The best thing about becoming pope is getting to meet Patti Smith in person

Christopher Hale@christopherjhale.bsky.social · 5d ago

The godmother of punk Patti Smith met Pope Leo XIV this morning.

Remorse, my ass. I do not support the death penalty, but I find it very telling that Boelter had no problem killing others for his beliefs but was not willing to die for them himself. Glad to see he'll be locked up for the rest of his days

Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com · 2w ago

BREAKING: The man who assassinated Melissa & Mark Hortman, and John & Yvette Hoffman, has been sentenced to two life terms plus 40 years in prison. www.cnn.com/2026/07/23/u...

Speaking of spiraling out of control, one of those crackers has relinquished his senate seat @brendelbored.bsky.social

Brendel@brendelbored.bsky.social · 4w ago

I don’t feel like we actually argue about politics more on here than on Twitter but I do feel like this place is much more apt to have an argument about whether graham crackers are delicious or useless that spirals out of control

This is the lesson here

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist@nameshiv.bsky.social · 3w ago

new challenge: live your life such that people simply don't feel like making jokes about your death

Let's remember Graham for who he was, and be grateful that he's gone

Goldstein@goldstein.latinsky.app · 3w ago

Here is Graham gloating about "killing all the right people." Just in case you see anyone try to do the whole "we should have decency for the dead" nonsense.

I've been enjoying all the Mitch McConnell jokes. This one in particular

@macbilly.bsky.social · 4w ago

I just had a walk along the beach with Mitch Mcconnell. When I looked back,I only saw one set of footprints and I asked him why and he said "That was when you carried me" and then he took away my health insurance.

This is the laugh of a super villain

Notorious VOG@notoriousvog.b87fm.com · last mo.

Uncle Tom getting caught slipping out of the House side right before major SCOTUS rulings is the ultimate picture of a corrupt, partisan judiciary. Unelected judges shouldn't be secretly huddling with House Republican leadership. This isn't a democracy—it's a kingdom. Expand & reform the Court now.🤦🏾‍♂️

In my house of cats, CBS stands for Crunchy Butt Syndrome

He name was Melissa Hortman, and her husband and golden retriever were also murdered

Citizen X@mayoubhappy.bsky.social · 3mo ago

This👇🏽 deserves to be posted 100 times but I’d be labeled spam.

I'm very happy with the way this issue came together. Check out our blog post for more info, and a link to purchase

Santa Barbara Literary Journal@santabarbaraliteraryjournal.org · 4mo ago

We're excited to announce the release of volume 13 Mysterious Ways. Order yours today! Check out our blog for more info www.santabarbaraliteraryjournal.org/blog/availab...

This is how we change the world

More poetry, less fighting. Please

Eee 🐸 Kay 😷 Emm 🇺🇦 Emm💙Dee 🐝@fiatslug on 🐳@fiatslug.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Someone should read this into the congressional record.

This, quite frankly, explains a lot

Gabrielle Emerson@hyperestis.bsky.social · 4mo ago

What if Jesus has been trying to teleport back all along but keeps messing up the calculations and gets trapped in a piece of burned toast or a pancake and has to try again.

The Santa Barbara Literary Journal will be open for submissions soon! Check out our theme and submission guidelines in this week's blog post #writers #poets #writing #fiction #writesky www.santabarbaraliteraryjournal.org/blog/open-fo...

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Volume 14 Liminal Spaces | The Noleta Issue

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I love that Los Angeles is trending and half the posts are about the weather and the other half are about an incident at Nakatomi tower.

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Santa Barbara Literary Journal@santabarbaraliteraryjournal.org · 8mo ago

Find out which poets and authors we nominated for the #PushcartPrize in our latest update. @pushcartprize.bsky.social #BookSky www.santabarbaraliteraryjournal.org/blog/nominat...

It also lays bare the fact that most of us don't think, or live, this way. The haters are NOT the majority they think they are

Casey Explosion@caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Seeing how much of the right-wing on Twitter is just bot farms, kinda lays bare how much hate and hatred is a project that needs to be constantly maintained, a fire that needs to be fed all the time lest it go out for a moment, so much time, effort, and resources to keep people angry and hateful.

This seems like the only safe response

Matt@mattlibrarian.eurosky.social · 9mo ago

you know if Joyce Carol Oates nuked me so thoroughly my first thought would be "Wow JCO noticed me!" and then I would withdraw from public life and reinvent myself so that no trace of the old me remained!

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Meet some of our Volume 12 contributors at these local events.

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This article is about the decline of journalistic integrity and the specific lack of it at the NYT. An excellent read

Rebecca Brenner Graham@theotherrbg.bsky.social · 9mo ago

worth the hype lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...

This, 100%. I hope W takes note

Oliver Willis@owillis.bsky.social · 9mo ago

i really hate the notion that has taken hold that bush is not responsible for the shit bush did as president. yes, cheney was his advisor and wingman and his soul is soaked with the blood of iraqis and americans, but at the end of the day bush was the decider.

Check out this feature on the Santa Barbara Literary Journal @santabarbaraliteraryjournal.org and our new issue in this week's Independent online. Thank you @sbindependent.bsky.social! www.independent.com/2025/10/06/s... #booksky

'Santa Barbara Literary Journal' Welcomes New Editor-in-Chief Maryanne Knight

With a theme of ‘Superposition: Exploring the Ambiguity of Life, Love, and Death,’ SBLJ hosts an event at Tecolote Books for their new edition on Oct. 18.

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Volume 12 of the Santa Barbara Literary Journal, Superposition , features the work of 48 writers, poets, and artists from around the world.

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Note that the trend takes that sharp turn upward staring in 1980. This is what Reagan's trickle down economics did.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11mo ago

PSA: Thinking this is wrong doesn’t make you a “radical” — thinking it isn’t does.

Volume 12 of the Santa Barbara Literary Journal is available now on Amazon! Thanks to the good folks at @clmporg.bsky.social, we had more submissions than our small team was expecting. We're very pleased with this selection of fiction, poetry, and art and hope you'll be, too. a.co/d/4if9HJX

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Poets!

Courtney Weiss Smith@cweiss-smith.bsky.social · last yr.

We are hiring a tenure track poet! I’m so excited / spread the word… wesleyan.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/career...

In the spirit of “no one knows what will work” and “try a diversity of tactics,” ICE hasn’t shown up at Chicago’s immigration court since June 16.

unraveled@unraveledpress.com · last yr.

It's been another quiet morning at Chicago's immigration court. We have not seen any feds on the premises. Activists are handing out flyers and chalking the sidewalks. ICE hasn't returned to attempt any arrests since autonomous protesters established a constant presence here last Monday.

I think about this a lot. It's also why they keep voting foe the person most likely to be the antichrist

onion person@junlper.beer · last yr.

i think it’s not talked about enough that so many christian rightwingers support israel because they want to trigger the end times rapture and they believe supporting israel will ensure this

If you've been wondering what the troops think about being deployed to L.A., this family will tell you.

Minnesota Reformer@minnesotareformer.com · last yr.

Commentary from a military family: “The deployment of active duty military forces against American citizens on American soil in a law enforcement capacity is fundamentally wrong and deeply dangerous to our republic.” minnesotareformer.com/2025/06/12/a...

An Immigration Lawyer breaks down the motivation behind these detentions.

∙ ᴘᴀᴜʟɪɴᴀ ∙@iamthepaulina.bsky.social · last yr.

Take a listen and seriously consider it. While this is not an uncommon practice, I am glad people are beginning to speak up about it.