J. Michael Lehman
@jakelehman.bsky.social
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Ex- Eureka Times-Standard &c
Poet in Pithead Chapel, Toyon, Cold Mountain Review, Common Ground Review &c
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🐘 cyberplace.social/@aldergeshem
🌐 aintnoseagull@protonmail.com
Ex- Eureka Times-Standard &c
Poet in Pithead Chapel, Toyon, Cold Mountain Review, Common Ground Review &c
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The true history of Twitter
I pulled into Amherst on a Friday night. From a payphone at the edge of the common, I called my friend, but he didn't pick up, and I realized I didn't know where he lived. The air was hot and muggy. M...
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This essay contains truth that is inconvenient for some very powerful people, but it is nevertheless true. Please read it if you have a moment, I put my heart and soul in it.
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. . . of it, unless people like you, people reading this post, tell other people about it.
I really appreciate the people on this platform, and the internet, and irl, who've taken the time to read my stuff and pass it along.
Thank you for saving my voice from being completely silenced.
I really appreciate the people on this platform, and the internet, and irl, who've taken the time to read my stuff and pass it along.
Thank you for saving my voice from being completely silenced.
September 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Refreshing perspective…makes this gramma think there is hope for our future. Keep it up!
September 29, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Refreshing perspective…makes this gramma think there is hope for our future. Keep it up!
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This is excellent writing my friend.
September 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This is excellent writing my friend.
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Keep living and telling your story. You’re strong and brave and it seems that scares them. 💙
September 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Keep living and telling your story. You’re strong and brave and it seems that scares them. 💙
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Beautiful writing.
September 28, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Beautiful writing.
I think this piece offers a glimpse into the person and writer I might have been, if not for my powerful family's interference, abuse, and terrorism.
I'll never be as young as I was when I wrote this, or as naive. I doubt I'll ever feel as much hope, either for myself or the world.
I'll never be as young as I was when I wrote this, or as naive. I doubt I'll ever feel as much hope, either for myself or the world.
The true history of Twitter
Long read about the people who actually came up with the idea that became Twitter.
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September 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I think this piece offers a glimpse into the person and writer I might have been, if not for my powerful family's interference, abuse, and terrorism.
I'll never be as young as I was when I wrote this, or as naive. I doubt I'll ever feel as much hope, either for myself or the world.
I'll never be as young as I was when I wrote this, or as naive. I doubt I'll ever feel as much hope, either for myself or the world.
saw this sticker downtown today. It me
September 20, 2025 at 10:37 PM
saw this sticker downtown today. It me
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Michael, you are such a talented writer. If I was still teaching, I'd read this with my kids to show them what a good writer does. Thank you for allowing your readers into your personal space. I'm feeling it.
September 16, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Michael, you are such a talented writer. If I was still teaching, I'd read this with my kids to show them what a good writer does. Thank you for allowing your readers into your personal space. I'm feeling it.
There are long threads on this bluesky about the tragedy of my brother becoming an abuser, and about all the harm my dad has done.
I haven't written a long thread about my mom yet, and I'm going to try to do one now.
She ghosted me after I called out my dad on his long career of terrorism . . .
I haven't written a long thread about my mom yet, and I'm going to try to do one now.
She ghosted me after I called out my dad on his long career of terrorism . . .
I've posted this song before, but I was listening to it again today. I remember my mom singing it to me when I was a little kid. I don't think she reads this blog, but I'm sending this song back to her. I've never regretted for one moment resisting by bio dad’s evil.
This one's for Carolyn Lehman.
This one's for Carolyn Lehman.
You Light Up My Life
YouTube video by Carole King - Topic
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September 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
There are long threads on this bluesky about the tragedy of my brother becoming an abuser, and about all the harm my dad has done.
I haven't written a long thread about my mom yet, and I'm going to try to do one now.
She ghosted me after I called out my dad on his long career of terrorism . . .
I haven't written a long thread about my mom yet, and I'm going to try to do one now.
She ghosted me after I called out my dad on his long career of terrorism . . .
Because my spook brother stalks me online, I don't spend much time on the internet anymore. I post occasionally and do most of my reading and writing on paper.
I'm sorry to miss out on the full experience, it isn't fair to me or others, but my brother's harrasment is bone-chillingly creepy.
I'm sorry to miss out on the full experience, it isn't fair to me or others, but my brother's harrasment is bone-chillingly creepy.
. . . us from having real relationships, as I wrote about in the previous thread.
But having the ability to spy on people in a digital environment, and our abusive background, took a really dark turn for my brother, and it's horrific for me.
