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Rachel Dacus. Poet & novelist. Find my books on Amazon. VOTES BLUE. No DMs! Dogs, roses, resistance 💕🌸 🐶racheldacus.net
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Moments of rest and reflection have to be more intentional in this climate of uncertainty. I wrote it because of this, you might want to read it for that reason. #poetry #writing bit.ly/482Rz…
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WITNESS: "I just can't let this narrative of self-defense go any further. That’s absolutely not what it was… ICE agents didn’t let anyone help her for 15 minutes, then medics couldn’t get through with their ambulance.”
January 8, 2026 at 3:35 AM
WITNESS: "I just can't let this narrative of self-defense go any further. That’s absolutely not what it was… ICE agents didn’t let anyone help her for 15 minutes, then medics couldn’t get through with their ambulance.”
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If they could do this to Renee Nicole Good, they could do this to you. This is a lawless regime.
January 7, 2026 at 11:41 PM
If they could do this to Renee Nicole Good, they could do this to you. This is a lawless regime.
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A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
January 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM
A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
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I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
January 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM
I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
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You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
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Google the video & see for yourself.
This is not law enforcement. This is murder.
Sickening.
This is not law enforcement. This is murder.
Sickening.
January 7, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Google the video & see for yourself.
This is not law enforcement. This is murder.
Sickening.
This is not law enforcement. This is murder.
Sickening.
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AOC: ICE has less accountability than virtually any law enforcement agency in the U.S., yet they are some of the most well-funded, operating with impunity—and we just saw them murder an American citizen in cold blood in the street.
January 7, 2026 at 10:55 PM
AOC: ICE has less accountability than virtually any law enforcement agency in the U.S., yet they are some of the most well-funded, operating with impunity—and we just saw them murder an American citizen in cold blood in the street.
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Jacob Frey: "To ICE -- get the fuck out of Minneapolis"
January 7, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Jacob Frey: "To ICE -- get the fuck out of Minneapolis"
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Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
We're still searching for a peaceful adult only forever home for MELIA. She can live with cats. no dogs. She enjoys car rides, walks, playing, running and sitting by your side while getting belly rubs.
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
We're still searching for a peaceful adult only forever home for MELIA. She can live with cats. no dogs. She enjoys car rides, walks, playing, running and sitting by your side while getting belly rubs.
January 4, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
We're still searching for a peaceful adult only forever home for MELIA. She can live with cats. no dogs. She enjoys car rides, walks, playing, running and sitting by your side while getting belly rubs.
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
We're still searching for a peaceful adult only forever home for MELIA. She can live with cats. no dogs. She enjoys car rides, walks, playing, running and sitting by your side while getting belly rubs.
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Issue #103 out now! Featured Poet James Scannell McCormick, supported by Jason M. Vaughn, Katrina Greco, @j-tkelly.bsky.social, Peter Cashorali, Saad Kayani, Litong Nie, John J. Ronan, @racheldacusauthor.bsky.social, Sam Kerbel, and @finnbarfella.bsky.social.
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December 2025
Issue #103 James Scannell McCormick Fire in April Don’t believe the nor’easter that brawls and bawls down from the Pole – still less the boldfaced snow that loiters, glares in thicknesses stiff fro…
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January 2, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Issue #103 out now! Featured Poet James Scannell McCormick, supported by Jason M. Vaughn, Katrina Greco, @j-tkelly.bsky.social, Peter Cashorali, Saad Kayani, Litong Nie, John J. Ronan, @racheldacusauthor.bsky.social, Sam Kerbel, and @finnbarfella.bsky.social.
www.neologismpoetry.com/December-2025/
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September 1, 1939: Using lies as justification, Hitler broke international law by invading Poland.
February 24, 2022: Using lies as justification, Putin broke international law by invading Ukraine.
January 3, 2026: Using lies as justification, Trump broke international law by invading Venezuela.
February 24, 2022: Using lies as justification, Putin broke international law by invading Ukraine.
January 3, 2026: Using lies as justification, Trump broke international law by invading Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 11:56 PM
September 1, 1939: Using lies as justification, Hitler broke international law by invading Poland.
February 24, 2022: Using lies as justification, Putin broke international law by invading Ukraine.
January 3, 2026: Using lies as justification, Trump broke international law by invading Venezuela.
February 24, 2022: Using lies as justification, Putin broke international law by invading Ukraine.
January 3, 2026: Using lies as justification, Trump broke international law by invading Venezuela.
Thrilled to have my poem in this excellent issue!
