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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

This is how to honor teachers.

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Joshua Walker @bigjosh84.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Some of us didn’t heal. We adapted. We stitched up the silence and kept walking. These poems aren’t pretty—they’re proof. Let your story outlive the silence. #PoetryDrop #BlueskyPoets #poems #poetry 💙💙💙

A defiant poem about rejecting conformity and the quiet violence of societal expectations. I wrote it as a personal vow—something to hold onto when the world tries to sand down the edges that make us real.

Things I Won’t Grow up to Be
I won’t grow up to wear a borrowed face,
A ghost who grins to bless what should be blamed.
I won’t play dead to guard a dying place,
Or hold my tongue to keep the wildness tamed.

I won’t be sold in velvet-wrapped control,
A statue built on silence and deceit.
I won’t throw roses in a burning hole
Or praise the boots that crush beneath their feet.

I won’t be kind if kindness means obey,
Or blur my name to fit inside their frame.
I won’t be calm when cruelty has its say—
If I go down, I’m going down in flame.

I won’t be theirs. I won’t be bent or still.
I am the storm that shatters what they build.

Hole I Can’t Face

A poem about doing good things to keep darker thoughts at bay—using kindness as a bandage for an inner wound you’re afraid to confront. I wrote it to name that hidden motive and admit the hole is still there, no matter how much light I pour around it.

Hole I Can’t Face
They call me kind—a poet, father, friend,
I give my change, I try to hold the line.
But none of it was ever done to mend—
I’m just afraid of what rots down in mine.

I write so I don’t drink, I love to stall
the beast that gnaws my ribcage every night.
I raise the lost so I won’t hear the call
that says I’m worthless if I drop the fight.

Each good I do’s a bandage on the chest
where something gapes that never healed quite right.
I’ve learned to dress my cracks and call it blessed—
a holy mask to make the pain polite.

They see a light. But I just run this race
to keep from staring at the hole I can’t face.

Sigh You’ll Do

A poem about settling for temporary comfort when real connection feels out of reach—two people using each other to quiet their own dread. I wrote it to capture that hollow hush we call “good enough” when we’re too tired to face the mirror.

Sigh You’ll Do
It’s last call, neon bleeds like shame,
you catch the eyes of someone wrecked.
Not love—just hunger with no name,
a soul too tired to self‑correct.

You’re not her dream, she’s not your plan,
but silence needs a body near.
So settle in, like ghosts who ran
from something breathing in the mirror.

We fake connection, share a bed,
to dodge the scream behind our face.
We’re not in love—we’re just in dread,
distracting from the human race.

And come Monday, crushed and barely through—
we’ll tell ourselves: “Well… you’ll do.”

Too Stupid to Be a Coward

A poem about mistaking numb endurance for bravery—surviving blow after blow, not from courage but from a stubborn emptiness. I wrote it to admit that sometimes “strength” is just not knowing how to quit, even when quitting might save you.

Too Stupid to Be a Coward
They call it brave—the way I never flinch—
but corpses don’t recoil when knives go in.
I smile like rust, and every passing inch
just carves a truer mask beneath the skin.

A smarter soul would vanish in the smoke,
would beg the night for mercy, lie, or drown.
But I just watch—too gutted to provoke—
and wear each blow like some deflated crown.

There’s no reward for wounds you didn’t choose,
no anthem for the damned who stayed too long.
The fire came—I didn’t even bruise.
No courage here, just marrow made of wrong.

You think I walked through hell because I’m brave—
I never learned to crawl into a grave.

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Zebulon Vitruvius Pike @vitruviuspike.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

94% of the Single Action Shooting Society voted to exclude trans women from women's shooting categories. I have more to say on that. dime-novel-hero.dreamwidth.org/2025/05/16/ #cowboyaction #shootingsports #gunculture #firearms #bigotry #transphobia

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Why does he wear orange make-up in the first place? Can anyone explain it?!

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GoBlue @blu2b4u.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Man-baby thinks it’s not fair that all of the other tyrants get parades…Boo Hoo .. 😭

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GoBlue @blu2b4u.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

I don’t care who the CEO is. The brand is dead.

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NPR @npr.org · 05/05/2025

The Education Department says millions of borrowers in default will have a chance to make a payment or sign up for a repayment plan. But on May 5, those who don't will be referred for collection.

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Trump administration to resume collections on student loan borrowers in default

The Education Department says millions of borrowers in default will have a chance to make a payment or sign up for a repayment plan. But on May 5, those who don't will be referred for collection.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Page One must have been crowded. So NYT puts it on Page 13. 🤡 @schooley.bsky.social

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murderedbybluesky.bsky.social @murderedbybluesky.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

What are we even talking about at this point? Imagine being president & saying “I don’t know” when asked if you’re supposed to uphold the Constitution. That’s not just ignorance, it’s a flaming neon billboard blinking “I will do anything to stay in power” www.cnn.com/2025/05/05/p...

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Trump is acting like it’s his choice whether he obeys the Constitution | CNN Politics

Americans are learning what it’s like to live with a president who sees no constraints on his actions and who apparently fears paying no price for them.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 05/05/2025

Aren’t these the same guys who wrongly accuse immigrants of being a strain on our resources?

