Michael Shumate
@michaelshumate.bsky.social
Husband, writer, bookseller, liberal
Durham NC
IG: instagram.com/the_reader_leaning_late
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Durham NC
IG: instagram.com/the_reader_leaning_late
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November 1, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Competition for this year’s Pulitzer Prize in photojournalism is now closed with the publication of @staceywescott.bsky.social ‘s photo of the ICE protests at Broadview (Chicago area).
Holy shit, what a shot!
Holy shit, what a shot!
September 20, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Competition for this year’s Pulitzer Prize in photojournalism is now closed with the publication of @staceywescott.bsky.social ‘s photo of the ICE protests at Broadview (Chicago area).
Holy shit, what a shot!
Holy shit, what a shot!
My recent NYRB display at the BN where I’m a bookseller in Durham NC. Balzac and Pérez Galdós placed near each other, of course.
September 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
My recent NYRB display at the BN where I’m a bookseller in Durham NC. Balzac and Pérez Galdós placed near each other, of course.
A fine day to go out and protest the f@scism millions of Americans (including my sisters, sadly) voted into existence. At Duke University, East Campus.
#FightFascism #LaborDay #WorkersOverBillionaires #ncpol
#durhamnc #bullcity #50501Movement
#FightFascism #LaborDay #WorkersOverBillionaires #ncpol
#durhamnc #bullcity #50501Movement
September 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
A fine day to go out and protest the f@scism millions of Americans (including my sisters, sadly) voted into existence. At Duke University, East Campus.
#FightFascism #LaborDay #WorkersOverBillionaires #ncpol
#durhamnc #bullcity #50501Movement
#FightFascism #LaborDay #WorkersOverBillionaires #ncpol
#durhamnc #bullcity #50501Movement
So … so he must be this kid from THE GREATEST HEADLINE EVER WRITTEN!! Funny, I always assumed this was a white kid.
August 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM
So … so he must be this kid from THE GREATEST HEADLINE EVER WRITTEN!! Funny, I always assumed this was a white kid.
For instance, a crazy man berating a kid for wearing a medical mask — that guy should be removed from public view.
August 22, 2025 at 4:19 AM
For instance, a crazy man berating a kid for wearing a medical mask — that guy should be removed from public view.
Well, Putin DID name Trump Employee of the Month. Maybe this is one of his perks…
August 18, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Well, Putin DID name Trump Employee of the Month. Maybe this is one of his perks…
Well, Putin DID name Trump Employee of the Month. Maybe this is one of his perks…
August 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Well, Putin DID name Trump Employee of the Month. Maybe this is one of his perks…
Sandwich Guy Turns Down Kennedy Center Honors, Opts to Accept Nobel Peace Prize That Same Night
August 14, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Sandwich Guy Turns Down Kennedy Center Honors, Opts to Accept Nobel Peace Prize That Same Night
Hmm…looks like FB is suppressing your name in searches. Went over there to see if you’d posted this so I could show to friends not on Bluesky. Your name used to pop up immediately, but now FB gives preference to all sorts of names I never follow…
August 12, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Hmm…looks like FB is suppressing your name in searches. Went over there to see if you’d posted this so I could show to friends not on Bluesky. Your name used to pop up immediately, but now FB gives preference to all sorts of names I never follow…
Stoicism much? For those in the Durham & Chapel Hill area, join us at 7 pm, Tues., Aug. 12 to discuss the “Meditations” of Marcus Aurelius. At BN New Hope Commons. See Instagram @bn_newhope for more details
#classics #stoicism #bookclubs #durhamnc #chapelhillnc #booksky
#classics #stoicism #bookclubs #durhamnc #chapelhillnc #booksky
August 11, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Stoicism much? For those in the Durham & Chapel Hill area, join us at 7 pm, Tues., Aug. 12 to discuss the “Meditations” of Marcus Aurelius. At BN New Hope Commons. See Instagram @bn_newhope for more details
#classics #stoicism #bookclubs #durhamnc #chapelhillnc #booksky
#classics #stoicism #bookclubs #durhamnc #chapelhillnc #booksky
Durham, June 14.
We are — we’ve been expecting Melania to change her name for awhile now.
We are — we’ve been expecting Melania to change her name for awhile now.
August 9, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Durham, June 14.
We are — we’ve been expecting Melania to change her name for awhile now.
We are — we’ve been expecting Melania to change her name for awhile now.
Anybody know what’s up with #Indivisible today and the “invalid handle” alert on their posts?
July 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Anybody know what’s up with #Indivisible today and the “invalid handle” alert on their posts?
It’s possible I’m confusing two people, but the devil can take them both. That way everybody’s happy.
July 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
It’s possible I’m confusing two people, but the devil can take them both. That way everybody’s happy.
What will your career in concentration camp operations be like? Here’s a fun look at your new future…
July 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
What will your career in concentration camp operations be like? Here’s a fun look at your new future…
MAGA zombies can’t even get their comic books straight, much less literature, politics, science, history, and ethics.
July 12, 2025 at 5:18 AM
MAGA zombies can’t even get their comic books straight, much less literature, politics, science, history, and ethics.
Maybe he can borrow a billboard from Joni Ernst.
July 11, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Maybe he can borrow a billboard from Joni Ernst.
Hokay, folks — step this way for the show trials!
This is the part where you may need to move past Orwell and also read Arthur Koestler’s novel about Stalin’s 1930s purges, “Darkness at Noon.” Disappearing people at night, show trials, forced confessions, all on the way.
This is the part where you may need to move past Orwell and also read Arthur Koestler’s novel about Stalin’s 1930s purges, “Darkness at Noon.” Disappearing people at night, show trials, forced confessions, all on the way.
July 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Hokay, folks — step this way for the show trials!
This is the part where you may need to move past Orwell and also read Arthur Koestler’s novel about Stalin’s 1930s purges, “Darkness at Noon.” Disappearing people at night, show trials, forced confessions, all on the way.
This is the part where you may need to move past Orwell and also read Arthur Koestler’s novel about Stalin’s 1930s purges, “Darkness at Noon.” Disappearing people at night, show trials, forced confessions, all on the way.
Hokay, folks. This is the part where you may want to move past Orwell and also read Arthur Koestler’s novel about Stalin’s 1930s purges, “Darkness at Noon.” Show trials and forced confessions on the way.
July 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Hokay, folks. This is the part where you may want to move past Orwell and also read Arthur Koestler’s novel about Stalin’s 1930s purges, “Darkness at Noon.” Show trials and forced confessions on the way.
I don’t have the full list of towns, but this map I screenshotted this week shows well over 50 NC sites.
June 15, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I don’t have the full list of towns, but this map I screenshotted this week shows well over 50 NC sites.
Why don’t they show him with his Vietnam Era … ummm … bowling trophy???
June 15, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Why don’t they show him with his Vietnam Era … ummm … bowling trophy???
