J. Taliaferro
@jtaliaferro.bsky.social
The short: ESL & Adult Ed teacher, game player, left of left.
Social media escaped me over the last couple years so I’m not super active. Trying to keep up on the new things I like and care about. Mostly gonna be replies and reposts.
Social media escaped me over the last couple years so I’m not super active. Trying to keep up on the new things I like and care about. Mostly gonna be replies and reposts.
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Reactionaries are such suckers for this shit. Trump is King Herod, full stop. He makes a pretense of religosity for the sake of legitimacy. But he does not give a single shit about anything but his own power. If American Christianity was a threat to him, he would murder every boy under the age of 3.
December 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Reactionaries are such suckers for this shit. Trump is King Herod, full stop. He makes a pretense of religosity for the sake of legitimacy. But he does not give a single shit about anything but his own power. If American Christianity was a threat to him, he would murder every boy under the age of 3.
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Alt text for those who need it. This is amazing.
December 2, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Alt text for those who need it. This is amazing.
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52 Duels is now LIVE on Kickstarter!
⚔️ Unique Heroes
🧙♀️1-2 players head to head
❤️ Play with a standard deck of cards
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pos...
⚔️ Unique Heroes
🧙♀️1-2 players head to head
❤️ Play with a standard deck of cards
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pos...
December 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
52 Duels is now LIVE on Kickstarter!
⚔️ Unique Heroes
🧙♀️1-2 players head to head
❤️ Play with a standard deck of cards
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pos...
⚔️ Unique Heroes
🧙♀️1-2 players head to head
❤️ Play with a standard deck of cards
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pos...
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Trump has never once in his life extemporaneously used the phrase "western civilization." He was once asked about western liberalism and thought they were talking about California Democrats. One of the more blatant tells for a Miller-written screed.
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
November 28, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Trump has never once in his life extemporaneously used the phrase "western civilization." He was once asked about western liberalism and thought they were talking about California Democrats. One of the more blatant tells for a Miller-written screed.
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dd/mm/yyyy? mm/dd/yyyy?
NO MORE AMBIGUITY I PROPOSE A NEW UNIVERSAL DATE FORMAT THAT REFLECTS THE NESTED NATURE OF THESE TIME UNITS:
yy[m[dd]m]yy
i expect today to be remembered forever as 20[1[19]1]25, the first time the best date standard was ever used
NO MORE AMBIGUITY I PROPOSE A NEW UNIVERSAL DATE FORMAT THAT REFLECTS THE NESTED NATURE OF THESE TIME UNITS:
yy[m[dd]m]yy
i expect today to be remembered forever as 20[1[19]1]25, the first time the best date standard was ever used
November 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
dd/mm/yyyy? mm/dd/yyyy?
NO MORE AMBIGUITY I PROPOSE A NEW UNIVERSAL DATE FORMAT THAT REFLECTS THE NESTED NATURE OF THESE TIME UNITS:
yy[m[dd]m]yy
i expect today to be remembered forever as 20[1[19]1]25, the first time the best date standard was ever used
NO MORE AMBIGUITY I PROPOSE A NEW UNIVERSAL DATE FORMAT THAT REFLECTS THE NESTED NATURE OF THESE TIME UNITS:
yy[m[dd]m]yy
i expect today to be remembered forever as 20[1[19]1]25, the first time the best date standard was ever used
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they should always let this happen
October 5, 2025 at 1:57 AM
they should always let this happen
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buckaroos know this classic way
November 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
buckaroos know this classic way
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nothing says you’re kicking ass at Buddhism quite like having an insatiable desire for something
November 12, 2025 at 10:16 PM
nothing says you’re kicking ass at Buddhism quite like having an insatiable desire for something
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I wish I could show you all the joyous photos and videos being shared on Muslim and South Asian WhatsApp right now with people reacting to Mamdani's victory.
It's really beautiful and cathartic.
So many years of anti-Muslim bigotry, racism & hate.
And all those tears are now sugar for our chai.
It's really beautiful and cathartic.
So many years of anti-Muslim bigotry, racism & hate.
And all those tears are now sugar for our chai.
November 5, 2025 at 7:00 AM
I wish I could show you all the joyous photos and videos being shared on Muslim and South Asian WhatsApp right now with people reacting to Mamdani's victory.
It's really beautiful and cathartic.
So many years of anti-Muslim bigotry, racism & hate.
And all those tears are now sugar for our chai.
It's really beautiful and cathartic.
So many years of anti-Muslim bigotry, racism & hate.
And all those tears are now sugar for our chai.
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My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and let me know if you have any questions! 🤗
October 29, 2025 at 9:16 PM
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and let me know if you have any questions! 🤗
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"Man goes scorched earth on ICE agents kidnapping people in his hometown."
