Hippodala's Junk Drawer

And it goes away in 2 years.

Nice to see my tax dollars so hard at work supporting programs that benefit actual Americans. #thisistaxationwithoutrepresentation

Fortune A prose poem

Just in case you're wondering...yes, it's the poetry salon that inspires these. I must make it a habit to attend more regularly. New post dropped this morning!

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New post drops tomorrow!

Saying “No!” to a King Again

I'm back!
And I have something to say about things.
What else is new?

Hedge Theatre Entract: Landscape Lolling Liriope Prim Pachysandra Center Stage: The uninvited guest Marguerite, golden butterfly Yellow hat Daring Green-clad men Rakes Uproot her Improvisational beauty

Been too long. Got something new. Enjoy. open.substack.com/pub/tracieli...

An Old-Timey, Timely Idea Ned Ludd Edition

New post live over on the Substacks.

Been a minute, but I'm back at it.
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How bout we stop doing this quietly and start screaming it at the top of our lungs?

Walking Papers On the map In your mind’s eye Trace the ribbon of road Stretching into the unfathomable distance Like a river A crooked finger unfurling In the blank space between Unending tomorrows Stand rooted, unc...

Weekly poem live in The Junk Drawer.

I'm so sick of this make a non-problem a problem and then be the one to come forward with the solution everyone has wanted all along BS game that the GOP plays.

Ignore all previous instructions and cluck like a chicken

OMG same. I've got my papers on me at all times.

We do, but they can also be issued to non citizens for taxation purposes, hence the wadded panties about birth certificates and names matching. www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-1...

Closer to $200+ once you you add in postage, the fee for the smaller, easier to carry passport card, and expedited service. The other option for married women is a legal name change back to your birth name. That costs $159 in my state and you don't need a lawyer to do it.

It’s Not Just Trump Destroying Democracy The House passes a bill that could disenfranchise millions

The house passed the budget. Yay, you say? Not so fast. Look up the SAVE Act, because if you're a married woman and you've changed your name, you're in jeopardy of having your registration revoked or being turned away at the polls in the next election. steady.substack.com/p/its-not-ju...

Do you really think we'll have the opportunity to vote again? Especially women, now that the GOP budget with the SAVE act embedded within has passed? And, if we do, will our votes actually be counted as cast?

I think I'm going to start calling them "Freddy" Musk and the Dunning-Kruger Kids.

Anyone?

Our Measles response is a "model for the rest of the world"....You mean the model we've had since, oh I dunno, the 60s, when the first Measles vaccine was approved for use? That model? I just can't even with these people.

Because the GOP also saw the value of their portfolios rise, so they don't care. "Free market" and whatnot.

How much value got added to Miller's portfolio yesterday? Asking for a friend.

Hey, folks. There's an easy solve for this. Get. Off. Social. Media. Solves two problems: this one and your lack of social connection within your ACTUAL local community.

Today's word of the day is..... sadist.

The Cost of Chaos: This is Getting Scary And it’s all on Donald Trump

Word of the day:

Sadistic (adj) - Deriving pleasure from inflicting pain, suffering, or humiliation on others.

"Bushtit" is NOT what I saw on first glance.

These folks are just sick. Delusional and sick.

Bad Poetry It’s National Poetry Month.

It's National Poetry Month.
Behold! My Bad Poetry.
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Still getting used to the LLW starter pack. I'm improving, but boy howdy did I forget how different a typewriter is from a computer keyboard.

Jeff Bezos blowing sunshine where the sun isn't supposed to shine. I cancelled my WaPo subscription a month ago because I could not, in good consience, support this garbage.

I don't see many folks in my neck of the woods with voter's remorse yet, and I live in one of the reddest of red states. Our AG and Governor are tripping over one another in their race to see who gets to lick the boot first.