Donna 🪺
@dlweaver.bsky.social
•Please pardon my southern accent
•Lifelong North Carolinian
•I do a thing called “what I want”
•Lifelong North Carolinian
•I do a thing called “what I want”
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Donna 🪺
@dlweaver.bsky.social
· Mar 7
"I've been called worse things by better people" - Pierre Elliot Trudeau response to Richard Nixon.
This is my new, personal tagline
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The confluence of stupidity and mean spiritedness is breathtaking.
September 8, 2025 at 11:48 AM
The confluence of stupidity and mean spiritedness is breathtaking.
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Neuroscientists have long believed that our bodies are paralyzed during REM sleep to prevent us from acting out our dreams, and the twitches we make are movements that slip through the cracks—but recent research tells another story.
What Are Dreams For?
Converging lines of research suggest that we might be misunderstanding something we do every night of our lives.
nyer.cm
August 29, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Neuroscientists have long believed that our bodies are paralyzed during REM sleep to prevent us from acting out our dreams, and the twitches we make are movements that slip through the cracks—but recent research tells another story.
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Eric Williams writes that a simple act of self-denial forced him to admit that a major source of his life’s problems was his lack of self-discipline.
I Changed My Violent Prison Life in a Random Way: I Quit Drinking Soda
This simple act of self-denial forced me to admit that a major source of my life’s problems was my lack of self-discipline.
www.themarshallproject.org
August 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Eric Williams writes that a simple act of self-denial forced him to admit that a major source of his life’s problems was his lack of self-discipline.
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this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
August 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
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Trees communicate with each other. Everything is connected. Everything.
August 20, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Trees communicate with each other. Everything is connected. Everything.
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This is awesome: a "WKRP in Cincinnati" fan created a three-hour Johnny Fever radio block, by using clips from the TV show and dropping in the full songs on his intros and outros, plus commercials and Les Nessman news breaks.
WKRP: Johnny Fever
www.awphooey.com
August 14, 2025 at 11:02 PM
This is awesome: a "WKRP in Cincinnati" fan created a three-hour Johnny Fever radio block, by using clips from the TV show and dropping in the full songs on his intros and outros, plus commercials and Les Nessman news breaks.
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If something is inefficient but fun, that can literally be a hobby.
A hobby is not meant to be the most efficient, its meant to bring enjoyment through doing.
I feel like this is something lost on far too many people.
A hobby is not meant to be the most efficient, its meant to bring enjoyment through doing.
I feel like this is something lost on far too many people.
August 12, 2025 at 1:12 PM
If something is inefficient but fun, that can literally be a hobby.
A hobby is not meant to be the most efficient, its meant to bring enjoyment through doing.
I feel like this is something lost on far too many people.
A hobby is not meant to be the most efficient, its meant to bring enjoyment through doing.
I feel like this is something lost on far too many people.
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love this new york times clip. they recently did a story about how sesame street's set has changed over the years, along with our urban politics.
IG nytimes
IG nytimes
August 6, 2025 at 2:25 AM
love this new york times clip. they recently did a story about how sesame street's set has changed over the years, along with our urban politics.
IG nytimes
IG nytimes
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"The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself."
August 6, 2025 at 12:54 PM
"The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself."
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Elvis Costello and The Attractions release their “Punch the Clock” LP 42 years ago today — featuring “Everyday I Write the Book”.
“.. the closest I ever came to writing a hit single, in the classic sense,” he said. “Catchy, light, and on the radio. And of course, it was totally misunderstood.” 🎸
“.. the closest I ever came to writing a hit single, in the classic sense,” he said. “Catchy, light, and on the radio. And of course, it was totally misunderstood.” 🎸
August 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Elvis Costello and The Attractions release their “Punch the Clock” LP 42 years ago today — featuring “Everyday I Write the Book”.
“.. the closest I ever came to writing a hit single, in the classic sense,” he said. “Catchy, light, and on the radio. And of course, it was totally misunderstood.” 🎸
“.. the closest I ever came to writing a hit single, in the classic sense,” he said. “Catchy, light, and on the radio. And of course, it was totally misunderstood.” 🎸
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Nobody in “Moonstruck” behaves reasonably. And yet it feels completely true to people as they are: ridiculous and passionate, in search of answers, and taking what they can get.
“Moonstruck” Knows That the Best Things in Life Aren’t Chosen
If the movie has a clear through line, it is about things that are wrong getting made right, a winding process that often involves committing some new wrongs along the way.
www.newyorker.com
August 2, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Nobody in “Moonstruck” behaves reasonably. And yet it feels completely true to people as they are: ridiculous and passionate, in search of answers, and taking what they can get.
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If you don't already, watch Colbert. He is a man with no more f*cks left to give. And it's glorious.
Check out this song parody from last night's show: Mike Johnson Delays House Epstein Vote Until September
Check out this song parody from last night's show: Mike Johnson Delays House Epstein Vote Until September
July 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
If you don't already, watch Colbert. He is a man with no more f*cks left to give. And it's glorious.
