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Phil050pher

@phil050pher.bsky.social
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Librarian, writer; I find refuge in forest and garden; I am consoled by philosophy.

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Phil050pher @phil050pher.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Here I am in the health "care" system, an object being evaluated, tested and examined by superficially smiling and polite "care" workers for whom I'm just another widget to be moved along the assembly line. Bleed, x-ray, sample--Next. We are living souls trapped in a cold, technological juggernaut.
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Phil050pher @phil050pher.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Take a moment and think about just this: The president of the United States has lost his mind. Moreover, he is vicious, vindictive, and his increasing dementia is making him increasingly disinhibited. The most powerful man in the world is a dangerous madman. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
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Phil050pher @phil050pher.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Oh, he certainly won't be forgotten. He'll be remembered as a monster, as the president who nearly (I hope only nearly!) destroyed America. He will be a symbol of corruption and cruelty. Books will be written and movies made about him and those who enabled him. A great villain of history.
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Phil050pher @phil050pher.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
What else would you expect from a culture that has always blamed women for tempting men. That has dehumanized women, making them objects to be desired, used for men's pleasure and then discarded. Excused men because "they can't help it." It's a woman's responsibility to keep herself out of "danger."
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Maya NH @1mayanh.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
In Springfield, OH. I have lots of sympathy for the people living in this community. Only a few years ago the had to deal with the “They’re eating the cats. They’re eating the dogs” fiasco and now the loss of so many jobs.
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Phil050pher @phil050pher.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I am a senior. I am afraid. Very afraid.
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Phil050pher @phil050pher.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Take a moment and think about just this: The president of the United States has lost his mind. Moreover, he is vicious, vindictive, and his increasing dementia is making him increasingly disinhibited. The most powerful man in the world is a dangerous madman. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
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Phil050pher @phil050pher.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
❤️
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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🦋 C.G., PhD 🐸 (🪖"Prima" AKA "Battle" to One)🌻 @tcrg2012.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
🤔 #ONEV1 #Pinks 🌸 #Voices4Victory
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Soul Ink 🌬💨 @lucyinthehemlock.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Phil050pher @phil050pher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Agreed. I wouldn't miss them if they left. I mean, it's not like we benefit from their wealth.
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Phil050pher @phil050pher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
There is a great deal about Christian theology and theodicy that is incoherent. One of the reasons that the Church acted as mediator between Man and God, limiting access of ordinary people to scripture, was to keep those faith-busting flaws hidden. As they say, God works in mysterious ways.
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Phil050pher @phil050pher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Most cyclists follow rules responsibly. However, I can personally testify as to the breathtaking recklessness of some I have observed, who dart through traffic and intersections with impunity, so intoxicated with speed that they resent having to slow down, let alone stop.
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Phil050pher @phil050pher.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Are we surprised?
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Phil050pher @phil050pher.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
If it quacks like a duck...
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Phil050pher @phil050pher.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I've been thinking exactly the same thing every time I listen to the news. It's so obvious and explains everything, and yet these idiots still act like there's some strategy to be figured out, some motivation to be analyzed. No, you vanilla-mouthed morons! The President is crazy as a shithouse rat!
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Happy Moscow Burning Day to you too! 🔥
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Phil050pher @phil050pher.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The fact that Maple MAGA even exists depresses me so much. Like, because we didn't control a horrific pandemic in our country, it is now spreading to others.
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ℂ𝕒𝕥𝕞𝕒𝕟ℝ𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕤 🏳️‍🌈 ✡️ 😸 🌊 @stevefm20.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
SHOUT-OUT to all proud members of the MAGA-Resistance Movement in their defense of the Kennedy Center. It will NEVER have the Orange Felon's name on it, just as it will continue to be the Gulf of MEXICO, Lake ONTARIO & the Department of DEFENSE. #AccountabilityIn45Days 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Phil050pher @phil050pher.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Or a heart, or courage.
