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They will not forgive us.

“There is no religion without love, and people may talk as much as they like about their religion, but if it does not teach them to be good and kind to man and beast, it is all a sham." ~Anna Sewell

Wise woman Toni Morrison.

I'm making chocolate cheesecake with star topping to fill tiny jars for Wednesday's poetry reading! (Yes, I probably should be picking out/sequencing poems or whatever poets do before a reading. Not me. I'm getting silly with a themed snack to bring.) #poetry #poets

Meet Poet Laura Grace WeldonWith her newest book of poetry, <i>Universe Marveled Into a Jar<i>. Event starts at July 29, 2026 7:00 PM EDTattend.cuyahogalibrary.org

AI is destroying millions of physical books. A civilization may never before have failed for a more stupid reason.

AI Companies Are Buying Antique Books, Ingesting Their Contents to Train Models, and Then Destroying Them at Incredible Scale, Even If Almost No Copies RemainAI companies are quietly obtaining rare books, ingesting their contents, and then destroying them -- even if they're exceedingly rare.futurism.com

Here comes the senator with a tie and a smile He’ll pledge and he’ll promise and swear it’s no guile He’ll go to the capitol and say he’s your friend Then he’ll line his silk pockets and leave you again

The Song of Hard Times - Windborne (Full Music Video!)YouTube video by Windborne Singerswww.youtube.com

“The more we imbue the world with imagination, the more the world is ensouled – and the more soul it returns to us, singing with meaning.” Patrick Harpur ~ (painting by John Albert Bauer)

This country and the people running it have always confounded me. What's the word for confounded x a trillion?

Confused Cat Math Aint Mathing MemeALT: Confused Cat Math Aint Mathing Memestatic.klipy.com

The concept of “alpha male” wolves is based entirely on wolves in captivity. Wolf packs in the wild are family groups. Wild wolf pack behavior is characterized by cooperation and mutual care. Even minor conflicts between wolves are rare. #Hegseth #StephenMiller (links in comments)

We invented phonetic writing so we could put our sounds down on paper and, by glancing at a page, hear someone speaking in our head—an invention that became so widespread in the last few thousand years that we hardly ever stop to consider how astonishing it is. —Carl Sagan

"All acts of kindness are lights in the war for justice." ~Joy Harjo

"Who would deduce the dragonfly from the larva, the iris from the bud, the lawyer from the infant? ...We are all shape-shifters and magical reinventors. Life is really a plural noun, a caravan of selves." ~Diane Ackerman

Even when so much is awful, wonders still have a way of blooming like wildflowers. When I hear about your bumper crop of blueberries, benign biopsy, reconnection with an old friend, new puppy, or whatever enlivens your life it enlarges my joy too. So here's my good news. #poetry #books

My New Book Is Here!These pages hold praise songs to wonderments.lauragraceweldon.com