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J. Gibson
@planarlost.bsky.social
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Dabbler in dark fantasy fiction (Planar Lost). Book award winner. Newsletter: https://bit.ly/PlanarLostNews Author site: jgibsonwrites.com #Author #WritingCommunity #BookSky
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J. Gibson @planarlost.bsky.social · Nov 13
If you have a moment, please check out my books! The first two books of my Planar Lost series are available on Amazon.
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I’m putting the finishing touches on two more books, set to release sometime in 2025.

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J. Gibson @planarlost.bsky.social · 1d
It must be nice to be a millionaire who can leave the US if things get too dicey. Regular people across the US are wondering if we're going to have a job and housing next week, next month, next year. Or if we'll be arrested or killed for not conforming to the ideals of Christian nationalists.
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J. Gibson @planarlost.bsky.social · 1d
Trump's admin isn't just battering those of us who work in education, he emboldens red states to attack public education and pursue a Christian nationalist agenda. People have fought and died for secularism and access to education because they benefit the general public. We need to cherish both.
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J. Gibson @planarlost.bsky.social · 1d
It's frustrating watching rich influencers and others argue that Democrats are as bad as Republicans. Are Democrats corporatists and too conservative for my liking? Yes, generally. But if you work in education, are gay or trans, are not Christian, how much worse the GOP is becomes readily apparent.
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J. Gibson @planarlost.bsky.social · 1d
Occupy Wall Street didn't change the world, but it did make the idea of the 99% and 1% a part of mainstream consciousness. Even many conservatives recognize such a divide exists. Going out to protest in our communities does more good than watching a streamer yap about the news 63 hours a week.
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J. Gibson @planarlost.bsky.social · 1d
People who call peaceful protest a waste of time don't understand protest. Of course a No Kings protest alone won't change the world. Protest is meant to be part of a larger movement. It shows solidarity and helps folk feel more confident doing the community work that actually makes change happen.
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J. Gibson @planarlost.bsky.social · 2d
It's interesting how many dissertations I read using APA 7th Ed. contain a lot of overcitation. Narrative citations followed by parenthetical citations every sentence from the same source when no other source interrupted. Surely weeding this out should be part of the dissertation-writing process?
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J. Gibson @planarlost.bsky.social · 2d
Arthur Schlesinger warned in his book, The Imperial Presidency, that unchecked presidential power could turn America into an elected monarchy. The No Kings protests matter because they stand against the harmful creep of executive power. A president should lead within limits, not rule without them.
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 2d
I haven't had the capacity to keep up with moderation lists for a bit, but this one is really obvious, so I'm stealing some energy from Future Me: a list for the extremely obvious wave of inauthentic accounts following today's newly-created US gov accounts

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J. Gibson @planarlost.bsky.social · 3d
I think I'm likely done posting about "CollarGate." I read Taylor Lorenz's article and watched a couple of her videos on the topic, and the amount of glowing praise just baffles me a bit. People see and hear what they want (here, out of allegiance to a person rather than a commitment to truth).
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J. Gibson @planarlost.bsky.social · 3d
It’s almost ridiculous to keep taking the so-called "CollarGate" seriously, but it keeps going. Every time I log on social media, there’s someone telling me I can’t trust my own eyes and should just listen to them instead. What is it about Hasan that makes people beclown themselves online for him?
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J. Gibson @planarlost.bsky.social · 3d
I think Educator's support team are the best possible source for identifying the receiver if Hasan won't show the model. That's why I asked them. Would Hasan Piker say their support rep. who replied to me is "schizophrenic"? Would @taylorlorenz.bsky.social say they are part of a smear campaign?
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J. Gibson @planarlost.bsky.social · 3d
As I've said, Hasan could settle this by removing the tape from the back of his receiver (which the manufacturer told me is covering the model #, conveniently located where @taylorlorenz.bsky.social claims Hasan has written his phone # instead) and showing the model. Simple proof to vindicate Hasan.
