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Deborah Kay Kelly

@dkkelly.bsky.social
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Confusion is a good sign, it means you are about to learn something. Poetry in journals listed on website. DeborahKayKelly.com

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026
The ICE agent who shot Araujo in a Houston is named GREGORY FEATHERS. Make sure everyone knows.
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Deborah Kay Kelly @dkkelly.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
After reading a column in which the author castigates everyone for every possible response to their grief, what a gift to read this poem, a view into what might really serve the mourner. Beautiful poem. Encourages perceptive presence, which seems ever more elusive. #Poetry tinyurl.com/y6h9rad9
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How to Greet a Widow
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Deborah Kay Kelly @dkkelly.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"...the act of voting is not the win. What elections do, and what the people you elect do, is what changes things. Germany learned that through catastrophe. We don't have to. Reduce the power of the executive...." Tad Stoermer tadstoermer.substack.com/p/does-dana-...
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Does Dana Bash Want You to Think Hitler Was a Product of Too Much Democracy?
A new excerpt from The Elections That Changed the World blames Weimar's multiparty democracy for the rise of the Nazis. The Germans who rebuilt their republic concluded the opposite.
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Deborah Kay Kelly @dkkelly.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Is the US above analysis for its lethal incursions? Iraq, for one, and Gaza, Chile, El Salvador, Cambodia, Viet Nam., "North America." Oh, seems so, to some. #Mamdani
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The Evergreen Review @evergreenreview.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“I’ve carried my heart like a third person. Whom I’ve made to lead. I’ve carried my heart, a scared cat. Made it swim. Used it as a metaphor for where your news strikes me. . . .” —“Workhorse” and two more poems by @dkkelly.bsky.social. Art by Klea McKenna. evergreenreview.com/read/workhor...
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Workhorse and other poems
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Deborah Kay Kelly @dkkelly.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Fog on bloody fog of war. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Netanyahu calls Israel’s war in Gaza ‘opposite of genocide’ in UN speech
Israeli PM attacks critics and calls New York mayor Zohran Mamdani ‘antisemitic’ in inflammatory address
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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The AP Stylebook:
IBM manual from 1979:
A COMPUTER CAN NEVER BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE
THEREFORE A COMPUTER MUST NEVER MAKE A MANAGEMENT DECISION
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Deborah Kay Kelly @dkkelly.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
@evergreenreview.bsky.social Thank you so much. evergreenreview.com/read/workhor...
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Workhorse and other poems
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Deborah Kay Kelly @dkkelly.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Dear Ilya. #poetry www.deborahkaykelly.com/post/postcar...
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Postcards to Ilya Kaminsky, in La Piccioletta Barca
Profound thanks to UK-based Arts journal, La Piccioletta Barca, for naming as Finalist my poem (hybrid form), "Postcards to Ilya Kaminsky", which appears in the just-released Antimatter Issue, online ...
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Deborah Kay Kelly @dkkelly.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
www.deborahkaykelly.com/post/workhorse #Poetry
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Workhorse
Three Poems in Evergreen Reviewhttps://evergreenreview.com/read/workhorse-and-other-poems/
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Deborah Kay Kelly @dkkelly.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
New poems in Evergreen Review #Poetry evergreenreview.com/read/workhor...
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Workhorse and other poems
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Tupelo Press @tupelopress.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Want to be published by Tupelo Press? We're open for submissions! 🌟 Call for unpublished manuscripts of poetry and/or creative non-fiction, including memoirs, essays, and hybrid works! 🌟 To learn more and submit, visit: tupelopress.subfolios.com
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Deborah Kay Kelly @dkkelly.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
So, AI agents really are growing into "real boys." Jiminy Cricket!
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Deborah Kay Kelly @dkkelly.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"The Trump administration says it's preparing signs that warn visitors about what it calls "ideological bias." NPR Good. Gives us all more occasions to explain to kids how this regime lies in our faces. #MalignantPropaganda
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Deborah Kay Kelly @dkkelly.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Tell it, Rep. Beatty!
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Deborah Kay Kelly @dkkelly.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Neighbors deborahkaykelly.substack.com/p/neighbors?... #Poetry
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Neighbors
I know three or four of you would eat me if you were enough hungry but I’m glad you’re scraping bark with your claws pouncing on elk sorting out your pack’s order And I need to know you’re there feedi...
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Deborah Kay Kelly @dkkelly.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Um. NATO engaged militarily with Belarus over Lithuania. #WarIsStupid
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Deborah Kay Kelly @dkkelly.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I so enjoy Kyle Clark #NewsAnchor
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Deborah Kay Kelly @dkkelly.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This is a crucial win. #MailInVoting www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to revive mail voting restrictions ahead of midterms, in huge win for voters
Read more here.
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Deborah Kay Kelly @dkkelly.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Oh, nothing to see here, right?
