Patrick Stokes
@patrickstokes.com
A/Prof of Philosophy at Deakin Uni (all views mine). Writer, radio producer, half of The Fake McCoys. Works on digital death, personal identity, Kierkegaard, moral phil. Has more hobbies than advisable. Melbourne + Werona
https://linktr.ee/patstokes
https://linktr.ee/patstokes
Pinned
Patrick Stokes
@patrickstokes.com
· Feb 22
My first pen commission! A former student of mine commissioned a fountain pen in Purpleheart (Peltogyne purpurea), a timber which goes purple when exposed to UV light. But that means when you turn it down to pen size, you're left with dull brown wood. Here's how to bring the purple back quickly:
Reposted by Patrick Stokes
“organized gangs of wine moms”
January 11, 2026 at 10:31 PM
“organized gangs of wine moms”
Reposted by Patrick Stokes
A whole bunch of artists and cultural workers have lost work because of the implosion of Adelaide Writers week — writers, producers, stage crew, front of house. None of this was their fault. Something for the Labor premier to think about
January 13, 2026 at 5:48 AM
A whole bunch of artists and cultural workers have lost work because of the implosion of Adelaide Writers week — writers, producers, stage crew, front of house. None of this was their fault. Something for the Labor premier to think about
Here we see the former editor of Völkischer Beobachter operating the machine he uses to copy edit the work of a Swiss convicted fraudster into a worldwide best seller:
January 13, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Here we see the former editor of Völkischer Beobachter operating the machine he uses to copy edit the work of a Swiss convicted fraudster into a worldwide best seller:
RIP Erich von Däniken - except of course no mere Swiss hotel manager could possibly write books that sloppily reasoned, so they are clearly the work of aliens
January 13, 2026 at 6:10 AM
RIP Erich von Däniken - except of course no mere Swiss hotel manager could possibly write books that sloppily reasoned, so they are clearly the work of aliens
Hard to believe the prince was shot on this tour when the police were clearly such a well-oiled machine.
January 13, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Hard to believe the prince was shot on this tour when the police were clearly such a well-oiled machine.
Real "oh crap, that's today?" vibes from Superintendent Winch of Castlemaine ahead of the visit of Prince Alfred in 1867
January 13, 2026 at 4:07 AM
Real "oh crap, that's today?" vibes from Superintendent Winch of Castlemaine ahead of the visit of Prince Alfred in 1867
I'm wary of arguments from evolution as they tend to fall into a naturalistic fallacy; just because something's natural doesn't mean it's good! But I do think anger is ultimately valuable because, like other emotions, it shows us how things are. I'm more with Aristotle than Seneca on this one.
January 12, 2026 at 2:08 AM
I'm wary of arguments from evolution as they tend to fall into a naturalistic fallacy; just because something's natural doesn't mean it's good! But I do think anger is ultimately valuable because, like other emotions, it shows us how things are. I'm more with Aristotle than Seneca on this one.
Jerry Casale was standing near his friend Allison Krause when she was shot dead by the National Guard. He's said in interviews since "That was the day I stopped being a hippie."
January 12, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Jerry Casale was standing near his friend Allison Krause when she was shot dead by the National Guard. He's said in interviews since "That was the day I stopped being a hippie."
Devo are awesome. I've always been fascinated by how their experience at Kent State changed things for them: they started developing 'Devolution' as an art student joke, and then when the shooting happened they decided no, it's not a joke anymore, things really are devolving.
January 12, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Devo are awesome. I've always been fascinated by how their experience at Kent State changed things for them: they started developing 'Devolution' as an art student joke, and then when the shooting happened they decided no, it's not a joke anymore, things really are devolving.
(For the record I land on the other side of the argument from the Stoic.)
January 12, 2026 at 12:43 AM
(For the record I land on the other side of the argument from the Stoic.)
Me in the most recent issue of New Philosopher, on whether we could live without anger www.newphilosopher.com/articles/lif...
January 12, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Me in the most recent issue of New Philosopher, on whether we could live without anger www.newphilosopher.com/articles/lif...
Reposted by Patrick Stokes
NEXT PODCAST: This week I’m recording an episode of “The 9pm Edict” with philosopher @patrickstokes.com. Should be fun. www.patrickstokes.com
If you’re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS, please let me know by 9am AEDT this Wednesday 14 January.
