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Zach Forrest y Salazar

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I’d rather be writing poetry. zdfs.com

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13.11.2025 03:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

dawg not the steakhouse wedding font

05.11.2025 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 15992    πŸ” 2541    πŸ’¬ 848    πŸ“Œ 190
A tweet from Chuck Schumer:

BREAKING: @RepJeffries and l are demanding a meeting with @realDonaldTrump on his decision to shut down the federal government because of the Republican desire to continue to gut the health care of the American people.

A tweet from Chuck Schumer: BREAKING: @RepJeffries and l are demanding a meeting with @realDonaldTrump on his decision to shut down the federal government because of the Republican desire to continue to gut the health care of the American people.

Just sack up and send a sternly written letter.

22.09.2025 00:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There are horrible things about the H1-B system. For example, companies take advantage of talent on those visas and pay them a lot less money for the same work.

But every single person I’ve met on an H1-B has been deserving. This decision will only hamstring us. It’s a bold strategy, Cotton. πŸ˜‚

20.09.2025 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s a bold move Cotton. Let’s see if it works out for β€˜em [Tech CEOs].

19.09.2025 22:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How the mighty have fallen.

19.09.2025 05:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@jimmykimmel.com May I introduce you to @samreich.bsky.social and @dropout.tv?

19.09.2025 01:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Bullet Points I will not shoot myself In the head, and I will not shoot myself In the back, and I will not hang myself With a trashbag, and if I do, I promise you, I will not do it In a police car while handcuffed ...

Seems relevant today and every day.

www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/152728...

16.09.2025 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Michele Tafoya
1 & @Michel..β€’5h S...
Good morning. I went to church today for the first time in a couple of months. I was sad that the name of Charlie Kirk was not mentioned a single time. Other tragedies were mentioned. But at this particular Catholic church, nothing about Charlie. What were they afraid of?

Proud Patriot 1776 & @...40m S
Went to church also today hoping to hear something about Charlie Kirk.
Same darn thing. They mentioned everything but him.

Michele Tafoya 1 & @Michel..β€’5h S... Good morning. I went to church today for the first time in a couple of months. I was sad that the name of Charlie Kirk was not mentioned a single time. Other tragedies were mentioned. But at this particular Catholic church, nothing about Charlie. What were they afraid of? Proud Patriot 1776 & @...40m S Went to church also today hoping to hear something about Charlie Kirk. Same darn thing. They mentioned everything but him.

about to start cancelling churches lol

14.09.2025 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1553    πŸ” 149    πŸ’¬ 33    πŸ“Œ 64
Responding to a Meta recruiter letting him know that if I worked at Meta, I'd kill myself.

Responding to a Meta recruiter letting him know that if I worked at Meta, I'd kill myself.

It's been a few years, so Meta started reaching out again.

08.09.2025 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Supreme Court just ruled this meme is constitutional.

08.09.2025 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 5120    πŸ” 1793    πŸ’¬ 96    πŸ“Œ 58
A screenshot of a new Bluesky feature to save posts that matter to you. But the example is a post from Jerry Chen and why are you tempting the Kraken like this.

A screenshot of a new Bluesky feature to save posts that matter to you. But the example is a post from Jerry Chen and why are you tempting the Kraken like this.

Absolutely unhinged to use Jerry.

08.09.2025 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Present Tense
by Todd Dillard

My father’s telling me about his dog,
how it fell into a well
when they were walking down a wooded path.
His dog ran across some rotted planks,
the planks splintered, β€œAnd whoosh!”
my father says. β€œNo more dog.”
I look at the clock and remind my father it’s three A.M.
β€œI’m not finished,” he says.
He tells me about the rope he bought, the bucket,
how he knotted the rope to the bucket, lowered it down,
and yelled for the dog to get in.
β€œBut all I pulled up was more barking.”
β€œDad,” I say. β€œThis never happened.”
He says he can’t remember 
how long he tried to get the dog 
to shimmy into the bucket.
Just that at some point
when the sky turned tawnyβ€”β€œDadβ€”β€œ
as a pitcher of sweet teaβ€”β€œDadβ€”β€œ
he decided to give up.
β€œDad,” I say. β€œIt’s late.
I’m tired. And you’re dead.”
β€œDammit, son,” my father says. β€œLet me finish!”
My father tells me about filling the bucket with dirt 
and pouring the dirt into the well.
And I know what he’s getting at, I know
he’s going to tell me bucket by bucket
he filled the well and 
the dog jumped out. He’s going to say
something about how the dog
led him home through the dark.
I know this so loudly I don’t
hear, at first, my father’s silence.
β€œDad?” I say. β€œDad, are you there?”
I keep lowering the bucket
but all I ever pull up are leaves.
Red leaves. Lately, some gold.

