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mikenorthen.bsky.social @mikenorthen.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Join us for the launch for the disability poetry anthology Every Place on the Earth is Disabled coming up this Thursday. forms.gle/EwxWFrrL567B...
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Virtual Launch for Every Place on the Map is Disabled: Poems and Essays
Join us virtually for an evening of anthology readings and discussions in celebration of the release of Every Place on the Map is Disabled: Poems and Essays! Event Details: Thursday, April 30, 7:30 pm...
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1camisha.bsky.social @1camisha.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Flyer ID: Flyer includes all text in the post and includes images of the 5 featured poets. Longer description in alt text. Photo credits: Meg Day by Kristen V. Rehder. DJ Savarese by Pamela Harvey, Andy Jackson image by Rachael Wenona Guy. Cover art by Adrean Clark.
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mikenorthen.bsky.social @mikenorthen.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Glad to see my poem "March 21" up on the FLP website. It is from my upcoming book The Only One in the Room with White Socks. Please check it out.
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mikenorthen.bsky.social @mikenorthen.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
A century and a half ago in "War is Kind" Stephen Crane used the line, "Little souls who thirst for fight." Still true.
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Stephen Kuusisto @stevekuusisto.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Trump? Bad. Netanyahu? Lousy. The leaders of Iran? Odious. Look closely and you’ll notice there are no good guys in this looming world war. This is what makes Hegseth’s lies so hard to stomach. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
No war in Iran. We condemn Trump’s illegal action and call on Congress to put a stop to this.