He was on five years ago! the9pmedict.com/edict/00129/
If you’re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS, please let me know by 9am AEDT this Wednesday 14 January.
He was on five years ago! the9pmedict.com/edict/00129/
Patrick Stokes
philosopher
www.patrickstokes.com
January 11, 2026 at 9:06 AM
NEXT PODCAST: This week I’m recording an episode of “The 9pm Edict” with philosopher @patrickstokes.com. Should be fun. www.patrickstokes.com
If you’re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS, please let me know by 9am AEDT this Wednesday 14 January.
He was on five years ago! the9pmedict.com/edict/00129/
If you’re a supporter with TRIGGER WORDS, please let me know by 9am AEDT this Wednesday 14 January.
He was on five years ago! the9pmedict.com/edict/00129/
Reposted by Patrick Stokes
Kinda sucks how one day you’ll post stuff like “does the Grinch use the toilet?” and then the next it has to be “I reject those who worship death”
January 7, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Kinda sucks how one day you’ll post stuff like “does the Grinch use the toilet?” and then the next it has to be “I reject those who worship death”
Reposted by Patrick Stokes
Jacob Frey: "To ICE -- get the fuck out of Minneapolis"
January 7, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Jacob Frey: "To ICE -- get the fuck out of Minneapolis"
Reposted by Patrick Stokes
I just wanted to say hi.
January 5, 2026 at 8:01 AM
I just wanted to say hi.
Reposted by Patrick Stokes
personally I think we should put adults in charge of important things like countries
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 4:21 AM
personally I think we should put adults in charge of important things like countries
“I was shocked - shocked! - to learn there was politics inside the Victorian Liberal Party.”
Sam Groth to quit Victorian politics after defamation battle with News Corp and internal party divisions
Deputy Liberal leader and former tennis player announces he will not contest this year’s state election
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:36 AM
“I was shocked - shocked! - to learn there was politics inside the Victorian Liberal Party.”
Fixed the bit of sequoia I messed up a few weeks ago. Not great work but learned a lot. #woodturning
January 4, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Fixed the bit of sequoia I messed up a few weeks ago. Not great work but learned a lot. #woodturning
Reposted by Patrick Stokes
100% seriously, European leaders and Commission officials should plan on the basis that the US might do this to them too, about Greenland, about tech regulation, about “Christian values”, about “free speech”, whatever.
January 3, 2026 at 9:59 AM
100% seriously, European leaders and Commission officials should plan on the basis that the US might do this to them too, about Greenland, about tech regulation, about “Christian values”, about “free speech”, whatever.
Reposted by Patrick Stokes
Cancel the LA Olympics, scrap the World Cup, the United States cannot be a trusted part of the international community so long as the White House operates this violently and with impunity.
January 3, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Cancel the LA Olympics, scrap the World Cup, the United States cannot be a trusted part of the international community so long as the White House operates this violently and with impunity.
Reposted by Patrick Stokes
hey remember when a bunch of middle-aged drunk korean lawmakers climbed the locked gates to the national assembly to hold an emergency session after the president gave illegal orders to the military, all of which ended with said president being sentenced to prison
January 3, 2026 at 7:02 AM
hey remember when a bunch of middle-aged drunk korean lawmakers climbed the locked gates to the national assembly to hold an emergency session after the president gave illegal orders to the military, all of which ended with said president being sentenced to prison
About 50mm long, so blackjacks for rabbits maybe.
Or, possums.
Or, possums.
January 3, 2026 at 4:14 AM
About 50mm long, so blackjacks for rabbits maybe.
Or, possums.
Or, possums.
Fun little summer #woodturning project: there are several pull light switches in this house and they all had generic white plastic pulls on them. So I made some new ones. (River red gum, sanded to 1200, finished with Danish oil and beeswax)
January 3, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Fun little summer #woodturning project: there are several pull light switches in this house and they all had generic white plastic pulls on them. So I made some new ones. (River red gum, sanded to 1200, finished with Danish oil and beeswax)
At this rate of travel they’ll actually withdraw RDR2 in about 18 months.
December 31, 2025 at 8:36 AM
At this rate of travel they’ll actually withdraw RDR2 in about 18 months.