She leaned forward – v2

There was a moment, set apart,
within these moments,
when you asked her
the essential question;
she reacted emotively,
seizing the opportunity,
to fully answer the question,
from her soul, from her heart….
 
She leaned forward, toward you,
a smile growing within her,
saying she believed, truly,
that there would be change,
that there would be freedom,
in Russia, her homeland,
that all the sacrifice, the pain,
in truth, all she had endured
would bear rich fruit…
 
Power in this moment, truly,
within the other moments,
the gracious space you created,
a well of open-ended questions,
knowing too the power, honor,
in giving her that sacred space,
to speak authentically from her heart,
that this moment didn’t pass…
 
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edited October 28, 2024
She leaned forward – v2
 
October 22, 2024
She leaned forward
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/she-leaned-forward_28.html
Rachel Maddow full interview
with Yulia Navalnaya
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuiVpoM-tmU
https://x.com/MaddowBlog/status/1848555804535713995
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuiVpoM-tmU
https://x.com/MaddowBlog/status/1848555804535713995
https://x.com/MaddowBlog/status/1848555433851527311
&
Edited March 2, 2024
Alexey Navalny – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/alexei-navalny-v2.html
March 1, 2024
Post of Yulia Navalnaya
https://twitter.com/yulia_navalnaya/status/1763553407690788881
& 
Edited February 23, 2024
He was killed, he was murdered
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/he-was-killed-he-was-murdered.html
&
Edited February 18, 2024
His hands will never be clean – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/his-hands-will-never-be-clean-v3.html
For all whose death Putin has caused
&
February 16, 2024
He was murdered
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/he-was-murdered.html
on the torture/ death/ killing/ murder in prison of Alexey Navalny
 
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poetry, murdered, killed, Putin, Ukraine, Russia, freedom, democracy, justice, Alexei Navalny, Yulia Navalnaya, Rachel Maddow, Maddow,@navalny,

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She leaned forward

There was a moment,
Within these moments,
When you asked her
the essential question,
she reacted emotively,
seizing the opportunity,
to answer the question,
from her soul, from her heart….
 
She leaned forward,
A smile growing within,
Saying she believed,
That there would be change,
That there would be freedom,
In Russia, her homeland,
That all the sacrifice, the pain,
Truth, all she had endured…
 
Power in the moment,
With the other moments,
The gracious space created,
a well of open-ended questions,
knowing too the power, honor,
in giving her that sacred space,
to speak authentically from her heart,
that this moment didn’t pass…
 
-------------
October 22, 2024
She leaned forward
Rachel Maddow full interview
with Yulia Navalnaya
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuiVpoM-tmU
https://x.com/MaddowBlog/status/1848555804535713995
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuiVpoM-tmU
https://x.com/MaddowBlog/status/1848555804535713995
https://x.com/MaddowBlog/status/1848555433851527311
&
Edited March 2, 2024
Alexey Navalny – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/alexei-navalny-v2.html
March 1, 2024
Post of Yulia Navalnaya
https://twitter.com/yulia_navalnaya/status/1763553407690788881
& 
Edited February 23, 2024
He was killed, he was murdered
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/he-was-killed-he-was-murdered.html
&
Edited February 18, 2024
His hands will never be clean – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/his-hands-will-never-be-clean-v3.html
For all whose death Putin has caused
&
February 16, 2024
He was murdered
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/he-was-murdered.html
on the torture/ death/ killing/ murder in prison of Alexey Navalny
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
 
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#poetry #Navalny #Putin #Ukraine #Russia #freedom #democracy #justice @YuliaNavalnaya @Maddow @navalny

She leaned forward

There was a moment,
Within these moments,
When you asked her
the essential question,
she reacted emotively,
seizing the opportunity,
to answer the question,
from her soul, from her heart….
 
