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Brian Stephen Ellis

@brianstephenellis.bsky.social
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Poetry, Prose, Teaching

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drewtoothpaste @drewtoothpaste.bsky.social · 17h
i had heard about gamers for years. a lifestyle dedicated to having fun sounded to me like its adherents would form bonds based on positivity, friendship and the joy of fair competition
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Community Protection Broadcast @cpb.works · 26/09/2026
The billionaire lobbyists of Portland do not have the best interests of Portland at heart. The billionaire lobbyists of Portland do not have the best interests of Portland at heart. The billionaire lobbyists of Portland do not have the best interests of Portland at heart.
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Brian Stephen Ellis @brianstephenellis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Excited to have Maya Williams' erasures up at Pool Party! poolpartymag.com/three-poems-...
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Three erasure poems by Maya Williams
Three erasure poems by Maya Williams
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Alissa Azar @alissaazar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
That’s a big reason why people show up. Not because community defense is a substitute for accountability, but because people have seen what happens when nobody intervenes.
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Alissa Azar @alissaazar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Almost every time an antifascist is assaulted by someone on the far right at a protest/counter protest/certain events etc, there are people who immediately go to the cops and ask “why aren’t you arresting them?”
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drewtoothpaste @drewtoothpaste.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
the internet used to be an intellectual escape from the world but now it's part of the world. so clearly we need an internet for the internet
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Brian Stephen Ellis @brianstephenellis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Do you need to brush your teeth to talk on the phone??
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Dr. Han VanderHart @hanvanderhart.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I love the way the gym coaches constantly re-arrange the same gym equipment, never satisfied. It’s like a poet and the parts of a poem. Never finished, simply abandoned.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
corporate asked you to find the differences between these two pictures
Tilcayo, the newly discovered leopard catHeater, the well-known orange baby (identical)
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Brian Stephen Ellis @brianstephenellis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I am beyond honored to be doing my first residency with the Carolyn Moore writers house. Portland Community College has supported me in so many ways over the years, first in getting my associates degree and then as an instructor for Community Ed. I am so excited to stay at the house this October!
The Carolyn Moore Writing Residency 2026-27 Residents. Grid of author photos showing the residents: Matthew D. Albertson, Alayna Becker, Erica Berry, Deya Bhattacharya, Wayne Bund, Debaroti Chakraborty, Kale Hensley, Megan Kamalei Kakimoto, Jewell Karinen, Angelina Leaños, Alexandra Martinez, Lucas Martínez, Jai Milx, Miguel M. Morales, Ema O’Connor, Rosalie Purvis, Rae Rowe, and Oak Sikrom
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404 Media @404media.co · 16/09/2026
NEW: Hackers ripped down a Flock camera above a roadway, made a near-complete copy of the data stored inside it, and shared the files with 404 Media and @wired.com, revealing in new detail how exactly Flock Safety’s cameras track the movements of both vehicles and people.
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Hackers Stole Flock’s Camera Software, Revealing How the Company Tracks Cars and People
While people around the U.S. are tearing down Flock cameras, one group of hackers went a step further: extracting the camera's software too.
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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
the vvitch is a horror story about what new england was like before dunkin
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Matt Knutson 🏜 @mattknuts.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
My debut fiction collection, So Far Behind I Thought I Was First, is available for pre-order! A collection of west coast gothic stories following characters on the margins of society, left behind by the promise of the American Dream. poolpartymag.com/books/so-far...
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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 12/09/2026
Honestly, "big-name studios can't agree on the premise of the Muppet Show" sounds like the premise of the Muppet Show
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Brian Stephen Ellis @brianstephenellis.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I kicked off the second season of Backfence Unhinged by telling this story about auditioning at the age of 12 for the role of Robin in Batman Forever, which they ended up giving to Chris O'Donnell www.iheart.com/podcast/1323...
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BACKFENCE Unhinged Ep 44: Brian S. Ellis #2 - BACKFENCE Unhinged | iHeart
<p>A brand new season is upon us!! SEASON TWO of BACKFENCE Unhinged has arrived!!! Thank you for following along!&nbsp;</p> <p>EPISODE 44: Brian S. Ellis</p> <p>Sometimes a much older brother&rsquo;s ...
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JP @jpbrammer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I wrote about AI, our relationship to pain and to comfort, and about why writing should hurt johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/writing-sh...
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Writing Should Hurt
On our relationship to pain and creativity
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 04/09/2026
Mayors and governors control many of Flock’s contracts for its AI-powered surveillance cameras. It’s donating to their associations.
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Flock Donations to Local Politicians’ Groups Skyrocket as Protests Against AI Cameras Mount
As fed-up activists target Flock, the surveillance camera company is increasing donations to associations for mayors and other local officials.
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Community Protection Broadcast @cpb.works · 04/09/2026
Just so Oregonians are clear, gubernatorial candidate, Christine Drazan’s 6-part policy for Oregon is just trickledown economics. That’s it. • She wants to pass massive tax breaks for corporations & billionaires. • She wants to deregulate & throw out business standards that keep Oregonians safe…
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Brian Stephen Ellis @brianstephenellis.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I'VE SEEN ENOUGH: Arugula is officially "the plant of determination"
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Brian Stephen Ellis @brianstephenellis.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Fine. *I'll* say it: Triple Jeopardy is an affront to god.
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Andromeda @ulveheksa.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Questionnaire by Wendell Berry
Questionnaire by Wendell Berry

