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Xopher Besinger
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I wrote a poetry chapbook & my plan was to self-publish a little run but the idea of any kind of self-promo/commerce fills me with despair. So I just made a pdf copy if you would a copy message me here or get a hold of me somehow
"That's fine dude, I'm not mad at you"
January 9, 2026 at 8:36 PM
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excellent nyt piece on tom verlaine's archives. he was such a great guy i miss him still.

no firewall

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/a...
Tom Verlaine Was a Mystery. His Archives Reveal More of His Story.
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:36 PM
THURSDAY
There's No Place Like America Today - YouTube
youtube.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Any burrito is a breakfast burrito if your want it bad enough
January 8, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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ICE is responsible for the *only* shooting and homicide in Minneapolis so far in 2026.
January 7, 2026 at 10:26 PM
I joined mine a couple weeks ago it is a lot to digest but there are some genuine heroes out there fighting this bullshit
Time to join yr local ICE Rapid Response Network.

ANYONE can help: RRNs have many needs &
ways to plug in at whatever commitment level U can make.

Find yr local RRN on-line or ask local immigrants' rights groups.
None exists yet? Start yr own w/ just 2 othr ppl!

Step-by-step guide here:
January 7, 2026 at 11:32 PM
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I am outside Roosevelt now, my daughter goes there. Talked to staff, ICE was in a car pursuit of someone and they crashed and went up on school property. Teachers formed a circle around the person to protect them. Ice releases tear gas and took two people
We are getting reports of Border Patrol activity near Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis that happened during dismissal time today. Bystanders say officers shoved, tackled bystanders and handcuffed 2 school staff
January 7, 2026 at 11:10 PM
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Mayor Jacob Frey: “To ICE, get the fuck out of Minneapolis.”
January 7, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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ICE reportedly shot someone at Portland and 33/34. Mspt saying bullets, could be less lethal 20+ agents on site, MPD and ambulances responding. Helicopters overhead
January 7, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Per my last repost I can confirm Mpls and the NE suburbs are getting hit extremely hard by ICE yesterday and this morning, stay safe out there everyone
January 7, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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It is now confirmed from multiple sources that ICE shot a legal observer dead on Portland in Minneapolis between 34th and 33rd street. The victim is dead
January 7, 2026 at 4:28 PM
You guys aren't being serious about Geese are you? Like c'mon
January 6, 2026 at 11:41 PM
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living in this country is like being awake on the table
January 3, 2026 at 6:10 PM
God damn right it is
January 1, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Bari Weiss's Rocking New Year's Eve!!
January 1, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Here it is...again...and it's called...I don't want to throw up in a public place...for free at the link

drive.google.com/file/d/1Hhoj...
December 31, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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UBU DEBUT - 50 years ago tonight.
December 31, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I was in the same restroom with Fat Mike as he took an absolutely brutal AM hangover dump
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie

Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 29, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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The concept of death is like jazz
December 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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modesty laws prevented showing even one lousy frame of John Waters' PINK FLAMINGOS (1972) in the trailer, so the only footage in it is of people reacting to a screening they just came out of. every single type of extant queer person is contained in the specific sequences I have selected here
December 28, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Truly the absolute dregs of the internet is the Regional Pizza Preference Discourse
December 28, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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we're all drawn towards the void, but each day we continue to exist & try to do good for our friends & culture is worth celebrating. so let's raise a toast to US as well as those who are gone, vowing to continue our fight to bend the arc of society in the direction of ecstasy rather than despair.
December 25, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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Blodwyn Pig are fantastic. We'll miss you Mick Abrahams:
December 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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ICE and CBP, among others, have violently retaliated against ICE Watch in part because the agencies correctly understand what many do not: Organized neighbors are mounting an effective defense, and an organized movement is a formidable adversary. My new feature: newrepublic.com/article/2042...
Inside Chicago’s Neighborhood ICE Resistance
Residents have organized a formidable network to protect immigrant communities from Trump’s brutal deportation program. Their efforts are making a genuine difference.
newrepublic.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM