Matthew J (is) Tired
@matthewjkuiper.bsky.social
Religion Prof. Islam, South Asia, Middle East. Fascinated by religious actors & movements in modernity. Two books on Islamic da'wa (mission, propagation). Other words in sundry other places. Opinions my own; not speaking for my employer.
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13.1🏃🏼♂️✅, 26.2🏃♂️✅
You’d think context clues like no mention of grass, cuds, or pastures would have tipped folks off 😂
November 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
You’d think context clues like no mention of grass, cuds, or pastures would have tipped folks off 😂
Immediately canceling is what I tell myself to do, but then somehow don’t:)
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Immediately canceling is what I tell myself to do, but then somehow don’t:)
“The ceasefire risks creating a dangerous illusion… [W]hile Israeli authorities and forces have reduced the scale of their attacks and allowed limited amounts of humanitarian aid into Gaza, the world must not be fooled. Israel’s genocide is not over.”
-Agnès Callamard, Secretary General
-Agnès Callamard, Secretary General
November 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
“The ceasefire risks creating a dangerous illusion… [W]hile Israeli authorities and forces have reduced the scale of their attacks and allowed limited amounts of humanitarian aid into Gaza, the world must not be fooled. Israel’s genocide is not over.”
-Agnès Callamard, Secretary General
-Agnès Callamard, Secretary General
Yes, and right wing media — many folks’ only source of “news” — has deliberately contributed to this over many years.
November 27, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Yes, and right wing media — many folks’ only source of “news” — has deliberately contributed to this over many years.
No worries, I took it as a joke and I was just joking back. I definitely have some conf bias in this area!
November 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
No worries, I took it as a joke and I was just joking back. I definitely have some conf bias in this area!
What do you mean? My views are all entirely dispassionate and fact based. I can’t help it if the evidence happens to always support exactly what I wanted it to at the outset 😂
November 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
What do you mean? My views are all entirely dispassionate and fact based. I can’t help it if the evidence happens to always support exactly what I wanted it to at the outset 😂
In other words, it’s can be a doorway to deification, delusions, fake gods. See also,
AI Demonic by Paul Kingsnorth
A Spiritual Exploration of AI
www.touchstonemag.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
In other words, it’s can be a doorway to deification, delusions, fake gods. See also,
Some people actually have a (functioning) country. I’m truly happy for them. Meanwhile, here in the good ol’ USA:
Judge dismisses Georgia criminal case against Donald Trump
It was the last remaining prosecution he faced over his efforts to subvert the 2020 election.
www.politico.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Some people actually have a (functioning) country. I’m truly happy for them. Meanwhile, here in the good ol’ USA:
Why “even God is worried” isn’t too far fetched, from earlier this week: “Such findings suggest that deification—that is, regarding AI chatbots as a kind of… god-like entity—might be another risk factor for AI-associated psychosis.”
“You're Not Crazy”: A Case of New-onset AI-associated Psychosis - Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience
Peer-reviewed evidence-based information in neuroscience research and practice, including psychiatry, neurology, psychology
innovationscns.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Why “even God is worried” isn’t too far fetched, from earlier this week: “Such findings suggest that deification—that is, regarding AI chatbots as a kind of… god-like entity—might be another risk factor for AI-associated psychosis.”