Timothy Taubes
@timothytaubes.bsky.social
Philosophy, History, Culture, Art, Books, Critical Analysis, #Resist
England’s darkest page from its colonial rule is found in the chapter on India. It came on April 13, 1919, at Jallianwala Bagh, also known as the, “Amritsar Massacre.”
November 29, 2025 at 2:38 AM
England’s darkest page from its colonial rule is found in the chapter on India. It came on April 13, 1919, at Jallianwala Bagh, also known as the, “Amritsar Massacre.”
The principle of sufficient reason placed perfection and plenitude on a pedestal, gifts from the eternal Pastor. Put through the grist mill of a civilization determined by competitive quantification (also known as capitalism),
November 29, 2025 at 2:26 AM
The principle of sufficient reason placed perfection and plenitude on a pedestal, gifts from the eternal Pastor. Put through the grist mill of a civilization determined by competitive quantification (also known as capitalism),
Banastre Tarleton was the worst war criminal of the American revolution. He executed unarmed prisoners and the practice became known as "Tarleton's quarter." He was at Yorktown when the British were defeated and returned to England a hero where he was immortalized by painter Sir Joshua Reynolds.
November 29, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Banastre Tarleton was the worst war criminal of the American revolution. He executed unarmed prisoners and the practice became known as "Tarleton's quarter." He was at Yorktown when the British were defeated and returned to England a hero where he was immortalized by painter Sir Joshua Reynolds.
The president is the vestigial member of absolutism. Instead of deriving power from providence, the president is delivered power from an equally problematic source- the general will- a philosophical fallacy. Co-existence and absolute independence are incompatible concepts.
November 29, 2025 at 12:38 AM
The president is the vestigial member of absolutism. Instead of deriving power from providence, the president is delivered power from an equally problematic source- the general will- a philosophical fallacy. Co-existence and absolute independence are incompatible concepts.
Deck the Halls
November 29, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Deck the Halls
Territoriality
Territoriality. A primitive instinct more primordial than any other. Space is absolute irreducibility, more so than time. Time requires the presence of ego-consciousness. Space does not. Trees exercise territoriality as they stretch their branches competing for the sun.
Territoriality. A primitive instinct more primordial than any other. Space is absolute irreducibility, more so than time. Time requires the presence of ego-consciousness. Space does not. Trees exercise territoriality as they stretch their branches competing for the sun.
November 28, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Territoriality
Territoriality. A primitive instinct more primordial than any other. Space is absolute irreducibility, more so than time. Time requires the presence of ego-consciousness. Space does not. Trees exercise territoriality as they stretch their branches competing for the sun.
Territoriality. A primitive instinct more primordial than any other. Space is absolute irreducibility, more so than time. Time requires the presence of ego-consciousness. Space does not. Trees exercise territoriality as they stretch their branches competing for the sun.
My thoughts for Thanksgiving
America has become like one of its own really bad reality TV shows
Poorly scripted
Lousy actors
Terrible direction
Questionable ethics
Too many commercial interruptions
Soundtrack sucks
I for one don't feel thankful.
America has become like one of its own really bad reality TV shows
Poorly scripted
Lousy actors
Terrible direction
Questionable ethics
Too many commercial interruptions
Soundtrack sucks
I for one don't feel thankful.
November 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
My thoughts for Thanksgiving
America has become like one of its own really bad reality TV shows
Poorly scripted
Lousy actors
Terrible direction
Questionable ethics
Too many commercial interruptions
Soundtrack sucks
I for one don't feel thankful.
America has become like one of its own really bad reality TV shows
Poorly scripted
Lousy actors
Terrible direction
Questionable ethics
Too many commercial interruptions
Soundtrack sucks
I for one don't feel thankful.
Truth Be Told
Is there generic meaning from which all language is derived? This is the question that has plagued philosophy since, the linguistic turn, that took place a century ago. How does our access to that meaning determine its shape, its size, and its value?
Is there generic meaning from which all language is derived? This is the question that has plagued philosophy since, the linguistic turn, that took place a century ago. How does our access to that meaning determine its shape, its size, and its value?
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Truth Be Told
Is there generic meaning from which all language is derived? This is the question that has plagued philosophy since, the linguistic turn, that took place a century ago. How does our access to that meaning determine its shape, its size, and its value?
Is there generic meaning from which all language is derived? This is the question that has plagued philosophy since, the linguistic turn, that took place a century ago. How does our access to that meaning determine its shape, its size, and its value?
RFK Jr's brain
November 25, 2025 at 2:38 AM
RFK Jr's brain
After Germany's defeat Himmler took off his SS uniform, put on one of a common foot soldier, and tried to escape among the multitude. He was recognized and bit down on a cyanide capsule he had hidden in his teeth. Heydrich had been assassinated 3 years earlier. Kaltenbrunner hanged at Nuremberg.
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
After Germany's defeat Himmler took off his SS uniform, put on one of a common foot soldier, and tried to escape among the multitude. He was recognized and bit down on a cyanide capsule he had hidden in his teeth. Heydrich had been assassinated 3 years earlier. Kaltenbrunner hanged at Nuremberg.
