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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 16h

"We need, in every community, a group of angelic troublemakers." Bayard Rustin Renounce all that is evil Embrace the kind and the good Renounce all that you shouldn't Embrace all that you should Watch: youtu.be/Qyf9EL6-Tek Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth PLS SHARE

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"Questions are always a little more trustworthy than answers." Mark Doty If all they can see is machine That's all you will ever be If all that they measure is profit That's all they will ever see Watch: youtu.be/j9g2tSkajR4 Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth PLS SHARE

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it." Mary Oliver Tell me your truth Tell me your lies What is your dream What is your prize Watch: youtu.be/MRkQiOAFOdk Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth #accountability #truth PLS SHARE #Joy #Rage

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

NEW RELEASE The Little Match Girl. Too many tears The world never sees Too many strangers Too many needs Watch: youtu.be/0lB_PSerMiw Stream: ditto.fm/story-time-m... #NewMusic #IndieMusic PLS SHARE

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The Little Match Girl

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"The generation that destroys the environment is not the generation that pays the price." Wangari Maathai One new virus One nuclear war One clever machine While Earth slowly warms Watch: youtu.be/eMro3z_sOZI Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth #nuclear-war PLS SHARE

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

"Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another." Toni Morrison Your truth is how you live The trustworthy simply do I hope that you will do better But the rest is up to you Watch: youtu.be/MCuzFJIw9GE Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

"Love takes off the masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within." James Baldwin Her truth Her body Her life Her rights Her eyes see the world In a beautiful light Watch: youtu.be/vxB7Wzdplfo Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth #truth PLS SHARE

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

"The right to dissent is the only thing that makes life tolerable." William O. Douglas Truth is the whisper of essence Truth is the meaning in facts Truth is kindness in suffering Truth is how wisdom reacts Watch: youtu.be/Na1U3b2TXcA Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor." Desmond Tutu Conscience is conscious Woke is awake Resistance is constant Silence is hate Watch: youtu.be/Qyf9EL6-Tek Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth #diversity PLS SHARE

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

"No one has the right to obey." Hannah Arendt Conscience is conscious Woke is awake Resistance is constant Silence is hate Watch: youtu.be/Qyf9EL6-Tek Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth #diversity #conscience #accountability PLS SHARE #Character #Character #Resistance

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real." Thomas Merton On his throne of cameras He holds every eye We prisoners of content In prisons of lies Watch: youtu.be/Sutl55tiav4 Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth #accountability #greed #leadership PLS SHARE

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

NEW RELEASE Samson and Delilah: "I’m tired of ignorance I’m sick of the fight Cause strength is not justice Might is not right" Watch: youtu.be/mk9QzlvU7Qc Stream: ditto.fm/story-time-m... #NewMusic #IndieMusic Please Share

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Samson and Delilah

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"Work for something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to succeed." Vaclav Havel I don't care what you think I don't care what you say I care how you help I care how you play Watch: youtu.be/MCuzFJIw9GE Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth #fame PLS SHARE

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you." Ruth Bader Ginsburg She's just a woman Trying to live her Best life Watch: youtu.be/vxB7Wzdplfo Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth #transrights #kindness PLS SHARE #Visibility

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work." Mary Oliver The Art of the lie Beyond all belief Too bold to deny Too large to conceive Watch: youtu.be/Sutl55tiav4 Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth #disinformation PLS SHARE #ClimateCrisis #Denial #Truth

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"Only through communication can human life hold meaning." Paulo Freire The Art of the lie Beyond all belief Too bold to deny Too large to conceive Watch: youtu.be/Sutl55tiav4 Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth #disinformation PLS SHARE #ClimateCrisis #Denial #Delay

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator to compare with the press." Ida B. Wells The art of the lie To lie in plain sight If questioned attack If cornered then fight Watch: youtu.be/Sutl55tiav4 Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth #truth PLS SHARE

