Moral and Political Philosophy | RIT
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21 Mar 2018
Yes, I am a climate alarmist. Global warming is a crime against humanity | Lawrence Torcello theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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Jun 11
PSA: If your response to volatile gas and oil prices from war in the Middle East is that we need to secure our dependence on oil and gas, you are not a serious person.
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May 16
Fierce opposition and debate on a childhood marriage ban? Really?
"While the measure passed unanimously through the Senate, it was met with fierce opposition and debate in the House where it passed by a single vote Wednesday night with a vote of 51-36."
oklahomavoice.com/2026/05/07…
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May 10
A weird hit piece bemoaning DEI requirements while pining for constitutional literacy popped up in my feed this morning. Deceptive nonsense: a course in American History or Political Philosophy earns DEI credit at many universities. Or would if DEI weren't being forcibly erased.
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Apr 12
If you need something to be hopeful about today--this is a good one.
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Apr 10
Sometimes a falsehood is a lie. Other times it is a show of contempt, as @RobertTalisse explains:
theconversation.com/as-a-phi…
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I miss the days when a president didn't threaten crimes against humanity in social media screeds. If we ever get out of this dystopian nightmare, we really need to support and sign on to the International Criminal Court.
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Section 1 of the 14th Amendment is crystal clear. If the argument is that "illegal immigrants" are not "subject to the jurisdiction of the United States" it no longer makes any sense to call them "illegal." constitution.congress.gov/co…
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Mar 14
Indeed, @csandis: two influential (but very different) pragmatists lost in one week.
Mar 14
We lost two great philosophers associated with the pragmatist tradition this week. RIP #SusanHaack and #JürgenHabermas.
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Mar 15
The hard fact: the world already has more fossil fuels than can safely be burned given climate change—yet the U.S. Energy Secretary goes on Meet the Press today claiming this war will make global energy more secure. What we need is a world made secure for reality checks.
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Feb 25
Popped onto this app for the first time in a while, white nationalist posts randomly showing up on my timeline…
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Feb 12
Imagine a bridge is out in a storm. Now imagine someone intentionally removes the sign alerting drivers of the danger ahead. Is that person now negligent for the harms caused by their action? theguardian.com/us-news/2026…
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Feb 12
GOP AGs have outrageously succeeded in getting a judges’ guide to basic climate science scrapped as “biased.” In truth, they’ve confessed: if courts consider legitimate science, fossil fuel interests cannot win. nytimes.com/2026/02/10/clima…
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Jan 30
Everything happening in Minnesota is a nightmare--but combined with Pam Bondi’s attempt to obtain voter rolls in Minneapolis, this story demands laser focus. 👇theguardian.com/us-news/2026…
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Jan 19
"We should never forget that everything Adolf Hitler did in Germany was "legal" [...] it was "illegal" to aid and comfort a Jew in Hitler's Germany. [...] Had I lived in Germany at that time, I would have aided and comforted my Jewish brothers." —Letter from a Birmingham Jail
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Jan 15
Anyone else feel like an expatriate in their own country right now?
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Jan 12
RT @MichaelEMann: At this point, the American public is entitled to adverse inference regarding the Epstein files.
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From a moral/political philosophy view, this President is utterly boring—pure ego, pure corruption. All you can do is condemn. Not philosophically interesting. The only interesting question: how did Americans put this immoral narcissist in office again?
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21 Mar 2018
Yes, I am a climate alarmist. Global warming is a crime against humanity | Lawrence Torcello theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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10 Jan 2025
"A 2023 study found climate change to be a significant contributor to California’s record-breaking wildfires over the past two decades." motherjones.com/politics/202…
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17 Dec 2025
It's as if the people robbbing your house and lighting it on fire were also in charge of the alarm service. usatoday.com/story/news/poli…
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