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║Philosophy・Science・History &c 📚║ Musicophile│Nonreligious│Humanist Pro: Secular Liberal Democracy・the Enlightenment Project Anti: Christo-Fascism・Declinism Values: Eudaimonism・Luck Egalitarianism・Pluralism・Cosmopolitanism {Sophia + Phronêsis} He/Him

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 15h
A 10K contribution and a $900 million return. The scale of the graft in Homeland Security is a) off the charts and b) possible because no-one believes they will face any accountability
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Furrowed Brow @furrowedbrow91.bsky.social · 13h
The whole Genesis "Land of Confusion" video freaked me out (still disturbs me), but especially Ronnie Reagan, because even as a kid I already knew he was a real life monster. How little the GOP has changed.
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
People are madder about diesel than they were about trucks full of dead people because the morgues were overflowing.
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1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology @1000wordphilosophy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"The Death Penalty" by Benjamin S. Yost 1000wordphilosophy.com/2019/07/28/t... #DeathPenalty #CapitalPunishment #Ethics #Philosophy #PhilosophyOfLaw #CriminalJustice #Punishment #Justice #HumanRights #1000WordPhilosophy
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The Death Penalty - 1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology
Author: Benjamin S. Yost Category: Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy Word Count: 992 The death penalty—executing criminals, usually murderers—is more controversial than imprisonment because it i...
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Marylin Delgado @philosophypills.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Identity - New SEP entry plato.stanford.edu/entries/iden... #philsky
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Identity (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
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matt | infovoy @infovoy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Nice short introduction to the fundamental difference between intelligence and consciousness. Re: #AI, via the Hard Problem in #Philosophy of Mind.
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Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science (CLPS) @clpskuleuven.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
What makes #mathematics explanatory in science? Philosophers have debated this question extensively. @clpskuleuven.bsky.social alum Lars Arthur Tump offers a fresh perspective in his 📘, bringing together indispensability, abstraction principles & number theory👇 link.springer.com/book/10.1007... #HPS
Book cover for "On Mathematical Explanations of Empirical Phenomena: Indispensability, Number Theory, and Mathematical Counterfactual Dependence" by Lars Arthur Tump. The cover identifies it as volume 517 of Springer’s “Synthese Library: Studies in Epistemology, Logic, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science.” The design uses a dark blue gradient with large, translucent text in the background, white typography, and the Springer logo at the bottom.
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Vince D. Monroy @vincedmonroy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
HAPPENING NOW: Anti-Trump demonstrators hold up large sign ahead of Trump’s midterm rally in Ohio He’s not going to like this one 📍Vandalia, Ohio
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Democratic Senate nominees are now leading or tied in five reliably Republican states, according to a new NYT/Siena poll. Kansas 45% Adam Hamilton (D) 45% Roger Marshall (R) Texas 51% James Talarico (D) 45% Ken Paxton (R) Alaska 50% Mary Peltola (D) 43% Dan Sullivan (R)
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Furrowed Brow @furrowedbrow91.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I'm old enough to remember the GOP accusing Biden of buying votes for, you know, pledging to give the People what they wanted, like college debt relief, which is kind of how the democratic vote earning process works...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
As Trump and Republicans strip health coverage from millions (for tax cuts for the rich), Dems plan to expand Medicare. #MedicareForAllNOW www.newsweek.com/medicare-upd...
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The best chance we have of getting rid of this ignorant, strutting popinjay is to get supermajorities in both the House and the Senate #LetsGetVoteReady
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Furrowed Brow @furrowedbrow91.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
But Hunter's laptop.
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Furrowed Brow @furrowedbrow91.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Definitive proof that the US is not a meritocracy. #MoronMusk
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Furrowed Brow @furrowedbrow91.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Whenever you see news that starts with "Elon Musk on", or "Elon Musk says", you know what follows is going to be imbecilic gibberish. What a moron. Definitive proof that it is not a meritocracy.
