Paul E Nelson

12 Stringed Mind in the Place of Sand Imbolc 2026 DaySong @ Poetry Bridge Visit the post for more.

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Help Minneapolis Get a Nobel Peace Prize Students protest against ICE during a walkout at the University of Minnesota, on January 26, 2026 (Brandon Bell / Getty Images) The editors of The Nation are formally nominating the city of Minneapo...

I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Help Minneapolis Get a Nobel Peace Prize. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/su...

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1.25.2026 - Peace President’s recruits yesterday murdered a Minnesota nurse. #CascadianSentences

In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.

"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."

—The Declaration of Independence

Ralph Towner 1940-2026 Visit the post for more.

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Father Towner

RIP genius guitarist Ralph Towner. open.spotify.com/playlist/5Oa...

10.28.2025 - Not just President of the U.S. - the Ugliest American.
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Let us all stand with Chairman Powell.

1.10.2026 - No more reds, vitamin C or cocaine, the long strange trip done Bob Weir. #CascadianSentences #GratefulDead

The violence against our communities must stop. Two more shot last night. That’s why I will be joining in filing articles of impeachment against Secretary of DHS Noem.

I’m joining Rep. @robinkelly.house.gov to introduce articles of impeachment against Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and will use every lever available to end the terror ICE has unleashed on our communities.

Stay loud.

Celebration of Koon Woon Visit the post for more.

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US Authoritarian Regime Executes Unarmed Civilian as Ruler Grows More Erratic, Isolated What if we wrote about events in Trump’s America in the way that Western media describe African and Middle Eastern countries?

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Peru shamans foretell illness for Trump, Maduro's exile in 2026 Shamans in Peru gathered for an annual New Year's ritual on Monday where they made predictions for the year to come, including illness for U.S. President Donald Trump and the downfall of Venezuelan co...

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I had the great honor of interviewing Cornelius Eady about his poem for Zohran Mamdani's inauguration, Proof. Enjoy! cascadiapoeticslab.org/2026/01/jan-... #CorneliusEady #ZohranMamdani

YouTube video by DWS News INAUGURATION HIGHLIGHT: Cornelius Eady Delivers Chilling Poem at Zohran Mamdani’s Inauguration |AC14

How it’s done: youtu.be/cjYQdpMxcxo?...

Yesterday I completed 25 years of writing a daily 17 syllable poem. What started off as American Sentences, taking my cue from Allen Ginsberg, are now Cascadian Sentences, so as to not be associated with the current regime and its enablers. Look for the book w/ Carbonation Press later in 2026.

This is the coolest thing ever. More features like this in public spaces please.

The argument goes south halfway through the article.

An Apostate Against the Machine-God Reflections on Christian anarchist Peter Kingsnorth's powerful, must-read anti-technology manifesto

has uprooted humanity from connection to place and tradition, alienating us from the transcendent and sacred. open.substack.com/pub/danielpi...

He posits that what we call “the West” is less a geography or a culture than a specific way of seeing: a left-brained, rationalist, utilitarian ethos. This force, driven by the ideology of progress and the limited worldview of scientific materialism…

Organic indeed. More on our discussion:

the converging catastrophes of our age—ecological collapse, social atomization, and the rise of artificial intelligence—are symptoms of a deeper metaphysical sickness and long-term civilizational project he calls “the Machine.” e are all rootless beings now

As Millions Lose Health Insurance, the Washington Post Misleads About Medicare for All The Post editorial board also didn’t mention owner Jeff Bezos has a major stake in the US healthcare debate.

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One more reason to hate the Cubs.

7.12.2023 - Wonder what Dōgen wd’ve told Olson about the Ear Before Time.
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1.16.2023 - Day after our wedding, Bhakti starts drinking at 9:30am.

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