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Techno-Goth-Punk Philosopher, Fool-Inquisitor. Pondering the big questions.
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It is _okay_ to be wrong. Learning is _better_ than knowing. Changing your mind when faced with new evidence is a _good_ thing.
If any of the alternative/3rd parties _truly_ want to be taken seriously, they should focus all their efforts on one or two smaller red states (or blue, for the libertarians) as voters _there_ could freely support them without acting as any sort of "spoiler" for the country as a whole.
January 28, 2026 at 1:06 PM
If any of the alternative/3rd parties _truly_ want to be taken seriously, they should focus all their efforts on one or two smaller red states (or blue, for the libertarians) as voters _there_ could freely support them without acting as any sort of "spoiler" for the country as a whole.
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ICE is changing tactics in Maine: "Now, the volunteers in Maine say federal agents have started showing up at their homes and intimidating them or threatening arrest. Some of them, masked and wearing tactical gear, have issued stark warnings not to follow them." www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents
Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.
www.pressherald.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:06 PM
ICE is changing tactics in Maine: "Now, the volunteers in Maine say federal agents have started showing up at their homes and intimidating them or threatening arrest. Some of them, masked and wearing tactical gear, have issued stark warnings not to follow them." www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
We're in a nation-wide game of "chicken" - if we swerve, we lose; but if we accelerate too much, _everyone_ loses.
January 25, 2026 at 10:26 AM
We're in a nation-wide game of "chicken" - if we swerve, we lose; but if we accelerate too much, _everyone_ loses.
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It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
January 23, 2026 at 8:16 PM
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
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The word idiot originated from the Greeks and was used solely for the purpose of pointing out people that didn’t vote. So calling them idiots is accurate.
January 21, 2026 at 3:35 PM
The word idiot originated from the Greeks and was used solely for the purpose of pointing out people that didn’t vote. So calling them idiots is accurate.
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January 21, 2026 at 3:11 AM
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The speech is worth reading in full. It may be a defining document for the era to come.
My god this Mark Carney speech.
Here in its entirety:
Here in its entirety:
The Carney doctrine
Open comment thread on the PM's Davos speech
paulwells.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:06 PM
The speech is worth reading in full. It may be a defining document for the era to come.
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One of the most basic sources of misinformation in our current era can be boiled down to "didn't read the article but I have firm opinions about what it said."
January 21, 2026 at 1:04 AM
One of the most basic sources of misinformation in our current era can be boiled down to "didn't read the article but I have firm opinions about what it said."
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Gotta love people who insta-block for the most _basic_ fact-checking of their claims.
January 19, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Gotta love people who insta-block for the most _basic_ fact-checking of their claims.
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If you loudly bash a candidate all through the general election campaign, then you _do_, in fact, share the blame for their loss, even if you later claim that you "held your nose and voted for them".
January 17, 2026 at 12:54 PM
If you loudly bash a candidate all through the general election campaign, then you _do_, in fact, share the blame for their loss, even if you later claim that you "held your nose and voted for them".
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At last night’s candlelight vigil for Renee Nicole Good, Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire announced he had asked the clergy of the diocese to get their affairs in order and to make sure they have their wills written ...,
January 11, 2026 at 12:48 AM
At last night’s candlelight vigil for Renee Nicole Good, Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire announced he had asked the clergy of the diocese to get their affairs in order and to make sure they have their wills written ...,
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Respectfully, leaving abusive situations is not “letting the abuser win”. It’s a common, but deeply problematic way to frame any kind of abusive or hostile environment. “Just keeping taking the abuse” is deeply misogynistic
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
www.independent.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Respectfully, leaving abusive situations is not “letting the abuser win”. It’s a common, but deeply problematic way to frame any kind of abusive or hostile environment. “Just keeping taking the abuse” is deeply misogynistic
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"I’m going to pause here just to review: an institution that purports to be a university has told a philosophy professor he is forbidden from teaching Plato."
surreal times
dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...
surreal times
dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...
Texas A&M Bans Plato - Daily Nous
Drop the race and gender material from your course and the Plato readings, or teach a different course. You have a day to decide. That's a paraphrase of what Martin Peterson, professor of philosophy a...
dailynous.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:36 AM
"I’m going to pause here just to review: an institution that purports to be a university has told a philosophy professor he is forbidden from teaching Plato."
surreal times
dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...
surreal times
dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...
