Bob Bradley
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Reading Hannah Arendt, I came across a troubling statement. She says that in the modern world, politics has fallen heir to utilitarianism. Politicians--all politicians--believe the ends justify all means.
We see this every day.
So, here's the question. How do we live with that?
We see this every day.
So, here's the question. How do we live with that?
January 25, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Reading Hannah Arendt, I came across a troubling statement. She says that in the modern world, politics has fallen heir to utilitarianism. Politicians--all politicians--believe the ends justify all means.
We see this every day.
So, here's the question. How do we live with that?
We see this every day.
So, here's the question. How do we live with that?
As the Democratic party proves itself useless, more and more people will enter the public realm to speak and act. Their power will grow. Trump and others of his ilk will respond with more violence. Other cities and states in our federation will resist. There will be more blood. Is America great yet?
January 25, 2026 at 6:11 PM
As the Democratic party proves itself useless, more and more people will enter the public realm to speak and act. Their power will grow. Trump and others of his ilk will respond with more violence. Other cities and states in our federation will resist. There will be more blood. Is America great yet?
No one in Greenland wants to be absorbed into the American dystopia. Who can blame them? Leave the Greenlanders alone.
If you get sick in Greenland and need treatment that the local hospitals cannot provide, you get airlifted to Copenhagen for treatment. Free of charge.
January 25, 2026 at 5:51 PM
No one in Greenland wants to be absorbed into the American dystopia. Who can blame them? Leave the Greenlanders alone.
What we get with Trump is a government that believes the ends justify all means, including murder on the high seas, murder of citizens, breaking treaties, invading foreign countries, threats of against universities and elected officials, lying, cheating, stealing.
January 25, 2026 at 5:47 PM
What we get with Trump is a government that believes the ends justify all means, including murder on the high seas, murder of citizens, breaking treaties, invading foreign countries, threats of against universities and elected officials, lying, cheating, stealing.
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Thoughts on the value of the humanities in dark times. A happy Sunday to you all.
Thoughts on the value of the humanities in dark times. A happy Sunday to you all.
Hannah Arendt, Pearl-Diving, and the Humanities
by Simas Čelutka
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January 25, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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Thoughts on the value of the humanities in dark times. A happy Sunday to you all.
Thoughts on the value of the humanities in dark times. A happy Sunday to you all.
When I lived in Cold War Berlin, I crossed to the East many times. I was a kid then, but I learned quickly that a government is not the same as the people.
Remember Minneapolis.
Remember Minneapolis.
January 25, 2026 at 4:38 PM
When I lived in Cold War Berlin, I crossed to the East many times. I was a kid then, but I learned quickly that a government is not the same as the people.
Remember Minneapolis.
Remember Minneapolis.
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Herr Hochzeche is eager to get in on murdering American citizens.
"Hegseth’s apparent desire to get involved in the Minnesota debacle is dangerous not only to the lives of innocent Americans, but to American democracy itself," @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues:
Pete Hegseth Should Sit This One Out
By inserting himself into the situation in Minnesota, the secretary of defense is only making things worse.
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January 25, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Herr Hochzeche is eager to get in on murdering American citizens.
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“There is a crime here that goes beyond denunciation. There is a sorrow here that weeping cannot symbolize. There is a failure here that topples all our success.”
― John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath
― John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath
January 25, 2026 at 1:55 AM
“There is a crime here that goes beyond denunciation. There is a sorrow here that weeping cannot symbolize. There is a failure here that topples all our success.”
― John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath
― John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath
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Trump likes to do things in a big way. I suppose destroying the United States qualifies.
January 24, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Trump likes to do things in a big way. I suppose destroying the United States qualifies.
What are the chances of J.D. Vance certifying a contested election in 2028 that he just lost?
January 24, 2026 at 9:44 PM
What are the chances of J.D. Vance certifying a contested election in 2028 that he just lost?
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Ein Staat der seine eigenen Bürger ermordet, ist eine Schande und kein sicherer Ort!
