Jeremy Pober
@jpober.bsky.social
Philosophy Research Fellow at ULisboa.
American, recently naturalized German, based in Lisbon.
Philosophy of mind and psychology/neuroscience, metaphysics, and moral psychology
Dogs, politics history, 90s Simpsons, SNL, some SF/F; 50% sh**posts.
American, recently naturalized German, based in Lisbon.
Philosophy of mind and psychology/neuroscience, metaphysics, and moral psychology
Dogs, politics history, 90s Simpsons, SNL, some SF/F; 50% sh**posts.
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rosen was one of the Ds who decided to break ranks and vote reopen the gov't last time.
folks, hold on to your butts. i think it's all but guaranteed we're shutting it down until we can figure out what the hell is going on.
folks, hold on to your butts. i think it's all but guaranteed we're shutting it down until we can figure out what the hell is going on.
January 24, 2026 at 9:30 PM
rosen was one of the Ds who decided to break ranks and vote reopen the gov't last time.
folks, hold on to your butts. i think it's all but guaranteed we're shutting it down until we can figure out what the hell is going on.
folks, hold on to your butts. i think it's all but guaranteed we're shutting it down until we can figure out what the hell is going on.
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More electeds should make posts like this. No need to tell us exactly what your policy solution is this minute. Just acknowledge the reality we all share.
I am doing my best to respond to this without a string of expletives. But let's be very clear. What just happened in Minnesota was cold blooded murder of a civilian by out of control federal agents, aided and abetted by the entire Trump administration and their fascist enablers.
January 24, 2026 at 5:08 PM
More electeds should make posts like this. No need to tell us exactly what your policy solution is this minute. Just acknowledge the reality we all share.
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look, anyone can sing kumbaya while looking out for their neighbors in an arctic freeze with armed and hostile agents of the state breathing down their neck. it's the anonymous posters advocating violence who do the real work.
January 24, 2026 at 8:34 PM
look, anyone can sing kumbaya while looking out for their neighbors in an arctic freeze with armed and hostile agents of the state breathing down their neck. it's the anonymous posters advocating violence who do the real work.
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i think the main shift here is that this was a middle aged white guy with a license to carry. the new out-group encompasses not just racial minorities but all regime dissidents (this is completely unsustainable btw)
there must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect
Republicans: everyone must be able to carry any gun at all times,
up to and including high powered rifles, to protect themselves against tyranny
also Republicans, without batting an eye: carrying a gun is unquestionable justification for federal agents to shoot you dead in the street
up to and including high powered rifles, to protect themselves against tyranny
also Republicans, without batting an eye: carrying a gun is unquestionable justification for federal agents to shoot you dead in the street
January 24, 2026 at 6:23 PM
i think the main shift here is that this was a middle aged white guy with a license to carry. the new out-group encompasses not just racial minorities but all regime dissidents (this is completely unsustainable btw)
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Do you know how hard it is to get cops to seemingly side with people shot by a bunch of officers
Minneapolis Police Chief O'Hara: "The video speaks for itself. We have identified this person - 37-year-old, white male, resident of the city. The only interaction that we are aware of with law enforcement has been for traffic tickets and we believe he is a lawfully gun owner with a permit to carry"
January 24, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Do you know how hard it is to get cops to seemingly side with people shot by a bunch of officers
I am not sure if I can endorse this post any more strongly.
There may be other reasons! But whoever's reasons are as @gelliottmorris.com suggests are the core of the problem dems have.
There may be other reasons! But whoever's reasons are as @gelliottmorris.com suggests are the core of the problem dems have.
Why is Dem leadership not on the ground in MN? If the answer is “polls show Trump’s disapproval is only -15 on deportations, but -25 on prices,” thats a Bad Use Of Polling and a complete failure in their capacity as leaders to lead public opinion and fight for democracy and the rule of law
January 24, 2026 at 6:10 PM
I am not sure if I can endorse this post any more strongly.
There may be other reasons! But whoever's reasons are as @gelliottmorris.com suggests are the core of the problem dems have.
There may be other reasons! But whoever's reasons are as @gelliottmorris.com suggests are the core of the problem dems have.
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Why is Dem leadership not on the ground in MN? If the answer is “polls show Trump’s disapproval is only -15 on deportations, but -25 on prices,” thats a Bad Use Of Polling and a complete failure in their capacity as leaders to lead public opinion and fight for democracy and the rule of law
January 24, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Why is Dem leadership not on the ground in MN? If the answer is “polls show Trump’s disapproval is only -15 on deportations, but -25 on prices,” thats a Bad Use Of Polling and a complete failure in their capacity as leaders to lead public opinion and fight for democracy and the rule of law
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There are people on the ground right now who are excited to escalate. I talked to them, one said “isn’t it great?”