She leaned forward,
A smile growing within,
Saying she believed,
That there would be change,
That there would be freedom,
In Russia, her homeland,
That all the sacrifice, the pain,
Truth, all she had endured…
 
Power in the moment,
With the other moments,
The gracious space created,
a well of open-ended questions,
knowing too the power, honor,
in giving her that sacred space,
to speak authentically from her heart,
that this moment didn’t pass…
 
-------------
October 22, 2024
She leaned forward
 
 
Rachel Maddow full interview
with Yulia Navalnaya
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuiVpoM-tmU
https://x.com/MaddowBlog/status/1848555804535713995
https://x.com/MaddowBlog/status/1848555433851527311
&
Edited March 2, 2024
Alexey Navalny – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/alexei-navalny-v2.html
March 1, 2024
Post of Yulia Navalnaya
https://twitter.com/yulia_navalnaya/status/1763553407690788881
& 
Edited February 23, 2024
He was killed, he was murdered
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/he-was-killed-he-was-murdered.html
&
Edited February 18, 2024
His hands will never be clean – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/his-hands-will-never-be-clean-v3.html
For all whose death Putin has caused
&
February 16, 2024
He was murdered
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/he-was-murdered.html
on the torture/ death/ killing/ murder in prison of Alexey Navalny
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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The rise of Hitler – v5

The rise of Hitler, of Mussolini, Marcos,
Orban, Putin, any strongman in power,
corrupting human hearts, propaganda,
lies gathering the weak, the gullible,
becoming a movement, a cult of personality…
 
No turning back, no returning,
from the rise of this madness,
a gathering storm of grievances,
a threat too present, too grave,
soon there will be blood in the street…
 
The Leader demanding loyalty,
fealty over facts, reality, above all else,
truth of the moment, corrupted,
anything to hold onto, to regain,
raw power above all else…
 
A slippery slope, a precedent,
silence of the masses, unbelieving,
martyrdom to madness, an army rising,
finding a group to blame, to torment,
history that is too easy to repeat, now…
 
----------
Edited August 21, 2024
The rise of Hitler – v5
 
Edited March 11, 2024
The rise of Hitler – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-rise-of-hitler-v4.html
Edited August 7, 2023
The rise of Hitler – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-rise-of-hitler-v3.html
Edited August 7, 2023
The rise of Hitler – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-rise-of-hitler-v2.html
August 3, 2023
The rise of Hitler
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-rise-of-hitler.html
August 1, 2023
Stanza 1
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1686546442041663488
Stanza 2
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1686547189693120512
July 31, 2023
Responding to post by John Dean
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1686185973531459584
“Your post here speaks to the different gravity of this moment
to the one you covered with Nixon in 1972-1974.
The existential threat to America, to democracy,
to the rule of law, is so much greater.”
July 30, 2023
https://twitter.com/JohnWDean/status/1685577422237028352
“Anyone who cannot fathom how Hitler got control of Germany
need only look at Trump’s hold on the base of the GOP and
the refusal of GOP leaders who know what is happening
to call out his criminal conduct.”
 
 
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poetry, propaganda, dictator, Mussolini, Jim Jones, danger, democracy, cult, arraignment, America, lies, power, threat, Hitler, fascism, Goebbels, totalitarian, conspiracy, racism,
 
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The Beast is on the prowl, the march – v2

The Beast is on the prowl, the march,
on social media, on the streets, within our hearts,
spreading endless lies, spewing the bile of hate
mining our past, our history, of grievance,
of division, of racism and strife…
 
Poison in our veins, our bodies, our spirits,
a dark thread in our nation, in truth,
original sin, conquest, subjugation,
power above all else, injustice, race,
a line connecting slavery, the Klan,
Reconstruction, Jim Crow, the Dixiecrats…
 
Continuing the thread, the Southern Strategy,
a South rising again, segregation, division,
Civil Rights, hoods giving way to suits, to power,
poison loosed onto the streets, the darkness,
so close to the surface, rising, to boil…
 
Now rage out in the open, marching,
“Blood and soil” on their lips, fine people,
brown shirts, red hats, charlatans, propaganda,
different faces of the same coin, the bile,
choking the nation, the body, division,
rising to a crescendo, the present Big Lie...
 
