Nathanael 🧦 Roy
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Theatre Lover. Nazi Hater. he/him
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Nathanael 🧦 Roy
@sporkredfox.bsky.social
· Jan 12
For a lot of people- the worst, most politically damaging thing Biden ever did was have a bad stutter during a debate months before the election. After that, people still supporting him were obviously heinous evil people. No better than Trump supporters.
Years ago a Catholic priest insisted conservatives understand liberals better and the evidence he gave was a values study by Haidt
99% of Republicans understand nothing about intraleft politics. they’re still saying shit like “you won’t be so happy when BILL CLINTON is implicated will you?”
November 13, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Years ago a Catholic priest insisted conservatives understand liberals better and the evidence he gave was a values study by Haidt
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My radical view is that the story about the president being implicated in a notorious paedophile ring should be covered as an important story *in its own right*, and then secondarily any political consequences can be covered later
November 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
My radical view is that the story about the president being implicated in a notorious paedophile ring should be covered as an important story *in its own right*, and then secondarily any political consequences can be covered later
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On this Epstein stuff, just a reminder that multiple contestants in the Miss Teen USA pageant - to repeat, TEENAGERS - said that when Trump owned it, he would walk into the dressing room so he could watch them changing clothes
www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kend...
www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kend...
Teen Beauty Queens Say Trump Walked In On Them Changing
“Don’t worry, ladies, I’ve seen it all before.”
www.buzzfeednews.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
On this Epstein stuff, just a reminder that multiple contestants in the Miss Teen USA pageant - to repeat, TEENAGERS - said that when Trump owned it, he would walk into the dressing room so he could watch them changing clothes
www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kend...
www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kend...
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the president raped children and his entire political party continues to actively cover it up
even if we can't throw him in jail for it he should resign in disgrace and so should all of them
even if we can't throw him in jail for it he should resign in disgrace and so should all of them
November 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
the president raped children and his entire political party continues to actively cover it up
even if we can't throw him in jail for it he should resign in disgrace and so should all of them
even if we can't throw him in jail for it he should resign in disgrace and so should all of them
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"lol nothing matters" can be self-fulfilling in any case, so let's avoid doing that
November 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
"lol nothing matters" can be self-fulfilling in any case, so let's avoid doing that
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it's a real shame there wasn't just a Democratic president with control of federal law enforcement for 4 years, otherwise it would be pretty fuckin outrageous that he didn't find this
A direct email exchange from 2011 between Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, just released by House Oversight Committee Democrats.
November 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
it's a real shame there wasn't just a Democratic president with control of federal law enforcement for 4 years, otherwise it would be pretty fuckin outrageous that he didn't find this
Trump must resign and be prosecuted
November 12, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Trump must resign and be prosecuted
Son of a carpenter was good with rope. Good job to one of the most silent characters in the bible (Joseph)
The story of Jesus driving the moneylenders out of the temple is such a slay and that’s before you realise he braided his own whip
November 11, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Son of a carpenter was good with rope. Good job to one of the most silent characters in the bible (Joseph)
Dunking on evil venture capitalist mom is fine and all, but could we not speculate that a four year old is gonna grow up to be a monster.
November 11, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Dunking on evil venture capitalist mom is fine and all, but could we not speculate that a four year old is gonna grow up to be a monster.
Yes! The meta-ethics are not the ethics.
You are not holier for knowing or believing the meta. This actually applies to some things as well on why intellectual people (hi, me!) can occasionally be rude
You are not holier for knowing or believing the meta. This actually applies to some things as well on why intellectual people (hi, me!) can occasionally be rude
the basic paradox of believing that moral theories are the cause of moral facts is that most people manage to be moral and know moral facts without having the slightest familiarity with any abstract moral theory.
November 11, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Yes! The meta-ethics are not the ethics.
You are not holier for knowing or believing the meta. This actually applies to some things as well on why intellectual people (hi, me!) can occasionally be rude
You are not holier for knowing or believing the meta. This actually applies to some things as well on why intellectual people (hi, me!) can occasionally be rude
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"Would you like solutions or comfort?" is such a helpful phrase. Sometimes people just need to vent and hear someone say "I'm sorry, that must be really difficult for you," without needing to be "fixed".
November 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
"Would you like solutions or comfort?" is such a helpful phrase. Sometimes people just need to vent and hear someone say "I'm sorry, that must be really difficult for you," without needing to be "fixed".
