Ira Hawthorne

Since people find being hopeful and optimistic so cringe these days, let me remind you once again that there isn’t a single liberation movement in the world that wasn’t built on hope and optimism.

#acrostic #poetry #quietpiggy #epstein #misogyny

Donald Trump points in the face of a woman journalist.

Questioning is her job, you
Understand. “Is there any
Incriminating evidence in the
Epstein files about you?”
Triggered, he snaps: “Quiet

Piggy.” Shakes his finger
In her direction. Graceless.
Guilty. Garish. Looking like a
Goner in a grim drain spiral.
Your days are numbered, sir.
#quietpiggy

Priorities.

The Tiger by Nael, age 6 From They're Singing a Song in Their Rocket The tiger He destroyed his cage Yes YES The tiger is out

💛🖤💛🖤💛🖤

Cake. The grocery store kind.
Layers of multicolor icing.
Oily. Dense. The roof of
Your mouth cannot breathe.
Is this your death? Maybe
Not the worst way to
Go, I guess.

The average US taxpayer spends $36 a year on SNAP

You know what they spend on corporate subsidies? $670

Poor and disabled people who need food are not the problem

If you’re angry about “your money” feeding people but not angry it’s giving tax cuts to the wealthy?

You’re doing their dirty work.

Dear Democratic Members of Congress:

I am urging each of you to adopt a food pantry this week. Make it clear that Trump and the GOP are withholding $5 billion in a contingency fund that could fund SNAP benefits and feed Americans, so you're adopting a food pantry in your district.

Guillermo del Toro quote "...think about wealth for me for example. A wealthy man that has enough..."

"not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite somebody to beer..."

"...you're rich. If you have, whatever-"

"- yachts and planes and islands and you STILL need more? You're not rich."

Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."

#NoKings meets #Caturday
Let’s show up, show kindness, and show our love for the dream of what our country can be. #WeThePeople

NOT-SO-FUN FACT: Instead of supporting domestic farmers, Trump is now DOUBLING the taxpayer-funded bailout for Argentina, bringing the total to a whopping $40 billion. That’s nearly TWICE the cost of extending the ACA tax credits for an entire year!

#acrostic #pastoral Sending peace to all of us in these uncertain times.

Gentle
Rhapsody of breeze;
All the cattle. Four-legged
Zealots for this
Evanescent pasture.

#acrostic #creatives #poetry

Maybe
Empathy is the answer for
Right now.
Go try on someone
Else’s shoes for a spell.

Defy,
Upend,
Create. Innovate.
Kick up
Some dust.

Imagination is
Not necessarily tidy.

Although,

Right after creating our magic,
Order is sometimes a gift
We give ourselves as thanks.

Name me long. Give me
Old names, many names.
Baptize and bless me as your
Laureled leader. I am titled and
Entitled. You may eat cake.

#acrostic #feelingsareforfeeling

Shout. Wail. Trumpet this
Open heart of yours, newly
Broken, freshly
Bleeding. Only cowards are
Invincible. Bellow anguished
Notes, rage in
Guttural tones. This is healing.

Thank you!

Sister, one day,
One of us will hold the
Office of the US Presidency.
Not yet. But it’s coming.

So polite.

A sign on a metal bookshelf that says "Apocalyptic Fiction has been moved to Current Affairs"

little library gallows humor for ya :'D

I walked
and thought
that I should show you this moment in Kyiv.
And maybe you’ll pass it on
to those who still think
Ukraine is only a battlefield.

Tantalizing lady fingers-
I want you, soaked—
Robust espresso filling
All my spongecake. Let
Mascarpone magic, dusted
In cocoa, dance. Light.
Soft. Savor with me.
Urges are for satiating.

Greetings this fine #Caturday from @jeoffreythecat.bsky.social and his emotional support rug.

All Trans, Bisexual or Pan;
Lesbian, Gay, or Asexual;
Love who and how
You love. You’re safe here.

And even
Then, as you horde it all
Tell me, what
Are you going to do with
It all? Place it all
Next to you in your grave?

#acrostic #ekphrastic #sunrise #possibility DAY!