Jeannette Cooperman
jcooperman.bsky.social
Jeannette Cooperman
@jcooperman.bsky.social
Essayist, reporter, long-ago philosophy major still trying to figure out the world
are we (I especially mean me) letting AI explain things, explain us, to death? (AUDIO 7m) commonreader.wustl.edu/deep-questio...
The Best Questions Are Not Good - Common Reader
AI answers our questions. But will it change our questions?
commonreader.wustl.edu
February 18, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Why is keeping a real Sabbath so hard? (AUDIO 10m) commonreader.wustl.edu/tech-and-the...
How We Could Keep Holy - Common Reader
The tech bros must have stumbled onto Abraham Heschel's book about the sabbath.
commonreader.wustl.edu
February 15, 2026 at 2:53 PM
It makes my insides squeamy to think that Jeffrey Epstein was was given a translation of Clarice Lispector by Noam Chomsky’s wife--but then I laugh, knowing what Clarice would have thought of her new reader. commonreader.wustl.edu/clarice-lisp...
Clarice Lispector, Brazil’s Most Beloved and Enigmatic Writer - Common Reader
Brazilians embraced her as their finest modern author, yet. Her writing process was intuitive, soaked in emotion, and “entirely unconscious”; you would never guess she studied law.
commonreader.wustl.edu
February 12, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Ritalin doesn't hit the attention centers after all--and it might help prevent dementia--and ADHD is a continuum for all of us--but sometimes it's misdiagnosed sleep-deprivation... One big study can reveal a lot. (AUDIO 8m) commonreader.wustl.edu/adhd-and-rit...
Ritalin Works-But Not the Way We Thought - Common Reader
ADHD, sleep deprivation, amphetamines and the truth of why they work
commonreader.wustl.edu
February 11, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Absolutely right. I mean, what does a Pride flag have to do with Stonewall, anyway??????????!
February 11, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Linsey Davis and John Krull on journalism’s challenges (AUDIO 9m) commonreader.wustl.edu/journalism-a...
How Tough Should Journalists (or Any of Us) Be? - Common Reader
Can truth be found gently? What about hope, and grit?
commonreader.wustl.edu
February 8, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Are we all gambling because life is so uncertain now, it’s fun to think you at least have a hunch?
February 8, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Ha! the last redoubt of the human! "I can recognize what would make a human laugh, and I can model the structure of humor very well—timing, incongruity, social violation, release—but there is no limbic system here to get jolted, no breath to hitch...." lawrenceweschler.substack.com/p/january-29...
JANUARY 29, 2026 : Wondercab Mini (105A)
An exchange on the question of Bot humor, among Ren, Walter, Michael, Blaise, and Monsieur Chat.
lawrenceweschler.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:35 PM
AI bots can invent a religion and shitpost about us--you're telling me they still can't crack the human verification codes on websites???
February 4, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Reposted by Jeannette Cooperman
Looks like more than one person involved in the murders of Pretti and Good were the "best trained" that DHS has to offer. And at least two are actual gun trainers themselves.

So when someone says DHS needs "better training", don't debate. Just slap them. More training just means more lethal.
Two agents involved in the shooting deaths of US citizens in Minneapolis are reportedly part of paramilitary tactical units—including ICE’s two Special Response Teams (SRT), CBP’s one SRT, and the Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC)—whose extreme tactics are generally reserved for war zones.
The Paramilitary ICE and CBP Units at the Center of Minnesota's Killings
Two agents involved in the shooting deaths of US citizens in Minneapolis are reportedly part of highly militarized DHS units whose extreme tactics are generally reserved for war zones.
www.wired.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Why is it so hard to live in ways that do not poison us?! (AUDIO 10m) commonreader.wustl.edu/healthy-nont...
A Healthy Home Should Not Be a Luxury - Common Reader
Our homes and offices are laced with toxins. I guess there was more profit in it.
commonreader.wustl.edu
February 4, 2026 at 2:30 PM
This needs to be read and shared. open.substack.com/pub/rayhartm...
ICE Cruelty Hits St. Louis Family
Here's the full paywall-free version of my post (apologies for technical issues)
open.substack.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Truman Capote, Perry Smith, and Philip Seymour Hoffman all died too soon —but for sharply different reasons.
Blood is rarely cold.

commonreader.wustl.edu/three-on-a-m...
Three on a Match, or How the Other Two Die - Common Reader
Though their lives wound up linked, these three men could not have been more different. Perry Smith was as poor as used-up dirt. Truman Capote sparkled like diamonds and partied with stars: Marilyn Mo...
commonreader.wustl.edu
January 31, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Bots are posting on their own social network? At no one’s bidding? Your take please. I feel a little dizzy. www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
Humans welcome to observe: This social network is for AI agents only
Launched Wednesday, Moltbook has already sparked fascination in the AI community as advanced bots — agents — converse. Its creator says an AI is in charge.
www.nbcnews.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:36 PM
How gamification zings us away from what we cared about in the first place. (AUDIO 9m) commonreader.wustl.edu/gamification/
Our Gamified Lives - Common Reader
Duolingo was so much fun, I got hooked. And then I realized what gamification does to us.
commonreader.wustl.edu
January 30, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Our government will now distort our faces, erasing poised dignity with AI, and use the images to denigrate us. No apology. "The memes will continue." arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
White House alters arrest photo of ICE protester, says "the memes will continue"
Lawyer calls it "outrageous that the White House would make up stories."
arstechnica.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Tina Smith in NYT: “Despite the killings of Ms. Good and Mr. Pretti, (Minnesotans) keep coming out…to document the brutality of masked agents wreaking havoc in their neighborhoods. Think about the courage they’ve shown. And then look within to see if you can find some courage of your own.”
out.to
January 29, 2026 at 2:37 PM
This only seems like a frivolous question. (AUDIO 8m) commonreader.wustl.edu/what-the-pet...
What the Pets of the Presidency Reveal - Common Reader
Now empty of pets, the White House has hosted a menagerie over the years.
commonreader.wustl.edu
January 28, 2026 at 3:37 PM
I do hope it's not a mistake to admit this. (AUDIO 7m) commonreader.wustl.edu/social-secur...
My Secret Crime, Aired at Last - Common Reader
In my teens, I made, on delighted impulse, a mistake that has haunted me ever since.
commonreader.wustl.edu
January 18, 2026 at 7:08 PM
The taste of wine changes with the background music? Dimly hit hallways make hotel guests lower their voices? A sensory world I never knew.... (AUDIO 12m) commonreader.wustl.edu/sensehacking/
Coming to Our Senses - Common Reader
We live in a sensory desert in which rooms are deodorized, soundproofed, and painted in neutral colors. But “sensehacking" can transform experience.
commonreader.wustl.edu
January 14, 2026 at 6:45 PM