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CogitoErgoSum

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Husband Father Atheist Humanist Consequentialist All around dullard

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Stand for Truth and Justice @jaxtraw.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
He Could Spend $1B And t Would Still Pay Off. Source: Fortune share.google/glACpAkACI2O...
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Google co-founder Sergey Brin has now spent $100 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses | Fortune
The state’s ultrawealthy, including Larry Page and Peter Thiel, have similarly donated to efforts opposing the wealth tax.
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Imagine Supreme Court Justice Aileen M. Cannon 🤮
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
How is Hannity #7
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I’m pretty sure this one isn’t true, but it’s easy to see why all of us would believe it.
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
If dem lawmakers weren’t such wusses they’d do the same thing if scrotus rules against shield laws.
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
People in front line law enforcement roles should be some of the highest paid public servants. The requirements should be more than stringent. There should be deep dive psychological assessments, and no civil liability protection. These people should be the absolute best among us.
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This isn’t only a teaching problem. We’re asking adolescents to resist one of the most powerful forces in their lives: peer acceptance and ostracism. Teaching values matters enormously, but I think we need to look much harder at the social structures kids are being asked to navigate.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I don’t dispute that people who believe in gawd are scientists and have made scientific discoveries. That’s obvious when 98% of the world’s population believes in a deity. Now let’s see some evidence that gawd has a causal relationship to any of the discoveries made by those people.
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I think patriarchy is a seperate problem. Women in power cover for men I suspect more than we realize, I suspect it would still be an issue even in a matriarchy (I’m absolutely willing to test that hypothesis!).
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Kale?
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Gawd didn’t do shit. Hard working, driven, brilliant people provided us with the scientific knowledge we posses. Stop it.
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Wrong. Religious faith is antithetical to science. Religious faith teaches that it’s okay to believe things without evidence or in the face of contradictory evidence. Science teaches us to only believe things for which there is evidence and further to tune our beliefs when new evidence is presented.
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Venn diagram of anti-vaxxers and religious people is a circle.
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Pro-life” = Pro-suffering, pro-greed, pro-hypocrisy
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You challenged their self-worth. For some, especially those who lack a certain level of intelligence or accomplishment their self-worth is intimately linked with their sense of patriotism. Maligning the country = maligning the person.
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Religious faith is a learned mental disorder.
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
These people are immoral by extension. Christianity/religion as a concept is the problem.
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Water scarcity was an issue long before AI. AI didn’t make data centers. I worked in a data center in 1996. Yes there are a ton more. But they have been ramping up for literally decades.
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Cars were responsible for massive layoffs in the stable industry. Computers were responsible for massive layoffs in every industry. The cotton gin was responsible for massive layoffs. Every new technology is responsible for layoffs. We don’t know yet what the net positive effects will be.
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
/2 this is a bit too far. Am I disturbed by the progression of AI? Yes. Do I think AI should be heavily regulated? Yes. Do I think that all continued development of AI should be halted? Yes. Is using AI responsibly a “sin”? Fuck no.
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Or any other form? I use AI every single day. In fact it’s a job requirement for me. My company tracks how much we use it and those who don’t adopt it are laid off. I’m not going to sit here and lie about myself or my life. I support you and 99% of the things you care about. From what I’ve seen. /1
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I don’t think he’d survive the stress of a prolonged criminal case.
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
And the case can be refilled until 2031.
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Pro-fetus, pro-suffering, pro-hypocrisy, pro-greed. I think that covers it.
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BlackOwl @jbertuglia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
CHECK. YOUR. FUCKING. VOTER. REGISTRATION. STATUS. DAILY.
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Your hashtag is incomplete, add with billionaires onboard
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I would like to apologize to the noble platypus.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Now would be a good time for @pallone.house.gov to send Fox a letter promising an investigation into why they accepted this ad and how much they got paid to run it.
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
We don’t need to sue. The DoJ should seize, period. He should be denied the due process he has denied fisherman in the Caribbean, all of my Latino brothers and sisters, the Iranian people, etc.
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outspoken1net.bsky.social @outspoken1net.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
www.cnn.com/2024/05/06/u...
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Man or bear? A viral question has revealed some uncomfortable truths | CNN
The viral social media question, asked of women, seems simple: Would you rather be alone in the woods with a man or a bear? Many women have chosen the latter. The hypothetical question has sparked wid...
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This one frankly doesn’t bug too much. As long as a few states have regs auto manufacturers will build to the most restrictive. Plus we as consumers have final say about what is purchased.
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
In Iceland people can wind up paying compounded taxes. I am in favor of this, the wealthiest people pay income tax, then they pay a seperate tax on capital gains and unrealized gains.
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I can’t believe all these comments. You are all sooo frickin selfish. What about the CEOs and their 200 million dollar yachts? What about their houses in Nantucket, Diamond Head and Malibu? What about the private jet pilots is anyone thinking about them?
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It’s a start
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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How to Poison the Data Behind Grocery Store Surveillance Pricing
If grocery stores are going to study our behavior to figure out how much we’re willing to pay, perhaps we should start thinking about what we’re teaching them.
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
And people wonder why I believe that inheritance is immoral. This, this is fucking why. What does this asshole get special political access based on him winning the vagina lotto.
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I mean really you can’t until we overhaul the entire educational system. I understand your point, it’s a catch-22 for sure. I think at minimum shows like Hannity or Rachael Maddow should be labeled as “infotainment” not news and there should be some kind of disclaimer scroll at the start.
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
That’s an education problem, imo. People not being able to tell the difference between an opinion and a fact.
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
You want that leaching into our soil, or water???? No thanks, we’ve polluted the oceans quite enough. As an upstanding member of the surfrider association that violates a core belief.
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
He isn’t the greatest problem. He is symptom. Don’t be fooled into thinking everything just gets better/goes back to normal when he’s gone. His ideology will live on, just like Hitler. It’s a virus just waiting for the right host.
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
You’re right but it goes way beyond that, IMO. Republicans have spent decades convincing their constituents that the concerns, issues and solutions proposed by the other side are not only illegitimate they are “unamerican, treasonous, sick, etc.” how are you supposed to break through that?
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Meh, not their best work
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The same amount of gas is around 87 for me.
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Every country/city/town should do that. There should only be three places he’s welcome. The prison nearest orange-a-lago, The Hauge and the morgue.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Can’t believe our tax dollars are being used for political ads. The White House is now airing a taxpayer-funded ad during commercial breaks on Fox News. The 30-second spot has all the markings of a campaign ad, except the disclaimer at the bottom says: “Paid for by the U.S. Government.”
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
As if I didn’t have enough reason to drop paramount+
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CogitoErgoSum @503flu.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
There was a time plastic surgery was frowned upon, these days nobody raises an eyebrow.
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