Keep safe my jewel were the only words
my husband's brother flung at me as he dropped
a shivering and shamed woman upon my doorstep.
hope hidden under a mask of fear and pain.

And I welcomed her. Without hesitation, without doubt
For she had many things to share with me and mine.
Her stories of her youth, her child who still was held
in Sparta's endless muster lists.

I'm taking a break from Outside the Asylum this week, but it'll be back next week with an essay on what currently stops us from creating a new politics. It's good to figure out what's in your way before you drive through it:

For those of you annoyed/angered by anyone trying to reform the political system, or anyone supporting the reform effort, PLEASE do not read any further.
If you keep reading and this makes you angry/annoyed, that is all on you.

Danny O’Connor lost Ohio's 12th by less than 1% in a very conservative district, but he wasn't a progressive by any measure.

Michigan

Funny, I can’t believe the way this guy is commandeering the economy. What’s the ability of the plebs to make a living mean to the richest man on the planet? It means absolutely NOTHING to this financial vampire. Why so many admire the man is a complete mystery to me.

Gas stations and travel are the two trillion-dollar industries Amazon could disrupt next, analyst predicts

I have been trying to come up with a title for this essay for 20 minutes and my mind is a blank so let's see who can come up with the best one.

Vibrator in luggage sparks bomb scare, shuts down Berlin airport

Passenger note #SXF airport: Due to police investigation concerning a piece of baggage, check-in at Terminal D is currently restricted.

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I've been dropping comments of late on YT. Seems pointless, I know, but the tone and quality of "discussion" on YT has changed. It's, more often than not, *trying* to be smart.