rogergathmann
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Always in a sweat. Also, sorry, I never use that chat key. I'm not a good recipient for hot tips, or hotness of any type. Also, should say, if you support the Gaza genocide, don't reply to me. I'll block you. .
that kind of independence from prejudices of his generation from which most scientists are suffering. This independence created by philosophical insight is—in my opinion—the mark of distinction between a mere artisan or specialist and a real seeker after truth." Go forth and seek the truth.
November 11, 2025 at 9:40 AM
that kind of independence from prejudices of his generation from which most scientists are suffering. This independence created by philosophical insight is—in my opinion—the mark of distinction between a mere artisan or specialist and a real seeker after truth." Go forth and seek the truth.
This quote from one of Einstein's letters is a good guide: So many people today—and even professional scientists—seem to me like somebody who has seen thousands of trees but has never seen a forest. A knowledge of the historic and philosophical background gives
November 11, 2025 at 9:39 AM
This quote from one of Einstein's letters is a good guide: So many people today—and even professional scientists—seem to me like somebody who has seen thousands of trees but has never seen a forest. A knowledge of the historic and philosophical background gives
And remember: this is what teachers from the 8th grade onward have been trying to get you to do!
November 11, 2025 at 9:34 AM
And remember: this is what teachers from the 8th grade onward have been trying to get you to do!
Go into the library. Then ask to find out where the right section is. Then get some map in your head of the recent history of the research on the issue you are interested in. Don't be afraid of being heterodox. Remember: contrarianism per se is no virtue. Do, do your own research, and reflect on it
November 11, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Go into the library. Then ask to find out where the right section is. Then get some map in your head of the recent history of the research on the issue you are interested in. Don't be afraid of being heterodox. Remember: contrarianism per se is no virtue. Do, do your own research, and reflect on it
There have been times without number over the past 25 years when doing your own research was very important. For instance, when all the Serious people were saying Iraq had WMD and was threatening the U.S.Backed up by many a warhawk outfit, rightwing and centrist. Who flooded the zone.
November 11, 2025 at 9:31 AM
There have been times without number over the past 25 years when doing your own research was very important. For instance, when all the Serious people were saying Iraq had WMD and was threatening the U.S.Backed up by many a warhawk outfit, rightwing and centrist. Who flooded the zone.
The right wing influencers were like bad librarians, telling you to search in the section entitled pseudoscience. Unfortunately, the liberal crowd was too often like: don't research at all. Not only a dumb answer, but one that has lead us in the past to disaster.
November 11, 2025 at 9:29 AM
The right wing influencers were like bad librarians, telling you to search in the section entitled pseudoscience. Unfortunately, the liberal crowd was too often like: don't research at all. Not only a dumb answer, but one that has lead us in the past to disaster.
And an unsuccessful insane crank. She did not recieve the standard insane crank award: a Trump cabinet post. I'd attribute this, following HA, to her being a woman, since, following HA, women are shit. Solution: sex change. Problem: Trumpies hate trans. What's a swastikagirl to do?
November 11, 2025 at 9:15 AM
And an unsuccessful insane crank. She did not recieve the standard insane crank award: a Trump cabinet post. I'd attribute this, following HA, to her being a woman, since, following HA, women are shit. Solution: sex change. Problem: Trumpies hate trans. What's a swastikagirl to do?
This dialectic of feeding comes to its synthesis and, one might well say, Aufhebung, in the character of Colin Robinson, the energy vampire in What we do in the shadows. If we consider It Leibniz, and Mary Poppins, Kant, (which we are obviously meant to), then WWDINS is obviously Hegel.
November 10, 2025 at 8:32 AM
This dialectic of feeding comes to its synthesis and, one might well say, Aufhebung, in the character of Colin Robinson, the energy vampire in What we do in the shadows. If we consider It Leibniz, and Mary Poppins, Kant, (which we are obviously meant to), then WWDINS is obviously Hegel.
As every cook knows, sometimes using the same recipe just doesn't work. I think most people rely on some storyboarding around candidates. In Fetterman's case, the story was good. And he was helped by running against Oz. But something has happened to that man. nymag.com/intelligence...
John Fetterman’s Struggle
The senator insists he is in good health. But staffers past and present say they no longer recognize the man they once knew.
nymag.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:37 AM
As every cook knows, sometimes using the same recipe just doesn't work. I think most people rely on some storyboarding around candidates. In Fetterman's case, the story was good. And he was helped by running against Oz. But something has happened to that man. nymag.com/intelligence...
Some of them would not have voted for the ACA - Fetterman, for example - if they had been around in 2009. When the Ds recruit moderates, they often turn out to be moderate Republicans. Same with Maso in Nevada.
November 10, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Some of them would not have voted for the ACA - Fetterman, for example - if they had been around in 2009. When the Ds recruit moderates, they often turn out to be moderate Republicans. Same with Maso in Nevada.
