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John Lewis

@uneasyrhetoric.net
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GenX dude addicted to literature, language (semi-francophone), coffee, and fresh air. Politics isn't fun anymore. Opinions are mine and do not represent any affiliation. ✊. He/him

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 04/10/2026
Insurance approved it. I am about to start a GLP1 journey.
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 03/05/2026
Social media break until June 1 En pause des médias sociaux jusqu'au 1er juin
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 29/04/2026
Why would anyone want to bail out Spirit Airlines?
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 18/04/2026
I am not ashamed to be a man. But I am frequently ashamed and angry at many with whom I share a gender. www.cnn.com/interactive/...
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Exposing a global ‘online rape academy’ that is teaching men how to abuse women and evade detection
CNN exposes an online network of men encouraging each other to drug and assault their partners, and swap tips on how to get away with it.
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 09/04/2026
How many times have you purchased a book *again* because you thought when you read it you'd had a library copy?
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 22/03/2026
The hardest promise to keep is the one you make toyourself
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 11/03/2026
I've used every CBT tool in my arsenal to commune with my anxiety. I've grown so effective that I've flipped. Now I convince myself that legitimate negative signals aren't true and that long established patterns of behavior are not actually patterns. They are.
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 10/03/2026
Last night in my French session I forgot the imparfait of être. Completely spaced. For someone approaching B2 level, forgetting the fourth tense you learn (présent, impératif, passé composé, imparfait), is embarrassing and frankly, concerning.
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 05/03/2026
The idea that there is some moral high ground relative to our action in Iran toppling a corrupt fundamentalist regime is laughable at best. Frankly, it is a dangerous fiction meant to hide the fact that they want to do the same to Iran as has been done to Gaza.
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 01/03/2026
To be fair to POTUS, he is engaging in an age old American diplomatic system: it is easier to deal with dictators than with democratic govts. Easier to bomb, easier to make trade deals, easier to control. But Trump is about Trump. Not American interests, and certainly not the Iranian people.
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 01/03/2026
Iran's biggest threat to the US: Iran's people are providing a blueprint for all levels of society to resist an evil authoritarian regime. Overthrowing Iran's government is one mob boss taking advantage of the weakness of another.
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 28/02/2026
Humanity has been fighting wars for stupid reasons for millennia. Good to know we haven't changed.
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 28/02/2026
If I were a betting man, and after what I've said about Kalshi lately thre answer is "no"-- I would say Anthropic will find a way to cave to DoD. I hope I am wrong.
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 27/02/2026
Starting to see memes about tax season. I don't mind paying for a government that works. I do mind paying for one that is a nationwide grift and an incredibly poor parody of government.
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 27/02/2026
I read a lot of "leadership" books. I don't expect to find a lot of new ideas, but sometimes old ideas, quoted, resonate in a way they didn't before. Like this one from Stephen Covey: "We judge ourselves by our intentions and others by their behaviors."
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 27/02/2026
Everything is a chore. Work. Eating. Sleeping. Reading. Studying French. Working out. Meditating. Maintaining friendships. Talking to family. Visiting my mother. Listening to podcasts. Writing. Watching TV. Social Media. Riding my bike. Playing video games. Everything is a chore without reward.
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 14/02/2026
When I ask for reading recommendations I should start by reading the room.
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 12/02/2026
This has been a rough week/month. I have managed to keep up appearances for an unusually long period. Quieted my anger, calmed my anxiety, functioned through depression, found little bits of meaning in spite of my nihilism and lack of faith.
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 07/01/2026
They want war by any means necessary. These man babies are desperate to play with their toys and shoot people.
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 01/01/2026
Statistics only important to me: I finished 39 books in 2025, 10 from the library, 29 I own. 13 I read on paper, 9 in ebook, and 17 on audio.
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 10/12/2025
I am letting my Duolingo streak die out of sheer spite. I find the angry and frozen owl icons insulting. Casse-toi, chouette.
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Beth @bethinsac.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
This is the easiest boycott ever. I can not shop at Target forever.
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 01/12/2025
In conflict of interest discussions, perception of conflict can be as bad as actual conflict. Hegseth has that problem: whether he actually gave the "kill them all" order, no one is denying he is capable of such a violation of human rights.
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TerryBassGuitar🇨🇦 @terrybassguitar.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Home Depot we see you and we know what you are doing. #HomeDepot
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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Are the dozens of survivors with firsthand knowledge of Trump’s possible child rape now in grave danger of being poisoned/suicided/pushed out of a window by Trump/Russia?
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
I can’t believe how stupid everything is
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Beth @bethinsac.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
For the record I am EXTREMELY EXCITED about the holidays but Starbucks and Target can fuck off forever.
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 15/11/2025
This is a weird thing for an introvert to say, but I talk too much
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 14/11/2025
Probably a good time to remember that Venezuela has oil
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 08/11/2025
I would really like to know who we are going to war against. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Hegseth Vows to Put U.S. Weapons Production on Wartime Footing
The bureaucracy has put the military in danger of falling behind rivals, the defense secretary said, so the Pentagon is changing how it buys stuff—from weapons to software.
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 07/11/2025
Just saw a recruiting ad for the Butte County Sheriff's office. One of the two deputies in the ad was...a woman! Is this decidedly rural, poor, county of small towns (and Chico) woke? Gasp. No shade on Butte, plenty of shade on the redhats.
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 28/10/2025
Close game in basketball, hockey, soccer = exciting! Close game in football = exciting (high scoring) or boring (defensive shutdown). Close game in baseball = why can't this just end already!
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 28/10/2025
I just got online to check the World Series score and ... The game is still going?! (Haven't paid much attention)
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 25/10/2025
My dentist's office hopes I "enjoyed" my visit. I mean, my dentist is terrific but I think best I can do is tolerate a visit.
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 23/10/2025
The White House is being destroyed. A symbol of our nation is transforming into a monument to one man's ego. When this is over the whole thing is going to have to come down, and be rebuilt with union labor to correct another American injustice.
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 22/10/2025
Don't ever stop learning.
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 21/10/2025
The 9th Circuit has fallen and it can't get up.
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 20/09/2025
Just cancelled Disney+ and Hulu. More time to read and fight the power.
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 05/09/2025
@bookshop.org One of the advantages of an ebook is being able to highlight and export those highlights en masse. Can't do that with your reader. Any timeline on when that will happen?
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 28/08/2025
Republicans expect us to try to play by the old rules because they are still "official." But they get butthurt when we decided to play by the new rules.
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 24/08/2025
Read the article. Headline is misleading. Still, Trump was being his usual self. Probably thinks he can be an otolaryngologist because he picks his nose.
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 23/08/2025
My mother has gone by her middle name since she was a child, 80 years ago. So much so that almost all of her business is in that name. Thing is, it was never legally changed. Now that she is very old, it has become a problem. My problem.
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 23/08/2025
Dear world: please stop accepting our deportees.
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 22/08/2025
This is why I left
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 21/08/2025
Good fucking riddance. abcnews-go-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/abcnews....
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James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, has died
Dr. James Dobson, a politically influential child psychologist who started a radio show counseling Christians on how to be good parents, founded the conservative ministry Focus on the Family and was l...
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 18/08/2025
Doomscrolling dopamine helps us not face our demons. With the world outside so god awful, I can be depressed about that instead of about myself.
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 17/08/2025
If I stopped bothering you with the mundane, I would stop talking.
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 13/08/2025
How do I know I am paying attention to Gavin Newsom? I am remembering his name doesn't end with an e.
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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 11/08/2025
I am no fun at parties
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