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J. Gibson @planarlost.bsky.social · 3d
Everyone has bias, but not everyone is insisting they are the arbiters of truth; claiming to see objectively while reporting "only the facts" against what they seem to perceive as a wave of mental illness. It diminishes an argument to precede it by saying "don't believe your eyes, listen to me."
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J. Gibson @planarlost.bsky.social · 3d
It seems to me much of @taylorlorenz.bsky.social's work is driven by personal bias, dismissing conflicting evidence in favor of a one-sided narrative. Journalism should prioritize transparency and a commitment to facts, not just defending a particular subject. She likes Hasan too much to be fair.
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J. Gibson @planarlost.bsky.social · 3d
I do trust my own eyes to observe and compare things over Taylor’s push to rely instead on "journalists." The so-called "CollarGate" is a mess of trivialities, but the gaslighting, lies, and cultish behavior are bizarre, especially with Hasan’s habit of accusing critics of being "schizophrenic."
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J. Gibson @planarlost.bsky.social · 3d
I read @taylorlorenz.bsky.social's UserMag piece on Hasan’s collar. The receiver was identified to me by Educator's support as likely a shock-capable RX-090, contacts cut off and taped (Lorenz says that’s "nearly impossible"; the manufacturer disagrees). Not the vibration-only PG-300 Lorenz claims.
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J. Gibson @planarlost.bsky.social · 3d
This is also why I don't like a phrase I've seen: "judge me by my enemies." It feels dishonest and well-poisoning. Sure, a lot of bad people may not like someone; that doesn't make them right or wrong. I'd rather judge a person by their beliefs and actions than by who does or doesn't like them.
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J. Gibson @planarlost.bsky.social · 3d
I often ask myself: do I feel compelled to defend someone because they are right or because I am invested in them? I think it's better to be curious about what's true and right based on available evidence, generally, instead of starting with a presupposition and looking for evidence to support it.
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J. Gibson @planarlost.bsky.social · 3d
If we find ourselves defending everything a person says and does no matter what, especially when the evidence about them or a topic changes, and we somehow end up defending them again anyway, that might be a reasonable time to reflect on whether our priorities and thinking are in the right place.
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J. Gibson @planarlost.bsky.social · 3d
We don't need to defend an online creator just for the sake of defending them as a person. It's okay to criticize them sometimes and defend them sometimes. What should matter is caring about ideas and behavior. Good ideas don't excuse bad behavior, bad behavior doesn't invalidate every good idea.
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J. Gibson @planarlost.bsky.social · 3d
It feels like even people I generally agree with on a lot of things are so invested in polarization and their niche communities or in-groups that it makes me not want to participate in their communities or support them. You have to like everyone they like or you're a bad person! Exhausting.
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J. Gibson @planarlost.bsky.social · 3d
I feel like there's no normal, level-headed community online for regular people. So many times we take sides about events or topics before even looking at the evidence. Or we are afraid to endorse for what seems true because we are scared to make certain folk mad. Online polarization is so harmful.
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J. Gibson @planarlost.bsky.social · 3d
It's such a social shock to be in, for example, a doctoral program where you have to be so careful, thorough, adhere strictly to evidence. Then coming online and seeing the way people who talk about politics argue, essentially gossiping based on whatever they feel and think others will approve of.
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J. Gibson @planarlost.bsky.social · 3d
Anyone else think it seems like a lot of influencers who talk about politics just agree with whatever is generally popular at a given time and then change their minds and interests whenever that stops being popular? No lasting core convictions. I yearn for honesty and evidence-based initiatives.
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J. Gibson @planarlost.bsky.social · 5d
People on antipsychotics, who are not disproportionately violent compared to the general population, are already wrongly blamed for many things, like mass shootings. It doesn't help when they're further stigmatized by folk who want to imply a disagreement online is due to delusions and psychosis.
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