the mad orange leaves
and the brown pompous seed pods
don't care what's coming
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Does Social Media Encourage Hate Crimes? -- Trump Continues to Trample the Constitution -- Land O'Lakes Boycott
On Instagram, 11,696 Examples of How Hate Thrives on Social Media NYT headline
Encouraging hate with a tweet
and Facebook slurs are a real treat
for weak minds that dream
of hearing a scream
from innocents when death they meet.
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President Trump is planning an executive order he says would terminate the automatic right to citizenship for children born in the U.S. to noncitizens, a move most legal experts said would be unconstitutional WSJ
I think if you're born with no brain
no citizenship can remain,
so I say deport
that dumb White House sport
before he can raise much more Cain.
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Land O’Lakes has withdrawn its support of a conservative lawmaker after the dairy company’s political donation churned up online cries for a boycott of its products. According to the Federal Election Commission, a political action committee for Land O’Lakes, the purveyor of grocery store staples such as butter, milk and cream, gave $2,500 to U.S. Rep. Steve King’s campaign on June 29. King is an Iowa Republican who is the member of Congress most openly affiliated with white nationalism. He has retweeted a Nazi sympathizer and has displayed a Confederate flag on his desk.
Washington Post
A company called Land O'Lakes
used to support lots O'Flakes.
But boycotts persuaded
them to keep unaided
the conservative cesspool O'Fakes.
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"He's lost his marbles."
Your Primary Tab is Empty
'Your Primary tab is empty.'
The words I am longing to read
each morning when I am confronted
with my Gmail's jumbled stampede.
No messages from my ex girlfriends,
no spam from my Congressman, please!
No invites to meetings and luncheons.
No newsletters chock full of sleaze.
An inbox as clear as the blue sky
after a rainstorm blows through
I fear is beyond expectation
till after my heavenly coup.
"Me, I use postcards."
Monday, October 29, 2018
Haiku: there is always light
there is always light
for the mountain and trees:
they can wait and trust
Sunday, October 28, 2018
Haiku: ribbons down the street
ribbons down this street
in a reticent red queue
for the other streets
Haiku: rattling brown bones
stripped of their hauteur
by thoughtless frolicking gales,
rattling brown bones
Today humbugs flourish like weeds
We live in a time of greatly expanded and disseminated information. But not all of this information is true. We need to be cautious as we seek truth and choose sources for that search. We should not consider secular prominence or authority as qualified sources of truth. We should be cautious about relying on information or advice offered by entertainment stars, prominent athletes, or anonymous internet sources. Expertise in one field should not be taken as expertise on truth in other subjects. Dallin H. Oaks.
Today humbugs flourish like weeds,
preying upon our deep needs.
They act like a god
while offering fraud;
their words never match their small deeds.
Saturday, October 27, 2018
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