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My new book of Ekphrastic Poetry, About to Disappear (Shanti Arts), will appear on or about Oct. 1st, 2025. The image is by Kylli Sparre and is called Disquiet.
I''ll be looking for opportunities to feature, particularly online, in the new year.
I''ll be looking for opportunities to feature, particularly online, in the new year.
June 27, 2025 at 2:57 PM
My new book of Ekphrastic Poetry, About to Disappear (Shanti Arts), will appear on or about Oct. 1st, 2025. The image is by Kylli Sparre and is called Disquiet.
I''ll be looking for opportunities to feature, particularly online, in the new year.
I''ll be looking for opportunities to feature, particularly online, in the new year.
My new book of ekphrastic poetry, Ab
June 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
My new book of ekphrastic poetry, Ab
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Resist Trump's militarized attacks on the public!
Trump’s deployment of the military to intimidate and quell local protests—without a request from the governor—is the first incident of its kind in sixty years. And the conditions that would warrant su...
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June 12, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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'That's a Dictator': Trump Threatens Force Against Military Parade Protesters www.commondreams.org/news/trump-m...
'That's a Dictator': Trump Threatens Force Against Military Parade Protesters | Common Dreams
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to respond with force
to protesters who gather this coming weekend in opposition to his costly
and authoritarian military parade in Washington, D.C.
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June 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
'That's a Dictator': Trump Threatens Force Against Military Parade Protesters www.commondreams.org/news/trump-m...
BREAKING: FBI Investigating Possible Act of Terror in Colorado as Ukraine Launches Major Attack in Russia
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BREAKING: FBI Investigating Possible Act of Terror in Colorado as Ukraine Launches Major Attack in Russia
Ukraine launched a major operation without Trump knowing, massive anti-Trump protests are planned, a celebration of the Pope is on for Trump's birthday, and the FBI is investigating an act of terror
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June 2, 2025 at 1:03 AM
BREAKING: FBI Investigating Possible Act of Terror in Colorado as Ukraine Launches Major Attack in Russia
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia should be home with his children, but he’s stuck in a Salvadoran prison because Trump refuses to bring him back. Join me and standupamerica.com in demanding Garcia be brought back to the U.S. immediately: act.standupamerica.com/letters/lett...
Stand Up America
We’re a grassroots community that’s standing up to corruption and voter suppression and building a more representative democracy.
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May 14, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Kilmar Abrego Garcia should be home with his children, but he’s stuck in a Salvadoran prison because Trump refuses to bring him back. Join me and standupamerica.com in demanding Garcia be brought back to the U.S. immediately: act.standupamerica.com/letters/lett...
Everett Rudolph: I’m a brand new activist—here’s what got me to join others in the streets voxpopulisphere.com/2025/05/12/e...
Everett Rudolph: I’m a brand new activist—here’s what got me to join others in the streets
As a lifelong conservative, my turn to activism has given me insights into what we can do to bring others like me into the movement.
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May 12, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Everett Rudolph: I’m a brand new activist—here’s what got me to join others in the streets voxpopulisphere.com/2025/05/12/e...
