Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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(Policy of Truth) Another Night of Military Exercises Using Civilians as Human Shields
Not a joke headline. It happened the other day in Pasadena, California. It almost sounds like a comedy skit intended to unmask the hypocrisy of “Western” claims that Hamas uses “civilians as human shields.” We can’t, of course, be entirely sure of the military’s intentions here. The residents might not have been human shields; they…
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(Cat and Girl) A Brief History of Reviewing Things on the Internet, Vol. I
This is a syndicated post, originally published by Dorothy at Cat and Girl.
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) Old age, youth, etc.
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! Pickles, 6/5/26 “We’re all gonna die eventually, but sometimes our ability to experience even basic pleasures dies before…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on “Another Night of Violent Protests” by Irfan Khawaja
In reply to Roderick T. Long. Almost all news reporting on violence consists either of circumlocutions, metaphors, or sensationalized fixations. So we’re told that “violence erupted” somewhere rather than being told that it took place…
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(xkcd.com) Planetary Science
This is a syndicated post, originally published by xkcd.com at xkcd.com.
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(The GiveWell Blog) Expanding Our Search for Cost-Effective Ways to Reduce Poverty
In September 2025, we created a livelihoods research subteam to specifically focus on programs that increase the economic well-being of people in extreme poverty. While we have evaluated and funded livelihoods programs throughout GiveWell’s history, we now have a dedicated program officer overseeing this portfolio, which has allowed us to build on and deepen that…
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) Hollywood elegance? In my roots country hotspot?
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! Hi and Lois, 6/4/26 Honestly there’s a really sad story written on Ditto’s dumbfounded face in panel two.…
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(Pixie Trix Comix) Pixie Trix Comix – You got me
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