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SemprePhi @semprephi.bsky.social · 2h

Insightful reading of "To Elsie," by William Carlos Williams: poetry.arizona.edu/blog/homesic...

The Homesick Imagination: On W.C. Williams’ “To Elsie”

I don’t think a body can experience a proper homecoming without first enduring a certain level of homesickness. What better way to return to the setting of one’s birth and childhood, to measure the he...

poetry.arizona.edu

SemprePhi @semprephi.bsky.social · 4h

Same as it ever was…
www.popsci.com/science/misi...

Rumors spread like viruses. The French Revolution proved it.

Historians and epidemiologists join forces to uncover some scary and relevant lessons.

www.popsci.com

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SemprePhi @semprephi.bsky.social · 5h

Nice of you to leave options www.etymonline.com/word/schmoo

Schmoo - Etymology, Origin & Meaning

Origin: Yiddish "shmú," meaning a blob or amorphous mass. Meaning: a fictional blob-like creature, often used to describe something shapeless or formless.

www.etymonline.com

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14h

The is literally nothing more American and patriotic than declaring: No Kings.

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Mina @minerva1.bsky.social · 16h

ICYMI
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Alex Danvers @drdanvers.bsky.social · Aug 10

Trump may have taken a $10 M bribe from Egypt in 2016. This is an unreal story, and I can’t believe this isn’t all the news is talking about.

theweek.com/politics/tru...

How could a $10M Egyptian cash withdrawal upend Trump's campaign?

A scuttled Justice Department investigation into alleged foreign election interference returns to complicate the 2024 presidential election

theweek.com

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 18h

“The initial newspaper reports mentioned the names of the white crew members, but only referred to the Mexican passengers as ‘deportees.’ That lack of recognition moved Woody Guthrie to write a song …” www.kqed.org/news/1194127...

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”

apnews.com/article/pope...

Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

apnews.com

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SemprePhi @semprephi.bsky.social · 22h

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SemprePhi @semprephi.bsky.social · 23h

Yes and that makes normies uneasy because they cannot imagine caring so much, being so into it

About anything

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SemprePhi @semprephi.bsky.social · 23h

And he sailed for Spain!!

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SemprePhi @semprephi.bsky.social · 23h

Oh you mean like allelopathic trees!

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ashley scarebanks 💀🕯️ @ziibiing.com · 1d

lol “find your own instead of stealing” in defense of columbus day

AJ West • 1h
Find your own holiday instead of stealing. Today is Columbus Day as designated by the federal government
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SemprePhi @semprephi.bsky.social · 1d

And also plan spending and relinquish some convenience to avoid feeding the beast

SemprePhi @semprephi.bsky.social · 1d

He looks like he is running for middle school student council president

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SemprePhi @semprephi.bsky.social · 1d

Wait does he have tiny hands like his father?

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

Paul Simon, born today in 1941.

“It’s a cliché,” he said, “but music really IS the closest we come to a universal language. It crosses borders as effortlessly as a cloud.”

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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 1d

Wow, Trump just asked the Israeli president to pardon Benjamin Netanyahu in front of the Israeli parliament.

Insanity.

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SemprePhi @semprephi.bsky.social · 1d

That is why they are called the "riot police." They put on their riot gear and voila! -- a riot commences!

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Danny K @dannykpolitics.bsky.social · 8d

WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

Find an event near you at nokings.org/#map.

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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 1d

The people willing to go out over their skis on this despite the fact that Weiss has zero experience running a broadcast newsroom and the reporting she has done herself has been littered with holes are just telling you they agree with her ideologically

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 1d

Ratio me. Please. It's a badge of honor. If you don't like a link, go follow some chicken-heart who needs the approval of the thought-police. Caitlin Flanagan of @theatlantic.com is a tremendous writer and this piece is an excellent read. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss

The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.

www.theatlantic.com

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The 'Skeets' @continuitytweets.bsky.social · 2d

Watching the Two Ronnies and that bloke who's in charge of Argentina has turned up.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

Hi Sally. When Weiss published a supposed expose on the death of George Floyd, a veteran criminal justice reporter showed in deep detail that the piece was not just wrong but filled with falsehoods and misrepresentations. Weiss did not retract the piece. What do you think of that?

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 2d

This is really smart. Amazed at the hysteria over the ascendance of a woman entrepreneur who clearly knows how to cover and sell news and who's not afraid to take on a mob. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss

The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.

www.theatlantic.com

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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 1d

So Kilmer Abrego-Garcia will not challenge a deportation to Costa Rica, who has agreed to for him residency, but DHS won’t agree to send him there because it’s not cruel enough.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

For weeks, Mr. Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national who is married to a U.S. citizen, has made clear that he would not challenge his deportation if he were sent to Costa Rica, which has promised him legal residency and guaranteed that he would not be sent back to El Salvador.

But the Trump administration has refused to deport him to Costa Rica, and in an earlier hearing this week, Judge Xinis pressed the administration to consider the option or clarify why it was unacceptable.

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🔻NØstalGeek🐢 @nosta-geek.bsky.social · Mar 28

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