antonio pedro ruiz
@antoniopedroruiz.bsky.social
Catalyst/Writer/Producer
Really Big Boom Productions
www.antoniopedroruiz.com
Eat Life like you're starving. You may feel full at the end of the day, but damn, it tasted good.
Really Big Boom Productions
www.antoniopedroruiz.com
Eat Life like you're starving. You may feel full at the end of the day, but damn, it tasted good.
Living in an alternate universe
Trump’s DoJ investigating unfounded claims Venezuela helped steal 2020 election - The Guardian
Trump’s DoJ investigating unfounded claims Venezuela helped steal 2020 election - The Guardian
November 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Living in an alternate universe
Trump’s DoJ investigating unfounded claims Venezuela helped steal 2020 election - The Guardian
Trump’s DoJ investigating unfounded claims Venezuela helped steal 2020 election - The Guardian
“Nothing ever goes away until
it has taught us what we need
to know.” Pema Chödrön
it has taught us what we need
to know.” Pema Chödrön
November 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“Nothing ever goes away until
it has taught us what we need
to know.” Pema Chödrön
it has taught us what we need
to know.” Pema Chödrön
How much asskissing do these people need to do?
L.A. Olympics adds Republican figures with ties to President Trump to board
L.A. Olympics adds Republican figures with ties to President Trump to board
November 21, 2025 at 12:11 AM
How much asskissing do these people need to do?
L.A. Olympics adds Republican figures with ties to President Trump to board
L.A. Olympics adds Republican figures with ties to President Trump to board
“U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols” I’m not surprised. Really not surprised.
November 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
“U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols” I’m not surprised. Really not surprised.
There comes a time when we will face a choice: quiver like a coward or resist the idiocracy that is upon us. That time is now.
November 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
There comes a time when we will face a choice: quiver like a coward or resist the idiocracy that is upon us. That time is now.
The world is bluer and of the earth
at night, when I sleep
enormous, within your small hands.
Finale By Pablo Neruda
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at night, when I sleep
enormous, within your small hands.
Finale By Pablo Neruda
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/49219/...
Finale
Matilde, years or days sleeping, feverish, here or there, gazing off, twisting my spine, bleeding true blood, perhaps I awaken or am lost, sleeping: hospital beds, foreign windows, whit...
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November 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The world is bluer and of the earth
at night, when I sleep
enormous, within your small hands.
Finale By Pablo Neruda
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/49219/...
at night, when I sleep
enormous, within your small hands.
Finale By Pablo Neruda
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/49219/...
U.S. Marines are dressed
By gay fashion designers
to strut down Venezuelan runways
By gay fashion designers
to strut down Venezuelan runways
A Reality TV Pitch
Housewives of Mar-a-LagoSwapped with Venezuelan women So, their men can seeWhat Reality TV is really like (Please keep the floating Bloated bodies out of view)U.S. Marines are dressed By gay fashion designersto strut down Venezuelan runwaysMove over F-18s We have a winner hereSilly meI thought this was an audition for Bizarre Foodsand it's only more dying…
antoniopedroruiz.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
U.S. Marines are dressed
By gay fashion designers
to strut down Venezuelan runways
By gay fashion designers
to strut down Venezuelan runways
"They will not have October jobs data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to inform their decision."
www.linkedin.com/news/story/f...
www.linkedin.com/news/story/f...
Fed tilting away from December rate cut, minutes show | LinkedIn
Although the Fed approved a quarter-point cut in the benchmark interest rate by a wide margin in October, "many" participants opposed further cuts this year.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
"They will not have October jobs data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to inform their decision."
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www.linkedin.com/news/story/f...
Dampens the enthusiasm of the September numbers. "Big companies such as Macy's and UPS that usually add help for the holiday rush are retrenching in the face of economic headwinds, The New York Times reports."
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Weak holiday hiring stymies seasonal workers | LinkedIn
Workers trying to make ends meet have long counted on seasonal jobs around the holidays, but companies like Macy's and UPS are taking a more cautious approach to hiring this year.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Dampens the enthusiasm of the September numbers. "Big companies such as Macy's and UPS that usually add help for the holiday rush are retrenching in the face of economic headwinds, The New York Times reports."
www.linkedin.com/news/story/w...
www.linkedin.com/news/story/w...
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." – Martin Luther King Jr.
November 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." – Martin Luther King Jr.
Kiss my Tuchus
🚨BREAKING: Cleta Mitchell and activists from a top anti-voting group with close ties to the White House met last week to discuss plans to push for severely limiting early and mail voting. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Exclusive: Cleta Mitchell, Activists Scheme to Bring Back One-Day Elections
Read more here.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Kiss my Tuchus
Trust me, they'll find a way to pay for The Big Ugly Bill.
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Social Security scraps plan to limit disability benefits after uproar
The policy would have fundamentally altered who qualifies for the two federal disability programs by eliminating or limiting a person’s age as a factor to consider.
wapo.st
November 19, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Trust me, they'll find a way to pay for The Big Ugly Bill.