----------
Edited August 21, 2024
The Beast is on the prowl, the march – v2
 
Edited August 21, 2023
The Beast is on the prowl, the march
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-beast-is-on-prowl-march.html
August 16, 2023
The Beast on the prowl
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-beast-on-prowl.html
Started August 7, 2023
Edited August 7, 2023
The rise of Hitler – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-rise-of-hitler-v3.html
Edited August 7, 2023
The rise of Hitler – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-rise-of-hitler-v2.html
August 3, 2023
The rise of Hitler
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-rise-of-hitler.html
August 1, 2023
Stanza 1
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1686546442041663488
Stanza 2
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1686547189693120512
July 31, 2023
Responding to post by John Dean
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1686185973531459584
“Your post here speaks to the different gravity of this moment
to the one you covered with Nixon in 1972-1974.
The existential threat to America, to democracy,
to the rule of law, is so much greater.”
July 30, 2023
https://twitter.com/JohnWDean/status/1685577422237028352
“Anyone who cannot fathom how Hitler got control of Germany
need only look at Trump’s hold on the base of the GOP and
the refusal of GOP leaders who know what is happening
to call out his criminal conduct.”
&
May 18, 2022
You don’t have to touch the darkness
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/05/you-dont-have-to-touch-darkness.html
May 18, 2022 Twitter post by Scott MacFarlane
with link to his Guardian newspaper article
https://twitter.com/SethMacFarlane/status/1526979188879609856
about Fox News, Tucker Carlson and Great Replacement Theory
 
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A Wellspring of Joy – v2

A rising wellspring of Joy,
a Hope for our Future,
Happy Warriors on the trail,
seizing the tide of momentum…
 
So much has changed, better,
than the path we were stuck on,
Joy has returned, Promise is rising,
for a brighter Future, a new Hope…
 
We must seize this moment,
this opportunity for correction,
a new way, a new path,
for our nation, this world…
 
A Blue Wave of Promise,
finding Hope for our Future,
life in its fullest, Freedom,
in this land that we Love…
 
-----------------
Edited August 14, 2024
A Wellspring of Joy – v2
 
August 13, 2024
A Wellspring of Joy
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/a-wellspring-of-joy.html
How the Harris/Walz message and momentum is like how we felt
in both 2008 and 2012.
&
revised March 20, 2012
Out of Our Fears, Out of Our Hopes – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/03/out-of-our-fears-out-of-our-hopes-v2.html
January 8, 2012
I did not create this poster, I walked into the NH Obama for America headquarters in Manchester, NH and I was shocked to discover that my “Out of Our Hopes, Out of Our Fears”
poem from 2008, had been copying by the staff and hung on the wall there.
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10150479608203003&set=a.80617433002
&
November 3, 2008
Out of Our Fears, Out of Our Hopes
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/11/out-of-our-fears-our-of-our-hopes.html
 
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A Wellspring of Joy

A wellspring of Joy,
a Hope for our Future,
Happy Warriors on the trail,
seizing the tide of momentum…
 
So much has changed, better,
than the path we were stuck on,
Joy has returned, Promise is rising,
for a brighter Future, a new Hope…
 
We must seize this moment,
the opportunity for correction,
a new way, a new path,
for our nation, this world…
 
A Blue Wave of Promise,
there is Hope for our Future,
Life in its fullest, Freedom,
in this land that we Love…
 
-----------------
August 13, 2024
A Wellspring of Joy
 
How the Harris/Walz message and momentum is like how we felt
in both 2008 and 2012.
&
revised March 20, 2012
Out of Our Fears, Out of Our Hopes – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/03/out-of-our-fears-out-of-our-hopes-v2.html
January 8, 2012
I walked into the NH Obama for America headquarters in Manchester, NH
and I was shocked to discover that my “Out of Our Hopes, Out of Our Fears”
poem from 2008, had been copying by the staff and hung on the wall there.
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10150479608203003&set=a.80617433002
&
November 3, 2008
Out of Our Fears, Out of Our Hopes
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/11/out-of-our-fears-our-of-our-hopes.html
 
 

All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com ) for usage. See all 55,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com  Poetry Where You Live.
 
