West
@mr-west.bsky.social
Another fan of books, films, vinyl, animals, history, psychology, the NBA, and education...
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@michaelhobbes.bsky.social perfectly articulates a point at the end that I've been trying to explain about slave owners in the antibellum period. They wanted to feel involved in DISCUSSING the ways to end slavery, but never wanted to risk their livelihood to end it
Episode 46: Sapiens
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
Sapiens
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 11/20/2025 · 1h 38m
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November 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
@michaelhobbes.bsky.social perfectly articulates a point at the end that I've been trying to explain about slave owners in the antibellum period. They wanted to feel involved in DISCUSSING the ways to end slavery, but never wanted to risk their livelihood to end it
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Just want to gently throw it out there that if you are feeling overwhelmed right now it’s ok to log off. Everyone is emoting deeply onto the timeline and you’re not obligated to witness it in an endless scroll. Take a break if you need to. Protect your heart. ❤️
November 10, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Just want to gently throw it out there that if you are feeling overwhelmed right now it’s ok to log off. Everyone is emoting deeply onto the timeline and you’re not obligated to witness it in an endless scroll. Take a break if you need to. Protect your heart. ❤️
MLF being caught on the mic saying, "all gas, no fucking brakes" seems like such a long time ago...
November 2, 2025 at 7:47 PM
MLF being caught on the mic saying, "all gas, no fucking brakes" seems like such a long time ago...
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I will never understand the pundit obsession with getting Democrats to solve "political division."
Not only is this what they're already doing, but Klein admits that Republicans will never do the same. So elections will remain constant GOP smears and simping Democratic promises of bipartisanship.
Not only is this what they're already doing, but Klein admits that Republicans will never do the same. So elections will remain constant GOP smears and simping Democratic promises of bipartisanship.
November 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I will never understand the pundit obsession with getting Democrats to solve "political division."
Not only is this what they're already doing, but Klein admits that Republicans will never do the same. So elections will remain constant GOP smears and simping Democratic promises of bipartisanship.
Not only is this what they're already doing, but Klein admits that Republicans will never do the same. So elections will remain constant GOP smears and simping Democratic promises of bipartisanship.
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By the way if Platner was serious about his duty to the country and not just in it for the power, he'd have already stepped down. Republicans are gonna run "see they have Nazis too" ads in the general and he knows it and his team knows it but they don't care.
October 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
By the way if Platner was serious about his duty to the country and not just in it for the power, he'd have already stepped down. Republicans are gonna run "see they have Nazis too" ads in the general and he knows it and his team knows it but they don't care.
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Joel Embiid is on pace to play 82 games
October 22, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Joel Embiid is on pace to play 82 games
All of this.
Movies today are considered good for their visual appeal, but they pack the decent editing and narrative tissue for the visuals to mean anything
Movies today are considered good for their visual appeal, but they pack the decent editing and narrative tissue for the visuals to mean anything
October 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
All of this.
Movies today are considered good for their visual appeal, but they pack the decent editing and narrative tissue for the visuals to mean anything
Movies today are considered good for their visual appeal, but they pack the decent editing and narrative tissue for the visuals to mean anything
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“we heard tale of expanding the tent”
October 3, 2025 at 12:32 AM
“we heard tale of expanding the tent”
Ok I'm a huge Packers fan so I'm biased, but does it sound like 70% of the crowd in Dallas are Packers fans?
September 29, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Ok I'm a huge Packers fan so I'm biased, but does it sound like 70% of the crowd in Dallas are Packers fans?
Cracker Barrel is just not good. If you truly are a southern comfort food fan, you're not going to a chain.
August 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Cracker Barrel is just not good. If you truly are a southern comfort food fan, you're not going to a chain.
Whelp... The positive thing about having to teach online in a mandatory location is that I have a window.
Downside is.... Just about everything else
Downside is.... Just about everything else
August 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Whelp... The positive thing about having to teach online in a mandatory location is that I have a window.
Downside is.... Just about everything else
Downside is.... Just about everything else
I often worry about my interest in collecting (Cards, National Park Brochures, Criterion, Books etc.) is more of a characteristic of my OCD and not actually a hobby.
August 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I often worry about my interest in collecting (Cards, National Park Brochures, Criterion, Books etc.) is more of a characteristic of my OCD and not actually a hobby.
