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Maggie Rowe

@rowemag.bsky.social
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Anglo-Irish-US poet and editor. Inker, thinker, er, comma tinkerer. Poetry teacher at the Cancer Support Community. Book: Thistle Field Fence, 2021. maggierowe.net ko-fi.com/s/422d8bd064

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Maggie Rowe @rowemag.bsky.social · 6h
“Refusing election observers is usually something that countries in a position of weakness do when they know that they have corrupt or unfair elections. It’s v strange for the U.S., which has been historically a standard setter in free & fair elections, to refuse observers.”—former ambass. Dan Baer.
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Graeme Richardson @ravoon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I'm enjoying the miniatures of "Red River Valley", the latest from @imcmillan.bsky.social - very good on memory and shining moments. This reminds me of Causley's "Eden Rock".
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Maggie Rowe @rowemag.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“[T]he rallying cry of the dictators, their boasting about a master-race, will prove to be pure stuff & nonsense…There never has been, there isn’t now, and there never will be, any race of people on the earth fit to serve as masters over their fellow men.”—FDR, March 1941. @hcrichardson.bsky.social
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Maggie Rowe @rowemag.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Mars’s eye:
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Maggie Rowe @rowemag.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“Do we want a society where we are all bled dry to feed Donald Trump & Elon Musk &/t AI folks?…We are the ones…losing our services,who are losing what gvt is designed to do, which is to protect the community &especially to protect the children.”—Heather Cox Richardson www.youtube.com/live/h5okrSc...
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Politics Chat, October 2, 2026
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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Maggie Rowe @rowemag.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“Trump admin has not invited the UK, France, the Baltic countries, or other U.S. allies to a [NATO] meeting next month…exclusion of traditional U.S. allies has raised concerns that U.S. is continuing to try to splinter NATO according to those Trump considers loyal & those whose actions he dislikes.”
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Maggie Rowe @rowemag.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Trump administration also “appears to have taken $20 million from the funds Congress appropriated for the DHS to pay for the ads boosting Trump before the midterms.”…“[S]enators left Washington, D.C., today for a recess until after the midterms; the House is already in recess.”
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Maggie Rowe @rowemag.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“[T]he Trump administration is openly defying Congress, taking $52 million in military assistance lawmakers appropriated for European and Middle Eastern countries hurt by Russia’s war on Ukraine and diverting it to right-wing governments in Panama, Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia.”
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Maggie Rowe @rowemag.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“Although the outrageous chaos of the Trump years has numbed us, it is not acceptable for the president of the United States to threaten another nation with annihilation.”—@hcrichardson.bsky.social
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Maggie Rowe @rowemag.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Bribery of U.S. congress members including Susan Collins, and how a typo in a filing form led to an FBI investigation that was halted in 2025 for political reasons: www.instagram.com/reel/Ddm-gKJ...
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Andrew M. | Founder & Advisor 🇬🇷 🇺🇸 @andrewmfounder.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Creating a cabinet-level "Office of Religious Affairs" isn't just an erosion of the First Amendment— it’s the official creation of a Pentagon Gestapo Hegseth is turning the U.S. military into a theological crusade. It tears up the First Amendment and replaces constitutional duty with dogma.
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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I’m 54 and I honestly think this is as joyful now as it was when I was 4, in 1976:
A ripe Conner/horse chestnut/buckeye in my hand yesterday, ready to peel
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Maggie Rowe @rowemag.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Three horses, evening, wondering who’s in their hedge #3horses #thoseears #CoWexford
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Maggie Rowe @rowemag.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The best I’ve heard about AI impeding intellectual learning and how, with wealth inequality and climate threats in the mix, we are going to need the best intellectual abilities humans can muster to meet the moment: www.instagram.com/reel/Dd6NKQN...
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newstatesman on Instagram: "“Almost all of my books were stolen to teach AI how to create its voice.”But what really concerns Katherine Rundell is how the prol…"
“Almost all of my books were stolen to teach AI how to create its voice.”But what really concerns Katherine Rundell is how the proliferation of AI is going to affect children’s capacity to learn. Listen to The New Society wherever you get your podcasts.
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Maggie Rowe @rowemag.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
West Cork, a video of our brother Tim making his popular Iron Pig pocket knives: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8siY...
