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Poet in NM, retired English prof, editor, Poetry Playhouse Publications, author, Tubbables. Blue Team! 🇺🇦! No DMs. Spoutible: JRPlacitasPoet Website: www.poetryplayhouse.com

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John Roche @jr-placitas.bsky.social · 50m
Originally a Flemish-Norman name, one of the “March Lords” given land in Pembrokeshire, Wales, for joining William the Conqueror’s invasion of England. A century later they followed Strongbow’s invasion of Ireland.
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John Roche @jr-placitas.bsky.social · 1h
More great folks to follow!
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John Roche @jr-placitas.bsky.social · 1h
Thanks for including me with these great folks, Carl! Following all and sharing.
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Carl 🇺🇸 🇯🇵 🥁🎮 🏃‍♂️ #bluecrew @carlchri.bsky.social · 2h
My 71st vetted pack- Have a good day! @schultziepie.bsky.social @victinibcn.bsky.social @dcombes.bsky.social @fireeyebooks.bsky.social @chaserbaybe.bsky.social @mlipsitt.bsky.social @markrf400.bsky.social @claynobles.bsky.social go.bsky.app/D4rTcuc
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 1h
You might think the president’s disjointed ramblings are cause for concern. But maybe this is the rebirth of a free verse superstar. trib.al/NJ5V8eV
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Donald Trump, Poet Extraordinaire
You might think the president’s disjointed ramblings are cause for concern. But maybe this is the rebirth of a free verse superstar.
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 1h
Lopez: Doors drummer John Densmore jams at Homeboy: 'Maybe I can do something here'
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Commentary: Doors drummer John Densmore jams at Homeboy: 'Maybe I can do something here'
Densmore, 81, is an admirer of Father Greg Boyle and his decades-long mission of gang intervention and rehabilitation.
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Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 1h
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Oct In one of the tidal wave of Rep attack ads targeting OH Dem Senate candidate Sherrod Brown, a presumably trans woman accuses him of pushing surgery on minors "like her." The only problem? She had surgery as an adult, not a minor. And she's from Texas, not Ohio.
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Woman accusing Sherrod Brown of forcing transgender surgeries isn’t from Ohio, didn’t have procedure as minor
In an attack ad against U.S. Senate candidate Sherrod Brown, a woman accuses the Democrat of pushing transgender surgeries on minors "like her." She didn't have surgery until she was an adult.
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 18h
A 28-year-old man previously charged with the murder of UK politician Ann Widdecombe has been charged with preparing acts of terrorism, including against Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, British police announced today jrnl.ie/7181205
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Man accused of murdering Ann Widdecombe charged with preparing terror act against Nigel Farage
Joshua Kerry is charged with alleged terrorism activity between May 2024 and July this year.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 18h
Brazil’s Lula says only he can stop rise of fascism under Bolsonaro’s son
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Brazil’s Lula says only he can stop rise of fascism under Bolsonaro’s son
President leads huge rally in Rio before election on Sunday seen as most important for decades The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has claimed he is the only thing standing in the way of far-right “fascists” reclaiming power, as he led a huge rally through the streets of Rio ahead of Sunday’s crunch election. Speaking on the eve of the demonstration, the 80-year-old leftwinger said he had decided to seek a historic fourth term because he believed only he could prevent the family of his rightwing rival, Flávio Bolsonaro, returning to government. Continue reading...
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 18h
Coca-Cola to send $672 in automatic checks under multi-million-dollar settlement. Here’s what to know
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Coca-Cola workers to get $672 checks in $2M settlement: What to know
Washington law restricts employers from barring lower-paid workers from taking other jobs
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 22h
The industry has become the midterms’ most indelible political symbol for Wall Street’s reckless greed. trib.al/rZSsFIV
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Everyone Hates Private Equity. Trump Is Bailing It Out.
The industry has become the midterms’ most indelible political symbol for Wall Street’s reckless greed.
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Newsweek @newsweek.com · 23h
A Republican political action committee spent $131 million over 17 days supporting Ken Paxton's Senate bid, according to filings.