Source:
old.reddit.com/r/PublicFrea...
Source:
old.reddit.com/r/PublicFrea...
October 22, 2025 at 4:21 AM
"Man goes scorched earth on ICE agents kidnapping people in his hometown."
Source:
old.reddit.com/r/PublicFrea...
Source:
old.reddit.com/r/PublicFrea...
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There is power in disdain
November 24, 2024 at 12:29 AM
There is power in disdain
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And also police and other agents of state afford Roman Catholic (and Orthodox) clergy respect they don't show to protestant clergy women clergy and black women clergy.
Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”
October 12, 2025 at 12:32 AM
And also police and other agents of state afford Roman Catholic (and Orthodox) clergy respect they don't show to protestant clergy women clergy and black women clergy.
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Who knew it also worked on ICE agents?
October 12, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Who knew it also worked on ICE agents?
Just got this delivered today. Hopefully I’ll be able to get this to the table sooner rather than later. #boardgame #gmtgames
October 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Just got this delivered today. Hopefully I’ll be able to get this to the table sooner rather than later. #boardgame #gmtgames
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"Do not despair. The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed, the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress. The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people, and so long as men die liberty will never perish."
Charlie Chaplin - Final Speech from The Great Dictator
YouTube video by Charlie Chaplin
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October 8, 2025 at 9:19 PM
"Do not despair. The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed, the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress. The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people, and so long as men die liberty will never perish."
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"Christianity is under attack!"
They say as they literally shoot a man of the cloth for doing what his religion tells him to do.
They say as they literally shoot a man of the cloth for doing what his religion tells him to do.
October 8, 2025 at 2:39 AM
"Christianity is under attack!"
They say as they literally shoot a man of the cloth for doing what his religion tells him to do.
They say as they literally shoot a man of the cloth for doing what his religion tells him to do.
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Like, if there is a better depiction about the actual relationship between American Christian Nationalism and actual faith in God and Christ, I don't know it. These people would have bombed Bethlehem.
October 8, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Like, if there is a better depiction about the actual relationship between American Christian Nationalism and actual faith in God and Christ, I don't know it. These people would have bombed Bethlehem.
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Do you teach boardgames? We have just launched a survey asking about your experience! It takes about ten minutes to complete - please share!
Survey link: go.unimelb.edu.au/45qp
Survey link: go.unimelb.edu.au/45qp
October 8, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Do you teach boardgames? We have just launched a survey asking about your experience! It takes about ten minutes to complete - please share!
Survey link: go.unimelb.edu.au/45qp
Survey link: go.unimelb.edu.au/45qp
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This is my favourite Langston Hughes poem. He says so much in 4 lines, and the weight of the word 'perhaps' in the last line does not go unnoticed.
Posting on the 1955th day since George Floyd was murdered. Little has changed, things are probably worse
#poetry
#poemoftheday
#BlackHistoryMonth
Posting on the 1955th day since George Floyd was murdered. Little has changed, things are probably worse
#poetry
#poemoftheday
#BlackHistoryMonth
October 1, 2025 at 8:42 AM
This is my favourite Langston Hughes poem. He says so much in 4 lines, and the weight of the word 'perhaps' in the last line does not go unnoticed.
Posting on the 1955th day since George Floyd was murdered. Little has changed, things are probably worse
#poetry
#poemoftheday
#BlackHistoryMonth
Posting on the 1955th day since George Floyd was murdered. Little has changed, things are probably worse
#poetry
#poemoftheday
#BlackHistoryMonth
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One of the key ways you refuse to comply with fascism is by becoming even louder and more fearless in supporting vulnerable people. You SHOW that you are unwilling to throw the "undesirables" under the bus if only for self-preservation because under fascism you will also become undesirable one day.
September 20, 2025 at 1:19 PM
One of the key ways you refuse to comply with fascism is by becoming even louder and more fearless in supporting vulnerable people. You SHOW that you are unwilling to throw the "undesirables" under the bus if only for self-preservation because under fascism you will also become undesirable one day.
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Left-Wing Group Too Disorganized For FBI Agents To Infiltrate https://theonion.com/left-wing-group-too-disorganized-for-fbi-agents-to-infi-1848923025/
September 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Left-Wing Group Too Disorganized For FBI Agents To Infiltrate https://theonion.com/left-wing-group-too-disorganized-for-fbi-agents-to-infi-1848923025/
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Ignore the hot take machine, the conspiracy theorists, and the people who tell you to be afraid.
September 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Ignore the hot take machine, the conspiracy theorists, and the people who tell you to be afraid.