He still haunts me online, Slenderman style . . .
But having the ability to spy on people in a digital environment, and our abusive background, took a really dark turn for my brother, and it's horrific for me.
He still haunts me online, Slenderman style . . .
September 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Because my spook brother stalks me online, I don't spend much time on the internet anymore. I post occasionally and do most of my reading and writing on paper.
I'm sorry to miss out on the full experience, it isn't fair to me or others, but my brother's harrasment is bone-chillingly creepy.
I'm sorry to miss out on the full experience, it isn't fair to me or others, but my brother's harrasment is bone-chillingly creepy.
Since I started writing and publishing on the subject, people in the local community have related allegations to me about sexual abuse by my dad, Peter Lehman (pictured below), a former professor and reseach director at Cal Poly Humboldt University, formerly Humboldt State University.
September 11, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Since I started writing and publishing on the subject, people in the local community have related allegations to me about sexual abuse by my dad, Peter Lehman (pictured below), a former professor and reseach director at Cal Poly Humboldt University, formerly Humboldt State University.
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I read everything you write on my Bluesky feed. I find myself with no words every time, so I want you to know I think you are a brave man and I believe writing about your experiences can create change for yourself and others. Your strength is inspiring.
September 7, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I read everything you write on my Bluesky feed. I find myself with no words every time, so I want you to know I think you are a brave man and I believe writing about your experiences can create change for yourself and others. Your strength is inspiring.
Back then, we called it "ritual" abuse, not knowing the "rituals" were theater meant to inflict maximum distress, a psychological trick to make "brainwashing" work.
Apparently, members of the Intelligence "Community" do this to their families, perhaps as a information security measure, but . . .
Apparently, members of the Intelligence "Community" do this to their families, perhaps as a information security measure, but . . .
What we didn't understand when I was a kid is that the kind of sexual abuse we experienced is endemic in families of members of the United States Intelligence Community.
We had no idea what we were up against.
My mom didn't have anyone she could really trust, so I became her main . . .
We had no idea what we were up against.
My mom didn't have anyone she could really trust, so I became her main . . .
September 6, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Back then, we called it "ritual" abuse, not knowing the "rituals" were theater meant to inflict maximum distress, a psychological trick to make "brainwashing" work.
Apparently, members of the Intelligence "Community" do this to their families, perhaps as a information security measure, but . . .
Apparently, members of the Intelligence "Community" do this to their families, perhaps as a information security measure, but . . .
I've been at the farmer's & art markets in Arcata & Eureka recently, handing out the latest issue of my zine, Free Reading.
It's been great to meet readers, make new friends and see old ones, and to connect with other local survivors and compare notes.
This song's for you, Humboldt people!
It's been great to meet readers, make new friends and see old ones, and to connect with other local survivors and compare notes.
This song's for you, Humboldt people!
Kae Tempest - People's Faces (Streatham Version)
YouTube video by KaeTempestVEVO
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September 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I've been at the farmer's & art markets in Arcata & Eureka recently, handing out the latest issue of my zine, Free Reading.
It's been great to meet readers, make new friends and see old ones, and to connect with other local survivors and compare notes.
This song's for you, Humboldt people!
It's been great to meet readers, make new friends and see old ones, and to connect with other local survivors and compare notes.
This song's for you, Humboldt people!
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Somehow the men who sexually abuse kids convince their victims to protect them with their silence.
That you have stopped is a testament to your courage.
That you have stopped is a testament to your courage.
September 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Somehow the men who sexually abuse kids convince their victims to protect them with their silence.
That you have stopped is a testament to your courage.
That you have stopped is a testament to your courage.
I wrote this super long thread about my brother, and I haven't even told the worst of it yet.
They say "You've only as sick as your secrets," so here goes . . .
When he was 14 years old, my brother climbed this tree at the Manila Community Center and refused to come down or talk to anyone . . .
They say "You've only as sick as your secrets," so here goes . . .
When he was 14 years old, my brother climbed this tree at the Manila Community Center and refused to come down or talk to anyone . . .
September 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I wrote this super long thread about my brother, and I haven't even told the worst of it yet.
They say "You've only as sick as your secrets," so here goes . . .
When he was 14 years old, my brother climbed this tree at the Manila Community Center and refused to come down or talk to anyone . . .
They say "You've only as sick as your secrets," so here goes . . .
When he was 14 years old, my brother climbed this tree at the Manila Community Center and refused to come down or talk to anyone . . .
