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calipher.bsky.social @calipher.bsky.social · 5h

If you press them too closely, they will abruptly fall silent, loftily indicating by some phrase that the time for argument is past.
Jean-Paul Sartre

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calipher.bsky.social @calipher.bsky.social · 5h

The anti-Semites have the right to play. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert.

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calipher.bsky.social @calipher.bsky.social · 5h

Never believe that anti-Semites are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge. But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words.

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calipher.bsky.social @calipher.bsky.social · 5h

In many cases I do know better. For instance, they thought the Earth was 5000 years old. Just one of many lies / inconsistencies found in the Bible.

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calipher.bsky.social @calipher.bsky.social · 6h

Seeing people die like that certainly made me realize how fickle life can be. Even seemingly normal circumstances can result in death.

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calipher.bsky.social @calipher.bsky.social · 6h

I think you may secretly be a mouse.

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calipher.bsky.social @calipher.bsky.social · 6h

I'm pretty sure I've done psychological damage to myself from looking at those kinds of videos when I was younger. It changes how you view people and life in general.

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calipher.bsky.social @calipher.bsky.social · 7h

Let me know when he falls off the face of this Earth.

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calipher.bsky.social @calipher.bsky.social · 9h

Pokemon fans would buy literal horseshit. It's why Nintendo keeps pumping out garbage console games. They know the fans will eat it up no matter how little effort they put into it.

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calipher.bsky.social @calipher.bsky.social · 9h

Mr Mike 'Let Me Touch Your' Johnson

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calipher.bsky.social @calipher.bsky.social · 11h

The irony of using a 1700 year old book that claims to have discovered all the secrets of the universe to call me complacent is palpable 😂.

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calipher.bsky.social @calipher.bsky.social · 11h

Whoever's lost faith in themselves is susceptible to being taken advantage of. That verse is a mechanism for control. "Trust the church, not yourself". It's no wonder there's so many grifters in Christianity.

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calipher.bsky.social @calipher.bsky.social · 11h

Caligula had the legal power to call off the praetorian guard. Turns out a sword has more authority than paper. Legality alone is a farce. Enforcement is true legality. Once the government refuses to enforce legality, it's up to the citizens.

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calipher.bsky.social @calipher.bsky.social · 12h

Paychecks over politics.

calipher.bsky.social @calipher.bsky.social · 12h

Molester Mike.

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calipher.bsky.social @calipher.bsky.social · 12h

"I don't really care what the Bible says" (Me 6:9)

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calipher.bsky.social @calipher.bsky.social · 12h

This art has inspired me to sin. I'm going to have to thank the artist after my next robbery. I'll let you know how it goes after the divorce proceedings.

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calipher.bsky.social @calipher.bsky.social · 12h

Unless he's from the Champagne region in France you legally have to call it a sparkling fart.

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calipher.bsky.social @calipher.bsky.social · 12h

That's a threat.

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calipher.bsky.social @calipher.bsky.social · 12h

Healthcare being run by RFK Jr and Dr Oz actually makes a lot of sense. American healthcare is a joke. Both of them are jokes. Makes total sense really.

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calipher.bsky.social @calipher.bsky.social · 12h

Why does any elected official have the power to deny office to another publicly elected official?

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calipher.bsky.social @calipher.bsky.social · 12h

If everyone on earth used one plastic straw today that'd equate to over 7 million lbs of plastic. Corporations create most of the pollution. Corporations also pass the blame onto the consumer. That being said, every individual action makes up the whole. It adds up.

calipher.bsky.social @calipher.bsky.social · 12h

"despite a rising demand from potential workers looking to take on temporary roles in lieu of full time work"

A rising demand in being able to earn money to pay rent. Fixed that for you. Just because people can't get a full time job doesn't mean they WANT a seasonal one instead.

calipher.bsky.social @calipher.bsky.social · 12h

Little disposable income, online shopping, tariffs, massive amount of layoffs in the private and public sector. I'm guessing that sums it up.

calipher.bsky.social @calipher.bsky.social · 1d

It's coming from our blood sweat and tears.

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