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How Iron Pig Pocket Knifes Are Made In West Cork
YouTube video by Way Out West - Workshop Stuff
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Maggie Rowe @rowemag.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“Throughout our legal system, public servants have remained faithful to their oaths despite extraordinary pressure to do otherwise. Their example demonstrates that while fear may be contagious, courage is as well.”—Jack Smith’s statement before a hostile Senate committee: @hcrichardson.bsky.social
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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
I plan to post at least one of my photos a day here on Bluesky. I design each of my photos using recent research into the benefits to mental health of looking at plants & patterns in nature. Making my collections relaxes my noisy autistic+ADHD brain & they'll relax yours by looking at them here:
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Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes @lemoustier.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The problem isn't rogue #AI models, it's *negligent companies*. If a biomedical firm put their product in public water supply because they wanted to test it 'in the real world', they'd be treated as criminal at corporate & individual level. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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OpenAI halts training of latest models as reports mount of AI agents going rogue
Decision follows disclosures that OpenAI agents searching government websites had acted in unexpected ways
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Maggie Rowe @rowemag.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Terrible—I can’t press “like.” Where’s the “dislike” button?
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"When faced with skyrocketing pesticide and nitrate levels in its drinking water supply, the city of Munich, Germany bypassed expensive chemical treatment plans and chose a radical path: they tackled the contamination at its very root." via Thefarmacyreal www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...
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Maggie Rowe @rowemag.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Street interviews” which are really AI-generated rage bait originating from Sri Lanka and Thailand and the Dominican Republic are being used for political manipulation in the U.K., Australia and the U.S.: www.instagram.com/reel/Ddo6JWX...
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 25/09/2026
Yup. We were deepfaked. But it's all part of a much bigger story about Russia's interference in our 2026 midterms to help the GOP.
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How a Russian attack on the midterms deepfaked Mother Jones
Putin's trolls are again looking to help Donald Trump and the GOP.
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Maggie Rowe @rowemag.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Last year my coat &carry-on were removed at a small French airport then, after 2 last-min gate changes at CDG &gate staff just walking off, I spent a night lying on a cold tile floor w/o even a long-sleeved shirt as a buffer. I was 70. Access to seats was closed off & there were no vending machines.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 23/09/2026
Trump and Xi Jinping are set to meet today in Washington, D.C. The security and prosperity of the American people relies on this Administration’s ability to engage with these talks in a well prepared and strategic manner. Read why a diplomat believes this is anything but that.
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Flying Blind: The Peril of Trump’s Unprepared Approach to China
This is not normal, nor is it safe for the American people.
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Maggie Rowe @rowemag.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“What do politics have to do with me?” A reminder, with some laughing: www.threads.com/share/BAUiA_...
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alena 𖦹 tattooer ᝰ artist ⟟ amsterdam (@loon.calls) on Threads
I have to watch this every time I come across it. Every. single. thing. is political.
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Maggie Rowe @rowemag.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The in-führer-ated occupant of the WH: www.threads.com/share/BAVpD9...
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Meaghan Wilson Anastasios (@writtenbymeaghan) on Threads
YESSSSSSSS! Yes, yes, YESSSSSS! About fucking time! The first Downfall parody I saw was when Apple released the iPad. That’s how old they are. Iconic. And this is an absolute cracker! Dying here. My s...
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Maggie Rowe @rowemag.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This week’s painting—acrylics on watercolour cardstock:
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AltStateGov @altstategov.altgov.info · 20/09/2026
Delaware: Voting Locations Early Voting Sites & Schedule elections.delaware.gov/elections/vo...
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Department of Elections - State of Delaware
The Delaware Department of Elections Website
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Maggie Rowe @rowemag.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I once had the joy of riding the sleeper train down east coast U.S. to St. Augustine with my husband for our 20th anniversary adventure, and we went around the old streets on the trolly and ate key lime pie at different places every day.
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Hugh Raine @hughraine.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This was a fun one. I featured three poets and they wrote a piece for themselves that I used in the story!
