Reluctant Druid
@reluctantdruidart.bsky.social
Felting artist. Lover of philosophy, science, nature, and literature. Liminal being. Duck slave.
He'll probably also sue him for fishing in HIS pond.
November 14, 2025 at 11:22 PM
He'll probably also sue him for fishing in HIS pond.
It is so incurably human to see things as "someone else's problem." Empathy is the only thing that combats that. So, when we allow empathy to be demonized, we've lost the fight.
November 14, 2025 at 2:04 AM
It is so incurably human to see things as "someone else's problem." Empathy is the only thing that combats that. So, when we allow empathy to be demonized, we've lost the fight.
Please bring back this T-shirt and philosophy. I'm not promurder, but man, this sentiment.
November 14, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Please bring back this T-shirt and philosophy. I'm not promurder, but man, this sentiment.
What Democrat aligned with Epstein? How delusional or misinformed can you possibly be?
November 14, 2025 at 1:54 AM
What Democrat aligned with Epstein? How delusional or misinformed can you possibly be?
I feel that! Artist block sucks. Inspiration always comes when it's not being saught after and never when it's chased. Tragic. 🥰
November 13, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I feel that! Artist block sucks. Inspiration always comes when it's not being saught after and never when it's chased. Tragic. 🥰
That's still, by definition, a pedophile. Technically, it's an ephibophile. Legally and traumatically speaking, the two are no different.
November 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
That's still, by definition, a pedophile. Technically, it's an ephibophile. Legally and traumatically speaking, the two are no different.
I wouldn't call it bleh. I'd call it a great start to something really cool!
November 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I wouldn't call it bleh. I'd call it a great start to something really cool!
The APA is trying, I swear. 🤣
November 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The APA is trying, I swear. 🤣
And you thought your pork had too much salt and nitrates!
November 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
And you thought your pork had too much salt and nitrates!
Wow... that was more incoherent than usual.
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Wow... that was more incoherent than usual.
Murmurations are amazing. All those loose small flocks instinctually coming together for a shared migration without prior existing bonds... truly a miracle of nature. We could learn a lot from them.
November 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Murmurations are amazing. All those loose small flocks instinctually coming together for a shared migration without prior existing bonds... truly a miracle of nature. We could learn a lot from them.
Oh, it is definitely getting hard to suss out information from misinformation. I employ the Harvard CRAAP test. You can find it on their website, and it's a great guideline. If a source doesn't pass CRAAP, it is crap.
November 9, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Oh, it is definitely getting hard to suss out information from misinformation. I employ the Harvard CRAAP test. You can find it on their website, and it's a great guideline. If a source doesn't pass CRAAP, it is crap.
Prior to Trump, I had never heard of any of our candidates before they were up for election. I always have to look up platforms and track records.
I do see the possibility that social media will change the way elections are won, much like television changed the way debates were won. It's scary.
I do see the possibility that social media will change the way elections are won, much like television changed the way debates were won. It's scary.
November 9, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Prior to Trump, I had never heard of any of our candidates before they were up for election. I always have to look up platforms and track records.
I do see the possibility that social media will change the way elections are won, much like television changed the way debates were won. It's scary.
I do see the possibility that social media will change the way elections are won, much like television changed the way debates were won. It's scary.
I advocate that we use the most recent rendition of the Psychopathy Check List Revised as a screening tool.
November 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I advocate that we use the most recent rendition of the Psychopathy Check List Revised as a screening tool.
What is missed is that the problem was not tax supported equity but rather fascist dictatorship. So, ironically, people have voted against "socialism" and for a wannabe fascist dictator. Social studies are not taught correctly over here on the whole. We have many problems to tackle.
November 9, 2025 at 1:09 PM
What is missed is that the problem was not tax supported equity but rather fascist dictatorship. So, ironically, people have voted against "socialism" and for a wannabe fascist dictator. Social studies are not taught correctly over here on the whole. We have many problems to tackle.
That's the plan for many of us. There have been Democrats and third-party liberals calling for a national plan. The Affordable Care Act was the closest we've gotten so far. "Socialism" and "Communism" are trigger words for people who lived through the Cold War. So, anything close is shot down.
November 9, 2025 at 1:06 PM
That's the plan for many of us. There have been Democrats and third-party liberals calling for a national plan. The Affordable Care Act was the closest we've gotten so far. "Socialism" and "Communism" are trigger words for people who lived through the Cold War. So, anything close is shot down.
Yes, exactly.
November 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Yes, exactly.
Minimum requirements:
Proven record of cooperation.
Has held at least one political office with evidence or prosocial reform support.
Understanding of strategic planning.
Proven history of seeking expert advice.
Preferred:
Background in economics, poli-sci, and / or law.
Proven record of cooperation.
Has held at least one political office with evidence or prosocial reform support.
Understanding of strategic planning.
Proven history of seeking expert advice.
Preferred:
Background in economics, poli-sci, and / or law.
November 9, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Minimum requirements:
Proven record of cooperation.
Has held at least one political office with evidence or prosocial reform support.
Understanding of strategic planning.
Proven history of seeking expert advice.
Preferred:
Background in economics, poli-sci, and / or law.
Proven record of cooperation.
Has held at least one political office with evidence or prosocial reform support.
Understanding of strategic planning.
Proven history of seeking expert advice.
Preferred:
Background in economics, poli-sci, and / or law.
I mean... Regardless of Canada, I demand a more qualified leader.
November 9, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I mean... Regardless of Canada, I demand a more qualified leader.
Exactly! A solid replacement needs to be developed before we up root people's ability to live. Aside from governmental assistance, I don't see an out.
November 8, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Exactly! A solid replacement needs to be developed before we up root people's ability to live. Aside from governmental assistance, I don't see an out.
Especially when you consider that the marketplace insurance companies are the same insurance companies you would be paying for private coverage, but without the discount from the marketplace. Same companies, pretty much the same coverage. Medicaid is not through an insurance company. Idiocy at work.
November 8, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Especially when you consider that the marketplace insurance companies are the same insurance companies you would be paying for private coverage, but without the discount from the marketplace. Same companies, pretty much the same coverage. Medicaid is not through an insurance company. Idiocy at work.
Without the marketplace, we would not be able to afford any insurance. Without insurance, my family couldn't afford the cost of our maintenance meds. But, insurance gate keeps with prior auths that get in the way of getting the medicine in the first place. That catch 22 is our reality.
November 8, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Without the marketplace, we would not be able to afford any insurance. Without insurance, my family couldn't afford the cost of our maintenance meds. But, insurance gate keeps with prior auths that get in the way of getting the medicine in the first place. That catch 22 is our reality.
A privately owned co-op that is regulated by a governmental agency, for example. The means of production are owned by those producing but is regulated by a separate group.
November 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
A privately owned co-op that is regulated by a governmental agency, for example. The means of production are owned by those producing but is regulated by a separate group.
Jodi Dean, Angela Davis, Alfredo Saad-Filho, Cornel West, Michael Walzer, and Christine Sypnowich are far more recent than the early utopian philosophers who describe systems that operate in this manner.
November 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Jodi Dean, Angela Davis, Alfredo Saad-Filho, Cornel West, Michael Walzer, and Christine Sypnowich are far more recent than the early utopian philosophers who describe systems that operate in this manner.