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Shout out to these creative lights who, this year, have published exceptional works that have inspired me with the kind of complexity, humanity, and innovativeness that compel me to hope you too might consider checking out their labors of love💙
November 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Shout out to these creative lights who, this year, have published exceptional works that have inspired me with the kind of complexity, humanity, and innovativeness that compel me to hope you too might consider checking out their labors of love💙
Reflecting on my birthday wknd w a highlight from the past year: the honor to be in community with so many inspiring souls last month & to share “How To Orchestrate A Genocide” at LOC's Nat'l Book Festival. TY to the Academy of American Poets & our tribe of storytellers.
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How To Orchestrate A Genocide / Raffi Joe Wartanian / Library of Congress National Book Festival
YouTube video by Raffi Wartanian
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October 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Reflecting on my birthday wknd w a highlight from the past year: the honor to be in community with so many inspiring souls last month & to share “How To Orchestrate A Genocide” at LOC's Nat'l Book Festival. TY to the Academy of American Poets & our tribe of storytellers.
youtu.be/O25EjwZD3W4
youtu.be/O25EjwZD3W4
Beyond humbled & grateful to be entrusted by The Academy of American Poets with the generous support of the Mellon Foundation, to join 22 other outstanding poets laureate across the US. More on the many inspiring initiatives here: bit.ly/4l4NhZe
July 31, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Beyond humbled & grateful to be entrusted by The Academy of American Poets with the generous support of the Mellon Foundation, to join 22 other outstanding poets laureate across the US. More on the many inspiring initiatives here: bit.ly/4l4NhZe
Cuomo & Adams will likely compete for an overlapping group of similar voters, thus enhancing Mamdani’s odds.
June 27, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Cuomo & Adams will likely compete for an overlapping group of similar voters, thus enhancing Mamdani’s odds.
How many critics lambasting Cudahy, CA Vice Mayor Gonzalez’s extreme comments are likewise speaking out against the political violence advocated for and operationalized by the president and his criminal cabal?
June 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
How many critics lambasting Cudahy, CA Vice Mayor Gonzalez’s extreme comments are likewise speaking out against the political violence advocated for and operationalized by the president and his criminal cabal?
And what if local law enforcement protected its citizens from ICE’s reign of terror?
"This case highlights the significant threat posed to U.S. citizens by frequent ICE errors, which are exacerbated when local law enforcement agencies participate in immigration enforcement...”
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He Was Born in Philly and They Tried to Deport Him to Jamaica
A Florida sheriff ignored proof of Peter Sean Brown’s U.S. citizenship and held him for ICE anyway. A federal court just ruled it was a blatant violation of his Fourth Amendment rights.
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June 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM
And what if local law enforcement protected its citizens from ICE’s reign of terror?
Juneteenth 2025 dispatch
June 19, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Juneteenth 2025 dispatch
Surreal to watch & hear LAPD officers audibly threaten a local news reporter covering the scene in downtown Los Angeles followed by newsroom anchors sanitizing the police aggression & shifting the narrative to focus on protecting the city from a small group of unruly protestors.
June 11, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Surreal to watch & hear LAPD officers audibly threaten a local news reporter covering the scene in downtown Los Angeles followed by newsroom anchors sanitizing the police aggression & shifting the narrative to focus on protecting the city from a small group of unruly protestors.
True in 1776. True in 2017. True today. Freedom now! Today’s assembly and countless others are peaceful acts of resistance being misrepresented & distorted by the criminals in power to justify their expanding efforts to turn the US into an oligarchical authoritarian police state. Free David Huerta!
June 9, 2025 at 10:33 PM
True in 1776. True in 2017. True today. Freedom now! Today’s assembly and countless others are peaceful acts of resistance being misrepresented & distorted by the criminals in power to justify their expanding efforts to turn the US into an oligarchical authoritarian police state. Free David Huerta!
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•“Phantom Tongue” by Raffi Joe Wartanian
•“ERASURE: THE MESSAGE OF THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY PRIME MINISTER RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN ON THE EVENTS OF 1915” by Raffi Joe Wartanian
•Monday, April 21, 2025
•Alex Theatre
•Glendale, California
•“Phantom Tongue” by Raffi Joe Wartanian
•“ERASURE: THE MESSAGE OF THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY PRIME MINISTER RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN ON THE EVENTS OF 1915” by Raffi Joe Wartanian
•Monday, April 21, 2025
•Alex Theatre
•Glendale, California
Two Poems by Raffi Joe Wartanian // 2025 Armenian Genocide Commemoration
YouTube video by Raffi Wartanian
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May 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
youtu.be/SwdvBgwDCn8
•“Phantom Tongue” by Raffi Joe Wartanian
•“ERASURE: THE MESSAGE OF THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY PRIME MINISTER RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN ON THE EVENTS OF 1915” by Raffi Joe Wartanian
•Monday, April 21, 2025
•Alex Theatre
•Glendale, California
•“Phantom Tongue” by Raffi Joe Wartanian
•“ERASURE: THE MESSAGE OF THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY PRIME MINISTER RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN ON THE EVENTS OF 1915” by Raffi Joe Wartanian
•Monday, April 21, 2025
•Alex Theatre
•Glendale, California
“Our future survival is predicated upon our ability to relate within equality.” -Audre Lorde
We gather on March 28th to reaffirm that our solidarity together and against genocide is a simple expression of our commitment to the fundamental human rights that all people deserve.
