Jocelyn Shaw
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Jocelyn Shaw
@missphosphorus.bsky.social
· Nov 14
“If you want an education go to college. If you want to learn something go to the library.” -Frank Zappa
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happy bday Spanish writer Lope de Vega, b.1562.
"With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts."
"With a few flowers in my garden, half a dozen pictures and some books, I live without envy".
"With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts."
"With a few flowers in my garden, half a dozen pictures and some books, I live without envy".
November 25, 2025 at 12:26 PM
happy bday Spanish writer Lope de Vega, b.1562.
"With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts."
"With a few flowers in my garden, half a dozen pictures and some books, I live without envy".
"With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts."
"With a few flowers in my garden, half a dozen pictures and some books, I live without envy".
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LEFT: Mark Kelly, shirt covered with medals.
RIGHT: Pete Hegseth, shirt covered with booze.
RIGHT: Pete Hegseth, shirt covered with booze.
November 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
LEFT: Mark Kelly, shirt covered with medals.
RIGHT: Pete Hegseth, shirt covered with booze.
RIGHT: Pete Hegseth, shirt covered with booze.
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Actual footage of Stephen Miller and Laura Loomer after Zohran’s visit to the Oval Office yesterday
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Actual footage of Stephen Miller and Laura Loomer after Zohran’s visit to the Oval Office yesterday
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Incredible.
Heartbreaking stuff. And more good journalism from @charlotteobserver.com which has been a part of an incredible effort from local media to cover this past week’s attack on our city.
November 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Incredible.
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happy bday French writer André Gide, b.1869.
“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.”
“The color of truth is grey.”
“There are many things that seem impossible only so long as one does not attempt them.”
“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.”
“The color of truth is grey.”
“There are many things that seem impossible only so long as one does not attempt them.”
November 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
happy bday French writer André Gide, b.1869.
“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.”
“The color of truth is grey.”
“There are many things that seem impossible only so long as one does not attempt them.”
“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.”
“The color of truth is grey.”
“There are many things that seem impossible only so long as one does not attempt them.”
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~November Elegy~
As days grow short and holidays draw near,
Echos of times past return and alight
On a gray restless night.
The knowing smile, the gentle laugh,
A warm embrace not there;
Pale light, an empty chair.
O those souls missed & missing
Ring ever so clear
This time of year.
As days grow short and holidays draw near,
Echos of times past return and alight
On a gray restless night.
The knowing smile, the gentle laugh,
A warm embrace not there;
Pale light, an empty chair.
O those souls missed & missing
Ring ever so clear
This time of year.
November 22, 2025 at 1:38 AM
~November Elegy~
As days grow short and holidays draw near,
Echos of times past return and alight
On a gray restless night.
The knowing smile, the gentle laugh,
A warm embrace not there;
Pale light, an empty chair.
O those souls missed & missing
Ring ever so clear
This time of year.
As days grow short and holidays draw near,
Echos of times past return and alight
On a gray restless night.
The knowing smile, the gentle laugh,
A warm embrace not there;
Pale light, an empty chair.
O those souls missed & missing
Ring ever so clear
This time of year.
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El oh freaking el
November 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
El oh freaking el
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This week the Trump CDC attacked science — and our health, and our kids’ health — by twisting the truth on the CDC website.
There’s things to say about the playbook they used, and that’s helped by a little explanation about scientific truth in practice.
New vid explainer from me:
🧪 part 1/
There’s things to say about the playbook they used, and that’s helped by a little explanation about scientific truth in practice.
New vid explainer from me:
🧪 part 1/
November 22, 2025 at 12:04 AM
This week the Trump CDC attacked science — and our health, and our kids’ health — by twisting the truth on the CDC website.
There’s things to say about the playbook they used, and that’s helped by a little explanation about scientific truth in practice.
New vid explainer from me:
🧪 part 1/
There’s things to say about the playbook they used, and that’s helped by a little explanation about scientific truth in practice.
New vid explainer from me:
🧪 part 1/
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happy bday French philosopher/writer Voltaire, b.1694.
“Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.”
“Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.”
“Love truth, but pardon error.”
“Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.”
“Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.”
“Love truth, but pardon error.”
November 21, 2025 at 12:10 PM
happy bday French philosopher/writer Voltaire, b.1694.
“Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.”
“Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.”
“Love truth, but pardon error.”
“Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.”
“Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.”
“Love truth, but pardon error.”
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National Book Awards judges honored authors worldwide on Wednesday night, from Lebanese novelist Rabih Alameddine’s “The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)” to Chicago-born poet Patricia Smith’s “The Intentions of Thunder.”
https://to.pbs.org/4pkcK3x
https://to.pbs.org/4pkcK3x
Novelist Rabih Alameddine and poet Patricia Smith win National Book Awards
The night’s honorees expressed gratitude for prizes bestowed and for literature itself, and horror and disenchantment at the political and social climate, from immigration raids in the U.S. by masked ...
www.pbs.org
November 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
National Book Awards judges honored authors worldwide on Wednesday night, from Lebanese novelist Rabih Alameddine’s “The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)” to Chicago-born poet Patricia Smith’s “The Intentions of Thunder.”
https://to.pbs.org/4pkcK3x
https://to.pbs.org/4pkcK3x
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Trump: "I love the Fed job. To me it's the easiest job in the world. You play golf for 28, 29 days, then you go and make a little speech, tell everybody in the case of the current guy the wrong information because he has no clue ... it's all based on instincts."