1. How much poison are you willing to eat for the success of the free market and global trade?
Please name your preferred poisons.

2. For the sake of goodness, how much evil are you willing to do?
Fill in the following blanks with the names of your favorite evils and acts of hatred.

3. What sacrifices are you prepared to make for culture and civilization? Please list the monuments, shrines, and works of art you would most willingly destroy.

4. In the name of patriotism and the flag, how much of our beloved land are you willing to desecrate? List in the following spaces the mountains, rivers, towns, farms you could most readily do without.

5. State briefly the ideas, ideals, or hopes, the energy sources, the kinds of security, for which you would kill a child. Name, please, the children whom you would be willing to kill.
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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Hey there’s a sign that says “Free Tcks for Coyote Vs Acme” with a big arrow pointing at this detonator on the edge of the cliff I’m standing on. Should I push it??
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Brian Stephen Ellis @brianstephenellis.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Here in what Natalie Babbit called the ferris wheel height of summer, Jane Belinda's poem, Worse, is like an anti-resolution anthem. Read it at Pool Party! poolpartymag.com/how-to-lose-...
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Worse, a poem by Jane Belinda
I need to get to the bottom of this nasty pit. / I am leaving the agony of growth / to swim in this stagnant water. / I will not stop until the leeches are all full.
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Brian Stephen Ellis @brianstephenellis.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
This fall will be my ninth year teaching Personal Storytelling Introduction through PCC continuing education. I also have a one on one version of the class. Sign up here! www.pcc.edu/schedule/fal...
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Personal Storytelling Introduction | Class Schedule at PCC
Tell your true, personal stories out loud. Learn to shape and construct your story using the tools of the oral tradition, and practice for an audience using tried and true...
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dave @gloomfather.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
yeah man "woke 1" sucked ass. I "woke 1" morning from uneasy dreams to find myself transformed into a giant insect
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r o o @jakepaulsartre.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
"Bluesky is dying" bro you're talking about a website full of 38 year olds who have fringe political beliefs and listen to black metal bands with >1000 listeners on spotify, nobody here cares about popularity
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drewtoothpaste @drewtoothpaste.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
hot coffee on a summer afternoon "uncle's delight"
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Nick @ecosozialismus.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
the testimony about how we need public money to go into private hands so then the private sector can give to philanthropic organizations / non-profits was actually the clearest explanation of the rot of neoliberalism I've ever heard. The government should just fund public services & employ people.
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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
THIS SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING THE HEAD OF SPACE X SHOULD GO TO JAIL FOR
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Brian Stephen Ellis @brianstephenellis.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
:"If someone was breaking into your house, you'd call the police for help" :"why would it help me for a bunch of armed men to show up 90 mins after my house was broken into and shoot my neighbors dog?"
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Street Roots @streetroots.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Meet Bre Irish, the former legislative aide to U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, who is part of a wave of democratic socialists running for office, seeking to challenge mainstream Democratic politics.
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The fighting (Ms.) Irish
Big Brother may be watching you, but for whatever comfort it brings, Bre Irish is giving that authoritarian thug the stink eye right back — at least in Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley. One in a wave…
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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
said it before and i'll say it again: the number one writing hack is just to make friends. you can either spend an hour in an obscure & contentious reddit forum trying to figure out what a 2012 camaro sounds like or you can ask your buddy, the Car Guy
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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Studio execs are going to want to adapt more poems for the big screen now
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weeder @weeder.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Nobody ever explained to me what a passkey is or how they work. Websites just started asking me for passkeys like it's something we talked about.
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Brian Stephen Ellis @brianstephenellis.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Kool-Aid Man could break every single other one of these motherfuckers at the same time and you would've even see sweat on the glass
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Brian Stephen Ellis @brianstephenellis.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I think I'd be good at being one of those people that helps a spy be on the lookout for people trailing them: I'm so good a quietly drinking coffee in front of a building that's across the street from other buildings
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Community Protection Broadcast @cpb.works · 23/07/2026
GM Portland ☀️ Some voters elect moderates & corporatists to office, to “preserve” what’s familiar to them. But that’s not preservation. It’s stagnation. Meanwhile, progressives get stonewalled by moderates, and then blamed for the lack of progress the moderates never wanted in the first place.
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Wooden Head Shakes Next to Brick
Alt: Wooden Head Shakes Next to Brick
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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
The Red Sox have won fourteen games in a row and I haven’t double checked the math but I think that means I’m never going to die.
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Lemondrop 👉 YOUMA? @lipstick-lemondrop.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
holy moly @hausofdecline.bsky.social in @inthesetimes.com ???
Photo of a page from the July issue of In These Times, depicting a six-panel comic from Haus of Decline. 

