William L. Sandles.bsky.social
@williamlsandles.bsky.social
Poet and dude. Creatvive sort. Caregiver. Saved by grace. Praysky. Poetrysky. Blacksky. Booksky. Filmsky. Dumped Twitter on Janteenth. https://linktr.ee/Williamlsandles
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Variation on a Theme by Gil Scott-Heron
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February 14, 2026 at 5:19 AM
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February 13, 2026 at 5:58 AM
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Drinking game. If my crush mentions her home town team winning the Super Bowl, everyone on the TL has to take a sip of hibiscus tea. 🌺🫖🏈.
February 13, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Drinking game. If my crush mentions her home town team winning the Super Bowl, everyone on the TL has to take a sip of hibiscus tea. 🌺🫖🏈.
Decompressing. Hopefully.
February 13, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Decompressing. Hopefully.
Shades of Tristram Shandy, this and UH alum Donald Barthelme's I Bought a Little City among my favorite short fiction post modern works. You can hear Barthelme read said story on YouTub🙃 Highly recommended.
February 13, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Shades of Tristram Shandy, this and UH alum Donald Barthelme's I Bought a Little City among my favorite short fiction post modern works. You can hear Barthelme read said story on YouTub🙃 Highly recommended.
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February 11, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Putting favorite Bible scriptures by chapter, verse on Threads. Why not.
February 11, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Putting favorite Bible scriptures by chapter, verse on Threads. Why not.
☕️ or 🫖?
February 10, 2026 at 11:20 PM
☕️ or 🫖?
Yes you may have white cake if you eat your mustard greens and turnips...
February 10, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Yes you may have white cake if you eat your mustard greens and turnips...
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JUDGE JOHNSTON: “Today, immigrants are being detained without due process. Tomorrow, under the Government’s interpretation of the law, American citizens could be subject to the same .. This Court will not allow such an unraveling of the Constitution.”
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February 10, 2026 at 2:34 PM
JUDGE JOHNSTON: “Today, immigrants are being detained without due process. Tomorrow, under the Government’s interpretation of the law, American citizens could be subject to the same .. This Court will not allow such an unraveling of the Constitution.”
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I will not support any funding deal that puts money in the hands of Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and this violent agency. Defund and abolish ICE now.
February 10, 2026 at 4:35 PM
I will not support any funding deal that puts money in the hands of Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and this violent agency. Defund and abolish ICE now.
Time for some John Barth
February 9, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Time for some John Barth
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‘A friend in London talks about the mystifying phrase she keeps hearing these days: “This is not America, this is not who we are.” But this is America, this is life, and this is how human beings behave. American exceptionalism will not save us.’
Yiyun Li on the blog.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/fe...
Yiyun Li on the blog.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/fe...
Yiyun Li | To Remember in America
When I was at nursery school in Beijing in the 1970s, there was a teacher who seemed to find tireless pleasure in...
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February 9, 2026 at 5:10 PM
‘A friend in London talks about the mystifying phrase she keeps hearing these days: “This is not America, this is not who we are.” But this is America, this is life, and this is how human beings behave. American exceptionalism will not save us.’
Yiyun Li on the blog.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/fe...
Yiyun Li on the blog.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/fe...
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U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
February 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
As always bless your week 🔵 🙏 ✨️
February 9, 2026 at 3:26 PM
As always bless your week 🔵 🙏 ✨️
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BOUIE: “.. I try to avoid superlatives in my writing, but there is simply no question that this is the most flagrant display of presidential racism since Woodrow Wilson screened D.W. Griffith’s ‘The Birth of a Nation’ in the White House in 1915.”
@jamellebouie.net
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February 8, 2026 at 5:47 AM
BOUIE: “.. I try to avoid superlatives in my writing, but there is simply no question that this is the most flagrant display of presidential racism since Woodrow Wilson screened D.W. Griffith’s ‘The Birth of a Nation’ in the White House in 1915.”
@jamellebouie.net
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/o...
@jamellebouie.net
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/o...
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"It's a genocide. It just is. And you either believe in universal human rights, or you don't."
@mizzwelch.bsky.social, co-host of @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social, shares with @mehdirhasan.bsky.social how she learned the truth about Israel and Palestine.
Watch now: zeteo.com/p/jennifer-w...
@mizzwelch.bsky.social, co-host of @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social, shares with @mehdirhasan.bsky.social how she learned the truth about Israel and Palestine.
Watch now: zeteo.com/p/jennifer-w...
February 8, 2026 at 5:04 PM
"It's a genocide. It just is. And you either believe in universal human rights, or you don't."
@mizzwelch.bsky.social, co-host of @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social, shares with @mehdirhasan.bsky.social how she learned the truth about Israel and Palestine.
Watch now: zeteo.com/p/jennifer-w...
@mizzwelch.bsky.social, co-host of @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social, shares with @mehdirhasan.bsky.social how she learned the truth about Israel and Palestine.
Watch now: zeteo.com/p/jennifer-w...
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NEW EPSTEIN SURVIVORS AD: “3 million files still not released — stand with us. Tell AG Pam Bondi to release the files. It’s time for the truth.”
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 PM
NEW EPSTEIN SURVIVORS AD: “3 million files still not released — stand with us. Tell AG Pam Bondi to release the files. It’s time for the truth.”
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BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
February 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
To my mind, all these are masterpieces.
Next midnight movie, mutuals choice, what are we watching?
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February 8, 2026 at 1:53 AM
To my mind, all these are masterpieces.
now playing: Level 42
THE SUN GOES DOWN (LIVING IT UP)
THE SUN GOES DOWN (LIVING IT UP)
February 8, 2026 at 1:51 AM
now playing: Level 42
THE SUN GOES DOWN (LIVING IT UP)
THE SUN GOES DOWN (LIVING IT UP)
Is it true you can take a train from Houston to Vancouver?
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February 7, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Is it true you can take a train from Houston to Vancouver?
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A look at #Japan ‘s “iron lady” as the nation of 123 million heads to the polls on Sunday amid a cold snap and heavy snow in some regions.Why is #SanaeTakaichi so popular? What does she want to do? #France24 #F24
youtube.com/watch?v=_mVZ...
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Japan's 'iron lady' hopes to consolidate power in snap election • FRANCE 24 English
YouTube video by FRANCE 24 English
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February 7, 2026 at 12:06 PM
A look at #Japan ‘s “iron lady” as the nation of 123 million heads to the polls on Sunday amid a cold snap and heavy snow in some regions.Why is #SanaeTakaichi so popular? What does she want to do? #France24 #F24
youtube.com/watch?v=_mVZ...
youtube.com/watch?v=_mVZ...
The University of Houston wants professors to sign an oath stating they don't *indoctrinate* students. Uber alles like a mfer. Sad.
February 7, 2026 at 12:02 PM
The University of Houston wants professors to sign an oath stating they don't *indoctrinate* students. Uber alles like a mfer. Sad.