John Christman
jchristman58.bsky.social
John Christman
@jchristman58.bsky.social

Philosophy Prof, Director of Humanities Inst. (Penn State), author of various things in social political philosophy, most recently Reconceiving Freedom from the Shadows of Slavery (CUP). Cranky lefty

Political science 52%
Philosophy 20%

Assault with a deadly rhetoric

Oh. Sorry; did I give it away? Did everyone put Nazis as their first guess?

I think the tRump admin wrote the Wordle today.

Gotta love how Ilhan Omar totally STEPPED INTO that maniac. I can't hear from the video but I'm pretty sure she was saying "you wanna go m-f?"

Minnesota Live Updates: Authorities Investigate Attack on Ilhan Omar as Tensions Flare Over Immigration Crackdown www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Minnesota Live Updates: Authorities Investigate Attack on Ilhan Omar as Tensions Flare Over Immigration Crackdown
www.nytimes.com

Another paramilitary murder; another case where officials will blatantly deny what is obvious to anyone with normal eyesight

Now that Greenland has been TACO'd into the sunset, can we go back to headlining the actual (para)military occupation going on
An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Re: the repeated excuse that these ICE thugs were "afraid for their lives" and so had to resort to violence:

Really? Someone yelling at you makes you afraid for your life?

This just shows that these guys are too chickenshit to have these jobs.

Great analysis, but ICE is neither secret or the police. It's a paramilitary arm of a wannabe dictator.

Brownshirts for short

ICE Is a Virtual Secret Police www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/o...
Opinion | ICE Is a Virtual Secret Police
www.nytimes.com

“My own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me,” NYT

(so...nothing can, since you lack the former and are out of the latter)

true that. gunboat diplomacy, but just gunboats

He’s sending a very strong letter
… Speaker Jeffries statement:
… Speaker Jeffries statement:

tRump got a military for xmas and couldn't wait to take it out to play and blow some things up

So much racism; you'll get tired of all the racism
Should someone tell him who wrote “White Christmas” and where that person was born.

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Should someone tell him who wrote “White Christmas” and where that person was born.
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
5% of People Detained By ICE Have Violent Convictions, 73% No Convictions

Apparently my book (Reconceiving Freedom from the Shadows of Slavery) got an award from Choice. Go figure.

www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
Choice announces the Outstanding Academic Titles of 2025
www.ala.org

Columbia, Mexico, and other Latin American countries join forces to attack the U.S. for continuing to consume massive amounts of drugs, fueling gangs they have to constantly try to subdue.

Dude. You were also sitting in an air conditioned office when you ordered these murders.
Q: So you didn't see any survivors after that first strike?

HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post
Q: So you didn't see any survivors after that first strike?

HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post

I've had several MRI's. NONE of them were merely "preventative".

The results here make it clear that they thought he might have a blockage or cardiovascular issue.

It's amazing how much we have to swallow flat-out absurdities on a daily basis from these clowns.
Leavitt claims that Trump had a "preventative" MRI

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Leavitt claims that Trump had a "preventative" MRI

This is because he can’t get on Rushmore. He wants a permanent imprint
Trump wants it bigger because Trump's aesthetics are propelled by two things, size and gold.

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Trump wants it bigger because Trump's aesthetics are propelled by two things, size and gold.

It’s not a war crime since there is no war. It’s murder

NYT: Fact Check: Is Trump Right About Affordability?

How long will it take this article to say "No, of course not".
(Bullshit is indifference to the truth, not falsehood. Stop treating like it is.)

Shooter in DC National Guard killings reported to have had two feet. tRump orders immigration restrictions on all bipeds.

Stop calling this a "peace plan." It's terms of surrender.

Rubio Insists U.S. Authored the Ukraine Peace Plan www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
Rubio Insists U.S. Authored the Ukraine Peace Plan
www.nytimes.com