Wait, WHAT?!
Had a long day, glad Sunday is always a pretty slow news day. Anything unexpected happen?
November 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Wait, WHAT?!
Good advice for life: try not to be an asshole
November 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Good advice for life: try not to be an asshole
Had a long day, glad Sunday is always a pretty slow news day. Anything unexpected happen?
November 10, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Had a long day, glad Sunday is always a pretty slow news day. Anything unexpected happen?
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Republicans seem to think that the norms created by the social contract are just sort of a immutable laws of nature and that therefore, tearing up the social contract will have no negative consequences for them, and I am, very much not looking forward to that thesis being tested
I think we're genuinely flirting with a societal rupture and I'm not sure I want to experience that
November 9, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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Order from 2017 by me. But I think I have largely been convinced to put ROTS as #3 and push everything else down one
November 8, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Order from 2017 by me. But I think I have largely been convinced to put ROTS as #3 and push everything else down one
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This is very good. It's distressing how many smart people take Scott Alexander seriously and don't recognize how noxious he actually is. segyges.leaflet.pub/3m4yn4yf2lk2d/
The Scott Alexander Email: An Explainer - Gyges Blog
segyges.leaflet.pub
November 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
This is very good. It's distressing how many smart people take Scott Alexander seriously and don't recognize how noxious he actually is. segyges.leaflet.pub/3m4yn4yf2lk2d/
This is a problem I don't have a great answer for.
Like, I actually think Scott Alexander is one of the strongest versions of this type of guy and that is *really bad* and the thing is you actually do have to say why an argument is ridiculous and then point out that it is also horrid and evil etc.
Like, I actually think Scott Alexander is one of the strongest versions of this type of guy and that is *really bad* and the thing is you actually do have to say why an argument is ridiculous and then point out that it is also horrid and evil etc.
Because this their intellectual hobby, every single objection people have mentioned in this thread is something they have a ready-made reply for they think is a sound rebuttal. Are those replies good? Not necessarily, but having ideas is no guarantee that you have good ideas.
November 8, 2025 at 6:24 AM
This is a problem I don't have a great answer for.
Like, I actually think Scott Alexander is one of the strongest versions of this type of guy and that is *really bad* and the thing is you actually do have to say why an argument is ridiculous and then point out that it is also horrid and evil etc.
Like, I actually think Scott Alexander is one of the strongest versions of this type of guy and that is *really bad* and the thing is you actually do have to say why an argument is ridiculous and then point out that it is also horrid and evil etc.
We will obviously never settle reality because you can't run history multiple times. But I tend to think Stancil thought is more compelling than Morris thought given the 2022 midterm
November 8, 2025 at 12:35 AM
We will obviously never settle reality because you can't run history multiple times. But I tend to think Stancil thought is more compelling than Morris thought given the 2022 midterm
The only time in history stat Bluesky has collectively agreed on something
November 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The only time in history stat Bluesky has collectively agreed on something
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I do feel like rolling back regulatory oversight of the food system is very quickly going to illustrate why Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle.
Poultry Plants Consistently Violate Salmonella Standards, Report Finds
Perdue, Butterball, and Costco are among the companies that break food safety rules. Industry reps say contaminated chicken is not a danger.
civileats.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I do feel like rolling back regulatory oversight of the food system is very quickly going to illustrate why Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle.
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We have reached a verdict: Not guilty.
November 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
We have reached a verdict: Not guilty.
The main reason carbs are demonized in diet discourse is because in general people get enough calories. But it actually *is* the case that they should make up a majority of your nutrition. Like, fruits and veggies are mostly carbs (and have needed fats and protein too)
November 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The main reason carbs are demonized in diet discourse is because in general people get enough calories. But it actually *is* the case that they should make up a majority of your nutrition. Like, fruits and veggies are mostly carbs (and have needed fats and protein too)
"some people are upset I have never changed a diaper as a father, and let me just say, ew, i am not a girl"
Correction to the above: he does not specifically say “spiritually gay” in this case, although I believe he has used that terminology elsewhere and I conflated the two in my mind due to how long ago this was.
Did some digging; here it is. I’m concerned that it doesn’t have the spiritually gay thing in this tweet, although I believe he has used that expression before, and I have conflated this specific thing with something else he said, but what he says is sure as hell not good!
November 6, 2025 at 6:04 PM
"some people are upset I have never changed a diaper as a father, and let me just say, ew, i am not a girl"