They don’t care about ICE, the murder, our city. Do not let them control this situation. We are very close to the brink. Observe, protest. Don’t destroy.
They don’t care about ICE, the murder, our city. Do not let them control this situation. We are very close to the brink. Observe, protest. Don’t destroy.
January 24, 2026 at 5:53 PM
There are people on the ground right now who are excited to escalate. I talked to them, one said “isn’t it great?”
They don’t care about ICE, the murder, our city. Do not let them control this situation. We are very close to the brink. Observe, protest. Don’t destroy.
They don’t care about ICE, the murder, our city. Do not let them control this situation. We are very close to the brink. Observe, protest. Don’t destroy.
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1. Shoot people like dogs
2. Unrest
3. Martial law
The plan is that transparent. Don’t let them
2. Unrest
3. Martial law
The plan is that transparent. Don’t let them
ALL MN PROTESTERS
Absolutely nothing could be worse for our cause than violence and rioting. It is what ICE and Trump obviously want. Do not burn down our own city to protest invaders; they do not care; they will enjoy it. Do not do it. Do not let your fellow protesters do it.
Absolutely nothing could be worse for our cause than violence and rioting. It is what ICE and Trump obviously want. Do not burn down our own city to protest invaders; they do not care; they will enjoy it. Do not do it. Do not let your fellow protesters do it.
January 24, 2026 at 5:50 PM
1. Shoot people like dogs
2. Unrest
3. Martial law
The plan is that transparent. Don’t let them
2. Unrest
3. Martial law
The plan is that transparent. Don’t let them
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Ethicist here. You have a moral responsibility to treat yourself and others as worthy of moral concern.
People who argue that traumatizing yourself is a moral responsibility are not interested in ethics. They are interested in something else.
Not everyone in your feed has good intentions.
People who argue that traumatizing yourself is a moral responsibility are not interested in ethics. They are interested in something else.
Not everyone in your feed has good intentions.
January 24, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Ethicist here. You have a moral responsibility to treat yourself and others as worthy of moral concern.
People who argue that traumatizing yourself is a moral responsibility are not interested in ethics. They are interested in something else.
Not everyone in your feed has good intentions.
People who argue that traumatizing yourself is a moral responsibility are not interested in ethics. They are interested in something else.
Not everyone in your feed has good intentions.
More electeds should make posts like this. No need to tell us exactly what your policy solution is this minute. Just acknowledge the reality we all share.
I am doing my best to respond to this without a string of expletives. But let's be very clear. What just happened in Minnesota was cold blooded murder of a civilian by out of control federal agents, aided and abetted by the entire Trump administration and their fascist enablers.
January 24, 2026 at 5:08 PM
More electeds should make posts like this. No need to tell us exactly what your policy solution is this minute. Just acknowledge the reality we all share.
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Starmer basically went nuclear on Trump and this is the result, there may be a lesson here for the rest of the world
January 24, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Starmer basically went nuclear on Trump and this is the result, there may be a lesson here for the rest of the world
The reasons to watch an ice execution on video:
1) you are not sure what happened and want to see visual evidence
2) you are not yet maximally motivated to do what you can to stop all of this.
99% of accounts here are in neither of these categories.
1) you are not sure what happened and want to see visual evidence
2) you are not yet maximally motivated to do what you can to stop all of this.
99% of accounts here are in neither of these categories.
January 24, 2026 at 4:39 PM
The reasons to watch an ice execution on video:
1) you are not sure what happened and want to see visual evidence
2) you are not yet maximally motivated to do what you can to stop all of this.
99% of accounts here are in neither of these categories.
1) you are not sure what happened and want to see visual evidence
2) you are not yet maximally motivated to do what you can to stop all of this.
99% of accounts here are in neither of these categories.
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four dead in ohio.
four dead in ohio.
four dead in ohio.
four dead in ohio.
four dead in ohio.
four dead in ohio.
four dead in ohio.
January 24, 2026 at 4:08 PM
four dead in ohio.
four dead in ohio.
four dead in ohio.
four dead in ohio.
four dead in ohio.
four dead in ohio.
four dead in ohio.
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A lot of the media has messed up in describing all of these folks who are observing as protesters, they’re neighbors who quickly come out of their homes to document ICE presence knowing that their privilege is the only thing possibly standing in the way of a neighbor being disappeared or brutalized.
January 24, 2026 at 2:41 PM
A lot of the media has messed up in describing all of these folks who are observing as protesters, they’re neighbors who quickly come out of their homes to document ICE presence knowing that their privilege is the only thing possibly standing in the way of a neighbor being disappeared or brutalized.
