nīcro
@nicropoet.bsky.social
Writer. Antifascist. Chicagoan Coloradan. 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
Poetry isn't dead. It's just missing in action. 🏴✒️
Likes: cheesecake, psychology, & m dashes.
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Poetry isn't dead. It's just missing in action. 🏴✒️
Likes: cheesecake, psychology, & m dashes.
🚫 "AI"
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@nicropoet.bsky.social
· Jun 30
"There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches."
— Ray Bradbury, Fehrenheit 451
Poetry is from my upcoming book, How To Speak Out When You Are Choking.
#howtospeakoutpoems
— Ray Bradbury, Fehrenheit 451
Poetry is from my upcoming book, How To Speak Out When You Are Choking.
#howtospeakoutpoems
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On Thursday, with hatred twisting his snarling face, Trump lunged at a woman reporter. For a moment, it looked like he was going to physically assault her. “Not you. Not you,” Trump said. Then came the lunge and the monstrous face, “Hey, not you!”
Link in comments ⤵️
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September 15, 2026 at 10:05 AM
On Thursday, with hatred twisting his snarling face, Trump lunged at a woman reporter. For a moment, it looked like he was going to physically assault her. “Not you. Not you,” Trump said. Then came the lunge and the monstrous face, “Hey, not you!”
Link in comments ⤵️
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Be the alleged Luigi you want to see in the world.
September 15, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Be the alleged Luigi you want to see in the world.
Animal Jonestown.
September 15, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Animal Jonestown.
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This is a big deal and it deserves a lot more attention. A federal whistleblower is sounding the alarm about a nationwide DHS operation called the “Unlawful Voter Initiative.”
According to the disclosure, hundreds of employees at U.S. Citizenship and
According to the disclosure, hundreds of employees at U.S. Citizenship and
September 14, 2026 at 9:15 PM
This is a big deal and it deserves a lot more attention. A federal whistleblower is sounding the alarm about a nationwide DHS operation called the “Unlawful Voter Initiative.”
According to the disclosure, hundreds of employees at U.S. Citizenship and
According to the disclosure, hundreds of employees at U.S. Citizenship and
My pet peeve about social media is that it can never capture someone's whimsy.
September 15, 2026 at 1:24 AM
My pet peeve about social media is that it can never capture someone's whimsy.
Had a rough time the other day, so I hiked a small trail that ended on top of a butte during sunset. It's always the little things that center me. Let them be your guide.
September 15, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Had a rough time the other day, so I hiked a small trail that ended on top of a butte during sunset. It's always the little things that center me. Let them be your guide.
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Kind of awkward when one of the owners on the first night of the NFL season was in the Epstein files and one of the owners in the second game of the NFL season was arrested in a prostitution sting.
What the f-k with these guys? 
What the f-k with these guys? 
September 11, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Kind of awkward when one of the owners on the first night of the NFL season was in the Epstein files and one of the owners in the second game of the NFL season was arrested in a prostitution sting.
What the f-k with these guys? 
What the f-k with these guys? 
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French prosecutors have found new investigative leads in the Epstein case, and have identified 13 new victims. www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
France's Epstein probe identifies 'potential recruiters'
Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau revealed said that new leads had been identified as part of an investigation into alleged human trafficking.
www.lemonde.fr
September 10, 2026 at 5:03 PM
French prosecutors have found new investigative leads in the Epstein case, and have identified 13 new victims. www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
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More cheating by Musk. Of course, it worked last time. Elon’s VoteSafe is an identification data grab and UNSAFE! I can imagine how this works - register as a Democrat and you’re dropped from voter rolls & ICE comes to your door. Vote.org is the legitimate site. Please share widely! #Voices4Victory
September 9, 2026 at 11:35 PM
More cheating by Musk. Of course, it worked last time. Elon’s VoteSafe is an identification data grab and UNSAFE! I can imagine how this works - register as a Democrat and you’re dropped from voter rolls & ICE comes to your door. Vote.org is the legitimate site. Please share widely! #Voices4Victory
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PSA: Election officials in California, Oregon, Washington and elsewhere are telling voters if you can, return your ballot through an official ballot drop box rather than trusting it to the mail.
September 9, 2026 at 4:35 PM
PSA: Election officials in California, Oregon, Washington and elsewhere are telling voters if you can, return your ballot through an official ballot drop box rather than trusting it to the mail.
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I am out here talking mad love and beauty behind my friends' backs. I am gonna say so many nice things about you the second you leave the table. I won't be stopped.
August 29, 2026 at 10:05 PM
I am out here talking mad love and beauty behind my friends' backs. I am gonna say so many nice things about you the second you leave the table. I won't be stopped.
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someone / once carried the weight of my life
Kim Addonizio
Kim Addonizio
September 9, 2026 at 11:18 PM
someone / once carried the weight of my life
Kim Addonizio
Kim Addonizio
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I'd even settle for a threshold. If they make more than a certain amount, they have to pay taxes on it. We've got mega pastors out there living in mansions and owning private jets.
