lml
@lmltn.bsky.social
Semi-retired Rhetoric & Communication Studies professor.
Pro-democracy American patriot & info warrior.
Passionate about civic engagement & rhetorical literacy.
Cussing is my love language.
Pro-democracy American patriot & info warrior.
Passionate about civic engagement & rhetorical literacy.
Cussing is my love language.
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lml
@lmltn.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Starting over here after 15 years on the bird app feels hard, but it's time. There's just no way to swim in that raging cesspool and not be poisoned by it. It feels refreshing and hopeful here, for now, and I'm delighted to see some old faves I've been missing. Onwards...
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How to Lead Conversations within a Highly Polarized Political Context.
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
How to Lead Conversations within a Highly Polarized Political Context.
Advice for teachers and leaders of all kinds about how to communicate for democracy
open.substack.com
September 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
How to Lead Conversations within a Highly Polarized Political Context.
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
That's genius rhetorical strategy. Kenneth Burke would have loved this commercial. This is a perfect example of "perspective by incongruity". It can be highly effective with resistant and/or complacent audiences.
I understand this ad is running in Texas this weekend during football games 👀
Holy shit www.youtube.com/watch?v=emiB...
September 21, 2025 at 10:28 PM
That's genius rhetorical strategy. Kenneth Burke would have loved this commercial. This is a perfect example of "perspective by incongruity". It can be highly effective with resistant and/or complacent audiences.
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We voted blue and what we got is Schumer. I don’t see how people can’t understand that this is the biggest vote suppression, not criticism of the party.
September 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
We voted blue and what we got is Schumer. I don’t see how people can’t understand that this is the biggest vote suppression, not criticism of the party.
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This isn’t an accidental post.
This is a dog whistle to his followers.
He wants this to become their new demand, because they don’t know what to be angry about until he tells them. Same as “Big protest in DC on Jan 6th. Be there, will be wild.”
Same energy… Same “call” to action.
🤬🤬🤬
This is a dog whistle to his followers.
He wants this to become their new demand, because they don’t know what to be angry about until he tells them. Same as “Big protest in DC on Jan 6th. Be there, will be wild.”
Same energy… Same “call” to action.
🤬🤬🤬
September 21, 2025 at 4:41 PM
This isn’t an accidental post.
This is a dog whistle to his followers.
He wants this to become their new demand, because they don’t know what to be angry about until he tells them. Same as “Big protest in DC on Jan 6th. Be there, will be wild.”
Same energy… Same “call” to action.
🤬🤬🤬
This is a dog whistle to his followers.
He wants this to become their new demand, because they don’t know what to be angry about until he tells them. Same as “Big protest in DC on Jan 6th. Be there, will be wild.”
Same energy… Same “call” to action.
🤬🤬🤬
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I hope you'll take a moment to hear Representative Jasmine Crockett (Democrat, Texas) explain why she voted against the bill to honor Christian Nationalist, white supremacist, and pro-theocracy activist, Charlie Kirk.
Did you know that only two of the 58 votes against the bill were caucasians?
Did you know that only two of the 58 votes against the bill were caucasians?
Crockett: "I'm gonna honor someone who decided they were going to proclaim I was involved in the 'great white replacement'? Yeah, I'm not honoring that ... it's unfortunate more of my colleagues even on my side couldn't see the amount of harm this man was attempting to inflict upon our communities"
September 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I hope you'll take a moment to hear Representative Jasmine Crockett (Democrat, Texas) explain why she voted against the bill to honor Christian Nationalist, white supremacist, and pro-theocracy activist, Charlie Kirk.
Did you know that only two of the 58 votes against the bill were caucasians?
Did you know that only two of the 58 votes against the bill were caucasians?
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BREAKING: In a complete lie, Senator Jon Husted just claimed zero Ohioans are going to lose Medicaid because of the Big Ugly Bill. Reports show up to 490k of his constituents could lose care.
September 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
BREAKING: In a complete lie, Senator Jon Husted just claimed zero Ohioans are going to lose Medicaid because of the Big Ugly Bill. Reports show up to 490k of his constituents could lose care.
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June 13, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Oh, great. 🤦♀️
The Trump regime is begging Iran not to hit US troops and claiming they weren’t involved, meanwhile, Israeli media is claiming the Israeli attack on Iran was coordinated with the US.
June 13, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Oh, great. 🤦♀️
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From tariff chaos to mass deportation to foreign policy, Donald Trump is an absolute disaster of a president.
June 13, 2025 at 1:34 AM
From tariff chaos to mass deportation to foreign policy, Donald Trump is an absolute disaster of a president.
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Senator Padilla was driven violently to his knees–as if made to kneel before the authority of the executive–because the administration called his questions “disrespectful”.
This should offend not just the other 99 Senators. It should offend the conscience of this country.
This should offend not just the other 99 Senators. It should offend the conscience of this country.
June 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Senator Padilla was driven violently to his knees–as if made to kneel before the authority of the executive–because the administration called his questions “disrespectful”.
This should offend not just the other 99 Senators. It should offend the conscience of this country.
This should offend not just the other 99 Senators. It should offend the conscience of this country.
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So Kristi Noem goes on Fox and lies that Sen Padilla didn’t ID himself, even though the video is there for all to see. But get what she’s saying: Assaulting and handcuffing someone for trying to ask a question is OK in any case? This is a criminal regime.
June 12, 2025 at 11:45 PM
So Kristi Noem goes on Fox and lies that Sen Padilla didn’t ID himself, even though the video is there for all to see. But get what she’s saying: Assaulting and handcuffing someone for trying to ask a question is OK in any case? This is a criminal regime.
