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Philosophy and religion. Consciousness, morality, free will. Dad. Pragmatic Atheism. Grateful American. Holobiont.
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We’ve got a live one folks
I think Nichols' schtick can be described as 'weaponizing technicality': when people who are addressing a real threat or atrocity overshoot the mark, he's all too ready to focus on the overplay and in the process recklessly abet those who want to discount the threat/atrocity.
This is the second time I’ve seen @cwebbonline.com act like a BS merchant. Reminds me of Seth Abramson.
Smithsonian Acquires Rare Photograph Where Whole Family Looks Really Nice https://theonion.com/smithsonian-acquires-rare-photograph-where-whole-family-1819579187/
We’ll see a lot more cat pics from @radiofreetom.bsky.social in coming days.
Watching "The Greatest Controversies of Early Christian History" by Bart D. Ehrman. The one persistent question is: What was Biblical deity's intentions with his revelations? To avoid confusion and conflict but He failed?!
LLMs aren't conscious and souls are not real. People will be nice to LLMs if that's how they were raised and are not having a bad day. It's not really a choice.
A pastrami bao at Grand Central? America is already great.
I saw the pic and thought the meme is about cover up of child abuse. Those guys are in no way arbiters of morality or decency.
Every time these dipshits say “We want to make sure that children are protected” someone should respond: then push Trump to release the Epstein files.
What we’ll see next is people downloading their own LLMs and generating their own porn with little guardrails.
The $2B the Saudis gave to Trump family may have been for shoving America’s head in the sand when it comes to climate change and prolong dependence on fossil fuels as long as possible. Same thing Russia would want from Trump.
I’m still shocked that Republicans published a plan for how they were going to dismantle or compromise every major government agency, people called it crazy, and now they’re halfway done within the first year of Trump’s administration. It was all in Project 2025.
They did that with a Pope I kid you not. But better yet, can we bury Vance with him?
The economist has spent her career calculating the cost of discrimination
You can’t pack more joy into a 90-second clip than Coldplay’s 2020 “Tiny Desk” @npr.org #LetsGoLetsGoLetsGo 💕
Donald Trump's only claim to a Nobel Peace Prize nomination is in how he's uniting the world against the United States.
I'm afraid many 'constitutional sheriffs' are eager to be the midwives to autocracy. I don't think we can count on sheriff associations to do the right thing.
Every child and adult has been left behind when it comes to identifying logical fallacies in online videos, apparently
There is nothing inherently wrong with the Earth 400k years ago. The problem is that humans evolved to live in the climate we have today, and we built our infrastructure for today's climate. The same goes for the animals and plants that we love and love to eat. Climate change is pain for everyone.
Don’t look away
Performative prayer.
Saudi Arabia, a petrostate, gave Trump family $2B. Trump is going above and beyond to eliminate alternatives to and restrictions on oil and gas.
every time someone says “fuck you, make me” an angel gets its wings
One big cigarette!
There is a pattern with Trump. He said he’ll deport criminals but went after everyone. He said he’ll bring strategic manufacturing back to the US but his tariffs rising prices off everything.
Why? She’s trying to protect the quality of life of existing residents.
Jesus was an out of touch ivory throne elite divinity going around giving impractical and nonsensical directions to hapless creatures he burdened with tribalism, fear, and hatred. No wonder His legacy is confusion, hypocrisy, and hatred as embodied in his followers.
The burden of being human is a lack of free will— or possessing a mere illusion of free will, which is also a lot of work. We cannot simply choose to turn off the overwhelming instinct to reproduce and choose to be happy, for instance.
They’re not faux Christians. This IS Christianity in action. You misunderstand the nature of Christianity.
There is nothing to be forgiven. The question is if we can forgive the so called God.
The Trump Administration manipulates data provided to the public from agencies like the Dept. of Energy & the EPA, to help his buddies in the fossil fuels industry. @govjayinslee.bsky.social: “Trump is a big speedbump” in the fight for clean energy, but Inslee has a plan. youtu.be/XQMpwJ4CzEo?...
