Kevin A. Risner
@mrdecember.bsky.social
Two books in the offing >>> It's Easy To Lose Your Breath (2026) & There's No Future Where We Don't Have Fire (2027)
www.kevinarisner.com
www.kevinarisner.com
Just found out that Zohran Mamdani is an Arsenal supporter, which saddens me greatly! (I find that so much worse than him being a Knicks fan because - let's face it, it would be weird if he weren't a Knicks fan!)
November 26, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Just found out that Zohran Mamdani is an Arsenal supporter, which saddens me greatly! (I find that so much worse than him being a Knicks fan because - let's face it, it would be weird if he weren't a Knicks fan!)
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I love that my debut on the BBC is all about cats, an amazing city, and the joy of traveling with an open mind and heart.
www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
November 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I love that my debut on the BBC is all about cats, an amazing city, and the joy of traveling with an open mind and heart.
www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
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Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
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Some Words is live with new work by:
John Waddy Bullion
Never Angeline Nørth
Travis Shosa
James Tadd Adcox
Sara Hovda
Check out all the work here: somewords.boards.net/board/3/work
John Waddy Bullion
Never Angeline Nørth
Travis Shosa
James Tadd Adcox
Sara Hovda
Check out all the work here: somewords.boards.net/board/3/work
somewords.boards.net
November 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Some Words is live with new work by:
John Waddy Bullion
Never Angeline Nørth
Travis Shosa
James Tadd Adcox
Sara Hovda
Check out all the work here: somewords.boards.net/board/3/work
John Waddy Bullion
Never Angeline Nørth
Travis Shosa
James Tadd Adcox
Sara Hovda
Check out all the work here: somewords.boards.net/board/3/work
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This twitter location thing is one of the most vindicating things ever.
November 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
This twitter location thing is one of the most vindicating things ever.
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Paul Celan, tr. Will Bennett
November 20, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Paul Celan, tr. Will Bennett
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Last chance to save 15% on my book in the @bookshop.org cozy gift guide and ensure the cat lovers in your life have a Meowy Christmas! Use code GIFT25 today!
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Street Cats & Where to Find Them: The Most Feline-Friendly Cities and Attractions Around the World
The Most Feline-Friendly Cities and Attractions Around the World
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November 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Last chance to save 15% on my book in the @bookshop.org cozy gift guide and ensure the cat lovers in your life have a Meowy Christmas! Use code GIFT25 today!
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“I fly to the future / to retrieve my demolished present / as a legible past”
Fady Joudah
The first poem in this collection, […]
Fady Joudah
The first poem in this collection, […]
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November 16, 2025 at 12:59 AM
“I fly to the future / to retrieve my demolished present / as a legible past”
Fady Joudah
The first poem in this collection, […]
Fady Joudah
The first poem in this collection, […]
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Climate change is the world's most pressing issue because it makes everything else worse. It enables dictators, it drives inflation, it makes survival harder for the poorest people in the world.
And the new data are clear: the rate of climate change is accelerating.
And the new data are clear: the rate of climate change is accelerating.
Now that the Sept and Oct data are (belatedly) in, it looks like 2025 will be the second warmest year in the record (~80% probability). The last three years are in a class of their own.
November 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Climate change is the world's most pressing issue because it makes everything else worse. It enables dictators, it drives inflation, it makes survival harder for the poorest people in the world.
And the new data are clear: the rate of climate change is accelerating.
And the new data are clear: the rate of climate change is accelerating.
This Cavs/Heat game 😎😎😎
November 13, 2025 at 3:04 AM
This Cavs/Heat game 😎😎😎
This Cavs/Heat game 😵😵😵
November 11, 2025 at 3:02 AM
This Cavs/Heat game 😵😵😵
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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correct.
Caving now means they literally did it for nothing and caused harm to people for nothing. Just absolute failure on every level.
November 9, 2025 at 11:51 PM
correct.
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Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
Went on a short hike earlier today. Got to enjoy some fall foliage before the snow gets us tonight and tomorrow!
November 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Went on a short hike earlier today. Got to enjoy some fall foliage before the snow gets us tonight and tomorrow!
I had so much faith in the Cavs last night that I shut off the game at halftime. 🤣 Oh well. Happy we tamed the Bulls! Things are looking up! #LetEmKnow
November 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I had so much faith in the Cavs last night that I shut off the game at halftime. 🤣 Oh well. Happy we tamed the Bulls! Things are looking up! #LetEmKnow
This makes me want to not shop here even more. 🫥
"Store employees are now required to smile if they are within 10 feet of a shopper.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
Target is now requiring its employees to smile more
As the holiday season fast approaches, Target is urging its employees to add a little more “jolly” to their work routine.
www.wilx.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:51 PM
This makes me want to not shop here even more. 🫥
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Cruelty really is the point. Who else would go to court begging for permission to starve their own citizens? Meanwhile, they send $40 billion to Argentina, buying two private jets for ICE “Barbie,” and Trump has already burned through $1 trillion in less than two months.
November 8, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Cruelty really is the point. Who else would go to court begging for permission to starve their own citizens? Meanwhile, they send $40 billion to Argentina, buying two private jets for ICE “Barbie,” and Trump has already burned through $1 trillion in less than two months.
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Two weeks from today, the ASU Worldbuilding Initiative will host "Resistance in Speculative Fiction and Beyond," our final workshop of 2025, with speakers @jennahanchey.bsky.social and Tanvir Akhtar Ahmed! Free and open to the public. Join us in-person in Tempe or on ASU Live!
Resistance in Speculative Fiction and Beyond | ASU Events
In this workshop, our speakers will use speculative thinking, literary criticism, and fiction writing to explore what resistance looks like in both our real world and in the imagined worlds that refle...
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November 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Two weeks from today, the ASU Worldbuilding Initiative will host "Resistance in Speculative Fiction and Beyond," our final workshop of 2025, with speakers @jennahanchey.bsky.social and Tanvir Akhtar Ahmed! Free and open to the public. Join us in-person in Tempe or on ASU Live!
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November 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Just sharing some info from my college days in the mid 2000s. I wrote an article for the alternative newspaper titled: "Attack of the 50-Foot Dick Cheney." Thought you'd all like to know.
November 5, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Just sharing some info from my college days in the mid 2000s. I wrote an article for the alternative newspaper titled: "Attack of the 50-Foot Dick Cheney." Thought you'd all like to know.
Sign the Petition
Demand The Release of Chicago Teacher Illegally Detained By Ice
www.change.org
November 6, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Just sharing some info from my college days in the mid 2000s. I wrote an article for the alternative newspaper titled: "Attack of the 50-Foot Dick Cheney." Thought you'd all like to know.
November 5, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Just sharing some info from my college days in the mid 2000s. I wrote an article for the alternative newspaper titled: "Attack of the 50-Foot Dick Cheney." Thought you'd all like to know.
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I am no longer employed so I'm not blogging Zohran tonight but I can just repeat exactly what I said in June :-)
he won on the back of a pro-migrant, pro-trans, pro-working class campaign. and also: Dem pundits are full of shit
he won on the back of a pro-migrant, pro-trans, pro-working class campaign. and also: Dem pundits are full of shit
The Democratic Party Needs to Learn from Zohran Mamdani's Guts and Backbone
Zohran Mamdani did something different, and it made all the difference.
www.teenvogue.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I am no longer employed so I'm not blogging Zohran tonight but I can just repeat exactly what I said in June :-)
he won on the back of a pro-migrant, pro-trans, pro-working class campaign. and also: Dem pundits are full of shit
he won on the back of a pro-migrant, pro-trans, pro-working class campaign. and also: Dem pundits are full of shit