News WaPo: Union effort at Amazon warehouse in Alabama looking grim 8 Apr 2021 The final vote will be known on Friday. But for now, it looks like Amazon has blunted an effort to establish a union at its Alabama facility.
Poetry Loyalty 8 Apr 2021 You watched Silently Saying nothing As the knife was sharpened Then plunged squarely in the back Your loyalty was tested You failed
News WaPo: Some American Olympians planning for “Tokyo Twist” 8 Apr 2021 A drink? Nope. A weather phenomenon? Not a chance. Here's your answer.
News WaPo: Texas GOP official: Need “army” of volunteers to monitor elections in minority areas 8 Apr 20218 Apr 2021 Just one more reminder that the Republican Party wants voting only for some.
News China Daily: U.S. throws cold water on Olympics boycott talk 8 Apr 2021 Good. A boycott is bad policy, a position I articulated recently.
News China Daily: “Xinjiang genocide” a malicious lie 8 Apr 2021 This opinion piece poses some challenging questions to the Western narrative about Xinjiang.
Poetry She has a piece of my heart 8 Apr 2021 She has a piece of my heart The new girl on our street She's seven weeks old and full of spunk I've held her twice And I ain't never asking…
News CNN: Two disturbing signs in latest coronavirus data 8 Apr 2021 This story is the latest reminder that the U.S. has not yet put the worst of the pandemic behind it.
Smooth Aggregator, Not So Smooth Poet 