NO WAR IN IRAN
This carousel breaks down why U.S. military escalation in Iran is illegal, dangerous, and harmful to everyday people, and it covers 
what we can do to stop it.
We support Iranian self-determination, and we oppose U.S. militarism masquerading as
"liberation."
Swipe to learn more about what's really happening and to learn why Congress must act.
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bit.ly/EmailNoWarlnlran581
SANCTIONS WERE ALREADY A WAR.
NOW THE BOMBS ARE FALLING.
The United States has helped fuel instability and economic devastation in Iran for decades.
The U.S. waged a de facto war through sanctions that harmed everyday Iranians, limiting their ability to change their own country.
People have the right to self-determination: to refuse becoming rule by a dictator, monarch, or an American-backed puppet.
But you can't exercise that right under thousands of pounds of rubble.
• bit.ly/CallNoWarlnIran • bit.ly/EmailNoWarlnIranIMPERIALISM HARMS EVERYDAY PEOPLE. EVERY SINGLE TIME.
The United States uses "regime change" as a pretext for imperialism.
It is not remotely concerned with the freedom of the Iranian people.
It is starting an endless war in the Middle East for power and to justify oppression at home, and ordinary Iranians who were already crushed by sanctions will continue to pay the price.
Empire promises liberation, but it always delivers destruction.
• bit.ly/CallNoWarlnIran • bit.ly/EmailNoWarlnIranTHIS IS THE IRAQ WAR OF OUR TIME.
AND IT'S ILLEGAL.
Yet again, the White House is launching military action without clear congressional authorization.
We've seen how this ends in Iraq, in Afghanistan, in Libya, in Venezuela. The list goes on.
Most Americans do not want another war.
This fight is winnable, but only if Congress reasserts its constitutional war powers.
• bit.ly/CallNoWarInIran © bit.ly/EmailNoWarInIran
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Stephen Kuusisto @stevekuusisto.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
It was a terrible thing watching Pete Hegseth lie to the world this morning. Like everyone in Trump’s circle, including Trump himself, Hegseth is a cosplayer who thinks the entire globe watches Fox.
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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 02/03/2026
At a recent town hall I did in NJ, everyone raised their hands when I asked if they opposed military strikes against Iran. Let’s be clear: Americans don’t want another endless war in the Middle East. This must come to an end.
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A Frequent Solivagant @undefinedpath.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
If you're gonna #SendBarron, you may as well make the world better and send them all: #SendEric #SendDonaldJr #SendMelania #SendTiffany #SendLara #SendIvanka #SendTrump And for good measure, #SendMiller, because fuck that guy.
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mikenorthen.bsky.social @mikenorthen.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
The winter issue of Wordgathering is up with work by disabled writers - poetry, book reviews, interviews, etc. wordgathering.com
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Wordgathering – A Journal of Disability Poetry and Literature
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mikenorthen.bsky.social @mikenorthen.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
I'm happy to see my poetry book up as Finishing Line Press' book of the day. www.finishinglinepress.com/product/the-...
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Finishing Line Press @finishinglinepress.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
FLP BOOK OF THE DAY: The Only One in the Room with White Socks by Michael Northen On SALE: www.finishinglinepress.com/product/the-... With spiraling technology, political upheaval, and the difficulty separating fact from fiction, many people... #poetry #disability #family #pandemic #aging
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DrBlueSkyLLC ❌👑 🐸 @blueskyllc.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
The very least Congress can do is impeach Kristy Noem. Articles have been introduced, they all need to support them. #enough
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 12/01/2026
Trump has just declared himself the "acting president of Venezuela" over on Truth Social in case you're wondering about his mental health.
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Stephen Kuusisto @stevekuusisto.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
I just saw a clip of Marco Rubio blowing smoke about how the US is defending itself against “narco-terrorists” and how this is every bit the same as Europeans defending themselves. It’s a huge lie. He knows it. All you have to do is look at his dead face.
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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 05/01/2026
While Trump effectively declared ‘mission accomplished’, regime change is more complicated than that. Maduro was a brutal/illegitimate leader, but his regime is still in power and there are many questions about what comes next. Congress is back today; here’s what we should be asking. THREAD
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mikenorthen.bsky.social @mikenorthen.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Glad to have senators like Andy Kim and Cory Booker who call out authoritarianism and disregard for intentional law for what it is.
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NPR @npr.org · 26/04/2025
The toddler, a U.S. citizen, was apparently sent to Honduras with her mother and 11-year-old sister, even as a federal judge tried to contact an attorney representing the government.
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U.S. judge says 2-year-old apparently deported to Honduras 'with no meaningful process'
The toddler, a U.S. citizen, was apparently sent to Honduras with her mother and 11-year-old sister, even as a federal judge tried to contact an attorney representing the government.
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mikenorthen.bsky.social @mikenorthen.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
The Hands Off protests in Philly today were amazing. I'm proud to have been a part of them but also livid that the local Philadelphia news stations were too cowardly to send news trucks and cameras to cover it or doing any meaningful coverage.
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Save Our Country (we/us) 🇺🇸 @rlab53.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
This image can be downloaded and printed to 4x6 postcards at your local printshop. (if you are inspired to do so, repost for wider visibility)
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Stephanie Kennedy @wordswithsteph.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
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NJ Spotlight News @njspotlightnews.org · 31/03/2025
Federal and state leaders are pushing back on the Trump administration’s request to return $350 million in public health funding provided to NJ in the wake of COVID-19, even threatening legal action to stop what they call a “lawless political stunt.”
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NJ fears impact from Trump’s deep health care cuts | NJ Spotlight News
Public health efforts to lose $350 million. Legal action promised
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50501 Mississippi @50501mississippi.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
April 5th at Noon State Capitol Building Jackson, Mississippi at the South Steps. Join us in a peaceful protest to say HANDS OFF!!! and RECLAIM our democracy. Food Drive!!! Corruption Destroys. Community Builds. Share far and wide. #50501 #50501mississippi #SaveDemocracy
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NPR @npr.org · 01/04/2025
A federal judge on Monday paused plans by the Trump administration to end temporary legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, a week before they were scheduled to expire.
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Judge pauses Trump administration plans to end deportation protection for Venezuelans
