Paul Copp
@paulcopp.bsky.social
Humanities & Sinology & Buddhist Studies at UChicago (but really mainly Zen & eco-humanities these days) (and mandolin)
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The president of shame has his own flag
the president of lies quotes the voice
of God
at last counted
the president of loyalty recommends
blindness to the blind
-W.S. Merwin
the president of lies quotes the voice
of God
at last counted
the president of loyalty recommends
blindness to the blind
-W.S. Merwin
June 15, 2025 at 1:19 AM
The president of shame has his own flag
the president of lies quotes the voice
of God
at last counted
the president of loyalty recommends
blindness to the blind
-W.S. Merwin
the president of lies quotes the voice
of God
at last counted
the president of loyalty recommends
blindness to the blind
-W.S. Merwin
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This is the equivalent of the guys in the fifties who thought nutrition pills would save all the time humans spent inefficiently eating delicious food.
June 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This is the equivalent of the guys in the fifties who thought nutrition pills would save all the time humans spent inefficiently eating delicious food.
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spoken like a diehard White Sox fan
June 15, 2025 at 6:13 PM
spoken like a diehard White Sox fan
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That army parade was straight outta Spinal Tap.
June 15, 2025 at 9:02 AM
That army parade was straight outta Spinal Tap.
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I can't believe that the Translation Review published this article praising the use of chatgpt for translating Classical Chinese poetry?!?!?!
June 15, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I can't believe that the Translation Review published this article praising the use of chatgpt for translating Classical Chinese poetry?!?!?!
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The president of shame has his own flag
the president of lies quotes the voice
of God
at last counted
the president of loyalty recommends
blindness to the blind
-W.S. Merwin, “Presidents” (1970)
#everynightapoem
the president of lies quotes the voice
of God
at last counted
the president of loyalty recommends
blindness to the blind
-W.S. Merwin, “Presidents” (1970)
#everynightapoem
June 15, 2025 at 12:59 AM
The president of shame has his own flag
the president of lies quotes the voice
of God
at last counted
the president of loyalty recommends
blindness to the blind
-W.S. Merwin, “Presidents” (1970)
#everynightapoem
the president of lies quotes the voice
of God
at last counted
the president of loyalty recommends
blindness to the blind
-W.S. Merwin, “Presidents” (1970)
#everynightapoem
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WS Merwin wrote “Presidents” in 1970.
In 1971, he declined a Pulitzer, citing the Vietnam War —“too conscious of being an American to accept public congratulation with good grace, or to welcome it except as an occasion for expressing openly a shame which many Americans feel."
In 1971, he declined a Pulitzer, citing the Vietnam War —“too conscious of being an American to accept public congratulation with good grace, or to welcome it except as an occasion for expressing openly a shame which many Americans feel."
June 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
WS Merwin wrote “Presidents” in 1970.
In 1971, he declined a Pulitzer, citing the Vietnam War —“too conscious of being an American to accept public congratulation with good grace, or to welcome it except as an occasion for expressing openly a shame which many Americans feel."
In 1971, he declined a Pulitzer, citing the Vietnam War —“too conscious of being an American to accept public congratulation with good grace, or to welcome it except as an occasion for expressing openly a shame which many Americans feel."
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these are our brothers and we should be building a better world together
June 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
these are our brothers and we should be building a better world together
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When you say "American King," this should be the context...
M.L. King
Coretta King
Carole King
B.B. King
Billie Jean King
King C. Gillette
Albert King
M.L. King
Coretta King
Carole King
B.B. King
Billie Jean King
King C. Gillette
Albert King
June 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
When you say "American King," this should be the context...
M.L. King
Coretta King
Carole King
B.B. King
Billie Jean King
King C. Gillette
Albert King
M.L. King
Coretta King
Carole King
B.B. King
Billie Jean King
King C. Gillette
Albert King
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June 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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From a dear comrade who was kind enough to let me share their video.
Veterans stage a sit-in on the US Capitol steps and say, “Military off our streets!” Hell yeah!
Veterans stage a sit-in on the US Capitol steps and say, “Military off our streets!” Hell yeah!
June 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
From a dear comrade who was kind enough to let me share their video.
Veterans stage a sit-in on the US Capitol steps and say, “Military off our streets!” Hell yeah!
Veterans stage a sit-in on the US Capitol steps and say, “Military off our streets!” Hell yeah!
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"I continued toward the Minotaur to keep
the thread taut. And suddenly, now,
immense flowers are coloring all
my stalked body. Making wine of me.
