226 Press

226 Press

@226press.bsky.social

Mostly poetry and soccer from an antifascist, neurodivergent, genderqueer, Christian heretic perspective. Also practical and impractical uses of language and images in and out of our current context, and an item a day from the published archives.

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Crow's delights
@crowslight.bsky.social

Through The rain, Came the First sight Of her Light and The warmth Of its glow, Giving a Lost man His first Sight of hope, A naked flame Or another mirage For Sleep, As he can no Longer dream Bruised And Sodden With four Ribs broken, He travelled Through the Rising water... #vss365 #travel

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Jonathan Tannenwald
@jtannenwald.bsky.social

“It’s going to be an opportunity for our strikers to step up in a huge game,” Ryan Richter said. “Ezekiel [is] one of them, Malik, Augie — the three of them have been patient and pushing for this opportunity and now it presents itself.” www.inquirer.com/soccer/cavan... via @phillysport.bsky.social

inquirer.comUnion’s Milan Iloski is out two games with an injury, and Cavan Sullivan is questionable vs. NashvilleWith fellow striker Bruno Damiani suspended due to yellow card accumulation, the Union’s entire starting front line will be unavailable. Ezekiel Alladoh and Agustín Anello might get shots to start.

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Brenda Blue
@brendafromia.bsky.social

#PromptCombo #geopoem Quite the challenge to use 16 geological terms, but I gave it a go. My sister-in-law, who has dementia, was my inspiration.

Paul Brookes@thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social

#promptcombo #geopoem Choose an intimate human theme (e.g., grief, a childhood memory). Write 16 technical geological terms. E.g: subduction, calcification, standard strata, erratic boulder, Write the human theme, Don't use standard emotional prose. Use yr geological word list to act as metaphors.

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Black Nore Review
@blacknorereview.bsky.social

Tim Fellows makes tracks in his evicative poem. @timfellows.bsky.social

blacknorereview.wordpress.comTim Fellows – “The Last Train”The Last Train I slide the window up and allow in the London night. It's quiet here, the air warmed in the still heaviness. I hear it first as a distant whisper, creaking from its standing place, gliding into the darkness before the squeal of metal, wheels on track, over the points, rattling the bridge. The steady rhythm as it passes, a horse held in a trot…

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Art & Nature
@capecodfairytales.bsky.social

#Poetry #Painting #LateAfternoon A field of something green and steady. Sleep is familiar, though the birds are starting earlier and earlier, and I keep dreaming - Ada Limón Victor Mirabelli

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Gréachán
@greachan.bsky.social

Were miles as countless as the stars that crown the sea, Still would my soul, through ancient darkness, turn to thee. #vss365

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@226press.bsky.social

That was a good and unexpected run. Hopefully tonight was not the start of a collapse. The Pierre #DOOP was hopeful but I saw a lot of bad decisions and squabbling again and I wonder how they will do once Cavan leaves. Can nobody else cut in?

226 Press
@226press.bsky.social

It's #DOOP Day down by the river. Blue and Gold vs. Eastern White Pine. Snakes vs. Foxes. Zolos vs. Revs. Philly vs. New England. Coming at you live from Subaru Park at 7:30 PM on AppleTV. Everybody tie your shoes.

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Tom Cox
@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social

I think my ability to distinguish between "I am feeling weirdly anxious and low today" and "I am just a person having a totally normal reaction to being alive during the 2020s" might have completely vanished.

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Lyn Ettinger-Harwell
@lyneh1.bsky.social

✨️✊️🏳️‍⚧️ #VOTE #GetTheVoteOut #TransgenderEducation #WeHaveAlwaysBeenHere #TransLivesMatter #ProtectTransYouth #WeWillNotBeErased #WeWillNotDisappear #WeAreHereWeMatter #ProudlyTransgender #StrongerTogether #TransRightsAreHumanRights #Motivation #Resistence #TransJourney #StandWithTrans

Erin Reed@erininthemorning.com

On the same week the DCCC released its first anti-transgender ad, popular Democratic politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez did not mince words. When asked about anti-trans Democrats, she called them "shameful," "wrong," and decried them for "scaring so easily." Subscribe to support our journalism.

erininthemorning.comAOC Rebukes Anti-Trans Democrats, Calling Them “Shameful” And “Wrong” For “Scaring So Easily”“The moment you compromise the rights of a trans person in America, you compromise the rights of every citizen in America”

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Uncle Duke
@uncleduke1969.bsky.social

“I see the problem.” “Yeah?” “This is Maple Street.” “Isn’t that what it says?” “You want Maple AVENUE.” “Sorry, I’m covering for Dan.” “Is Dan okay?” “Shingles.” “That’s a shame.” “I’m Jill, by the way.” “Where are my manners, I’m Ted.” “Nice to meet you, Ted.” “You too, Jill.”

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Raymh
@rayhourigan.bsky.social

Too long just a dream, Whisper must become a scream, Our lives have value. #Haikufeels #scream #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity

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A.R. Moxon
@juliusgoat.bsky.social

Trump didn't like Ramaswamy until he saw him sticking up for child rapists and their enablers. He hated the Ivy League until Cornell had a prominent fraternity gang-rape story in the news. He's not just a rapist, not just a serial rapist—he's a rape *enthusiast,* and it's why Republicans love him.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "What's happened is the press has ganged up on a woman making a horrible statement about her daughter, and I don't why she should be shielded. She said she was a dirty liar ... I say she's fair game."

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Global Project Against Hate and Extremism
@globalextremism.bsky.social

A GPAHE survey finds that Black and Latino voters face heightened concerns about intimidation, political violence and safety at polling places ahead of the 2026 midterms. The findings underscore the importance of protecting every voter’s right to cast a ballot safely and without harassment.

globalextremism.org9 Ways Political Violence and Election Fears Are Threatening Black and Latino VotersA GPAHE survey finds that Black and Latino Americans face heightened concerns about political violence, ICE, and safety at the polls. More than 1 in 5 say they would leave a polling place without voti...

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Donald Wine II
@blazindw.bsky.social

Bombshell announcement by Concacaf: the first Concacaf Nations League quarterfinal leg between the #USMNT and Haiti, originally set for Sabina Park in Kingston, has been moved to Nu Stadium in Miami. Concacaf has approved an exception for Haiti to play home matches anywhere in the Concacaf region.

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Dr. Han VanderHart
@hanvanderhart.bsky.social

Reminder that it’s time to fit the communist manifesto into the sour skittles packs.

Maria J Pérez Cuervo@mjpcuervo.com

Parents, please check your kids’ candy this Halloween. I’ve just found an ancient metal whistle with the inscription “QUIS EST ISTE QUI VENIT" inside a Snickers bar. I blew it and heard a note of infinite distance, and now I’m haunted by a figure in pale, fluttering draperies. Be safe.