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Colleen M. Chesebro

@colleenchesebro.bsky.social

Michigan πŸ’™ author, poet, co-editor of Sunflower Tanka. USAF veteran. Hedgewitch, who loves syllabic poetry, reading, & drinking tea. #TankaTuesday poetry challenge at www.tankatuesday.com & the yearly Sunflower Tanka Anthology. NO DMs.

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Acyn (@acynig) on Threads AOC: This is about actual crimes happening in front of us. This is about shredding the Constitution and plunging us into war. This is about taking crypto money and money laundering… So if you’re askin...

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05.03.2026 01:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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AOC: He impulsively went in on Venezuela. He impulsively went in on Iran. It led to increased global instability and every time he’s done that, it has been consistent with a spike in what is happening with the Epstein files. I think that he feels existentially tied to it.

05.03.2026 00:49 β€” πŸ‘ 13927    πŸ” 4010    πŸ’¬ 308    πŸ“Œ 159
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DOJ admits 47,635 Epstein files β€” including Trump allegations β€” were removed Justice Department expects to restore missing documents that were taken offline for review

Lock them up.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

04.03.2026 21:59 β€” πŸ‘ 416    πŸ” 212    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 9

Since the Dow is under 50,000, can we talk about the Epstein files again?

04.03.2026 09:00 β€” πŸ‘ 6883    πŸ” 1542    πŸ’¬ 140    πŸ“Œ 50
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Withering Winter, Rensaku Where did February go? I have one last PT class on Friday. I’ve spent some time developing an exercise/walking program to keep the sciatica pain at bay. It’s still there, but I can cope…

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02.03.2026 06:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 54, Imagist poetry, 3/3/2026 Hi, this is Robbie, your host for this week’s #TankaTuesday challenge. This week, we’re writing imagist poetry. I was introduced to this interesting poetry form by Lindsey Martin-Bowen …

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03.03.2026 06:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dreaming of Spring, Turn of Phrase,Β dVerse I'm late trying to get this poem posted for Mel's Turn of Phrase challenge over at dVerse. I created this poem with kigo word phrases from the Five Hundred Essential Japanese Season Words. How fun!! Dreaming of Spring Winter's witheringon a clear cold dayblue sky bird callshallow springspring lighthazy cloudsshining windsdeparting geesespring rainfallthin ice river flowsthe end of snowmaybe? Β© Colleen Chesebro

Dreaming of Spring, Turn of Phrase,Β dVerse

I'm late trying to get this poem posted for Mel's Turn of Phrase challenge over at dVerse. I created this poem with kigo word phrases from the Five Hundred Essential Japanese Season Words. How fun!! Dreaming of Spring Winter's witheringon a clear cold…

04.03.2026 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 54, Imagist poetry,Β 3/3/2026 Hi, this is Robbie, your host for this week's #TankaTuesday challenge. This week, we're writing imagist poetry. I was introduced to this interesting poetry form by Lindsey Martin-Bowen who explained this concept as being a poem wherein the poet focuses upon creating an image with the poem. In other words, the poem is about a specific object and describes that object.

#TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 54, Imagist poetry,Β 3/3/2026

Hi, this is Robbie, your host for this week's #TankaTuesday challenge. This week, we're writing imagist poetry. I was introduced to this interesting poetry form by Lindsey Martin-Bowen who explained this concept as being a poem…

03.03.2026 05:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Editing a Book in Atticus: Lessons, Formatting Frustrations & the Real Writing Life | Over a Cuppa Behind the scenes of editing a book in Atticusβ€”formatting frustrations, publishing lessons, gym life, taxes, and the real writing journey.

Editing a Book in Atticus: Lessons, Formatting Frustrations & the Real Writing Life | Over a Cuppa alwayswrite.blog/2026/02/25/e... @marshaingrao.bsky.social

28.02.2026 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s good that Kamala is saying this. I wish Schumer and Jeffries had this much spine.

28.02.2026 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 304    πŸ” 81    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4
An expressive watercolour painting of a Chaffinch

An expressive watercolour painting of a Chaffinch

Following yesterday’s painting of a Chiffchaff, here’s a Chaffinch (male). They’re part of my expressive birds collection :)

#watercolours #birdart πŸͺΆ

28.02.2026 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3251    πŸ” 311    πŸ’¬ 58    πŸ“Œ 15

Sen. Tammy Duckworth: "If there was ever a time for Republicans to find their spines, it's now, when the Commander in Chief readily admits that he is choosing to put our troops' lives at risk without a legitimate imminent threat to our homeland or our citizens."

28.02.2026 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2971    πŸ” 938    πŸ’¬ 96    πŸ“Œ 25
An expressive watercolour painting of a chiffchaff

An expressive watercolour painting of a chiffchaff

This is a chiffchaff. While small numbers overwinter here in the UK, hearing their song β€˜chiff chaff chiff chaff’ for me really signals the start of Spring, I know I’ll be hearing one any day πŸ₯°

#watercolours #birdart πŸͺΆ

27.02.2026 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3560    πŸ” 312    πŸ’¬ 69    πŸ“Œ 14
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> @covie93.bsky.social

28.02.2026 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 25937    πŸ” 5449    πŸ’¬ 247    πŸ“Œ 188

PRESIDENT EPSTEIN BIGLY WORRIED OVER FALLING POLL NUMBERS SO HE STARTS ILLEGAL WAR WITH IRAN! HE WILL LOSE MIDTERMS AND GET IMPEACHED AND ARRESTED!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!!

