Hugh Simmons (he/him)

Students from a local high school turned out to protest today. My husband and I drove by them cheering them on. Such positive energy. This high school is in more conservative Williamson County. A lot of high school protests happening. #abolishice #austin

RFK Jr. Mandates All Americans Drink Mysterious Glowing Liquid

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If it helps, my take is his desperation to up the ante isn't a projection of strength. He's despised and so are the monsters around him. Look to Minneapolis residents for actual strength.

I haven't played #guitar for some time. I feel a tug to pick up my Martin. Such a warm sound! Maybe learn to use finger picks? Seems like a nice refuge.

Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.

His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.

I have to say the anchors and guests for the past hour or so have been flatly contradicting Noem's and Bovino's statements. I've been pleasantly surprised.

The work being done by these observers of ICE to document, illuminate, and share what is being done in Minneapolis, in below freezing temperatures, given all that has transpired is so remarkably courageous. They are being killed for that courage, as ICE further reveals their cruelty and cowardice.

The resistance in Minneapolis is very brave.

How do you feel about Russell Crowe?

ICE OUT OF ATX: Walkout to City Hall — Hands Off Central TX Join us on Tuesday, January 20 from 2 - 4 PM to say ICE OUT OF AUSTIN. We’ll be joined by Austin Justice Coalition and local partners to deliver our petition to City of Austin officials. Sign t...

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It's a good question. EMDR could be quite helpful, although it may not resolve everything as there may be other layers. I suggest talking with a therapist.

This is such a great, strange, and disturbing album. I Love the callback to "A New Career in a New Town" from Low.

This is sick.

Strong turnout and energy at today's anti-ICE protest at #austin City Hall.

(over a photo of protesters holding “ICE OUT” signs) ICE OUT FOR GOOD WEEKEND OF ACTION: JANUARY 10-11

THIS WEEKEND: More than 1,000 marches and vigils are taking place nationwide to honor Renee Nicole Good, demand accountability for ICE’s killing of Renee, and make visible the human cost of ICE’s terror. Please join us: mobilize.us?tag_ids=2913...

I'll be there. #austin

Mad king monster surrounded by other monsters.

Recreating this legendary Peanuts scene. Yeah hoe!

If we're lucky we'll witness spontaneous human combustion.

In the late 90s I was in an online argument with someone in the UK and he called me a knob jockey and it was hilarious.

It's one of those big numbers.

Six years ago I quit a full-time career position and became self-employed again, mostly so I could control my time enough to write. One of the best decisions I ever made.

Book of Potions, new poetry from Lauren K. Watel — SARABANDE BOOKS Winner of the 2023 Kathryn A. Morton Prize in Poetry, selected by Ilya Kaminsky. Written with tremendous urgency and ferocious candor, the prose poems of Book of Potions capture a woman caught in the...

I've been rereading Book of Potions by Lauren K. Watel @sarabandebooks.bsky.social share.google/cpipUNaYMMjG...

She does so much with tone. Floaty, strange reverie. Prose poems that deposit you softly at the end but typically not without some discomfort. Recommend! #poetry

A heartbteakingly broken manchild who you can't really feel sorry for because he's also irredeemably cruel.

Goatee - Wikipedia

When was the last time someone reinvented the goatee?

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Something I learned from Ken Burns's documentary about the American Revolution was just how committed George Washington was to slavery and the taking of Native American land.

I see The Galway Review has been de-listed by lit magazine search websites for unethical practices. I've been published by them a couple of times. The last time left me feeling manipulated. They had some good poetry on their site however so I went ahead. Now I have to say I regret it.

An underappreciated #Bowie song for its background-strangeness and hooks is TVC15. Some of the piano and sax are reminiscent of Diamond Dogs.

^Diamond