Patricia Spears Jones
@pksj51.bsky.social
Poet, Author, The Beloved Community, Copper Canyon and New York State Poet
apnews.com/article/marg... Atwood reflects on literature, feminism and luck
Margaret Atwood reflects on literature, feminism and luck
Margaret Atwood's “Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts” offers a 600-page reflection on her personal and creative journey.
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November 29, 2025 at 4:49 AM
apnews.com/article/marg... Atwood reflects on literature, feminism and luck
apnews.com/photo-galler... show new balloons joining the usual suspects in the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Photos show new balloons joining the usual suspects in the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
The holiday season kicked off Thursday with massive helium balloons floating through New York on Thanksgiving Day.
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November 29, 2025 at 4:32 AM
apnews.com/photo-galler... show new balloons joining the usual suspects in the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Patricia Spears Jones: The Devil’s Wife looks at America to understand the necessity of wordsmiths voxpopulisphere.com/2025/11/22/p...
Patricia Spears Jones: The Devil’s Wife looks at America to understand the necessity of wordsmiths
Yes, the Devil is making quite a mess of America, and here I am swabbing yet another wound and offering up unanswered prayers. Our names are on fire.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Patricia Spears Jones: The Devil’s Wife looks at America to understand the necessity of wordsmiths voxpopulisphere.com/2025/11/22/p...
New poem from VOX POPULI
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Patricia Spears Jones: The Devil’s Wife looks at America to understand the necessity of wordsmiths
Yes, the Devil is making quite a mess of America, and here I am swabbing yet another wound and offering up unanswered prayers. Our names are on fire.
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November 22, 2025 at 6:14 PM
New poem from VOX POPULI
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apnews.com/article/dona... signs bill to release Jeffrey Epstein case files after fighting it for months
Trump signs bill to release Jeffrey Epstein case files after fighting it for months
President Donald Trump has signed a bill to release files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:02 AM
apnews.com/article/dona... signs bill to release Jeffrey Epstein case files after fighting it for months
Reposted by Patricia Spears Jones
[email protected] Host Kenia Thompson sits down with Dr. Mark Anthony Neal, Duke University Professor in the Department of African and African American Studies, to explore the beauty, complexity and cultural power of Black language.
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The Language of Black America | Black Issues Forum
YouTube video by PBS North Carolina
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November 21, 2025 at 12:52 AM
[email protected] Host Kenia Thompson sits down with Dr. Mark Anthony Neal, Duke University Professor in the Department of African and African American Studies, to explore the beauty, complexity and cultural power of Black language.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=_16Y...
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apnews.com/article/nydi... York Democratic Rep. Nydia Velázquez says she won't run for reelection in 2026
New York Democratic Rep. Nydia Velázquez says she won't run for reelection in 2026
New York Rep. Nydia Velázquez — a trailblazer known by the nickname “La Luchadora,” or the fighter — announced that she will retire next year after more than three decades in Congress.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:17 AM
apnews.com/article/nydi... York Democratic Rep. Nydia Velázquez says she won't run for reelection in 2026
apnews.com/article/budd... monks resume 2,300-mile walk for peace after accident near Houston
Buddhist monks resume 2,300-mile walk for peace after accident near Houston
A group of Buddhist monks is continuing a 2,300-mile walk across the U.S. to promote peace after two were injured in a traffic accident near Houston.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:05 AM
apnews.com/article/budd... monks resume 2,300-mile walk for peace after accident near Houston
apnews.com/article/wash... at Washington's National Cathedral tell the story of a nation
Funerals at Washington's National Cathedral tell the story of a nation
When former Vice President Dick Cheney’s funeral is held at the Washington National Cathedral, he will join a bipartisan but exclusive list of figures memorialized there, in a church that tells the st...
