Erin Belieu
@erinwriter.bsky.social
Copper Canyon poet (Cocklebur: New & Selected Poems coming fall 2026), professor, Girl Scout from Omaha. She/her
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Erin Belieu
@erinwriter.bsky.social
· Nov 16
*clears throat nervously* I’m author of five poetry collections from Copper Canyon Press & two poetry anthologies. Long-time feminist rabble rouser & poetry teacher. 200 years old in writer years but don’t look a day over 180. Here’s my recent, available at www.coppercanyonpress.org/books/come-h...
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There's a lot of talk about how men create societal problems b/c they can't keep it in their pants but Olivia Nuzzi has created a generational health disaster because she thought leatherface was fuckable
December 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
There's a lot of talk about how men create societal problems b/c they can't keep it in their pants but Olivia Nuzzi has created a generational health disaster because she thought leatherface was fuckable
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If you go look at her twitter, nuzzi was (is??) supported by A LOT in the DC press corps
We need to have serious conversations about 1/ nuzzi was never, ever a “genius” or “unusually talented writer”, 2/ the DC press corps is highly problematic
We need to have serious conversations about 1/ nuzzi was never, ever a “genius” or “unusually talented writer”, 2/ the DC press corps is highly problematic
December 5, 2025 at 10:02 PM
If you go look at her twitter, nuzzi was (is??) supported by A LOT in the DC press corps
We need to have serious conversations about 1/ nuzzi was never, ever a “genius” or “unusually talented writer”, 2/ the DC press corps is highly problematic
We need to have serious conversations about 1/ nuzzi was never, ever a “genius” or “unusually talented writer”, 2/ the DC press corps is highly problematic
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Trump’s economy sucks. 32,000 jobs were lost in the private sector last month.
The policies of Trump and rubber stamp Republicans are crushing the American people.
And what is Trump focused on? Making his Great Gatsby ballroom even bigger. And sleeping at Cabinet meetings.
The policies of Trump and rubber stamp Republicans are crushing the American people.
And what is Trump focused on? Making his Great Gatsby ballroom even bigger. And sleeping at Cabinet meetings.
🚨 CNBC on latest jobs numbers: "A big miss on ADP payrolls. The private payroll company saying private payrolls shed 32,000 workers in Nov. That's the 4th negative number in past 6 months. The estimate was for +40,000, so the street was off ... this may be coming from being hammered by the tariffs"
December 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Trump’s economy sucks. 32,000 jobs were lost in the private sector last month.
The policies of Trump and rubber stamp Republicans are crushing the American people.
And what is Trump focused on? Making his Great Gatsby ballroom even bigger. And sleeping at Cabinet meetings.
The policies of Trump and rubber stamp Republicans are crushing the American people.
And what is Trump focused on? Making his Great Gatsby ballroom even bigger. And sleeping at Cabinet meetings.
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Please join us for Poetry on the Salish Sea, a reading and celebration of Copper Canyon Press hosted by Centrum on December 13th.
The extraordinary poets JENNIFER CHANG, LEILA CHATTI, and JENNY GEORGE will grace the Chapel’s stage with readings. Admission is free— donations accepted at the door!
The extraordinary poets JENNIFER CHANG, LEILA CHATTI, and JENNY GEORGE will grace the Chapel’s stage with readings. Admission is free— donations accepted at the door!
December 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Please join us for Poetry on the Salish Sea, a reading and celebration of Copper Canyon Press hosted by Centrum on December 13th.
The extraordinary poets JENNIFER CHANG, LEILA CHATTI, and JENNY GEORGE will grace the Chapel’s stage with readings. Admission is free— donations accepted at the door!
The extraordinary poets JENNIFER CHANG, LEILA CHATTI, and JENNY GEORGE will grace the Chapel’s stage with readings. Admission is free— donations accepted at the door!
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Just once, I would like an interviewer to respond to someone in the Trump administration with the 100% accurate words: "You're lying."
December 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Just once, I would like an interviewer to respond to someone in the Trump administration with the 100% accurate words: "You're lying."
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The boat strikes are illegal. Dope couriers are not military combatants. So killing them with air strikes instead of arresting them is murder. It’s that simple.
