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Roger Patulny @rpatulny.bsky.social · 10d

Nice work Ellen, good way to start the day with a dawn poem #Poem #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity

Ellen Forkin @ellenforkin.bsky.social · Sep 2

I have a poem published in Issue 9 of @ausauthora.bsky.social The theme was ‘Cracks’, and at the time I was waking up extremely early in the morning, so naturally I wrote poems about dawn. Hope you enjoy it! #Poem #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity

www.authora.net/issue-9/elle...

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Before Dawn
Ellen Forkin
The blue-dark of the not-quite dawn
The day ahead a yawning
Silent scream-song-gargle-sigh
The maw of possibilities
Blinking with the softness of first light
Do not stare-nor close your eyes
Glance out from the safety of the lightbulb Let colour wash over you, and begin

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Roger Patulny @rpatulny.bsky.social · 10d

Happy to support your work Philip! #Poem #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity

Philip Miller @philipmiller.bsky.social · Sep 2

Happy to have two poems published in the new @ausauthora.bsky.social

www.authora.net/issue9

ISSUE 9 | Authora

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Roger Patulny @rpatulny.bsky.social · 10d

Happy to support your work Carmella, thanks for trusting us with the work #Poem #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity

Carmella de Keyser @carmellapoetry.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thrilled to learn I will have a poem featured within the next issue of Authora Australis!
Looking forward to the release of this, as it's one of my most beloved poems, and also because the journal reads all entries blind.
Many thanks to the editors for homing this piece.❤️
@ausauthora.bsky.social

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Authora Australis @ausauthora.bsky.social · 10d

Please enjoy Marius Grose's new poem 'The Oasis at 3am' in Authora Australis Issue 9 'Cracks'

www.authora.net/issue-9/mari...

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Authora Australis @ausauthora.bsky.social · 10d

Great work Ellen, happy to support it!
#Poem #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity

Ellen Forkin @ellenforkin.bsky.social · Sep 2

I have a poem published in Issue 9 of @ausauthora.bsky.social The theme was ‘Cracks’, and at the time I was waking up extremely early in the morning, so naturally I wrote poems about dawn. Hope you enjoy it! #Poem #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity

www.authora.net/issue-9/elle...

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Authora Australis @ausauthora.bsky.social · 10d

Great work Philip, happy to support it!

Philip Miller @philipmiller.bsky.social · Sep 2

Happy to have two poems published in the new @ausauthora.bsky.social

www.authora.net/issue9

ISSUE 9 | Authora

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Philip Miller @philipmiller.bsky.social · Sep 2

Happy to have two poems published in the new @ausauthora.bsky.social

www.authora.net/issue9

ISSUE 9 | Authora

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Carmella de Keyser @carmellapoetry.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thrilled to learn I will have a poem featured within the next issue of Authora Australis!
Looking forward to the release of this, as it's one of my most beloved poems, and also because the journal reads all entries blind.
Many thanks to the editors for homing this piece.❤️
@ausauthora.bsky.social

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Authora Australis @ausauthora.bsky.social · 10d

Wonderful work Carmella, happy to support it!

Carmella de Keyser @carmellapoetry.bsky.social · 14d

Authora Australis Literary Journal, an international magazine originally founded in Sydney, has published my poem 'Baba's Face' which describes a memory of my late Grandma/Baba. Warm thanks to editors Roger Patulny, Carlo Caponeccia & Oormila Vijayakrishnan Prahlad.
@ausauthora.bsky.social
#poems

Baba's Face, a poem by Carmella de Keyser.

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Roger Patulny @rpatulny.bsky.social · 10d

Out at last! Authora Australis Issue 9, 'Cracks'. We have some great works included here, please enjoy!

Authora Australis @ausauthora.bsky.social · 10d

Authora Australis Issue 9 'Cracks' is now out!

Please read and enjoy:

www.authora.net/issue9

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Authora Australis @ausauthora.bsky.social · 10d

Authora Australis Issue 9 'Cracks' is now out!

Please read and enjoy:

www.authora.net/issue9

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Roger Patulny @rpatulny.bsky.social · Mar 28

Good bit of analysis here. Trump's chaotic approach to introducing, repealing, and reintroducing tariffs may undermine exactly the business confidence needed for big US auto to invest in re-shoring - and bring on a recession instead of creating jobs

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Why Trump’s 25% tariffs on autos could backfire | Steven Greenhouse

Nearly half of the cars sold in the US are imported and Trump’s 25% tariff will add at least $6,000 to the sticker price of the average car, industry experts say

www.theguardian.com

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Authors Publish | Magazine for Creative Writers @authorspublish.com · Mar 20

2 free #writing lectures this month!

