This Week's Writing 3/10/25

Politics, doggerel verse, kitty anticipation, and more!

Gusgus is eager to see what got published this week. His curiosity is satisfied below!

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Politics

Mike Waltz and government by sycophantic clowns. (Public Notice)

I reported on the Chicago May Day march, uniting Ds and the left. (Prism Reports)

I was on a panel talking about democracy and uniting the left. (Machine Pun Kelly)

Democrats should not be afraid to nominate women for president. (EIH)

The danger of fascist bipartisanship. (EIH)

Trump tanking the economy is an opportunity for Democrats. (EIH)

Cultural Criticism

Fight or Flight is really entertaining. (Splice Today)

Killing Eve and who spies on the spies? (EIH)

Poetry

Little bit of doggerel. (Five Fleas)

Why Not Neither?

I am in the middle of writing two poems.
They are wrestling in my head.
One bitter; one cheerful; they sing and they slither—
It’s exhausting. I’ll write this instead.

Asthma attack poem. (Five Fleas)

is
ittttttttttttttttttttt
time
toooooooooooooooo
st
oppppppppppppp
breath
ing

And a pope poem, just for you all.

Roses are red
violets are cope
bend the knee MAGA
to woke Marxist pope.