We gather on March 28th to reaffirm that our solidarity together and against genocide is a simple expression of our commitment to the fundamental human rights that all people deserve.
March 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
“Our future survival is predicated upon our ability to relate within equality.” -Audre Lorde
We gather on March 28th to reaffirm that our solidarity together and against genocide is a simple expression of our commitment to the fundamental human rights that all people deserve.
We gather on March 28th to reaffirm that our solidarity together and against genocide is a simple expression of our commitment to the fundamental human rights that all people deserve.
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Siranush Sargsyan reports on the plight of artists in Artsakh and how they are trying to rebuild. “Sometimes I want to recreate the paintings I left behind,” said Artsiv Lalayan… “but it’s impossible to recreate what you’ve lost.”
The Plight of Artsakh's Artists in Exile
“Sometimes I want to recreate the paintings I left behind,” said Artsiv Lalayan, one of tens of thousands of Armenians displaced by Azerbaijan, “but it’s impossible to recreate what you’ve lost.”
hyperallergic.com
March 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Siranush Sargsyan reports on the plight of artists in Artsakh and how they are trying to rebuild. “Sometimes I want to recreate the paintings I left behind,” said Artsiv Lalayan… “but it’s impossible to recreate what you’ve lost.”
Seeking submissions for Volume 2 of our poetry anthology, Jewel City Review. We’re seeking poetry (one or multiple pieces) from writers who are interested in sharing their work with others in a publication that will be available physically and digitally.
March 11, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Seeking submissions for Volume 2 of our poetry anthology, Jewel City Review. We’re seeking poetry (one or multiple pieces) from writers who are interested in sharing their work with others in a publication that will be available physically and digitally.
Writers! Next wkshp-reading's on 3/29/25, 11a-2p at Glendale Central Library with CA Poet Laureate Lee Herrick! All experience levels welcome. Free, with light refreshments & 🎵 by Paul Sprawl. Optional reg.: bit.ly/41FYyZV. Submit poems by 4/4: bit.ly/43jSlDW
March 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Writers! Next wkshp-reading's on 3/29/25, 11a-2p at Glendale Central Library with CA Poet Laureate Lee Herrick! All experience levels welcome. Free, with light refreshments & 🎵 by Paul Sprawl. Optional reg.: bit.ly/41FYyZV. Submit poems by 4/4: bit.ly/43jSlDW
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This is a bigger issue than people realize. Not just jobs lost. But their families losing benefits. Landlords losing tenants. Cities and towns losing revenue. This is how recessions start
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
More accurate, fewer words;
"There are plenty of contractors going under".
A friend furloughed 75% of staff (furlough w/paying for health insurance for three months), 50% exec pay cut, 25% rest of staff to keep as many people w/salary.
PS: Wasn't 18F a government office, not a contractor.
"There are plenty of contractors going under".
A friend furloughed 75% of staff (furlough w/paying for health insurance for three months), 50% exec pay cut, 25% rest of staff to keep as many people w/salary.
PS: Wasn't 18F a government office, not a contractor.
March 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This is a bigger issue than people realize. Not just jobs lost. But their families losing benefits. Landlords losing tenants. Cities and towns losing revenue. This is how recessions start
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
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Elon Musk isn’t a genius—he’s a government-funded grifter under investigation. Every contract, every dollar, every scandal—it all connects.
Keep this: It’s a roadmap for every move Musk and DOGE make.
Keep this: It’s a roadmap for every move Musk and DOGE make.
February 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Elon Musk isn’t a genius—he’s a government-funded grifter under investigation. Every contract, every dollar, every scandal—it all connects.
Keep this: It’s a roadmap for every move Musk and DOGE make.
Keep this: It’s a roadmap for every move Musk and DOGE make.
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You can’t script this better.
March 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
You can’t script this better.
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Elon updated DOGE, claiming to have fixed the mistakes we all pointed out. But instead of correcting them, he just added more false claims. He even inflated his so-called “savings” total from $55 billion to $65 billion, when in reality, the actual increase is only from $2 billion to $2.3 billion.
March 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Elon updated DOGE, claiming to have fixed the mistakes we all pointed out. But instead of correcting them, he just added more false claims. He even inflated his so-called “savings” total from $55 billion to $65 billion, when in reality, the actual increase is only from $2 billion to $2.3 billion.
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If the market continues to trend down, and the Atlanta Fed turns out to be right, the midterms will be very interesting.
The battle between republican self preservation and MAGA will be intense
The battle between republican self preservation and MAGA will be intense
March 1, 2025 at 1:18 AM
If the market continues to trend down, and the Atlanta Fed turns out to be right, the midterms will be very interesting.
The battle between republican self preservation and MAGA will be intense
The battle between republican self preservation and MAGA will be intense
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