Aaron Belz

Even without an on-campus voting site, NCAT students still marched to the polls. 💙💛 Students at North Carolina A&T showed that barriers won’t stop their voices. When access isn’t easy, they organize. ... TikTok video by HBCU Student Action Alliance

North Carolina lawmakers have voted to remove all college campus voting sites. Specifically at the largest HBCU in the US NC A&T. They now have to walk 30 minutes to their nearest polling place. Students are protesting this - pls share and support.

www.tiktok.com/t/ZThx29BJ9/

Tina Smith endorses Peggy Flanagan over Angie Craig in Minnesota Senate race The retiring senator is choosing a fellow progressive and lieutenant governor as her successor over moderate Rep. Angie Craig.

Tina Smith endorses Peggy Flanagan over Angie Craig in Minnesota Senate race

Goodwill

What a lunatic.

NEW ONES A Poem. "I have some new ones if anyone is interested."

Thank you, peerless editor Alex Miller, for including my "New Ones" at the Enthusiast today.

theenthusiast2024.substack.com/p/new-ones

A few more photos from Iowa. See if you can find my grandfather’s grave.

Individual contributions make the dream work.

Uggh. I forgot what makes the dream work!

Catherine O’Hara, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ and ‘Home Alone’ Star, Dies at 71 Catherine O'Hara, a legendary Hollywood actor known for her roles in 'Schitt's Creek' and 'Home Alone,' has died. She was 71.

A true legend. RIP. variety.com/2026/tv/news...

“Nicest people in the word” is an excellent slip

I grew up with Alex Pretti The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.

I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com

Volunteers in Minnesota Deliver Groceries So Immigrants Can Hide at Home

Resistance to this regime can take many forms. Kudos to these volunteers who are stepping up to help their community in Minnesota.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...

I’ll look when I’m down there !

I don't :(

Hey @torcho.bsky.social …

"The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either—but right through every human heart." Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Nikki Glaser hosting Golden Globes ends her list of shoutouts to celebs—
“And to Steve Martin and Martin Short, keep showing us that in this industry you’re never too old to still need money”
🤣🤣

Can't really believe this band exists. I made a "Callous Dow Boys" joke on Twitter in 2011. I thought it was the dumbest thing!

Wow. It’s great. She’s come a long way from “El Shaddai.”

NEW SLANG

On the other hand
We no longer know
The difference btw
A really cool place
And a fire place.

Aaron S. Belz (1971-)

worth mentioning

Why not regift that to a friend in the poetry business?

😓 heard

Have you seen Tony Hale’s 2025 kids’ movie? Sketch? I guess it’s kind of adultish.

Get thee behind me, Santa

I don't want any plastics, and I don't want any ground floors. I want to do what I want to do.

I would sell my wig weaving machine, but it’s a hair-loom.

Merry Christmas to all the Na’vi dads out there.

So much more powerful had you chosen not to add “— full stop.”

End-of-year message to all employees We're in it for the long haul

Here's my 2025 corporate wrap-up. Enjoy. open.substack.com/pub/aaronbel...