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Craig A. Boyd

@gadflyofgreenville

Philosopher, snark-master, food provocateur, dilettante, Tolkien researcher, someone who "thinks otherwise."

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Even on his worst day, Hunter Biden did nothing like this. . . . Apparently for 45 & his ilk, the only rhetoric they know is violent rhetoric.

27.01.2025 12:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

SMDH

27.01.2025 12:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

But. . . but. . . no one has ever proven that the 2020 election wasn't stolen! πŸ˜€

27.01.2025 12:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Looks great- and maybe the kind of thing for a beginning Philosophy course?

27.01.2025 12:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I can imagine Trump asking (not unlike Henry II), "Will no one rid me of this troublesome priest(ess)?"

25.01.2025 14:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The indecent and vile rhetoric in the U.S. can be traced to the rise of Rush Limbaugh, Newt Gingerich, and Donald Trump (and their sycophants). . . It remains to be seen whether we can ever recover from this.

02.12.2024 15:52 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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30.11.2024 05:52 πŸ‘ 1404 πŸ” 404 πŸ’¬ 41 πŸ“Œ 19
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The Kash Patel Principle Trump’s choice for FBI director speaks volumes about his real second-term agenda

My piece on Patel is up. (Gifted here. Thanks, Bluesky folks.)
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

01.12.2024 03:07 πŸ‘ 8758 πŸ” 2821 πŸ’¬ 534 πŸ“Œ 226

The vindictive nominations continue.

01.12.2024 11:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Looking forward to reading this! Ta!

29.11.2024 15:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's Black Friday; and I continue my tradition of not shopping, hunkering down at home, foraging through the leftovers, and yelling at kids to "Stay off my lawn!"

29.11.2024 15:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Remember, for every tariff Trump imposes on China, Canada, & Mexico. . . . they'll impose tariffs on the U.S. This is stupid beyond belief.

26.11.2024 18:09 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nope. With Smith dropping all charges against Trump, we can see there is no "equal justice under the law."

25.11.2024 21:08 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's World Philosophy Day, people! Celebrating those of us who have been irritating others since 400 BCE!

21.11.2024 15:26 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I need to see this! Finishing up a paper on Despair in Tolkien and I need to delineate b/w depression & despair.

21.11.2024 13:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's World Philosophy Day! Celebrate like Socrates, Aristotle, or Epicurus. . . . *I'm leaning towards Epicurus.

21.11.2024 13:02 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Donald Trump
Matt Gaetz
Elon Musk
Robert Kennedy, Jr
Pete Hegseth

*Believe the women!

20.11.2024 20:53 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

kakistocracy + plutocracy = 2025 United States

20.11.2024 13:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My dad got us seats just about there in 1978. In April. It was freezing. But one of the very best memories! Oh, and I got to skip school.

19.11.2024 01:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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18.11.2024 23:34 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A man who never benefitted from his education wants to eliminate the Department of Education.

18.11.2024 21:28 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe this is the ad absurdum conclusion of discarding the Fairness Doctrine?

18.11.2024 17:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mixing musical traditions with Jon Batiste He's no stranger to improvisation. In life and in music, he’s had to roll with the punches.

the1a.org/segments/mix...

18.11.2024 17:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Do yourself a favor and listen to the Jon Baptiste interview on NPR's 1A with Jenn White.

18.11.2024 17:21 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bread & Circuses One is obliged to hope for wise and prudent governance from the next administration, but that’s not why people voted for Trump.

Bill Cavanaugh, brilliant as always

www.commonwealmagazine.org/bread-circus...

17.11.2024 15:35 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The really sad thing is that the only people who seem to be capable of stopping the oncoming "Trump Train" are a handful of Republicans in the Senate.

18.11.2024 13:44 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Our entire country has followed Alice down the rabbit hole & the Queen of Hearts is now the President of the United States.

16.11.2024 02:58 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump and his henchmen are protecting (and will pardon) as many criminals as they can; conversely, they'll pursue unjust lawsuits and indictments against the innocent.

16.11.2024 02:43 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

"Starter pack?" Uh-oh. More nomenclature.

16.11.2024 02:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm going to need a Bluesky tutorial. *Yes, I'm old and cranky- and get off my lawn!

14.11.2024 15:59 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0