John Holbo
@jholbo.bsky.social
Professor of Philosophy, Illustrator of Philosophers
https://www.onbeyondzarathustra.com
https://www.onbeyondzarathustra.com
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Happy Birthday to William Blake, who knows where the wild things are...
November 28, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Happy Birthday to William Blake, who knows where the wild things are...
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Trump has never once in his life extemporaneously used the phrase "western civilization." He was once asked about western liberalism and thought they were talking about California Democrats. One of the more blatant tells for a Miller-written screed.
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
November 28, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Trump has never once in his life extemporaneously used the phrase "western civilization." He was once asked about western liberalism and thought they were talking about California Democrats. One of the more blatant tells for a Miller-written screed.
Seasonal!
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November 28, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Seasonal!
www.onbeyondzarathustra.com/gardenwall
www.onbeyondzarathustra.com/gardenwall
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No one shld lose sight of the fact that the Guard was only in DC as part of an extended political messaging stunt. The shooter is guilty for the attacks/carnage. Donald Trump is responsible for them. This is the collateral damage of Trump abusing his powers as President.
Pirro: "These Guardsmen and all who are here to protect the District are the line that separates a civilized society from a barbaric one."
November 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
No one shld lose sight of the fact that the Guard was only in DC as part of an extended political messaging stunt. The shooter is guilty for the attacks/carnage. Donald Trump is responsible for them. This is the collateral damage of Trump abusing his powers as President.
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When the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade was directed by Hieronymus Bosch
November 28, 2024 at 3:03 PM
When the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade was directed by Hieronymus Bosch
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Reuters reached out to everyone that Trump or his subordinates singled out publicly for retribution, and reviewed hundreds of official orders, directives and public records. The result: the most comprehensive accounting yet of his campaign of payback.
www.reuters.com/investigates...
www.reuters.com/investigates...
November 27, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Reuters reached out to everyone that Trump or his subordinates singled out publicly for retribution, and reviewed hundreds of official orders, directives and public records. The result: the most comprehensive accounting yet of his campaign of payback.
www.reuters.com/investigates...
www.reuters.com/investigates...
Insanity.
CIA statement about the Afghan man identified as the gunman who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington
November 28, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Insanity.
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Don’t forget that *Trump’s own lawyer’s argument* to the Supreme Court in the immunity case was that the check on the President using his immunity to order criminal acts was that those under him would not follow illegal orders. Now it’s a crime for lawmakers to remind servicemembers of that?
The President doesn't want you standing up and speaking out against him, so he's coming after me to intimidate all of us.
But I won't back down — and neither should you.
But I won't back down — and neither should you.
November 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Don’t forget that *Trump’s own lawyer’s argument* to the Supreme Court in the immunity case was that the check on the President using his immunity to order criminal acts was that those under him would not follow illegal orders. Now it’s a crime for lawmakers to remind servicemembers of that?
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Franklin Booth (1874-1948)
November 24, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Franklin Booth (1874-1948)
Good twist on 'but your honor I'm an orphan. Who said it should be easy for the Speaker to single-handedly thwart the intentions of the framers that Congress should function.
Speaker 'barely holding it together' and 'crushed by his workload': NYT
Speaker 'barely holding it together' and 'crushed by his workload': NYT
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) made several revealing admissions about the stressful and chaotic nature of his job, according to a recent New York Times report.The Times' Annie Karni wrote in a Wednesday article that Johnson turned what was meant to be an easy interview with a friendly podcast h...
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November 27, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Good twist on 'but your honor I'm an orphan. Who said it should be easy for the Speaker to single-handedly thwart the intentions of the framers that Congress should function.
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Jonathan Chait on something I’ve noticed: that when you look for a defense on conservative media of many of the President’s actions… you find… nothing.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The Conservative Movement’s Intellectual Collapse
Trump is both a product and a cause of the decline in intellectual standards on the right.
www.theatlantic.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Jonathan Chait on something I’ve noticed: that when you look for a defense on conservative media of many of the President’s actions… you find… nothing.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Sitting and thinking about something interesting, occasionally writing stuff down, while drinking cup after cup of coffee is a pretty satisfactory way to spend my day. So: everything is terrible, but there are consolations.
