Lisa Hermsen
@lmarie.bsky.social
Credentialed Rhetorician. 19th century stationery bookbinding, account book manufacturing as subsidiary industry, but also blank ledgers for "compositions" and family history. Pattern Cards. Books. Used books. Dog ears. Texts / Encoding / Editions
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My uncle, Douglas Colesworthy, on the AIDS Memorial Quilt. He died in 1987. Silence = death.
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 AM
My uncle, Douglas Colesworthy, on the AIDS Memorial Quilt. He died in 1987. Silence = death.
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Call @governor.ny.gov and urge her to sign the Medical Aid in Dying Law #deathpositive #medicalaidindying #endoflife #deathwithdignity
November 14, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Call @governor.ny.gov and urge her to sign the Medical Aid in Dying Law #deathpositive #medicalaidindying #endoflife #deathwithdignity
It is possible that by the time an individual is diagnosed as terminally ill, they will have had to travel distance to receive 2nd options, fight with a local system to get the recommended treatment, research the disease, interpret results, schedule more appointments.
Each year that New York lawmakers fail to act, terminally ill residents endure unnecessary suffering without the option of medical aid in dying. With 46 days left in the session, urge lawmakers to pass this critical legislation before time runs out. buff.ly/SLT90PI
November 14, 2025 at 4:44 AM
It is possible that by the time an individual is diagnosed as terminally ill, they will have had to travel distance to receive 2nd options, fight with a local system to get the recommended treatment, research the disease, interpret results, schedule more appointments.
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Students, faculty and staff at more than 100 campuses across the US rallied against the Trump administration’s assault on higher education on Friday.
Students and faculty at over 100 US universities protest against Trump’s attacks
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Students, faculty and staff at more than 100 campuses across the US rallied against the Trump administration’s assault on higher education on Friday.
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If democrats wanted to shore up democracy/votes in a critical battleground state, finding ways to sustain local media would maybe be a priority
This is the first NPR/PBS station I've seen that's going out of business as a result of the federal rescission:
radio.wpsu.org/2025-09-11/p...
radio.wpsu.org/2025-09-11/p...
Penn State plans to 'wind down' WPSU after board committee rejects plan to transfer it to WHYY
WPSU, which recently celebrated its 60th anniversary of bringing public media to Pennsylvania, is slated to close soon, after a Penn State board of trustees committee voted Thursday against a proposal...
radio.wpsu.org
September 12, 2025 at 12:32 AM
If democrats wanted to shore up democracy/votes in a critical battleground state, finding ways to sustain local media would maybe be a priority
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The @bibsocamer.bsky.social [Bibliographical Society of America] is hiring our next executive director! Is it you? The ED coordinates & manages the varied activities of this active scholarly society that focuses on the study of books & other textual artifacts. Please circulate widely! Due: 10/10/25.
KaleidoscopeKaleidoscope - Job Posting: Bibliographical Society of America Executive Director
Kaleidoscope
apply.mykaleidoscope.com
September 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The @bibsocamer.bsky.social [Bibliographical Society of America] is hiring our next executive director! Is it you? The ED coordinates & manages the varied activities of this active scholarly society that focuses on the study of books & other textual artifacts. Please circulate widely! Due: 10/10/25.
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I don’t think the FBI allows people with bone spurs.
September 7, 2025 at 3:25 AM
I don’t think the FBI allows people with bone spurs.
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“…when I hear the best minds of my generation rhapsodize about intelligence explosions while devoting their own prodigious intellects to ketamine binges, mixed martial arts, and Hellenistic fashion design, I can’t help but wonder whether more intelligence is really a good thing.”
None the Wiser, by Meghan O’Gieblyn
harpers.org
August 27, 2025 at 2:35 AM
“…when I hear the best minds of my generation rhapsodize about intelligence explosions while devoting their own prodigious intellects to ketamine binges, mixed martial arts, and Hellenistic fashion design, I can’t help but wonder whether more intelligence is really a good thing.”
