john verdon
@johnverdon.bsky.social
Foresight Shaman, Mytho-poet
un-disciplined mind - Curious interstitial forager, Dharma Bum
Focused on the alchemy of cultural change
Re-Imagining the Local
un-disciplined mind - Curious interstitial forager, Dharma Bum
Focused on the alchemy of cultural change
Re-Imagining the Local
and now -
we see -
a-need -
fore -
an economic -
fact table -
a-label -
fore commodities -
an economic-nutrition -
facts-table -
and we determine
standardized facts -
fore honest -
accounting -
fore what -
we value -
in common -
a declaration -
of inter-dependence
#micropoem
we see -
a-need -
fore -
an economic -
fact table -
a-label -
fore commodities -
an economic-nutrition -
facts-table -
and we determine
standardized facts -
fore honest -
accounting -
fore what -
we value -
in common -
a declaration -
of inter-dependence
#micropoem
January 31, 2026 at 2:53 AM
and now -
we see -
a-need -
fore -
an economic -
fact table -
a-label -
fore commodities -
an economic-nutrition -
facts-table -
and we determine
standardized facts -
fore honest -
accounting -
fore what -
we value -
in common -
a declaration -
of inter-dependence
#micropoem
we see -
a-need -
fore -
an economic -
fact table -
a-label -
fore commodities -
an economic-nutrition -
facts-table -
and we determine
standardized facts -
fore honest -
accounting -
fore what -
we value -
in common -
a declaration -
of inter-dependence
#micropoem
January 29, 2026 at 7:18 AM
January 29, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Reposted by john verdon
Possibly the only sports column I will ever repost or care about, but I endorse it 100%
"Now it’s time for our rich sports owners to take the baton," writes columnist Jim Souhan.
"Shut it all down until it’s safe for every Minnesotan to drive to a sports venue without being rammed, beaten, abducted or killed."
"Shut it all down until it’s safe for every Minnesotan to drive to a sports venue without being rammed, beaten, abducted or killed."
Souhan: What good are sports in times like these?
Local owners should be making a statement. Better yet, they should be taking action.
bit.ly
January 29, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Possibly the only sports column I will ever repost or care about, but I endorse it 100%
“Looking Back on the Spanish War,” terrible things follow when leaders can create their own facts (Orwell 1943).
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What happens when seeing is no longer believing?
Two fast-accelerating trends in how people consume and produce information—in selective exposure to agreeable content and in our ability to generate realistic-looking audio, documents, photos, and vid...
thebulletin.org
January 25, 2026 at 12:01 AM
“Looking Back on the Spanish War,” terrible things follow when leaders can create their own facts (Orwell 1943).
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Reposted by john verdon
You may have missed the news this week while certain groups focus on themselves, but Australia’s grid has hit a new milestone.
January 24, 2026 at 4:46 AM
You may have missed the news this week while certain groups focus on themselves, but Australia’s grid has hit a new milestone.
re-turning -
of the mother -
from being -
apart -
from it all -
to being -
a part -
of it all -
#miocropoem
of the mother -
from being -
apart -
from it all -
to being -
a part -
of it all -
#miocropoem
January 24, 2026 at 3:37 AM
re-turning -
of the mother -
from being -
apart -
from it all -
to being -
a part -
of it all -
#miocropoem
of the mother -
from being -
apart -
from it all -
to being -
a part -
of it all -
#miocropoem
drifting -
evenings -
in-tangled -
in grey-goo -
of autonomous -
capitalist -
media-as-environment -
like a-corporation -
owning a-operating -
system -
the work environment -
a-console-gaming-platform -
and it takes -
measures -
aimed at maximizing -
in-cage-meant -
as-womb -
#micropoem
evenings -
in-tangled -
in grey-goo -
of autonomous -
capitalist -
media-as-environment -
like a-corporation -
owning a-operating -
system -
the work environment -
a-console-gaming-platform -
and it takes -
measures -
aimed at maximizing -
in-cage-meant -
as-womb -
#micropoem
January 23, 2026 at 5:17 AM
drifting -
evenings -
in-tangled -
