Leo Marcel Schuman
@leomarcelschuman.bsky.social
A reasonably well traveled writer now living back home in Montana. Interested in art, cultural resilience, and creative adaptation.
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We are all the curators of our own lives.
Read more of me at:
OldTruckGoodCoffee.com
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We are all the curators of our own lives.
Pausing Thereabouts
Joel and Leo meet up for real, with dogs and a dram o'whisky
www.oldtruckgoodcoffee.com
October 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Places recently seen.
October 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Places recently seen.
Despair is for losers.
No. 19: America needs stories big enough to win
Be a patriot. Fascists hate Americans.
open.substack.com
September 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Despair is for losers.
What does it say that a government would starve its war victims and kill over 200 journalists in 22 months? What type of leadership would do such things? Who could allow it?
September 1, 2025 at 8:44 PM
What does it say that a government would starve its war victims and kill over 200 journalists in 22 months? What type of leadership would do such things? Who could allow it?
If you were spending a few hours each week writing thoughtfully, how would you decide where to share your work?
Substack & The Dopamine Scroll
Where should an Old Truck go for more Good Coffee?
open.substack.com
August 31, 2025 at 9:29 PM
If you were spending a few hours each week writing thoughtfully, how would you decide where to share your work?
Be smart. Marry well.
August 2, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Be smart. Marry well.
Found. Lost in Montana.
June 28, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Found. Lost in Montana.
Should America pay for Israel's war? 🧨
June 19, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Should America pay for Israel's war? 🧨
Priest Pass, near Helena
May 25, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Priest Pass, near Helena
Ongoing thoughts about Snyder's Lessons on Tyranny.
No. 3: Raffle off some generators. Beware the one-party state.
Peer pressure does not end after high school.
open.substack.com
May 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Ongoing thoughts about Snyder's Lessons on Tyranny.
Life alongside.
May 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Life alongside.
Interesting. People who use AI are perceived as less trustworthy by their peers.
theconversation.com/being-honest...
theconversation.com/being-honest...
Being honest about using AI at work makes people trust you less, research finds
They say honesty is the best policy − but when it comes to using AI on the job, research suggests that can backfire.
theconversation.com
May 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Interesting. People who use AI are perceived as less trustworthy by their peers.
theconversation.com/being-honest...
theconversation.com/being-honest...
Homos have known how to resist tyranny for a very long time. Be yourself, no matter what.
No. 1: Roller skate in disco shorts. Do not obey in advance.
Acts of rebellion are nothing new in America. Just ask the homos.
open.substack.com
April 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Homos have known how to resist tyranny for a very long time. Be yourself, no matter what.
To say "Trump is like Hitler" implies he has power he does not have, because the Constitution does not give it to him. SO STOP SAYING THIS. Stop playing into his game. America separates power. Remember this. Insist on it.
April 25, 2025 at 1:48 AM
To say "Trump is like Hitler" implies he has power he does not have, because the Constitution does not give it to him. SO STOP SAYING THIS. Stop playing into his game. America separates power. Remember this. Insist on it.
Bluesky flagged this image I posted from the National Gallery as porn ("adult content").
If Bsky censorship algorithms cannot distinguish art from porn, then this platform is literally dangerous to American culture.
If Bsky censorship algorithms cannot distinguish art from porn, then this platform is literally dangerous to American culture.
April 16, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Bluesky flagged this image I posted from the National Gallery as porn ("adult content").
If Bsky censorship algorithms cannot distinguish art from porn, then this platform is literally dangerous to American culture.
If Bsky censorship algorithms cannot distinguish art from porn, then this platform is literally dangerous to American culture.
Yep, this. Civic community happens because we show up and make it happen. Some help from the news and publishing industries would be nice. Can they give as well as take?
lithub.com/the-reforest...
lithub.com/the-reforest...
The Reforestation of American Civic Life: What Publishing Can Do in the Face of the Trump
In the time since Donald Trump returned to the White House, he has done more damage to the federal government’s ability to function than any president in history. He has lit the fuse on a hal…
lithub.com
March 28, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Yep, this. Civic community happens because we show up and make it happen. Some help from the news and publishing industries would be nice. Can they give as well as take?
lithub.com/the-reforest...
lithub.com/the-reforest...
"No hunter needs 10,000 rounds of rifle ammo in his garage. That supply level would be for a different, and more political, project."
Why survivalist lifestyles are not
Have you ever dreamt of having a cabin in Montana? Why?
open.substack.com
March 24, 2025 at 3:11 AM
"No hunter needs 10,000 rounds of rifle ammo in his garage. That supply level would be for a different, and more political, project."
The Republican coalition is starting to crack over using anti-LGBTQ cruelty as a political tactic. In Montana?
open.substack.com
March 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The Republican coalition is starting to crack over using anti-LGBTQ cruelty as a political tactic. In Montana?
Reposted by Leo Marcel Schuman
More art from DC, because art speaks its own language. Zoom for a better look. The detail in the Civil War memorial is stunning.
March 9, 2025 at 5:32 PM
More art from DC, because art speaks its own language. Zoom for a better look. The detail in the Civil War memorial is stunning.
Michael Henry is skeptical.
March 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Michael Henry is skeptical.
More of the week's art
March 8, 2025 at 2:55 AM
More of the week's art
Yesterday with Laurie Anderson.
March 7, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Yesterday with Laurie Anderson.
All politics is local. Real change happens neighbor to neighbor.
open.substack.com
March 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
All politics is local. Real change happens neighbor to neighbor.