My son will want to dance all day to Lady Gaga, Blood Incantation, Ministry, and Fear Factory. But will he dance to songs meant for his age? Not at all...
August 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
My son will want to dance all day to Lady Gaga, Blood Incantation, Ministry, and Fear Factory. But will he dance to songs meant for his age? Not at all...
Did the American Conservative Party actually ever exist? Some argue that Trump has destroyed the Republicans/conservative party and made it something different. To me, the idea of conservatism only existed as the best possible argument against New Deal Liberalism
August 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Did the American Conservative Party actually ever exist? Some argue that Trump has destroyed the Republicans/conservative party and made it something different. To me, the idea of conservatism only existed as the best possible argument against New Deal Liberalism
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Intensely dislike that Matt and Trey were too chickenshit to make fun of him during his first term and now everyone conveniently forgets that part to act like it's the early 2000's again. Fuck off with this.
South Park’s beef with the Trump administration has resulted in a ratings bonanza. The show’s season 27 premiere saw its biggest share in 25 years.
South Park’s Trump Plot Gets the Show Its Best Ratings in 25 Years
South Park’s beef with the Trump administration has resulted in a ratings bonanza. The show’s season 27 premiere saw its biggest share in 25 years.
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August 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Intensely dislike that Matt and Trey were too chickenshit to make fun of him during his first term and now everyone conveniently forgets that part to act like it's the early 2000's again. Fuck off with this.
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Dolly Parton has sent my daughter a new book every month for years as she does for thousands of children. She help fund the development of the Covid vaccine. She’s not a billionaire. I think as non wealthy people it’s hard to even imagine how much billionaires *could* be doing with their money.
August 13, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Dolly Parton has sent my daughter a new book every month for years as she does for thousands of children. She help fund the development of the Covid vaccine. She’s not a billionaire. I think as non wealthy people it’s hard to even imagine how much billionaires *could* be doing with their money.
So an update on this. I get to teach online for roughly HALF of the school year (could be more) 😑 And of course they totally changed the class schedule to accommodate this abrupt change. We now have an A-B day schedule. Switching around all my plans is... Hurting my brain....a lot.
August 12, 2025 at 7:16 PM
So an update on this. I get to teach online for roughly HALF of the school year (could be more) 😑 And of course they totally changed the class schedule to accommodate this abrupt change. We now have an A-B day schedule. Switching around all my plans is... Hurting my brain....a lot.
"That's not my lane" is the new, "I'm just following orders"
INGRAHAM: Do you know where the homeless people are gonna go?
HEGSETH: That's not really my lane
HEGSETH: That's not really my lane
August 11, 2025 at 11:21 PM
"That's not my lane" is the new, "I'm just following orders"
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He running slow AF 😂😂😂
August 11, 2025 at 11:15 PM
He running slow AF 😂😂😂
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I find the dildo thing pretty appalling so I wrote a bit about why
Why A Bunch Of Real Dicks Keep Throwing Fake Ones | Defector
Every misogynist joke poses a question to its female audience: Can you laugh along? Will you be chill or are you going to make a big deal out of this? Are you going to be a bitch about it? Arriving in...
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August 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I find the dildo thing pretty appalling so I wrote a bit about why
Every now and then I think about that Pacers playoff run. So magical and yet so tragic. An unbelievable year
August 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Every now and then I think about that Pacers playoff run. So magical and yet so tragic. An unbelievable year
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Joe Rogan doing this tour where he’s like “WOW, this is REALLY BAD” after he randomly started twerking for trump and helped him get elected less than a year ago is such a perfect sign of the times
August 3, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Joe Rogan doing this tour where he’s like “WOW, this is REALLY BAD” after he randomly started twerking for trump and helped him get elected less than a year ago is such a perfect sign of the times
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ozzy war pigs voice: i am full of microplastics
August 2, 2025 at 2:42 PM
ozzy war pigs voice: i am full of microplastics
What was the perfect album that came out when you were 16?
July 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
What was the perfect album that came out when you were 16?
My thoughts when I was teaching on Zoom during the COVID era
I'm both offended but also relieved that nobody is showing up to this meeting cause I wanna go back to bed
July 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
My thoughts when I was teaching on Zoom during the COVID era