nancywiegand.bsky.social
@nancywiegand.bsky.social
EarlyEnglish BAOxon, Linguistics PhD Stanford. Was UMich faculty in Eng/Linguistics, quit, worked at Umich ISR. Retired. Breast cancer survivor. Live with husband and son, and memories of our much missed Lab-with-attitude.
I think Trump has *no idea* how to develop or evaluate policy proposals.
December 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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For all that I think major media has done a decent job of covering these particular war crimes committed by the Trump administration, I do keep getting the sense that its journalists still believe we're gradually getting questions answered. I see the opposite—the number of questions is only growing.
December 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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November 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Watch the video. His first reaction is to turn and look.

Only then does he come back to his desk and stand in this odd way.

I think Trump is evil, and he probably doesn't care. BUT, I was once a philologist, so I don't take an isolated bit of data at face value, out of its context.
November 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Ok, I think Trump is evil, BUT watch the video of this incident.

He turned to see what was going on, got up walked over there.

Then he returned to his desk, and struck up this very strange, unnatural posture.

So what you're seeing is NOT his first reaction.
November 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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I know it's old hat, but the constant insistence that "freedom of speech" = "freedom to be an asshole to anyone around me without any form of reprisal on a social level" always drives me nuts
September 26, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Shriek out loud!
September 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Tomorrow?

Please?
September 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The hook! We need the hook!

Or, just someone turn the teleprompter off.
September 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Congrats to my home state!

And why aren't other governors fighting back like this?
September 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM