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       presents politically progressive poetry on current events and topical issues.

Sunday, February 22, 2026

WATCHING ALYSA LIU SKATE

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by Tammy Smith It’s impossible not to yell “That’s what I’m f**king talking about!” knowing she nailed it. High above the ice, even the Quad...

CATALOGUING OUR NAMES

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by Karen Marker   Cartoon by Nick Anderson Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts. — The New York Times , Fe...

A NIGHTMARE OF COLOR

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by Dick Altman     As reports come out across the country of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detaining Native Americans, a couple...

TO ALL THE IMPRISONED CHILDREN

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by Julie Weiss Hold on. You´re a rabbit, clever and bold, galloping free through tomorrow´s boundless grasslands. Hold on. You´re the most e...
Saturday, February 21, 2026

CALL REVEILLE! HE'S DREAMING OF WAR

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by Darrell Petska         Peace is boring. I’ll start a war. Putin did it. I can too. Gaza’s done. Ukraine soon. My Department of War needs ...

THE STRANDED CITY

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by Iman Oshani     Tehran skyline at sunset, with the city's iconic Milad Tower rising in the distance, January 2026 — Iran Internation...
Friday, February 20, 2026

SUPREME COURT PRESIDENTIAL BACKLASH LIMERICK

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by Paul A. Freeman The New York Times Said Donald Trump: “Let me be candid, because the Supreme Court has handed a ruling down I  believe is...

INTERLOCHEN

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by Virginia Aronson   Years before they were convicted sex offenders, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell used his wealth to gain access ...
Thursday, February 19, 2026

RAMADAN KAREEM FROM THE UNITED STATES

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by H.G. Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., prompted calls for his resignation from Democrats and a major Islamic civil rights group after suggesting i...
Wednesday, February 18, 2026

“PENISGATE” AT THE OLYMPICS

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by Diane Kendig   Illustration from Journal of Astrological Big Data Ecology: Premium source for made up science The  Guardian begins with...

IS IT ABOUT THE SURVIVORS OR ABOUT THE TAO?

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by Raymond Nat Turner “Laws grind the poor and rich men rule the law”  — Oliver Goldsmith “What does the Tao have to do with anything? Are y...
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