Michael Joneas
jmikegra.bsky.social
Michael Joneas
@jmikegra.bsky.social
Putting the "So?!?" back into philosophy ('00). Leftist-ish homunculus (est. '77). Marx: right diagnosis, wrong treatment. Language & science are outside my expertise but inside my dilettantery. Yes, that's a word—ask Wittgenstein about meaning as use.
My grasp of AI and cars is pure Underpants Gnomes logic. Phase 1: Gas/Algorithms. Phase 2: ??? Phase 3: Driving/Chatbots.

And yet, I am certain I still know more about both topics than Donald Trump.

Which makes me question which tech oligarch texted him right before he posted this.
December 9, 2025 at 3:34 AM
You never know with this SCOTUS but ...

The part of the 14th Amendment that seems most likely to be reinterpreted in my eyes is naturalization. What counts as naturalized? How people become naturalized can all be delimited by SCOTUS.

But Trump wants birthright citizenship gone, so ... 🤷‍♂️
December 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
You mean to tell me that *this* is why the rapture didnt happen?

You know, on average, the world loses 160-170 thousand people a day. The number for the raptured in the Bible is 144,000. I have to ask ... if the Rapture did happen, would anyone actually notice? Perhaps it already has?
September 24, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Isn't it "Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is DEAD." (Emphasis added)

Literally nobody thinks that prayer is a substitute for action. But you certainly behave that way.

Inaction is literally not working. Therefore, your prayers are DEAD FAITH. QED.
August 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
If you're going to openly mock Secretary Neurocystercercosis, I'm afraid I'm going to have to insist you do so accurately. It's pork tapeworm that causes neurocystercercosis, so the worms should be rectangular, segmented and flat when poking out of the ears and nose.
August 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I'm not somebody to yuck anybody's yum ... until someone tries to force feed it to me.

That said, I wish the left were dominated by atheists of the Jacobin variety. It would make the coven chants a lot less awkward. (Sarcasm)
July 16, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Exactly what ethics were breached? If Elon feels that ethics were breached, he can (and probably will) sue for libel. Though, if it turns out that the story was vetted properly (sourced and confirmed), that would be embarrassing. Especially if Tesla share owners decide to nix Elon later.
May 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Freedom seeds? What in the actual fuck?
March 27, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The era of American military supremacy may well and truly be over. We could have the equivalent of all the weapons in the world. If we're too stupid to use them, people with sticks and stones could clean our collective clocks.
March 27, 2025 at 1:33 AM
OK! This is 🔥🔥🔥
March 26, 2025 at 11:21 PM
So, Democrats have, in fact, responded. If you say they haven't had an adequate response that *might* be a discussion worth having. Emphasis on *might*.
March 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Me. I do. And I'm an American. The IOC and FIFA need to find new host nations.
March 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
So, Joe Rogan doesn't do his own research. Color me surprised!
March 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
So are the MAGAts angry that our boycott are effective, or that there's aren't?
March 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
So, some people interpret this poll as Trumpean policy being largely unpopular. I see things differently. The areas where Americans do support Trump are the areas where individuals' greed and sensibilities were exploited by Trump.
February 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I'm a billionaire who's been credibly accused of performing a Nazi salute. Do I:

a) apologize for the misunderstanding and vow to be more mindful of my comportment in the future.
—or—
b) double down and publicly post some "Hitler-ious" punny rejoinders like the Apartheid nepo baby actually am.

🤔
January 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
So, while there's no moral calculus whereby two wrongs make a right ... I'm not going to be too terribly upset if a leftist group is now trying to fleece right leaning idiots out of their money via crypto. It's wrong, but not as wrong as, say, murdering a CEO in broad daylight.
January 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
This is the richest man in the world, folks. Coincidentally, and quite possibly simultaneously, the luckiest and stupidest person on the planet.
January 18, 2025 at 5:38 PM