As bells get music of metal in the rain.
The prey I am willingly prospers.
The exile that comes on comes too late."
—Jack GIlbert, from "Angelus"
the thread taut. And suddenly, now,
immense flowers are coloring all
my stalked body. Making wine of me.
As bells get music of metal in the rain.
The prey I am willingly prospers.
The exile that comes on comes too late."
—Jack GIlbert, from "Angelus"
June 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"I continued toward the Minotaur to keep
the thread taut. And suddenly, now,
immense flowers are coloring all
my stalked body. Making wine of me.
As bells get music of metal in the rain.
The prey I am willingly prospers.
The exile that comes on comes too late."
—Jack GIlbert, from "Angelus"
the thread taut. And suddenly, now,
immense flowers are coloring all
my stalked body. Making wine of me.
As bells get music of metal in the rain.
The prey I am willingly prospers.
The exile that comes on comes too late."
—Jack GIlbert, from "Angelus"
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“Tesla’s driverless ‘robotaxis’ could launch in Austin as soon as June 22. But a demo in Austin today showed a $TSLA, manually driven to test its Full Self-Driving system, failed to stop for a child-sized dummy at a school bus—and hit it.”
@cbsaustin @velez_tx
@cbsaustin @velez_tx
June 13, 2025 at 11:28 AM
“Tesla’s driverless ‘robotaxis’ could launch in Austin as soon as June 22. But a demo in Austin today showed a $TSLA, manually driven to test its Full Self-Driving system, failed to stop for a child-sized dummy at a school bus—and hit it.”
@cbsaustin @velez_tx
@cbsaustin @velez_tx
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Coyote pups at Graceland Cemetery!
June 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Coyote pups at Graceland Cemetery!
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I find humanities debates re how to be Radical very quaint. Imo the reason us sitting around and arguing about metaphysics isn't actually leading to substantial increases in power or wellbeing for the working class has nothing to do with the particular way we sit around and argue about metaphysics.
June 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I find humanities debates re how to be Radical very quaint. Imo the reason us sitting around and arguing about metaphysics isn't actually leading to substantial increases in power or wellbeing for the working class has nothing to do with the particular way we sit around and argue about metaphysics.
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Chicago on the list. Whatever this means.
June 11, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Chicago on the list. Whatever this means.
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I love this city.
June 11, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I love this city.
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We’re in the streets in downtown Chicago.
June 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
We’re in the streets in downtown Chicago.
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電腦 as a pictograph of a computer
June 9, 2025 at 11:21 AM
電腦 as a pictograph of a computer
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even as a theorist I feel like I half agree with this
Fuck theory. Read history. You can get your theory from memes.
June 8, 2025 at 10:54 PM
even as a theorist I feel like I half agree with this
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Q: "Could we really see active duty Marines on the streets of Los Angeles?"
Johnson: "I don't think that's heavy handed."
Q: "You don't think sending Marines into the streets of an American city is heavy handed?"
Johnson: "We have to be prepared to do what is necessary."
Johnson: "I don't think that's heavy handed."
Q: "You don't think sending Marines into the streets of an American city is heavy handed?"
Johnson: "We have to be prepared to do what is necessary."
June 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Q: "Could we really see active duty Marines on the streets of Los Angeles?"
Johnson: "I don't think that's heavy handed."
Q: "You don't think sending Marines into the streets of an American city is heavy handed?"
Johnson: "We have to be prepared to do what is necessary."
Johnson: "I don't think that's heavy handed."
Q: "You don't think sending Marines into the streets of an American city is heavy handed?"
Johnson: "We have to be prepared to do what is necessary."
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Between fascism and climate change, the latter is definitely a greater threat to humanity. Fascists are liars, and they will always lose (but it might take a while). The problem with the fascist regime in the US is that it's actively undermining climate action, thereby exacerbating climate damage.
June 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Between fascism and climate change, the latter is definitely a greater threat to humanity. Fascists are liars, and they will always lose (but it might take a while). The problem with the fascist regime in the US is that it's actively undermining climate action, thereby exacerbating climate damage.
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Los Angeles school worker shares frustration over parents having to leave their children’s graduation ceremony because ICE raided an elementary school’s graduation today
June 7, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Los Angeles school worker shares frustration over parents having to leave their children’s graduation ceremony because ICE raided an elementary school’s graduation today
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Fuck. Fuck fuck fuck.
June 7, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Fuck. Fuck fuck fuck.