Present Tense by Todd Dillard My father’s telling me about his dog, how it fell into a well when they were walking down a wooded path. His dog ran across some rotted planks, the planks splintered, β€œAnd whoosh!” my father says. β€œNo more dog.” I look at the clock and remind my father it’s three A.M. β€œI’m not finished,” he says. He tells me about the rope he bought, the bucket, how he knotted the rope to the bucket, lowered it down, and yelled for the dog to get in. β€œBut all I pulled up was more barking.” β€œDad,” I say. β€œThis never happened.” He says he can’t remember how long he tried to get the dog to shimmy into the bucket. Just that at some point when the sky turned tawnyβ€”β€œDadβ€”β€œ as a pitcher of sweet teaβ€”β€œDadβ€”β€œ he decided to give up. β€œDad,” I say. β€œIt’s late. I’m tired. And you’re dead.” β€œDammit, son,” my father says. β€œLet me finish!” My father tells me about filling the bucket with dirt and pouring the dirt into the well. And I know what he’s getting at, I know he’s going to tell me bucket by bucket he filled the well and the dog jumped out. He’s going to say something about how the dog led him home through the dark. I know this so loudly I don’t hear, at first, my father’s silence. β€œDad?” I say. β€œDad, are you there?” I keep lowering the bucket but all I ever pull up are leaves. Red leaves. Lately, some gold.

my issue of Threepenny is here! here’s my poem β€œPresent Tense,” I would love for you to give it a read!

β€œI know this so loudly I don’t
hear, at first, my father’s silence.”

02.09.2025 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 483    πŸ” 118    πŸ’¬ 61    πŸ“Œ 27
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Today’s poem is selected by Todd Dillard as part of the 20th anniversary of Read A Little Poetry.

β€œCloudless Snowfall” appeared in Walking to Martha's Vineyard by Franz Wright, published by Knopf, 2003. Shared here with deep gratitude.

20.08.2025 14:03 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Humans were never meant to write React

29.08.2025 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 117    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1
a pack of blood hounds looking left and grouped within them is a single fox

a pack of blood hounds looking left and grouped within them is a single fox

poet at their day job

29.08.2025 21:58 β€” πŸ‘ 57    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Quiet by Zachary Forrest y Salazar Me, howling to the moon all my secrets. My father howling back.

Thank you, @onlypoemsmag.bsky.social

www.onlypoemsdaily.com/p/quiet-zach...

27.08.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I saw that after I posted and died.

20.08.2025 01:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When an LLM story gets into Bread Loaf, I’ll eat my shorts.

19.08.2025 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Microsoft Implements Return to Work Somewhere Else Policy Today Microsoft confirmed rumors that its Redmond headquarters is implementing a five days a week return to work somewhere else policy for all employees. Β  β€œWe tried remote, we tried hybrid, b…

Tech companies: "Gosh golly shucks I mean we have the smartest people* but letting people work from where they want to live is a problem beyond human understanding."

It's about power (having direct access to people). It's about money (commercial real estate).

theneedling.com/2025/07/18/m...

18.08.2025 11:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Imagine how much of an alpha male you’d have to be to file charges against someone who threw a sandwich at you, bless your wittle heart.

14.08.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

My experience so far is that GPT-5 is trash for coding.

08.08.2025 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
As with employment gains, America’s GDP growth is highly imbalanced: An explosion in AI infrastructure spending is playing an outsize part in sustaining our economic expansion. Over the past six months, the artificial intelligence buildout has contributed more to American economic growth than all of consumer spending, according to the Wall Street Journal’s Christopher Mims. Should anything cause America’s tech companies to pull back on data center construction, the US economy could quickly sputter.

As with employment gains, America’s GDP growth is highly imbalanced: An explosion in AI infrastructure spending is playing an outsize part in sustaining our economic expansion. Over the past six months, the artificial intelligence buildout has contributed more to American economic growth than all of consumer spending, according to the Wall Street Journal’s Christopher Mims. Should anything cause America’s tech companies to pull back on data center construction, the US economy could quickly sputter.

hey chat is this good

www.vox.com/politics/422...

05.08.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Every time someone tells me to use fewer em dashes βΈ» I bring out Big Bertha.

03.08.2025 02:19 β€” πŸ‘ 846    πŸ” 134    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 3

Mark my words, Evangelicals will try and undo civil rights.

31.07.2025 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
NYC Mass Shooting Was Nearly Impossible to Prevent, Experts Say

NYC Mass Shooting Was Nearly Impossible to Prevent, Experts Say

Holy shit, they did it. They wrote the headline.

30.07.2025 01:10 β€” πŸ‘ 42595    πŸ” 9462    πŸ’¬ 806    πŸ“Œ 607

Fuck Israel.

27.07.2025 02:59 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

RIP JavaScript.

22.07.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Christian religion is awfully adept at creating narcissists.

17.07.2025 03:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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