Elon
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Learning about Nazis in High School

Bartholomew Barker Reading my history texts, I imaginedwhat I would’ve done if I’d livedin Germany during the War. How I would’ve resisted, hidden Jewsin my basement, risked my life,my freedom to foil the fascists. But having grown-up and fat,I sign petitions, write lettersto the editor and merely vote. I don’t think I could fit a Continue reading
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Inauguration

Bartholomew Barker The Emperor strode across the stage, declaringhe’d woven his suit and robes from the purest goldand they were the classiest, comfortablest clotheshe or anyone had ever worn. Social media saluted, his cultists cheered,grateful reporters transcribed every word,and very serious pundits on television debatedboth sides of his glory. But the poets and children pointed Continue reading
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The Coronation of the Once and Present King
Billionaires gather in crooked lines of hollow power,trampling one another for the privilege to lick the polished ring.Oligarchy on full display—any pretense of shame long discarded.Radiant fear masquerades as respect, a collective boot-heelgrinding deeper into the bent backs of the unwashed poor—another rung on the endless ladder built from splinters,sweat, and underpaid toil. The marble Continue reading