It’s a price I’m willing to pay to expose Trumpism as long as it happens in a complicit state like Louisiana or Florida.
If you burn an American flag, you get a year in jail. If you attack a Capitol police officer with an American flag, you get a pardon.
Jesus was a special case. He was an out of touch divinity telling people to “turn the other cheek”, “love your enemy”, “gouge out your own eyes”, and other impractical none sense. Typical clueless ivory tower elite.
Unless we are going to curtail agriculture in CA, does the state have enough water to support another 5 to 10 million people to counteract Electoral College changes? Note other Colorado river states’ populations will also grow as climate change gets worse.
Good fortune to Ukrainians!
OUR VETERANS ARE GREAT A group of Veterans now starting a sit-in at Union Station in Washington DC They want the military invasion STOPPED in DC More Veterans to join Thank you VETS
Except it’s not just taxes or prices but the future of their children.
stop calling everything a distraction youtube.com/shorts/yyFjN...
The alleged Biblical deity seems powerless to cut through the confusion and communicate clearly. As a result, Billions of people—to no fault of their own— sincerely believe him to be Israelite mythology.
What will those masked men do to those who complain about the price of groceries and cause ‘civil unrest’? I heard there’s a whole new task force of masked men to deal with civilians who get unruly.
And the burden of convincing is on your alleged creator, not on the creation that was intentionally made to be fallible.
"The Insurrection Taskforce" to be used in 2026 and 2028 elections.
THIS. IS. MARYLAND.
I'll vote for him over Vance or whatever MAGA creature the regressives put up.
Because Christian Love dictates that some people are “abominations” and if you care about them you’re a deviant who wants to hurt children. Also, Christian god gave us “dominion” over this planet so who are you to get in the way??
Has Jill Stein died a painful death yet?
What’s noteworthy is that even non-existent deities and the milk carton in my fridge can “help those who help themselves”.
It’s like Trump is protecting the interest of Saudis, Russians, and other gas station autocrats.
It’s not even America first. More like, Israel first Fossil fuel second America third
Maybe once Trump has properly shoved Project 2025 up Uncle Sam’s ass, Trump voters will feel some real pain—like bond markets losing faith in US gov kind of pain—and hopefully put an end to this shitshow.
Won't buy you happiness but may get you self-awareness. Only the dead is truly happy.
Looks like Israeli regime is picking up the pace Tom @radiofreetom.bsky.social. Are we getting warmer? Is it ethnic cleansing yet if not genocide?
A useful distinction between the abstract God (the Uncaused Cause) and colorful holy book deities is missing from this scale. The former has almost no bearing on our daily lives in itself. It's mostly a distraction. I even grant its existence in debates so I can focus on and demolish the latter.
Two-spirit is how Native Americans described trans people before they were exposed to 'Christian Love'.
We’re going from ‘Trump 2028’ to, Trump 1946 - 2028
Animation by Francis Wegner on X🤣
Was hoping Newsom nominate Trump for the Nobel Prize, but the one in literature for his extensive fiction writings.
Front page story, four wks ago. Unnamed sources. Note use of "Dispute" to describe Trump shakedown of Harvard Since then, three big NYT followups to same effect, still anon, same $500 million figure NYT has invested very heavily in play of this story. Matters a lot on many fronts how it turns out
It is ridiculous that Donald Trump has ceded so much power to Laura Loomer—an ignorant bigot who’s constantly spreading conspiracy theories. by Elon Musk
Historically, this is consistent with Christian behavior. Christians and Christian leaders have done far worse. There is the Sunday school fantasy view of Christianity, and then there is historical reality of Christianity.
✈️Investigative site @atlatszo.hu caught Orbán boarding a private jet owned by a billionaire ally’s family. He flew to Croatia, where he was already seen on a yacht. Bad timing, as he recently tried to improve his kleptocrat image by leaking pics of flying budget airlines: atlatszo.hu/kozugy/2025/...
