Michael Leppert
@michaelleppert.bsky.social
Professor/columnist/novelist. I teach stuff. I write stuff. I never grew out of my ‘why’ phase. michaelleppert.com michaelleppert.substack.com
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Self-confidence: There’s no substitute for it, and a mystery how to grow it
The end of every semester I teach always brings mixed emotions.
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Self-confidence is a superpower. Learning how to grow it is the challenge. The weekly stack. substack.com/@michaellepp...
Attn: Congress. 🤷♂️
So the President did disclose a CIA drone strike inside Venezuela.
And this does cross a red line of violating the UN Charter -- where the boat strikes on high seas had not.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/29/p...
And this does cross a red line of violating the UN Charter -- where the boat strikes on high seas had not.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/29/p...
Exclusive: CIA carried out drone strike on port facility on Venezuelan coast | CNN Politics
The CIA carried out a drone strike earlier this month on a port facility on the coast of Venezuela, sources familiar with the matter told CNN, marking the first known US attack on a target inside that...
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December 30, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Attn: Congress. 🤷♂️
Omg. She is the best.
December 30, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Omg. She is the best.
Ouch.
Issa Rae has canceled her sold out performance at the Kennedy Center. Pulitzer Prize winner Rhiannon Giddens, Peter Wolf, Low Cut Connie, and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C., have also canceled. Lin-Manuel Miranda has canceled the entire Kennedy Center run of Hamilton.
December 28, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Ouch.
Stuck watching Hallmark Christmas love movies the day after Christmas is like…
a woman with black hair and bangs is sitting at a table with her mouth open .
ALT: a woman with black hair and bangs is sitting at a table with her mouth open .
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December 27, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Stuck watching Hallmark Christmas love movies the day after Christmas is like…
Self-confidence is a superpower. Learning how to grow it is the challenge. The weekly stack. substack.com/@michaellepp...
Self-confidence: There’s no substitute for it, and a mystery how to grow it
The end of every semester I teach always brings mixed emotions.
substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Self-confidence is a superpower. Learning how to grow it is the challenge. The weekly stack. substack.com/@michaellepp...
Self-confidence is a superpower. Learning how to grow it is the challenge. A clip from the weekly stack.
December 24, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Self-confidence is a superpower. Learning how to grow it is the challenge. A clip from the weekly stack.
I can’t wait till @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy spikes the inevitable measles story.
December 23, 2025 at 2:53 AM
I can’t wait till @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy spikes the inevitable measles story.
I finally got my COVID and flu shots. They were free at CVS and then they gave me a $10 coupon too. They’re paying us to get vaccinated. WTF? 🤷♂️
December 23, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I finally got my COVID and flu shots. They were free at CVS and then they gave me a $10 coupon too. They’re paying us to get vaccinated. WTF? 🤷♂️
@60minutes.bsky.social made a stupid political decision, but the WAY they did it was even stupider. It used to take a little talent to be this corrupt.
December 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
@60minutes.bsky.social made a stupid political decision, but the WAY they did it was even stupider. It used to take a little talent to be this corrupt.
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
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Judy Dench in “Shakespeare” book just described why i love standup: “audiences are collectively much brighter than any individual”
December 20, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Judy Dench in “Shakespeare” book just described why i love standup: “audiences are collectively much brighter than any individual”
It’s upsetting to learn that Venezuela has been stealing from me all this time. 😐 Deeply, deeply upsetting.
December 17, 2025 at 5:03 AM
It’s upsetting to learn that Venezuela has been stealing from me all this time. 😐 Deeply, deeply upsetting.
I think the Oreo is an underrated cookie. I know it was by me. Not anymore.
December 15, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I think the Oreo is an underrated cookie. I know it was by me. Not anymore.
As the Zen Master says: “We’ll see.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Why Indiana Republicans Are Standing Up to Trump
Small-c conservatism is still a point of pride in the state.
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December 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
As the Zen Master says: “We’ll see.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
A student from France tracked me down for an interview this week. I'm glad I said yes. open.substack.com/pub/michaell...
Saying "yes" on a Saturday night in Paris
On Saturday in Indianapolis, I was going to a big basketball game with a friend.
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December 9, 2025 at 11:48 AM
A student from France tracked me down for an interview this week. I'm glad I said yes. open.substack.com/pub/michaell...
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December 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I just had the best spicy chicken sandwich from this place! I wish I had bought two! naturalstateprovisions.com
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A long, slow TD drive right now would be nice, Hoosiers.
December 7, 2025 at 3:43 AM
A long, slow TD drive right now would be nice, Hoosiers.
Exactly.
Tom Nichols: “This ongoing game show of ‘strike a boat every day’ […] is making us into worse people — every one of us, whether we’re in uniform or just ordinary citizens. It is spiritually and morally corrosive on every level.”
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December 7, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Exactly.
This is some bullshit.
December 7, 2025 at 12:32 AM
This is some bullshit.
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“What have I done!” 🤡
December 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
“What have I done!” 🤡
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Everyone should see this. Make sure the MAGAs do and see if they can defend it.
I’m a U.S. citizen, please help me!" she cries. "Why are you doing this to me?"
Woman was dragged out of car, tackled to ground & handcuffed.
Woman was dragged out of car, tackled to ground & handcuffed.
December 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Everyone should see this. Make sure the MAGAs do and see if they can defend it.
And his inner circle is telling him: “No sir, no one’s reporting on this. No one even noticed, sir.”
December 4, 2025 at 12:55 AM
And his inner circle is telling him: “No sir, no one’s reporting on this. No one even noticed, sir.”
The roads in Indianapolis are an absolute disgrace.
December 3, 2025 at 10:24 PM
The roads in Indianapolis are an absolute disgrace.