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WASHINGTON, D.C.-With the aid of Elon Musk's DOGE employees, President Trump today ordered the dual fiery destruction of the august Library of Congress and the National Archives buildings. "American history has been very woke and unfair to white people, so those places needed to be permanently destroyed," he announced at a press conference. "Our history now will begin anew at 'Year Zero' and be made great again by me. Maga!"
DB/2.27.2025
SeeEnnEnn
WASHINGTON, D.C.-President Trump today signed two Executive Orders, one effectively approving the felling of California's famed redwood trees in a nod to the timber industry, and a second one renaming the state's giant Sequoia tree General Sherman after himself. "The redwood trees are a very bad fire hazard, very bad, and need to go, so there'll be no need to rake the forest floors anymore," he said. "And I'm just like a great general who's trying to make America great again, so who better than me to give that tree my name? Who even knows who that Sherman guy was, anyway? No one, that's who! Loser."
DB/2.14.2025
Emily Wilding Davison
💪
In Truth, your name has rare been sung,
With Clio's golden lyre unstrung.
You stood 'gainst Men with righteous clenched fist,
Men who have called you 'terrorist',
Girt with gullet of Iron, spine of British Steel,
You ne'er once would deign to kneel,
And join'd with your Sisterhood so true,
Maybe used that badass suffrajitsu.
But like a soldier charging across scorched Earth,
You spilt your blood 'pon Epsom's turf.
Tho' blest and curs'd hath been your Name,
I bring you here a bit more Fame.
So Women, hear me and take note:
Do what she fought to do--and Vote!
DB/2.13-14.2025
Music: "Emily Davison" by The Greg Kihn Band
Note: I call this a "False Sonnet" because as I was composing it I totally forgot about the true rhyme scheme (ABAB CDCD...etc.) even though it's still 14 lines. But I do love it, and I hope you will, too.
Also, Happy Valentine's Day, all you Lovers and Dreamers!💖
