Paul Racher
@paulracher.bsky.social
Dad. Husband. Dog wrangler. Archaeologist. Beekeeper. In more or less that order.
Yellowjacket wasps. Total douchebags.
November 10, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Yellowjacket wasps. Total douchebags.
You MUST have something to do with it! Your picture is on it!!!! 😊🤭
November 10, 2025 at 2:32 AM
You MUST have something to do with it! Your picture is on it!!!! 😊🤭
Freedom to carry weapons. Freedom to say terrible things about others not like them. Freedom to limit the power of disadvantaged groups. Freedom, if understood as the ability to create fear in others, means that really only certain groups are “free” while, as a whole, society has less of it.
October 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Freedom to carry weapons. Freedom to say terrible things about others not like them. Freedom to limit the power of disadvantaged groups. Freedom, if understood as the ability to create fear in others, means that really only certain groups are “free” while, as a whole, society has less of it.
America seems to struggle with the tension between “freedom to” and “freedom from.” For much of the world, freedom “from” - hatred, oppression, gun violence, hunger, homelessness, fear, persecution, etc is prioritized. For Americans, especially White ones, freedom means freedom “to.”
October 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM
America seems to struggle with the tension between “freedom to” and “freedom from.” For much of the world, freedom “from” - hatred, oppression, gun violence, hunger, homelessness, fear, persecution, etc is prioritized. For Americans, especially White ones, freedom means freedom “to.”
Fascists weaponize tolerance for their own ends. Karl Popper called it the tolerance paradox. A tolerant society cannot survive unless it refuses to tolerate intolerance. Both-sides-ism. Devil’s Advocate Positions. “Prove me wrong.” It always ends in “free speech for me and not for thee.”
October 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Fascists weaponize tolerance for their own ends. Karl Popper called it the tolerance paradox. A tolerant society cannot survive unless it refuses to tolerate intolerance. Both-sides-ism. Devil’s Advocate Positions. “Prove me wrong.” It always ends in “free speech for me and not for thee.”
I have to wonder what real news people like @jdickerson.bsky.social think about this. I suspect it would be analogous to waking up one day to find an idiot had been elected your president. Oh wait…
October 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I have to wonder what real news people like @jdickerson.bsky.social think about this. I suspect it would be analogous to waking up one day to find an idiot had been elected your president. Oh wait…
The “MAGA ethos” always needs an enemy - and barring that to create one. It claims strength but then whines that it is undermined by books, art, comedy, or even the law. And it requires people to believe that people who are “different” (the enemy within) are more dangerous than true adversaries. 😞
October 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The “MAGA ethos” always needs an enemy - and barring that to create one. It claims strength but then whines that it is undermined by books, art, comedy, or even the law. And it requires people to believe that people who are “different” (the enemy within) are more dangerous than true adversaries. 😞
It never happened again. I’m grateful that we were neither euthanized nor harassed the authorities. My sister and I both managed to get Master’s degrees. I like to think the experience was a good motivator. Everyone has potential. Every single human life has worth - even that of blowhard TV hosts.
September 14, 2025 at 3:30 AM
It never happened again. I’m grateful that we were neither euthanized nor harassed the authorities. My sister and I both managed to get Master’s degrees. I like to think the experience was a good motivator. Everyone has potential. Every single human life has worth - even that of blowhard TV hosts.