Daniel Collette
@danielcollette.bsky.social
Assistant Teaching Professor of Philosophy, Marquette University. Father of two. Pascal stan. he/him
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Hello, new followers! Nice to have you. I am a NTT prof working on early modern and canon critical philosophy. I post on academia, unions/labor, parenting, music, & more. I currently work on Blaise Pascal and his philosopher sister Jacqueline Pascal. If you’re interested, I made a little thread.
Go home autumn, you’re drunk.
November 11, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Go home autumn, you’re drunk.
This seems noteworthy
Mark Kelly notably declines to endorse Chuck Schumer as the leader of Senate Dems going forward
November 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
This seems noteworthy
Everything is going fine at O’Hare.
November 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Everything is going fine at O’Hare.
Dashboard Confessional? What’s that? Sounds Lutheran.
November 4, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Dashboard Confessional? What’s that? Sounds Lutheran.
Hello, Autumn Campus
October 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Hello, Autumn Campus
Maybe Mike is just an academic skeptic. You can’t blame him for not knowing current events he doesn’t know anything
except his own ignorance. The video? Don’t know. Twitter where he saw it? Don’t know. His phone with twitter? Don’t know. Basic metaphysical beliefs about reality? Don’t know.
except his own ignorance. The video? Don’t know. Twitter where he saw it? Don’t know. His phone with twitter? Don’t know. Basic metaphysical beliefs about reality? Don’t know.
Q: Just last week a minister was shot directly in the face with a pepper round by a DHS agent that left his face bloodied. Are you concerned that this is a religious freedom issue?
MIKE JOHNSON: I can't comment on any of those instances. I haven't seen or heard any of those videos
MIKE JOHNSON: I can't comment on any of those instances. I haven't seen or heard any of those videos
October 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Maybe Mike is just an academic skeptic. You can’t blame him for not knowing current events he doesn’t know anything
except his own ignorance. The video? Don’t know. Twitter where he saw it? Don’t know. His phone with twitter? Don’t know. Basic metaphysical beliefs about reality? Don’t know.
except his own ignorance. The video? Don’t know. Twitter where he saw it? Don’t know. His phone with twitter? Don’t know. Basic metaphysical beliefs about reality? Don’t know.
Men will literally start a war instead of going to therapy.
And by therapy I mean release the Epstein files.
And by therapy I mean release the Epstein files.
why are we preparing for a possible war on Venezuela, the hell is this shit
October 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Men will literally start a war instead of going to therapy.
And by therapy I mean release the Epstein files.
And by therapy I mean release the Epstein files.
After showering today I am happy to report that I am still Nazi tattoo free.
October 22, 2025 at 10:57 PM
After showering today I am happy to report that I am still Nazi tattoo free.
This is a fair question, I try to answer in a short 🧵 why I think they matter.
1. Political will comes from pressure. Fear of being primaried is a start.
2. It creates amachine for collective action. With good leadership, this is our best path to a general strike right now.
1. Political will comes from pressure. Fear of being primaried is a start.
2. It creates amachine for collective action. With good leadership, this is our best path to a general strike right now.
Can I ask, what did the No Kings protest actually accomplish? I mean, in real terms, what have these protests materially changed? I can't help but feel these one off protests are merely a heatsink for energy and anger rather than a path for meaningful change and disruption of the system.
October 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
This is a fair question, I try to answer in a short 🧵 why I think they matter.
1. Political will comes from pressure. Fear of being primaried is a start.
2. It creates amachine for collective action. With good leadership, this is our best path to a general strike right now.
1. Political will comes from pressure. Fear of being primaried is a start.
2. It creates amachine for collective action. With good leadership, this is our best path to a general strike right now.
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y’all I’m going to be real, the workers at the biggest music venues in DC are trying to unionize
we need IMP the parent company to recognize voluntarily
that won’t happen without noise
please, bluesky, do what u do best
@930club.bsky.social
@theatlantisdc.bsky.social
@theanthemdc.bsky.social
we need IMP the parent company to recognize voluntarily
that won’t happen without noise
please, bluesky, do what u do best
@930club.bsky.social
@theatlantisdc.bsky.social
@theanthemdc.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 1:35 AM
y’all I’m going to be real, the workers at the biggest music venues in DC are trying to unionize
we need IMP the parent company to recognize voluntarily
that won’t happen without noise
please, bluesky, do what u do best
@930club.bsky.social
@theatlantisdc.bsky.social
@theanthemdc.bsky.social
we need IMP the parent company to recognize voluntarily
that won’t happen without noise
please, bluesky, do what u do best
@930club.bsky.social
@theatlantisdc.bsky.social
@theanthemdc.bsky.social
The protests today were scary. Thankfully the Jurassic wing of Antifa did not attempt to eat the Giraffe wing or frog resistance.
October 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The protests today were scary. Thankfully the Jurassic wing of Antifa did not attempt to eat the Giraffe wing or frog resistance.
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Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer. In his first teaching document Thursday, Leo confirms that he is in perfect lockstep with Pope Francis on matters of social injustice.
Pope Leo blasts economy that marginalizes poor while wealthy live in bubble of luxury
Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer.
bit.ly
October 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer. In his first teaching document Thursday, Leo confirms that he is in perfect lockstep with Pope Francis on matters of social injustice.
If Jack has the true belief that anti fascists have been around since the 1930s, but believes this on the false justification of fascist rhetoric, can we say Jack knows it’s true?
