Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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(Policy of Truth) Iran and the Perpetuity of Empire
The Intercept reports that Trump is menacing Iran with a massive armada capable of prolonged war. The Times of Israel is talking about a “countdown” to war. The Washington Post reports that satellite imagery shows a rapid increase of US military planes near Iran. Responsible Statecraft’s lead story concerns the inadequacy of airpower to achieve…
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(Pixie Trix Comix) Pixie Trix Comix – Couch talk
New comic!Today’s News: You can now read Exorsisters on Pixie Trix Comix. It’ll update Monday to Friday! :)Want printed books or swag? Check out our store!https://tinyurl.com/yc56p4hwWe also have books available in bookstores and comic shops:…
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(QC RSS) comics
This is a syndicated post, originally published by QC RSS at QC RSS.
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on The Lessons of War by When Self-Defense Is “Terror” | Policy of Truth
[…] like Schmitt’s, otherwise inconsequential, underscore the importance of a point I’ve made before. If you want to understand warfare, you have to come at it the right way. That means coming at it […] LikeLike
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(Policy of Truth) When Self-Defense Is “Terror”
A recent article in The New York Times by its so-called “national security correspondent” is an indication of how incompetent mainstream journalists are, and how unreflectively eager they are to do the bidding of the national security establishment they supposedly cover. The article is “Iran Could Direct Proxies to Attack U.S. Targets Abroad, Officials Warn,”…
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) The comments don’t actually make sound, that’s a metaphor
Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger’s The Enthusiast is that novel! It’s even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Mary Worth, 2/23/26 Yes Yes! YES!!! We did it, we endured the parrot storyline and its aftermath and…
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(Policy of Truth) Jesse Jackson, RIP
I missed the opportunity to say something about the passing of Jesse Jackson, who died last week at the age of 84. Jackson was a childhood hero of mine, and my point of entry into politics. I was fifteen when he gave his famous speech at the 1984 Democratic National Convention, was electrified by it,…
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(xkcd.com) Amperage
This is a syndicated post, originally published by xkcd.com at xkcd.com.
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(Our World in Data) Tracking historical progress against slavery and forced labor: a long-run data view
Almost all countries have ended large-scale forced labor, often surprisingly recently.
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) Josh gets cranky
Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger’s The Enthusiast is that novel! It’s even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Shoe, 2/22/26 One of the ways that doing this blog over two decades has turned me into an…
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