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity." Simone Weil Lies may change minds but lies can't change facts Lies can waste time but they can't turn time back Watch: youtu.be/Sutl55tiav4 Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth #climate-denial #facts #warming PLS SHARE

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them." Ida B. Wells I believe that good was incarnate Through many faces in time Sometimes the face was a saviour Sometimes it's yours or mine Watch: youtu.be/Na1U3b2TXcA Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth PLS SHARE

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"The Earth is what we all have in common." Wendell Berry Across billions of years of infinite night Where are the empires of other life What has happened to silence them all Does life evolve only to fall Watch: youtu.be/eMro3z_sOZI Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth #Silence

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"Do not wait for the Last Judgment. It takes place every day." Albert Camus Renounce all that is evil Embrace the kind and the good Renounce all that you shouldn't Embrace all that you should Watch: youtu.be/Qyf9EL6-Tek Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth #kindness PLS SHARE

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience." Howard Zinn In the moment of choice In the shadow of doubt In the silent temptation The little voice shouts Watch: youtu.be/Qyf9EL6-Tek Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth #diversity PLS SHARE #Silence

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"Never be afraid to sit awhile and think." Lorraine Hansberry A tree is judged by its fruit Proof is the pudding we eat Actions speak louder than words Your intention is what you complete Watch: youtu.be/MCuzFJIw9GE Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth #truth PLS SHARE

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"The function of freedom is to free someone else." Toni Morrison She's just a woman Trying to live her Best life Watch: youtu.be/vxB7Wzdplfo Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth #transrights #kindness #accountability PLS SHARE #Visibility #Visibility #Character

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts." Daniel Patrick Moynihan The Art of the lie Beyond all belief Too bold to deny Too large to conceive Watch: youtu.be/Sutl55tiav4 Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth #truth #disinformation PLS SHARE #Delay

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"Your silence will not protect you." Audre Lorde You are what you eat You believe what you see You only think what you hear In your bubble of thought You teach what you're taught Your echo speaks loud and clear Watch: youtu.be/XC_MshFpkGU Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"Freedom of opinion is a farce unless factual information is guaranteed." Hannah Arendt Lies may change minds but lies can't change facts Lies can waste time but they can't turn time back Watch: youtu.be/Sutl55tiav4 Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth #facts PLS SHARE #Delay

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

NEW RELEASE The Emperor's New Clothes is an obvious reference. Watch: youtu.be/tEAy5kIyYRY Stream: ditto.fm/story-time-m... #NewMusic #IndieMusic #SkyMusic PLS SHARE

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The Emperors New Clothes

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"The time is always right to do what is right." Martin Luther King Jr. Like gravity Like taxes Like night Silos of vanity will fall Watch: youtu.be/XC_MshFpkGU Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth #truth #conformity #prejudice PLS SHARE #Diversity #Vanity #Vanity

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom." Simone de Beauvoir I believe there is a creator I believe all life has evolved I believe we're called to the good I believe we're free to control Watch: youtu.be/Na1U3b2TXcA Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored." Aldous Huxley So many threats that countdown our days So many ends in so many ways So many truly dumb ways to die Yet the dumbest of all is to die for a lie Watch: youtu.be/eMro3z_sOZI Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better." Maya Angelou Conscience is conscious Woke is awake Resistance is constant Silence is hate Watch: youtu.be/Qyf9EL6-Tek Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth #diversity #conscience PLS SHARE

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"The most violent element in society is ignorance." Emma Goldman Look beyond your vapid social feed See the world in need Look beyond decaying, pathetic greed Stand tall and truly lead Watch: youtu.be/MCuzFJIw9GE Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth #greed #voting PLS SHARE

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"Those who hold the public trust must adhere to the highest ethical standards there are." Barbara Jordan Speak, stand, earn your fame Do, be, earn your name Watch: youtu.be/MCuzFJIw9GE Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth #accountability #fame #leadership PLS SHARE #Character