#Minneapolis #Mord #Hinrichtung
#Waffe #Gestapo #Bürgerkrieg
#Minneapolis #Mord #Hinrichtung
#Waffe #Gestapo #Bürgerkrieg
January 24, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Ein Staat der seine eigenen Bürger ermordet, ist eine Schande und kein sicherer Ort!
#Minneapolis #Mord #Hinrichtung
#Waffe #Gestapo #Bürgerkrieg
#Minneapolis #Mord #Hinrichtung
#Waffe #Gestapo #Bürgerkrieg
I await someone under Trump to tell us that the shooting today, while unfortunate, was unavoidable. If they say this, what they mean is that murder is permissible, because the ends justify the means.
January 24, 2026 at 9:31 PM
I await someone under Trump to tell us that the shooting today, while unfortunate, was unavoidable. If they say this, what they mean is that murder is permissible, because the ends justify the means.
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January 24, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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An ICU nurse.
BREAKING:
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis protester fatally shot by a federal officer was ICU nurse Alex Pretti, his parents say.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis protester fatally shot by a federal officer was ICU nurse Alex Pretti, his parents say.
January 24, 2026 at 8:08 PM
An ICU nurse.
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More and more, this is my mantra in these troubled times. 🤍
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January 24, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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What we see with the recent killings of protesting citizens is just another manifestation of MAGA's glorification of violence for its own sake. It their desire to tear down the government played out on an individual level. They want nothing new or better, only destruction.
January 24, 2026 at 8:20 PM
What we see with the recent killings of protesting citizens is just another manifestation of MAGA's glorification of violence for its own sake. It their desire to tear down the government played out on an individual level. They want nothing new or better, only destruction.
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What are out choices? Rule by technocrats or mob rule by the ignorant?
January 24, 2026 at 7:51 PM
What are out choices? Rule by technocrats or mob rule by the ignorant?
We Americans have always revered the founding fathers who gave us a nation of law. Superstitious, evangelical fools say God gave us Trump to save us. They have lost their minds if they ever had any. We say, "We built this with our own hands. We don't need no stinking king." Pardon the pun.
January 24, 2026 at 7:18 PM
We Americans have always revered the founding fathers who gave us a nation of law. Superstitious, evangelical fools say God gave us Trump to save us. They have lost their minds if they ever had any. We say, "We built this with our own hands. We don't need no stinking king." Pardon the pun.
The no kings rallies are great. But what threatens democracies around the world today is likely oligarchy, not monarchy--rule by a greedy, rich, corrupt, amoral few.
January 24, 2026 at 5:40 PM
The no kings rallies are great. But what threatens democracies around the world today is likely oligarchy, not monarchy--rule by a greedy, rich, corrupt, amoral few.
ICE may be a military attempt to maintain order on the streets, but it is doing the job so badly that chaos is breaking out.
Je vous rassure, ICE, ce n'est pas une milice en roue libre qui tue des innocents en pleine rue et déporte des enfants, c'est "la militarisation accrue du maintien de l'ordre".
Sur France C on parle d’une « militarisation accrue du maintien de l’ordre aux Etats-Unis », ce qui est vraiment un doux euphémisme pour désigner ce que fait ICE.
Maintien de quel ordre, exactement?
Maintien de quel ordre, exactement?
January 24, 2026 at 5:36 PM
ICE may be a military attempt to maintain order on the streets, but it is doing the job so badly that chaos is breaking out.
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Nine shots? NINE SHOTS
January 24, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Nine shots? NINE SHOTS
In the gilded age, the wealthy elite owned 4% of the nation's wealth. Today it is 15%. So maybe this is not a second gilded age, maybe a solid platinum age, or a diamond encrusted platinum age. Doesn't have much of a poetic ring to it, tho.
January 24, 2026 at 5:30 PM
In the gilded age, the wealthy elite owned 4% of the nation's wealth. Today it is 15%. So maybe this is not a second gilded age, maybe a solid platinum age, or a diamond encrusted platinum age. Doesn't have much of a poetic ring to it, tho.