Desiree Weber
@desireeweber.bsky.social
Political theorist at the College of Wooster — books, bikes, hikes and kittens — observing whatever it is that we make of this here world
In The Subjection of Women, he kind of did?
October 7, 2025 at 5:23 AM
In The Subjection of Women, he kind of did?
The only acceptable way to mark May Day— with determination
May 1, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The only acceptable way to mark May Day— with determination
This headline is so very “whoa, who knew other countries make independent decisions??!”
American exceptionalism at its finest..
American exceptionalism at its finest..
April 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
This headline is so very “whoa, who knew other countries make independent decisions??!”
American exceptionalism at its finest..
American exceptionalism at its finest..
You don’t say.
Wow.
This is news.
Wow.
This is news.
February 27, 2025 at 12:59 PM
You don’t say.
Wow.
This is news.
Wow.
This is news.
Luki has appraised and approved this cinnamon roll — very thorough inspection procedures of all new foods around here!
February 16, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Luki has appraised and approved this cinnamon roll — very thorough inspection procedures of all new foods around here!
Oh really? I thought you said he was the “law & order” candidate??
February 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Oh really? I thought you said he was the “law & order” candidate??
So we’re just gonna play THIS game, huh news media?
God’s gift to mankind spews a nonsensical, illegal, self-interested brain fart forth — literally every ally and expert (and adversary!) says that’s the worst idea ever …
.. and then we get anodyne, placative headlines like these??!
God’s gift to mankind spews a nonsensical, illegal, self-interested brain fart forth — literally every ally and expert (and adversary!) says that’s the worst idea ever …
.. and then we get anodyne, placative headlines like these??!
February 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
So we’re just gonna play THIS game, huh news media?
God’s gift to mankind spews a nonsensical, illegal, self-interested brain fart forth — literally every ally and expert (and adversary!) says that’s the worst idea ever …
.. and then we get anodyne, placative headlines like these??!
God’s gift to mankind spews a nonsensical, illegal, self-interested brain fart forth — literally every ally and expert (and adversary!) says that’s the worst idea ever …
.. and then we get anodyne, placative headlines like these??!
How to describe malicious lies in the highest office in the most anodyne ways: case study #3927
January 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM
How to describe malicious lies in the highest office in the most anodyne ways: case study #3927
I could never do a daily weather report like David Lynch did — not only am I not him, but oh boy would my forecast never vary from this:
January 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I could never do a daily weather report like David Lynch did — not only am I not him, but oh boy would my forecast never vary from this:
Caturday seems to be one of the few things to celebrate these days
January 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Caturday seems to be one of the few things to celebrate these days
.. and it’s really pretty
January 25, 2025 at 12:17 AM
.. and it’s really pretty
.. cuz the swans and the coyotes and the other critters are out there
January 25, 2025 at 12:16 AM
.. cuz the swans and the coyotes and the other critters are out there
Gotta get out there — even if it’s cold (maybe especially then)
January 24, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Gotta get out there — even if it’s cold (maybe especially then)
Big news — Trump’s policies could hurt his own supporters
How is this a headline *NOW* and not also every day since 2015? FFS
How is this a headline *NOW* and not also every day since 2015? FFS
January 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Big news — Trump’s policies could hurt his own supporters
How is this a headline *NOW* and not also every day since 2015? FFS
How is this a headline *NOW* and not also every day since 2015? FFS
There is inherent ambiguity in political terms — and interpretations seek to settle that ambiguity
And sure, currently a particularly venal viewpoint has garnered significant power to try to make its interpretation the ONLY interpretation
But contest it anyway!
Musk’s gesture was a Nazi salute.
And sure, currently a particularly venal viewpoint has garnered significant power to try to make its interpretation the ONLY interpretation
But contest it anyway!
Musk’s gesture was a Nazi salute.
January 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
There is inherent ambiguity in political terms — and interpretations seek to settle that ambiguity
And sure, currently a particularly venal viewpoint has garnered significant power to try to make its interpretation the ONLY interpretation
But contest it anyway!
Musk’s gesture was a Nazi salute.
And sure, currently a particularly venal viewpoint has garnered significant power to try to make its interpretation the ONLY interpretation
But contest it anyway!
Musk’s gesture was a Nazi salute.
The creation of meaning about how to interpret events is a central site of political struggle
The last two days have seen an attempt to launder a Nazi salute as anything but, to define the category of biological sex in anti-scientific much less humanitarian terms — and much more
Don’t let them!
The last two days have seen an attempt to launder a Nazi salute as anything but, to define the category of biological sex in anti-scientific much less humanitarian terms — and much more
Don’t let them!
January 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The creation of meaning about how to interpret events is a central site of political struggle
The last two days have seen an attempt to launder a Nazi salute as anything but, to define the category of biological sex in anti-scientific much less humanitarian terms — and much more
Don’t let them!
The last two days have seen an attempt to launder a Nazi salute as anything but, to define the category of biological sex in anti-scientific much less humanitarian terms — and much more
Don’t let them!
Now that she’s on here, I can post one of my favorite recent photos!
Welcome!
@goodboigeorge.bsky.social
Winter sunsets — and friends that will bundle up to watch them with you — are pretty awesome
Welcome!
@goodboigeorge.bsky.social
Winter sunsets — and friends that will bundle up to watch them with you — are pretty awesome
January 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Now that she’s on here, I can post one of my favorite recent photos!
Welcome!
@goodboigeorge.bsky.social
Winter sunsets — and friends that will bundle up to watch them with you — are pretty awesome
Welcome!
@goodboigeorge.bsky.social
Winter sunsets — and friends that will bundle up to watch them with you — are pretty awesome
It’s MLK Day on Monday — and some other political event, too — and yet, as a campus, it’s largely been crickets
January 17, 2025 at 3:20 AM
It’s MLK Day on Monday — and some other political event, too — and yet, as a campus, it’s largely been crickets
Chilly winter sunset ❤️
January 16, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Chilly winter sunset ❤️
Alright, I know it’s small and hard to see — but you try hand stabilizing a cell phone camera to take a photo of a bald eagle through binoculars and then we’ll talk
January 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Alright, I know it’s small and hard to see — but you try hand stabilizing a cell phone camera to take a photo of a bald eagle through binoculars and then we’ll talk
He’s a majestic tribble, when he wants to be..
January 11, 2025 at 8:33 PM
He’s a majestic tribble, when he wants to be..
One thing they don’t tell you about cats is that they make holes in your blanket — perfectly round black holes
January 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
One thing they don’t tell you about cats is that they make holes in your blanket — perfectly round black holes
Winter sun — and a much needed snowy winter hike
January 3, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Winter sun — and a much needed snowy winter hike