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Deborah Kay Kelly @dkkelly.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Quite the juxtaposition, today. #AI NYT then The Guardian.
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Deborah Kay Kelly @dkkelly.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The instability of nations recalls the instability of organized crime groups: when they can't rely on the reach and lines of power they've fought over anymore, once again, they all begin to arm and kill. #GeoPolitics #FarRight
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Deborah Kay Kelly @dkkelly.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Thank you. Thank you. youtu.be/UtSB9N56du8
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Jon Stewart on New York City 9/11 Air Quality Cover-up
YouTube video by C-SPAN
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Rise and Resist @riseandresist.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🚨VoteSafe.org IS Elon Musk—and He's Trying To Capture Your Sensitive Voter Data 🚨 EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO VOTE IS AT Vote.org
VOTESAFE.ORG IS ELON MUSK - HE IS TRYING TO CAPTURE YOUR SENSITIVE VOTER DATA
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Jorie Graham @joriegraham.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Read The Nerd Reich NOW www.instagram.com/reel/Dc31ioG...
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Gil Duran on Instagram: "Tech fascism is a cult of grievance and self-victimization that relies on surreal propaganda to establish a permanent hierarchy—men over women, whites over non-whites, the ric...
839 likes, 28 comments - gilduran on September 4, 2026: "Tech fascism is a cult of grievance and self-victimization that relies on surreal propaganda to establish a permanent hierarchy—men over women,...
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Todd Dillard @toddedillard.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I will say some of the push for AI in writing is how a lot of non-AI writers think the point of writing is to get published and no, the point of writing is to remove the weird little thing from your body and teach it tricks
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Deborah Kay Kelly @dkkelly.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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THE FLASH ISSUE: Intermission by Brenna Kischuk | From the Archive: 5:45 by Megan Stielstra
"I rub my hands over hot sand the way I would my husband’s back, pausing over the imperfections and careful not to kick up dust. I rub my hands over his back, too. Faster and without pause.”
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 07/09/2026
TODAY: Low-T Pete gave polygraphs to 50 Joint Staff who outrank him, a MAGA tried to assassinate Amy Acton, and Maryland Democrats win a redistricting battle. Free news, with swearing. If you've been meaning to check us out, today is the day! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Major Leak (feat. Andrea Hailey)
Podcast Episode · The Daily Beans · September 7 · 45m
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Deborah Kay Kelly @dkkelly.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
This film isn't easy, but it is essentially beautiful, and important. Now we can watch it for free on YouTube: #indigenous #Earth youtu.be/RhDdAONYZeQ
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YANUNI | Inside the Battle for the Amazon | Oscar® Shortlisted Documentary Feature Film
YouTube video by Leonardo DiCaprio
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Deborah Kay Kelly @dkkelly.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
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Deborah Kay Kelly @dkkelly.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Some perspective on the applicability of Chenowith’s 3.5% formula. Please give it attention. #Resistance ourmoralmoment.substack.com/p/opposition...
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Opposition Is Not Enough
Why our authoritarian crisis requires the vision of a movement that votes
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Deborah Kay Kelly @dkkelly.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I'm attending American Civil Liberties Union's event, “ACLU Know Your Voting Rights: A Training with Black Voters Matter” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/aclu/event/9...
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ACLU Know Your Voting Rights: A Training with Black Voters Matter · American Civil Liberties Union
### As we move closer to this year's National Voter Registration Day (NVRD), we’re reminding our leaders: The right to vote is fundamental to our democracy, and we’ll always work to protect it for eve...
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
My gosh. Fetterman pretended to be sick to avoid meeting three paralyzed veterans from rural PA…and then went to do a Fox interview on Israel. He agreed to meet a lawmaker who drove from PA to talk about homeless and working people…and then bailed & met pro-Israel Bruce Pearl.
One morning in June, three paralyzed military veterans in wheelchairs from rural Pennsylvania arrived at the office of Sen. John Fetterman for a long-awaited meeting to discuss legislation that would improve their care.
Fetterman's staff greeted them with bad news: The Pennsylvania Democrat had to cancel. He'd told his staff he may have eaten something bad and wasn't feeling well, according to people familiar with the matter.
Less than an hour after his staffers met with the veterans in his place, Fetterman walked into his office, showing no signs of illness. He had an appointment he didn't want to miss, he told staff: an interview on Fox News to discuss Israel and the war in Iran."He was available. He just chose not to meet with us," Williams said.
Even when Fetterman does agree to meetings, he often cancels, according to former staffers.
Also last April, Fetterman agreed to take a meeting with another state lawmaker, Liz Hanbidge, who drove down from Pennsylvania to introduce herself, and to discuss programs that help the homeless and working poor in her county. But when Hanbidge arrived, according to staffers who were present, Fetterman claimed he hadn't agreed to the meeting. The aides spent more than an hour pleading with him to talk to her; staffers eventually met with Hanbidge in his place.
