Joost Ziff
@joostziff.com
Philosopher. Writing about self-knowledge, deliberation, and phenomenology. Skeets are my own and not my institution's.
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Joost Ziff
@joostziff.com
· Aug 21
Hi all, I have a doctorate now in philosophy :). Going to try to be more active on bluesky as well, as I introduce more of my work to the world!
"Who is Ilhan Omar?"? Kind of blows my mind that the nyt even needs to introduce Ilhan Omar to their readership. But I guess that's how little they like talking about people in the left wing of democratic party.
Ilhan Omar, the Democratic member of Congress who was attacked at a public event in Minnesota on Tuesday, has played an outsize role in national politics. She has also long been a target of right-wing criticism and false claims, most notably from President Trump.
Who Is Ilhan Omar, the Lawmaker Attacked in Minnesota?
Ms. Omar, a Democratic member of Congress, has come under fire for years, most notably from President Trump.
nyti.ms
January 28, 2026 at 3:38 PM
"Who is Ilhan Omar?"? Kind of blows my mind that the nyt even needs to introduce Ilhan Omar to their readership. But I guess that's how little they like talking about people in the left wing of democratic party.
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i'm going to spend the rest of my life figuring out how a small band of elites decided that acting as the global currency and primary military hegemon was gay and feminine coded
BREAKING: Europe may begin selling U.S. assets in response to a new conflict with the US, a move that could trigger a dollar collapse, per Bloomberg.
January 20, 2026 at 6:18 PM
i'm going to spend the rest of my life figuring out how a small band of elites decided that acting as the global currency and primary military hegemon was gay and feminine coded
Turns out chainsaws are pretty useful when you bought a cord of firewood and 80% of it was too big for your woodstove.
January 21, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Turns out chainsaws are pretty useful when you bought a cord of firewood and 80% of it was too big for your woodstove.
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Brixton, a commission
January 17, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Brixton, a commission
Reading Levinas for my long-suffering free will paper, and though he is very hard and annoying to read, he does say some sensible things sometimes!
January 14, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Reading Levinas for my long-suffering free will paper, and though he is very hard and annoying to read, he does say some sensible things sometimes!
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Hi #PortfolioDay ! I'm Rowan - I'm a freelance fantasy and sci-fi artist for TTRPGS! I'm currently open for commercial and private work.
Website: rowanholloway.cargo.site
Email: [email protected]
Website: rowanholloway.cargo.site
Email: [email protected]
January 13, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Hi #PortfolioDay ! I'm Rowan - I'm a freelance fantasy and sci-fi artist for TTRPGS! I'm currently open for commercial and private work.
Website: rowanholloway.cargo.site
Email: [email protected]
Website: rowanholloway.cargo.site
Email: [email protected]
@limmy.com is funny in a way that's indescribable. A unique mind in the best way. I cannot tell you why this blog post about replacing a television is funny, but it is. substack.com/home/post/p-...
I bought a new telly
For a small but important reason
substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:57 PM
@limmy.com is funny in a way that's indescribable. A unique mind in the best way. I cannot tell you why this blog post about replacing a television is funny, but it is. substack.com/home/post/p-...
@howarda-atlaw.bsky.social it's impressive how almost everything in your post here is wrong about the facts. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/n...
January 10, 2026 at 12:39 PM
@howarda-atlaw.bsky.social it's impressive how almost everything in your post here is wrong about the facts. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/n...
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Briony, for @subtlealchemy.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Briony, for @subtlealchemy.bsky.social
They don't have the decency to lie to us anymore.
January 3, 2026 at 6:18 PM
They don't have the decency to lie to us anymore.
We've reached levels of 'stopped pretending' we've never seen before.
Trump on the US running Venezuela: It will not cost us anything because the money coming out of the ground is substantial. We’re going to take back the oil.
January 3, 2026 at 5:41 PM
We've reached levels of 'stopped pretending' we've never seen before.
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Enjoying this audio version of ‘On Certainty’
December 6, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Enjoying this audio version of ‘On Certainty’
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It's my birthday! I humbly request likes and reposts as a birthday present.
November 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
It's my birthday! I humbly request likes and reposts as a birthday present.
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A WoW commission this time, meet Caliban.
(for Tenbrook)
(for Tenbrook)
November 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
A WoW commission this time, meet Caliban.
(for Tenbrook)
(for Tenbrook)
Trying to learn more about (Tiantai) Buddhist meditation practices. Interesting stuff. I'm not sure whether I agree with the underlying metaphysics, so I am trying to make sense of the realizations they have using phenomenology.
