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James Penha

@jamespenha.bsky.social
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Poet. Editor of @NewVerseNews.bsky.social at newversenews.blogspot.com and thenewversenews.substack.com . Expat New Yorker living in Bali. he/him 🌈 💙 Story collection—Queer As Folk Tales—out now a.co/d/9GkGz81. jamespenha.com

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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 5h
youtube.com/watch?v=Szop... It’s only the trailer and I’m crying.
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ELSINORE - Official Trailer [HD] - Only In Theaters November
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tomorrow, on October 1, the biggest transfer of wealth from the working class to the wealthy hits a critical milestone. Many of the provisions from the Big Ugly Bill will go into effect, harming hundreds of thousands of Michiganders in order to create tax cuts for the richest people in America.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
CARTOON OF THE DAY (From @mluckovichajc)
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🦂Paula Murphy Pounds🦂 🕉☸️ 🌛🌚🌜🧙🏼‍♀️🪄 ☮️&💚 @paulamurphypounds5.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
💖💞❤️🩷🧡💛💚💙🩵💜🤎🖤🩶🤍💋🙏🏻
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/09/2026
Talarico: "Billionaires are pouring money into TX to try to buy this Senate seat ... they are hoping that Texans will care more about these manufactured culture wars than actual wars. They're hoping Texans will care more about pronouns than prices. But I think Texans see through this distraction."
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
If a politician takes money from weapons manufacturers, don't be surprised when they back weapons contracts. If a politician takes money from Big Pharma, don't be surprised when they try to stop guaranteed healthcare. That's why I don't take ANY corporate money. None.
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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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NAZA - official trailer
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It is barbaric. There is no reason for women to be dying from ectopic pregnancies in the U.S. in 2026. Not one.
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whattheactualf.bsky.social @whattheactualf.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The damn truth
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Pat Fuller @bannerite.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Did Carl Sagan know Trump?
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Marco Rubio: “Iranians are radical religious lunatics.” Also: Have you met Paula White, the White House faith advisor?
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fightthefire.bsky.social @fightthefire.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Due Thursday. "A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to turn over handwritten FBI notes from four interviews with a woman who said President Donald Trump tried to force her to perform oral sex after Jeffrey Epstein introduced them when she was a teenager.
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Judge Orders DOJ to Turn Over FBI Notes on Woman’s Claim Trump Sexually Assaulted Her as a Teen | Law Commentary
A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to turn over handwritten FBI notes from four interviews with a woman who said President Donald Trump tried to force her to perform oral sex after Jef...
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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
@rennaestubbs.bsky.social Hi, Rennae. Does it make any sense for professional tennis tournaments to still call themselves “Open”? Do amateurs ever play these tourneys nowadays?
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Carol Ruth Weber 🦋 @weberlifedesign.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I think @darrigomelanie.bsky.social said everything that needs to be said.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
REPUBLICAN Senator from Utah calls for an investigation into Don Jr. for getting a wedding party paid for by a Putin-connected oligarch
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
NEW: In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump was reelected and eviscerated the FBI and DOJ teams handling public corruption probes.
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
REP. @justinjpearson.bsky.social : “I’ve never seen anything like this — hundreds of cars but I’ve yet to see any from Tennessee.” Musk’s xAI claimed to bring jobs to MEMPHIS but as predicted is hiring from outside TN. Reminder: Brent Taylor “doesn’t give a shit” 👇🏽🤔🤷🏼 #MemphisVsMusk
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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz... from Andy Borowitz
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Court Orders Kennedy Name Removed From RFK Jr.
“Henceforth, the former Mr. Kennedy will be known as Robert Fitzgerald Trump,” the judge ruled.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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@dennis74.bsky.social @dennis74.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Welcome these good people to our winning community! Vote for every democrat that is on your ballot this November! We must protect our first amendment rights! 🙏
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Peter Lilly Poetry @plpoetry.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
My brand-new villanelle "Fear, in silence" has been published by @newversenews.bsky.social, thanks to @jamespenha.bsky.social. The repeating rhythm of a #villanelle emerged as 2 contradictory lines from a BBC headline fought with each other on the page. newversenews.blogspot.com/2026/09/fear...
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FEAR, IN SILENCE
The New Verse News presents politically progressive poetry on current events and topical issues.
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WordyGirl @wordygirl639.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
🎯🎯🎯
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It’s really so insane. Words mean things, @washingtonpost. If we buy something for you we didn’t “sell” it to you. This isn’t rocket science.
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MadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"Signs of Fascism" originated in my town. (Sequim, WA) I filmed it. I remember getting a call, "hey your video got 5,000 views." By the end of the day it had 60K. Over 100K in a few days from just one platform. Then my DM blew up! Everyone wanted to replicate the signs. Nice to see the signs today.
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
From Robin Rouby-Progressive Cartoons
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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
youtube.com/watch?v=zHg9... Enlightening and fascinating and not what we usually hear about guns.
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Malcolm Gladwell on “The American Way of Killing” | The New Yorker Radio Hour
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Modeka @modeka.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Summarizing the Pedophile !
