Ruby Hansen Murray
@osagewriter.bsky.social
MacDowell, Hedgebrook, Tin House Debut40+ fellow. Iowa Review & Montana Prizes. Work MQR, Poetry, Ecotone. Award-winning columnist Osage News.
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Self-portrait. Love this view, staying clear/positive these wacky days. Grateful.
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It's incredible that neither the president nor VP was here. The politicization of all facets of American life is coming from the White House. No other American president would have failed to pay their respects. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Tim Walz eulogizes slain lawmaker as a historic Minnesotan — and friend
After a hug with Kamala Harris, Gov. Tim Walz eulogized slain state Rep. Melissa Hortman as “the most consequential speaker in Minnesota history.”
www.washingtonpost.com
June 29, 2025 at 11:40 AM
It's incredible that neither the president nor VP was here. The politicization of all facets of American life is coming from the White House. No other American president would have failed to pay their respects. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Thanks, @burgi.bsky.social
Wonderful poem by Ruby Hansen Murray @osagewriter.bsky.social in Poetry's June issue.
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Lillie in the Reign of Terror
Mine to live alone, hear the strong wind in the live oaks. Mine to ignore the 𐒻͘𐓇𐓈𐒰𐓐𐒻 in my house, the hair oil on the pillow, Mine is to live in the Osage, remember my relatives and never show weakne...
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June 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Thanks, @burgi.bsky.social
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Medicaid isn’t waste — it’s care.
It covers half of U.S. births, millions of seniors, and people with disabilities.
The real waste? Attacks on a program that saves lives.
📞 Call Congress: 866-426-2631 to urge them to protect Medicaid.
It covers half of U.S. births, millions of seniors, and people with disabilities.
The real waste? Attacks on a program that saves lives.
📞 Call Congress: 866-426-2631 to urge them to protect Medicaid.
May 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Medicaid isn’t waste — it’s care.
It covers half of U.S. births, millions of seniors, and people with disabilities.
The real waste? Attacks on a program that saves lives.
📞 Call Congress: 866-426-2631 to urge them to protect Medicaid.
It covers half of U.S. births, millions of seniors, and people with disabilities.
The real waste? Attacks on a program that saves lives.
📞 Call Congress: 866-426-2631 to urge them to protect Medicaid.
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My backyard!!!!!
Conservationists say Canadian mine is contaminating Wrangell-area watershed
The Red Chris Mine in British Columbia border is already 89 square miles, bigger than Wrangell Island. And the mine — just 25 miles from the border — could get bigger.
alaskapublic.org
April 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
My backyard!!!!!
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Senators Chuck Grassley (R) and Maria Cantwell (D) just introduced a bill to reassert Congress’s power over tariffs.
—President must notify Congress on new tariffs within 48 hours of imposition.
—Congress must approve them within 60 days or they expire.
www.cantwell.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
—President must notify Congress on new tariffs within 48 hours of imposition.
—Congress must approve them within 60 days or they expire.
www.cantwell.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
www.cantwell.senate.gov
April 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Senators Chuck Grassley (R) and Maria Cantwell (D) just introduced a bill to reassert Congress’s power over tariffs.
—President must notify Congress on new tariffs within 48 hours of imposition.
—Congress must approve them within 60 days or they expire.
www.cantwell.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
—President must notify Congress on new tariffs within 48 hours of imposition.
—Congress must approve them within 60 days or they expire.
www.cantwell.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
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This.
Everyone needs to call up their Republican members of Congress today & ask them why they’re raising taxes on their own constituents. Make them own this because they do.
April 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
This.
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The USPS, established by the Constitution, has always been a vital public service. All these years later, its mission to provide universal mail service to the nation remains a fundamental constitutional commitment. As letter carriers, we intend to honor and protect that commitment.
April 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The USPS, established by the Constitution, has always been a vital public service. All these years later, its mission to provide universal mail service to the nation remains a fundamental constitutional commitment. As letter carriers, we intend to honor and protect that commitment.
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Go ahead.
Let the people see you for what you are.
Let the people see you for what you are.
for the second time today, Tom Homan is on Fox News confirming that he asked the DOJ to investigate AOC
February 18, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Go ahead.
Let the people see you for what you are.
Let the people see you for what you are.
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Come write poems with me!
February 21, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Come write poems with me!
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Today's Featured Poet:
Andrew Hemmert is the author of Blessing the Exoskeleton (University of Pittsburgh Press) and Sawgrass Sky (Texas Review Press). His third book, No Longer at This Address, will be published by the University of Pittsburgh Press in Fall 2025.
Andrew Hemmert is the author of Blessing the Exoskeleton (University of Pittsburgh Press) and Sawgrass Sky (Texas Review Press). His third book, No Longer at This Address, will be published by the University of Pittsburgh Press in Fall 2025.
February 19, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Today's Featured Poet:
Andrew Hemmert is the author of Blessing the Exoskeleton (University of Pittsburgh Press) and Sawgrass Sky (Texas Review Press). His third book, No Longer at This Address, will be published by the University of Pittsburgh Press in Fall 2025.
Andrew Hemmert is the author of Blessing the Exoskeleton (University of Pittsburgh Press) and Sawgrass Sky (Texas Review Press). His third book, No Longer at This Address, will be published by the University of Pittsburgh Press in Fall 2025.