December 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The boat strikes are illegal. Dope couriers are not military combatants. So killing them with air strikes instead of arresting them is murder. It’s that simple.
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We need to be able to see that the line "accommodations have gone too far" is an expression of the ableist notion that disabled students do not belong in higher ed. Its fundamentally an anxiety about the fact that disabled students get an "advantage" over abled students.
December 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
We need to be able to see that the line "accommodations have gone too far" is an expression of the ableist notion that disabled students do not belong in higher ed. Its fundamentally an anxiety about the fact that disabled students get an "advantage" over abled students.
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who amongst us
Raccoon gets drunk at a Virginia liquor store and passes out in bathroom
Raccoon gets drunk at Ashland ABC store and passes out in bathroom
Talk about a trashed panda.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:30 PM
who amongst us
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This is what frustrates me so much about these articles: Propagating the narrative that large numbers of kids are faking disabilities is just going to result in a world where disabled people are *even more* scrutinized when they ask for accommodations!
My kids go to a "rich" public school. My daughter is 7 and cannot read; she is a sweet, caring, intelligent child, but if you spend a moment with her it is clear that she has ADHD an order of magnitude more serious than what you think of when you hear "ADHD." Anybody questioning her IEP can fuck off
"Rich kids are gaming disability accommodations to gain an unfair advantage" is actually very different from "America has an extra-time-on-tests problem" — and the author hasn't proved that either! Rich kids might just be more likely to be diagnosed.
December 2, 2025 at 8:29 PM
This is what frustrates me so much about these articles: Propagating the narrative that large numbers of kids are faking disabilities is just going to result in a world where disabled people are *even more* scrutinized when they ask for accommodations!
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Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
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can our journalism scientists create a form of news that Mike Johnson can read?
RAJU: If defenseless survivors were killed, would that constitute a violation of the laws of war?
MIKE JOHNSON: I'm not going to prejudge any of that. I was pretty busy yesterday. I didn't follow a lot of the news.
MIKE JOHNSON: I'm not going to prejudge any of that. I was pretty busy yesterday. I didn't follow a lot of the news.
December 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
can our journalism scientists create a form of news that Mike Johnson can read?
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The legal, media, and academic institutions capitulating to an authoritarian ordering payments for favorable treatment are damning themselves to irrelevance. They are destroying their institutions. They will be — and should be — shunned for failing in their most basic purposes for existing.
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 1:37 AM
The legal, media, and academic institutions capitulating to an authoritarian ordering payments for favorable treatment are damning themselves to irrelevance. They are destroying their institutions. They will be — and should be — shunned for failing in their most basic purposes for existing.
Little context: many retailers now create cheap versions of higher brand products just to sell on Black Friday. Like Target for instance. You’d do better to look for deals on bigger ticket items at off season times of year when they’re moving out old stock. Black Friday is a scam in so many ways.
November 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Little context: many retailers now create cheap versions of higher brand products just to sell on Black Friday. Like Target for instance. You’d do better to look for deals on bigger ticket items at off season times of year when they’re moving out old stock. Black Friday is a scam in so many ways.
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"Giving thanks for what we are allowed to think about it, grateful for it even as it wanes. For knowing it is there... All of it a blessing. The being there. Being alive then. Like a giant bell ringing long after you can’t hear it." —Jack Gilbert, "Burma"
November 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"Giving thanks for what we are allowed to think about it, grateful for it even as it wanes. For knowing it is there... All of it a blessing. The being there. Being alive then. Like a giant bell ringing long after you can’t hear it." —Jack Gilbert, "Burma"
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Good morning and happy thanksgiving from @altyellonatpark.org
November 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Good morning and happy thanksgiving from @altyellonatpark.org
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“After Ferreira was detained, Dos Santos Rodrigues said Michael Leavitt Sr. and his father, Bob Leavitt, reached out to her.”
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
‘Brazil is not her home.’ Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew, brought to US as child, detained by ICE. - The Boston Globe
Bruna Ferreira, 33, was brought to the United States as a child in 1998. She is now in removal proceedings in Louisiana.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
“After Ferreira was detained, Dos Santos Rodrigues said Michael Leavitt Sr. and his father, Bob Leavitt, reached out to her.”
