1/3 of the world's population lives on less than $2 a day. I'll assume that, with your internet-capable device, trendy hat and well-coifed locks, you are not among them.

By your own logic, this makes you a bad person.

Full stop.

French government collapses in no-confidence vote Michel Barnier's ousting over a budget bill deepens France's current political crisis.

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Which, itself, was a prelude to la Terreur in which the revolution literally chopped off its on own head, just before a tyrant emerged and anointed himself Emperor.

Be careful what you wish for...

Meticulous urgency and highly evocative imagery. Thank you for posting this.

"Dark blue promotional image for the Brilliant Poetry Inaugural Reading event titled 'Science in Stanzas.' Top-left: 'Brilliant Poetry - Science in Stanzas' logo in white, orange, and red. Top-right: Event details: 'Inaugural Reading, 30 January 2025, 2–2:45 PM GMT.' Centre: List of shortlisted poets with countries: Sangeetha Balakrishnan (India) Fanni Barocsi (Canada) Aileen Cassinetto (USA) Joseph Conlon (UK) Caitlin Kotula (Australia) Thomas Halliday (UK) Luca Fois (UK) Micaela Martínez (Argentina) Aditi Mishra (India) Kathryn Spratt (USA) Below poets: Hosted by co-founders of Brilliant Poetry: Prof. Sam Illingworth, Kylie Ahern, and Brian Brophy. Sponsored by The Brilliant and the Scottish Poetry Library. Bottom-left: Logos of The Brilliant and the Scottish Poetry Library. Bottom-right: Red arrow pointing to the text: 'Link to register: bit.ly/brilliantpoetry.'"

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"(the dmz) as the gender binary" by Yunkyo Moon-Kim from "Transuding" published by Newfound

Today’s Featured Poem:

“(the dmz) as the gender binary” by Yunkyo Moon-Kim, from Transuding, published by Newfound.

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How many of those have scrimped and saved to do so? The assumption that they’re flying first class and shopping at Macy’s is a slap in the face to the working poor who, shockingly, also like to visit relatives and provide a Christmas for loved ones.

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Happy Thanksgiving!
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It's a solid plan.

Impressive work. Thank you for sharing it.

"Art is the Mirror of our betrayed ideals."
-- Doris Lessing, The Golden Notebook
#Literature

Social media has, for the most part, subverted the Hegelian Dialectic.

Cervical cancer deaths are plummeting among young U.S. women A new study shows a steep drop in cervical cancer deaths among the first cohort of women who were eligible for the HPV vaccine.

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Elon Musk publicized the names of government employees he wants to cut. It’s terrifying federal workers | CNN Business When President-elect Donald Trump said Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy would recommend major cuts to the federal government in his administration, many public employees knew that their jobs could be on ...

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#poetry #poem #blueskypoets

Absolutely, and deftly so.

Zuckerberg Seems Genuinely Alarmed by the Explosive Growth of Bluesky Bluesky has apparently become such a successful X-formerly-Twitter alternative, even Mark Zuckerberg is anxiously taking notice.

Look out. He's gonna wanna fight somebody.

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Bernie Sanders: We Need More Working-Class Candidates to Challenge Both Parties The senator says in this exclusive interview that challengers to status quo politics can run in Democratic primaries or as independents.

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Also, Dr. Strangelove.

Thanks for this.

Just a shout out to the good people from #democraticunderground

“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
― George Orwell

This man is an American treasure.