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The four IA specials this year have been in eastern Iowa and western Iowa; rural Iowa and urban Iowa; Dem districts and Republican districts.
And they've all seen very similar overperformances: 22, 24, 25 & 26 points. This is not good news for the GOP's hopes of holding #IAGov & #IASen.
And they've all seen very similar overperformances: 22, 24, 25 & 26 points. This is not good news for the GOP's hopes of holding #IAGov & #IASen.
August 27, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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At 2:00 a.m., Texas Republicans passed their gerrymandered congressional map.
At 8:00 a.m., with the support of the National Redistricting Foundation, my law firm sued.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
At 8:00 a.m., with the support of the National Redistricting Foundation, my law firm sued.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Advocates File Immediate Legal Challenge to Texas Gerrymander
Advocates File Immediate Legal Challenge to Texas Gerrymander
www.democracydocket.com
August 24, 2025 at 12:59 AM
At 2:00 a.m., Texas Republicans passed their gerrymandered congressional map.
At 8:00 a.m., with the support of the National Redistricting Foundation, my law firm sued.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
At 8:00 a.m., with the support of the National Redistricting Foundation, my law firm sued.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Also: @tamigraph.bsky.social et al's Climate, Tech & Justice work at @datasociety.bsky.social
Climate, Technology, <br> and Justice
With a focus on people and communities, our research explores the full spectrum of environmental concerns connected to technology.
datasociety.net
August 24, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Also: @tamigraph.bsky.social et al's Climate, Tech & Justice work at @datasociety.bsky.social
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My prediction is that in that scenario, he blames the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which puts out employment data. Calls them corrupt, run by Democrats, out to get him. Fires people there, insists their numbers cannot be trusted, White House puts out its own fictitious data to make Trump look good
April 17, 2025 at 11:54 AM
My prediction is that in that scenario, he blames the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which puts out employment data. Calls them corrupt, run by Democrats, out to get him. Fires people there, insists their numbers cannot be trusted, White House puts out its own fictitious data to make Trump look good
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The White House released its AI Action plan this morning. We know where it came from: straight from Big Tech. But there’s another path available to us: we and over 100 other orgs called for a People’s AI Action Plan. Read it here: peoplesaiaction.com
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
People's AI Action Plan
peoplesaiaction.com
July 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The White House released its AI Action plan this morning. We know where it came from: straight from Big Tech. But there’s another path available to us: we and over 100 other orgs called for a People’s AI Action Plan. Read it here: peoplesaiaction.com
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
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"The Republicans and Donald Trump are trying to steal the midterm elections." @ericholder.bsky.social reacts to GOP-led efforts to redraw congressional districts in Texas as Trump hopes to gain 5 Republican House seats ahead of the midterms
July 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
"The Republicans and Donald Trump are trying to steal the midterm elections." @ericholder.bsky.social reacts to GOP-led efforts to redraw congressional districts in Texas as Trump hopes to gain 5 Republican House seats ahead of the midterms
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I've come to the conclusion that Orwell lacked imagination.
July 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I've come to the conclusion that Orwell lacked imagination.
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Faculty members at most campuses across the University of Wisconsin system will soon have to teach at least eight courses per academic year. bit.ly/4kyibJA
A 4/4 Teaching Load Becomes Law at Most of Wisconsin’s Public Universities
The mandate, included in the state’s new budget, applies to full-time faculty across the University of Wisconsin system — except at the two R1 universities, where professors must carry 2/2 loads.
www.chronicle.com
July 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Faculty members at most campuses across the University of Wisconsin system will soon have to teach at least eight courses per academic year. bit.ly/4kyibJA
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Thank you @laurenfklein.bsky.social for this generous and thoughtful review in Critical AI!
Very minor news but my review of @merbroussard.bsky.social's MORE THAN A GLITCH is finally out in Critical AI! Thanks to @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social for the invitation and to Meredith for writing such a necessary book!
read.dukeupress.edu/critical-ai/...
read.dukeupress.edu/critical-ai/...
