Phil050pher
@phil050pher.bsky.social
Librarian, writer; I find refuge in forest and garden; I am consoled by philosophy.
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Phil050pher
@phil050pher.bsky.social
· Aug 11
So this is Bluesky. Seems like a good place to be right now.
This applies to many other situations as well. There is strength in community.
November 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This applies to many other situations as well. There is strength in community.
I call this the real world because long after the catastrophe of our failed government, the outcry, the violence and the horror, there will be wild turkeys. There will be trees, and snow, and the harsh beauty of winter. Life will go on, creatures will search for food, nature will endure.
Large flock of wild turkeys in the front yard today, clustering around the crabapples.
November 18, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I call this the real world because long after the catastrophe of our failed government, the outcry, the violence and the horror, there will be wild turkeys. There will be trees, and snow, and the harsh beauty of winter. Life will go on, creatures will search for food, nature will endure.
Listen. And share.
The survivors of Epstein’s abuse have released powerful public service announcement
November 18, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Listen. And share.
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Keep on truckin' my friends.
Hope is not naive. It knows the depth of pain, the feeling of being lost in the world. But it still chooses life, a new beginning, tomorrow. And confidence is the inner knowing that every night ends, that every winter brings spring, and that even from the deepest wounds, new light can emerge.
November 18, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Keep on truckin' my friends.
How long before AI falls on its face for not only under-performing, but being a genuine menace to individuals' mental health?
❌ A/I can’t replace real skills
❌ A/I can’t stop crime before it happens
❌ A/I can’t have real feelings or thought
❌ A/I isn’t therapy
✅ A/I is hurting the environment
✅ A/I is plagiaring creatives
✅ A/I is moderated by underpaid traumatized workers
✅ A/I can give you psychosis
🚫SAY NO TO GEN A/I🚫
❌ A/I can’t stop crime before it happens
❌ A/I can’t have real feelings or thought
❌ A/I isn’t therapy
✅ A/I is hurting the environment
✅ A/I is plagiaring creatives
✅ A/I is moderated by underpaid traumatized workers
✅ A/I can give you psychosis
🚫SAY NO TO GEN A/I🚫
November 18, 2025 at 2:49 AM
How long before AI falls on its face for not only under-performing, but being a genuine menace to individuals' mental health?
Even the mega-MAGA flags are crashing down around him.
Here's a front page image for papers all over the world.
The White House flag on the ground and a worn out old liar who's been exposed and knows that he's running out of time.
Welcome to the United States in the early hours of November 17th, 2025.
The White House flag on the ground and a worn out old liar who's been exposed and knows that he's running out of time.
Welcome to the United States in the early hours of November 17th, 2025.
November 18, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Even the mega-MAGA flags are crashing down around him.
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Two visitors to the bird feeder.
November 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Two visitors to the bird feeder.
Meanwhile, back in the real world...
It’s getting dark & the rest of the flock has gone up into the woods to roost for the night, but these diehards are still scratching under the snow for insects & worms.
November 18, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Meanwhile, back in the real world...
You're welcome.
November 18, 2025 at 2:27 AM
You're welcome.
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I really miss Robin Williams‘s humor in these dark days!
November 18, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I really miss Robin Williams‘s humor in these dark days!
Amazing birds.
November 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Amazing birds.
What she said. Share.
“Hey Megyn Kelly, I'm Eloise & I'm 14y”
“kids my age aren't supposed to be the ones correcting you. We're not supposed to be the moral compass in a room full of adults who should have known better. But here we are“
”You're protecting the predator! & you shouldn't need a freshman to tell you that.”
“kids my age aren't supposed to be the ones correcting you. We're not supposed to be the moral compass in a room full of adults who should have known better. But here we are“
”You're protecting the predator! & you shouldn't need a freshman to tell you that.”
November 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
What she said. Share.
And now for something completely different.
The apothecary of the Hôtel-Dieu in Baugé founded in 1650 by the Sisters of Saint Joseph. It is one of the oldest and best preserved apothecaries in France.
