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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idk. I find this Trump to be more like a roomba, as someone mentioned. He goes as far as he can until he encounters serious institutional resistance, and then backs up and goes somewhere else, and maybe tries to circle back around once or twice just to check.
As President Trump finishes the first year of his second term, it is clear there are fewer guardrails than last time.
Trump pushes his power to new heights with help from loyal lieutenants
As President Trump finishes the first year of his second term, it is clear there are fewer guardrails than last time.
n.pr
January 25, 2026 at 9:32 PM
idk. I find this Trump to be more like a roomba, as someone mentioned. He goes as far as he can until he encounters serious institutional resistance, and then backs up and goes somewhere else, and maybe tries to circle back around once or twice just to check.
Is this the psychological process/mechanism behind doomposting?
Asking for a me.
Asking for a me.
I think this common feeling is an artifact of how we mentally represent these scenarios playing out.
We're good at figuring out what possible actions are afforded to a person given their social and physical environment, but not as good at inferring the psychological principles on which they operate
We're good at figuring out what possible actions are afforded to a person given their social and physical environment, but not as good at inferring the psychological principles on which they operate
January 25, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Is this the psychological process/mechanism behind doomposting?
Asking for a me.
Asking for a me.
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January 25, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Not sure if anyone seeing this has yet to completely dismiss Jesse Signal as a bad faith actor, but just in case: this is why you should.
they were right! if you read the most skeptical, most bad-faith-assuming responses to Singal's writings in 2018, you would predict EXACTLY what he was up to in 2024. If you read him as a neutral journalist who just needed to dig into the science, your predictions would go badly astray.
January 25, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Not sure if anyone seeing this has yet to completely dismiss Jesse Signal as a bad faith actor, but just in case: this is why you should.
Thread of truths:
this nation is more founded on buy one get one free than law enforcement
January 25, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Thread of truths:
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Our government's atrocities are bringing together Bears fans and Packers fans.
January 25, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Our government's atrocities are bringing together Bears fans and Packers fans.
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This is self-evidently true, and also apparently too difficult for many people to wrap their minds around
Seems that “abolish ICE” or, really, any political reference to ICE as a concept captures both ICE and CBP in one swoop, which may become a problem when it’s time to develop abolition policy, but in the meantime is a convenient rhetorical device.
All the focus is on abolish ICE but CBP seems honestly the worse of the two. Bovino, today’s shooting, and Ross was former CBP.
January 25, 2026 at 4:39 AM
This is self-evidently true, and also apparently too difficult for many people to wrap their minds around
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Minnesota ICE-watchers did this.
By relentlessly documenting ICE/BP/DHS abuses—taking on personal risk to do so—they’ve gotten the horrors into more information streams. Got more people to pay attention, undermined Trump regime lies, and shifted the stances of some Democratic officeholders.
By relentlessly documenting ICE/BP/DHS abuses—taking on personal risk to do so—they’ve gotten the horrors into more information streams. Got more people to pay attention, undermined Trump regime lies, and shifted the stances of some Democratic officeholders.
man the stuff i am seeing on IG from
the most normie, i don’t really talk about politics accounts suggests something different
the most normie, i don’t really talk about politics accounts suggests something different
January 25, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Minnesota ICE-watchers did this.
By relentlessly documenting ICE/BP/DHS abuses—taking on personal risk to do so—they’ve gotten the horrors into more information streams. Got more people to pay attention, undermined Trump regime lies, and shifted the stances of some Democratic officeholders.
By relentlessly documenting ICE/BP/DHS abuses—taking on personal risk to do so—they’ve gotten the horrors into more information streams. Got more people to pay attention, undermined Trump regime lies, and shifted the stances of some Democratic officeholders.
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Get in, weirdos (both laudatory and derogatory), we're bringing back shame
This is an excellent example of someone using their power to shun those that deserve it.
January 25, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Get in, weirdos (both laudatory and derogatory), we're bringing back shame
Get in, weirdos (both laudatory and derogatory), we're bringing back shame
This is an excellent example of someone using their power to shun those that deserve it.
January 25, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Get in, weirdos (both laudatory and derogatory), we're bringing back shame
For the good of the nation I am begging that Tyrese Haliburton not turn out to be a milkshake duck
Shoutout to Tyrese Haliburton for being a great human being
January 25, 2026 at 1:06 AM
For the good of the nation I am begging that Tyrese Haliburton not turn out to be a milkshake duck
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Clarissa explains it all to the DHS Instagram account
January 24, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Clarissa explains it all to the DHS Instagram account
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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