Alejandra Diaz Mattoni

Rough Diamond Poetry This site is solely for poetry - poetry in any form and on any subject. We love it all!

We are open for submissions for our Poems for Protest anthology AND we are open for The Rough Diamond Poetry Prize #poetry #poetrycommunity #WritingCommunity

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People are being disappeared off the streets.

Disability is at an all time high as healthcare is being cut.

40 million people won’t receive SNAP next month.

We have a food crisis, a housing crisis & an education crisis.

But Trump’s main priority is a ballroom.

Oligarchy.

Wanna see a murder happen live?

Andrew Cuomo: taxpayers should pay for $60 million in legal bills for my sexual harassment allegations

Also Andrew Cuomo: $60 million is too much money to spend on a pilot program to deliver cheaper groceries

The reality of Kavanaugh stops: American citizens dragged, tackled, beaten, tased, and shot by immigration agents. Citizens held in the rain while in their underwear. A pregnant citizen's door blown off while Kristi Noem watched. Important story by @nicolefoy.bsky.social of @propublica.org

Oscar Wilde Gets His Library Card Back, 125 Years After His Death The Irish writer was barred in 1895 after being convicted of gross indecency. On Thursday, the British Library will hand over a symbolic new card to his grandson.

In 1895, Oscar Wilde was barred from the British Museum’s Reading Room, the precursor to the British Library, after being convicted of gross indecency. But on Thursday, the British Library will hand over a symbolic new card to his grandson.

We're open for subs for our new online issue RIGHT NOW

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive) Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
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CHICAGO: REBUILD is providing therapy to folks detained by ICE. Please feel free to let people know.

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I'm going to keep saying "this is fascism" until this platform inevitably bans the word fascism, and then I'm going to leave

Funeral For a Postponed Death: On Burying Argentina’s Disappeared Translation by Megan McDowell In the middle of August 2011, I received an email from my colleague and friend Marta Dillon. It was an invitation to the burial of Marta Taboada, her mother, who had b…

“How beautiful cemeteries are…. Where the name and the date remain, a voice that says: I was here, now I’m gone.” Mariana Enriquez on burying Argentina’s disappeared.
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A humorous X post by @PaulleyTicks featuring a photo of a worker in a hard hat and blue overalls kneeling inside an escalator filled with boxes labeled "Epstein Files." The caption reads, "Well, there's your problem..." suggesting a playful take on the idea of the escalator malfunctioning due to the weight of the files. The image is set in a public transit environment with an escalator and signage visible.

Oh myyy!

Today for Latine Heritage Month, I bring you 1-star reviews for The Devil Takes You Home! Anyway, I’m the first Puerto Rican to ever win a Stoker for novel. Same for the Shirley Jackson Award. That matters to me. A lot. Hate and racism can’t kill that, and they can’t stop me.

11 Elected Officials Arrested Trying to Access Cells at N.Y.C. ICE Facility

NEW: 11 Democratic officials were arrested after showing up at 26 Federal Plaza and demanding access to the ICE holding cells on the 10th floor, refusing to leave.

Others were arrested outside after blocking the building exit during a sit-in protest.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/n...

A defining characteristic of fascism, that you can find in any textbook on the subject, is picking a powerless minority to scapegoat to unify its base while distracting from the crimes of the government and its allies.

This comes to mind for no particular reason.

Which is against the Posse Commitatus Act of 1878. FUCK FASCISM!

We're finishing ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY with a double accomplishment 🎉 Contributors @taylorbyas.bsky.social and @jasonbcrawford.bsky.social will be discussing friendship and poetry with @notebookscltv.bsky.social Sept. 16th! 🙌 Get your free tickets to this virtual event here: buff.ly/tAs68NP

I hope you're ok today.
I hope you're safe and warm, and have plenty of books and tea.
I hope your fangs have tasted the dark fabric of life and your tentacles will one day spread across the cosmos.

holy shit this is a helluva ad from the Democrat running against Joni Ernst in Iowa. worth every second

Texas Rep. Nicole Collier Slept on the House Floor in Protest Nicole Collier, a state representative, slept in the Capitol rather than agree to police surveillance imposed by Republicans after a Democratic walkout. “I am resisting,” she said.

Nicole Collier, a Texas representative, slept in the state's Capitol rather than agree to police surveillance imposed by Republicans after a Democratic walkout. “I am resisting,” she said in an interview.

Handwritten text on a notecard: My husbands ashes; I made me feel alone scared, empty, now I wonder where he is and if he's all still in his urn and if hes ok and I hope he's not in the dump

We asked people who experienced "sweeps" of homeless encampments to write about it in their own words.

In Portland, Teresa Stratton told us about how her husband’s ashes were taken in a removal:

Here's the alt text version of the article screenshot. Please share this and let's get National Guard in DC trending because this legit bad. #NationalGuard #DC #D.C

"None Of These Books Are Obscene": Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida's Book Ban Bill In a major win for intellectual freedom, a judge rules against Florida law that led to removing hundreds of books from school libraries.

“None Of These Books Are Obscene”: Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida’s Book Ban Bill

This is a big win for intellectual freedom and will have big implications in other ongoing lawsuits and future laws aiming to ban books.

bookriot.com/penguin-rand...

Show me a real-estate developer who upgrades his property by sending the goons. Never mind; show me a legacy media outlet that doesn't understand the difference between gentrification and militarization.

“I’m not interested in colonizing Mars. Wherever humanity decides to call home, they’ll learn to be unhappy all over again.”- Death Of The Author, Nnedi Okorafor

So true. 😕

I am pretty sure that Kamala Harris wouldn't have taken vaccines away from the American people.

What’s Inside the Tiny Miracle Food Pouches That Can Save the Lives of Starving Gazans Packed with calories and protein, the same magic mixture has successfully treated famine for decades—but due to funding cuts it's now in short supply.

Packed with calories and protein, the same magic mixture has successfully treated famine for decades—but due to funding cuts it's now in short supply. www.wired.com/story/whats-...

ICE Agents Invade a Manhattan Little League Field Youman Wilder has coached local kids for twenty-one years—including four who have gone pro. When masked agents tried to interrogate his players, he told them, “You don’t have more rights than they do....

When ICE agents questioned a group of 11- to 14-year-olds who’d just finished batting practice, their coach, Youman Wilder, stepped in. “I’m willing to die to make sure these kids can get home,” he recounted afterward.

Texas Lawmaker Behind State Abortion Ban Accused of Funding Alleged Abortions During Secret Affair Anti-abortion Texas lawmaker Giovanni Capriglione now faces accusations of personal hypocrisy and secret abortion payments

🚨Texas GOP Rep. Giovanni Capriglione, who wrote the law banning abortion and built his brand on moral clarity, now faces scandal over a 17-year affair and allegations he funded abortions. He admits the affair but denies ever paying for the procedures.

Why Trump's Base is Turning on Him Hint: it's not because they care about the children

We never listened to Katie Johnson, and her harrowing 2016 video testimony alleging Trump raped her as 13 year-old at an Epstein party. It's a spectacular failure to care about actual girls and women, not MAGA's fictitious locus of concern, “The Children.” katemanne.substack.com/p/why-trumps...