Why would that be a bad thing? Persuasive or provocative words are an incredibly potent force multiplier. A good writer is worth a *lot* to a movement, especially if said writer is respected & enabled.
Ever read "The Transformed Nonconformist", the sermon by Dr. King?
Ever read "The Transformed Nonconformist", the sermon by Dr. King?
December 11, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Why would that be a bad thing? Persuasive or provocative words are an incredibly potent force multiplier. A good writer is worth a *lot* to a movement, especially if said writer is respected & enabled.
Ever read "The Transformed Nonconformist", the sermon by Dr. King?
Ever read "The Transformed Nonconformist", the sermon by Dr. King?
We are often told that individualism actually supports personal choice, but what it means is "I'm a nonconformist... just like all my friends!". So there is a collective function, just without all the good stuff like community and collective wellbeing.
December 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
We are often told that individualism actually supports personal choice, but what it means is "I'm a nonconformist... just like all my friends!". So there is a collective function, just without all the good stuff like community and collective wellbeing.
The funny thing about attempts to link Yud and Calvinism is that nobody has ever noticed the *actual, direct, and obvious connection* between them: Bayes' Theorem was invented by a Nonconformist (post-Puritan) minister named Richard Price (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard...)
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December 10, 2025 at 7:50 AM
The funny thing about attempts to link Yud and Calvinism is that nobody has ever noticed the *actual, direct, and obvious connection* between them: Bayes' Theorem was invented by a Nonconformist (post-Puritan) minister named Richard Price (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard...)
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I keep learning new words and British metaphors from reading the George Smiley books. I am on #2 and went down a rabbit hole on the usages of "Chapel" and "Nonconformist" last night. I also learned the word "stile" in a context other than turnstile, and that "hock" is slang for Rhine wine.
December 10, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I keep learning new words and British metaphors from reading the George Smiley books. I am on #2 and went down a rabbit hole on the usages of "Chapel" and "Nonconformist" last night. I also learned the word "stile" in a context other than turnstile, and that "hock" is slang for Rhine wine.
This month’s Just Catalogued blog looks at church records. As well as parish records, there are newly available nonconformist records too. Find out more in our latest blog in the series: royalberkshirearchives.org.uk/blog/just-ca...
December 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This month’s Just Catalogued blog looks at church records. As well as parish records, there are newly available nonconformist records too. Find out more in our latest blog in the series: royalberkshirearchives.org.uk/blog/just-ca...
yes but whyyyy
my belief is that the autist / rationalist / trans venn diagram is *not* explicable purely in terms of "well these are the people most likely to recognise and act on nonconformist impulses", but also that nobody has the faintest idea why else this might be
my belief is that the autist / rationalist / trans venn diagram is *not* explicable purely in terms of "well these are the people most likely to recognise and act on nonconformist impulses", but also that nobody has the faintest idea why else this might be
i think he's making a slight mistake regarding the base rate in that he, uh, underestimates how strong of a filter being socially adjacent to him is
December 9, 2025 at 10:17 AM
yes but whyyyy
my belief is that the autist / rationalist / trans venn diagram is *not* explicable purely in terms of "well these are the people most likely to recognise and act on nonconformist impulses", but also that nobody has the faintest idea why else this might be
my belief is that the autist / rationalist / trans venn diagram is *not* explicable purely in terms of "well these are the people most likely to recognise and act on nonconformist impulses", but also that nobody has the faintest idea why else this might be
We were all scarred by these tragic deaths when we were growing up. John Lennon was much more than a BeatleHe displayed a rebellious nature and a disdain for authority and hypocrisy. He was a nonconformist who was willing to challenge established norms, and that is perhaps why he became a target
December 9, 2025 at 7:08 AM
We were all scarred by these tragic deaths when we were growing up. John Lennon was much more than a BeatleHe displayed a rebellious nature and a disdain for authority and hypocrisy. He was a nonconformist who was willing to challenge established norms, and that is perhaps why he became a target
I’m going back to Father Christmas 🎅🏻
If you’re a nonconformist you should join me
If you’re a nonconformist you should join me
December 9, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I’m going back to Father Christmas 🎅🏻
If you’re a nonconformist you should join me
If you’re a nonconformist you should join me
"Why do you have to be a nonconformist like everybody else?"