Issue #103 out now! Featured Poet James Scannell McCormick, supported by Jason M. Vaughn, Katrina Greco, @j-tkelly.bsky.social, Peter Cashorali, Saad Kayani, Litong Nie, John J. Ronan, @racheldacusauthor.bsky.social, Sam Kerbel, and @finnbarfella.bsky.social.
www.neologismpoetry.com/December-2025/
www.neologismpoetry.com/December-2025/
December 2025
Issue #103 James Scannell McCormick Fire in April Don’t believe the nor’easter that brawls and bawls down from the Pole – still less the boldfaced snow that loiters, glares in thicknesses stiff fro…
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January 3, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Thrilled to have my poem in this excellent issue!
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Sitting pretty, ready for her treat. MELIA will be your best friend. Shes smart, playful, enjoys walks, car rides and she will always be by your side. In return, she needs your love & patience. Adopt her
🏠Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
🏠Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
December 31, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Sitting pretty, ready for her treat. MELIA will be your best friend. Shes smart, playful, enjoys walks, car rides and she will always be by your side. In return, she needs your love & patience. Adopt her
🏠Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
🏠Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
Such a sweet looking pup! Surely you can make room in your home for her. 💕🩷🌸
MELIA is sleeping her days away in the shelter. She didn't get her Christmas wish. But we can make her New Years a great one. Shes a great dog just needs the right home. 💝
💻[email protected]
🏠Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
💻[email protected]
🏠Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
December 27, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Such a sweet looking pup! Surely you can make room in your home for her. 💕🩷🌸
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Thank you for mentioning MELIA the shelter dog at Hempstead animal shelter in WANTAGH, New York. I appreciate it so much 🙏
Thank you for mentioning MELIA the shelter dog at Hempstead animal shelter in WANTAGH, New York. I appreciate it so much 🙏
December 26, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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Thank you for mentioning MELIA the shelter dog at Hempstead animal shelter in WANTAGH, New York. I appreciate it so much 🙏
Thank you for mentioning MELIA the shelter dog at Hempstead animal shelter in WANTAGH, New York. I appreciate it so much 🙏
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MELIA is spending her second Christmas at the shelter. Lets end 2025 with a bang! By finding her a forever adult only home with no dogs. Cats are ok. Shes an amazing, smart, beautiful dog. Please adopt her
Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
December 25, 2025 at 11:55 AM
MELIA is spending her second Christmas at the shelter. Lets end 2025 with a bang! By finding her a forever adult only home with no dogs. Cats are ok. Shes an amazing, smart, beautiful dog. Please adopt her
Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
I did it. I wrote the two hardest scenes for me to write in this murder mystery. Now I know I can complete the draft before New Year’s Day. 🎉🎊🥳🥂
December 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I did it. I wrote the two hardest scenes for me to write in this murder mystery. Now I know I can complete the draft before New Year’s Day. 🎉🎊🥳🥂
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This video is from a year ago today. MELIA spent Christmas at the shelter. Let's not let it happen again. Be her miracle 🙏
Hempstead Animal Shelter
[email protected]
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
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Hempstead Animal Shelter
[email protected]
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
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www.facebook.com/reel/5733265...
10K views · 954 reactions | Today Melia has been here 462 days making her the 10th longest resident at the shelter 💔 being a nervous black dog who needs someone that will work & commit to NEVER giving...
Today Melia has been here 462 days making her the 10th longest resident at the shelter 💔 being a nervous black dog who needs someone that will work & commit to NEVER giving up on her, she might wait.....
www.facebook.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:56 AM
This video is from a year ago today. MELIA spent Christmas at the shelter. Let's not let it happen again. Be her miracle 🙏
Hempstead Animal Shelter
[email protected]
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
⬇️
www.facebook.com/reel/5733265...
Hempstead Animal Shelter
[email protected]
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
⬇️
www.facebook.com/reel/5733265...
This would be lethal for any nonprofit so marked by a rogue official. It would kill their fundraising.
The bill last numbered H.R. 9495 would empower the Treasury Secretary to designate any nonprofit the Secretary wishes to kill a “terrorist supporting organization” and revoke the tax-exempt status on which it depends for survival. Unconstitutional but lethal in the harm it would do while in force.
November 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This would be lethal for any nonprofit so marked by a rogue official. It would kill their fundraising.
If I had children I would not allow them on today’s social media until they were 40.
Sex trafficking on Meta platforms was both difficult to report and widely tolerated. Instagram’s former head of safety testified that when she joined Meta in 2020 she was shocked to learn the company had a “17x” strike policy for accounts that engaged in the “trafficking of humans for sex.”
7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings
Court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioritized growth over user safety for years.
time.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
If I had children I would not allow them on today’s social media until they were 40.
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Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.
November 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.
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The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
This week on the blog. My complicated publishing odyssey, in all its gory detail. #writingthreads bit.ly/49XH7Iy
Complicated Story of Publishing My First Novel
My first published novel, The Renaissance Club, was released in December 2018. It was a seven-year, complicated journey. Here's the story.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:44 PM
This week on the blog. My complicated publishing odyssey, in all its gory detail. #writingthreads bit.ly/49XH7Iy