D. McIntire
@davidmcintirepoet.bsky.social
Poet. Vegan. Anarchist. Hockey fan.
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He who does not bellow the truth when he knows the truth makes himself the accomplice of liars and forgers. -Charles Peguy, poet and essayist
February 10, 2026 at 9:11 PM
He who does not bellow the truth when he knows the truth makes himself the accomplice of liars and forgers. -Charles Peguy, poet and essayist
Dissent is what rescues democracy from a quiet death behind closed doors. -Lewis H. Lapham, editor and writer
February 10, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Dissent is what rescues democracy from a quiet death behind closed doors. -Lewis H. Lapham, editor and writer
I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth -- and truth rewarded me. -Simone de Beauvoir
February 10, 2026 at 9:07 PM
I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth -- and truth rewarded me. -Simone de Beauvoir
We must fight against the spirit of unconscious cruelty with which we treat the animals. Animals suffer as much as we do. True humanity does not allow us to impose such sufferings on them. -Albert Schweitzer, philosopher, physician, musician, Nobel laureate
February 10, 2026 at 9:06 PM
We must fight against the spirit of unconscious cruelty with which we treat the animals. Animals suffer as much as we do. True humanity does not allow us to impose such sufferings on them. -Albert Schweitzer, philosopher, physician, musician, Nobel laureate
Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way. -Martin Luther King Jr.
February 10, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way. -Martin Luther King Jr.
If I knew of something that could serve my nation but would ruin another, I would not propose it to my prince, for I am first a man and only then a Frenchman ... because I am necessarily a man, and only accidentally am I French. -Montesquieu, philosopher, lawyer, and writer
February 10, 2026 at 9:03 PM
If I knew of something that could serve my nation but would ruin another, I would not propose it to my prince, for I am first a man and only then a Frenchman ... because I am necessarily a man, and only accidentally am I French. -Montesquieu, philosopher, lawyer, and writer
If you don't love me, it does not matter, anyway I can love for both of us. -Stendhal (Marie-Henri Beyle), novelist
February 10, 2026 at 8:59 PM
If you don't love me, it does not matter, anyway I can love for both of us. -Stendhal (Marie-Henri Beyle), novelist
verbicide
PRONUNCIATION:
(VUHR-buh-syd)
MEANING:
noun:
1. The deliberate distortion or destruction of the meaning of a word.
2. A person who deliberately distorts the meaning of a word.
PRONUNCIATION:
(VUHR-buh-syd)
MEANING:
noun:
1. The deliberate distortion or destruction of the meaning of a word.
2. A person who deliberately distorts the meaning of a word.
February 10, 2026 at 8:58 PM
verbicide
PRONUNCIATION:
(VUHR-buh-syd)
MEANING:
noun:
1. The deliberate distortion or destruction of the meaning of a word.
2. A person who deliberately distorts the meaning of a word.
PRONUNCIATION:
(VUHR-buh-syd)
MEANING:
noun:
1. The deliberate distortion or destruction of the meaning of a word.
2. A person who deliberately distorts the meaning of a word.
Society is like a stew. If you don't keep it stirred up you get a lot of scum on the top. -Edward Abbey, naturalist and author
February 10, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Society is like a stew. If you don't keep it stirred up you get a lot of scum on the top. -Edward Abbey, naturalist and author
Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough. -Franklin D. Roosevelt
February 10, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough. -Franklin D. Roosevelt
There comes a point when a man must refuse to answer to his leader if he is also to answer to his own conscience. -Hartley Shawcross, barrister, politician, and prosecutor at the Nuremberg War Crimes tribunal
February 10, 2026 at 8:51 PM
There comes a point when a man must refuse to answer to his leader if he is also to answer to his own conscience. -Hartley Shawcross, barrister, politician, and prosecutor at the Nuremberg War Crimes tribunal
A hungry man is not a free man. -Adlai Stevenson II, lawyer, politician, and diplomat
February 10, 2026 at 8:49 PM
A hungry man is not a free man. -Adlai Stevenson II, lawyer, politician, and diplomat
Life without industry is guilt, industry without art is brutality. -John Ruskin, author, art critic, and social reformer
February 10, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Life without industry is guilt, industry without art is brutality. -John Ruskin, author, art critic, and social reformer
Jobs are like going to church: it's nice once or twice a year to sing along and eat something and all that, but unless you really believe there's something holy going on, it gets to be a drag going in every single week. -Thomas Michael Disch, science fiction author and poet
February 10, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Jobs are like going to church: it's nice once or twice a year to sing along and eat something and all that, but unless you really believe there's something holy going on, it gets to be a drag going in every single week. -Thomas Michael Disch, science fiction author and poet
Let America be America again. / Let it be the dream it used to be. ... / Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed - / Let it be that great strong land of love / Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme / That any man be crushed by one above. -Langston Hughes, poet and novelist
February 10, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Let America be America again. / Let it be the dream it used to be. ... / Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed - / Let it be that great strong land of love / Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme / That any man be crushed by one above. -Langston Hughes, poet and novelist
The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for whites or women for men. -Alice Walker, poet and novelist
February 10, 2026 at 8:42 PM
The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for whites or women for men. -Alice Walker, poet and novelist
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February 9, 2026 at 8:01 PM
WOOHOO HILARY!!
Knight captains the Seattle Torrent and now the US Women's team. Let's go Cap!
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
Knight captains the Seattle Torrent and now the US Women's team. Let's go Cap!
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
Hilary Knight, Team USA’s north star, chases one more Olympic hockey gold
Five-time Olympian Hilary Knight leads a new-look US team into Milan, chasing gold while closing a career that helped transform women’s hockey globally
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:45 PM
WOOHOO HILARY!!
Knight captains the Seattle Torrent and now the US Women's team. Let's go Cap!
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
Knight captains the Seattle Torrent and now the US Women's team. Let's go Cap!
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
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