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Ian Miles Schlong @tedcruznipples.com · 02/10/2026
Imagine if Elon were rotting away in a maximum security prison with poor conditions instead of helping to shape the future of technofascist warfare
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W.M. @minuteman04.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
November's election will come down to turnout in many places. Some advice" -Make sure you're still registered -Vote early, in person if possible -If you have an absentee ballot, put it in an official drop box. Do NOT trust US Postal Service -Get your friends and family to vote. Help them if needed
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 02/10/2026
We need all hands on deck over the next 32 days to defeat the fascists and reclaim the power of the pro-democracy majority. Anyone can help get out the vote in the states and districts that will decide the midterms: indivisible2026.org?utm_source=b...
(over an image of a map of the US that shows Indivisible’s nine Senate target states and 31 House target districts for the midterm elections) It’s time to win the midterms.
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Furrowed Brow @furrowedbrow91.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"Pope Leo criticizes" Yea, don't care. Let me know when he criticizes, or better, abandons, the horrific apparatus/religion that has (& continues to) for millennia crushed human dignity, liberty & spirit & engaged in the most brutal crimes against humanity. Until then, he's complicit & immoral.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Unprecedented corruption & constitutional crimes. Again, it all should have ended in 2017, when he began openly monetizing the presidency at his hotel two blocks from the White House. We are not a serious country.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The President is unable to stay awake during Oval Office press conferences
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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Trump's problem was that he didn't brag enough. That was it
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John Muller @johnspacemuller.com · 01/10/2026
Reminder that some states' midterm voter registration deadlines are as early as next Monday, October 5 Take a second to make sure you're registered
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Register to vote in U.S. elections | Vote.gov
Get the information you need to register to vote, check your registration, or update registration information in your state or territory.
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Furrowed Brow @furrowedbrow91.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It's not a big step from this to rounding up opposition politicians for indefinite imprisonment. #GOPFascism
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Furrowed Brow @furrowedbrow91.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hey. Guys. You know, this is, like, EXTRAORDINARY AND FAR BEYOND THE PALE, A NATIONAL EMERGENCY Just, you know, so we understand that just because we've all been lulled into expecting this (yes, all of us to some degree) doesn't mean it's at all normal and not stop-you-in-your-tracks stunning.
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Furrowed Brow @furrowedbrow91.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Very persuasive" in Male Supremacist speech means "raped or threaten to murder her or one of her children"
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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
📌NEWS: Pete Hegseth said that the Pentagon is eliminating 1 in 5 generals and admirals. 📌NOTE: Authoritarian regimes eliminate military leaders who they believe aren't loyal to the regime. 📌UPSHOT: This is a very concerning development in the GOP's ongoing attack on America and her Democracy.
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Furrowed Brow @furrowedbrow91.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
But her emails.
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Furrowed Brow @furrowedbrow91.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Midterms: Dem landslide; take both houses. After: endless fascist (GOP) bs about how they were "rigged". Many GOP foot soldiers refuse to certify the results. Result: undeniable Constitutional crisis; probable end of democracy with Dems even purged from gov &/or jailed with help from military.
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 30/09/2026
Humanists UK mourns Dame Esther Rantzen (1940–2026) Esther was a great champion of human dignity. She approached her final years with the same fearless determination that defined her career of advocacy, using her own experience to shine a light on the suffering caused by our outdated laws.
Esther Rantzen smiling wearing a blue-and-red feathered fascinator and red coat, with headline text noting her years (1940–2026).
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 30/09/2026
⚠️ ICE/DHS is creating a humanitarian and public health crisis by concentrating people into camps in inhumane conditions Find out about ICE in your area: www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/take-action/... Find an org near you that’s fighting back: www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/membership/d... 🚫 🧊
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Organize and Advocate to Abolish Detention
Across the country, people are uniting to protect immigrant family members, friends, coworkers, and neighbors. ICE’s detention centers are everywhere, which makes federal policy a local issue in communities nationwide. Detention Watch Network advances federal advocacy to end immigration detention and supports local member and state-wide campaigns through information sharing, strategy development, public education and communications.
