James Goetsch
@profjrg.bsky.social
Retired Professor of Philosophy.
Author, Vico's Axioms:The Geometry of the Human World
"Evils are many and good things are few" (Plato). Corollary: Goodness is real.
Author, Vico's Axioms:The Geometry of the Human World
"Evils are many and good things are few" (Plato). Corollary: Goodness is real.
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"I remember the newspapers dying like huge moths."
-*Fahrenheit 451*
-*Fahrenheit 451*
February 10, 2026 at 6:39 AM
"I remember the newspapers dying like huge moths."
-*Fahrenheit 451*
-*Fahrenheit 451*
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Country Singer, songwriter Charley Crockett well said......
February 9, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Country Singer, songwriter Charley Crockett well said......
Just realized while I know all about Bad Bunny's set at the Super Bowl, I still don't know which football team won the thing.
February 9, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Just realized while I know all about Bad Bunny's set at the Super Bowl, I still don't know which football team won the thing.
Last night I dreamed Spanish was made the official language of the United States, and I was on my way to a Spanish refresher class muttering to myself: hablo, hablas, habla, hablamos , hablais, hablan. Everything was bright and vivid and people were smiling. Fue un sueño precioso.
February 9, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Last night I dreamed Spanish was made the official language of the United States, and I was on my way to a Spanish refresher class muttering to myself: hablo, hablas, habla, hablamos , hablais, hablan. Everything was bright and vivid and people were smiling. Fue un sueño precioso.
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Resistance and Joy! #BadBunny
#BadBunny's performers continued to dance and party outside the stadium after the #SuperBowl #HalftimeShow
February 9, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Resistance and Joy! #BadBunny
Alright, the Guardian and the Onion have apparently officially merged.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Rightwing critics blame Mamdani as New York snow fails to melt
Murdoch tabloid leads charge as big freeze persists – could the mayor please do something about the weather?
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Alright, the Guardian and the Onion have apparently officially merged.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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SUBMITTED TO US: Bloomington and 35th was held for 7 hours, withstanding two sweeps. Neighbors and friends re-erected the blockade within minutes after both sweeps - before police had even retreated - thanks to the support of neighbors who dropped off more supplies and hot drinks. .
February 8, 2026 at 1:01 AM
SUBMITTED TO US: Bloomington and 35th was held for 7 hours, withstanding two sweeps. Neighbors and friends re-erected the blockade within minutes after both sweeps - before police had even retreated - thanks to the support of neighbors who dropped off more supplies and hot drinks. .
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Hang it in the Louvre
February 7, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Hang it in the Louvre
Respect!
I do want to shout-out my fellow sociologists, who have collectively created a discipline so woke that not a single one of our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors.
Great work everyone.
Great work everyone.
February 7, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Respect!
When men are in positions of power eventually some kind of horror results, especially for women. Seems inexorable. It makes me reflexively distrust any man in power, because taken as a whole these patterns emerge. Note to self: Even Chomsky was a patriarchal ass.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Sex and snacks, but no seat at the table: the role of women in Epstein’s sordid men’s club
Files reveal a world of flattery and fratboy tones, where rich men are cultivated and women provide services
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:47 PM
When men are in positions of power eventually some kind of horror results, especially for women. Seems inexorable. It makes me reflexively distrust any man in power, because taken as a whole these patterns emerge. Note to self: Even Chomsky was a patriarchal ass.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Thank you, all of you, friends.
Years will pass after these dark days, and many of us, in many corners of the world, will not be ashamed to remember what we did and how we conducted ourselves during this war.
Years will pass after these dark days, and many of us, in many corners of the world, will not be ashamed to remember what we did and how we conducted ourselves during this war.
February 6, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Thank you, all of you, friends.
Years will pass after these dark days, and many of us, in many corners of the world, will not be ashamed to remember what we did and how we conducted ourselves during this war.
Years will pass after these dark days, and many of us, in many corners of the world, will not be ashamed to remember what we did and how we conducted ourselves during this war.
Let's all share this.
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Let's all share this.
"You only realize that the soul is a thing when you hear something made without it."
reactormag.com/the-most-fau...
reactormag.com/the-most-fau...
