journalism should do — hold power to account, not capitulate to it.
This is what real journalism should do — hold power to account, not capitulate to it.
October 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Journalist Edward R. Murrow used his platform on CBS to criticize the witch hunts led by Senator Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s.
This is what real journalism should do — hold power to account, not capitulate to it.
This is what real journalism should do — hold power to account, not capitulate to it.
#poem Don’t Look Away
Later generations will say
Why didn’t you stop it?
Others will say:
It never happened that way
We know better!
When the media ignores it
Don’t look away
When oppressors deny it
Don’t look away
When children are starving
Don’t look away
When the bodies are buried
We witnessed
Later generations will say
Why didn’t you stop it?
Others will say:
It never happened that way
We know better!
When the media ignores it
Don’t look away
When oppressors deny it
Don’t look away
When children are starving
Don’t look away
When the bodies are buried
We witnessed
August 16, 2025 at 12:53 PM
#poem Don’t Look Away
Later generations will say
Why didn’t you stop it?
Others will say:
It never happened that way
We know better!
When the media ignores it
Don’t look away
When oppressors deny it
Don’t look away
When children are starving
Don’t look away
When the bodies are buried
We witnessed
Later generations will say
Why didn’t you stop it?
Others will say:
It never happened that way
We know better!
When the media ignores it
Don’t look away
When oppressors deny it
Don’t look away
When children are starving
Don’t look away
When the bodies are buried
We witnessed
#poem #poetry #blueskypoetry
To the Ladies Who Smile
When punched in the face
Who can kick ass
All over the place
Who need only a moment
To leave a permanent trace
Upon someone’s heart
With a warm embrace
Stay strong!
Cancer sucks!
To the Ladies Who Smile
When punched in the face
Who can kick ass
All over the place
Who need only a moment
To leave a permanent trace
Upon someone’s heart
With a warm embrace
Stay strong!
Cancer sucks!
August 16, 2025 at 12:46 PM
#poem #poetry #blueskypoetry
To the Ladies Who Smile
When punched in the face
Who can kick ass
All over the place
Who need only a moment
To leave a permanent trace
Upon someone’s heart
With a warm embrace
Stay strong!
Cancer sucks!
To the Ladies Who Smile
When punched in the face
Who can kick ass
All over the place
Who need only a moment
To leave a permanent trace
Upon someone’s heart
With a warm embrace
Stay strong!
Cancer sucks!
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More of this please
August 1, 2025 at 1:33 AM
More of this please