While Trump claims to care about government efficiency, his FBI director is using government aircraft to visit his girlfriend and attend sporting events. app.sosha.ai/s/RELsQNEe
Patel takes FBI plane to visit girlfriend, attend sporting events
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April 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
While Trump claims to care about government efficiency, his FBI director is using government aircraft to visit his girlfriend and attend sporting events. app.sosha.ai/s/RELsQNEe
Another national security scandal: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used an unsecured internet line for his Signal chats, where the Trump Administration has leaked war plans to a journalist, friends, and family. app.sosha.ai/s/yKAXv44E
Hegseth used unsecured line for Signal chats
app.sosha.ai
April 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Another national security scandal: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used an unsecured internet line for his Signal chats, where the Trump Administration has leaked war plans to a journalist, friends, and family. app.sosha.ai/s/yKAXv44E
Trump's Education Department will resume garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers who are in default, ending a longstanding leniency policy. app.sosha.ai/s/RDVFheGA
No more leniency on student loans
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April 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Trump's Education Department will resume garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers who are in default, ending a longstanding leniency policy. app.sosha.ai/s/RDVFheGA
WTF? Trump claims there are "too many eggs" and "prices are getting too low" in bizarre White House appearance. app.sosha.ai/s/G9GoSVmA
Trump says egg prices are too low
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April 29, 2025 at 10:59 PM
WTF? Trump claims there are "too many eggs" and "prices are getting too low" in bizarre White House appearance. app.sosha.ai/s/G9GoSVmA
Experts are sounding the alarm over Trump's CDC cuts that could threaten IVF access and crucial data on maternal health. app.sosha.ai/s/PHxGiVpr
Trump guts fertility and maternal health programs
app.sosha.ai
April 29, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Experts are sounding the alarm over Trump's CDC cuts that could threaten IVF access and crucial data on maternal health. app.sosha.ai/s/PHxGiVpr
Make Arsenic Great Again? Trump rolls back regulations on poisonous pollution and harmful waste, making it more likely that Americans will be exposed to toxins. app.sosha.ai/s/qd84EPgu
Trump gives big boost to poisonous pollution
app.sosha.ai
April 29, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Make Arsenic Great Again? Trump rolls back regulations on poisonous pollution and harmful waste, making it more likely that Americans will be exposed to toxins. app.sosha.ai/s/qd84EPgu
Trump likes to talk about "law and order," but his administration is defying a unanimous Supreme Court order to return a Maryland man who was deported illegally and sent to a notorious prison camp. app.sosha.ai/s/ZnapttBW
Trump continues to defy SCOTUS
app.sosha.ai
April 29, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Trump likes to talk about "law and order," but his administration is defying a unanimous Supreme Court order to return a Maryland man who was deported illegally and sent to a notorious prison camp. app.sosha.ai/s/ZnapttBW
Recent staffing cuts by Trump and Musk are putting Social Security at risk. app.sosha.ai/s/DX8IA6Xz
Social Security faces 'death spiral'
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April 29, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Recent staffing cuts by Trump and Musk are putting Social Security at risk. app.sosha.ai/s/DX8IA6Xz
Trump Slump: For the first time since 2001, a majority of Americans say their financial situation is getting worse. app.sosha.ai/s/BpHiHhig
Economic pessimism at 24-year high
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April 29, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Trump Slump: For the first time since 2001, a majority of Americans say their financial situation is getting worse. app.sosha.ai/s/BpHiHhig
Trump has broken his own record for the lowest presidential approval rating at the 100-day mark. app.sosha.ai/s/N2oEtZkM
Trump is historically unpopular
app.sosha.ai
April 29, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Trump has broken his own record for the lowest presidential approval rating at the 100-day mark. app.sosha.ai/s/N2oEtZkM
April 27, 2025
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April 27, 2025
Last night a new club opened in the wealthy Georgetown neighborhood in Washington, D.C.
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April 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
April 27, 2025
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37 Marvelous Writing Conferences and Workshops in May 2025 publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2025/04/37-w...
37 Marvelous Writing Conferences and Workshops in May 2025
This May there are more than three dozen writing conferences and workshops. Some conferences and workshops will be held online, but most wil...
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April 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
37 Marvelous Writing Conferences and Workshops in May 2025 publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2025/04/37-w...
64 Writing Contests in May 2025 - No entry fees publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2025/04/64-w...
64 Writing Contests in May 2025 - No entry fees
This May there are more than five dozen free writing contests for short fiction, novels, poetry, CNF, nonfiction, and plays. Prizes range fr...
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April 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM
64 Writing Contests in May 2025 - No entry fees publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2025/04/64-w...
74 Calls for Submissions in May 2025 - Paying markets publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2025/04/74-c...
74 Calls for Submissions in May 2025 - Paying markets
This May there are more than six dozen calls for submissions. All of these are paying markets, and none charge submission fees. As always, e...
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April 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM
74 Calls for Submissions in May 2025 - Paying markets publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2025/04/74-c...
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🔴 Join the May 1 National Day of Action. Stand with us in cities across the country as we show up for freedom, justice, and equality.
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April 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
🔴 Join the May 1 National Day of Action. Stand with us in cities across the country as we show up for freedom, justice, and equality.
📍Find your city/state here to signup: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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April 26, 2025
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April 26, 2025
Early yesterday morning, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sent three U.S.
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April 27, 2025 at 1:19 PM
April 26, 2025
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Tell Trump and the GOP: Do NOT Defund our Libraries and Museums
An executive order issued by the Trump administration on Friday night, March 14, calls for the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the nation’s only federal agency for America...
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April 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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