John Kaufman
@jfkauf.bsky.social
poet/essayist/adjunct professor, etc. Sometimes photographer. From NY. Currently WI. My opinions are mine alone.
Reposted by John Kaufman
When I joined Twitter in 2014, this was the 2nd tweet I posted.
“We are in great haste to construct a magnetic telegraph from Maine to Texas; but Maine and Texas, it may be, have nothing important to communicate." --Henry David Thoreau
Part of me thought it was cool, but another part was skeptical
“We are in great haste to construct a magnetic telegraph from Maine to Texas; but Maine and Texas, it may be, have nothing important to communicate." --Henry David Thoreau
Part of me thought it was cool, but another part was skeptical
November 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
When I joined Twitter in 2014, this was the 2nd tweet I posted.
“We are in great haste to construct a magnetic telegraph from Maine to Texas; but Maine and Texas, it may be, have nothing important to communicate." --Henry David Thoreau
Part of me thought it was cool, but another part was skeptical
“We are in great haste to construct a magnetic telegraph from Maine to Texas; but Maine and Texas, it may be, have nothing important to communicate." --Henry David Thoreau
Part of me thought it was cool, but another part was skeptical
Reposted by John Kaufman
Thoreau wrote that line about Maine and Texas in the context of the Mexican War...a moment when it felt like the nation was about to fly apart because of the deep divisions over slavery. For someone seeking to live a humble life in the Concord woods, more information from more places seemed useless.
November 29, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Thoreau wrote that line about Maine and Texas in the context of the Mexican War...a moment when it felt like the nation was about to fly apart because of the deep divisions over slavery. For someone seeking to live a humble life in the Concord woods, more information from more places seemed useless.