Highly representational
January 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Highly representational
The purpose of representational democracy is to protect us from the whims of deranged rich people, be they king or oligarch. Everything else is wainscoting.
Amazing. NYT has more confirmation that Trump's decision to bomb Iran was motivated in large part by the way the Israeli strikes were "playing" on Fox News, which drove him to want credit for it
June 23, 2025 at 12:29 PM
The purpose of representational democracy is to protect us from the whims of deranged rich people, be they king or oligarch. Everything else is wainscoting.
The animating principle of representational democracy is to protect the rest of us from the whims of deranged rich people, be they kings or oligarchs. Everything else is wainscoting.
January 13, 2026 at 2:40 PM
The animating principle of representational democracy is to protect the rest of us from the whims of deranged rich people, be they kings or oligarchs. Everything else is wainscoting.
I think this still counts as “art of the deal,” as long as we’re talking about absurdist, non-representational art.
Iranian officials said they have closed the Strait of Hormuz, citing what they said was the U.S. failure to stop fighting in Lebanon.
Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz as Fighting Flares Again in Lebanon
The renewed clashes come as the U.S. and Iran work to restart their next round of peace talks.
on.wsj.com
June 20, 2026 at 2:44 PM
I think this still counts as “art of the deal,” as long as we’re talking about absurdist, non-representational art.
This oil painting, titled *Coffee*, created in 1959 by Richard Diebenkorn, exemplifies the Bay Area Figurative Movement. This style emerged in the mid-20th century as artists like Diebenkorn moved from abstract expressionism to representational art while retaining expressive techniques.
April 25, 2026 at 8:10 PM
This oil painting, titled *Coffee*, created in 1959 by Richard Diebenkorn, exemplifies the Bay Area Figurative Movement. This style emerged in the mid-20th century as artists like Diebenkorn moved from abstract expressionism to representational art while retaining expressive techniques.
When neurons change, but behavior doesn’t: Excitability changes driving representational drift
New preprint of work with Christian Machens: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
New preprint of work with Christian Machens: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Representational drift without synaptic plasticity
Neural computations support stable behavior despite relying on many dynamically changing biological processes. One such process is representational drift (RD), in which neurons' responses change over ...
www.biorxiv.org
July 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
When neurons change, but behavior doesn’t: Excitability changes driving representational drift
New preprint of work with Christian Machens: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
New preprint of work with Christian Machens: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Holy SHIT this is gonna be good. And the representational casting? 😩👌
First trailer for ‘Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender’
Releasing July 25 on Paramount+
Releasing July 25 on Paramount+
July 8, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Holy SHIT this is gonna be good. And the representational casting? 😩👌
The animating principle of representational democracy is to protect the rest of us from the whims of deranged rich people, be they kings or oligarchs. Everything else is wainscoting.
The ability to buy anything on account of having too much money wrecks a person's brain just like a zero-gravity environment destroys muscle mass and bone density.
Human bodies are designed for resistance and they liquefy rapidly without it.
Human bodies are designed for resistance and they liquefy rapidly without it.
March 17, 2026 at 3:59 AM
The animating principle of representational democracy is to protect the rest of us from the whims of deranged rich people, be they kings or oligarchs. Everything else is wainscoting.
making the country increasingly non-representational should be good for long-term stability
May 1, 2026 at 1:54 PM
making the country increasingly non-representational should be good for long-term stability
Interesting comment today in a writers' conversation: "Fiction is like representational art. Poetry can be more like abstract art."
Thoughts?
#writingcommunity
Thoughts?
#writingcommunity
December 4, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Interesting comment today in a writers' conversation: "Fiction is like representational art. Poetry can be more like abstract art."
Thoughts?
#writingcommunity
Thoughts?
#writingcommunity
The animating purpose of representational democracy is to protect the rest of us from the whims of insane rich people, be they king or oligarch. Everything else is wainscoting.
October 31, 2024 at 4:04 PM
The animating purpose of representational democracy is to protect the rest of us from the whims of insane rich people, be they king or oligarch. Everything else is wainscoting.
my big son figured out peeing in the potty and representational artwork on the same day. whole new baby just dropped
October 2, 2025 at 11:05 PM
my big son figured out peeing in the potty and representational artwork on the same day. whole new baby just dropped
people stumble on the idea of visibility b/c of the assumption that visibility is a representational privilege as Subject and and not a voyeuristic violent surveillance as Object
June 3, 2025 at 12:29 PM
people stumble on the idea of visibility b/c of the assumption that visibility is a representational privilege as Subject and and not a voyeuristic violent surveillance as Object
My favorite thing about the new Helluva Trailer is it's MUCH more representational of what the show is actually about. ❤️ With this new release we can hopefully bring in people who don't expect it to be something it's not. 🥰 besides, 'that's' what the shorts are for now. ✨
September 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
My favorite thing about the new Helluva Trailer is it's MUCH more representational of what the show is actually about. ❤️ With this new release we can hopefully bring in people who don't expect it to be something it's not. 🥰 besides, 'that's' what the shorts are for now. ✨
The purpose of representational democracy is protect the rest of us from the whims of crazy rich people, be they kings or oligarchs. Everything else is wainscoting.