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GOP spending over $7m per day to try and save Ken Paxton in Texas
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 23h
Russian troops were left with no food, water, or ammunition and had to drink their own urine to survive after being abandoned by their commanders, POWs captured by Ukraine have said.
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Russian soldiers 'had to drink urine to survive' after being abandoned by commanders, POWs say
Russian troops were left with no food, water, or ammunition and had to drink their own urine to survive after being abandoned by their commanders, POWs captured by Ukraine have said. The claims were ...
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John Roche @jr-placitas.bsky.social · 23h
Nice one! Good extended metaphor with precise images.
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John Roche @jr-placitas.bsky.social · 23h
Good morning! Sorry you aren’t feeling well. At drugstore waiting for my COVID and flu vaxxes. Perfect weather here.
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lizandrynn.bsky.social @lizandrynn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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lizandrynn.bsky.social @lizandrynn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 02/10/2026
Dodge City by Patrick deWitt review – a wild draft-dodging road trip
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Dodge City by Patrick deWitt review – a wild draft-dodging road trip
This tale of a 60s college dropout driving across the US to avoid being sent to Vietnam is committed to both readerly pleasure and literary artifice
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Davis Eastwood @davis-eastwood.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
You can learn more here link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Buffer Zones, Population, Ecology, and Conflict: Ethnological Modeling and Archaeological Implications - Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory
Buffer zones, areas unoccupied due to conflict between social collectives, have been theorized to indicate the existence of population pressure as a motivator for conflict in small-scale subsistence e...
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Davis Eastwood @davis-eastwood.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Considering the crisis of the time, I'm surprised more people aren't talking about how prescient this was, especially as a debut novel. Do people not read Player Piano in high school anymore?
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John Roche @jr-placitas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hope enough voters see this. www.sacurrent.com/news/politic...
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Ken Paxton's office struck plea deals in three other sex abuse cases beyond one facing scrutiny
The revelation comes as the Texas Attorney General struggles to gain ground with voters in his U.S. Senate race.
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John Roche @jr-placitas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hope enough voters see this. www.sacurrent.com/news/politic...
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Ken Paxton's office struck plea deals in three other sex abuse cases beyond one facing scrutiny
The revelation comes as the Texas Attorney General struggles to gain ground with voters in his U.S. Senate race.
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Bart van Zwieten @bvzw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Brazilian elections on 4 October determines the US hegemony in South America. Will Brazil join Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Chile, Paraguay, Argentina and Peru in cozying up to Washington? The candidates are in a statistical tie. Washington’s preference: the Bolsonaro oligarchy, over leftwing Lula.
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Bart van Zwieten @bvzw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This Maya cup dates between 550 and 950 CE. It features detailed brushwork depicting a ruler seated on a jaguar cushion facing a text column. The text contains a primary standard sequence dedicatory formula. Origin: Peten department, Guatemala.
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John Roche @jr-placitas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Good morning! Lovely sunny day ahead here. Don’t know how there could be so much drought left. Guess it shows what terrible shape we were in. droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/S...
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| U.S. Drought Monitor
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MJdowntheshore @mjdowntheshore.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#VoteBlue
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John Roche @jr-placitas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Quite interesting. www.mind-war.com/p/super-inte...
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“Super Intelligence”: Last Gasp of the Punchcard
How the Trump regime and the AI industry are driving us into a $10 trillion ditch.
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Colorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com · 01/10/2026
A historic drought, climate change and a tiny beetle put 600,000 acres of pine in Colorado at risk. Already, their gray skeletons line the highways. From @capitalandmain.bsky.social
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In Colorado, the majestic ponderosa pines are dying | Colorado Newsline
This year, the breadth of the pine beetle’s footprint in Colorado and the intensity of its attack is expected to expand exponentially.
