Gary L. Herstein
@philosophe1957.bsky.social
Philosopher (earned Ph.D., Whitehead scholar), author (sort of), opinionated lefty, cat servant.
Only respond to Chats from people I already know.
Only follow back folks with some OC.
https://independent.academia.edu/GaryHerstein
https://garyherstein.com
Only respond to Chats from people I already know.
Only follow back folks with some OC.
https://independent.academia.edu/GaryHerstein
https://garyherstein.com
Pinned
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals' unanimous decision, written by Chief Judge William Pryor Jr., found that many of Trump's and Habba's legal arguments were "indeed frivolous."
Court Upholds $1M Penalty Over 'Frivolous' Trump Lawsuit
Federal appeals court rejects president's attempt to revive Hillary Clinton lawsuit
www.newser.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals' unanimous decision, written by Chief Judge William Pryor Jr., found that many of Trump's and Habba's legal arguments were "indeed frivolous."
Reposted by Gary L. Herstein
That’s a fact…
November 26, 2025 at 5:02 AM
That’s a fact…
This, of course, is *EXACTLY* what the Trump admin has been hoping for.
Two National Guard members shot near White House; DC shooting updates
Two members of the National Guard were shot near the White House in Washington, DC, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said.
www.yahoo.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:43 PM
This, of course, is *EXACTLY* what the Trump admin has been hoping for.
Reposted by Gary L. Herstein
You cant make this shit up!👇🤣
November 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
You cant make this shit up!👇🤣
Penny for your thoughts? (While you still have any ... pennies, I mean ... )
November 24, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Penny for your thoughts? (While you still have any ... pennies, I mean ... )
I feel seen ...
November 23, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I feel seen ...
I don't listen to podcasts, audio books, whatever. My reasoned estimation is that these are cheats. A text pauses before your eyes, and gives you the space, time, and authority to think about what is presented, and then challenge it. Streaming media simply hits you and moves on.
November 21, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I don't listen to podcasts, audio books, whatever. My reasoned estimation is that these are cheats. A text pauses before your eyes, and gives you the space, time, and authority to think about what is presented, and then challenge it. Streaming media simply hits you and moves on.
Lovecraft would have you quiver in horror before the nightmare form of chaos embodied of Cthulhu rising from the sea.
But I tell you now, there is no terror so absolute, so merciless, so existential, and so beyond the possibility of negotiation as sitting down at the keyboard before a blank page.
But I tell you now, there is no terror so absolute, so merciless, so existential, and so beyond the possibility of negotiation as sitting down at the keyboard before a blank page.
November 21, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Lovecraft would have you quiver in horror before the nightmare form of chaos embodied of Cthulhu rising from the sea.
But I tell you now, there is no terror so absolute, so merciless, so existential, and so beyond the possibility of negotiation as sitting down at the keyboard before a blank page.
But I tell you now, there is no terror so absolute, so merciless, so existential, and so beyond the possibility of negotiation as sitting down at the keyboard before a blank page.
The Coast Guard has "updated" its updated policy after public outcry:
The Coast Guard planned to change how it described swastikas and nooses. Then came the outcry and an updated policy
The U.S. Coast Guard has released a new, firmer policy addressing the display of hate symbols like swastikas and nooses just hours after it was publicly revealed that it made plans to describe them as...
www.pbs.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The Coast Guard has "updated" its updated policy after public outcry:
(Unverified, but a good meme)
November 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
(Unverified, but a good meme)
Dear AG Pam B(l)ondi:
Make up your mind what lie you're going to tell, and then stick with it.
Make up your mind what lie you're going to tell, and then stick with it.
Justice Department insists Comey indictment was properly approved as it tries to keep case afloat
A day after the Justice Department acknowledged to a federal judge that the full grand jury had not reviewed the final indictment of former FBI Director James Comey, the Trump-appointed U.S. attorney ...
www.yahoo.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Dear AG Pam B(l)ondi:
Make up your mind what lie you're going to tell, and then stick with it.
Make up your mind what lie you're going to tell, and then stick with it.
"Australia’s National Anti-Scam Centre is now investigating the case of a website luring people seeking a foothold in the increasingly crowded space of vanity and self-publishing."
Lost in the plot: how would-be authors were fooled by AI staff and virtual offices in suspected global publishing scam
Book publishing websites in Australia, the UK and New Zealand appear to be using fake testimonials and AI staff pages to lure aspiring writers into handing over their money
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:32 PM
"Australia’s National Anti-Scam Centre is now investigating the case of a website luring people seeking a foothold in the increasingly crowded space of vanity and self-publishing."
"Return to the Land is far from the first attempt at a white nationalist separatist community in America, and it’s far from the first to shit the bed when it comes to recruitment."
That’s All, Volks! | Henry Luzzatto
The folk community cautionary tale of the hippie-Nazi commune Volksberg.
thebaffler.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
"Return to the Land is far from the first attempt at a white nationalist separatist community in America, and it’s far from the first to shit the bed when it comes to recruitment."
"This paper investigates how surveillance capitalism enables a convergence of state authoritarianism and digital monopolies"
(Downloadable .PDF linked on page.)
(Downloadable .PDF linked on page.)
Surveillance Capitalism in Fragile Democracies: Defending Journalism from Dual Domination
This paper investigates how surveillance capitalism enables a convergence of state authoritarianism and digital monopolies, posing an existential threat to fragile democracies by examining its corrosive effects on the news media in Turkey and Hungary.
www.hks.harvard.edu
November 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
"This paper investigates how surveillance capitalism enables a convergence of state authoritarianism and digital monopolies"
(Downloadable .PDF linked on page.)
(Downloadable .PDF linked on page.)
Just because
Two Steps From Hell - Impossible Live @ WACKEN
YouTube video by Two Steps From Hell
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Just because