More Than a Glitch: Confronting Race, Gender, and Ability Bias in Tech | Critical AI | Duke University Press
read.dukeupress.edu
July 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Thank you @laurenfklein.bsky.social for this generous and thoughtful review in Critical AI!
My dad recognized the importance of empowering people with disabilities at a key moment in the history of de-institutionalization. He was too modest to recognize that his local and national advocacy informed laws (1980) that give individuals with disabilities rights to accessibility and inclusion.
Hermsen helped put New Hope mission into action
Editor’s Note: Mary Baumhover worked as New Hope’s capital campaign secretary from 1991-1992, served as public relations coordinator from 1993-2003, also volunteer coordinator and as liaison for famil...
carrollspaper.com
July 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
My dad recognized the importance of empowering people with disabilities at a key moment in the history of de-institutionalization. He was too modest to recognize that his local and national advocacy informed laws (1980) that give individuals with disabilities rights to accessibility and inclusion.
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It's hard to avoid recalling this passage from the English historian Tony Judt:
July 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
It's hard to avoid recalling this passage from the English historian Tony Judt:
We're going to need more people.
Carrying caskets covered with stats of how many people would lose Medicaid and SNAP if the budget bill currently under negotiation is signed into law, about 25 faith leaders and religious believers blocked the street and prayed
Then, Capitol Police arrested them
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Then, Capitol Police arrested them
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Religious leaders protest GOP tax, Medicaid bill: 'It hurts working people'
Religious leaders demanding "moral" budget, arrested while praying outside Capitol, as Senate considers mega-bill
www.usatoday.com
July 1, 2025 at 1:40 PM
We're going to need more people.
Asking the same question. Where are the ads? My memory may be flawed... were there not PSAs around the Affordable Care Act?
Remember when Republicans ran endless ads about a sound bite that Kamala made on Transgenders? Why aren’t we doing the same with Joni Ernst saying “we are all going to die”! Run it as an ad during UFC fights.
July 1, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Asking the same question. Where are the ads? My memory may be flawed... were there not PSAs around the Affordable Care Act?
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4/ A new tax break for coal companies! So the tax incentives for wind and solar are GONE, and the coal industry is getting NEW tax incentives.
It's official policy now to to not just deny global warming exists - but to actively make it WORSE.
It's official policy now to to not just deny global warming exists - but to actively make it WORSE.
June 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
4/ A new tax break for coal companies! So the tax incentives for wind and solar are GONE, and the coal industry is getting NEW tax incentives.
It's official policy now to to not just deny global warming exists - but to actively make it WORSE.
It's official policy now to to not just deny global warming exists - but to actively make it WORSE.
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5/ The bill cuts the help middle income Americans get to buy health care on the Affordable Care Act exchange.
A 60 year old couple making $85,000 (not a king's ransom) would see a $26,000 increase in health care premiums. Yes, that's right - $26,000.
A 60 year old couple making $85,000 (not a king's ransom) would see a $26,000 increase in health care premiums. Yes, that's right - $26,000.
June 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
5/ The bill cuts the help middle income Americans get to buy health care on the Affordable Care Act exchange.
A 60 year old couple making $85,000 (not a king's ransom) would see a $26,000 increase in health care premiums. Yes, that's right - $26,000.
A 60 year old couple making $85,000 (not a king's ransom) would see a $26,000 increase in health care premiums. Yes, that's right - $26,000.
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Worth noting that Zohran won Hakeem Jeffries district.
Hakeem might not endorse him, but Hakeem’s constituents already have!
Hakeem might not endorse him, but Hakeem’s constituents already have!
June 29, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Worth noting that Zohran won Hakeem Jeffries district.
Hakeem might not endorse him, but Hakeem’s constituents already have!
Hakeem might not endorse him, but Hakeem’s constituents already have!