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wapo.st/4o48J24
This is real TV, folks.
where I can lose myself in reality
So I don't have to feel the reality
of real people with real problems
antoniopedroruiz.com/2025/11/19/a...
where I can lose myself in reality
So I don't have to feel the reality
of real people with real problems
antoniopedroruiz.com/2025/11/19/a...
A Reality TV Pitch
Housewives of Mar-a-LagoSwapped with Venezuelan women So, their men can seeWhat Reality TV is really like (Please keep the floating Bloated bodies out of view)U.S. Marines are dressed By gay fashio…
antoniopedroruiz.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This is real TV, folks.
where I can lose myself in reality
So I don't have to feel the reality
of real people with real problems
antoniopedroruiz.com/2025/11/19/a...
where I can lose myself in reality
So I don't have to feel the reality
of real people with real problems
antoniopedroruiz.com/2025/11/19/a...
A Reality TV Pitch
Housewives of Mar-a-LagoSwapped with Venezuelan women So, their men can seeWhat Reality TV is really like (Please keep the floating Bloated bodies out of view)U.S. Marines are dressed By gay fashion designersto strut down Venezuelan runwaysMove over F-18s We have a winner…
Housewives of Mar-a-LagoSwapped with Venezuelan women So, their men can seeWhat Reality TV is really like (Please keep the floating Bloated bodies out of view)U.S. Marines are dressed By gay fashion designersto strut down Venezuelan runwaysMove over F-18s We have a winner…
A Reality TV Pitch
Housewives of Mar-a-LagoSwapped with Venezuelan women So, their men can seeWhat Reality TV is really like (Please keep the floating Bloated bodies out of view)U.S. Marines are dressed By gay fashion designersto strut down Venezuelan runwaysMove over F-18s We have a winner hereSilly meI thought this was an audition for Bizarre Foodsand it's only more dying…
antoniopedroruiz.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
A Reality TV Pitch
Housewives of Mar-a-LagoSwapped with Venezuelan women So, their men can seeWhat Reality TV is really like (Please keep the floating Bloated bodies out of view)U.S. Marines are dressed By gay fashion designersto strut down Venezuelan runwaysMove over F-18s We have a winner…
Housewives of Mar-a-LagoSwapped with Venezuelan women So, their men can seeWhat Reality TV is really like (Please keep the floating Bloated bodies out of view)U.S. Marines are dressed By gay fashion designersto strut down Venezuelan runwaysMove over F-18s We have a winner…
Hi J, I Decided to Rewrite What I Sent to You
By E. Ethelbert Miller
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By E. Ethelbert Miller
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Poem of the Day
Poems, readings, poetry news and the entire 110-year archive of POETRY magazine.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Hi J, I Decided to Rewrite What I Sent to You
By E. Ethelbert Miller
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By E. Ethelbert Miller
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If you close your eyes, ears, and mouth, it will all not exist. (says no one ever)
Closed Shut
I don't see nothing I don’t want to see I don’t need to think to solve problemsI don't want to solve I don't ask questions to receive answers I don’t want to hearIt’s easier this wayThe pain is sometimes too blinding too smotheringIt’s torture to face the truthTo admit there are nails in my heart…
antoniopedroruiz.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
If you close your eyes, ears, and mouth, it will all not exist. (says no one ever)
Are we there yet? "Last week, applications to buy or refinance a home reached a four-week low, data out Wednesday shows, as the contract rate on a 30-year mortgage inched upward."
www.linkedin.com/news/story/m...
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Mortgage activity sluggish as borrowing costs rise | LinkedIn
Last week, applications to buy or refinance a home reached a four-week low, data out Wednesday shows, as the contract rate on a 30-year mortgage inched upward.
www.linkedin.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Are we there yet? "Last week, applications to buy or refinance a home reached a four-week low, data out Wednesday shows, as the contract rate on a 30-year mortgage inched upward."
www.linkedin.com/news/story/m...
www.linkedin.com/news/story/m...
When will you say...ENOUGH ALREADY!
November 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
When will you say...ENOUGH ALREADY!
"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." Donald J. Trump (oops, I meant George Orwell, Animal Farm)
November 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." Donald J. Trump (oops, I meant George Orwell, Animal Farm)
The following poetic memoir is part of an upcoming chapbook titled “Walking Backward over Broken Glass.”
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A Year of Violent Living
The following poetic memoir is part of an upcoming chapbook titled “Walking Backward over Broken Glass.” In 1968, I was nineteen, living in Da Bronx. It was the year of cities burning. New York. Ba…
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November 18, 2025 at 11:32 PM
The following poetic memoir is part of an upcoming chapbook titled “Walking Backward over Broken Glass.”
antoniopedroruiz.com/2025/11/14/a...
antoniopedroruiz.com/2025/11/14/a...
Does anyone really believe we are ever going to see the full unredacted file?
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
Live updates: House expected to vote on release of full Epstein case files | CNN Politics
The House is expected to vote on a bill to release the full Jeffrey Epstein case files today. President Donald Trump will host Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House. Follo...
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November 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Does anyone really believe we are ever going to see the full unredacted file?
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...