November 19, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Trump: "I love the Fed job. To me it's the easiest job in the world. You play golf for 28, 29 days, then you go and make a little speech, tell everybody in the case of the current guy the wrong information because he has no clue ... it's all based on instincts."
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Next time Sleepy Pervert takes a nap, let it be of the dirt variety
November 19, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Next time Sleepy Pervert takes a nap, let it be of the dirt variety
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happy bday poet Sharon Olds, b.1942, San Francisco.
“I am doing something I learned early to do, I am
paying attention to small beauties,
whatever I have-as if it were our duty
to find things to love, to bind ourselves to this world.”
“I am doing something I learned early to do, I am
paying attention to small beauties,
whatever I have-as if it were our duty
to find things to love, to bind ourselves to this world.”
November 19, 2025 at 1:06 PM
happy bday poet Sharon Olds, b.1942, San Francisco.
“I am doing something I learned early to do, I am
paying attention to small beauties,
whatever I have-as if it were our duty
to find things to love, to bind ourselves to this world.”
“I am doing something I learned early to do, I am
paying attention to small beauties,
whatever I have-as if it were our duty
to find things to love, to bind ourselves to this world.”
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On this date 1863 President Lincoln delivers what became known as The Gettysburg Address.
"that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
"that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
November 19, 2025 at 1:09 PM
On this date 1863 President Lincoln delivers what became known as The Gettysburg Address.
"that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
"that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
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“Things happen.”
Jamal Khashoggi was a journalist and Washington Post columnist who was literally murdered and dismembered by agents of the Saudi government inside a Saudi consulate.
Shameful. So shameful.
Jamal Khashoggi was a journalist and Washington Post columnist who was literally murdered and dismembered by agents of the Saudi government inside a Saudi consulate.
Shameful. So shameful.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
“Things happen.”
Jamal Khashoggi was a journalist and Washington Post columnist who was literally murdered and dismembered by agents of the Saudi government inside a Saudi consulate.
Shameful. So shameful.
Jamal Khashoggi was a journalist and Washington Post columnist who was literally murdered and dismembered by agents of the Saudi government inside a Saudi consulate.
Shameful. So shameful.
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They’re not going after criminals. “Criminals don’t get up and go to work and pay their bills.”
These are not criminals; they’re hard-working people.
EVERY LAST WORD OF THIS🔥
These are not criminals; they’re hard-working people.
EVERY LAST WORD OF THIS🔥
November 18, 2025 at 3:22 AM
They’re not going after criminals. “Criminals don’t get up and go to work and pay their bills.”
These are not criminals; they’re hard-working people.
EVERY LAST WORD OF THIS🔥
These are not criminals; they’re hard-working people.
EVERY LAST WORD OF THIS🔥
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11/18/2025- Releasing the Files www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/no...
November 17, 2025 at 11:19 PM
11/18/2025- Releasing the Files www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/no...
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#HeartofDarkness
"The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it too much."
- Joseph Conrad, 1902
"The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it too much."
- Joseph Conrad, 1902
November 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
#HeartofDarkness
"The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it too much."
- Joseph Conrad, 1902
"The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it too much."
- Joseph Conrad, 1902
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happy bday Canadian poet Archibald Lampman, b.1861.
"We have not heard the music of the spheres,
The song of star to star, but there are sounds
More deep than human joy and human tears,
That Nature uses in her common rounds;
The fall of streams, the cry of winds that strain...
"We have not heard the music of the spheres,
The song of star to star, but there are sounds
More deep than human joy and human tears,
That Nature uses in her common rounds;
The fall of streams, the cry of winds that strain...
November 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
happy bday Canadian poet Archibald Lampman, b.1861.
"We have not heard the music of the spheres,
The song of star to star, but there are sounds
More deep than human joy and human tears,
That Nature uses in her common rounds;
The fall of streams, the cry of winds that strain...
"We have not heard the music of the spheres,
The song of star to star, but there are sounds
More deep than human joy and human tears,
That Nature uses in her common rounds;
The fall of streams, the cry of winds that strain...
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happy bday writer Voltairine de Cleyre, b.1866, Leslie, MI.
“when you find out who your not allowed to criticize, then you will realize who is in control".
"And sometimes when I am weary,
When the path is thorny and Wild,
I'll look back to the Eyes in the twilight,
Back to the eyes that smiled."
“when you find out who your not allowed to criticize, then you will realize who is in control".
"And sometimes when I am weary,
When the path is thorny and Wild,
I'll look back to the Eyes in the twilight,
Back to the eyes that smiled."
November 17, 2025 at 12:42 PM
happy bday writer Voltairine de Cleyre, b.1866, Leslie, MI.
“when you find out who your not allowed to criticize, then you will realize who is in control".
"And sometimes when I am weary,
When the path is thorny and Wild,
I'll look back to the Eyes in the twilight,
Back to the eyes that smiled."
“when you find out who your not allowed to criticize, then you will realize who is in control".
"And sometimes when I am weary,
When the path is thorny and Wild,
I'll look back to the Eyes in the twilight,
Back to the eyes that smiled."