Fetterman did take another meeting that day-with Bruce Pearl, the former college basketball coach and Israel advocate. The pair discussed legislation that would affect college sports, and Pearl thanked Fetterman for his stance on Israel, Pearl said in an interview.
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Deborah Kay Kelly @dkkelly.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
It is here! #Poetry
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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Racist delusion led millions of white people to choose death by high speed petroleum fueled collision and slow and steady petroleum-fueled strangulation by pollution rather than share a bus or a corner store with Black people
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Deborah Kay Kelly @dkkelly.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
his is reality on the ground, and we have to face it to overcome it. Watch the Commonwealth Club discussion. #NerdReich #BillionairesOfSiliconValley youtu.be/lMM6LgeIbfc. gilduran.substack.com?r=3huyd&utm_...
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Gil Durán and Wajahat Ali: The Rise of "The Nerd Reich”
YouTube video by Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California
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Deborah Kay Kelly @dkkelly.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
That’s right. Treason.
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AboutPediatrics @aboutpediatrics.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
If Kennedy isn’t fired and won’t resign, then he should be impeached as soon as it is possible to do so. His comment that it would be better if we went back to “natural measles" on the day two people died has crossed the line.
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it is past time for Secretary RFK, Jr to go
If Kennedy isn’t fired and won’t resign, then he should be impeached as soon as it is possible to do so. His comment that it would be better if we went back to “natural measles" on the day two people died has crossed the line.
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Deborah Kay Kelly @dkkelly.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Chet Powers' 1960s anthem "Get Together". Fresh as ever, to me. #peace youtu.be/7xGxQXmu7Os
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The Youngbloods - Get Together (Audio)
YouTube video by LegacyRecordingsVEVO
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Deborah Kay Kelly @dkkelly.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Oye, oye! #vaccines youtu.be/E_PKQ_M7AtU
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The Origin of Vaccines | AMS OpenMind
YouTube video by OpenMind
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Deborah Kay Kelly @dkkelly.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Oh, golly. He's just a "patriot." Maybe DT will pay him several thousand dollars for his cojones. www.uscp.gov/media-center...
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USCP Arrests Driver with Guillotine in Truckbed
The United States Capitol Police (USCP) seized a guillotine, which was spotted in the bed of a pickup truck along the 100 block of East Capitol Street.Just after 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 25, USCP ...
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Deborah Kay Kelly @dkkelly.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Someone once told me, “You can live as if your life is a museum or a studio.” ––Richard Siken #Life #Poetry
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Deborah Kay Kelly @dkkelly.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
On the new executive order and Supreme Court ruling regarding mail-in ballots. The Elias firm litigates many of the most egregious acts by the regime against the people. #Votingrights youtu.be/fyR0OYHQyNw
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BREAKING: Supreme Court Backs Trump's Attack on Mail Voting
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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Deborah Kay Kelly @dkkelly.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
May this be the beginning of long-term incarceration of racist, fascist, Jake Lang. #Racist www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6Go...
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Far-right activist Jake Lang arrested after Minneapolis protest
YouTube video by FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
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Deborah Kay Kelly @dkkelly.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
If you or someone you know is discouraged or misinformed about child health by the CDC or FDA , please know, the American Academy of Pediatrics has independent advice, here: Please share! www.healthychildren.org/English/Page...
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HealthyChildren.org - From the American Academy of Pediatrics
HealthyChildren.org - Powered by pediatricians. Trusted by parents.
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Deborah Kay Kelly @dkkelly.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
On this day, honoring the 19th Amendment. Women were not "given" the vote. They risked their lives for it. youtu.be/71ERshnPxI8
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Fighting for the Vote: Women’s Suffrage in America | Historical Documentary | Lucasfilm
YouTube video by Lucasfilm
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Deborah Kay Kelly @dkkelly.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Seems so evident to me the regime is gearing up for a coup. I don't know what the rest of us can do about it, other than a little of this, a little of that. It helps me feel better to be told these little acts on behalf of humanity and the more-than-human world add up. Today, I don't believe it.
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Deborah Kay Kelly @dkkelly.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This week‘s New Yorker. A poem I can very much relate to, and not because I grew up in Minneapolis. #Poetry
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Deborah Kay Kelly @dkkelly.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Really, this is a poem for our time. Dear Jericho Brown. Forgiveness without accountability harms the moral spirit of the community. What we want is justice, and reconciliation built on honesty. Not revenge. Just setting right what we can. #Poetry #Justice www.nytimes.com/2021/01/20/m...
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‘Inaugural,’ an Original Poem (Gift Article)
By Jericho Brown, winner of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, on the occasion of the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
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Deborah Kay Kelly @dkkelly.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
#JasonArday We need to show rightwing newspapers that actions have consequences. Add your name: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1
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Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project
Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.
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