September 9, 2026 at 11:36 AM
I'd even settle for a threshold. If they make more than a certain amount, they have to pay taxes on it. We've got mega pastors out there living in mansions and owning private jets.
Finally had time tonight to listen to Paris Paloma's new album. I'm a bit of a stickler of listening to whole albums so it was great to finally hear the full context of the 2 singles I had heard. Gotta say, it's a strong contender for my favorite releases from this year.
September 8, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Finally had time tonight to listen to Paris Paloma's new album. I'm a bit of a stickler of listening to whole albums so it was great to finally hear the full context of the 2 singles I had heard. Gotta say, it's a strong contender for my favorite releases from this year.
Sad news. 🙁
Global warming is set to cross 1.5°C, pushing climate risks and impacts to increasingly dangerous heights, a new UNEP report warns.
Predicted impacts include extreme weather and threats to human health and economies.
Predicted impacts include extreme weather and threats to human health and economies.
September 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Sad news. 🙁
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I don’t think there’s really even a colorable argument that this isn’t mass murder.
theintercept.com/2026/09/02/m...
theintercept.com/2026/09/02/m...
The U.S. Has Killed 227 Civilians in Boat Strikes During “A Year of Murders”
“The boat strikes are, perhaps, the most stark testament to the lawlessness of the Trump administration.”
theintercept.com
September 2, 2026 at 1:00 PM
I don’t think there’s really even a colorable argument that this isn’t mass murder.
theintercept.com/2026/09/02/m...
theintercept.com/2026/09/02/m...
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That is an incidence rate of… 0.00547%
The voter fraud allegations you’ve been sold are blatantly and provably false.
The voter fraud allegations you’ve been sold are blatantly and provably false.
September 3, 2026 at 1:46 AM
That is an incidence rate of… 0.00547%
The voter fraud allegations you’ve been sold are blatantly and provably false.
The voter fraud allegations you’ve been sold are blatantly and provably false.
Tired of all the 'look what the churumph regime did/said now (insert atrocity).' At what point is staying informed also perpetuating the shock and awe? This question has been on my mind for the past few weeks.
September 2, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Tired of all the 'look what the churumph regime did/said now (insert atrocity).' At what point is staying informed also perpetuating the shock and awe? This question has been on my mind for the past few weeks.
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I didn’t see anything on here about Wendell Berry’s passing today, but this is one of my favorites of his and it feels timely (as it always does)
September 2, 2026 at 6:51 AM
I didn’t see anything on here about Wendell Berry’s passing today, but this is one of my favorites of his and it feels timely (as it always does)
We're sliding into a dystopia and establishment dems are floundering. They just plain forgot that Florida wrote legislation criminalizing democrats and their voters, had the votes to pass it, and didn't pass it for the thrill of intimidation? Like it couldn't be any clearer who is evil.
September 1, 2026 at 4:19 PM
We're sliding into a dystopia and establishment dems are floundering. They just plain forgot that Florida wrote legislation criminalizing democrats and their voters, had the votes to pass it, and didn't pass it for the thrill of intimidation? Like it couldn't be any clearer who is evil.
Saw Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma and wow. Just wow. Feel like this film spoke to my soul as a self-proclaimed sex nerd, I have so much praise to heap onto it for how healthily it handled sex and kinks and shame. Once in a lifetime movie!
August 31, 2026 at 5:59 AM
Saw Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma and wow. Just wow. Feel like this film spoke to my soul as a self-proclaimed sex nerd, I have so much praise to heap onto it for how healthily it handled sex and kinks and shame. Once in a lifetime movie!
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Google is doing the thing!
August 30, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Google is doing the thing!
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I 100% agree with the observation of how the technology works - Google almost certainly regularly pulls GIS data from the GNIS and updates its own maps database, entirely automated.
However the fact that they don’t override this when someone is being obviously ridiculous _is a policy choice_.
However the fact that they don’t override this when someone is being obviously ridiculous _is a policy choice_.
re: everyone yelling about Google Maps - Maps just ingests the official data source for each country, which is GNIS in this case, and most other online maps will follow for American users
nobody at Google is making an active decision to go in and change names in Maps directly
nobody at Google is making an active decision to go in and change names in Maps directly
[taps the sign]
According to USGS GNIS "Per Secretarial Order 3453, Lake Ontario has been renamed to Lake America. The basemaps for GNIS are in the process of being updated."
So Google (& Apple, OpenStreetMap, & everyone else who ingests GNIS) will start calling it Lake America within a few weeks.
According to USGS GNIS "Per Secretarial Order 3453, Lake Ontario has been renamed to Lake America. The basemaps for GNIS are in the process of being updated."
So Google (& Apple, OpenStreetMap, & everyone else who ingests GNIS) will start calling it Lake America within a few weeks.
August 30, 2026 at 3:55 PM
I 100% agree with the observation of how the technology works - Google almost certainly regularly pulls GIS data from the GNIS and updates its own maps database, entirely automated.
However the fact that they don’t override this when someone is being obviously ridiculous _is a policy choice_.
However the fact that they don’t override this when someone is being obviously ridiculous _is a policy choice_.