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Furrowed Brow @furrowedbrow91.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I've read many of the classic texts of western antiquity. I've also read many of the Enlightenment era works the founders drew heavy inspiration from. This is gibberish. For starters, there was no "philosophy of Athens", there was a myriad of contrasting & conflicting schools & thinkers.
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Furrowed Brow @furrowedbrow91.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
He means those who upheld the rule of law/constitution.
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Furrowed Brow @furrowedbrow91.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
So when is this bloated, skinny-fat, lazy, sack of gin and whiskey going to start doing any of this then?
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Furrowed Brow @furrowedbrow91.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Hegseth introducing the Zeus doctrine.
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Furrowed Brow @furrowedbrow91.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Remember: this is christo-fascism.
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Furrowed Brow @furrowedbrow91.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The stance of that 11 year old school yard bully you stood up to and watch crumple like wet tissue paper without even throwing a punch.
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith made it crystal clear that his investigation was sound and lawful, that the president had committed crimes and that the GOP attacks on him were the actual weaponization of our justice system. He showed courage and moral clarity and continues to be one of the heroes of this moment.
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Furrowed Brow @furrowedbrow91.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Well, with the GOP, it's been more since like 1965.
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Furrowed Brow @furrowedbrow91.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Artificial is crucial here. That's what distinguishes it from animal (human) natural intelligence. AI is not naturally occurring or emergent, but created artificially. That's it. To assume AI necessarily means, or is, "superior to human" intelligence is ignorant idiocy. So of course T believes it.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Over the last decade, Trump has said America has got to get tough on China or suffer the consequences. But last week, when it came time to face Xi Jinping, what did Trump do? Here's the Times: "any public hint of that concern disappeared, replaced by an ebullience that bordered on gushing."
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
11. Translation: Your seat is *not safe* even if Trump won district by more than 15 points. Your seat is *in danger* if Trump won your district by more than 10 points.
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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 28/09/2026
Every day, this administration continues to target LGBTQIA+ kids. It’s incredibly harmful and does the exact opposite of what our shared goal should be: protecting kids. The LGBTQIA+ community and all our students deserve better.
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Education Department formally rescinds Title IX protections for LGBTQ students
The Education Department announced Monday it has formally rescinded the Biden-era Title IX interpretation that gave sex-based discrimination protections to students on the basis of sexual orientati…
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DR. IRONCLAD, Brunch Democrat @feclad.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
To every MAGA, Jill Stein, or just couldn't bother to vote person out there, Fuck you. Fuuuuuuuuck you.
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Vote Doug Jones 4 AL @petczar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
So the new insane MAGA desperation conspiracy theories are 1) there is a massive caravan headed to our border waiting for Dems to win midterms 2) oil companies are keeping prices high to make felon look bad 3) Islamic socialist terrorists taking over 4) airline pilots are furries. Can’t make it up.
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
These people have no idea what’s happening in America right now. And, they don’t care. White House Deputy Chief of Staff post last night ⬇️
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Furrowed Brow @furrowedbrow91.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
What? No socialists, liberals, atheists,& Islamists? They get a pass from the GOP now? How pluralistic of them. In all seriousness, "cast out" & "liberate" means at least purging US gov. of all democrats, & rounding up prominent dissenters/opposition politicians to be deported...or worse.
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I served in multiple authoritarian states, both communist and otherwise--Russia, Vietnam, Iraq, the Sultanate of Oman, and Ukraine before the Orange Revolution brought in democracy. One common thread among all of them is government spending on propaganda to glorify the dictator/sultan.
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White House airs another government-funded ad, this time with Trump warning of ‘final battle’ | CNN Politics
The Trump administration is set to launch another overtly political campaign ad funded by taxpayer dollars, attacking the “fake news media” and “the sick political class that hates our country.”
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“From Bordeaux to Paris, via Rennes in Brittany and Die in the southeast, thousands – 120,000, according to organizers – turned out ‘for the climate, for life, for peace, for social justice.’”
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
They are playing in our faces
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