Jason O’Toole
@operationriskyou.bsky.social
Poet of some reputation.
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My newest collection from NY's Dead Man's Press Ink is available in 2 formats, one of them free:
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My newest collection from NY's Dead Man's Press Ink is available in 2 formats, one of them free:
loom.ly/-4OLFTo
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Made some book promos this weekend. More info on all three books is on my website (rafinleybooks.com) with links to online ordering — ebook and print — or ask your favorite local bookstore or library to order for you (with my thanks!)
May 11, 2024 at 11:16 PM
Made some book promos this weekend. More info on all three books is on my website (rafinleybooks.com) with links to online ordering — ebook and print — or ask your favorite local bookstore or library to order for you (with my thanks!)
Bumping as three people saw it...and I'm told it's a MAJOR AWARD!
November 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Bumping as three people saw it...and I'm told it's a MAJOR AWARD!
Reposted by Jason O’Toole
🚨Day 302 The fight against fascism takes all of us fighting
👉 linktr.ee/revolution2025
Tools, Resources & Actions vs Fascism
Today’s Agenda: tr.ee/day302
Today’s Resistance Survival Guide: tr.ee/rsg154
Resistance Directory: resistancedirectory.com
👉 linktr.ee/revolution2025
Tools, Resources & Actions vs Fascism
Today’s Agenda: tr.ee/day302
Today’s Resistance Survival Guide: tr.ee/rsg154
Resistance Directory: resistancedirectory.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
🚨Day 302 The fight against fascism takes all of us fighting
👉 linktr.ee/revolution2025
Tools, Resources & Actions vs Fascism
Today’s Agenda: tr.ee/day302
Today’s Resistance Survival Guide: tr.ee/rsg154
Resistance Directory: resistancedirectory.com
👉 linktr.ee/revolution2025
Tools, Resources & Actions vs Fascism
Today’s Agenda: tr.ee/day302
Today’s Resistance Survival Guide: tr.ee/rsg154
Resistance Directory: resistancedirectory.com
I'm back home for the weekend - and always glad to hear that William is still doing well.
At 97, the Bard of Albany Still Spins Tales of Gangsters and Politicians
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November 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I'm back home for the weekend - and always glad to hear that William is still doing well.
As Treasurer for ILRCSF, I mourn the passing of Alice Wong, a friend to center and one of the greats.
Our beloved Alice Wong has joined the ancestors. It was one of the great honors of my life to call Alice my friend, co-author & co-conspirator. She was a true genius, a force of nature the likes of which the world has never seen before. I love you, Alice, and am equal parts grateful and devastated
November 15, 2025 at 1:31 PM
As Treasurer for ILRCSF, I mourn the passing of Alice Wong, a friend to center and one of the greats.
The Northern Lights are so bright on Veterans Day that they're plainly visible over the bright lights of Lawrence, Massachusetts.
November 12, 2025 at 3:50 AM
The Northern Lights are so bright on Veterans Day that they're plainly visible over the bright lights of Lawrence, Massachusetts.
A poem for my grandpa, Cpl. Vincent Lenz of the storied Super Sixth. #VeteransDay
Valor Concealed
In memory of a shellshocked Veteran of a Fucked-up War
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November 11, 2025 at 4:18 AM
A poem for my grandpa, Cpl. Vincent Lenz of the storied Super Sixth. #VeteransDay
Dancing about architecture:
She's Beyond Good and Evil
The House Beautiful at Osgood Hill
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November 9, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Dancing about architecture:
Kelly and the Klan:
November 5, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Kelly and the Klan:
"I awakened to the cry
that the people have the power
to redeem the work of fools
upon the meek the graces shower
it's decreed the people rule”
- Patti Smith, from People have the Power (1988)
that the people have the power
to redeem the work of fools
upon the meek the graces shower
it's decreed the people rule”
- Patti Smith, from People have the Power (1988)
November 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
"I awakened to the cry
that the people have the power
to redeem the work of fools
upon the meek the graces shower
it's decreed the people rule”
- Patti Smith, from People have the Power (1988)
that the people have the power
to redeem the work of fools
upon the meek the graces shower
it's decreed the people rule”
- Patti Smith, from People have the Power (1988)
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November 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Jason O’Toole, “Astropastoral (The Second Pentacle of the Sun)” – New England Poetry Club
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November 4, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Come back with me to one of the rowdiest nights in punk history...which in 1987, could have been just about any night. #NYHC #DagNasty #DCHardcore #Ramones #GBH #BeastieBoys
Wig Out at The Ritz
One Night in NY Hardcore - September 1987
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November 2, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Come back with me to one of the rowdiest nights in punk history...which in 1987, could have been just about any night. #NYHC #DagNasty #DCHardcore #Ramones #GBH #BeastieBoys
Ted Kooser is one of America's greatest poets, hands down. This is exciting news!