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November 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
apnews.com/article/wash... at Washington's National Cathedral tell the story of a nation
apnews.com/article/epst... email says Trump 'knew about the girls' as White House calls its release a Democratic smear
Epstein email says Trump 'knew about the girls' as White House calls its release a Democratic smear
Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2019 email to a journalist that Donald Trump “knew about the girls,” according to documents made public Wednesday.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
apnews.com/article/epst... email says Trump 'knew about the girls' as White House calls its release a Democratic smear
apnews.com/article/medi... attacks ABC reporter after question about killing of Saudi journalist Khashoggi
Trump attacks ABC reporter after question about killing of Saudi journalist Khashoggi
President Donald Trump denounced ABC News chief White House correspondent Mary Bruce as a “terrible reporter” and threatened the network's license to broadcast after she asked three sharp questions in...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
apnews.com/article/medi... attacks ABC reporter after question about killing of Saudi journalist Khashoggi
apnews.com/article/pale... than 150 Palestinians were held on a plane for around 12 hours in South Africa
More than 150 Palestinians were held on a plane for around 12 hours in South Africa
South African authorities face heavy criticism for holding over 150 Palestinians on a plane for about 12 hours due to travel document issues.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
apnews.com/article/pale... than 150 Palestinians were held on a plane for around 12 hours in South Africa
apnews.com/article/clim... block the main entrance to COP30 climate talks in Brazil
Protesters block the main entrance to COP30 climate talks in Brazil
About 100 protesters have blocked the main entrance to the United Nations climate conference on the edge of the Brazilian Amazon.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
apnews.com/article/clim... block the main entrance to COP30 climate talks in Brazil
apnews.com/article/chic... signals hundreds of people detained in Chicago immigration crackdown could be released on bond
Judge signals hundreds of people detained in Chicago immigration crackdown could be released on bond
A federal judge has signaled that hundreds of people arrested and detained in the Chicago area immigration crackdown could soon be released on bond while they await immigration hearings.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:08 AM
apnews.com/article/chic... signals hundreds of people detained in Chicago immigration crackdown could be released on bond
apnews.com/article/gove... in the legislation to end the federal government shutdown
What's in the legislation to end the federal government shutdown
A legislative package to end the government shutdown appears on track. A handful of Senate Democrats joined with Republicans to advance the bill after what's become a deepening disruption of federal p...
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November 12, 2025 at 9:29 PM
apnews.com/article/gove... in the legislation to end the federal government shutdown
Reposted by Patricia Spears Jones
Wow! Jeffries has more fire lately!
Jeffries: Democrats are going to offer an amendment to get that self dealing sick provision out… The notion that Republicans would give themselves the ability to rip millions of taxpayer dollars away so they can line their pockets, because these people were insurrectionist sympathizers is insanity.
November 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Wow! Jeffries has more fire lately!
WE HAD A GREAT NIGHT AT DIXON PLACE.
November 12, 2025 at 9:25 PM
WE HAD A GREAT NIGHT AT DIXON PLACE.
apnews.com/article/snap... to know about the status of SNAP food aid as a vote nears to end the shutdown
What to know about the status of SNAP food aid as a vote nears to end the shutdown
Congress could soon resume food aid benefits that were paused at the start of November. How fast SNAP payments reach beneficiaries could vary by state.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:23 PM
apnews.com/article/snap... to know about the status of SNAP food aid as a vote nears to end the shutdown
apnews.com/article/epst... email says Trump 'knew about the girls' as White House calls its release a Democratic smear
Epstein email says Trump 'knew about the girls' as White House calls its release a Democratic smear
President Donald Trump says Democrats who released Jeffrey Epstein emails mentioning him are trying to bring up his ties to the late sex offender again because "they’ll do anything at all to deflect o...
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November 12, 2025 at 9:23 PM
apnews.com/article/epst... email says Trump 'knew about the girls' as White House calls its release a Democratic smear
apnews.com/article/rock... look at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2025 inductees and how they were honored
A look at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2025 inductees and how they were honored
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has inducted its 2025 class, celebrating influential musicians and figures.
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November 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
apnews.com/article/rock... look at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2025 inductees and how they were honored
Reposted by Patricia Spears Jones
Officials warn of hit to air travel and GDP as US government shutdown drags on on.ft.com/3X6ijGZ
Officials warn of hit to air travel and GDP as US government shutdown drags on
Trump administration says flights will slow to a ‘trickle’ with no end in sight to budget impasse
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November 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Officials warn of hit to air travel and GDP as US government shutdown drags on on.ft.com/3X6ijGZ
apnews.com/article/keny... mushroom farm in Kenya and fungi-based panels give hope for sustainable building
A mushroom farm in Kenya and fungi-based panels give hope for sustainable building
A large mushroom farm near Nairobi is producing mycelium for building materials that end up as fungi-based panels, which are more sustainable and affordable than traditional bricks.
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November 9, 2025 at 5:21 PM
apnews.com/article/keny... mushroom farm in Kenya and fungi-based panels give hope for sustainable building
apnews.com/article/cons... sentiment tumbles close to record lows in latest U Michigan survey
Consumer sentiment tumbles close to record lows in latest U Michigan survey
Consumer sentiment dropped to a three-year low in November, a month into the government shutdown, led by pessimism in both personal finances and anticipated business conditions.
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November 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
apnews.com/article/cons... sentiment tumbles close to record lows in latest U Michigan survey
apnews.com/article/jobs... hire' job market leaves unemployed in limbo as threats to economy multiply
'No hire' job market leaves unemployed in limbo as threats to economy multiply
The unemployment rate is low and the economy is still growing, but those out of work face the slowest pace of hiring in more than a decade.
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November 8, 2025 at 5:14 AM
apnews.com/article/jobs... hire' job market leaves unemployed in limbo as threats to economy multiply
November 11 is also book launch for my chapbook, The Devil's Wife Considers from The Song Cave.
November 5, 2025 at 3:34 AM
November 11 is also book launch for my chapbook, The Devil's Wife Considers from The Song Cave.