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John W Buaas
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Retired Prof. of English, living in Wichita KS; PhD in 20c. Am. Lit. Proud husband, father. Inordinately fond of Mexico City. Books read in 2024: bsky.app/profile/johnwbuaas.bsky.social/post/3kif3nb6sht2t
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Combine two bands: Talk Talking Heads Joe Jackson Browne The Rolling Stone(s) Temple Pilots

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I’m a big fan of whoever hung this

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The Jayhawkwind

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Yes. Time for him to deploy some of the well-honed combination of skepticism and critical thinking skills he acquired during his years as a HS teacher and coach.

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That's bad news for me because this is how I study:

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minnewaski blackberries, painted by ellen isham schutt, 1912

minnewaski blackberries, painted by ellen isham schutt, 1912
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Willem de Kooning, Asheville, 1948. The title of the painting references de Kooning's time teaching at Black Mountain College, the influential mid-20th-century experimental arts school located near the town of Asheville, North Carolina www.phillipscollection.org/collection/a...

An abstract painting, including large shapes in white and tan, its forms mostly defined by looping black lines and punctuated by areas of color, including pink, green, red, and yellow
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“You are not an elected official. You’re not a political consultant. That is your superpower.” No matter where you live, you can help us win this election and stop Trump’s Project 2025. Let’s get to work: majorityovermaga.org/all-in?source=bluesky&medium=directpost

Your superpower to stop Project 2025
Your superpower to stop Project 2025

YouTube video by Indivisible

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Exactly. The rain falls on the just and the unjust. We've got to stop vilifying an entire state's inhabitants because a government currently in power is failing its people. It's the antithesis of how we should be thinking about promoting the general welfare, providing for the common defense.

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In today's world, any technique that entails slowing down: something progressive about it. Roland Barthes, How to Live Together, transl. Kate Briggs #KateBriggs24

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John W Buaas
@johnwbuaas.bsky.social
Retired Prof. of English, living in Wichita KS; PhD in 20c. Am. Lit. Proud husband, father. Inordinately fond of Mexico City. Books read in 2024: bsky.app/profile/johnwbuaas.bsky.social/post/3kif3nb6sht2t
336 followers569 following1.5k posts