Le poisson rouge heureux
November 24, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Le poisson rouge heureux
CIVIL DEMOCRACY
Vertical checks & balances not horizontal among a higher echelon of power
1 house legislature/term limits/biennial elections
Executive council with rotating chair
Independent department of judication
No party role in national politics
Public Oversight
Civil bureaucracy
NO PRESIDENT
Vertical checks & balances not horizontal among a higher echelon of power
1 house legislature/term limits/biennial elections
Executive council with rotating chair
Independent department of judication
No party role in national politics
Public Oversight
Civil bureaucracy
NO PRESIDENT
November 24, 2025 at 2:49 AM
CIVIL DEMOCRACY
Vertical checks & balances not horizontal among a higher echelon of power
1 house legislature/term limits/biennial elections
Executive council with rotating chair
Independent department of judication
No party role in national politics
Public Oversight
Civil bureaucracy
NO PRESIDENT
Vertical checks & balances not horizontal among a higher echelon of power
1 house legislature/term limits/biennial elections
Executive council with rotating chair
Independent department of judication
No party role in national politics
Public Oversight
Civil bureaucracy
NO PRESIDENT
The devastating consequences of the First World War brought revolution to German. It was barely a blip on the radar but would determine the course of events to the present day. In 1919, every morning the streets of Berlin and Munich were strewn with the bodies of the contending factions;
November 24, 2025 at 2:47 AM
The devastating consequences of the First World War brought revolution to German. It was barely a blip on the radar but would determine the course of events to the present day. In 1919, every morning the streets of Berlin and Munich were strewn with the bodies of the contending factions;
The fall of Rome is a decisive moment in the history of humankind. A transformation takes place within human consciousness. Good and evil were no longer an objective balance between virtue and vice transmogrified as pleasure and pain, but an internal conviction measured against a substantive norm.
November 24, 2025 at 2:42 AM
The fall of Rome is a decisive moment in the history of humankind. A transformation takes place within human consciousness. Good and evil were no longer an objective balance between virtue and vice transmogrified as pleasure and pain, but an internal conviction measured against a substantive norm.
Stratified societies are not unique to human beings. Status groups within various species are commonplace in nature. A class society is not a human invention. But humankind has put its unique stamp on the institution.
November 24, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Stratified societies are not unique to human beings. Status groups within various species are commonplace in nature. A class society is not a human invention. But humankind has put its unique stamp on the institution.
There are $2.8 trillion in the social security trust fund. Trump will claim he needs that money to prevent a national security disaster...a disaster of his own making. Trump will pocket most of it and divide the rest among the MAGA oligarchs to maintain their greedy appetites.
November 23, 2025 at 12:23 AM
There are $2.8 trillion in the social security trust fund. Trump will claim he needs that money to prevent a national security disaster...a disaster of his own making. Trump will pocket most of it and divide the rest among the MAGA oligarchs to maintain their greedy appetites.
The Second Amendment
In 1787, Daniel Shays led a rebellious uprising in the State of Massachusetts, in a United States still struggling against the inadequate measures of the Articles of Confederation. Shays and his fellow rebels had a legitimate gripe.
In 1787, Daniel Shays led a rebellious uprising in the State of Massachusetts, in a United States still struggling against the inadequate measures of the Articles of Confederation. Shays and his fellow rebels had a legitimate gripe.
November 22, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The Second Amendment
In 1787, Daniel Shays led a rebellious uprising in the State of Massachusetts, in a United States still struggling against the inadequate measures of the Articles of Confederation. Shays and his fellow rebels had a legitimate gripe.
In 1787, Daniel Shays led a rebellious uprising in the State of Massachusetts, in a United States still struggling against the inadequate measures of the Articles of Confederation. Shays and his fellow rebels had a legitimate gripe.
Good Caturday Morning
November 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Good Caturday Morning
Top ranking Nazis cheated the hangman. Albert Speer's hands were almost as dirty as Hitler's. He finagled his way into a 20 year sentence.
Heinz Guderian was never a member of the Nazi party. He more than anyone else was responsible for the defeat and occupation of France. He spent 3 years in jail.
Heinz Guderian was never a member of the Nazi party. He more than anyone else was responsible for the defeat and occupation of France. He spent 3 years in jail.
November 22, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Top ranking Nazis cheated the hangman. Albert Speer's hands were almost as dirty as Hitler's. He finagled his way into a 20 year sentence.
Heinz Guderian was never a member of the Nazi party. He more than anyone else was responsible for the defeat and occupation of France. He spent 3 years in jail.
Heinz Guderian was never a member of the Nazi party. He more than anyone else was responsible for the defeat and occupation of France. He spent 3 years in jail.
The republicans who remain complicitly silent will have no recourse and receive no reprieve when the shoe is on the other foot and they find the noose around their own necks.
November 21, 2025 at 3:12 AM
The republicans who remain complicitly silent will have no recourse and receive no reprieve when the shoe is on the other foot and they find the noose around their own necks.
CIVIL DEMOCRACY
Vertical checks & balances not horizontal among a higher echelon of power
1 house legislature/term limits/biennial elections
Executive council with rotating chair
Independent department of judication
No party role in national politics
Public Oversight
Civil bureaucracy
NO PRESIDENT
Vertical checks & balances not horizontal among a higher echelon of power
1 house legislature/term limits/biennial elections
Executive council with rotating chair
Independent department of judication
No party role in national politics
Public Oversight
Civil bureaucracy
NO PRESIDENT
November 21, 2025 at 2:27 AM
CIVIL DEMOCRACY
Vertical checks & balances not horizontal among a higher echelon of power
1 house legislature/term limits/biennial elections
Executive council with rotating chair
Independent department of judication
No party role in national politics
Public Oversight
Civil bureaucracy
NO PRESIDENT
Vertical checks & balances not horizontal among a higher echelon of power
1 house legislature/term limits/biennial elections
Executive council with rotating chair
Independent department of judication
No party role in national politics
Public Oversight
Civil bureaucracy
NO PRESIDENT
The more unhinged and deranged and homicidal Trump becomes in his efforts to deflect from Epstein the more you realize that the files are much worse for Trump than we ever imagined.
November 21, 2025 at 1:54 AM
The more unhinged and deranged and homicidal Trump becomes in his efforts to deflect from Epstein the more you realize that the files are much worse for Trump than we ever imagined.