Panel 1: A woman standing and smiling in front of a chart. “THE ADVENTURES OF BLOODLESS QUANT”
Panel 2: Another woman pleads to Bloodless Quant: “Bloodless Quant, please help! I can’t afford to feed my family!”
Panel 3: BQ replies, “That’s ludicrous. The stock market is at an all-time high”
Panel 4: The woman says “But groceries are—“ but BQ cheerfully interjects, “You shouldn’t make statements if you don’t have economic literacy!” 
Panel 5: BQ holds up a chart with a line rocketing upward, saying “Here’s a chart explaining why your fears are unfounded”
Panel 6: A boy asks the woman, “What are we having for dinner tonight?” The woman dejectedly stirs a pot with the chart in it. “Chart,” she replies.
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Nick @ecosozialismus.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Sign up to testify on 7/23 about the transfer of Zenith Energy's franchise agreement to I Squared Capital. Link to testimony sign up (remote or in person): www.portland.gov/council-cler... Link to email: actionnetwork.org/letters/voic... Link to more information: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Register for testimony or submit written testimony to Council
Complete this form to register to provide verbal testimony on an agenda item during Council and committee meetings, or to submit written testimony on an item.
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Brian Stephen Ellis @brianstephenellis.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
This Saturday, July 25th
Poetry at Community Blocks at the intersection of 42nd Ave and Francis. 1-2pm Jenn Tullos, Christopher Diaz, Camille McDaniel, RJ Equality 3-4pm Shiaian Price, Jane Belinda, Mindy Nettifee, Brian Stephen Ellis 5-6pm Diego, KB, Julia Gaskill, Joshua Merritt
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Brett Shaw @brettshaw.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
He is PERFECT ... #Jimothy
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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The Odyssey lacks cyclops dong. Manage your expectations accordingly.
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WIRED @wired.com · 17/07/2026
Read our story from July 9 about how an MSG database tracked and categorized hundreds of celebs, famous Knicks superfans, and even some of Taylor Swift’s wedding guests. Labels included “LGBTQIA,” “DO NOT HOST,” and low to high “risk.”
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Madison Square Garden Kept a List of Gay Celebrities
An MSG database tracked and categorized hundreds of celebs, famous Knicks superfans, and even some of Taylor Swift’s wedding guests. Labels included “LGBTQIA,” “DO NOT HOST,” and low to high “risk.”
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Jack Grimes @jackapedia.design · 16/07/2026
Furious that Chris Nolan would disregard historical accuracy in adapting The Odyssey by making a "movie" with "cameras" instead of memorizing the entire story and then going on a nationwide tour to sing it to us while tripping on ergotized barley
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Brian Stephen Ellis @brianstephenellis.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Dwight Espresso
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Marielle Hellraiser 💀 @mags.colvett.online · 16/07/2026
Raffi you’re so right
Threads post from raffi_music:
stay creative. after Baby Beluga, I didn't worry about how can I top that.. just kept growing as a person and musically. 14 years later, Bananaphone!
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