From Donald Trump's Roundtable on Antifa just now —
"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."
— special guest Jack Posobiec
"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."
— special guest Jack Posobiec
October 9, 2025 at 12:47 AM
If Jack has the true belief that anti fascists have been around since the 1930s, but believes this on the false justification of fascist rhetoric, can we say Jack knows it’s true?
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
My second hand embarrassment is itself embarrassed. Viva la resistance!
CHUCK SCHUMER: "New data came out today from KFF - and that is not Kentucky Fried French Fries ... the Kaiser Family Foundation"
October 5, 2025 at 11:38 PM
My second hand embarrassment is itself embarrassed. Viva la resistance!
What's a bit funny about this is that burning is, per flag code, the proper and respectful way to dispose of a flag.
I know that's missing the point, but still.
I know that's missing the point, but still.
October 4, 2025 at 3:40 AM
What's a bit funny about this is that burning is, per flag code, the proper and respectful way to dispose of a flag.
I know that's missing the point, but still.
I know that's missing the point, but still.
Extended HOPOS submission deadline!
International Society for the History of Philosophy of Science -- #HOPOS 2026
Ohio State University, Columbus (OH)
22 to 26 June 2026
NEW Submission Deadline: 15 October 2025, 11:59 (PT) & remote option for scholars unable to travel to US
hopos2026.dryfta.com.
#HPS #philsky 🗃️
Ohio State University, Columbus (OH)
22 to 26 June 2026
NEW Submission Deadline: 15 October 2025, 11:59 (PT) & remote option for scholars unable to travel to US
hopos2026.dryfta.com.
#HPS #philsky 🗃️
HOPOS 2026
Paper and symposium proposals for HOPOS 2026 can now be submitted through this web site. For detailed instructions, plea
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September 29, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Extended HOPOS submission deadline!
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The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders
National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders Honored for rejecting illegal orders during martial law, Marine death probe
www.chosun.com
September 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
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There’s a new #philosophy feed in town! 📣 #PhilosophySky combines the best philosophical discussion via the #PhilSky and area-specific hashtags with announcements from 250+ philosophy-related accounts making it the most comprehensive feed for academic philosophy on Bluesky! bsky.app/profile/did:...
September 26, 2025 at 10:52 AM
There’s a new #philosophy feed in town! 📣 #PhilosophySky combines the best philosophical discussion via the #PhilSky and area-specific hashtags with announcements from 250+ philosophy-related accounts making it the most comprehensive feed for academic philosophy on Bluesky! bsky.app/profile/did:...
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More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
I’m still chugging along on my 2014 MacBook Pro. The battery isn’t great now, but it still does all I need it to do… even after dropping it a few times over the years.
A MacBook will last for yrs. And they’re quite durable. Don’t ask me how I know about the last part.
September 22, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I’m still chugging along on my 2014 MacBook Pro. The battery isn’t great now, but it still does all I need it to do… even after dropping it a few times over the years.
My final straw was when they generated an AI podcast on one of my papers without prior consent.
Anyway, Academia.edu is a grift. This seems like a good final straw if you haven’t deleted your account.
Anyway, Academia.edu is a grift. This seems like a good final straw if you haven’t deleted your account.
I'm sorry, worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable permission to my voice and likeness? For what now? In any manner for any purpose???
This is in academia/.edu's new ToS, which you're prompted to agree to on login. Anyway I'll be jumping ship. You can find my stuff at hcommons.org.
This is in academia/.edu's new ToS, which you're prompted to agree to on login. Anyway I'll be jumping ship. You can find my stuff at hcommons.org.
September 18, 2025 at 2:30 AM
My final straw was when they generated an AI podcast on one of my papers without prior consent.
Anyway, Academia.edu is a grift. This seems like a good final straw if you haven’t deleted your account.
Anyway, Academia.edu is a grift. This seems like a good final straw if you haven’t deleted your account.
It’s funny how antifa is talked about as if it were some secret organization and not just a bunch of random small groups of unaffiliated people whose only real commonality is thinking fascism is bad.
September 18, 2025 at 1:55 AM
It’s funny how antifa is talked about as if it were some secret organization and not just a bunch of random small groups of unaffiliated people whose only real commonality is thinking fascism is bad.
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Because I didn’t grow up middle class I’m always amused by these middle class affects like RSVP for a protest lololololol
But also don’t fucking create a written record of intent to attend a protest unless you’re fine with that being used against you in court
But also don’t fucking create a written record of intent to attend a protest unless you’re fine with that being used against you in court
We need your help to make October 18 the biggest peaceful protest of the year. Please spread the word, register your local event as soon as you can, and start RSVPing for the local protests to help build momentum: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
September 16, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Because I didn’t grow up middle class I’m always amused by these middle class affects like RSVP for a protest lololololol
But also don’t fucking create a written record of intent to attend a protest unless you’re fine with that being used against you in court
But also don’t fucking create a written record of intent to attend a protest unless you’re fine with that being used against you in court
Bella Ciao is an Italian anti-fascist anthem and always will be.
Also, Chumbawamba does a great cover of it.
Also, Chumbawamba does a great cover of it.
Chumbawamba - Bella Ciao
YouTube video by Poska37
youtu.be
September 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Bella Ciao is an Italian anti-fascist anthem and always will be.
Also, Chumbawamba does a great cover of it.
Also, Chumbawamba does a great cover of it.