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The tipping point has come – v3

That day has finally come,
a day that comes to many dictators,
throwing off shackles of autocracy,
Freedom will surely come...
 
Statues are being toppled,
The ground shifting under your feet,
The tide has turned against you,
Freedom is on the march…
 
Maduro, your minutes are numbered,
the tipping point has come to Venezuela,
Democracy cannot be stopped,
Freedom has finally come…
 
--------------  
Edited July 30, 2024
The tipping point has come – v3
 
Edited July 29, 2024
The tipping point has come – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/the-tipping-point-has-come-v2.html
July 29, 2024
The tipping point has come
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/the-tipping-point-has-come.html
 
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The tipping point has come – v2

That day has finally come,
a day that comes to many dictators.
the shackles of autocracy in Venezuela
Freedom will surely come...
 
Statues are being toppled,
The ground moving under your feet,
The tide has turned against you,
Freedom is on the march…
 
Maduro, your minutes are numbered,
the tipping point has come,
Democracy cannot be stopped,
Freedom has finally come…
 
--------------  
Edited July 29, 2024
The tipping point has come – v2
 
July 29, 2024
The tipping point has come
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/the-tipping-point-has-come.html
 
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The tipping point has come

That day has finally come,
the day that comes to many dictators.
Freedom will come from the shackles
of autocracy in Venezuela...
 
Maduro, your hours are numbered,
the tipping point has come,
Democracy cannot be stopped,
Freedom has finally come…
 
--------------  
July 29, 2024
The tipping point has come
 
 
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We lost America on Monday

On the week when we celebrate,
our independence from a king,
our laws were distorted, twisted,
to serve an unjust purpose,
putting their hands on the scale,
choosing sides in a battle,
with no law, no precedent…
 
I Dissent for their expansion
of the Imperial Presidency,
I Dissent from their judgement
giving Absolute Immunity…
 
We lost America on Monday,
though many do not believe this
they gave a new king absolute power
and they have life-time appointments,
it will take generations, if we have them,
to reverse this unjust law they created,
when they legislated from the bench…
 
I Dissent to the terror,
destruction of the Rule of Law,
I Dissent from their activism
writing law from the bench…
 
How can we stop their usurping
their aggregation of hubris, of raw power,
deciding for the nation with cruelty,
with fear, for favor, fealty, allegiance,
to avenge, revenge, evil present, rising,
Pandora’s Box opened, rancid,
bile spewed on our beloved country…
 
I Dissent for the rewriting
of history, our sacred text,
I Dissent from the rise of fascism
death of the country we love…
 
This decision, this rule, will be reviled,
like Dred Scott, Plessy v. Ferguson, Korematsu,
a stain upon our nation, if we survive,
this judgement will be repudiated,
if there is still an America, a people,
who hold the truths of Independence,
words of steel written back then…
 
I Dissent from their activism
writing law from the bench
I Dissent from their lies, hypocrisy,
claiming to be strict originalists…
 
We lost America on Monday,
but We the People still have power,
to wall off their evil, this new law,
freedom for the tyrants, immunity,
but we can still hold them to account
we can stop the rise of hate, of fascism,
the idea of America, In this nation we love…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw5Hw0ckWUw

--------------  
Edited/ new name July 5, 2024
We lost America Monday
 
Edited/ new July 5, 2024
We lost America
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/we-lost-america.html
Edited July 5, 2024
I Dissent – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/i-dissent-v3.html
regarding Supreme Court Slip Opinion, July 1, 2024 in
Trump v. United States
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-939_e2pg.pdf
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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We lost America