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a smart evil person would have thrown that ICE agent under the bus so fast it made us dizzy, just absolutely One Bad Appled him across the country to soothe the anxious white folks. instead they got on TV and pointed to a video of him not getting run over and said "omg look at him getting run over"
Minnesota shifting narrative from "rabble rousing protesters" vs "law enforcement" to "people of conscience" vs "evil regime." This is essential to defeating authoritarianism - exposing who, what & why they are by demonstrating who, what & why we are.
And MAGA knows it.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/p...
And MAGA knows it.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/p...
Trump privately frustrated that he risks losing control of immigration message amid Minnesota chaos | CNN Politics
The ongoing protests and images coming out of Minnesota have prompted concerns from some Trump administration officials over the optics of the immigration crackdown as Americans grow alarmed by the ch...
www.cnn.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:55 AM
a smart evil person would have thrown that ICE agent under the bus so fast it made us dizzy, just absolutely One Bad Appled him across the country to soothe the anxious white folks. instead they got on TV and pointed to a video of him not getting run over and said "omg look at him getting run over"
My theory about the recently discovered mushrooms
So >99% of our perceptual abilities are complex and (mostly) bottom-up, such that in e.g. vision, you build a scene (with hints from memory and other systems, hence *mostly* bottom-up).
BUT there are a handful of phylogenetically older perceptual processes for recognizing conspecifics
BUT there are a handful of phylogenetically older perceptual processes for recognizing conspecifics
January 24, 2026 at 1:41 AM
My theory about the recently discovered mushrooms
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well well well look who’s afraid of memes now
CNN: DHS officials have come to FEMA staff and told them to limit the use of the word ice…they are worried that by posting something like, watch out for the ice, that it's going to become a meme….
January 24, 2026 at 12:48 AM
well well well look who’s afraid of memes now
I joked the other day that "Minnesota nice is a social contract broken at one's own peril"
The underlying kernel of truth is that, in my experience, Minnesotans are extremely kind, tolerant, and forgiving until someone *really* goes beyond the pale.
And then their very name will be a curse.
The underlying kernel of truth is that, in my experience, Minnesotans are extremely kind, tolerant, and forgiving until someone *really* goes beyond the pale.
And then their very name will be a curse.
"Oh my gosh, it was so nice to see you! Have a lovely day, fuck ICE!"
"Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!'
- two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest
"Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!'
- two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest
January 23, 2026 at 11:54 PM
I joked the other day that "Minnesota nice is a social contract broken at one's own peril"
The underlying kernel of truth is that, in my experience, Minnesotans are extremely kind, tolerant, and forgiving until someone *really* goes beyond the pale.
And then their very name will be a curse.
The underlying kernel of truth is that, in my experience, Minnesotans are extremely kind, tolerant, and forgiving until someone *really* goes beyond the pale.
And then their very name will be a curse.
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woke nato isn’t real. woke nato can’t hurt you
woke nato:
woke nato:
January 23, 2026 at 10:38 PM
woke nato isn’t real. woke nato can’t hurt you
woke nato:
woke nato:
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All Things are the Same Level of Bad, A Reply Guy Story
January 23, 2026 at 9:34 PM
All Things are the Same Level of Bad, A Reply Guy Story
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moving out of an apartment and writing CROATOAN on the wall
January 23, 2026 at 1:58 PM
moving out of an apartment and writing CROATOAN on the wall
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I suspect we’re at the point where this fearmongering is actively counterproductive for the Trump admin, bc there’s just too much cognitive dissonance between “these immigrants are dangers to the community” and “the community is willing to sacrifice everything to protect them”
Vance in MN: "It's really cold outside. We in the Trump administration want to deport criminal aliens who are sex offenders. It takes a certain level of committed to sex offender criminal aliens to stand outside in -40 temperatures and attack the vice president, but they're committed to the bit."
January 23, 2026 at 5:51 PM
I suspect we’re at the point where this fearmongering is actively counterproductive for the Trump admin, bc there’s just too much cognitive dissonance between “these immigrants are dangers to the community” and “the community is willing to sacrifice everything to protect them”
Underrated element of being an American abroad is that you're not subject to most US domestic *or* foreign policy
"We have a nice little database. Now you're considered a domestic terrorist." www.reddit.com/r/Maine/comm...
From the Maine community on Reddit: ICE tells legal observer she is a domestic terrorist for peacefully filming
Explore this post and more from the Maine community
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January 23, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Underrated element of being an American abroad is that you're not subject to most US domestic *or* foreign policy