November 27, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Sitting and thinking about something interesting, occasionally writing stuff down, while drinking cup after cup of coffee is a pretty satisfactory way to spend my day. So: everything is terrible, but there are consolations.
Nuzzis and Nazis
And Nazis and Nuzzis
My timeline's polluted
Erroneously
Nuzzi is nutso
And Nazis are nutso
As journos, they're not so
good eth-ic-ally.
And Nazis and Nuzzis
My timeline's polluted
Erroneously
Nuzzi is nutso
And Nazis are nutso
As journos, they're not so
good eth-ic-ally.
November 27, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Nuzzis and Nazis
And Nazis and Nuzzis
My timeline's polluted
Erroneously
Nuzzi is nutso
And Nazis are nutso
As journos, they're not so
good eth-ic-ally.
And Nazis and Nuzzis
My timeline's polluted
Erroneously
Nuzzi is nutso
And Nazis are nutso
As journos, they're not so
good eth-ic-ally.
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This is like demanding that someone jump out of a plane before they’re given a parachute. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
US demands peace deal before security guarantees for Ukraine
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told European allies that President Donald Trump will negotiate long-term assurances for Ukraine’s safety.
www.politico.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:05 AM
This is like demanding that someone jump out of a plane before they’re given a parachute. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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The obvious question of "500 more troops to do what?" has no good answer, but many bad ones.
Place National Guard in harm’s way for no good reason. Two members are tragically and unnecessarily shot. The reckless regime’s response: We’re sending 500 more National Guard troops! What a disgrace.
November 27, 2025 at 1:50 AM
The obvious question of "500 more troops to do what?" has no good answer, but many bad ones.
There are a bunch of problems with this but I'm holding out for the Supreme Court to decide 6-3 the film has a 1A right to be scary.
November 27, 2025 at 1:26 AM
There are a bunch of problems with this but I'm holding out for the Supreme Court to decide 6-3 the film has a 1A right to be scary.
A sad irony in Washington, D.C., where West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot today. Six days ago, a court ruled their deployment was illegal, but stayed the order pending appeal. My heart goes out to these public servants and their families. oag.dc.gov/sites/defaul...
November 27, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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Everyone keep a level head and remember… www.offmessage.net/p/itll-be-tr...
It'll Be Trump's Fault
Donald Trump created this unstable equilibrium; no matter how it breaks down, it will be his fault.
www.offmessage.net
November 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Everyone keep a level head and remember… www.offmessage.net/p/itll-be-tr...
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real Lunar spacesuit designed by the British interplanetary society.
I think it would be perfect for a comic, (it even has a cape!!!!)
I think it would be perfect for a comic, (it even has a cape!!!!)
November 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
real Lunar spacesuit designed by the British interplanetary society.
I think it would be perfect for a comic, (it even has a cape!!!!)
I think it would be perfect for a comic, (it even has a cape!!!!)
Love the lettering.
November 26, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Love the lettering.
The least unsympathetic version of Trump: severely delusional, utterly exhausted Trump. (For him, it doesn’t get more human than this.)
November 26, 2025 at 3:23 AM
The least unsympathetic version of Trump: severely delusional, utterly exhausted Trump. (For him, it doesn’t get more human than this.)
Comics artist bursts into the police station.
Comics artist: What ARE you?
Cop: Me? I'm a cop.
Comics artist: What ARE you?
Cop: Me? I'm a cop.
November 26, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Comics artist bursts into the police station.
Comics artist: What ARE you?
Cop: Me? I'm a cop.
Comics artist: What ARE you?
Cop: Me? I'm a cop.
These Democratic lawmakers and their threats!
'Dat's a nice government you got 'dere. Be a shame if rule of law wuz ta HAPPEN to it.'
'Dat's a nice government you got 'dere. Be a shame if rule of law wuz ta HAPPEN to it.'
November 25, 2025 at 11:47 PM
These Democratic lawmakers and their threats!
'Dat's a nice government you got 'dere. Be a shame if rule of law wuz ta HAPPEN to it.'
'Dat's a nice government you got 'dere. Be a shame if rule of law wuz ta HAPPEN to it.'
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First Secretary of Defense you could defeat by painting a tunnel on the side of a boulder.
November 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
First Secretary of Defense you could defeat by painting a tunnel on the side of a boulder.