On the week when we celebrate,
Our independence from a king,
Our laws were distorted, twisted,
To serve an unjust purpose,
Putting their hands on the scale,
choosing sides in a battle,
With no law, no precedent…
 
I Dissent for their expansion
of the Imperial Presidency,
I Dissent from their judgement
giving Absolute Immunity…
 
We lost America on Monday,
Though many do not believe it
They gave a new king absolute power
And they have life-time appointments,
It will take generations, if we have them,
To revers this unjust law that they created,
That they legislated from the bench…
 
I Dissent to the terror,
destruction of the Rule of Law,
I Dissent from their activism
writing law from the bench…
 
How can we stop their usurping
Their aggregation of hubris, of raw power,
Deciding for the nation with cruelty,
With fear, for favor, fealty, allegiance,
To revenge, to evil present, rising,
Pandora’s Box opened, rancid,
Bile spewed on our beloved country…..
 
I Dissent for the rewriting
of history, our sacred text,
I Dissent from the rise of fascism
death of the country we love…
 
This decision, this rule, will be reviled,
Like Dred Scott, like Plessy, like Korematsu,
A stain upon our nation, if we survive,
This judgement will be repudiated,
If there is still an America, a people,
Who hold the truths of Independence,
The words of steel written back then…
 
I Dissent from their activism
writing law from the bench
I Dissent from their lies, hypocrisy,
claiming to be strict originalists…
 
We lost America on Monday,
But We the People still have power,
To wall off their evil, this new law,
Freedom for the tyrants, immunity,
But we can still hold them to account
We can stop the rise of hate, of fascism,
The idea of America In this nation that we love…
 
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Edited/ new July 5, 2024
We lost America
 
Edited July 5, 2024
I Dissent – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/i-dissent-v3.html
regarding Supreme Court Slip Opinion, July 1, 2024 in
Trump v. United States
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-939_e2pg.pdf
 
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poetry, God, faith, America, Declaration of Independence, No Kings, Freedom, Democracy, Republic, SCOTUS, power, immunity, absolute immunity,
 
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I Dissent – v3

I Dissent for their expansion
of the Imperial Presidency,
I Dissent from their judgement
giving Absolute Immunity…
 
I Dissent to the terror,
destruction of the Rule of Law,
I Dissent from their activism
writing law from the bench…
 
I Dissent for the rewriting
of history, our sacred text,
I Dissent from the rise of fascism
death of the country we love…
 
I Dissent from their activism
writing law from the bench
I Dissent from their lies, hypocrisy,
claiming to be strict originalists…
 

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Edited July 5, 2024
I Dissent – v3
 
Edited July 4, 2024
I Dissent – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/i-dissent-v2.html
July 4, 2024
I Dissent
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/i-dissent.html
regarding Supreme Court Slip Opinion, July 1, 2024 in
Trump v. United States
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-939_e2pg.pdf
 
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poetry, God, faith, America, Declaration of Independence, No Kings, Freedom, Democracy, Republic, SCOTUS, power, immunity, absolute immunity,
 
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I Dissent – v2

I Dissent for their expansion,
of the Imperial Presidency,
I Dissent from their judgement
giving Absolute Immunity…
 
I Dissent to the terror,
destruction of the Rule of Law,
I Dissent from their activism
writing law from the bench…
 
I Dissent for the rewriting
of history, our sacred text,
I Dissent from the rise of fascism
the death of the country we love…
 

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Edited July 4, 2024
I Dissent – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/i-dissent-v2.html
July 4, 2024
I Dissent
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/i-dissent.html
regarding Supreme Court Slip Opinion, July 1, 2024 in
Trump v. United States
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-939_e2pg.pdf

 
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I Dissent

I Dissent for the expansion

Of the Imperial Presidency
I Dissent from their judgement
Giving Absolute Immunity…
 
I Dissent to the terror
The destruction of the Rule of Law
I Dissent from their activism
Writing law from the bench…
 