1. How To Finish Your Manuscript:
🔗 authorspublish.com/lectures/how...

2. How To Create Captivating Characters
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Roger Patulny @rpatulny.bsky.social · Mar 20

Wow. I wonder if I should risk visiting America in the next four years or not?

Have these border denials and arrests really become as common as the news suggests? Does anyone else have a story to share about getting stopped at the airprort?

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found

France’s research minister said the scientist was traveling to Houston for a conference when his phone was searched

www.theguardian.com

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · Mar 4

At some point the opposition needs to say what is happening here: Donald Trump is a tyrant in the full sense of the term, an American fascist dictator who believes the law flows directly from his command. And he is also a deeply unwell, unfit, and criminal man with nonsensical whims

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Jennifer Bullis @jenniferbullis.bsky.social · Mar 4

Fascinating Atlantic article on patrimonialism as Trump's style of authoritarianism: "running the state as if it were the leader’s personal property or family business." Vulnerabilities: incompetence and corruption--this is a message Dems should hit back with.

Lady Godiva's Horse @shazamarama.bsky.social · Mar 4

This article clearly spells it out.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

One Word Describes Trump

A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.

www.theatlantic.com

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · Mar 2

“Why don’t you wear a suit?”

The city of Bakhmut in Ukraine seen in ruins as a result of the Russia’s illegal and murderous invasion. Buildings are seen destroyed by bombing with some still smouldering.

The photographer was Roman Playshko, supplied to Shutterstock

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Roger Patulny @rpatulny.bsky.social · Mar 3

The war on social science advances in the US - what was that line from the Simpsons? “Let’s all go burn down the observatory to make sure this never happens again”!

www.science.org/content/arti...

Pentagon guts national security program that harnessed social science

Dozens of U.S. academics lose grants from Minerva program for studies related to terrorism, drug trafficking, and other threats

www.science.org

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Kai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social · Mar 2

NEW: The Minerva Research Initiative, established by the Pentagon to fund social science relevant to national security, is being gutted. Dozens of researchers studying threats from extremist groups, misinformation or climate change have received notices that their grants are being terminated.
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Pentagon guts national security program that harnessed social science

Dozens of U.S. academics lose grants from Minerva program for studies related to terrorism, drug trafficking, and other threats

www.science.org

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Ryan T. Pozzi @ryantpozzi.bsky.social · Mar 3

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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · Feb 28

This scrum of pot-bellied, sunken-chested betas trying to bully an all-black clad badass Eastern European wasteland survivor while dressed like Men’s Wearhouse mannequins is peak cinema.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Feb 28

GLENN: Why don't you wear a suit? You're at the highest level in this country's office & you refuse to wear a suit. A lot of Americans have problems with you not respecting the office.

ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.

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Roger Patulny @rpatulny.bsky.social · Feb 28

Wow! A pre-planned lynching - they invited him onto US national TV to supplicate himself, and then yelled at him for 20 min when he wouldn’t do it to drown out his basic common sense point - how can you trust any ‘deal’ with an invader who has broken every peace treaty? With no security guarantee?

Achilles Micawber @achillesthe2nd.bsky.social · Feb 28

You've got to see it to believe it. The full exchange is even worse for Trump.

FULL EXCHANGE: Zelenskyy and Trump's heated meeting at the White House

YouTube video by CBC News

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Roger Patulny @rpatulny.bsky.social · Mar 1

And while Trump is busy embracing Putin openly on the world stage, he’s also gifting him a wealth of sacked ex-intelligence officers

www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/p...

US intel shows Russia and China are attempting to recruit disgruntled federal employees, sources say | CNN Politics

Foreign adversaries including Russia and China have recently directed their intelligence services to ramp up recruiting of US federal employees working in national security, targeting those who have b...

www.cnn.com

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Roger Patulny @rpatulny.bsky.social · Feb 28

Issue 9 Cracks Subs close at midnight! Send us your stuff!

Authora Australis @ausauthora.bsky.social · Feb 28

Hi guys, submissions for Authora Issue 9 ‘Cracks’ closes midnight tonight. Last chance!!!

Luckily, we're interpreting midnight as anywhere in the world ;-)

Looking forward to reading and looking at your wonderful material!

Link below, cheers:

www.authora.net/submit

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Authora Australis @ausauthora.bsky.social · Feb 28

Hi guys, submissions for Authora Issue 9 ‘Cracks’ closes midnight tonight. Last chance!!!

Luckily, we're interpreting midnight as anywhere in the world ;-)

Looking forward to reading and looking at your wonderful material!

Link below, cheers:

www.authora.net/submit

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