November 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
And now for something completely different.
Having studied both religious traditions and seen these "Buddhist" guides to management success on our library's shelves, I have facepalmed repeatedly with the utter incongruity of it. Corporate capitalism is the utter contradiction of monastic teachings.
Well said, my friend.
Well said, my friend.
Niche issue, but…
I’m really tired of people who lived in a monastery (Christian or Buddhist) for…like…6 months…and now are writing books, building apps and giving TEDTalks about how to use “monastic wisdom” to become CEOs.
I don’t think you were paying attention during those 6 months.
I’m really tired of people who lived in a monastery (Christian or Buddhist) for…like…6 months…and now are writing books, building apps and giving TEDTalks about how to use “monastic wisdom” to become CEOs.
I don’t think you were paying attention during those 6 months.
November 16, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Having studied both religious traditions and seen these "Buddhist" guides to management success on our library's shelves, I have facepalmed repeatedly with the utter incongruity of it. Corporate capitalism is the utter contradiction of monastic teachings.
Well said, my friend.
Well said, my friend.
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Another little Mycena species emerging from lichen - the local peat bog is now alive with smaller fungi fruiting bodies #fungi #fungifriends #mushroom #mushrooms
November 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Another little Mycena species emerging from lichen - the local peat bog is now alive with smaller fungi fruiting bodies #fungi #fungifriends #mushroom #mushrooms
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Someone needs to get with the program.
MAGA Fan Gets Blunt Reality Check After Raging That His Mom Can't Afford Thanksgiving Without SNAP
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November 16, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Someone needs to get with the program.
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If you don’t want to use your library, fine. But throwing tantrums at me for saying that the library is a public resource for good…you need to examine why you’re driven to madness about it
November 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
If you don’t want to use your library, fine. But throwing tantrums at me for saying that the library is a public resource for good…you need to examine why you’re driven to madness about it
What terrifies me about AI isn't the mythological Singularity. What terrifies me is that chatbots are being marketed in such a way that a growing number of people relate better to them than to real human beings, to the point of being talked into suicide by them.
In spite of that, here's a cat.
In spite of that, here's a cat.
November 16, 2025 at 6:36 PM
What terrifies me about AI isn't the mythological Singularity. What terrifies me is that chatbots are being marketed in such a way that a growing number of people relate better to them than to real human beings, to the point of being talked into suicide by them.
In spite of that, here's a cat.
In spite of that, here's a cat.
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At the end of the day, may we appreciate and be grateful for the breath that carried us, the body that held us, the earth that carried us. The faces of those we love, the hands that reached for ours, the voices that reminded us that we belong.
November 16, 2025 at 4:01 AM
At the end of the day, may we appreciate and be grateful for the breath that carried us, the body that held us, the earth that carried us. The faces of those we love, the hands that reached for ours, the voices that reminded us that we belong.
And because these are dark and depressing times, here is this. You're welcome.
November 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
And because these are dark and depressing times, here is this. You're welcome.
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Protesters have gathered in Uptown Charlotte to speak out against Border Patrol earlier today.
November 16, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Protesters have gathered in Uptown Charlotte to speak out against Border Patrol earlier today.
Patriarchal Capitalism encourages rich white men (and not-so-rich, in fact) to feel entitled to their privilege to indulge their baser instincts. Correct them. Harshly.
November 16, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Patriarchal Capitalism encourages rich white men (and not-so-rich, in fact) to feel entitled to their privilege to indulge their baser instincts. Correct them. Harshly.
I am not myself a religious person, but I have deep respect for those whom faith inspires to do good work, to speak for the silenced, to stand for justice.
ICE represents cold, unreasoning brutality at its most vicious.
ICE represents cold, unreasoning brutality at its most vicious.
November 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I am not myself a religious person, but I have deep respect for those whom faith inspires to do good work, to speak for the silenced, to stand for justice.
ICE represents cold, unreasoning brutality at its most vicious.
ICE represents cold, unreasoning brutality at its most vicious.