I Dissent for the rewriting
Of history, our sacred text
I Dissent from the rise of fascism
The death of the country we love…
 

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July 4, 2024
I Dissent
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/i-dissent.html
regarding Supreme Court Slip Opinion, July 1, 2024 in
Trump v. United States
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-939_e2pg.pdf
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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#DeclarationOfIndependence #4thofJuly #NoKings #Freedom #Democracy #Republic #SCOTUS #power #immunity #absoluteimmunity

The rise of #Hitler – v4 #cult

The rise of Hitler, of Mussolini, Marcos,
Orban, Putin, any strongman in power,
corrupting human hearts, propaganda,
lies gathering the weak, the gullible,
Become, a movement, a cult of personality.
 
No turning back, no returning,
from the rise of this madness,
a gathering storm of grievances,
a threat too present, too grave,
Soon there will be blood in the street.
 
The Leader demanding loyalty,
fealty over facts, reality, above all else,
truth of the moment, corrupted,
anything to hold onto, to regain,
Raw power above all else.
 
A slippery slope, a precedent,
silence of the masses, unbelieving,
martyrdom to madness, an army,
finding a group to blame, to torment,
History that is too easy to repeat.
 
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Edited March 11, 2024
The rise of Hitler – v4
 
Edited August 7, 2023
The rise of Hitler – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-rise-of-hitler-v3.html
Edited August 7, 2023
The rise of Hitler – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-rise-of-hitler-v2.html
August 3, 2023
The rise of Hitler
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-rise-of-hitler.html
August 1, 2023
Stanza 1
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1686546442041663488
Stanza 2
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1686547189693120512
July 31, 2023
Responding to post by John Dean
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1686185973531459584
“Your post here speaks to the different gravity of this moment
to the one you covered with Nixon in 1972-1974.
The existential threat to America, to democracy,
to the rule of law, is so much greater.”
July 30, 2023
https://twitter.com/JohnWDean/status/1685577422237028352
“Anyone who cannot fathom how Hitler got control of Germany
need only look at Trump’s hold on the base of the GOP and
the refusal of GOP leaders who know what is happening
to call out his criminal conduct.”
 
 
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poetry, propaganda, dictator, Mussolini, Jim Jones, danger, democracy, cult, arraignment, America, lies, power, threat, Hitler, fascism, Goebbels, totalitarian, conspiracy, racism,
 
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Alexei #Navalny- v2 #funeral

Reading His widow’s words, beautiful,
painful, on the day of His funeral, no closure,
breathing love, yet loved ones unable,
to be there, to grieve, with one another,
by the wrath of the dictator, his fear…
 
Common people chanting, shouting, defiant,
speaking aloud his crimes, His name.
Navalny's name has been engraved
on the hearts of man, humanity,
chiseled into history, for all time...
 
Now, a day later, nothing has changed,
but everything has changed, a people,
still streaming to his grave, to honor Him,
martyr for a Free Russia, a hope they share,
Knowing the mantle has come to them,
each woman, each man...
 
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Edited March 2, 2024
Alexey Navalny – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/alexei-navalny-v2.html
March 1, 2024
Alexey Navalny
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/alexey-navalny.html
March 1, 2024
Post of Yulia Navalnaya
https://twitter.com/yulia_navalnaya/status/1763553407690788881
& 
Edited February 23, 2024
He was killed, he was murdered
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/he-was-killed-he-was-murdered.html
&
Edited February 18, 2024
His hands will never be clean – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/his-hands-will-never-be-clean-v3.html
Edited February 18, 2024
His hands will never be clean – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/his-hands-will-never-be-clean-v2.html
February 16, 2024
His hands will never be clean
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/his-hands-will-never-be-clean.html
For all whose death Putin has caused
&
February 16, 2024
He was murdered
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/he-was-murdered.html
on the torture/ death/ killing/ murder in prison of Alexey Navalny
 
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