John Biggs
@biggsium.bsky.social
Poetry, politics, Latin America, travel
A National Votes for Women Trail plaque in front of the former Women's Industrial Exchange Building on N. Charles St in Baltimore. The NVWT "seeks to recognize and celebrate the enormous diversity of people and groups active in the struggle for women’s suffrage."
October 31, 2025 at 4:15 PM
A National Votes for Women Trail plaque in front of the former Women's Industrial Exchange Building on N. Charles St in Baltimore. The NVWT "seeks to recognize and celebrate the enormous diversity of people and groups active in the struggle for women’s suffrage."
It's been a while...
October 20, 2025 at 6:49 PM
It's been a while...
How humiliating. www.dutchnews.nl/2025/10/dutc...
Dutch intelligence services now share less information with US - DutchNews.nl
The Dutch intelligence services are sharing less information with the United States and working more closely with European partners, AIVD director Erik Akerboom and MIVD director Peter Reesink have to...
www.dutchnews.nl
October 19, 2025 at 12:28 PM
How humiliating. www.dutchnews.nl/2025/10/dutc...
Complex PTSD, no insurance.
In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.
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"The chancellor approved it"
October 12, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Complex PTSD, no insurance.
Reposted by John Biggs
It should be needless to say, but it is perhaps at this moment worth saying, that transgender individuals have the same right as anyone else to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
September 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
It should be needless to say, but it is perhaps at this moment worth saying, that transgender individuals have the same right as anyone else to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
As Trump threatens to send troops to Baltimore, it seems like a good time to remember this Moore-Trump encounter. The consensus was that Wes more than held his own. baltimorefishbowl.com/stories/moor...
Moore shakes up handshake with Trump at Army-Navy game
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore set social media aflame this weekend after a photograph of him shaking hands with president-elect Donald Trump before the Army-Navy game circulated online.
baltimorefishbowl.com
August 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
As Trump threatens to send troops to Baltimore, it seems like a good time to remember this Moore-Trump encounter. The consensus was that Wes more than held his own. baltimorefishbowl.com/stories/moor...
Billboard at North Charles Street and North Avenue, a prominent Baltimore intersection.
August 24, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Billboard at North Charles Street and North Avenue, a prominent Baltimore intersection.
"US Customs has not provided clarity on how to process these packages." We ask once again, US Administration malevolence or incompetence or both? www.dutchnews.nl/2025/08/postnl-to-stop-shipping-parcels-to-us-over-tariffs/
PostNL to stop shipping parcels to US over tariffs - DutchNews.nl
The Dutch postal service PostNL will stop sending packages to the United States from Saturday, over new tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. In July, the White House announced new rules govern...
www.dutchnews.nl
August 23, 2025 at 11:33 AM
"US Customs has not provided clarity on how to process these packages." We ask once again, US Administration malevolence or incompetence or both? www.dutchnews.nl/2025/08/postnl-to-stop-shipping-parcels-to-us-over-tariffs/
Beautiful evening in downtown "so far gone" Baltimore. (s/o @lauralippman.bsky.social)
August 21, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Beautiful evening in downtown "so far gone" Baltimore. (s/o @lauralippman.bsky.social)
The All Mighty Senators were in fine form last night at the 8x10 in Baltimore.
August 19, 2025 at 2:53 AM
The All Mighty Senators were in fine form last night at the 8x10 in Baltimore.
Violent right-wingers in the Netherlands? This seems to be happening all over the world. www.dutchnews.nl/2025/08/far-...
Far-right student, 24, arrested for plotting terrorist attack - DutchNews.nl
A 24-year-old member of a nationalist right-wing student association has been arrested on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack. The man was been arrested in Badhoeverdorp on Thursday after police ...
www.dutchnews.nl
August 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Violent right-wingers in the Netherlands? This seems to be happening all over the world. www.dutchnews.nl/2025/08/far-...
It's "golfo de México," I see. Glad The New York Times en Español is holding the line against Trump's efforts to rename the gulf.
Una posible tormenta tropical en el golfo de México podría formarse y tocar tierra en Texas o México incluso antes de que Erin amenace tierra. Si lo hiciera, se llamaría Fernand, la sexta tormenta con nombre de la temporada de huracanes de este año en el Atlántico.
Otra posible tormenta acecha desde el golfo de México
Si se organiza más antes de tocar tierra, se convertiría en la tormenta tropical Fernand.
nyti.ms
August 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
It's "golfo de México," I see. Glad The New York Times en Español is holding the line against Trump's efforts to rename the gulf.
New poem out today.
www.cgreview.org/magazine/dea...
www.cgreview.org/magazine/dea...
Death in the Family - Common Ground Review
www.cgreview.org
August 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
New poem out today.
www.cgreview.org/magazine/dea...
www.cgreview.org/magazine/dea...
Yes, MAGA is a cult.
patch.com/maryland/gle...
patch.com/maryland/gle...
MD Man Sentenced After Burning 'Trump' Into Road Using Flamethrower
Anne Arundel County authorities said a Glen Burnie man used a flamethrower and a flammable liquid to ignite the words on the asphalt.
patch.com
July 27, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Yes, MAGA is a cult.
patch.com/maryland/gle...
patch.com/maryland/gle...