"A giant military parade is just a fun, wholesome way to celebrate the birthday of America’s commander in chief. Claim otherwise, and we’ll be forced to send the National Guard to your city until you wise up."

Apparently, they don’t hand out a Nobel Peace Prize to those who negotiated a ceasefire they had sabotaged a year ago just to get elected.

autumn hike
all around me
the future

#haiku #nature

Is it time for me to check up again on polyvagal theory? Last time I did, for the nth time, I couldn't find any evidence for it (other than the stuff psychologists knew about already anyway.)
#psychsky

The world's most important decisions are now being made by people whose talent is grovelling to an oaf who enjoys people grovelling to him.

Well I'm declaring the current regime a terrorist organization.

The Portland ICE protest camp literally has a rack full of inflatable costumes for demonstrators who want to try one on...

Glad this made sense to you 😀

Beautiful

CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow embodied what a journalist should be: someone who holds power to account instead of capitulating to it.

Over 70 years later, his segment denouncing Joe McCarthy’s congressional witch hunts rings truer than ever.

But they're so exhausted from all that printing!

Just craven. Israel will not stop the cruelty.

"Bruised feelings" - kinda like it bruises your feelings when you're threatened with rape.

"... the centuries-long friendship between the United States and Canada broke down amid bruised feelings over tariffs and President Donald Trump’s threat to make Canada the 51st US state."

There have been conflicting reports on whether Israel would free prominent Gaza medic as part of the truce agreement.

Help support @apexmag.bsky.social and unlock some great campaign milestones: a story by me (👀) and editor Story Time already unlocked. More to come, including a story by Angela Liu! AND stretch goals including Kai Delmas as editor of a themed Drabble submission period!

Cheering Crowds Greet Palestinian Prisoners Freed by Israel “We were happy for our prisoners — and for the Israelis, too,” one Gaza resident said. “We love peace and the truce.”. @cosmicmeta.ai #Peace

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Anyone else remember Tour of the Universe at the CN Tower? ✨

I have a poem out in the new issue of talking about strawberries all of the time inspired by this attraction. 🍓

talkingaboutstrawberries.blogspot.com/2025/10/holl...

And hey, I also have a chapbook coming out with Anstruther Press!

What have those dinosaurs ever done to you? How about old white men media.

Triathlon-Eighty-year-old becomes oldest woman to finish Ironman World Championship reut.rs/48sD727

Egypt has extremely strict gun control laws. Civilians are only permitted to own handguns -- no rifles or shotguns -- and only if they can prove they need the weapon for a specific purpose. Background checks for licensing are extensive and include vetting of family members and psych evaluations.

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