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Brazil shows that it can be done. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/w...
Brazil Charges Bolsonaro With Attempting a Coup
Brazil’s attorney general charged the former president Jair Bolsonaro with trying to overturn the 2022 elections.
www.nytimes.com
February 19, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Brazil shows that it can be done. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/w...
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Canada recognizes Aboriginal title over Haida Gwaii off B.C. in historic agreement vancouversun.com/news/canada-... via @VancouverSun
#Haida #HaidaGwaii #HaidaTitle #Indigenous #FirstNations #Canada
#Haida #HaidaGwaii #HaidaTitle #Indigenous #FirstNations #Canada
Canada recognizes Aboriginal title over Haida Gwaii off B.C. in historic agreement
This is the first time the federal government has recognized Aboriginal title through negotiations
vancouversun.com
February 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Canada recognizes Aboriginal title over Haida Gwaii off B.C. in historic agreement vancouversun.com/news/canada-... via @VancouverSun
#Haida #HaidaGwaii #HaidaTitle #Indigenous #FirstNations #Canada
#Haida #HaidaGwaii #HaidaTitle #Indigenous #FirstNations #Canada
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Our local tribe WCA is organizing a walk today at 5:00 pm. “…to create awareness that the borough and Forest Service are losing valuable and critical Forest Service employees.”
#AlaskaSky #AlaskaBlueSky
#AlaskaSky #AlaskaBlueSky
Wrangell Cooperative Association organizes walk this evening for Tongass National Forest - KSTK
Throughout the country federal employees are not sure if they’ll have a job much longer, including people who work for the Tongass National Forest.
www.kstk.org
February 15, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Our local tribe WCA is organizing a walk today at 5:00 pm. “…to create awareness that the borough and Forest Service are losing valuable and critical Forest Service employees.”
#AlaskaSky #AlaskaBlueSky
#AlaskaSky #AlaskaBlueSky
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My kind of valentine card.
[Deb Sandidge, roseate spoonbills in Florida vying for a perch.]
[Deb Sandidge, roseate spoonbills in Florida vying for a perch.]
February 15, 2025 at 1:56 AM
My kind of valentine card.
[Deb Sandidge, roseate spoonbills in Florida vying for a perch.]
[Deb Sandidge, roseate spoonbills in Florida vying for a perch.]
Standing with federal workers.
February 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Standing with federal workers.
Happy Sámi Day, Vivian.
Lihkku sámi álbmotbeivviin! Happy Sámi National Day!
Sámi flag colors red, blue, green & yellow. Traditional colors on Sámi clothing. Circle symbolizes sun in red, & moon in blue. The yellow & the green are symbols of nature & animals.
#SamiNationalDay #Samidiaspora #Sami #Alaska #indigenous
Sámi flag colors red, blue, green & yellow. Traditional colors on Sámi clothing. Circle symbolizes sun in red, & moon in blue. The yellow & the green are symbols of nature & animals.
#SamiNationalDay #Samidiaspora #Sami #Alaska #indigenous
February 6, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Happy Sámi Day, Vivian.
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As Oklahoma HB1775 continues to exist unamended or unrepealed, our collective history is ignored. Historian and filmmaker Ken Burns reminds us of the value of understanding our country's success as well as our failures.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE_T...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE_T...
Ken Burns: Confronting America's shameful, violent history makes us stronger as a nation
YouTube video by Washington Post
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February 6, 2025 at 12:23 AM
As Oklahoma HB1775 continues to exist unamended or unrepealed, our collective history is ignored. Historian and filmmaker Ken Burns reminds us of the value of understanding our country's success as well as our failures.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE_T...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE_T...
This was a beautiful essay.
In the most recent RS/NF, Nonfiction Editor Claire Walla and Assistant Editor Matt Torralba Andrews speak with writer Pamela Baker about finding metaphors in revision, researching longleaf pine forests, and writing point of view in her essay, “Mechanical Treatments and Other Restorative Plans.”
RS/NF with Pamela Baker
YouTube video by River Styx Magazine
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February 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
This was a beautiful essay.
Congratulations, @morgantalty.bsky.social & @tinhouse.bsky.social
“A poignant story about the secrets of a white man raised on a Penobscot Reservation examines the bonds of family and the definition of heritage.”
American Library Association names 🔥Fire Exit by @morgantalty.bsky.social a 2025 Notable Book, Fiction!
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American Library Association names 🔥Fire Exit by @morgantalty.bsky.social a 2025 Notable Book, Fiction!
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January 27, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Congratulations, @morgantalty.bsky.social & @tinhouse.bsky.social
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Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who in 1948 became the first Black nurse to serve in the regular U.S. armed forces after years of being barred from a segregated military, died on Jan. 8. She was 104.
Nancy Leftenant-Colon, 104, Dies; Army Nurse Broke a Color Barrier
After years of being barred from a segregated military, she became the first Black nurse in the regular U.S. armed forces. She was later an Air Force officer.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who in 1948 became the first Black nurse to serve in the regular U.S. armed forces after years of being barred from a segregated military, died on Jan. 8. She was 104.