Bullets beget bullets. Speak out before it turns more deadly.

Standing up to government overreach means pointing to amendments that cover unreasonable search and seizure, due process, public trials, witnesses, counsel, equal protection.

If a pack of officers believes they can raid an apartment complex overnight, firing a few bullets at them isn't going to get you very far.

Right? It's the same ignorant mindset from Covid: if you don't test, there's no disease. No numbers on the economy, no problems.

Thanks. The overall, immediate safety of Portlanders seems good at the moment. The administration's flagrant disregard of the court's authority is definitely concerning, and they have shown what atrocities they are willing to commit with the Chicago raid.

If congress has the same courage as Judge Immergut to uphold the constitution, a good start would be to remove Stephen Miller from office, and to impeach and remove the President from office.

In the future, everyone will be Taylor Swift for 15 minutes.

Chapbook Category

First Place: The Inca Weaver's Tales • Katherine Quevedo • (Sword & Kettle Press, 2024)

Second Place: Water-Kin • @mahailasmith.ca • (Metatron Press, 2024)

Third Place: Micropoetry for Microplanets • @bugthewriter.bsky.social • (Space Cowboy Books, 2024)

yay! Such a compliment. If you happen to know any science or english teachers working at public schools, let them know they could get a free visit from a poet!

thanks!

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Glad you were able to make it! Thanks!