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EL PAÍS @elpais.com · 01/10/2026
Menores extranjeros de entre 14 y 17 años llevan varios días concentrándose en las calles de Ceuta con pancartas y proclamas para pedir plaza en centros de acogida. “Solo queremos una cosa, que España proteja a los menores”
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Los menores extranjeros de las calles de Ceuta se autoorganizan en una protesta: “Los niños migrantes tenemos derechos”
Adolescentes de entre 14 y 17 años llevan varios días concentrándose con pancartas y proclamas para pedir plaza en centros de acogida
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 30/09/2026
Donald Trump’s handpicked board has spent all the money the prestigious institution has. trib.al/ueMXjmE
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New Details Show Trump Is Running the Kennedy Center Into the Ground
Donald Trump’s handpicked board has spent all the money the prestigious institution has.
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Paulley Ticks @tomadelsbach.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
BREAKING: in an effort to avoid demolition and appease President Trump's demands, the Kennedy Center board officially changes the name of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and erects a statue to commemorate Donald Trump's legacy. #DonaldTrump #KennedyCenter
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This warning from David Letterman to the media from just a year ago feels sadly too relevant today. He is right: You can't appease a tyrant.
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Paulley Ticks @tomadelsbach.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Iran constructs massive 200 foot tall granite sculpture of Donald Trump in the middle of the Strait of Hormuz, telling US negotiators it would remain there, and the strait will remain closed until Trump surrenders. #StraitOfHormuz
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Paulley Ticks @tomadelsbach.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
President Trump's new helipad is vandalized by Antifa thugs just 24 hours after it's grand opening. #DonaldTrump
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Paulley Ticks @tomadelsbach.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
BREAKING: during yesterdays military 'flyover' to welcome President Xi Jinping to Washington, President Trump experienced a sonic boom in his pants. #DonaldTrump
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Joe Mama ™️ @joemama123451.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
youtu.be/n2MtEsrcTTs?...
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Neil Young - Harvest Moon [Official Music Video]
YouTube video by neilyoungchannel
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Sherrod Brown: Data centers really show whose side you’re on. Are you going to do the bidding of those companies from out of state that don’t give a damn about local communities? Or are you going to stand with the public?
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Paulley Ticks @tomadelsbach.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Live shot of Jack Smith showing GOP Sen. Eric Schmitt a photo of Atlanta Hawks men's basketball team - the team Schmitt accused him of watching on Fed 3rd, 2004, and a poster of the Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team - the team he was actually watching. #JackSmith #EricSchmitt
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Joe Mama ™️ @joemama123451.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
👇🏼👇🏼
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
Eric Schmitt is what happens when a state becomes so red that you don’t need to be a talented politician to become a US Senator. And to be fair, there are examples of this in blue states too. Iron sharpens iron.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I hope Michiganders elect Abdul El-Sayed to the Senate. He would be good for Michigan and good for the United States. robertreich.substack.com/p/senator-…
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Senator Abdul El-Sayed
He would be good for Michigan and good for the United States
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Claudette @claudette-konola.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I love this for both Gaetz and Schmitt!
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Claudette @claudette-konola.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
As we talk about what happened at Cornell, please take a moment to learn about how a young LSU student is fighting for help against that school’s storied football program
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John Roche @jr-placitas.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Good morning! Nice to get a bit of sun this morning even though we’ll likely get more rain later. Soggy is right!
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FashionPlate99 @fashionplate99.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I'll add-Check your voter registration and your polling place now and check it again before you go to vote!!
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 30/09/2026
Meet the 20 new MacArthur Fellows, the ‘genius grant’ winners of 2026
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Meet the 20 new MacArthur Fellows, the ‘genius grant’ winners of 2026
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Andréa Ros @apocalypsecarousel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Unbelievable!!!
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 29/09/2026
The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index tumbled 6.7 points to 81.9 in September. That's the lowest reading in the board's survey since April 2014 and below the lowest level reached during the pandemic. to.pbs.org/4z5vxEG
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Americans' opinion of economy drops to lowest level since 2014
Americans’ confidence in the economy sank to the lowest level in more than a decade this month as prices remain elevated and wages stagnate amid the ongoing Iran war.
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Newsweek @newsweek.com · 29/09/2026
Tom Cotton and GOP allies have spent $13.6 million on ads, compared with just $208,703 for Democrat Hallie Shoffner.
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GOP's Tom Cotton Outspending Dem Rival 65-1 in State Trump Won by 31 Points
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