Jeff Pearson
Poet, educator, bipolar disorder/mental health advocate, MtG player, Ex-Mormon
https://poesyjeffpearson.com
Previous editor to Blood Orange Review, 5x5 Litmag, and Fugue
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- Reposted by Jeff PearsonMamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
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- How is it that people are still being distracted by the Super Bowl halftime show, when the government murdered two citizens for nonviolent resistance? Don’t let them make you forget the injustice that is happening.
- Reposted by Jeff PearsonThe current submission window for 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐩𝐨𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐲, and 𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 will close February 12th. ✍
- Reposted by Jeff PearsonThis is actually hard to watch because it’s so timely and heartbreaking that we are still dealing with this so many years after it was written
- Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue
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- Reposted by Jeff PearsonIt’s taken all hands: Nearly 30,000 “constitutional observers,” plus tens of thousands on the streets to film agents, deliver groceries, and accompany neighbors to school or church. They've shown the world how to fight back—without resorting to the violence being used against them. trib.al/IwlSS56
- Reposted by Jeff PearsonTrump wants to take over voting in at least 15 places FBI raid in Fulton County GA now fueling MAGA calls for election takeover there That would allow them to purge voters, cut polling places, limit early voting & challenge election results. Very scary for 2026 www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
- Reposted by Jeff PearsonElon Musk will be deposed along with DOGE staffers over USAID dismantling trib.al/CMWXoI6
- Reposted by Jeff PearsonA new tool lets you search the Epstein files for mentions of your LinkedIn contacts. Tried it out, does work. Outputs a report with links to the material on the DOJ website. www.404media.co/this-tool-se...
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- Reposted by Jeff PearsonRed Ogre (@ogre.red) gets rights to your work upon *submission*. And those rights are ridiculous. They can change your work, not credit you, use your work for advertising, or put it in an anthology. Don't submit to this one, folks.
- Reposted by Jeff PearsonVox Media workers are facing tough times after recent layoffs, especially in a challenging job market. If you’re able to donate and/or share this campaign to help support our laid-off colleagues, it’d be greatly appreciated. Thanks y’all!! gofund.me/cf03c6e21
- Reposted by Jeff PearsonReading for our April issue will end Feb 10. If you’re not quite ready, don’t worry! Subs remain open, but we’ll move to reading for our themed edition— July’s issue will be all about subways, undercurrents, subtext & undertows, anything that moves us, somewhere under the surface. Deadline May 15!
- Reposted by Jeff PearsonBut now we have gone from owning 100% to owning 0% because, for the last month, Complexly has been a non-profit organization. apnews.com/article/john...
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- Reposted by Jeff PearsonOn January 24th, my parents home burned down. They and my disabled brother escaped with only minor burns but they lost everything they've ever had. I'm running a GoFundMe to help them recover and rebuild. I would be deeply grateful for any donations but also for any shares!
- This is what strong leadership looks like
- Kudos to Mayor Mamdani. This is what economic justice looks like. And it's a reminder of how we can fight corporate greed at the state and local level. motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/ma…
- Reposted by Jeff PearsonA reminder that the New England Patriots plane is flown by Omni air who contracts with ICE to fly people in chains to Africa and Asia several times per week. Go Seahawks.
- Reposted by Jeff PearsonIt's your lucky day because @wired.com sent photographers to two Melania premiere parties, and asked the superfans in attendance all about their love for the first lady. They had many, um, things to say.
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- Reposted by Jeff PearsonI was a White House ethics lawyer. I used to advise people not to even accept a free cup of coffee from someone who had interests before them. And staff followed those rules. I can’t even find the words to describe the scale of Trump’s corruption here.
-  if you aren’t helping with the problems of other people, you’re riding the fence m.youtube.com/watch?v=TVIz...
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- Reposted by Jeff PearsonJeffrey Epstein files: don’t be fooled. Millions of files are still unreleased | Moira Donegan
- Reposted by Jeff PearsonThe government should work for the American people, not spend billions of taxpayer dollars on agencies that are terrorizing communities. There must be accountability and real change.
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- While working late shifts, I’ve been off Facebook only to see my family taking up the mantle of critical analysis of the news.
- Reposted by Jeff PearsonNEW: Tens of thousands are once again bringing downtown Minneapolis to a standstill (Friday Jan 30, 2026). A massive protest against ICE and in support of a national economic shutdown. (🎥 Vince Monroy)
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- Reposted by Jeff Pearson🗣️ @waltermasterson.bsky.social : “ICE agents get 47 days of training because Trump's the 47th president. It's literally that stupid… Dems could defund ICE in the appropriations bill… 7 House Dems already voted to fund ICE — They need to do more than a strongly worded letter.” #AbolishICE
- Reposted by Jeff PearsonDemocracy Now! speaks with Congressmember LaMonica McIver of New Jersey, who is facing up to 17 years in prison stemming from an incident last May when she and two other Democratic congressmembers sought to inspect Delaney Hall, a private prison run by the GEO Group under contract with ICE.
- Reposted by Jeff PearsonDon’t mess with Rep. Ilhan Omar.
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- Reposted by Jeff PearsonReporter: What do you think about the UK getting into business with China? Trump: Very dangerous and it’s more dangerous for Canada to do that. Canada is doing very poorly. The first thing they're going to do is say you are not allowed to play ice hockey anymore. That's not good.
- Reposted by Jeff Pearson“This is an academic institution explicitly using political ideology to censor and police faculty and students. If we believe the censorship will stop here, we are making a serious mistake.” —Chaitanya Lakimsetti, Texas A&M @texasaaup.bsky.social @texasaft.org @tamu-aaup.bsky.social
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- Favorite @punkrockhistory.bsky.social storyteller’s, go! Sleater-Kinney The Vandals Bad Religion The Aquabats
- Reposted by Jeff PearsonSchumer calls for Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller to be removed from their jobs.
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- Reposted by Jeff Pearsonplease remember that no matter how many “ICE is losing in MN” articles you read today, there is still a very real, urgent, ongoing crisis in Minnesota. people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
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- Reposted by Jeff PearsonLast week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