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NPR @npr.org · 02/05/2025

In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS, the nation's primary public broadcasters.

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Trump orders end to federal funding for NPR and PBS

In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS, the nation's primary public broadcasters.

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

For centuries, a “gossip” was a woman who attended another woman's delivery. The word was a corruption of “god-sib” or “god-sibling,” meaning “sister in the Lord.” The gossips offered support to mother and midwife. Only later did the term take on a derogatory meaning.

A black and white illustration of a pregnant woman sitting on a chair. Another woman is supporting her from behind, while a second woman is sitting in front of her, ready to help deliver the baby.

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Just openly stuffing money into the president's pockets. Right in front of us.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 02/05/2025

another illegal executive order

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

i am sure this will all be fine

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GoBlue @blu2b4u.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Justice and due process for ALL.

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 02/05/2025

Jumped on a livestream with @HarryLitman.bsky.social minutes after a Trump-appointed judge found the AEA proclamation “unlawful.” The basis for the El Salvador flights. That’s Manhattan Fed Court behind me. We discussed— www.allrisenews.com/p/unlawful-h...

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BugLady 🎨🌿🦋 @buglady.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

I love this! We could argue about the Met Gala, sure. But I do love to see the clothes anyway. And talking about Black dandies is perfect at this political moment (it doesn't solve anything, but it's a celebration, right in the face of white nationalism). apnews.com/article/blac...

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Black dandyism claims long-overdue spotlight on the Met Gala stage

Black dandyism is finally taking center stage at the Met Gala, with cultural powerhouses leading this subversive, sharply tailored style into the global fashion spotlight.

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Radio Free America @radiofreeflorida.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

"Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." - Thomas Jefferson #RadioFreeAmerica

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Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

here's today's post: "elderly golfer shits pants, blames Joe Biden" thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter so you never miss a post —

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elderly golfer shits pants, blames Joe Biden

you don’t get a doll.

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Melissa Nadia Viviana 🐸 @resistrebelrevolt.net · 01/05/2025

What a hell of a time to be sane, on the most insane timeline. Still hoping to wake up from this lucid, surreal dream.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

AIRBNB: “.. In the US, we’ve seen relatively softer results, which we believe has been largely driven by broader economic uncertainties ..” @bloomberg.com $ABNB www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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murderedbybluesky.bsky.social @murderedbybluesky.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Detainees at immigrant detention center in Texas spell out SOS to outside world. Now they are asking for help while trying to look like they are exercising.....

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Dover Museum & Bronze Age Boat Gallery @dovermuseum.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Today's #OnlineArtExchange theme by @artukdotorg.bsky.social is rural. Last week we reflected on the work of John Lewis Roget (1828–1908) and shared some of his #watercolour and ink illustrations from the museum's #archives. This #drawing is of Appleton Farm, Martin #Dover.

Muted watercolour sketch. The sky is cloudy with patches of blue. There are farmhouses in the background and six cows in the foreground.

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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

One reason that I think Democrats need to understand that Trump has an actual plan with his tariffs is not just because 1) it helps understand why he won't give it up, and 2) we should have a coherent, fair trade vision to counter it.

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Why the plan behind Trump's Tyranny By Trade War matters

It ties everything together—including why we keep underestimating Trump.

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Derf Backderf @derfbackderf.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

The great David Thomas, also known here in Cleveland as Crocus Behemoth, has left us. I've seen Ubu countless times. This is my favorite incarnation of the band, from the late 1980s, with the late JImmy Jones on guitar, Tony Maimonie on bass, and Allen Ravenstine making strange sounds on the synth.

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Pere Ubu, "Breath"

YouTube video by worldslargestego

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Radio Free America @radiofreeflorida.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Wonder where he got the idea of medals for moms… Cross of Honour of the German Mother… (for)” exceptional merit to the German nation" (to…mothers who exhibited probity, exemplary motherhood, and who conceived and raised four or more children in the role of a parent)” #RadioFreeAmerica

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The Trump administration wants women to have more babies

Ideas being floated to entice Americans to have more children include cash baby bonuses and a motherhood medal.

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Radio Free America @radiofreeflorida.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Something for our west coast brothers and sisters. #RadioFreeAmerica

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The Story of Writing @sownow.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

This is the day, in the year 1800, that the U.S. Library of Congress considers its birthday. President John Adams approved using 5,000 dollars to buy “such books as may be necessary for the use of congress.” #BookSky #History #OTD

According to the Library of Congress itself, it is the nation’s oldest federal cultural institution, now considered the research arm of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate.
Given some of the current inmates of Congress, it may be fair to ask if all their books have been colored in yet, but I’m not sure it would offend the people that it really ought to.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

You may have lost 20% of your retirement but good news:

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Derf Backderf @derfbackderf.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Non-allignment Pact, my favorite Pere Ubu song. This was a sonic wall the first time I heard it live in the late 1970s. RIP David Thomas.

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PERE UBU Nonalignment Pact @ ATP 2013 Melbourne

YouTube video by Johnny Rocket

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