title: but hold me fast
fandom: us politics
medium: haiku (with illustrative video, but I didn't make the video)
content note: state-sanctioned violence against citizens

author's note: this is from before the federal withdrawal


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title: break glass
content: state-sanctioned violence against citizens

note: If you're unfamiliar with recent events in Portland, Oregon over the last fifty days, I highly recommend this NY Times interview with a local journalist, or following the reporting from The Clypian, South Salem High School's student paper. They're doing an amazing job.

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Title: No Amnesty/Nasty Omen/Many Notes Fandom: Original Political Poetry
Author: Hyperfocused
Characters/Pairing: Does Trump f@cking over the country count?
Rating: T-PG for Trump:Pretty Gross (as opposed to Paul Gross, \🤓/who is just pretty.)
Challenge: Amnesty (+27 bolded)
Length: 163 words
Content Notes: none
Author's Note: Another installment in my quest to write for every challenge theme
Summary: Just a bit of bitter verse, in honor horror of someone who couldn't be worse.
. ( No Amnesty )

Title: we will not go quietly (US peeps GO VOTE)
Fandom: US politics
Rating: definitely some adult language here
Summary: this is my 'never give up' mix, the political version

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Title: Beyond All Earthly Words
Fandom: Original Political Poetry
Rating: PG for Pissed, Greatly
Length: ~ 280 words
Content notes: This poem's subject offends me, but the poem shouldn't offend.
A/N: Title from the translation of the Mourner's Kaddish
Summary: Mourning has broken

My activist lesbian novelist sister
Posted on Facebook
just post Election Day.

"Woke up
with a song in my head
and realized it's the Kaddish"

( Beyond All Earthly Words )

Title: HONEY, Don't
Fandom: U.S Politics/Candy?
Rating: PG (for Please God, no)
Content notes: In a different form, this was my response to the #TrumpACandy meme on Twitter. Enhanced it for this honey of a challenge.
Artist notes: Calling this art is a BIT O' a stretch.
Summary: A political commentary masquerading as a candy logo filled ransom note style image.

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