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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Thanks to DJ Tyrer for hosting my #newshaibun at 5-7-5 Haiku Journal today. 575haikujournal.wordpress.com/2026/09/16/h... @literarycommunity.bsky.social @rodmannix.bsky.social @writingcommunity.bsky.social @literaryreport.bsky.social @literarybulletin.bsky.social @blueskypoetry.bsky.social
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Haibun For Those Who Have Died In ICE Custody So Far in 2026
Geraldo Lunas Campos, Luis Gustavo Nuñez Caceres, Luis Beltrán Yañez-Cruz, Parady La, Victor Manuel Díaz, Heber Sánchez Domínguez, Lorth Sim, Jairo García-Hernández, Alberto Gutiérrez Reyes, Pejman…
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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
yalereview.org/article/rach... A remarkable poem.
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Rachel Eliza Griffiths: "Driving Past My Father"
A poem by Rachel Eliza Griffiths: "I’ve already passed the maple / By the time I realize the old man sitting / On a porch once gave me my name."
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Dale Walls @dalewalls1.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
👊🏽👊🏽 We need more of this!👊🏽👊🏽
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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 15/09/2026
I commend the cities, including Seattle, that are challenging the Trump administration’s attempt to deny green cards and visas based on the use of basic assistance programs that people are legally entitled to receive.
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Mamdani Sues Trump Administration Over New Immigration Rule
The rule would let the federal government more easily deny green cards and visas to immigrants based on their use of public benefits.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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#VeryAsian Eric @ektaka.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Just a dear friend...🤡
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
WSJ follows @propublica.org @wsj.com www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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JonZoidberg @jonzoidberg.xyz · 15/09/2026
I'm with Ruffalo. I'm tired of hearing that we have so much in common and we need to unite. Fuck that. If you think kids should die because they were born in Gaza, I don't want to know you. If you think trans people don't deserve happiness, fuck you. It's time to be on the right side of history.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15/09/2026
BREAKING: The Supreme Court DENIES Trump’s emergency request to impose new mail-in ballot restrictions ahead of the midterms. The restrictions remain blocked. Justice Kavanaugh joined the denial, while Justices Alito and Thomas dissented.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I am a one-issue voter: Get Republicans out of office.
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 05/05/2026
Big Oil is making a $30 million windfall profit every HOUR by using the Iran War as an excuse to rip off commuters at the gas pump. This year, Exxon will be spending $20 billion of its profits on stock buybacks. We must end the Iran War and pass a windfall profits tax — NOW!
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Bab @bab102.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
FOLLOW! @bab102.bsky.social @raykwong.lol @j1j2.bsky.social @book960.bsky.social @liberalwarrior.eu @moberzan.bsky.social @yeathrive.bsky.social @ltwlauren.bsky.social @southerngayteacher.bsky.social @dalewalls1.bsky.social @justinpowellweb.bsky.social @jfordemocracy.bsky.social @lenny60.bsky.social
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Ohwoisme @kmohwoisme.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Shut up, Jeff Bezos, and your propaganda rag, the current Washington Post. The Kennedy Center is only in trouble because the lowbrow idiot Donald Trump and his stupid, uncultured minions interfered with it, driving away audiences. Adding his vulgar name will *guarantee* bankruptcy, not avoid it.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“60 Minutes” — once a fearless national treasure — has been largely gutted. Over a year ago, I appeared on “60 Minutes” because I trusted the leaders of CBS to report the news with honesty and bravery. That will be my last appearance on the show. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-o...
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My open letter to David Ellison
You argued that the American people have misjudged you — that they are wrong about what is in your heart and mind. I want to be clear: I don't care what you think or feel. What I care about is your ac...
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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Please listen to me read my poem “Under the Falls” at the Niagara Falls Poetry Project niagarapoetry.ca/2023/01/15/u... @niagarapoetry.bsky.social @literarycommunity.bsky.social @writingcommunity.bsky.social @literaryreport.bsky.social @literarybulletin.bsky.social @blueskypoetry.bsky.social
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Under the Falls by James Penha - Niagara Falls Poetry Project
A short poem describing the terror of a young James Penha at going "under" the falls and his joy at his honeymoon trip 70 years later
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Republicans’ midterm convention last night featured Ross Ulbricht, who was sentenced to life in prison for creating a digital drug market. He’s one of the many white collar criminals pardoned by Trump, oftentimes in exchange for hefty donations. Here’s what you need to know.
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Trump’s Pay-to-Pardon Scheme
Corporate executives who defraud nursing homes? Pardoned.Reality TV stars who evade millions in taxes? Pardoned.Thousand
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This is good
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Paul @dedikend.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Remove this miserable excuse for a living organism from office NOW. #YSDemocracy
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Kurt Weldon @kurtweldon.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Mr. Fugelsang for the win.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
9/11 victim Michael Massaroli’s son: "You do my dad's legacy & the legacy of all victims no honor using this tragedy to spread hate. I've had to spend 25 years seeing people use it to hate on our Muslim brothers & sisters, people who don't look like them."
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