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Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Beautiful Wendell Berry quote
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Henry Long @henrylong9.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Some of the many excellent mosaics at Globe Road Primary School in Bethnal Green. #MosaicMonday
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Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Early stroll. Light is darkness’s sequel. Zebra crossing as vast barcode. The creak of a passing bike. Over many decades I’ve worn a groove in this pavement. A man walks into the woods; I deposit the image in my metaphor bank, where it will accrue interest.
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Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The shopkeeper is a bit late so me and The Bloke With Two Dogs stand talking about the weather. She arrives and I carry the papers in. She hands me the scissors. I collect my £1.00 lottery winnings and she says ‘Happy days!’ and we laugh.
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Maggie Rowe @rowemag.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Nice! I'm interested that the tea "stews", which suggests that time's passing and it's turning bitter. "Brews" would give it a different nuance. A good haiku will give you that level of wonder: what's happening in this kitchen?
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humboldthunnybunny.bsky.social @humboldthunnybunny.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
DEADLINE TOMORROW- SUNDAY SEPT 20 This is an easy format to comment in. You can even choose to be anonymous and not include an email address.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 19/09/2026
Okay, this got me.
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Maggie Rowe @rowemag.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
These appeared from empty pots. I like the word “sport” in gardening, meaning a surprise genetic mutation, but I’m applying it to when something apparently arises from nothing. Good sports 🙂
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Maggie Rowe @rowemag.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Well said! Here are one woman’s ideas on what city and local councils can do when data centers are looming: www.instagram.com/reel/DcKQo2w...
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Maggie Rowe @rowemag.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“Singing used to be my joy”—Afghan women are no longer allowed to sing: www.instagram.com/reel/Db-hYIu...
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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
An entire patchwork carpet of Cyclamen hederifolium at Anglesey Abbey a few days ago, looking for all the world like spring. Today’s botanical dopamine for your brain 🌿:
A carpet of Cyclamen hederifolium at Anglesey Abbey near Cambridge
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Maggie Rowe @rowemag.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
New daily game, 5-round scale guess, courtesy of niece’s son Jack: Size It Up Overall Score 328 🟥🟥🟥🟥⬜ 81 🟥🟥⬜⬜⬜ 43 🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥 90 🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥 91 🟥⬜⬜⬜⬜ 23 magnitudle.com/size-it-up
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Size It Up – Daily Size Comparison Game | Magnitudle
Play Magnitudle: Size It Up, a daily visual estimation game. Resize five objects against known references and score up to 500 points.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Anyone else just tired? It’s constant shenanigans from this administration, and our mental health has taken such a beating. We just wanted to say that if you’re feeling the same way, we understand. We’re here with you and for you. It’s a lot.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Mayor of London
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Maggie Rowe @rowemag.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Song of Wendell Berry’s “When I Rise”—Courtney Hartman: www.instagram.com/reel/DdPbRVP...
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The American people are demanding accountability! Crypto schemes Pay to play Give-aways to family and friends Stealing from the public and Lining their own pockets This is by far the most corrupt Administration in American history. This is what experts say needs to happen ⬇️
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Rep. Stansbury on Holding the Most Corrupt President and Administration Accountable
YouTube video by Rep. Melanie Stansbury
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 16/09/2026
We obtained recordings of 160+ emergency calls made from or about an immigration detention center where three people died within six weeks. “They will not give them medical treatment,” one caller said, seeking help for a detainee with kidney stones.
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Listen to 911 Calls From Inside an Immigration Detention Center: “We Just Need to Take Him to the Hospital”
Reporters don’t have access to Camp East Montana, one of the largest immigration detention centers in the country. Emergency calls from the Texas facility offer a glimpse of unfolding crises faced by ...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
CLARKSVILLE: “Just give me a second, please…” Rashidah Leverett (a veteran) gets emotional as she takes her spot as newly elected CHAIRWOMAN after Dems finally flipped the Montgomery County commission. (H/T @CharlesUffelman)
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
No shit, 100% agree here.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
With Trump unleashing insane tirades against regulating AI, Obama just urged Dems to adopt a comprehensive position on it, warning that failure to act now will be "dangerous." Trump's malevolence has given Dems a big opening. They should seize on it. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2154...
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The Real Reason Obama’s Harsh Warning to Dems About AI Is So Unnerving
Most Democrats have more or less the right position on AI. But their arguments are way too narrow to dramatize the real stakes. They should aim higher.
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