Ann Ahrens 🇺🇦

“Let me keep my mind on what matters, which is my work, which is mostly standing still and learning to be astonished.” -Mary Oliver “Messenger”

All of @hcrichardson.bsky.social’s posts are important, but this one feels particularly so. This administration’s embrace of Nazi German policies is becoming more blatant by the day. Most of us ordinary Americans wouldn’t catch the subtle references. I appreciate how this newsletter calls that out.

Mary Oliver

“And I am thinking: maybe just looking and listening is the real work. Maybe the world, without us, is the real poem.” -Mary Oliver, “From the Book of Time”

Bookshop.org is a fabulous (and fast!) way to buy books and lend a helping hand. No oligarchs involved.

1,000 times yes to this.

1,000 times yes:

This is horrific.

But, hey, we have a new ballroom, so there’s that, right? Unlike past presidents, Trump hasn’t spoken a single word about what those 40 million Americans will lose. Not a single word of concern, no imploring congress to find consensus. That speaks volumes.

Mary Oliver

Honestly can’t help but think pictures like these are driving Trump’s destruction. It’s the manifestation of his narcissistic hatred for Obama’s humanity and warmheartedness. Trump, in his insecurity, knows he will never have this. So he literally tears down the building.

Yep.

These historic pictures made me sad. Even if it needed updating, the secrecy and lies around the decision to demolish it will forever taint the monstrosity of what is to come. (Gift article link) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/u...

This thread is horrifying. Zhao allowed child sex traffickers to funnel money through his currency. No wonder Trump's fixers (aka the GOP) don't want the Epstein files released.