Mitchell Santine Gould
@mitchgould.bsky.social
Kelson of the Creation https://kelsonofthecreation.com Architect of the Sailor/Lover/Quaker model of Walt Whitman. Leading authority on Transcendentalism's debt to Quakerism. (Thee / thou ) :) Location: Lincoln City OR.
I created this focused genealogy for a prominent antebellum New York Quaker clan, the Leggetts. They feature prominently in KELSON OF THE CREATION, my trilogy about Walt Whitman kelsonofthecreation.com/leggetts/
The 19th C. New York Leggetts: Lineages of Civic & Abolitionist Influence
Genealogical diagram tracking the prominent 19th-century Leggetts of New York, highlighting their commercial infrastructure, radical journalism, and frontline Underground Railroad networks.
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October 2, 2026 at 2:47 AM
I created this focused genealogy for a prominent antebellum New York Quaker clan, the Leggetts. They feature prominently in KELSON OF THE CREATION, my trilogy about Walt Whitman kelsonofthecreation.com/leggetts/
Stanza 5 of "Song of Myself"
September 7, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Stanza 5 of "Song of Myself"
Here's the chapter from "Lover" about Walt Whitman's inspiration in Emerson's essay, "The Poet." www.facebook.com/watch/live/?...
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September 5, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Here's the chapter from "Lover" about Walt Whitman's inspiration in Emerson's essay, "The Poet." www.facebook.com/watch/live/?...
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"After attending Fayetteville Friends Meeting at Quaker House," Michelle Downey reflects, "the feeling of worship being based on quiet simplicity clinched it for me. Here was not just a philosophy of peace, but a whole attitude, lifestyle, and worship style based on peace."
Welcome and Grace
How one meeting ministers to military personnel.
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September 4, 2026 at 4:10 PM
"After attending Fayetteville Friends Meeting at Quaker House," Michelle Downey reflects, "the feeling of worship being based on quiet simplicity clinched it for me. Here was not just a philosophy of peace, but a whole attitude, lifestyle, and worship style based on peace."
Has anybody ever looked inside Leaves of Grass? I mean, *really* looked? What would it look like? Perhaps, like this.
September 1, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Has anybody ever looked inside Leaves of Grass? I mean, *really* looked? What would it look like? Perhaps, like this.
the historic 1853 "Mob Convention" for Woman's Rights at the Broadway Tabernacle. That's Lucretia Mott, Sojourner Truth, and my semi-fictional characters Eliza Seaman Leggett and Samantha Cooper presenting before a crowd of spectators heavily larded with enraged males.
August 29, 2026 at 4:01 AM
the historic 1853 "Mob Convention" for Woman's Rights at the Broadway Tabernacle. That's Lucretia Mott, Sojourner Truth, and my semi-fictional characters Eliza Seaman Leggett and Samantha Cooper presenting before a crowd of spectators heavily larded with enraged males.
"According to the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (2), $100 in 2026 has the same purchasing power as just $11.74 did in 1970."
August 7, 2026 at 10:02 PM
"According to the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (2), $100 in 2026 has the same purchasing power as just $11.74 did in 1970."
‘Tower dump’ warrants ruled unconstitutional www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
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August 6, 2026 at 5:27 PM
‘Tower dump’ warrants ruled unconstitutional www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
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'Dear Mr. Whitman
My sister Bessie & I both thank you very warmly for the present you sent us of your book. Edward Carpenter sent it on to us—we send you our warmest greetings & best wishes for your birthday—we never forget it—& always wish you all good.
Your's very sincerely
Isabella O. Ford'
My sister Bessie & I both thank you very warmly for the present you sent us of your book. Edward Carpenter sent it on to us—we send you our warmest greetings & best wishes for your birthday—we never forget it—& always wish you all good.
Your's very sincerely
Isabella O. Ford'
August 1, 2026 at 8:02 PM
'Dear Mr. Whitman
My sister Bessie & I both thank you very warmly for the present you sent us of your book. Edward Carpenter sent it on to us—we send you our warmest greetings & best wishes for your birthday—we never forget it—& always wish you all good.
Your's very sincerely
Isabella O. Ford'
My sister Bessie & I both thank you very warmly for the present you sent us of your book. Edward Carpenter sent it on to us—we send you our warmest greetings & best wishes for your birthday—we never forget it—& always wish you all good.
Your's very sincerely
Isabella O. Ford'
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The new CHATBOT Act doesn’t just require parental permission for teens to use AI. It requires AI companies to build monitoring systems that store and analyze entire conversations, creating new privacy risks for entire families. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
The CHATBOT Act Forces One Parenting Model On Every Family
Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing education, and the way people search for information. Parents, teenagers, teachers, and schools are struggling with tough questions about when AI should,
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July 31, 2026 at 7:57 PM
The new CHATBOT Act doesn’t just require parental permission for teens to use AI. It requires AI companies to build monitoring systems that store and analyze entire conversations, creating new privacy risks for entire families. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
People still don't understand who Walt Whitman really was. Does this help?