Celebrating Ted Kooser's new chapbook - published as a benefit for the Red Letters. Read about it in this week's RLP:
To receive the new installment, subscribe, or submit poems:
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or view at: dougholder.blogspot.com
#TedKooser #FellowCreatures #RedLetters #poetry
To receive the new installment, subscribe, or submit poems:
stevenratiner.com/category/red...
or view at: dougholder.blogspot.com
#TedKooser #FellowCreatures #RedLetters #poetry
The Red Letters Archives - Steven Ratiner
In ancient Rome, feast days were indicated on the calendar by red letters. To my mind, all poetry and art serves as a reminder that every day we wake together beneath the sun is a red-letter day. ...
stevenratiner.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Ted Kooser is one of America's greatest poets, hands down. This is exciting news!
It's been 42 years since we first heard Hüsker Dü - Metal Circus EP, and the melodic hardcore murder ballad, “Diane.” The five songs on this SST release from 1983 have had a lasting impact on music well beyond the parameters of post-punk. RIP Grant Hart.
October 30, 2025 at 12:37 PM
It's been 42 years since we first heard Hüsker Dü - Metal Circus EP, and the melodic hardcore murder ballad, “Diane.” The five songs on this SST release from 1983 have had a lasting impact on music well beyond the parameters of post-punk. RIP Grant Hart.
Change one letter. Ruin a candy.
Violent Mints
Violent Mints
October 30, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Change one letter. Ruin a candy.
Violent Mints
Violent Mints
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October 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
A threatened bird was spotted on Plum Island during the tail end of migration. #endangered #climatechange #shutdown
Encounter with a Rusty Blackbird
A true one-percenter - one of North America's most threatened birds
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October 26, 2025 at 12:41 AM
A threatened bird was spotted on Plum Island during the tail end of migration. #endangered #climatechange #shutdown
The White House is full of asbestos, but don't worry. Trump has long declared it safe! That demolition crew's lungs will be just fine after they're not paid and deported.
White House Aides Evacuate Over Asbestos Risks as Administration Moves To Keep Deadly Carcinogen Legal
Ivanka Trump, Kellyanne Conway and other senior White House aides have vacated their West Wing offices while asbestos is removed – even as the Trump administration is manipulating a federal chemical s...
www.ewg.org
October 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The White House is full of asbestos, but don't worry. Trump has long declared it safe! That demolition crew's lungs will be just fine after they're not paid and deported.
Imagine the outrage if Kamala Harris did this.
October 22, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Imagine the outrage if Kamala Harris did this.
When I was small, I got to hear one of Pete’s dockside concerts in Albany, which was given to raise money for this educational project. Afterwards, I ran up to meet the man whose songs I’d grown up playing along.
#writingcommunity #poetry #rivers #environmentalism
#writingcommunity #poetry #rivers #environmentalism
Clearwater
Sailing the Hudson with Pete Seeger
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October 21, 2025 at 4:37 AM
When I was small, I got to hear one of Pete’s dockside concerts in Albany, which was given to raise money for this educational project. Afterwards, I ran up to meet the man whose songs I’d grown up playing along.
#writingcommunity #poetry #rivers #environmentalism
#writingcommunity #poetry #rivers #environmentalism
I'll be in Costa Rica for Black Friday buying coffee as gifts. If you're in the States, stay home. Screw Cyber Monday too. Small Business Saturday is cool, but try to support indie shops, especially women and minority owned.
October 20, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I'll be in Costa Rica for Black Friday buying coffee as gifts. If you're in the States, stay home. Screw Cyber Monday too. Small Business Saturday is cool, but try to support indie shops, especially women and minority owned.
No dialog with oppressors.
Don't engage. Just block. They want to push their rage bait on here. Don't give them the satisfaction.
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October 19, 2025 at 6:33 AM
No dialog with oppressors.
My Antifa uniform, circa 2003.
October 19, 2025 at 2:13 AM
My Antifa uniform, circa 2003.