Lisa Lindeman, Ph.D.
@lisalindeman.bsky.social
Lifelong liberal, science fiction fan, writer, Buddhist, data nerd.
BA in psychology from University of California, Berkeley
PhD in psychology from University of Wisconsin, Madison
BA in psychology from University of California, Berkeley
PhD in psychology from University of Wisconsin, Madison
There but for the grace of God go I.
Or if you're Buddhist: There go I.
Or if you're Buddhist: There go I.
People are in denial about how quickly they could become disabled, unhoused or food insecure
It can happen to anyone & it can happen in an instant
Folks act like those receiving assistance have failed
That they should “try harder”
The system is rigged. It’s failed us, not the other way around
It can happen to anyone & it can happen in an instant
Folks act like those receiving assistance have failed
That they should “try harder”
The system is rigged. It’s failed us, not the other way around
November 13, 2025 at 2:42 AM
There but for the grace of God go I.
Or if you're Buddhist: There go I.
Or if you're Buddhist: There go I.
I've been having similar thoughts. Feels like history is stuck on repeat.
You think when the Sumerian civilization
began to transition out of the Stone Age™
6,000 years ago there were an unhappy
few who constantly yelled:
"BRONZE IS FUCKING WOKE!!!"
began to transition out of the Stone Age™
6,000 years ago there were an unhappy
few who constantly yelled:
"BRONZE IS FUCKING WOKE!!!"
November 13, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I've been having similar thoughts. Feels like history is stuck on repeat.
Seems like the latest refrain from Trump supporters trying to stomach his behavior is "He's a character!"
Bruh. Bugs Bunny is a character. Trump is a villain.
Bruh. Bugs Bunny is a character. Trump is a villain.
November 12, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Seems like the latest refrain from Trump supporters trying to stomach his behavior is "He's a character!"
Bruh. Bugs Bunny is a character. Trump is a villain.
Bruh. Bugs Bunny is a character. Trump is a villain.
Our shared hope and outlook on humanity was the bill under debate between me and my spouse. He refused to negotiate. I eventually caved and adopted his cynicism. Looking at it that way, I think I can go back, rediscover my sense of hope, and hold out during any future shutdowns.
November 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Our shared hope and outlook on humanity was the bill under debate between me and my spouse. He refused to negotiate. I eventually caved and adopted his cynicism. Looking at it that way, I think I can go back, rediscover my sense of hope, and hold out during any future shutdowns.
Preach!
Ok, y'all this is a marathon not a sprint. It's ok to be pissed off, sad, scared, disappointed. But don't let those feelings drive you to apathy or despair. Regroup, and keep fighting. We have a long, hard fight ahead of us, and collapsing because our so-called leadership folds is not the way
November 11, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Preach!
I think the loss of third spaces (public places to socialize outside of work and home) is a sign of losing the class war. The rich have their own third spaces... from underground bunkers to orbiting rockets.
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I think the loss of third spaces (public places to socialize outside of work and home) is a sign of losing the class war. The rich have their own third spaces... from underground bunkers to orbiting rockets.
What if we (the people) all just got together and made a new government? I mean that's what we did the first time right?
~ Drunk me (if I was a drinker)
~ Drunk me (if I was a drinker)
November 9, 2025 at 11:16 PM
What if we (the people) all just got together and made a new government? I mean that's what we did the first time right?
~ Drunk me (if I was a drinker)
~ Drunk me (if I was a drinker)
This was our tomato harvest this year. We live on an acre. For five years we've tried to grow food. It's exhausting: bugs, heat, too much rain, not enough, and on and on. Anyone who says we can all just grow our own food during a shortage or economic collapse is nuts.
Anyway these were delicious.
Anyway these were delicious.
November 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This was our tomato harvest this year. We live on an acre. For five years we've tried to grow food. It's exhausting: bugs, heat, too much rain, not enough, and on and on. Anyone who says we can all just grow our own food during a shortage or economic collapse is nuts.
Anyway these were delicious.
Anyway these were delicious.
Our #Minecraft Fall Fest was soooo much fun! We all have #chronicillness and often can't leave the house. To be able to join each other in a virtual world and just experience joy again... it's really wonderful.
vimeo.com/1134967120
vimeo.com/1134967120
Epic Fall Fest Pumpkin Carving Contest submission | Minecraft
🎃 Pumpkin Carving Contest – Second Haven Fall Fest 2025 🍂 Meet WiseOldQuokka, the creative genius behind this funny, entertaining pumpkin "carving"…
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November 8, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Our #Minecraft Fall Fest was soooo much fun! We all have #chronicillness and often can't leave the house. To be able to join each other in a virtual world and just experience joy again... it's really wonderful.
vimeo.com/1134967120
vimeo.com/1134967120
Anyone play #Minecraft ? Check out our little fall fest! My son made a Minecart Shooter game and a giant pumpkin patch. I made a corn maze and bumper boats.
Links at
Buildhumancommunity.org
Links at
Buildhumancommunity.org
November 8, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Anyone play #Minecraft ? Check out our little fall fest! My son made a Minecart Shooter game and a giant pumpkin patch. I made a corn maze and bumper boats.
Links at
Buildhumancommunity.org
Links at
Buildhumancommunity.org
Why can't they make shirts out of the same material and stitching they use for the tags?
November 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Why can't they make shirts out of the same material and stitching they use for the tags?
Reposted by Lisa Lindeman, Ph.D.
We are both the light source and the experience of what is illuminated.
The source and its rays are inseparable.
The three bodies are like this.
The source and its rays are inseparable.
The three bodies are like this.
November 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
We are both the light source and the experience of what is illuminated.
The source and its rays are inseparable.
