Trespassers William
@raggedmouths.bsky.social
Dilettante, Director of Jewish Studies at Queen's, I've stopped working on myself because I am tired.
Vaccines keep you alive, which is a dubious benefit.
December 1, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Vaccines keep you alive, which is a dubious benefit.
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[HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIV] Hi, I'm Bobby. Welcome to Jackass
November 30, 2025 at 11:50 PM
[HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIV] Hi, I'm Bobby. Welcome to Jackass
Universities are in the process of making themselves stupider, which is going to make all of us stupider. If you work for one, and you keep your job, you should resolutely ignore this move, the ethical scolds who will push for it, and the business assholes who enforce it….
November 30, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Universities are in the process of making themselves stupider, which is going to make all of us stupider. If you work for one, and you keep your job, you should resolutely ignore this move, the ethical scolds who will push for it, and the business assholes who enforce it….
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to keep functioning society must discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities
I wrote about a novel approach to tackling misinformation currently being discussed in Wales--and which some say Canada should try, too. What if we made a rule so politicians couldn't lie? www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Is it time to make it illegal for politicians to lie to us?
That’s the question currently on the table in Wales, which has just released a draft of the “globally pioneering” sanctions for politicians.
www.thestar.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
to keep functioning society must discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities
Gut Shabbes. Read a book.
November 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Gut Shabbes. Read a book.
making mac n' cheese counts as reading
November 27, 2025 at 11:20 PM
making mac n' cheese counts as reading
Listening to your mom counts as reading
November 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Listening to your mom counts as reading
A post on the supposed ability to Talk to Whales with ChatGPT:
November 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
A post on the supposed ability to Talk to Whales with ChatGPT:
new evenhanded and uncontentious post on AI and the people that love it:
blogblawgblog.wordpress.com/2025/11/25/i...
blogblawgblog.wordpress.com/2025/11/25/i...
Idiots and Whales
IDIOT, n. A member of a large and powerful tribe whose influence in human affairs has always been dominant and controlling. The Idiot’s activity is not confined to any special field of though…
blogblawgblog.wordpress.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
new evenhanded and uncontentious post on AI and the people that love it:
blogblawgblog.wordpress.com/2025/11/25/i...
blogblawgblog.wordpress.com/2025/11/25/i...
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My position is that, given that antisemitism exists, protests against synagogues would always backfire, regardless of the legitimacy of the grievance. I'm not interested in the ethical debate. It's remarkably counter productive, and it's disappointing people can't see this
November 23, 2025 at 9:33 PM
My position is that, given that antisemitism exists, protests against synagogues would always backfire, regardless of the legitimacy of the grievance. I'm not interested in the ethical debate. It's remarkably counter productive, and it's disappointing people can't see this
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Being proud of being in the Russell Group is largely just cope for not being in Oxbridge, which is itself largely just cope for not being in the Ivy League, which is itself largely just cope for not being Harvard, which is itself largely just cope for not being Charles Sanders Peirce in particular.
November 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Being proud of being in the Russell Group is largely just cope for not being in Oxbridge, which is itself largely just cope for not being in the Ivy League, which is itself largely just cope for not being Harvard, which is itself largely just cope for not being Charles Sanders Peirce in particular.
libertarianism is a newspaper ideology
November 19, 2025 at 7:56 PM
libertarianism is a newspaper ideology
at the end of time you will be called to account for all those "terms of service" you clicked "yes" on.
November 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
at the end of time you will be called to account for all those "terms of service" you clicked "yes" on.
It's odd that, for a group who invented original sin, a lot of christian theorists seem to prefer Foucault over Freud, because Foucault gets rid of the drives: a world not driven by conflict, a soul unburdened by the carnal.
November 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM
It's odd that, for a group who invented original sin, a lot of christian theorists seem to prefer Foucault over Freud, because Foucault gets rid of the drives: a world not driven by conflict, a soul unburdened by the carnal.
has anyone else noticed that there are too many books to read in this lifetime?
November 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
has anyone else noticed that there are too many books to read in this lifetime?
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wind is the difference between “snowy days ❤️ ❄️“ and “we are lost. the men are considering drawing lots to see who shall give the others a chance to survive”
November 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
wind is the difference between “snowy days ❤️ ❄️“ and “we are lost. the men are considering drawing lots to see who shall give the others a chance to survive”
Some days I wake up and think "my god Jello Biafra was right about everything, eh?"
Some days, it's WIlliam Burroughs
Some days, it's Arendt.
None of them are great.
Some days, it's WIlliam Burroughs
Some days, it's Arendt.
None of them are great.
November 16, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Some days I wake up and think "my god Jello Biafra was right about everything, eh?"
Some days, it's WIlliam Burroughs
Some days, it's Arendt.
None of them are great.
Some days, it's WIlliam Burroughs
Some days, it's Arendt.
None of them are great.
Just realized that most readers prolly haven't memorized the table of judgments.
November 15, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Just realized that most readers prolly haven't memorized the table of judgments.
All my homies hate overhead lighting
November 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
All my homies hate overhead lighting
Gut shabbes you lovely dorks
November 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Gut shabbes you lovely dorks
Reader: they do not.
My reading, I believe most reading inevitably, will shift to audiobooks. I highly recommend it vs eye strain, the health effects of hours of sitting, & the twofer of enriching my life with a good book a week doing mindless chores.
Bookstores need to work audio downloads into their offerings.
1/2
Bookstores need to work audio downloads into their offerings.
1/2
November 13, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Reader: they do not.
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AI is making us too stupid to react to the apocalypse it is bringing. But that’s a good thing.
by Bret Stephens
by Bret Stephens
November 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
AI is making us too stupid to react to the apocalypse it is bringing. But that’s a good thing.
by Bret Stephens
by Bret Stephens