July 29, 2026 at 3:55 AM
People still don't understand who Walt Whitman really was. Does this help?
Yeah, but graphic novels are *meant* to be over the top. That's the nature of the medium... Illustration of young Walt Whitman by Mitchell Santine Gould.
July 26, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Yeah, but graphic novels are *meant* to be over the top. That's the nature of the medium... Illustration of young Walt Whitman by Mitchell Santine Gould.
This is "Pfaff's Restauration," a site of fascination for Whitman scholars, and a place where Walt was known to linger with his most important, but most mysterious lover: Fred Vaughan.
July 24, 2026 at 11:12 PM
This is "Pfaff's Restauration," a site of fascination for Whitman scholars, and a place where Walt was known to linger with his most important, but most mysterious lover: Fred Vaughan.
We saw the beautiful conclusion, Heartstopper Forever. Don't miss it.
July 23, 2026 at 3:44 AM
We saw the beautiful conclusion, Heartstopper Forever. Don't miss it.
Courtesy @hughryan.bsky.social
Incredible law suit by @thrasherxy.bsky.social lithub.com/when-we-figh...
When We Fight, We Win: Why I Am Suing Northwestern University—and the US Government
Yesterday, I filed a lawsuit against Northwestern University and—in his official capacity as Chairman of the US House of Representatives House Committee on Education and the Workforce—Michigan Cong…
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July 17, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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I'm designing the characters for a graphic-novel adaptation of my second book.
July 9, 2026 at 2:07 AM
I'm designing the characters for a graphic-novel adaptation of my second book.
I built a 3D model of "The Boss," and asked Gemini to improve its photorealism. Then I modified that portrait. I've asked Gemini to generate a graphic-novel version, and I've carefully modified that, too.
July 7, 2026 at 8:29 PM
I built a 3D model of "The Boss," and asked Gemini to improve its photorealism. Then I modified that portrait. I've asked Gemini to generate a graphic-novel version, and I've carefully modified that, too.
Introducing The Salience of Creation: Lessons in The Real. The first three posts are explore Salience in Whitman’s “Song of Myself,” Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Nightingale,” and Margery Williams’ The Velveteen Rabbit. I will link in the comments.
July 5, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Introducing The Salience of Creation: Lessons in The Real. The first three posts are explore Salience in Whitman’s “Song of Myself,” Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Nightingale,” and Margery Williams’ The Velveteen Rabbit. I will link in the comments.
(1) Human blood for energy.
(2) Massive spike in energy use by superintelligent data centers.
(3) Constant anesthetizing entertainment through electronic channels.
(4) Which pill would you like - red or blue?
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(2) Massive spike in energy use by superintelligent data centers.
(3) Constant anesthetizing entertainment through electronic channels.
(4) Which pill would you like - red or blue?
www.msn.com/en-us/news/t...
MSN
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July 3, 2026 at 6:54 PM
(1) Human blood for energy.
(2) Massive spike in energy use by superintelligent data centers.
(3) Constant anesthetizing entertainment through electronic channels.
(4) Which pill would you like - red or blue?
www.msn.com/en-us/news/t...
(2) Massive spike in energy use by superintelligent data centers.
(3) Constant anesthetizing entertainment through electronic channels.
(4) Which pill would you like - red or blue?
www.msn.com/en-us/news/t...
There's got to be a metaphor here somewhere. A photographer in Canada found a toad with eyes in its mouth. This mutation, possibly triggered by parasitic infections, alters normal anatomy but doesn't prevent the toad from seeing, eating, or surviving.
July 1, 2026 at 6:30 PM
There's got to be a metaphor here somewhere. A photographer in Canada found a toad with eyes in its mouth. This mutation, possibly triggered by parasitic infections, alters normal anatomy but doesn't prevent the toad from seeing, eating, or surviving.
Who wants to "Vote Blue, No Matter Who," now, you wretched mofos? "Panicked, angry, war?" (one Dim literally said "this is war") www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
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July 1, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Who wants to "Vote Blue, No Matter Who," now, you wretched mofos? "Panicked, angry, war?" (one Dim literally said "this is war") www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
Nevertheless, she persisted. And sister, did she persist. spacedaily.com/d-a-hungaria...
A Hungarian biochemist named Katalin Karikó, who smuggled her family's savings inside her daughter's teddy bear to escape communist Hungary in 1985, spent the next thirty years being demoted, defunded...
The teddy bear that smuggled Katalin Karikó’s life savings out of communist Hungary in 1985 still exists. It sits, somewhat the worse for wear after 40 years and an Atlantic crossing, in the Karikó fa...
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July 1, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Nevertheless, she persisted. And sister, did she persist. spacedaily.com/d-a-hungaria...
Yawl ever notice you never see James Carville and Gollum in the same room at the same time? Ain't it precious?
June 26, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Yawl ever notice you never see James Carville and Gollum in the same room at the same time? Ain't it precious?
Proof copies of the whole trilogy, KELSON OF THE CREATION, the story of Leaves of Grass
June 14, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Proof copies of the whole trilogy, KELSON OF THE CREATION, the story of Leaves of Grass