“Yarvin has laid out a philosophy in which he suggests replacing American democracy with a monarchy. … He has referred to himself and his friends as ‘dark elves’ on a heroic journey to rescue the know-nothing ‘hobbits’ who make up the American populace.”
Wild story by @juliablack.bsky.social:
Wild story by @juliablack.bsky.social:
The Far-Right Guru Who Has Befriended Silicon Valley’s Extreme Factions
In recent weeks, Democrats have relentlessly blistered Donald Trump and his running mate, J.D. Vance, using a straightforward message: They’re too weird to hold high office. If Trump and Vance are wei...
www.theinformation.com
August 22, 2024 at 3:52 PM
The purpose of representational democracy is protect the rest of us from the whims of crazy rich people, be they kings or oligarchs. Everything else is wainscoting.
Explaining to my media literacy class that the Rikerdook is representational of grief
October 7, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Explaining to my media literacy class that the Rikerdook is representational of grief
This is such a great story. If those of you who I have met are an accurately representational random sampling of all of you who choose to follow me, I suspect a lot of you will also love it.
With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
July 27, 2025 at 9:54 PM
This is such a great story. If those of you who I have met are an accurately representational random sampling of all of you who choose to follow me, I suspect a lot of you will also love it.
There are hugely enormous deficits in the representational functions of the US government
December 1, 2025 at 10:46 PM
There are hugely enormous deficits in the representational functions of the US government
The animating principle of representational democracy is to protect the rest of us from the whims of deranged rich people, be they kings or oligarchs. Everything else is wainscoting.
Publicly abandoning American and Ukranian democracy on the same day.
February 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The animating principle of representational democracy is to protect the rest of us from the whims of deranged rich people, be they kings or oligarchs. Everything else is wainscoting.
The animating principle of representational democracy is to protect the rest of us from the whims of deranged rich people, be they kings or oligarchs. Everything else is wainscoting.
President Trump declared on Wednesday evening that his power as commander in chief is constrained only by his “own morality,” brushing aside international law and other checks on his ability to use military might to strike, invade or coerce nations around the world.
Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:52 PM
The animating principle of representational democracy is to protect the rest of us from the whims of deranged rich people, be they kings or oligarchs. Everything else is wainscoting.
"rejects conventional wisdom around representational politics, form or even what a movie is" -Sight and Sound
castration movie anthology
chapter i. incel superman
chapter ii. traps swan princess
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chapter i. incel superman
chapter ii. traps swan princess
available now ~ louiseweard.gumroad.com/l/castration...
youtu.be/2NsKOWWrARI?...
castration movie anthology i. traps (trailer)
YouTube video by Louise Weard
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 11:01 PM
"rejects conventional wisdom around representational politics, form or even what a movie is" -Sight and Sound
People say allegory as a representational mode has been superseded, and yet . . .
BREAKING: Sovereignty beats Journalism to win the 157th Belmont Stakes at Saratoga in a Kentucky Derby rematch.
Sovereignty beats Journalism to win the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga
Sovereignty bested Journalism in a Kentucky Derby rematch to win the 157th Belmont Stakes, the second hosted at Saratoga.
bit.ly
June 8, 2025 at 12:21 AM
People say allegory as a representational mode has been superseded, and yet . . .
It's almost like the fact that the US political system gives white, rural voters way, way more representational power than the rest of us has some kind of distorting effect on our national discourse.
It's incredibly weird that folks have convinced themselves that the Covid vaccines - which had an ~82^% take up rate - were unpopular.
Wow. New NBC poll finds 78% support vaccines, including 72% of independents and 67% of Republicans.
As I keep trying to argue, Democrats should polarize the shit out of the vaccine/public health debate. Make people take sides. It will split Republicans and MAGA.
See this:
As I keep trying to argue, Democrats should polarize the shit out of the vaccine/public health debate. Make people take sides. It will split Republicans and MAGA.
See this:
September 9, 2025 at 12:22 AM
It's almost like the fact that the US political system gives white, rural voters way, way more representational power than the rest of us has some kind of distorting effect on our national discourse.
It’s not representationally the Moon but for a non representational Moon it’s surprisingly good
April 2, 2026 at 12:39 AM
It’s not representationally the Moon but for a non representational Moon it’s surprisingly good