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
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Except there is no crime here! Ferreira is not a criminal, is supposed to be protected from deportation by DACA & was in the final stages of obtaining a green card. The issue here isn’t a crime, the issue is whether the Leavitt family are trying to use the gov’t to deport an ex & obtain sole custody
November 26, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Except there is no crime here! Ferreira is not a criminal, is supposed to be protected from deportation by DACA & was in the final stages of obtaining a green card. The issue here isn’t a crime, the issue is whether the Leavitt family are trying to use the gov’t to deport an ex & obtain sole custody
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Hugely useful
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A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere | Rebecca Solnit
Americans have shown a tremendous amount and variety of opposition – more than some may realize
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Hugely useful
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The president has now blocked three economic data reports. Does he think this is somehow a *good* sign for the economy? trib.al/4GF0dvo
Trump Cancels Release of Crucial Economic Report to Hide His Failures
Donald Trump has now blocked three economic data reports.
trib.al
November 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The president has now blocked three economic data reports. Does he think this is somehow a *good* sign for the economy? trib.al/4GF0dvo
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Tyson CEO Donnie King made $22.7 million last year.
The week before Thanksgiving, he told 3,200 workers in Lexington, Nebraska that they're losing their jobs.
The week before Thanksgiving, he told 3,200 workers in Lexington, Nebraska that they're losing their jobs.
November 22, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Tyson CEO Donnie King made $22.7 million last year.
The week before Thanksgiving, he told 3,200 workers in Lexington, Nebraska that they're losing their jobs.
The week before Thanksgiving, he told 3,200 workers in Lexington, Nebraska that they're losing their jobs.
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“The speaker of today’s poem imagines loved ones coming to their funeral—and they have some directives, and some requests," host @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social shares in today's episode of The Slowdown, number 1402.
Read "Gloria Mundi" by Michael Kleber-Diggs: https://bit.ly/3Xb2ezJ
Read "Gloria Mundi" by Michael Kleber-Diggs: https://bit.ly/3Xb2ezJ
November 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
“The speaker of today’s poem imagines loved ones coming to their funeral—and they have some directives, and some requests," host @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social shares in today's episode of The Slowdown, number 1402.
Read "Gloria Mundi" by Michael Kleber-Diggs: https://bit.ly/3Xb2ezJ
Read "Gloria Mundi" by Michael Kleber-Diggs: https://bit.ly/3Xb2ezJ
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If there's one thing the mainstream news media love to overlook, it's the impact of the mainstream news media. The petite Tea Party in all its elite-backed astroturfiness was hailed like a sacred comet; the historically huge No Kings was played down by the NY Times, among other publications.
November 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
If there's one thing the mainstream news media love to overlook, it's the impact of the mainstream news media. The petite Tea Party in all its elite-backed astroturfiness was hailed like a sacred comet; the historically huge No Kings was played down by the NY Times, among other publications.
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There is a post circulating on Bluesky encouraging the moving of a frozen turkey straight into a pot of hot oil. We are combating this misinformation the best way we know how - through the power of dance music.
November 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
There is a post circulating on Bluesky encouraging the moving of a frozen turkey straight into a pot of hot oil. We are combating this misinformation the best way we know how - through the power of dance music.
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Google, the company thst spontaneously changed Chrome, search and other behaviors so copy-pasting links directs then through the Spyware share.google service, wants you to know it is very hurt you would think that Gmail's smart features would invade your privacy and asks you to stop thinking that.
November 22, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Google, the company thst spontaneously changed Chrome, search and other behaviors so copy-pasting links directs then through the Spyware share.google service, wants you to know it is very hurt you would think that Gmail's smart features would invade your privacy and asks you to stop thinking that.
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"When we hired her, we knew she was a hack access journalist who got romantically entangled with her subject... but we didn't knew she did it twice!"
November 22, 2025 at 2:54 AM
"When we hired her, we knew she was a hack access journalist who got romantically entangled with her subject... but we didn't knew she did it twice!"