Brian U. Garrison

The world is on fire, and the algorithm just tossed me a horoscope. And look I know that we're all star stuff— mysteries of the universe. Like gluten we bond and rise in this oven-planet. But extracting the mountain's heart, stuffing it into a circuit board, dressing it in a monkey hat, and calling it intelligent is not the same as consulting the stars. Let computers be computers, and if you're going to pray, pray. Don't let the robot do your soul searching. Look up to the sky on a dark night and wonder or calculate or chat with your human neighbors "what can I do about tomorrow?" by Brian U. Garrison

The world is on fire, and the algorithm just tossed me a horoscope.

Glad you made it! Good to see our community show up for each other.

My poem releases Feb. 1 at Radon!

Stop by the website to catch up on their previous issues (including 2 & 4 which also contain poems by me).

Some people are on the side of "Crush whoever it takes" while others are on the side of "We should seek a measured and compassionate approach to treating global human trauma" and it's hard to know who's right.

Did they do it? Did they make America safe?

🚨"This is nuts! What the f*ck is going on, this is insane! ICE is just trying to scare people; they tell you it's only immigrants—it's f*cking anybody!" -furious Minneapolis resident tells our @zdroberts.bsky.social after ICE shot a man in the leg tonight. LIVE NOW ⬇️

The US Government is not leading, it's relapsing.

Building squads of slave catchers is an shameful tactic.

Hiding behind masks and marching weapons through the neighborhood is terrorism.

What a coward

People running round like Jesus said, "Love thy American."

Literally the first news outlet I've seen directly quoting her wife. Even the NPR piece on Renee Good that aired this morning made no mention of Becca Good whatsoever.

How long before Kyle Rittenhouse finishes his ICE training?

Rapid Response Call: ICE Killing and Lawlessness in Minneapolis · Indivisible Join us tomorrow, Thursday, January 8th, at 8:00 pm ET / 5:00 pm PT to discuss the killing and lawlessness by ICE in Minneapolis. We will talk with leaders and provide concrete next steps on how you...

We’re hosting a national rapid response call tomorrow night to go over concrete next steps. Please circulate - we need a national response. More details to come. www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

Jobs that don't require a gun

There are progressive groups standing up for their neighbors and building back their communities in EVERY COUNTY in Oregon. Find yours through the Rural Organizing Project (the full list is at the bottom of this report):
rop.org/2025-annual-...

Fun twist. I didn't see that coming!

I’m thankful that I get to work with David. His commitment to speculative poetry and our fellow poets is a steady sunbeam on a solar panel!

At this point—should I assume that anything WITHOUT emdashes is AI generated?

I'm slated to have another poem published by the end of the year, which will bring my count to 12.

You know what else there are twelve of? Days of Christmas!

So, starting tomorrow, I will be posting one poem a day until Twelfth Night! I invite other poets to join me . . . #sharepoetry

I nominate ChatGPT for employee of the year.

It's cute that AI + 3D Printer could spit out a car, but when I need to travel I'm going to buckle up and drive the car that received testing and certification!

I realize now that it was really a science fiction story predicting the future of algorithmic slop.

One takeaway is that people who need answers and people who can provide correct answers should recognize the value of expertise.

A long time ago, my older brother brought home a silly poster he got from his teacher. It was a price list in the spirit of Lucy's "Psychiatric Help" booth.

Options included
Answers: $1
Correct Answers: $4

My 2026 resolution will be to remember to click SEND after I finish typing an email.

Like what’s even the point of listening to music in December if it’s never going to show up on spotify wrapped?

Speculative Poetry Initiative What Are the Hugo Awards and Who Can Participate?

The #PoetryHugo website has been updated with a list of news related to the award, as well as a Google Sheet where you can add your own award-eligible poems for any speculative poetry award: www.poetryhugo.com

Media Bias Offender Tipline

The White House is looking for biased news articles. I wonder how they would react if they were flooded with a bunch of links from the right wing propaganda machines:

mailchi.mp/mail.whiteho...