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"A person is a person because he recognizes others as persons." Desmond Tutu She waits for the world to evolve She waits for the world to wake up She waits for the dawn of hope She waits for an age of love Watch: youtu.be/vxB7Wzdplfo Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"Dialogue cannot exist without humility." Paulo Freire Lies may change minds but lies can't change facts Lies can waste time but they can't turn time back Watch: youtu.be/Sutl55tiav4 Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth #climate-denial #facts #warming PLS SHARE #Denial

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"Truth is on the side of the oppressed." Malcolm X We need the devil to advocate We need the voice of dissent They help us to test our assumptions They help us to reinvent Watch: youtu.be/XC_MshFpkGU Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth #dei #diversity #inclusion PLS SHARE

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

NEW RELEASE Rumpelstiltskin Part B is the story of resilience and resistance in the face of need. Watch: youtu.be/tqYMe-91EiQ Stream: ditto.fm/story-time-m... #NewMusic #IndieMusic #SkyMusic PLS SHARE

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Rumpelstiltskin Part B

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"Trust is established by dialogue." Paulo Freire The Art of the lie To flood airwaves With lie after lie For day after day The Art of the lie To lie once again Truth will never catch up If the lie never ends Watch: youtu.be/Sutl55tiav4 Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"Absolute freedom mocks at justice. Absolute justice denies freedom." Albert Camus Justice, not judgment Meaning, not measure Love beyond life Acceptance of pleasure Watch: youtu.be/Na1U3b2TXcA Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth #Love #Justice #love-justice PLS SHARE

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"People can cry much easier than they can change." James Baldwin So many threats that countdown our days So many ends in so many ways So many truly dumb ways to die Yet the dumbest of all is to die for a lie Watch: youtu.be/eMro3z_sOZI Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"Nobody's free until everybody's free." Fannie Lou Hamer She waits for the world to evolve She waits for the world to wake up She waits for the dawn of hope She waits for an age of love Watch: youtu.be/vxB7Wzdplfo Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth #kindness #hope PLS SHARE

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

"It is not our differences that divide us, but our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences." Audre Lorde Like gravity Like taxes Like night Silos of vanity will fall Watch: youtu.be/XC_MshFpkGU Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth #truth PLS SHARE

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

"Conscience is the root of all true courage." James Freeman Clarke In the moment of choice In the shadow of doubt In the silent temptation The little voice shouts Watch: youtu.be/Qyf9EL6-Tek Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth #diversity #conscience #accountability PLS SHARE

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

"Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four." George Orwell A tree is judged by its fruit Proof is the pudding we eat Actions speak louder than words Your intention is what you complete Watch: youtu.be/MCuzFJIw9GE Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth PLS SHARE

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"In nature nothing exists alone." Rachel Carson In a castle built on shifting sands Scuttling mice chase changing plans The emperor celebrates naked greed Clothed in his vanity that everyone sees Watch: youtu.be/Sutl55tiav4 Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth PLS SHARE #Truth

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

NEW RELEASE Rumpelstiltskin Part A Need does as needs must When the devil drives  Need fights and need works  Need stays alive Watch: youtu.be/bcWL9bLrkOg Stream: ditto.fm/story-time-m... #NewMusic #IndieMusic #SkyMusic PLS SHARE

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Rumpelstiltskin Part A

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"Words like "freedom," "justice," "democracy" are not common concepts; on the contrary, they are rare." James Baldwin Justice, not judgment Meaning, not measure Love beyond life Acceptance of pleasure Watch: youtu.be/Na1U3b2TXcA Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth PLS SHARE

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

"Feminism is a movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression." bell hooks Blessed be the pure of heart For they shall see the light Blessed be the truth-tellers Who hunger for what's right Watch: youtu.be/vxB7Wzdplfo Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth PLS SHARE

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Michael McAuley @michaelmcauleypoet.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." Martin Luther King Jr. Like war Like famine Like death Groupthink will take us all Watch: youtu.be/XC_MshFpkGU Stream: ditto.fm/six-witnesses-of-truth #groupthink #truth #echo-chambers PLS SHARE #Character #Character

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