Of course, maybe I'm just twisting these practices beyond recognition!
Of course, maybe I'm just twisting these practices beyond recognition!
November 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Trying to learn more about (Tiantai) Buddhist meditation practices. Interesting stuff. I'm not sure whether I agree with the underlying metaphysics, so I am trying to make sense of the realizations they have using phenomenology.
Of course, maybe I'm just twisting these practices beyond recognition!
Of course, maybe I'm just twisting these practices beyond recognition!
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JAR JAR BINKS, ESQ.: mesothelioma
November 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
JAR JAR BINKS, ESQ.: mesothelioma
Reading some of this and it's so goddamn bad. I'm an idiot that only reads academic philosophy, but prose can be good, right? That's a real possibility?
Vanity Fair's West Coast Editor Olivia Nuzzi was a star political correspondent until scandal led her into exile—and to a California up in flames.
In an excerpt from her book, ‘American Canto,’ she takes stock of scorched earth.
In an excerpt from her book, ‘American Canto,’ she takes stock of scorched earth.
Olivia Nuzzi's 'American Canto': Read the Exclusive Excerpt
She flamed out and she faded away. 'Vanity Fair'’s West Coast Editor returns to the written word to survey scorched earth.
www.vanityfair.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Reading some of this and it's so goddamn bad. I'm an idiot that only reads academic philosophy, but prose can be good, right? That's a real possibility?
What always baffled me about the idea that "Rome fell because of degeneracy" is that it worshipped Greco-Roman gods for most of its lifespan and only became Christian right at the end.
Who knows, maybe if they kept on doing rites to the genii and praising Janus the empire might still exist today!
Who knows, maybe if they kept on doing rites to the genii and praising Janus the empire might still exist today!
November 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
What always baffled me about the idea that "Rome fell because of degeneracy" is that it worshipped Greco-Roman gods for most of its lifespan and only became Christian right at the end.
Who knows, maybe if they kept on doing rites to the genii and praising Janus the empire might still exist today!
Who knows, maybe if they kept on doing rites to the genii and praising Janus the empire might still exist today!
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ok this breakdown of AI writing indicators is incredible. Huge shout-out to the Wikipedia community for this
Wikipedia:Signs of AI writing - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
September 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
ok this breakdown of AI writing indicators is incredible. Huge shout-out to the Wikipedia community for this
(🧵) Been reading Frankfurt's "Freedom of the Will and the Concept of a Person" more and it's both a very good paper and also seems to be missing something fundamental about how we exercise our will.
Frankfurt claims that freedom of will is all about the alignment of first and second-order desires.
Frankfurt claims that freedom of will is all about the alignment of first and second-order desires.
November 13, 2025 at 2:04 AM
(🧵) Been reading Frankfurt's "Freedom of the Will and the Concept of a Person" more and it's both a very good paper and also seems to be missing something fundamental about how we exercise our will.
Frankfurt claims that freedom of will is all about the alignment of first and second-order desires.
Frankfurt claims that freedom of will is all about the alignment of first and second-order desires.
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Commissions are open for this month!
ko-fi.com/cynotherium
ko-fi.com/cynotherium
November 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Commissions are open for this month!
ko-fi.com/cynotherium
ko-fi.com/cynotherium
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Vampiric minotaur anyone? (latest pathfinder comm to round out the party)
November 8, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Vampiric minotaur anyone? (latest pathfinder comm to round out the party)
The latest 'moderate' democratic strategy playbook has dropped, and as usual it is completely devoid of any values, vision, or ideology. (It is literally called 'deciding to win.')
Why would anyone vote for a party that seemingly doesn't believe in anything? decidingtowin.org#executive-su...
Why would anyone vote for a party that seemingly doesn't believe in anything? decidingtowin.org#executive-su...
Deciding To Win – Toward A Common Sense Renewal of the Democratic Party
Deciding to Win aims to provide the most comprehensive account to date of why Democrats lost and what our party needs to do to win again.
decidingtowin.org
October 28, 2025 at 12:20 AM
The latest 'moderate' democratic strategy playbook has dropped, and as usual it is completely devoid of any values, vision, or ideology. (It is literally called 'deciding to win.')
Why would anyone vote for a party that seemingly doesn't believe in anything? decidingtowin.org#executive-su...
Why would anyone vote for a party that seemingly doesn't believe in anything? decidingtowin.org#executive-su...