28.02.2026 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 5955    πŸ” 1240    πŸ’¬ 294    πŸ“Œ 57

Bombing Iran and starting a war to distract from the released Epstein files. Just imagine the content of that which the DOJ is illegally withholding from the public and has not been released. What kind of distraction does that necessitate?

Beyond frightening.

28.02.2026 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 4716    πŸ” 1502    πŸ’¬ 280    πŸ“Œ 60

The president of the United States killed children to distract from raping children.

28.02.2026 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 12393    πŸ” 4517    πŸ’¬ 399    πŸ“Œ 180
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It's Caturday! Yay! I'm Dennis!
#cats #catsofbluesky #Caturday

28.02.2026 11:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3673    πŸ” 162    πŸ’¬ 158    πŸ“Œ 13

Here’s a thought for James Comer.

There IS a First Lady who has had a relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. And it’s not Hillary Clinton.

It might be worthwhile for Comer to subpoena the First Lady who actually knows Epstein.

You know, just to see what she knows.

26.02.2026 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 28532    πŸ” 8247    πŸ’¬ 900    πŸ“Œ 424

Hillary Clinton is testifying right now about her husband. When does Melania get to testify about hers πŸ§πŸ˜’

26.02.2026 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3453    πŸ” 840    πŸ’¬ 136    πŸ“Œ 32
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Big substorm happening now in Fairbanks! Here’s the current view on my iPhone with the 0.5x lensβ€”usually doesn’t capture much unless there’s some bright aurora!

26.02.2026 07:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2196    πŸ” 186    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 7

Breaking on MS NOW:

@alivitali.bsky.social reports the Hillary Clinton deposition has resumed, but that Clinton is asking press be allowed into the room for the rest of the deposition.

Comer said NO β€” despite Lauren Boebert taking photos of Clinton and giving them to a far-right activist.

26.02.2026 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 6668    πŸ” 2459    πŸ’¬ 382    πŸ“Œ 123
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dVerse: OLN Lillian is hosting dVerse for Open Link Night. I love the painting she shared. It's a delightfully moody look at a winter's night. Hushed and Still, painted by Simie Maryles, a wonderful artist from Cape Cod "Hushed and Still" the silence of snowencourages me to walkthrough dappled shadows and light I stumble into a wrinkle in timewhere nothing matters but the stillnessof midwinter's chill I imagine you, crawling undera blanket of luminescent starsI wish I were there with you Β© Colleen Chesebro

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Lillian is hosting dVerse for Open Link Night. I love the painting she shared. It's a delightfully moody look at a winter's night. Hushed and Still, painted by Simie Maryles, a wonderful artist from Cape Cod "Hushed and Still" the silence of snowencourages me to walkthrough dappled…

26.02.2026 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#haikuchallenge

Hello, good day to everyone.πŸ’™πŸ¦‰
Here are the (optional) #prompt
words for- 2/26-2/28 2026

2/26-Wapiti
2/27-Warbler
2:28-Warpaint

Definitions and notes are attached, just expand the thread to view them.

#haikuchallenge

25.02.2026 10:32 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mourning Reveille :

A Crow’s call Warbles,
Cree Peoples donned in Warpaint-
Wapiti Bugles ~

#senryu #haiku #nature #poetry
#haikuchallenge #poet @bleuowl.bsky.social
Warbler* Wapiti* Warpaint*

25.02.2026 11:48 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Mercury is retrograde Feb 26 - Mar 20, in the all-connecting, boundary-blurring universal waters of Pisces.

Could be a particularly retrogradey retrograde! Trust feelings over words. Read the currents & ride them while you're at it.

More tips in my guide at OMTimes:

omtimes.com/2025/12/how-...

25.02.2026 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Withering Winter, Rensaku Where did February go? I have one last PT class on Friday. I've spent some time developing an exercise/walking program to keep the sciatica pain at bay. It's still there, but I can cope with it without meds. That's a huge improvement. The days of me sitting at my computer all day is a thing of the past! I've had a rough time in the creativity department.

Withering Winter, Rensaku

Where did February go? I have one last PT class on Friday. I've spent some time developing an exercise/walking program to keep the sciatica pain at bay. It's still there, but I can cope with it without meds. That's a huge improvement. The days of me sitting at my computer…

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#TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 53, Rensaku,Β 2/24/26 Welcome to this week’s poetry challenge at Tanka Tuesday! Let’s write syllabic poetry together! Rensaku (ι€£δ½œ) is a Japanese term which, with regard to agriculture, means β€œto plant a field with the same crop each year; repeated cultivation; monocropping.” And so, regarding poetry, it means β€œseries (of novels); cycle (of poems, songs); sequence. Rensaku was birthed from a reformation of haiku and tanka by…

#TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 53, Rensaku, 2/24/26

24.02.2026 05:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you to Greenland for providing emergency medical care to a US sailor on board the submarine, since we did not have adequate resources in the area to treat him. I’m sorry that our president felt the need to cover up our shortcomings with a deranged ghost hospital ship post.

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