- James Thurber, born this day, 1894.
- James Thurber, born this day, 1894.
December 8, 2025 at 9:21 PM
"Why do you have to be a nonconformist like everybody else?"
- James Thurber, born this day, 1894.
- James Thurber, born this day, 1894.
My semester with #FrankGehry. A great tribute to the ultimate #NonConformist #UCLASchoolOfArchitecture bit.ly/3XH85Nl
My Semester With Frank Gehry
In a profession that claims to celebrate nonconformity, he was a true iconoclast.
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December 8, 2025 at 12:09 PM
My semester with #FrankGehry. A great tribute to the ultimate #NonConformist #UCLASchoolOfArchitecture bit.ly/3XH85Nl
that person is not "a they/them" or "a they," they are either a nonbinary person or a gender nonconformist. they USE they/them, their pronouns are not their gender identity. anyone can use they/them. there are different flavours of nonbinary. plenty of nb people are occasionally men, women, or both.
December 8, 2025 at 10:23 AM
that person is not "a they/them" or "a they," they are either a nonbinary person or a gender nonconformist. they USE they/them, their pronouns are not their gender identity. anyone can use they/them. there are different flavours of nonbinary. plenty of nb people are occasionally men, women, or both.
"Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted." -Dr. MLK Jr., "The Transformed Nonconformist"
December 7, 2025 at 5:24 AM
"Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted." -Dr. MLK Jr., "The Transformed Nonconformist"
It rings so true man. Like I try to oppose trans people but as a child all my characters were gender nonconformist robots.
The closest was made of glass. I have always loved that freak shit. I love Le Guin because they speak to humans who are without shame. It’s so cool
The closest was made of glass. I have always loved that freak shit. I love Le Guin because they speak to humans who are without shame. It’s so cool
December 6, 2025 at 7:32 PM
It rings so true man. Like I try to oppose trans people but as a child all my characters were gender nonconformist robots.
The closest was made of glass. I have always loved that freak shit. I love Le Guin because they speak to humans who are without shame. It’s so cool
The closest was made of glass. I have always loved that freak shit. I love Le Guin because they speak to humans who are without shame. It’s so cool
See also "The Transformed Nonconformist", my favorite of your father's speeches.
December 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
See also "The Transformed Nonconformist", my favorite of your father's speeches.
He was from a nonconformist family, ie: not affiliated to the Church of England, and thus independent in thinking. One of my specialisms at Uni was 17th Century English Lit (excluding Shakespeare, who had his own course.)
So, there's my preamble.
The book starts with a poem in which Bunyan /
So, there's my preamble.
The book starts with a poem in which Bunyan /
December 5, 2025 at 8:39 PM
He was from a nonconformist family, ie: not affiliated to the Church of England, and thus independent in thinking. One of my specialisms at Uni was 17th Century English Lit (excluding Shakespeare, who had his own course.)
So, there's my preamble.
The book starts with a poem in which Bunyan /
So, there's my preamble.
The book starts with a poem in which Bunyan /
That’s so interesting- I never had the impress that RLS was a racist. More an eccentric nonconformist.
December 4, 2025 at 11:21 PM
That’s so interesting- I never had the impress that RLS was a racist. More an eccentric nonconformist.
Rules are meant to be broken. That applies to everything from unjust public policy to @nytimes.com Cookie Week guidance. I turned cheesecake into cookies because why not? Happy {nonconformist} National Cookie Day! Explanation here: www.instagram.com/p/DR2svMhEt4...
December 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Rules are meant to be broken. That applies to everything from unjust public policy to @nytimes.com Cookie Week guidance. I turned cheesecake into cookies because why not? Happy {nonconformist} National Cookie Day! Explanation here: www.instagram.com/p/DR2svMhEt4...
I’m looking again at brick walls concerning 2 of my female ancestors. Can’t find a baptism for Sarah Debney c1791 in Suffolk. Today I bought a transcription of nonconformist records & there was only 1 Debney - not her! I’ve contacted the local Baptist chapel for advice #GenHour
December 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I’m looking again at brick walls concerning 2 of my female ancestors. Can’t find a baptism for Sarah Debney c1791 in Suffolk. Today I bought a transcription of nonconformist records & there was only 1 Debney - not her! I’ve contacted the local Baptist chapel for advice #GenHour
Dr. Wayne Dyer said I think society honors its conformists then they’re living and their dead trouble makers.
