Brian U. Garrison

he/him
Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association
SFWA
Managing Editor, Eye to the Telescope

[Brian U. Garrison @bugthewriter]

What if California sued Trump for slander as a way to fight the fear mongering about voter fraud?
How is it that he can endlessly run his mouth about the same empty rubbish?

[Brian U. Garrison @bugthewriter]

Poems to read if you're looking for Nebula or Hugo candidates. Some are online, others are paywalled. Reach out if you'd like to preview any that you can't find!

Dr. Hypha's Laboratory
Toes in the Grass
Seance at the Jukebox
Rolling over Indecision
Creation Story
Carry On

[Brian U. Garrison @bugthewriter]

"ICE is teaching cadets to violate the constitution."
Ryan Schwank

[Brian U. Garrison @bugthewriter]

The latest is a 2025 poem from Jennifer Crow, "Atomic," which was published at Kaleidotrope.
https://t.co/RQ09h6nlSR

[Brian U. Garrison @bugthewriter]

I haven't been around here much, but you can catch poetry recommendations from me at Patreon!

[Ben Cohen @YoBenCohen]

I planned to make an ice cream to memorialize and celebrate the life of Renee Goode.

But after the murder of Alex Pretti this weekend, I didn't have it within me to make ice cream.

It's clear that the murders of Renee and Alex AND the government's lies were not a mistake, but standard operating procedure.

ICE must be defunded and disbanded.

[Brian U. Garrison @bugthewriter]

Some people are on the side of "Crush whoever it takes" while others are on the side of "We should seek a measured and compassionate approach to treating global human trauma" and it's hard to know who's right.

[Brian U. Garrison @bugthewriter]

I guess capturing a person wasn't enough, agents wanted to get a bit cruel and unusual.

[Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof]

Take a moment to look at the inhumanity captured in this extraordinary photo running on the front page of tonight's Minneapolis @StarTribune. It shows federal immigration agents immobilizing a protester on the ground and spraying chemical irritant directly into his face. The scene reminds me of the brutality used against civil rights protesters in the 1960s. We look back at those old photos and wonder how the authorities could have behaved so savagely; many years from now, young Americans will look at these photos from 2026 and wonder how anyone could have justified shooting a woman in the head as she tried to drive away, arresting 5-year-old schoolchildren on the street, or holding a man down and spaying chemicals into his face. Thanks to the Star Tribune reporters and photographers for documenting this work; they create accountability, they make democracy work, and they make all of us in journalism proud.

[Ed Krassenstein @EdKrassen]

BREAKING: Cumberland County, Maine Sheriff says ICE agents detained one of their own BLACK corrections recruits.

He was a clean-record officer with valid identification. The officer clearly identified himself and told ICE where his ID was.

Is this what you voted for?

[Brian U. Garrison @bugthewriter]

The US Government is not leading, it's relapsing.

[Brian U. Garrison @bugthewriter]

Hiding behind masks and marching weapons through the neighborhood is terrorism.

[Brian U. Garrison @bugthewriter]

Building squads of slave catchers is an shameful tactic.

[Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins]

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey to ICE: “Get the fuck out of Minneapolis.”

[Brian U. Garrison @bugthewriter]

Jobs that don't require a gun

[Linda D. Addison @nytebird45]

Life poem: fear, in all its forms / grows by building shadow in your life / fight back by finding something / each day to be joyful about / another’s smile, sunlight, a flower…

[Really American 🇺🇸 @ReallyAmerican1]

BREAKING: In a shocking moment, AG Pam Bondi suggests that the DOJ will execute American citizens they deem as Antifa, "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take this same approach with antifa."

This attorney general is unhinged.

[Brian U. Garrison @bugthewriter]

AYFKM

[KGW News @KGWNews]

Kristi Noem accuses Oregon leaders of 'covering up terrorism' after visit to Portland https://t.co/BtgSEpiFKz

[Mayor Brandon Johnson @ChicagosMayor]

This is not the first time Trump has tried to have a Black man unjustly arrested. I’m not going anywhere.

[Governor Newsom Press Office @GovPressOffice]

WE FOUND THE PORTLAND WAR ZONE PETE !!

[Brian U. Garrison @bugthewriter]

Bullets beget bullets. Speak out before it turns more deadly.

[Brian U. Garrison @bugthewriter]

The fatal flaw in 2nd amendment exceptionalism is that most laws broken by tyrannical governments do not call for a murderous response.

[Brian U. Garrison @bugthewriter]

Standing up to government overreach means pointing to amendments that cover unreasonable search and seizure, due process, public trials, witnesses, counsel, equal protection.