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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 15/02/2026

Feeding the birds. Joking with the barista. My dark humor (especially in light of Trump). I am reading Sartre for my French class and thinking deeply about reading is something I have missed. But mostly the birds. The goldfinches are bright yellow right now.

A bright yellow goldfinch peeks around from behind a cylindrical bird feeder.

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 22/10/2025

Don't ever stop learning.

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 15/06/2025

Had some Bluesky related protest wear today. Sacramento, CA representing.

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 02/06/2025

An interesting discussion. Thought provoking. The authors level criticism at the left that it has adopted language of the right, but so have they (eg, get regulations out of the way). They acknowledge the value of some regulations in passing.

A cover of Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson. Depicts a city and a forest atop a half sphere.

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 15/04/2025

A quote from "Lamentation" by CJ Sansom, 2014 We are about to find out how true this is.

A quote from "Lamentation" by CJ Sansom, 2014, that reads "Ay, Bishop Bonner's courts do not like women overstepping themselves." "No," said Barak. "And those folk will be her neighbors. How little excuse people need to turn on each other."

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 08/04/2025

Drinking a beer, grilling some chicken, and trying really hard to forget I live in a dumpster fire.

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 23/03/2025

A beautiful book published in 1960 but still relevant. Examines that space between life and death, and questions the meaning and value of each. Existentialist and moody.

Cover of a Fine and Private Place by Peter S. Beagle. Black and white picture of a crow sitting on a headstone in front of a lifeless tree

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 12/03/2025

Acquired two books in French recently. The Bonheur was a gift from @mab365.bsky.social . The Dabos was based on a recommendation from the Currently Reading podcast. I happened to find the book in French cheap on Abe Books. #booksky #currentlyreading

Two books in French on a shelf in front of other books. Top book is La passe-miroir 1 by Christelle Dabos, bottom book is La croix de ma mère by Gaston Bonheur

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 08/03/2025

51% of the 350 homes in Paradise built after 2008 regulations requiring fire resistant construction survived. 18% of homes built before survived. Regulations work. #booksky

Cover of Paradise, one town's struggle to survive an American wildfire by Lizzie Johson

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 04/03/2025

I hear the post life phase is pretty cheap.

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 03/03/2025

Finished this yesterday. I recommend it. The connection with Twain's work was probably unnecessary from a narrative standpoint, but I suspect reading the two together would be enlightening. Often didactic but casual (American) readers may need to be hit over the head with meaning. #booksky

Cover of the book James by Percuval Everett.

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 28/02/2025

What an absolutely exquisite translation.

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 23/02/2025

Started this on audio. I really need to finish books I have started. #booksky

Audiobook cover of "Paradise: One Town's Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire" by Lizzie Johnson. Depicts a farmhouse in front of billowing clouds of smoke.

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 17/02/2025

Went to the protest at the Capitol. On the way home I made the mistake of listening to the news.

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 11/02/2025

Apple maps will probably change as well but I have never wanted an iPhone until now.

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 25/01/2025

Kinda wondering if I should post this on LinkedIn.

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 23/01/2025

This is an excellent if sobering look at American evangelical Christianity. It is a five star read even though I fundamentally disagree with the author's own Christian optimism. At one point he echoes Luke Skywalker, saying that he knows there is Christian love in there somewhere. I don't. #booksky

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 13/01/2025

Iliad, Book 1 (Emily Wilson translation), summary: Achilles runs to mommy when Agamemnon hurt his feelings. #booksky #classics

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 10/01/2025

A couple books from my alma mater's alumni magazine. Picked up today at Capital Books on K. #booksky #buylocal #reedcollege

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 07/01/2025

Shit like this will quickly make Bluesky uninhabitable. FYI "Sarah," my OF budget is $0 and I have already exceeded it.

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 07/01/2025

About a third of the way through this book. Fascinating and challenging. #booksky

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 04/01/2025

Got a surprise package today. A friend in the UK sent me this. More reads! #booksky

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 30/12/2024

Behold! Christians! 🙄 Horwitz, T. A Voyage Long and Strange, 2008

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 24/12/2024

My current read. As the note flags suggest, I may have thoughts. #booksky #leadership

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 22/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 20/20 #booksky #bookchallenge #books

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 22/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 19/20 #booksky #bookchallenge #books

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 20/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 18/20 #booksky #bookchallenge #books

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 20/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 17/20 #booksky #bookchallenge #books

Book cover of "Braiding Sweetgrass" by Robin Wall Kimmerer

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 18/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 16/20 #booksky #bookchallenge #books

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 17/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 15/20 #booksky #bookchallenge #books

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 17/12/2024

Picked up some new reads at A Seat at the Table bookstore and café in Elk Grove. #booksky #nonfiction

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 16/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 14/20 #booksky #bookchallenge #books

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 15/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 13/20 #booksky #bookchallenge #books

Pengun Classics cover of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn depicting a river steamship at dock

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 15/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 12/20 #booksky #bookchallenge #books

Book cover of A Bridge too Far by Cornelius Ryan, showing shadows of paratroopers jumping from airplanes against a yellow to orange background.

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 13/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 11/20 #booksky #bookchallenge #books

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 12/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 10/20 #booksky #bookchallenge #books

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 12/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 9/20 #booksky #bookchallenge #books

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 10/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 8/20 #booksky #bookchallenge #books

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 09/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 7/20 #booksky #bookchallenge #books

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 08/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 6/20 #booksky #bookchallenge #books

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 07/12/2024

Hit Pleasant Pheasant in Woodland, CA and Beers for Read-the-Region's winter book crawl. Two down, eight to go!

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 07/12/2024

I just got a content warning from Instagram for calling Trump a conman in a comment on a post from Président Emmanuel Macron. The truth hurts, Meta.

A picture of an Instagram comment from uneasyrhetoric, in French, that reads "SVP ne lui donnez pas de légitimité. Il est arnaqueur."

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 07/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 5/20 #booksky #bookchallenge #books

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 06/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 4/20 #booksky #bookchallenge #books

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 05/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 3/20 #booksky #bookchallenge #books

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 04/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 2/20

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 03/12/2024

Starting with the book I've read more than Lord of the Rings. Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 1/20 #booksky #bookchallenge #books (via @rachelleibrock.bsky.social )

Book cover of "Middlemarch" by George Eliot.

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John Lewis @uneasyrhetoric.net · 23/11/2024

Interesting examination of economics that ends with a call for a new gift economy--of abundance, reciprocity--to replace our economy of scarcity and extraction. #booksky

Phtograph of a book, "The Serviceberry" by Robin Wall Kimmerer

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