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PANDA™ @pandanook.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Yep, that's pretty much the point.
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Phil050pher @phil050pher.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
He is the Antichrist.
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Phil050pher @phil050pher.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The problem is fragile vehicles sharing the road with big, powerful ones. Few American roads and communities have the infrastructure to safely accommodate them both. When people are, inevitably, idiots and assholes, the car might get damaged, but the cyclist might get killed.
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Phil050pher @phil050pher.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
So far so good. Haven't disagreed yet.
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Phil050pher @phil050pher.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I am nearing 70 and it is the scariest election in my memory. 2024 should have been scarier, but I was naive enough to think Harris would win.
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Phil050pher @phil050pher.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Won't get fooled again.
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Phil050pher @phil050pher.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
That's quite an impressive list. I can't wait to see more of your posts and find out why.
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Phil050pher @phil050pher.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I refuse to have anything to do with it. My stove cooks. My refrigerator keeps things cold. All my appliances do what they are supposed to do and nothing more. I don't need voice activation or blue tooth capability.
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Phil050pher @phil050pher.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Climate change is real. It is happening. The damage is affecting people and some are dying because of it. But by all means, let's light our hair on fire over AI.
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H S Rivney, novelist @hsrivney.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
This apply in the United States to perhaps the greatest degree of any other country.
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Phil050pher @phil050pher.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Christ, is this a thing now? Even if I could afford to eat out, this would make me lose my appetite.
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Phil050pher @phil050pher.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
LOL!
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Phil050pher @phil050pher.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
That's because Canada's government is sane and morally grounded. The US government.... ...is not.
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Phil050pher @phil050pher.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Maybe because not having him around is such an improvement?
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Sunday's Sermon should be about this 👇 Someone needs to tell them that Jesus was woke.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
THIS 👇 HERE TOO......
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Phil050pher @phil050pher.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Yes! The reason younger people don't appreciate this is that they don't remember a time when we all enjoyed this convenience. A stove cooked food. A phone made and received calls. A book opened and you read it. I wonder how much today's rampant anxiety and stress is due to unnecessary complexity.
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Stevenof1 @stevenof1.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The New York Times did not blink. The Times: “We won’t be issuing a retraction." But they didn't stop there. "This is another all too common example of the president lashing out at coverage he doesn’t like and belittling journalists who report the facts.”
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The people of Ireland give our #ConMan-In-Chief the welcome he so richly deserves! 🇮🇪 🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕 ☘️
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Phil050pher @phil050pher.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
You see, compassionate people don't become billionaires. When they amass a big enough fortune to make a difference in other people's lives, they use their money for good. Assholes just go on to become billionaires.
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Phil050pher @phil050pher.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Because smart women wouldn't have anything to do with them, and dumb women are home preparing a hot meal and chilling the beer for when their man comes home from protesting.
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Phil050pher @phil050pher.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Ah, now you have it. AI can be weaponized. So it is like nuclear weapons. That it will be used by humans to create havoc. Much more plausible than an artificial intelligence on its own attacking humanity.
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✠ 𝐃𝐨𝐜 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 - 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 🇨🇦 🇬🇱 🖇️ 𝟾𝟼𝟺𝟽 @unauthorizedbeast.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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Phil050pher @phil050pher.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I actually knitted an impractically long scarf like that. I still have it.
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Phil050pher @phil050pher.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Well, sure, right now. But if AI becomes an actual threat (and I think the AI bubble will burst and the tech bros will all lose their shirts before that happens) then pull the plug makes sense. But I think AI was over-promised and under-delivers, just like driverless cars, which still malfunction.
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Phil050pher @phil050pher.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I still don't get it. Unless it's being controlled and directed by humans, why would it do any of that? How would they put guns on robots without human help? I see how humans could make it a danger, but still, mass power outages can be engineered. Many people live w/o electricity. AI can't.
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Phil050pher @phil050pher.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
And everybody loses their minds over the theoretical (and somewhat dubious) threat of AI.
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