in grey-goo -
of autonomous -
capitalist -
media-as-environment -
like a-corporation -
owning a-operating -
system -
the work environment -
a-console-gaming-platform -
and it takes -
measures -
aimed at maximizing -
in-cage-meant -
as-womb -
#micropoem
evenings -
in-tangled -
in grey-goo -
of autonomous -
capitalist -
media-as-environment -
like a-corporation -
owning a-operating -
system -
the work environment -
a-console-gaming-platform -
and it takes -
measures -
aimed at maximizing -
in-cage-meant -
as-womb -
#micropoem
and sow -
a-quest -
aeon -
to re-member -
whom does a-holy -
grail -
serve -
the flourishing -
of the land -
for common-wealth -
#micropoem
a-quest -
aeon -
to re-member -
whom does a-holy -
grail -
serve -
the flourishing -
of the land -
for common-wealth -
#micropoem
January 22, 2026 at 7:07 AM
and sow -
a-quest -
aeon -
to re-member -
whom does a-holy -
grail -
serve -
the flourishing -
of the land -
for common-wealth -
#micropoem
a-quest -
aeon -
to re-member -
whom does a-holy -
grail -
serve -
the flourishing -
of the land -
for common-wealth -
#micropoem
puer-aeternus -
return-to-mother -
shadows of each -
other -
the nanny-state -
our mother's-nature -
how we are -
provisioned -
why -
to embrace Gaia -
is to be -
her child -
to be her child -
moves us -
to grow -
in her caring -
#micropoem
return-to-mother -
shadows of each -
other -
the nanny-state -
our mother's-nature -
how we are -
provisioned -
why -
to embrace Gaia -
is to be -
her child -
to be her child -
moves us -
to grow -
in her caring -
#micropoem
January 22, 2026 at 6:35 AM
puer-aeternus -
return-to-mother -
shadows of each -
other -
the nanny-state -
our mother's-nature -
how we are -
provisioned -
why -
to embrace Gaia -
is to be -
her child -
to be her child -
moves us -
to grow -
in her caring -
#micropoem
return-to-mother -
shadows of each -
other -
the nanny-state -
our mother's-nature -
how we are -
provisioned -
why -
to embrace Gaia -
is to be -
her child -
to be her child -
moves us -
to grow -
in her caring -
#micropoem
January 18, 2026 at 4:12 AM
oh my -
curiosities -
why are they -
what they are -
shaping-shapes -
of my -
social-awareness -
adapting my -
sensorium -
of networked-media-scanning -
and was gossip -
always like this -
#micropoem
curiosities -
why are they -
what they are -
shaping-shapes -
of my -
social-awareness -
adapting my -
sensorium -
of networked-media-scanning -
and was gossip -
always like this -
#micropoem
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 AM
oh my -
curiosities -
why are they -
what they are -
shaping-shapes -
of my -
social-awareness -
adapting my -
sensorium -
of networked-media-scanning -
and was gossip -
always like this -
#micropoem
curiosities -
why are they -
what they are -
shaping-shapes -
of my -
social-awareness -
adapting my -
sensorium -
of networked-media-scanning -
and was gossip -
always like this -
#micropoem
just as -
care-full -
con-verse-ations -
enable -
prompting -
large-mind-models -
generation -
quorum-sensing -
wise-acher-ing -
#micropoem
care-full -
con-verse-ations -
enable -
prompting -
large-mind-models -
generation -
quorum-sensing -
wise-acher-ing -
#micropoem
January 16, 2026 at 3:40 AM
just as -
care-full -
con-verse-ations -
enable -
prompting -
large-mind-models -
generation -
quorum-sensing -
wise-acher-ing -
#micropoem
care-full -
con-verse-ations -
enable -
prompting -
large-mind-models -
generation -
quorum-sensing -
wise-acher-ing -
#micropoem
about -
hand-mind -
and about hand -
writing -
versus -
keyboarding -
and then about -
playing the guitar -
any music -
instrument -
and-how -
a keyboard -
is an instrument -
of communication -
#micropoem
hand-mind -
and about hand -
writing -
versus -
keyboarding -
and then about -
playing the guitar -
any music -
instrument -
and-how -
a keyboard -
is an instrument -
of communication -
#micropoem
January 16, 2026 at 3:18 AM
about -
hand-mind -
and about hand -
writing -
versus -
keyboarding -
and then about -
playing the guitar -
any music -
instrument -
and-how -
a keyboard -
is an instrument -
of communication -
#micropoem
hand-mind -
and about hand -
writing -
versus -
keyboarding -
and then about -
playing the guitar -
any music -
instrument -
and-how -
a keyboard -