I like dumb old lady shit. Maybe dumb on the outside, but look in the old lady eyes and you'll see whole worlds revolve.
November 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I like dumb old lady shit. Maybe dumb on the outside, but look in the old lady eyes and you'll see whole worlds revolve.
Yes. And the knee-jerk anti-unionism. All of which makes him the fave of third way Democrats. They need to stop.
November 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Yes. And the knee-jerk anti-unionism. All of which makes him the fave of third way Democrats. They need to stop.
A: He makes shit up. And it is a sweet gig, it has taken him from endorsing Lieberman as the obvy Dem candidate in 2004 (in TNR) to a charter school advocate (in NY MAG) without disclosing that his wife is a lobbyist for charter schools to the pro-Israel Atlantic. A sinecure hopper.
November 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
A: He makes shit up. And it is a sweet gig, it has taken him from endorsing Lieberman as the obvy Dem candidate in 2004 (in TNR) to a charter school advocate (in NY MAG) without disclosing that his wife is a lobbyist for charter schools to the pro-Israel Atlantic. A sinecure hopper.
Chait is so well placed at the Atlantic, a magazine by the lukewarm for the lukewarm.
November 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Chait is so well placed at the Atlantic, a magazine by the lukewarm for the lukewarm.
No, hands off means complicit. If Justice doesn't act to punish crime, then the person who sustains the AG in office is as guilty as he is. Look up Truman's firing of McGrath. Biden, a deeply corrupt individual, allowed treason to go unpunished. An evil president who ushered in Trump.
November 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
No, hands off means complicit. If Justice doesn't act to punish crime, then the person who sustains the AG in office is as guilty as he is. Look up Truman's firing of McGrath. Biden, a deeply corrupt individual, allowed treason to go unpunished. An evil president who ushered in Trump.
Yeah, he doesnt have a conscience, but then again, Richard III didn't either - the spirits visited him and he experienced fear, but not conscience. I think Trump is a very fearful old man.
November 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Yeah, he doesnt have a conscience, but then again, Richard III didn't either - the spirits visited him and he experienced fear, but not conscience. I think Trump is a very fearful old man.
WAPO under Fred Hiatt endorsed Roberts and Alito as good choices for the Supreme Court. A typical opinions page would have Cohen, George Will, and Robert Novak on the roster, with David Broder along to center-ize any wacky Bush move. It was a hot mess. All the Presidents men was long dead.
November 9, 2025 at 9:31 AM
WAPO under Fred Hiatt endorsed Roberts and Alito as good choices for the Supreme Court. A typical opinions page would have Cohen, George Will, and Robert Novak on the roster, with David Broder along to center-ize any wacky Bush move. It was a hot mess. All the Presidents men was long dead.
A well respected institution? The page that swallowed raw meat in the heady Global War on Terror days, hosted an open racist, Richard Cohen, as a regular columnist, and shed tears of real mourning when Pinochet died? Brad Delong in the 00s used to hold a Wapo Moron watch. And Delong is centrist!
November 9, 2025 at 9:10 AM
A well respected institution? The page that swallowed raw meat in the heady Global War on Terror days, hosted an open racist, Richard Cohen, as a regular columnist, and shed tears of real mourning when Pinochet died? Brad Delong in the 00s used to hold a Wapo Moron watch. And Delong is centrist!
I think the pertinent medical text here is Shakespeare's Richard III. Remember when the spirits of Richard's victims visit him at night and they keep saying: Despair therefore, and die!" Pretty much Trump's visions of his Epstein nights, his ICE atrocities days.
November 9, 2025 at 8:58 AM
I think the pertinent medical text here is Shakespeare's Richard III. Remember when the spirits of Richard's victims visit him at night and they keep saying: Despair therefore, and die!" Pretty much Trump's visions of his Epstein nights, his ICE atrocities days.
Wow, same vocabulary of "aides struggling to keep up with boss's schedule" as with Biden. Poor aides, always lagging behind Hero-in-chief, no matter who he is. Funny, this was never pulled out in reports about 50 year old Obama.
November 9, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Wow, same vocabulary of "aides struggling to keep up with boss's schedule" as with Biden. Poor aides, always lagging behind Hero-in-chief, no matter who he is. Funny, this was never pulled out in reports about 50 year old Obama.
They should pay much more as a percentage than their secretaries and chauffeurs, and the latter should pay nothing on their first 60 thou dollars. Limiting wealth in the U.S to some sum -400 million dollars for starters - would do a lot to heal this country. Limit wealth, get wealthier!
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 AM
They should pay much more as a percentage than their secretaries and chauffeurs, and the latter should pay nothing on their first 60 thou dollars. Limiting wealth in the U.S to some sum -400 million dollars for starters - would do a lot to heal this country. Limit wealth, get wealthier!