Getting ready to delete my account. Twitter was a beautiful community for writers. Now it’s not. You can find me on Threads and Instagram. Before I go, a few words for @elonmusk : FUCK YOU & THE DICTATOR YOU RODE IN ON.

Our nation’s democratic system functioned last night and we have a new President-elect.  All Americans are bound, whether we like the outcome or not, to accept the results of our elections. We now have a special responsibility, as citizens of the greatest nation on earth, to do everything we can to support and defend our Constitution, preserve the rule of law, and ensure that our institutions hold over these coming four years. Citizens across this country, our courts, members of the press and those serving in our federal, state and local governments must now be the guardrails of democracy.

Here's our statement on the results of the 2024 presidential election:

If you plan on voting for Jill Stein or Trump because of the war in the Middle East, please watch and reconsider. It’s just 6 minutes and it’s worth the watch.

New essay out today in @Sky1sland ! Thanks to editors Jason & Jeff! Let me know what you think. skyislandjournal.com/issues#…

Endless, endless gratitude that my poem “Dead Reckoning” is today’s Poem-a-Day at poets.org/ 💗💗💗

Send us your poems, stories, and essays that center around deception: false pretenses, fraud, sleight-of-hand tricks, the Big Lie, poker faces, academic dishonesty, any type of monkey business. ironhorsereview.com/gates-op… #submit #poetry #nonfiction #nonfiction

But I was told we lived in an economic hellscape where the living envy the dead.

Link #Poetry #Harvest: #Poems for the KS State Fair, which includes poems by @MFiteJohnson (#Quilts), @drloosearrow (#Goats), @JaniceNortherns (#Food), @OurLadyOfNod (#GirlScouts), and myself (#Pottery): kansascommerce.gov/program/k…

Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar: “When Donald Trump comes down to Texas, he stands next to officers…He's not there to help us — not for a second. He is a self-serving man. Just like when he killed the border bill. He just made our jobs harder."

Election season manicure #VoteBlue2024

Catholic Bishops from Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland, Toledo, Steubenville, Youngstown, Parma and Canton signed the letter condemning Vance’s racist lies. It was released in anticipation of the World Day of Migrants and Refugees on Sept. 29. joemygod.com/2024/09/ohio-ca…

Haitians aren’t killing your pets, but Republicans are killing your mothers, your sisters, and your daughters with their draconian abortion bans.

RT @AmoneyResists: BREAKING: 741 former high-ranking national security officials have signed a letter officially endorsing @KamalaHarris fo…

When right-wing scum tried to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer, Republicans made excuses. When a lunatic beat Paul Pelosi with a hammer, they made jokes. And when Trump sent a mob to attack the Capitol, they made up lies. Don’t lecture us about condemning violence.

Wow.

Liz Cheney endorses Democrat Colin Allred and says Ted Cruz can’t be trusted Thank You Liz for doing the right thing Drop a 💙

People who filled the Greensboro Coliseum to capacity... The Rolling Stones Bruce Springsteen Prince Beyoncé Taylor Swift Elton John Paul McCartney ...and VP Kamala Harris