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More galleys coming in today (am always surprised to have written something--somehow it feels I never am, and then proofs come in?), plus work on article, translation. Coffee!

My Childhood Friend, Renee Good Long before a federal agent shot her and she became a headline and a symbol, Renee was the best singer – and listener – in my church youth group.

From poet Jane Clark Scharl: www.plough.com/en/topics/li...

One of my favourite poets discussing another of my favourite poets.

Blanche didn’t ask Maxwell a single question about any of these emails. Then he moved her to Club Fed where she is served individual meals and has a puppy and numerous other special privileges while she prepares her clemency petition. WHY?

On Todays Episode of I Don't Give A Fuck

Kim Davis will now have to pay $360,000 in fines & legal fees for refusing to issue marriage licenses

I hope everyone has an amazing day & does anyone have a spare fuck for this bigot because she's about to lose everything?

Khanna: I’ll break some news — we’re talking with Massie now about getting another major press conference with the survivors early next week at the Capitol. There’s going to be so much momentum, left and right, to say: out with the Epstein class…

WSJ: Fannie Mae watchdogs who were removed from their jobs had been probing if Trump appointee Bill Pulte had improperly obtained mortgage records of key Democratic officials, including New York Attorney General Letitia James.

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Child Rapist

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I regret to inform you that people are now listening to their phones on speaker on airplanes. Insufferable! Am seriously thinking that next time I am in such a situation, I will just start reading my book out loud??

Did you happen to leave your @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk purchases on the Metropolitan line yesterday?

Did one of your friends do this and send an anguished message to the group chat?

If so, Darren has just done you a very good turn. 👇

"Moschophoros" street art in Athens:

Doing this soon:

"The world is too much with us, late and soon/ Getting and spending we lay waste our powers/ Little we see in Nature that is ours"

Trump's allies in Germany betraying the country and helping Putin. Sound familiar?

Okay, so I did it. In honor of Sandwich Guy, on what should be the last day of his trial, I figured out the chords. And so, with apologies to the late and great Bob Marley, I banged out this quick and (very) rough rendition of "I Threw the Sandwich." 🤣

Excessive force. PERIOD!

They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.

📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.

Are Greece and Turkey nearing direct talks? Recent statements from both sides suggest preparations may be underway for talks on maritime boundaries

Prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis recently told parliament that the government would soon invite Greece’s neighbours to a regional forum addressing all the difficult issues of the east Mediterranean. Turkey has suggested it is open to talks. open.substack.com/pub/johntpsa...

To add to our list of wonderful public lectures this term, we're delighted to announce our next Professor of #Poetry lecture by A.E. Stallings @aestallings.bsky.social

Rhyme as Experiment/ Rhyme as Alchemy
26 Nov, 5.30pm
Examination Schools, Oxford

ALL WELCOME! No booking required.

Had a nice coffee with @commonmugwort.bsky.social in the neighborhood. Now admin, translation, pome tinkering. Onward!

Our poetry class (with women from Ethiopia, Egypt, Syria, Morocco, Ukraine, Palestine/Jordan) at Melissa today had musical instruments as a prompt--we had poems about ouds and qanuns and kalimbas, and ended with spontaneous singing and a bit of dance demonstration.

'Washington Post' editorials omit a key disclosure: Bezos' financial ties Three times in the past two weeks, editorials at the 'Washington Post' failed to disclose that they focused on matters in which owner Jeff Bezos had a material interest.

Three times in the past two weeks, editorials at the 'Washington Post' failed to disclose that they focused on matters in which owner Jeff Bezos had a material interest.

Millionaire Who Stole Hat from Child at US Open is in His Find Out Stage After Polish millionaire Piotr Szczerek was caught on camera stealing a signed hat from a child at the US Open, his company was review bombed. He's even been called the most hated man on the Internet.

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All of them.

Sorry food workers just know I've been there. I feel for you.

Ust-Luga is key for the Russian export of oil and gas via the Baltic Sea.

It is reported that the main damage from the drone strike was inflicted on the cryogenic unit for deep hydrocarbon processing, where gas condensate and natural gas are fractionated. It is a critical part of equipment.

V for Vendetta (2005) ⭐ 8.1 | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi 2h 12m | R

Watch this movie.

Watch it again.

Get everyone you know to watch it.

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Charlie Hurt insisted that the government’s refusal to use child labor on farms is “mindblowing.” Fox News pundit Charlie Hurt is ready to send kids into fields to make up for the shortage of cheap labor stemming from President Donald Trump’s deportation spree. Fox & Friends Weekend Co-host Rachel...

These are the people who want to protect children until they need cheap labor to work the farms 🤬
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We must!