{"id":14972,"date":"2026-01-13T03:58:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T03:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heatherhaley.com\/hh2\/?p=14972"},"modified":"2026-01-13T03:58:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T03:58:59","slug":"spangled-nation-spewing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/heatherhaley.com\/hh2\/?p=14972","title":{"rendered":"SPANGLED NATION SPEWING"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>SPANGLED NATION SPEWING<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From Vancouver\u2019s waterfront<br>to Windsor\u2019s Ambassador Bridge,<br>border cities must bear our boisterous,<br>swaggering neighbour\u2019s weight\u2014<br>as they snarl and skid into us<br>through gritted fences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There have been glimmerings<br>into the mood of the nation\u2014<br>as when a hoodie becomes a hood,<br>a mask, camouflage,<br>a phone, a concealed weapon,<br>youth perceived as threats,<br>and hence, targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Along with all the other targets,<br>targeted for daring to deviate<br>from \u2018the norm,\u2019<br>the almighty, righteous,<br>white man\u2019s ordained normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As when the spangled nation<br>salivates or spews,<br>with nothing in between\u2014<br>might abused, might enough<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>to drag us along<br>via rousing dogmata,<br>endless expansionism<br>and drone-striking jingoism,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>as the coastline burns,<br>gray whale blubber boils,<br>pretzel-stuffed crows stagger<br>and eagles, lungs tarred, plummet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dazzled into deference too long,<br>our messages mauled mid-delivery,<br>we no longer hold our tongues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We unmask, unsheathe,<br>sever your bomb-lit screeds,<br>hack out truth<br>from the wreckage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-attachment-id=\"14973\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/heatherhaley.com\/hh2\/?attachment_id=14973\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/heatherhaley.com\/hh2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-12-at-7.49.23\u202fPM.jpeg?fit=861%2C584\" data-orig-size=\"861,584\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1768247367&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/heatherhaley.com\/hh2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-12-at-7.49.23\u202fPM.jpeg?fit=300%2C203\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/heatherhaley.com\/hh2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-12-at-7.49.23\u202fPM.jpeg?fit=604%2C410\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"604\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/heatherhaley.com\/hh2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-12-at-7.49.23\u202fPM.jpeg?resize=604%2C410\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/heatherhaley.com\/hh2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-12-at-7.49.23\u202fPM.jpeg?w=861 861w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/heatherhaley.com\/hh2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-12-at-7.49.23\u202fPM.jpeg?resize=300%2C203 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/heatherhaley.com\/hh2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-12-at-7.49.23\u202fPM.jpeg?resize=768%2C521 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SPANGLED NATION SPEWING From Vancouver\u2019s waterfrontto Windsor\u2019s Ambassador Bridge,border cities must bear our boisterous,swaggering neighbour\u2019s weight\u2014as they snarl and skid into usthrough gritted fences. There have been glimmeringsinto the mood of the nation\u2014as when a hoodie becomes a hood,a mask, camouflage,a phone, a concealed weapon,youth perceived as threats,and hence, targets. 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