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You’re an incredible writer. Thank you for not stopping. Truly
September 2, 2025 at 7:50 AM
You’re an incredible writer. Thank you for not stopping. Truly
This is a whole long thread about my brother and family (and some gnarly secrets) but for some reason Bluesky isn't showing it as a thread right now on my main page.
I've been talking about my dad’s abuse for a long time, and he's used his capabilities to harass and attempt to discredit me in awful ways.
What happened to my brother, Ben, was much worse. My dad trapped him into participating in his evil; and I do mean evil: terrorism, treason, rape, and murder.
What happened to my brother, Ben, was much worse. My dad trapped him into participating in his evil; and I do mean evil: terrorism, treason, rape, and murder.
A Brief History of My Father’s Evil
A basic overview of Peter A. Lehman’s terrorism.
jacoblehman.substack.com
September 2, 2025 at 4:16 AM
This is a whole long thread about my brother and family (and some gnarly secrets) but for some reason Bluesky isn't showing it as a thread right now on my main page.
I've been talking about my dad’s abuse for a long time, and he's used his capabilities to harass and attempt to discredit me in awful ways.
What happened to my brother, Ben, was much worse. My dad trapped him into participating in his evil; and I do mean evil: terrorism, treason, rape, and murder.
What happened to my brother, Ben, was much worse. My dad trapped him into participating in his evil; and I do mean evil: terrorism, treason, rape, and murder.
A Brief History of My Father’s Evil
A basic overview of Peter A. Lehman’s terrorism.
jacoblehman.substack.com
September 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I've been talking about my dad’s abuse for a long time, and he's used his capabilities to harass and attempt to discredit me in awful ways.
What happened to my brother, Ben, was much worse. My dad trapped him into participating in his evil; and I do mean evil: terrorism, treason, rape, and murder.
What happened to my brother, Ben, was much worse. My dad trapped him into participating in his evil; and I do mean evil: terrorism, treason, rape, and murder.
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I'm just waiting to see the next awful, sneaky thing Peter Lehman will do to try to discredit me - it's happened every time I've spoken out. He's still directing acts of terrorism, too.
His early terrorist attacks had political goals, now he just seems to be killing out of rage and spite . . .
His early terrorist attacks had political goals, now he just seems to be killing out of rage and spite . . .
August 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I'm just waiting to see the next awful, sneaky thing Peter Lehman will do to try to discredit me - it's happened every time I've spoken out. He's still directing acts of terrorism, too.
His early terrorist attacks had political goals, now he just seems to be killing out of rage and spite . . .
His early terrorist attacks had political goals, now he just seems to be killing out of rage and spite . . .
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You did the right thing❤️
My dad always thought he was too smart, too sneaky, and too connected to ever get caught; and maybe he is. But he abused me so badly, trying to get me to participate in his evil acts, that in the end I had no choice but to tell the world about him as best I could.
A Brief History of My Father’s Evil
A basic overview of Peter A. Lehman’s terrorism and abuse.
jacoblehman.substack.com
August 19, 2025 at 2:12 PM
You did the right thing❤️
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I believe you.
August 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM
I believe you.
My dad always thought he was too smart, too sneaky, and too connected to ever get caught; and maybe he is. But he abused me so badly, trying to get me to participate in his evil acts, that in the end I had no choice but to tell the world about him as best I could.
A Brief History of My Father’s Evil
A basic overview of Peter A. Lehman’s terrorism and abuse.
jacoblehman.substack.com
August 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
My dad always thought he was too smart, too sneaky, and too connected to ever get caught; and maybe he is. But he abused me so badly, trying to get me to participate in his evil acts, that in the end I had no choice but to tell the world about him as best I could.
My mom had a hard life. She was brainwashed, abused, and lied to by both her father and her husband, who were both connected to organized crime and the national security establishment.
Despite that, she tried really hard for a long time to be a good person, a good writer, and a good mom.
Despite that, she tried really hard for a long time to be a good person, a good writer, and a good mom.
I think my bio dad, Peter, had to brainwash my mom, Carolyn, to get her to marry him, after he murdered his first wife, Carol, who tried to leave him.
Peter Lehman saw his kids as a cover story and things to abuse. But my mom, brother and I loved each other, and it was the only family I ever had.
Peter Lehman saw his kids as a cover story and things to abuse. But my mom, brother and I loved each other, and it was the only family I ever had.
July 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
My mom had a hard life. She was brainwashed, abused, and lied to by both her father and her husband, who were both connected to organized crime and the national security establishment.
Despite that, she tried really hard for a long time to be a good person, a good writer, and a good mom.
Despite that, she tried really hard for a long time to be a good person, a good writer, and a good mom.