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Yay!!!!
Jun 13
Thank you to Flash Flood 2026 for this micro publication, my first with them, yay!!! And huge thanks to @SmokeLong and their Micro March Marathon. It was intense and worth it! And to all the amazing people who helped with their constructive feedback
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Yay!!!
Jun 10
So pleased to be published by Bending Genres, a journal I adore ❤
First drafted during a game of word cricket, led by most awesome flash writer Sumitra Singam, during a Yeah Nah zoom and workshopped during @SmokeLong
March Micro Madness.
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Congratulations to our coordinating editor, Shasta Grant, on her debut novel When We Were Feral--out today! regal-house-publishing.mybig…
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Yay! Sounds like a good plan.
Wouldn't it be so nice if Hunter Biden used his new platform to support emerging writers/artists by shouting out the literary magazines that publish them? I'd love to see him post about the work in @Wigleaf @splitlipthemag @onestorymag @epiphanylit @SmokeLong etc💜
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SmokeLong Quarterly retweeted
Jun 9
In case you forgot what it looks like when a real president gets the love at a game.
You know, when the crowd actually wants the president there.
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Trump on Meet the Press : “I didn't guarantee no war."
Play the tape:
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SmokeLong Quarterly retweeted
Jun 7
Trump LIED to Meet The Press and said he DID NOT Promise No More Wars on the Campaign Trail
Here is PROOF he did!
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Trump today claimed he “didn’t promise anything” about NO NEW WARS.
So here’s a second compilation showing FIFTY times during his campaign where he PROMISED exactly that.
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SmokeLong Quarterly retweeted
Jun 7
Trump: "I didn't guarantee no war."
Trump guaranteeing no more wars:
Jun 7
Welker: "You insisted no new wars."
Trump: "First of all, I didn't guarantee no war."
Welker: "You said it over and over again."
Community note
During a speech, Trump stated "I'm Not Going To Start Wars, I'm Going To Stop Wars"
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We'll be announcing the top 3 entries on Bluer skies later toda! smokelong.com/the-smokelong-…
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Yay!!!
Here it is!! Thank you so much @DEHardywriter for selecting it for Claudine and thank you @SmokeLong cronies for your feedback!
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SmokeLong Quarterly retweeted
May 31
Follow the money on this one. It is rotten to the core.
The Pentagon just lent $620,000,000 to a tiny North Carolina startup called Vulcan Elements. The company is two years old.
It had fewer than 50 employees.
And three months before the deal was announced, Donald Trump Jr.’s venture firm quietly took a stake in it.
Here is the part the administration tried to bury.
Of the dozens of companies the Pentagon was weighing, Vulcan was the only deal initiated by a top White House aide. That aide was Peter Navarro, a close friend of Trump Jr. The order came down to move fast.
One official put it plainly: The call came from the White House. We have to get this done.
Staff worked late nights to push it through in weeks. Deals like this normally take many months of vetting. And when it closed, Vulcan’s valuation jumped from about 200 million dollars to roughly 2 billion.
A windfall for the investors, including the president’s son.
This is public money. Your money.
Routed through the Pentagon to enrich the president’s family and their friends. The Bush administration’s own chief ethics lawyer called it corruption we pay for.
And there is more coming.
A drone parts company Trump Jr. holds a stake in is also under Pentagon review.
This is not a one-off. It is a pattern. The president’s family is treating the federal Treasury like a private bank, and the bill lands on every taxpayer.
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🎉Starting June 19, The Obama Presidential Center is your home for fun, inspiration and activities of all kinds this Summer and on into the year!
🇺🇲To honor the 250th anniversary of the founding of America, and to inspire visitors to shape our shared future, we are hosting “You Are America,” a series of talks, performances, films, and community events.
🎇The series will kick off with a free Independence Day celebration on July 4 called “The People’s Fourth,” featuring live music, self-guided tours, and family-friendly activities across the campus.
Get closer to nature, and your neighbors, Summer Garden Gatherings in the Eleanor Roosevelt Fruit and Vegetable Garden will run every other week from July 12 to Sept. 20, in partnership with Urban Growers Collective.
🎂Celebrate President Obama’s birthday with an all-ages karaoke DJ set Aug. 4! Get ready to sing along to classics from soul, R&B, and contemporary hits.
📖To create a little quiet and connection, we’re partnering with the Chicago Public Library to host storytime inside our new library branch.
🏐And local youth can discover their potential at the Teen Action Lab, in partnership with After School Matters, with hands-on sports, leadership, and wellness programs.
👟Meanwhile, older adults can hit their stride on campus through At Your Pace, a walk-run club led by Peace Runners 773.
We can’t wait for you to join us for these, and so many more things to do! We’re just getting started!
Check out the full event calendar: obama.org/whats-on/?utm_sour…
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Trump is the most corrupt politician the US has ever seen. And no one cares.
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Republicans in Congress are corrupt sycophants. Stand up to this lump of excrement.
🚨 Trump has pardoned Trevor Milton, a man convicted of stealing $695 million from investors.
This pardon came after Milton donated nearly $1 million to Trump's PAC.
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SmokeLong Quarterly retweeted
May 26
Psyched to have our CNF Editor Rebecca Tiger @rtigernyc be interviewed about flash fiction by @SmokeLong's The Village!!!
Check out Intro to Blood Honey smokelong-quarterly.mn.co/po…
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Yes. Exactly. Texas.
May 27
Ken Paxton is the most corrupt politician in America.
He embodies the broken system we’re running against.
It’s time to come together: The People vs. Ken Paxton
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