The Most Faustian of Technologies - Reactor
AI can never get the extremities right, either.
reactormag.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:59 PM
"You only realize that the soul is a thing when you hear something made without it."
reactormag.com/the-most-fau...
reactormag.com/the-most-fau...
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It’s taken all hands: Nearly 30,000 “constitutional observers,” plus tens of thousands on the streets to film agents, deliver groceries, and accompany neighbors to school or church.
They've shown the world how to fight back—without resorting to the violence being used against them. trib.al/IwlSS56
They've shown the world how to fight back—without resorting to the violence being used against them. trib.al/IwlSS56
February 5, 2026 at 3:39 PM
It’s taken all hands: Nearly 30,000 “constitutional observers,” plus tens of thousands on the streets to film agents, deliver groceries, and accompany neighbors to school or church.
They've shown the world how to fight back—without resorting to the violence being used against them. trib.al/IwlSS56
They've shown the world how to fight back—without resorting to the violence being used against them. trib.al/IwlSS56
All us bluesky folks are one the list.
My friend lives in this building and said it was truly terrifying. The whole building woke up to their building being broken into by federal agents all to grab some guy who’s posted about being anti facist.
After 6am this morning in Whittier, Minneapolis—FOUR BLOCKS from where Pretti was murdered.
18 agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) markings smashed an apartment window, ran in, and came out with one man.
18 agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) markings smashed an apartment window, ran in, and came out with one man.
February 5, 2026 at 7:21 PM
All us bluesky folks are one the list.
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My friend lives in this building and said it was truly terrifying. The whole building woke up to their building being broken into by federal agents all to grab some guy who’s posted about being anti facist.
After 6am this morning in Whittier, Minneapolis—FOUR BLOCKS from where Pretti was murdered.
18 agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) markings smashed an apartment window, ran in, and came out with one man.
18 agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) markings smashed an apartment window, ran in, and came out with one man.
February 5, 2026 at 3:10 PM
My friend lives in this building and said it was truly terrifying. The whole building woke up to their building being broken into by federal agents all to grab some guy who’s posted about being anti facist.
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This is the strangers' case / and this your mountainish inhumanity
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 5:41 PM
This is the strangers' case / and this your mountainish inhumanity
Yeah, damn . . . judges and lawyers talking about how all the wheels have come off.
www.lawdork.com/p/the-minnes...
www.lawdork.com/p/the-minnes...
The unfathomable Minnesota transcript that must be read, as it tells the reality of America today
"I am not white, as you can see," Julie Le — a government lawyer — told a federal judge on Tuesday. "And my family's at risk as any other people that might get picked up too ..."
www.lawdork.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Yeah, damn . . . judges and lawyers talking about how all the wheels have come off.
www.lawdork.com/p/the-minnes...
www.lawdork.com/p/the-minnes...
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The full clip, including McKellen's setup of the scene, is here, along with info about the riots (Evil May Day) and the text of the speech itself. kottke.org/26/02/the-st...
The Strangers’ Case
I don’t normally say this, but if you watch one thing on kottke.org today, this week, this month, make it this speech written by Shakespeare and performed by
kottke.org
February 5, 2026 at 3:01 PM
The full clip, including McKellen's setup of the scene, is here, along with info about the riots (Evil May Day) and the text of the speech itself. kottke.org/26/02/the-st...
I just realized I was sitting around thinking how all of us could get gas masks. And I was also thinking if it was possible to get them in children's sizes. And it just seemed like a normal thought.
February 4, 2026 at 6:31 PM
I just realized I was sitting around thinking how all of us could get gas masks. And I was also thinking if it was possible to get them in children's sizes. And it just seemed like a normal thought.
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My apologies to France, I was not familiar with your game.
February 4, 2026 at 12:02 AM
My apologies to France, I was not familiar with your game.
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MAGA coward attacked literal children for protesting against ICE. Despite facing a large, grown ass adult, the kids came to each other's aid, kicked his ass, and sent him packing. Our courage and solidarity is our strength. We shall be victorious.
February 4, 2026 at 1:33 AM
MAGA coward attacked literal children for protesting against ICE. Despite facing a large, grown ass adult, the kids came to each other's aid, kicked his ass, and sent him packing. Our courage and solidarity is our strength. We shall be victorious.