Check out this song parody from last night's show: Mike Johnson Delays House Epstein Vote Until September
Check out this song parody from last night's show: Mike Johnson Delays House Epstein Vote Until September
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That time Hulk Hogan filed a lawsuit (bankrolled by Peter Thiel) against Gawker. As I wrote: "The suit stemmed from a 101-second video...posted on Gawker.com that showed Hogan having sex with...the wife of Florida radio personality Bubba the Love Sponge." www.esquire.com/news-politic...
A.J. Daulerio Is Ready to Tell His (Whole) Gawker Story
Hulk Hogan's multimillion-dollar lawsuit against Gawker.com, funded by Trump confidant Peter Thiel, captivated Silicon Valley, New York, the media, and Hollywood. In the end, the suit killed the site ...
www.esquire.com
July 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
That time Hulk Hogan filed a lawsuit (bankrolled by Peter Thiel) against Gawker. As I wrote: "The suit stemmed from a 101-second video...posted on Gawker.com that showed Hogan having sex with...the wife of Florida radio personality Bubba the Love Sponge." www.esquire.com/news-politic...
This song hits my groove every time!
“Honky Tonk Women” hits #1 today in 1969 — the Stones’ final #1 hit in the UK.
“One of those tracks where everything just fell into place,” said Charlie Watts. “Once we had that intro, it was obvious how the groove should go. .. I kept it simple. .. The space in that song is what makes it swing.”
“One of those tracks where everything just fell into place,” said Charlie Watts. “Once we had that intro, it was obvious how the groove should go. .. I kept it simple. .. The space in that song is what makes it swing.”
July 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This song hits my groove every time!
Exponentially!
The greater the distraction attempt, the worse the Epstein files are.
July 22, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Exponentially!
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Sick of everything being Orwellian or Kafkaesque. I demand more Scarrylous situations, where animals drive vehicles and run small businesses.
July 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Sick of everything being Orwellian or Kafkaesque. I demand more Scarrylous situations, where animals drive vehicles and run small businesses.
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GOP continues to show no shame
No, this is not a joke. This is real.
North Carolina Republicans have introduced a sweeping elections bill that, among other steps, would bar election officials from encouraging or promoting voter turnout. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/don...
North Carolina Republicans have introduced a sweeping elections bill that, among other steps, would bar election officials from encouraging or promoting voter turnout. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/don...
Don’t Say Vote: NC GOPers Want to Bar Election Officials From Encouraging Turnout
Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.
www.democracydocket.com
July 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
GOP continues to show no shame
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Phang: Teachers are some of the least paid, most underappreciated people, and they work in such an intimate way in our lives. Your kids spend more time at school than they do at home, at least in waking hours. So why not encourage our teachers? Why create this oppressive environment?
July 15, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Phang: Teachers are some of the least paid, most underappreciated people, and they work in such an intimate way in our lives. Your kids spend more time at school than they do at home, at least in waking hours. So why not encourage our teachers? Why create this oppressive environment?
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Cats are and always have been cyberpunks
July 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Cats are and always have been cyberpunks
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In case you missed it, I wrote a thing about bookworms.
gabinoiglesias.substack.com/p/10-things-...
gabinoiglesias.substack.com/p/10-things-...
10 Things Bookworms Do
Because they're true and because we all need a laugh
gabinoiglesias.substack.com
July 13, 2025 at 9:09 PM
In case you missed it, I wrote a thing about bookworms.
gabinoiglesias.substack.com/p/10-things-...
gabinoiglesias.substack.com/p/10-things-...
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Chicago releases “Saturday in the Park” as a single today in 1972 — a song written when Robert Lamm visited Central Park, then returned to the band’s hotel “excited after seeing the steel drum players, the singers,” bandmate Walt Parazaider recalled.
“I said, ‘Man, it’s time to put music to this!'”
“I said, ‘Man, it’s time to put music to this!'”
July 13, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Chicago releases “Saturday in the Park” as a single today in 1972 — a song written when Robert Lamm visited Central Park, then returned to the band’s hotel “excited after seeing the steel drum players, the singers,” bandmate Walt Parazaider recalled.
“I said, ‘Man, it’s time to put music to this!'”
“I said, ‘Man, it’s time to put music to this!'”
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It’s worth reading the letter. We should ashamed. Forget the tariffs themselves. The errors in grammar and spelling. The insane capitalization of random words. The petulant dauphin-like tone. The factual mistakes. The layout.
Utterly humiliating for our country.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Utterly humiliating for our country.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Read an Annotated Version of Trump’s Tariff Letter to Japan
Letters to other nations were nearly identical, with varying rates depending on the country.
www.wsj.com
July 8, 2025 at 11:14 PM
It’s worth reading the letter. We should ashamed. Forget the tariffs themselves. The errors in grammar and spelling. The insane capitalization of random words. The petulant dauphin-like tone. The factual mistakes. The layout.
Utterly humiliating for our country.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Utterly humiliating for our country.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...