It is _okay_ to be wrong. Learning is _better_ than knowing. Changing your mind when faced with new evidence is a _good_ thing.
January 7, 2026 at 11:53 AM
It is _okay_ to be wrong. Learning is _better_ than knowing. Changing your mind when faced with new evidence is a _good_ thing.
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Excellent photos by Sebastian Hagan of the Monks' "Walk For Peace" yesterday as they passed through Atlanta suburbs.
The 2,300-mile pilgrimage spans 120 days, beginning in Texas and ending in DC.
Look how proud their pup, Aloka, is! Aloka was rescued from India & is already winning hearts. 🥰
The 2,300-mile pilgrimage spans 120 days, beginning in Texas and ending in DC.
Look how proud their pup, Aloka, is! Aloka was rescued from India & is already winning hearts. 🥰
December 31, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Excellent photos by Sebastian Hagan of the Monks' "Walk For Peace" yesterday as they passed through Atlanta suburbs.
The 2,300-mile pilgrimage spans 120 days, beginning in Texas and ending in DC.
Look how proud their pup, Aloka, is! Aloka was rescued from India & is already winning hearts. 🥰
The 2,300-mile pilgrimage spans 120 days, beginning in Texas and ending in DC.
Look how proud their pup, Aloka, is! Aloka was rescued from India & is already winning hearts. 🥰
How to get to universal healthcare in the US: 1.) Offer a "medicare-like" public option that individuals and businesses can buy into. 1a.) It must be self-funded (avoids budgetary requirements or attempts to cut funding). 1b.) It must reimburse providers similarly to current insurance company rates.
December 31, 2025 at 3:22 PM
How to get to universal healthcare in the US: 1.) Offer a "medicare-like" public option that individuals and businesses can buy into. 1a.) It must be self-funded (avoids budgetary requirements or attempts to cut funding). 1b.) It must reimburse providers similarly to current insurance company rates.
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When I was 18, the Democratic Party did not support gay rights.
When I was 35, the Democratic Party supported gay rights, but not gay marriage.
When I was 50, the Democratic Party supported gay marriage.
We got there by VOTING FOR DEMOCRATS. Not by withholding our vote to elect monsters.
When I was 35, the Democratic Party supported gay rights, but not gay marriage.
When I was 50, the Democratic Party supported gay marriage.
We got there by VOTING FOR DEMOCRATS. Not by withholding our vote to elect monsters.
December 20, 2025 at 10:48 AM
When I was 18, the Democratic Party did not support gay rights.
When I was 35, the Democratic Party supported gay rights, but not gay marriage.
When I was 50, the Democratic Party supported gay marriage.
We got there by VOTING FOR DEMOCRATS. Not by withholding our vote to elect monsters.
When I was 35, the Democratic Party supported gay rights, but not gay marriage.
When I was 50, the Democratic Party supported gay marriage.
We got there by VOTING FOR DEMOCRATS. Not by withholding our vote to elect monsters.
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TIL the original lyrics to Deck the Halls are awesome and “don we now our gay apparel” is temperance movement bullshit
December 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
TIL the original lyrics to Deck the Halls are awesome and “don we now our gay apparel” is temperance movement bullshit
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This may seem cute but if you do this too much the cyclists may become reliant on cars feeding them, disrupting the delicate roadway ecosystem
September 19, 2025 at 9:37 AM
This may seem cute but if you do this too much the cyclists may become reliant on cars feeding them, disrupting the delicate roadway ecosystem
"Esme - NO KNIVES!" - I (necessarily) say to my _cat_.
August 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
"Esme - NO KNIVES!" - I (necessarily) say to my _cat_.
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Good morning Bluesky !
August 14, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Good morning Bluesky !
"I know a lot about this thing." Cool, tell me about it. "Therefore, I am very smart." Okay, maybe, but "intelligence" is a complex subject. "So let me pontificate about an entirely different thing that deeply invokes my unexamined prejudices and preconceptions." Nope, time for you to sit down.
July 8, 2025 at 9:12 AM
"I know a lot about this thing." Cool, tell me about it. "Therefore, I am very smart." Okay, maybe, but "intelligence" is a complex subject. "So let me pontificate about an entirely different thing that deeply invokes my unexamined prejudices and preconceptions." Nope, time for you to sit down.