Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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(xkcd.com) Early Arthropods
This is a syndicated post, originally published by xkcd.com at xkcd.com.
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(Our World in Data) Could biofuels meet demand for global aviation?
To fuel all of the world’s aviation demand, global biofuels would need to more than triple and be exclusively used for air travel.
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) We can’t all be heroes
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! The Phantom, 1/25/26 Hey, remember the Sunday Phantom storyline that started like eight months ago when a city…
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(Policy of Truth) Welcome to the Occupation
A Facebook memory from 2017. I neglected to mention that I got the title and general inspiration from Russell Means’s 1992 lecture, “Welcome to the Reservation.” Unfortunately, they’ve both aged well.
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(Policy of Truth) The Use of Lethal Force in Self-Defense Against Federal Law Enforcement
I’m gratified to see that there’s been some explicit discussion in the last few weeks of a neglected topic that I mentioned in my post on Renee Good: do residents of the United States (citizens or otherwise) have a moral or legal right (however narrow, contextual, or limited) to use lethal force against federal law…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Yes, West Orange, This Is Your Business by The West Orange Anti-Semitism Task Force: A Response | Policy of Truth
[…] previously criticized this Council for failing to deal with issues that fall within its scope of responsibility. This is a matter that falls well outside of it. If we’re talking […] LikeLike
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(Policy of Truth) The West Orange Anti-Semitism Task Force: A Response
This is a statement given to West Orange Township Council, January 20, 2026. It’s the first of several I intend to give there on this topic. The comment of Sheila Lefkowitz (mentioned below) from the November 12 meeting appears at 1:33:33 of this video. My comment below appears around minute 49 of this video. I’ll…
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) Medical madness
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! Gil Thorp, 1/24/26 So, Gil thinks that opinions and interests are determined by the qualities of a person’s…
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