A federal judge on Monday paused plans by the Trump administration to end temporary legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, a week before they were scheduled to expire.
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mikenorthen.bsky.social @mikenorthen.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Finally, a bit of good news. Democrats just flipped a seat in a Trump +15 state senate district in Lancaster County, PA. lancasteronline.com/news/politic...
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Democrat James Malone narrowly edges Republican Josh Parsons in 36th Senate race; some votes still to be counted
With nearly all votes counted in Lancaster County’s 36th Senate District special election, Democrat James Malone had a narrow lead over Republican Josh Parsons as of 10:30 p.m. Tuesday evening.
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NPR @npr.org · 25/03/2025
They're demanding a deal between Israel and Hamas to release all the remaining hostages, and also demonstrating against government attempts to weaken the judiciary.
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Why Israel's having some of its biggest protests since the war in Gaza began
They're demanding a deal between Israel and Hamas to release all the remaining hostages, and also demonstrating against government attempts to weaken the judiciary.
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Finishing Line Press @finishinglinepress.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Updated List: Come and Meet FLP authors at Booth 557 at AWP. #awp2025 #books #booktok #poetry #poetrycommunity #fiction #author
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Stephen Kuusisto @stevekuusisto.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Secretary Hegseth's Response to Texting War Plans to a Journalist Is a Hilarious Exercise in Incompetence - Esquire
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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Yesterday was a tough day. Many folks were mad as hll, disheartened & frustrated. It's easy to focus on the Senators who let us down, but let's not forget about the Senators who did the right thing. I made this graphic last night because I wanted to focus on the good Senators who fought for us. 🔊🎵
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FrodoLove @frodolove.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
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March 14, 2025
Today the Senate passed a stopgap measure from the House of Representatives to fund the government for six months through September 30.
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NPR @npr.org · 07/03/2025
The handcrafted tools found in Tanzania were made 1.5 million years ago and were fashioned primarily from the bones of elephants and hippopotamuses.
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New research reveals ancient humans used animal bone tools much earlier than thought
The handcrafted tools found in Tanzania were made 1.5 million years ago and were fashioned primarily from the bones of elephants and hippopotamuses.
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NPR @npr.org · 07/03/2025
At least 9,000 people have been forcefully evicted from a riverside community in Nigeria's most populous city, Lagos. Like many waterfront communities across the city, it has faced multiple threats and been targeted by luxury real estate developers.
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A Lagos community, destroyed in one day
At least 9,000 people have been forcefully evicted from a riverside community in Nigeria's most populous city, Lagos. Like many waterfront communities across the city, it has faced multiple threats an...
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mikenorthen.bsky.social @mikenorthen.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Very happy to have my poetry manuscript "The Only One in the Room with White Socks" accepted for publication by Finishing Line Press.
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mikenorthen.bsky.social @mikenorthen.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/to...
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To President Zelenskyy, From Embarrassed Americans
Please help the voices of the American people reach President Zelenskyy, the people of Ukraine, the US Government, and the world.
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Bubbles LaRue @bubbleslarue.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
With all due respect- some Dems are getting loud an WE NEED THAT ! Please ask AOC, Jasmine , Liz, Raskin and Bernie for advice because WE CANT HEAR YOU!
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Sen. Cory Booker @booker.senate.gov · 21/02/2025
I filed an amendment to require Elon Musk to disclose his finances. Republicans oppose it.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 20/02/2025
"The senior US Republicans tasked with dismantling Joe Biden’s signature climate policy have enjoyed an investment boom of more than $130bn in the areas they represent thanks to the former president’s law." www.ft.com/content/e627...
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Morgan Jerkins @mjerkins.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Today, I found out that the Department of Defense banned the Well-Read Black Girl anthology by Glory Edim. I was one of its contributors. I'm really hurt right now. So if you have it in you, please buy books by Black women from independent bookstores.
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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Thursday’s front page of the British Daily Star. Putin’s Poodle
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Greg Andree @gregandree71.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Got my first "Violating an Executive Order" and "I'll make sure you lose federal funding" parent threat today for teaching "DEI" books in our upcoming "Liberty and Justice" themed unit. Even in "Blue" Massachusetts we're dealing with this. Anyway, don't obey in advance, and don't obey later.
Book covers for: Hollow Fires by Samira Ahmed, The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo, The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester by Maya MacGregor, Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson, Monster by Walter Dean Myers, To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
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NPR @npr.org · 13/02/2025
The acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and two top Justice Department officials in Washington, D.C., resigned after the case against New York City's mayor war order dropped.
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3 top U.S. prosecutors have resigned over order to drop Eric Adams case
The acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and two top Justice Department officials in Washington, D.C., resigned after the case against New York City's mayor war order dropped.
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Travis Chi Wing Lau (劉志頴) @travisclau.bsky.social · 02/01/2024
Truly years in the making, I'm so proud to be co-editing alongside Camisha Jones, Naomi Ortiz, and Michael Northen this new collection of disability poetry, EVERY PLACE ON THE MAP IS DISABLED, forthcoming with Northwestern University Press (cheers to Marisa Siegel!).
Screenshot of the Publishers Marketplace announcement with the following text: 

EVERY PLACE ON THE MAP IS DISABLED By Camisha L. Jones, Travis Chi Wing Lau, Michael Northen, Naomi Ortiz 

Imprint: Curbstone 
January 1, 2024 

Camisha L. Jones, Travis Chi Wing Lau, Michael Northen, and Naomi Ortiz, eds.'s EVERY PLACE ON THE MAP IS DISABLED, an anthology of poetry and essays that is an intersectional compass pointing to the creative ways disabled people build bridges to each other through disability poetics and perspectives, to Marisa Siegel at Curbstone, for publication in spring 2025 (world). 

Rights: Courtney Smotherman
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