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jo dusty
@jodusty.bsky.social
· Mar 4
I am the dysfunctional person on the stock image.
A night out can often feel like a job.
April 7, 2025 at 8:04 AM
A night out can often feel like a job.
This is the story of some mutated fish with a gimp leg a reproductive advantage in a completely random set of atmospheric conditions.
March 26, 2025 at 10:29 AM
This is the story of some mutated fish with a gimp leg a reproductive advantage in a completely random set of atmospheric conditions.
Doesn’t that just sound like what a human being would tell themselves if they wanted to feel super special?
March 26, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Doesn’t that just sound like what a human being would tell themselves if they wanted to feel super special?
Looking for people who are fit-for-life.
March 26, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Looking for people who are fit-for-life.
Why is that necessarily the case?
March 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Why is that necessarily the case?
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Downloadable pdf book review
Kenneth Williford (ed). 'Hume’s Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion: A Philosophical Appraisal'.
Kenneth Williford (ed). 'Hume’s Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion: A Philosophical Appraisal'.
Interested in a philosophical evaluation of 'Hume’s Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion'? Dive into Glenn Branch's review in Philosophy in Review. Access it here: buff.ly/41ABPhz #Philosophy #BookReview #PhilSky
March 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Downloadable pdf book review
Kenneth Williford (ed). 'Hume’s Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion: A Philosophical Appraisal'.
Kenneth Williford (ed). 'Hume’s Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion: A Philosophical Appraisal'.
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"Trump and people around him love the myth of creative destruction—that you smash everything and wait for a brief dark age to pass, and then a golden age will grow on its own, like a forest regrowing after a fire. ... [D]estruction doesn’t cause growth, it just sets it back..."
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There’s no such thing as a ‘golden age,’ says Renaissance scholar
In new book, UChicago’s Ada Palmer explores popular misunderstandings of the Renaissance and historical myths used for political gain
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March 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
"Trump and people around him love the myth of creative destruction—that you smash everything and wait for a brief dark age to pass, and then a golden age will grow on its own, like a forest regrowing after a fire. ... [D]estruction doesn’t cause growth, it just sets it back..."
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Sure, if I had the eyes of a pelican, I’d be able to see things a little bit better.
March 26, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Sure, if I had the eyes of a pelican, I’d be able to see things a little bit better.
Oh no, not you. You never lose control.
March 26, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Oh no, not you. You never lose control.
Going out to cause a truth.
March 26, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Going out to cause a truth.
Do I have time for this? No.
Do I stop doing it?
Also no.
Do I stop doing it?
Also no.
March 26, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Do I have time for this? No.
Do I stop doing it?
Also no.
Do I stop doing it?
Also no.
A doctor complimented my veins today. I proudly thanked him.
March 26, 2025 at 9:31 AM
A doctor complimented my veins today. I proudly thanked him.
It's a kind of a middle-class inferno
March 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
It's a kind of a middle-class inferno
Without from within now.
March 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Without from within now.
There are really no pros and cons at all, when it's a choice between two impossibilities.
March 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
There are really no pros and cons at all, when it's a choice between two impossibilities.
Everytime I turn around I see.
March 7, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Everytime I turn around I see.
And now, we are entering the gallery of artefacts from the historical period "Never Ever Again."
March 6, 2025 at 7:26 AM
And now, we are entering the gallery of artefacts from the historical period "Never Ever Again."
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Another great BlueSky book review. (Daniel is well-read indeed!)
February 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Another great BlueSky book review. (Daniel is well-read indeed!)
I am the dysfunctional person on the stock image.
March 4, 2025 at 7:30 AM
I am the dysfunctional person on the stock image.
I am my own self. I don't let anybody speak in tongues for me.
March 1, 2025 at 9:51 AM
I am my own self. I don't let anybody speak in tongues for me.
Tried that, and went crazy.
February 26, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Tried that, and went crazy.
I am learning to brainwash myself.
February 23, 2025 at 9:45 AM
I am learning to brainwash myself.