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Health scientist, MA MSc, artist, writer, poet. Progressive. Vegan, NAUI diver. Care about justice, kindness, connection, animals. Goals: keep my sense of humor, make US a democratic republic again. Mayflower descendant. Art, poems copyrights.NoDM 🐸

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ElleM @ellem111.bsky.social · Feb 22

GUT PUNCH

It happens in the mind
The stomach gets it first,
Before processing has time,
The waves of nausea burst.
Queasy knowing yells,
Silence still prevails,
Speechless it reveals,
How deeply this thing feels.

LP2024©
#discover
#poetry
#poem

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 3h

Over 1,500 measles cases have been reported in 42 states — a 500% increase from 2024 and the highest count in more than 30 years.
www.newscentermaine.com/article/news...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8h

ZOHRAN: “We are an existential threat to billionaires who think their money can buy our democracy.” 🇺🇸

ElleM @ellem111.bsky.social · 27m

I knew it! Einstein had typos.

ElleM @ellem111.bsky.social · 34m

Trump approved the import of Russian soybeans. US farmers are paid not to grow soybeans, make sense of that.

ElleM @ellem111.bsky.social · 41m

Once she is in they will have to be forced to vote to release all of the Epstein materials. But wait, there's a government shutdown, so that vote will have to wait.😠

ElleM @ellem111.bsky.social · 45m

I saw the videos, didn't watch. I don't need convincing, pain management has never been adequate, the 20 years the Sacklers profited made it worse.There is no relief, often no recognition, it is invisible to most people. The website needs information about the founders and what they are doing.

ElleM @ellem111.bsky.social · 1h

😂

ElleM @ellem111.bsky.social · 1h

Never tried but it is complicated, messy, to make. Why are US soybean growers getting russian competition!! and god knows what they have in their fertilizer. No thanks needed, true blue thru and thru, resistance is in my blood. Glad there are so many of us!!💙

ElleM @ellem111.bsky.social · 1h

Sorry to hear that. Wish I could help. I had a look at the post for the chronic pain group. The website didn't have any info about the man, or group, only a PO box in Alabama. There is a desperate need for a strong support group.

ElleM @ellem111.bsky.social · 1h

I expect so, they are probably cheaper. 😒

ElleM @ellem111.bsky.social · 1h

Peppermint oil burns,
it brightens the moment,
all cool and hot
it can fix a lot,
like some memory dredged,
cleaned up, re-stored,
spirits uplifted,
or an ache in the knee,
forgotten for the moment,
almost like Christmas,
though it fails to regale,
it changes everything.

#Poetry #WritingCommunity

ElleM @ellem111.bsky.social · 1h

Only source for an answer is AI: "Only one brand, Papa Sdelal, explicitly advertises using Russian soybeans for its tofu." Good, I've never heard of that brand.

ElleM @ellem111.bsky.social · 1h

Who knew! and how can I be sure my tofu isn't tainted by it's source?

ElleM @ellem111.bsky.social · 2h

I will not #crawl,
I'll slither, or
write myself
upright,
stand to face
your yellow eyes.
I remain tall within
with words that
soar, to render
your command
hot fetid air.
I'll creep into
your dreams,
you'll wake
with a scream.
No, I will not crawl.

#Whistpr #WritingPrompt #Poetry #Resist

ElleM @ellem111.bsky.social · 2h

A shrine of card board
held our humble offerings,
we wept for the trees.

#HaikuFeels #Haiku #Micropoetry #WIldWalkPrompt #Nature

ElleM @ellem111.bsky.social · 2h

They had fallen prey,
deluded by flashy lies.
Crestfallen they wept.

#DailyHaikuPrompt #Haiku #Micropoetry #Resist

ElleM @ellem111.bsky.social · 2h

Tragic silkworm's life,
a cruel, engineered, fate.
A kimono weeps.

#DailyHaikuPrompt #Haiku #Micropoetry

ElleM @ellem111.bsky.social · 3h

Funny, revealing. A "self-aggrandizing" opinion writer, Weiss is outed for her irresponsible, fact-challenged Free Press, is at home at the Federalist Society, supported by Palantir, Harlan Crow, she's started a unaccredited "university". It's a shame CBS.

#discover
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gieT...

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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ElleM @ellem111.bsky.social · 4h

Glad to connect with you! ❤️

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 1d

For those who don’t intimately understand how news works and why Bari Weiss’s unearned elevation to head of CBS News matters, I’d recommend watching this in entirety. Also, will forever point out irony of how an admitted DEI hire thinks her hire was meritorious while Black people’s aren’t.

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 1d

Holy shit go off John Oliver youtu.be/gieTx_P6INQ?...

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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ElleM @ellem111.bsky.social · 4h

My #deluxe meal awaits,
baked flour, water, yeast, salt
adorned with fresh basil,
tomatoes, and a luxurious
olive oil, kings ache in their tombs
for one more sumptuous taste.

#Vss365 #Poetry #micropoetry #PlantBased #Resist

ElleM @ellem111.bsky.social · 5h

Thank you! ❤️ How are you?

ElleM @ellem111.bsky.social · 5h

As planned, his usefulness has always been to embarrass, degrade, and destroy the USA.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 9h

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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Grist @grist.org · 10h

Corals are disappearing, pushing Earth to its first major ‘tipping point’.

A new report says Earth has reached a dire milestone with the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs. But it's not too late to save what remains.

grist.org/oceans/coral...

#Ocean #Coral #Heat #Science #Environment

Corals are disappearing, pushing Earth to its first major ‘tipping point’

A new report says Earth has reached a dire milestone with the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs. It's not too late to save what remains.