Barbarella Fokos

Can you imagine if they made schoolhouse rock videos about how government works now

Any Democrat who "trusts" notoriously deceitful Republicans to keep their word on an ACA vote deal is too naive/stupid to be in office.

Let's fix that next time they are up for election. #PrimaryTheIdiots

The Democrats who caved just taught Republicans that using mass starvation as a weapon works.

Thank you Congressman Neguse for laying it plain.

You know what they called Antifa during WWII?

The Allies.

Watch the wall to wall coverage end now that the call is coming from inside the house. Alas. Onward.

And no one is surprised.

More of this.

"How Are the Very Rich Feeling About New York’s Next Mayor?"

A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.

Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.

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Remember when we all thought he was dead this weekend?

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Trump is over 20 minutes late to his Oval Office address. Are they unable to reanimate him? lol

CHICAGO…

Honoring Ashli Babbitt Dishonors the Military If there’s no difference between upholding the Constitution and attacking it, then there’s no honor in service.

“…I am infuriated that the Air Force plans to grant military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt. She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it.”

My latest in @thebulwark.com

www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...

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Good morning! I'm in Uganda to visit family and friends.

But depending on your perspective, don't worry or I'm sorry: I'll be back by the end of the month.

See you soon, NYC.

So how is the cult-o-sphere spinning the fact that all Repubs blocked release of the Epstein files?

TREATMENT

The first consideration—
is it covered?

The Land of the Free
requires approval.

Tears.

My mind is racing, she says.
About what?
Time.

We left it there.

A U.S. president, deploying troops to suppress protests in Los Angeles. This is a terrifying moment in American history.

“Trump didn't deploy 2,000
National Guard troops on
January 6 when the U.S. Capitol was under siege...

But he deployed 2,000 today in
Los Angeles.”

What a stupid system, to give so much unchecked power to a couple of narcissistic man-baby cartoon villains.

The enemy of my enemy is still my enemy but I still like seeing them fight

THE QUESTION

“Will I ever be healthy again?”
Her face—plaintive, but bracing.
In the silence that followed,
galaxies bloomed and fell to seed.

I dropped the word gently,
cushioned in a nest
of my own astonishment:

“No.”

THE LIE

People who tell you this is beautiful
are lying.

It is pain-driven moans,
blood on the carpet,
piss in the bed,
desiccated lips,
eyes full of fear,
and grief before grief.

We are kinder to dogs.

-Barbarella Fokos

It seems to me that this administration will keep firing intelligence analysts until they can find one who will lie to justify the regime disappearing perceived enemies to foreign torture dungeons.

Caring for a loved one on hospice is HARD. I've been writing poems to help me process all these emotions.

Chipmunk in the backyard, looking all adorable n shit

7 years ago, David showed up with a gin martini in one hand and a deck of cards in the other. “I want to try something,” he said.
Now we're finally ready to share Nice Try, Wise Guy, David's noir-inspired card game of mob hits, favors, and friendly betrayals. Take a peek: nicetrywiseguy.com

Oriole in the backyard (Chilmark, MA)