Be a good troublemaker;)
Be a nonconformist.
Surrender your ego.
Be a good troublemaker;)
Be a nonconformist.
Surrender your ego.
December 4, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Dr. Wayne Dyer said I think society honors its conformists then they’re living and their dead trouble makers.
Be a good troublemaker;)
Be a nonconformist.
Surrender your ego.
Be a good troublemaker;)
Be a nonconformist.
Surrender your ego.
Good morning Bluesky!
Gardeners are adrift in that nameless dream-time between the harvest and the arrival of new seed catalogs. A couple of nonconformist seed wishbooks have already sneaked into my mailbox, however.
Tomatoes from a previous harvest. The slices look like flowers. Dreamy.
Gardeners are adrift in that nameless dream-time between the harvest and the arrival of new seed catalogs. A couple of nonconformist seed wishbooks have already sneaked into my mailbox, however.
Tomatoes from a previous harvest. The slices look like flowers. Dreamy.
December 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Good morning Bluesky!
Gardeners are adrift in that nameless dream-time between the harvest and the arrival of new seed catalogs. A couple of nonconformist seed wishbooks have already sneaked into my mailbox, however.
Tomatoes from a previous harvest. The slices look like flowers. Dreamy.
Gardeners are adrift in that nameless dream-time between the harvest and the arrival of new seed catalogs. A couple of nonconformist seed wishbooks have already sneaked into my mailbox, however.
Tomatoes from a previous harvest. The slices look like flowers. Dreamy.
#CoverUp #Film #Review – atrocity exposer #SeymourHersh, journalist legend, gets a moment in the spotlight
Hersh’s record on uncovering the big stories speaks for itself. This #documentary watches him at work: dogged, nonconformist and combative
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
Hersh’s record on uncovering the big stories speaks for itself. This #documentary watches him at work: dogged, nonconformist and combative
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
Cover-Up review – atrocity exposer Seymour Hersh, journalist legend, gets a moment in the spotlight
Hersh’s record on uncovering the big stories, from My Lai to Abu Ghraib, speaks for itself. This documentary watches him at work: dogged, nonconformist and combative
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:14 AM
#CoverUp #Film #Review – atrocity exposer #SeymourHersh, journalist legend, gets a moment in the spotlight
Hersh’s record on uncovering the big stories speaks for itself. This #documentary watches him at work: dogged, nonconformist and combative
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
Hersh’s record on uncovering the big stories speaks for itself. This #documentary watches him at work: dogged, nonconformist and combative
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
As a pants-wearing woman
with friends, family and kids who are
gender nonconformist
nonbinary
trans
Or cis males who like to wear dresses because they are more comfy than button down shirts and suits (TRUTH)
What if -hot take- saying a man wears a women’s jacket wasn’t such a big deal?
with friends, family and kids who are
gender nonconformist
nonbinary
trans
Or cis males who like to wear dresses because they are more comfy than button down shirts and suits (TRUTH)
What if -hot take- saying a man wears a women’s jacket wasn’t such a big deal?
December 3, 2025 at 12:34 AM
As a pants-wearing woman
with friends, family and kids who are
gender nonconformist
nonbinary
trans
Or cis males who like to wear dresses because they are more comfy than button down shirts and suits (TRUTH)
What if -hot take- saying a man wears a women’s jacket wasn’t such a big deal?
with friends, family and kids who are
gender nonconformist
nonbinary
trans
Or cis males who like to wear dresses because they are more comfy than button down shirts and suits (TRUTH)
What if -hot take- saying a man wears a women’s jacket wasn’t such a big deal?
Whoso would be a man, must be a nonconformist. He who would gather immortal palms must not be hindered by the name of goodness, but must explore it if it be goodness. Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind. Absolve you to yourself, and you shall have the suffrage of the world.
December 2, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Whoso would be a man, must be a nonconformist. He who would gather immortal palms must not be hindered by the name of goodness, but must explore it if it be goodness. Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind. Absolve you to yourself, and you shall have the suffrage of the world.
Yeah, any American nonconformist was at the least anti-Stuart if not necessarily pro-Cromwell
December 2, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Yeah, any American nonconformist was at the least anti-Stuart if not necessarily pro-Cromwell