The three bodies are like this.
The source and its rays are inseparable.
The three bodies are like this.
I used to think every human living in the Dark Ages was hopelessly ignorant... but now I bet there were large groups of humans around the world watching cruelty and idiocy take over saying, "We're in the dumbest timeline."
November 5, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I used to think every human living in the Dark Ages was hopelessly ignorant... but now I bet there were large groups of humans around the world watching cruelty and idiocy take over saying, "We're in the dumbest timeline."
Reposted by Lisa Lindeman, Ph.D.
Disabled people work incredibly hard just to keep going.
Our Everest can be just getting through the next day... Or even the next hour.
Our Everest can be just getting through the next day... Or even the next hour.
November 3, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Disabled people work incredibly hard just to keep going.
Our Everest can be just getting through the next day... Or even the next hour.
Our Everest can be just getting through the next day... Or even the next hour.
Thinking of setting aside my manuscript on the psychology of suffering to start a new book...
Don't Be a Dirtbag: Mindblowing Wisdom (apparently) for Today's Modern Human
Chapter 1 Nazis are Bad
Chapter 2 Women are People Too
Don't Be a Dirtbag: Mindblowing Wisdom (apparently) for Today's Modern Human
Chapter 1 Nazis are Bad
Chapter 2 Women are People Too
November 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Thinking of setting aside my manuscript on the psychology of suffering to start a new book...
Don't Be a Dirtbag: Mindblowing Wisdom (apparently) for Today's Modern Human
Chapter 1 Nazis are Bad
Chapter 2 Women are People Too
Don't Be a Dirtbag: Mindblowing Wisdom (apparently) for Today's Modern Human
Chapter 1 Nazis are Bad
Chapter 2 Women are People Too
Even if pregnant women know they can take Tylenol, an abusive spouse could withhold it, claiming Trump himself condemns it. As always, MAGA/MAHA is ammo for abusive men.
October 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Even if pregnant women know they can take Tylenol, an abusive spouse could withhold it, claiming Trump himself condemns it. As always, MAGA/MAHA is ammo for abusive men.
Agreed. My fear is that the mob will go after Democrats in Congress thanks to right-wing propaganda. 😢
Laughing while 40 million people go hungry is a really cool way to *checks history notes* be pulled out of your castles by the mob and murdered.
October 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Agreed. My fear is that the mob will go after Democrats in Congress thanks to right-wing propaganda. 😢
What would happen if people dressed up exactly like ICE and went after ICE? How would anyone know who was who?
October 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
What would happen if people dressed up exactly like ICE and went after ICE? How would anyone know who was who?
Reposted by Lisa Lindeman, Ph.D.
Just in case no one around you is saying is out loud right now:
Things are shitty, the vibes are horrific, you aren't seeing things that aren't there, you are the one having the appropriate response to what is going on.
This is not to be a downer, but to acknowledge reality when so many wont
Things are shitty, the vibes are horrific, you aren't seeing things that aren't there, you are the one having the appropriate response to what is going on.
This is not to be a downer, but to acknowledge reality when so many wont
October 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Just in case no one around you is saying is out loud right now:
Things are shitty, the vibes are horrific, you aren't seeing things that aren't there, you are the one having the appropriate response to what is going on.
This is not to be a downer, but to acknowledge reality when so many wont
Things are shitty, the vibes are horrific, you aren't seeing things that aren't there, you are the one having the appropriate response to what is going on.
This is not to be a downer, but to acknowledge reality when so many wont
Reposted by Lisa Lindeman, Ph.D.
I was meditating on the motivations of evangelicalism (bc tbh true belief is not really so far from my view).
Believing in God (esp Jesus) is a group signal that you fear the same things (like doubting God or existence of real right and wrong). I think being "forgiven" is a legit experience bc...
Believing in God (esp Jesus) is a group signal that you fear the same things (like doubting God or existence of real right and wrong). I think being "forgiven" is a legit experience bc...
October 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I was meditating on the motivations of evangelicalism (bc tbh true belief is not really so far from my view).
Believing in God (esp Jesus) is a group signal that you fear the same things (like doubting God or existence of real right and wrong). I think being "forgiven" is a legit experience bc...
Believing in God (esp Jesus) is a group signal that you fear the same things (like doubting God or existence of real right and wrong). I think being "forgiven" is a legit experience bc...
I woke up laughing at 3 am. Some dream character was rattling off a witty rhyme. I wish I could remember it, but it was a nice break from montelukast nightmares.
October 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I woke up laughing at 3 am. Some dream character was rattling off a witty rhyme. I wish I could remember it, but it was a nice break from montelukast nightmares.
I agree, let's deport violent criminals who shouldn't be here. Deport ICE!
October 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I agree, let's deport violent criminals who shouldn't be here. Deport ICE!
My German Shepherd has a cute habit... She will not eat her food until she finds one of her old, chewed up tennis balls, gnoshes it a few times, and drops it into her bowl. Then she eats around it. Every night.
October 28, 2025 at 12:46 AM
My German Shepherd has a cute habit... She will not eat her food until she finds one of her old, chewed up tennis balls, gnoshes it a few times, and drops it into her bowl. Then she eats around it. Every night.
"Some children might die of hunger over Thanksgiving break, but at least our leader is an alpha male."
- MAGA probably
- MAGA probably
October 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
"Some children might die of hunger over Thanksgiving break, but at least our leader is an alpha male."
- MAGA probably
- MAGA probably
💡Maybe we learn from the British... put Trump in a lavish palace and pretend he's king while Congress handles the real work of governing a nation.
October 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
💡Maybe we learn from the British... put Trump in a lavish palace and pretend he's king while Congress handles the real work of governing a nation.