On Dec 26, 1862, the largest mass execution in US history took place under the orders of Abraham Lincoln. 38 Dakota warriors were hanged in Mankato, MN. Their people had been dispossessed by settlers and were starving. #Dakota38 +2

I keep turning to poetry, to the desert, to each other. These lines: "not. Again. Hush. God. Please hold. Tight" e.e. cummings

The global division of humanity is pretty straightforward: those who live in zones of suffering and war are separated by those who live with delusions of peace and who also deny their country’s hand in immiserating the rest of the world.

For those of you who didn’t live through the invasion of Iraq, here is what is about to happen: 1. There will be a MASSIVE propaganda push (by Republicans) to frame this act of war as a moral necessity and to act like anyone who opposes it is working for “the enemy.”

Not ignorance, but ignorance of ignorance, is the death of knowledge. Also #fortnite

Because I cannot hope to turn again, consequently I rejoice, having to construct something upon which to rejoice

“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” -Anaïs Nin

“Art is a risky venture into the indetermante wilds” -@BayoAkomolafe

Most early Saturday mornings are a struggle between spending time on my own writing, or baking something for my family to enjoy when they wake up. I refuse to attempt to do both at the same time. It feels dishonoring to both Muses to multitask.

I need a “Listen to Bayo Akomolafe” sticker for my car. I’m sure that would embarrass @BayoAkomolafe, but it’s his own damn fault.

I finally got around to watching Road to Edmond. It was the most Tripp Fuller movie I could imagine. I’m only disappointed that you didn’t find a way to put John Cobb’s name in there somewhere. You could’ve at least given him a street name or something.