1/5 Europe’s biggest grifter and traitor? Orbán promised strength, prosperity, and pride. Hungary got decay, stagnation, and a government that serves itself. He didn’t just centralize power—he broke the social contract. The failure is real
The First Comrade 🫡 😂
Those are the Epstein files going up in flames.
There is upside to Saudis, Russians, and other gas station autocrats, many of whom are friendly with Trump.
The fucking useless press will soften the below for them.
Is BlueSky the only site that stopped service?
“The 65-turbine project had obtained all necessary permits from the Biden administration, and nearly 70 percent of the turbines have been installed.”
One things for sure, bunch of Trump insiders bought Intel shares before the announcement.
Trying to figure out if I’m a lefty, a liberal, or a c**trist.
This is Solyndra on steroids. F*ck!! Should’ve let Soft Bank have it.
Just spent 1hr 20min answering a “quick question”. Must be some kind of record.
I keep coming back to how almost everything this administration does is performative. From performative cruelty to patriotism and piety.
Reminds me of Russian Orthodox Priests and Putin.
BUT, can you still envision yourself…
I think the real question here is if humans are ‘graphic cards’ with illusions of free will. Apparently it doesn’t take more than a graphic card to uncannily mimic us.
It's a relief that it's not a genocide based on the letter of the law. I'm glad you have prioritized driving that point home.
What can they do though if they go rouge? Book my trip to Greenville, NC instead of Greenville, SC?
www.canarymedia.com/articles/fos... The coal plant in MI that was supposed to close in spring, then the end of summer, now to close in November because the Trump admin says so, against the wishes of pretty much everyone else directly involved, including ratepayers.
Israel is conducting airstrikes on Gaza City. Earlier they targeted an internet distribution site there and are trying very hard to prevent news from getting out.
Gavin Newsom responds to Fox's OBSESSION with him
Over at The Bad Place I just posed this question to William Pulte, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and a Trump loyalist. All news orgs should be asking this question:
Show me another media outlet that provided more coverage of the most important democracy news today. I could not be prouder of the Democracy Docket team! www.democracydocket.com
"National Guard is not trained in policing actions" "it actually negatively impacts military readiness" "young soldiers and airmen are political props" "This, in contrast, is where we should not have military on our streets, in our American cities. It is absolutely the way that dictatorships run"
NEW VIDEO: President Donald Trump announced he will issue a new executive order to get rid of mail-in voting and to control the counting of ballots in 2026. This is not a political stunt. It is an existential threat to democracy. I explain. www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6K4...
President Stubb about the amount of Ukrainian territory Russia wants: The best way to explain its that if you take the relative land mass of what Russia wants right now from 🇺🇦,it would be a little bit like you giving up Florida,Georgia,S.Carolina,N.Carolina,even Virginia,then bumping into Maryland
Lavrov believes that Finland prospered thanks to Russia. Some numbers: ◾️Finland: GDP per capita: $54,160 Average salary: $4,701 Average pension: $2,449 ◾️Russia: GDP per capita: $14,260 Average salary: $616 Average pension: $214
The response to this essay that was sent to premium members earlier today was so overwhelming that Democracy Docket decided to publish it for free on its website. I am touched by all of your comments and kind words of support. Please, read, share and enjoy! www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...
1/6 What an EPIC failure! In the last 1000 days, russia—despite going all-in—has seized less than 1% of Ukraine’s territory. War economy, mercenaries, north korean troops, over a million casualties. A full-scale invasion. A strategic disaster
LA Tenants are going into month four—this September—of a utility strike. Why? They’re fed up with RUBS: a scam ratio utility billing system that evenly divides a building’s utility usage among tenants without any formulaic explanation. 70% of the building is on strike.
Trump will fi d no humor in this while the rest of the country is ROTFL 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Like this below... 😆😆😆😆🤣🤣
Multiple Sclerosis is all it makes me think of!
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