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Aspiring philosopher; tolerable human; "amusing combination of sardonic detachment & literally all the feelings felt entirely unironically all at once" [he/his]
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well-represented out here: SEIU, nurses, federal workers, Socialist Alternative, some guys I take to be anarchists, local LGBT orgs, immigrant rights groups, local Dems, cosplayers, a contingent of historical flag guys of some sort

He's actually one of the historical figures I think is most likely to have been the Emperor in disguise

Stanley Kubrick and Steven Spielberg: “what if we made a deeply bleak sci fi movie about a little robot boy who fundamentally cannot lose his innocence and so does not” Me, and also my mum, weeping: “he kept his innocence”

My favorite #Wisconsin #NoKings sign/flag from today. #wipolitics

Truly wild photos coming in from Los Angeles right now.

I found this really interesting AND it reminded me that one of my long term goals in life (ok medium term goals) is to write a paper applying Arthur Lewis to Kuhnian history/philosophy of science cos I do think there is a there.

They also won the election that immediately followed the 2020 protests lmao

Football Team Wary of Playing Into Opponent's Hands By Driving Towards End Zone Some coaches are feeling the long shadow of the last offensive drive that led to a turnover

What’s funny is that he has to know this is shit because seeing a good one is what made him want one for himself in the first place. And he won’t be able to grasp why a military parade is not an American-style good time, even though Americans love honoring the military in their good time events.

I’m afraid I simply do not know the event that led to this song.

This would be a summer blockbuster on par with Barbie

Excited to tell you about today's new History of Philosophy in China podcast episode, in which we discuss Mohism with one of this tradition's leading scholars, Chris Fraser! He even translated the Mozi and also the Daoist Zhuangzi, as we discuss at the end. www.historyofphilosophy.net/mohism-fraser

I would be downplaying the “this is the same dumb shit” angle myself, if I was into this stuff

I'm part of the global supermajority (legal positivists).

Posting “Dorothea middleMarch could be Batman but Bruce Wayne could not be Mrs casaubon “ before suddenly I realise yes he could. He absolutely could be Mrs casaubon.

this guy gets it

“My book is a gritty, realistic medieval dark fantasy where religion plays an insignificant to nonexistent role in the lives of the characters and the culture they inhabit.” -idk practically everyone I guess

Australians: I don't know how many of you buy books on Amazon. But if you do, my new philosophy book IMMORTAL GESTURES is currently in the top ten in "Personal Communication". Feel free to raise that rank with more purchases. 🙏 www.amazon.com.au/Immortal-Ges...

Congratulations South Africa 🇿🇦🎉🎉

a great newspaper has never been destroyed from within faster

I watch things about people writing/reviewing fantasy and they often mention this Tolkien chap as if he's a big deal. Apparently he influences everyone! So I looked him up and, what do you know, it's a white guy 🙄🙄🙄

Happy Fathers day to all the boymilfs out there

this is an awful president but i must say he has done wonders for my self esteem. whenever i feel down about myself i say “well, at least i didn’t do [humiliating thing trump or associates did]” and the frown turns upside down

I'm part of the global majority (positivists).

WTF is this - why is NPR quoting some obscure health policy guy from a think tank both sides-ing miasma theory?

Democracy not even an afterthought here, not even a fig leaf of public consent. There’s simply no need to even pretend the public have a role any more.

blame the fucking republican party