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This matters not only as a matter of law, but in the battle for global public opinion. Everyone wants to be "preemptive," no one wants to be the source of a preventive war - and for good reason, because prevention is morally and legally a lot shakier of a rationale. /5
June 13, 2025 at 1:16 AM
This matters not only as a matter of law, but in the battle for global public opinion. Everyone wants to be "preemptive," no one wants to be the source of a preventive war - and for good reason, because prevention is morally and legally a lot shakier of a rationale. /5
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Newsom on Trump's military parade: "It's a vulgar display. It's the kind of thing you see with Kim Jong Un, you see it with Putin, you see it with dictators around the world that are weak ... Weakness masquerading as strength ... that's about as small as it gets ... that's Donald Trump."
June 13, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Newsom on Trump's military parade: "It's a vulgar display. It's the kind of thing you see with Kim Jong Un, you see it with Putin, you see it with dictators around the world that are weak ... Weakness masquerading as strength ... that's about as small as it gets ... that's Donald Trump."
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Today someone told me that you could tell their house was a Republican household because they had American flags up.
Pffffft. It's Maine - everyone has flags and firearms, that's not a political indicator.
Pffffft. It's Maine - everyone has flags and firearms, that's not a political indicator.
June 13, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Today someone told me that you could tell their house was a Republican household because they had American flags up.
Pffffft. It's Maine - everyone has flags and firearms, that's not a political indicator.
Pffffft. It's Maine - everyone has flags and firearms, that's not a political indicator.
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Gov. Newsom has been delivering a master class after the big win the court today striking down Trump’s nationalizing & deploying of the National Guard in Los Angeles. Brilliant.
June 13, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Gov. Newsom has been delivering a master class after the big win the court today striking down Trump’s nationalizing & deploying of the National Guard in Los Angeles. Brilliant.
Summary of Gavin Newsom’s presser:
he has no fucks left to give.
he has no fucks left to give.
June 13, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Summary of Gavin Newsom’s presser:
he has no fucks left to give.
he has no fucks left to give.
In other stupid news, Trump randomly decided to ax the Energy Star program. WTF. wapo.st/3EYBwol
Trump administration plans to end Energy Star program for home appliances
Since 1992, the popular Energy Star program has helped American families and businesses save more than $500 billion in energy costs.
wapo.st
May 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
In other stupid news, Trump randomly decided to ax the Energy Star program. WTF. wapo.st/3EYBwol
This is literally paid propaganda against the Judicial branch of the U.S. government by a member of the President's staff. WTF. 🤬
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...
Musk Offers $100 to Wisconsin Voters, Bringing Back a Controversial Tactic
www.nytimes.com
March 21, 2025 at 4:13 AM
This is literally paid propaganda against the Judicial branch of the U.S. government by a member of the President's staff. WTF. 🤬
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...
This is fabulous. And helpful! I get it now.
Watch:
Watch:
Senator Chris Murphy's takedown of Trump's crypto scam was so perfect, I just turned it into a whiteboard video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfgY...
Chris Murphy on Trump's Crypto Scam
YouTube video by Machine Pun Kelly
www.youtube.com
March 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
This is fabulous. And helpful! I get it now.
Watch:
Watch:
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The Department of Justice argued Tuesday that President Donald Trump would be well within his authority to fire all agency chiefs who are women—or over the age of 40.
DOJ Argues Trump Could Fire All Agency Heads Who Are Women or Over 40
A Justice Department attorney made the argument in response to a hypothetical scenario posed by a federal judge.
www.thedailybeast.com
March 18, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The Department of Justice argued Tuesday that President Donald Trump would be well within his authority to fire all agency chiefs who are women—or over the age of 40.
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"We shall see how this survives appeal...But for the moment, it has held that Elon has absolutely no authority to do most of what he has done." @emptywheel.bsky.social www.emptywheel.net/2025/03/18/j...
Judge Rules Appointments Clause against DOGE Likely to Succeed - emptywheel
We shall see how Judge Theodore Chuang's opinion finding that DOGE violates the Appointments Clause survives appeal. But for the moment, we finally have an opinion that holds that Elon Musk has absolu...
www.emptywheel.net
March 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
"We shall see how this survives appeal...But for the moment, it has held that Elon has absolutely no authority to do most of what he has done." @emptywheel.bsky.social www.emptywheel.net/2025/03/18/j...
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“Trump is a flimflam man who will promise anything to anybody and count on the suckers forgetting tomorrow what he said yesterday,” @davidfrum.bsky.social writes. “His Cabinet officers, however, are gradually revealing the true cost of the Eat Less scam”:
The Trump-Tariff Advice: Eat Less
The policy’s real message is “Tax my voters; enrich my donors.”
www.theatlantic.com
March 18, 2025 at 10:52 PM
“Trump is a flimflam man who will promise anything to anybody and count on the suckers forgetting tomorrow what he said yesterday,” @davidfrum.bsky.social writes. “His Cabinet officers, however, are gradually revealing the true cost of the Eat Less scam”:
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1/🧵 Judges across ideological lines are ruling against Trump at strikingly similar rates (84% liberal, 86% centrist, 82% conservative). This isn't partisan opposition to Trump—it's the judiciary functioning as intended by cutting across partisan lines to uphold the Constitution.
March 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
1/🧵 Judges across ideological lines are ruling against Trump at strikingly similar rates (84% liberal, 86% centrist, 82% conservative). This isn't partisan opposition to Trump—it's the judiciary functioning as intended by cutting across partisan lines to uphold the Constitution.