Lisa Weihman
@lisaweihman.bsky.social
Associate Prof of English and Irish Studies. West Virginian. Amateur everything. Be well, everyone.
The Cold Moon. My mom was just admitted to the hospital 1,000 miles away in Houston. I’m not sure what is going on; my sister is with her. It’s just been a lot this year.
December 4, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The Cold Moon. My mom was just admitted to the hospital 1,000 miles away in Houston. I’m not sure what is going on; my sister is with her. It’s just been a lot this year.
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Oh my goodness. The best think I’ve read about the fundamentals of human nature and the inherent properties of GenAI this week.
Take some time to read this.
Take some time to read this.
Excellent piece.
“Every reduction in friction is sold as liberation: freed up for creativity, freed up for higher pursuits. But freedom from what, exactly? Freedom from the very activities that build capacity, that create meaning, that forge identity, that make us feel we matter.”
“Every reduction in friction is sold as liberation: freed up for creativity, freed up for higher pursuits. But freedom from what, exactly? Freedom from the very activities that build capacity, that create meaning, that forge identity, that make us feel we matter.”
The Soul Forged in Friction
I remember watching my daughter struggle with her shoelaces.
hybridhorizons.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Oh my goodness. The best think I’ve read about the fundamentals of human nature and the inherent properties of GenAI this week.
Take some time to read this.
Take some time to read this.
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And this is why we need science AND the arts
December 2, 2025 at 9:54 AM
And this is why we need science AND the arts
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Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88
Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88
A theatrical sensation since the 1960s, whose dramas included Arcadia, The Real Thing and Leopoldstadt, Stoppard also had huge success as a screenwriter
The playwright Tom Stoppard, whose playful erudition dazzled the theatregoing world for decades, has died aged 88.
One of a select band of writers from any discipline to earn his own adjective – “Stoppardian” – in the Oxford English Dictionary, he delighted in the most improbable juxtapositions: philosophy and gymnastics in Jumpers (1972); early 19th-century landscape gardening and chaos theory in Arcadia (1993); rock music, dissident Czech academics and the love poetry of Sappho in Rock ’n’ Roll (2006). Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88
Happy 267th birthday, William Blake
November 28, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Happy 267th birthday, William Blake
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"The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. 'HANG THEM', he posted.
"If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side."
– Sen. Chris Murphy
"If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side."
– Sen. Chris Murphy
November 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. 'HANG THEM', he posted.
"If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side."
– Sen. Chris Murphy
"If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side."
– Sen. Chris Murphy
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From "The Origins of Totalitarianism" by Hannah Arendt. Thanks to Marc Elias
“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.”
“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.”
November 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
From "The Origins of Totalitarianism" by Hannah Arendt. Thanks to Marc Elias
“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.”
“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.”
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This was one of Trump's very worst moments. And that is saying something.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 11:55 PM
This was one of Trump's very worst moments. And that is saying something.
The Purple Gallinule of Prickett’s Fort has become a local celebrity. I hope he finds his way home before the snow.
November 16, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The Purple Gallinule of Prickett’s Fort has become a local celebrity. I hope he finds his way home before the snow.
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‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 AM
‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
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"One belongs to the whole world, not just one part of it."
– Paul Bowles
– Paul Bowles
November 12, 2025 at 10:02 PM
"One belongs to the whole world, not just one part of it."
– Paul Bowles
– Paul Bowles
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Obviously the Epstein Files are bad and should be treated seriously, but what should also be treated seriously are the the concentration camps, the overt bribery in exchange for pardons, the looting of the public treasury, and the perversion of the justice system to persecute political enemies.
November 12, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Obviously the Epstein Files are bad and should be treated seriously, but what should also be treated seriously are the the concentration camps, the overt bribery in exchange for pardons, the looting of the public treasury, and the perversion of the justice system to persecute political enemies.
The clouds moved out in time to glimpse the Northern Lights.
November 12, 2025 at 4:06 AM
The clouds moved out in time to glimpse the Northern Lights.
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Very chilling sign of the times for @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
to get shut down on here.
to get shut down on here.
November 11, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Very chilling sign of the times for @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
to get shut down on here.
to get shut down on here.
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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In a normal democracy, a total collapse of party leadership would result in an no-confidence vote and immediate snap elections to find leaders who can lead
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 AM
In a normal democracy, a total collapse of party leadership would result in an no-confidence vote and immediate snap elections to find leaders who can lead
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At the risk of repetition.
Next stop, primarying Schumer and Jeffries.
November 10, 2025 at 12:06 AM
At the risk of repetition.
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So anyway, Rosalind Franklin
November 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
So anyway, Rosalind Franklin
The moon has been so lovely this week.
My dad would have been 84 years old today. It’s a hard day.
My dad would have been 84 years old today. It’s a hard day.
November 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The moon has been so lovely this week.
My dad would have been 84 years old today. It’s a hard day.
My dad would have been 84 years old today. It’s a hard day.
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Now open for submissions of unpublished fiction and non-fiction, poetry, graphic narratives, photo-essays, and short films focussed on the actuality or idea (no matter how abstract) of a journey(or journeys): email to [email protected].
Welcome November guest editor - C.C. O’HANLON!!! @ccohanlon.bsky.social
JOURNEYS
Physical, Psychological, and Imaginary, embracing words and images, in all forms, as well as complexity, resisting the superficial, algorithmic narratives of social media.
Sendx
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JOURNEYS
Physical, Psychological, and Imaginary, embracing words and images, in all forms, as well as complexity, resisting the superficial, algorithmic narratives of social media.
Sendx
burninghousepress.com/2025/11/01/n...
NOVEMBER 2025 Guest Editor Is C.C. O’HANLON!!! THEME/S: JOURNEYS
Burning House Press are excited to welcome C.C. O’HANLON as the fifth BHP guest editor of our return series of special editions! As of today C.C. will take over editorship of Burning House Pre…
burninghousepress.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Now open for submissions of unpublished fiction and non-fiction, poetry, graphic narratives, photo-essays, and short films focussed on the actuality or idea (no matter how abstract) of a journey(or journeys): email to [email protected].
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The audacity to hope.
November 5, 2025 at 7:32 AM
The audacity to hope.
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Write something. Write it today. Write your heart out. Write something weird that only you would think of. Your enemies will not topple to your silence. Write your future and live it.
November 1, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Write something. Write it today. Write your heart out. Write something weird that only you would think of. Your enemies will not topple to your silence. Write your future and live it.
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My eye twitches every time I think about people saying they voted for Trump because of the price of eggs.
YOU DUMB BARN-OWL EYED BITCHES HAVE DOOMED US ALL.
YOU DUMB BARN-OWL EYED BITCHES HAVE DOOMED US ALL.
November 2, 2025 at 11:54 PM
My eye twitches every time I think about people saying they voted for Trump because of the price of eggs.
YOU DUMB BARN-OWL EYED BITCHES HAVE DOOMED US ALL.
YOU DUMB BARN-OWL EYED BITCHES HAVE DOOMED US ALL.