is an instrument -
of communication -
#micropoem
with -
a focus -
I like –
an open-mess -
to now –
pursuing attention -
afford-dancing –
focus-
on dis-tractions -
fractal-ing -
up-down -
around -
#micropoem
a focus -
I like –
an open-mess -
to now –
pursuing attention -
afford-dancing –
focus-
on dis-tractions -
fractal-ing -
up-down -
around -
#micropoem
January 15, 2026 at 3:59 AM
with -
a focus -
I like –
an open-mess -
to now –
pursuing attention -
afford-dancing –
focus-
on dis-tractions -
fractal-ing -
up-down -
around -
#micropoem
a focus -
I like –
an open-mess -
to now –
pursuing attention -
afford-dancing –
focus-
on dis-tractions -
fractal-ing -
up-down -
around -
#micropoem
i like -
these -
be-cause -
eye-feels -
flow-free -
in-own -
constraints -
of langu-aging
with all -
fluencies of -
own -
under-standings -
#micropoem
these -
be-cause -
eye-feels -
flow-free -
in-own -
constraints -
of langu-aging
with all -
fluencies of -
own -
under-standings -
#micropoem
January 15, 2026 at 3:56 AM
i like -
these -
be-cause -
eye-feels -
flow-free -
in-own -
constraints -
of langu-aging
with all -
fluencies of -
own -
under-standings -
#micropoem
these -
be-cause -
eye-feels -
flow-free -
in-own -
constraints -
of langu-aging
with all -
fluencies of -
own -
under-standings -
#micropoem
maybe -
dis-orient-nation-
fatigue -
manifests -
as con -
sequence-symptoms -
of fore-aging -
habits -
over patterns -
of end-beginnings -
solst-ice-climates -
and equi-knocks -
blinding -
fore -
sight -
of when -
moore -
is different -
#micropoem
dis-orient-nation-
fatigue -
manifests -
as con -
sequence-symptoms -
of fore-aging -
habits -
over patterns -
of end-beginnings -
solst-ice-climates -
and equi-knocks -
blinding -
fore -
sight -
of when -
moore -
is different -
#micropoem
January 15, 2026 at 3:32 AM
maybe -
dis-orient-nation-
fatigue -
manifests -
as con -
sequence-symptoms -
of fore-aging -
habits -
over patterns -
of end-beginnings -
solst-ice-climates -
and equi-knocks -
blinding -
fore -
sight -
of when -
moore -
is different -
#micropoem
dis-orient-nation-
fatigue -
manifests -
as con -
sequence-symptoms -
of fore-aging -
habits -
over patterns -
of end-beginnings -
solst-ice-climates -
and equi-knocks -
blinding -
fore -
sight -
of when -
moore -
is different -
#micropoem
The #enshitification of #youtube is craven.
Is there a youtube alternative? If not it's time to create one.
Is there a youtube alternative? If not it's time to create one.
January 13, 2026 at 12:33 AM
The #enshitification of #youtube is craven.
Is there a youtube alternative? If not it's time to create one.
Is there a youtube alternative? If not it's time to create one.
Reposted by john verdon
We are far past the stage of permissiveness with white-supremacist violence inside DHS. We are witnessing ICE transition into a death squad.
This cannot be reformed. The only question is who will fight to abolish it, and who will accommodate it instead.
This cannot be reformed. The only question is who will fight to abolish it, and who will accommodate it instead.
Either ICE Is Abolished or It Will Kill Many More Renee Goods
Minnesota is just the beginning of ICE's transformation into a right-wing death squad. But it can be the end
www.forever-wars.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:46 PM
We are far past the stage of permissiveness with white-supremacist violence inside DHS. We are witnessing ICE transition into a death squad.
This cannot be reformed. The only question is who will fight to abolish it, and who will accommodate it instead.
This cannot be reformed. The only question is who will fight to abolish it, and who will accommodate it instead.
Inflation is a signal that nominal spending is outrunning the economy’s ability to produce real goods and services.
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Kenneth Rogoff Is (Almost) Right About the Importance of Inflation but Entirely Wrong About its Management
America’s debt problem is not what Foreign Affairs thinks it is.
susanborden.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Inflation is a signal that nominal spending is outrunning the economy’s ability to produce real goods and services.
susanborden.substack.com/p/kenneth-ro...
susanborden.substack.com/p/kenneth-ro...