Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Did he beat the devil? Or is he one? Eric is glad it is not Hillary. Me too.

Forgive me for not having much reaction to the inauguration of Donald Trump. When I watched the election returns back in November, it actually did occur to me that the man would be inaugurated, which he was yesterday. Yawn. Anyway, I’m not jumping up and down with glee. Nor am I reveling in the idea…

For the last several months the talking point has been that Putin controls Trump. Now President ∅ is suggesting that Trump controls Putin. You know – their stories might be more believable if they could keep them straight.

Is this a reprise of the 1920s? Or something else? Authorities continue to investigate cache of weapons, ammunition found near Potomac River. U.S. Park Police and the ATF are trying to solve a mystery on who left weapons, including what appear to be several homemade silencers, in a wooded area near a boathouse along the…

In A Thermodynamic Explanation Of Politics and Two Ecologies I made the point that there are two main human cultures – City and Country. Politics is a reflection of these cultures. Left/Right is a misnomer. It is really City/Country. I now have a little bit of confirmation of that. Those thoughts are seeping into popular…

The CIA and the rest are worried about Donald Trump. And the threat is direct. No president since John F. Kennedy has dared to take on the CIA or the rest of the national security establishment or to operate outside the bounds of permissible parameters within the paradigm of the national-security state. That might have…

Jeff Sessions is being grilled by the Senate on his marijuana policy. The Trump administration has said it will not be Jeff’s policy preferences that will be put into action. President-elect Donald Trump’s spokesman Sean Spicer signaled that Sessions would adhere to Trump’s position that states should be able to establish their own marijuana policies.…

Cat’s Squirrel by Cream

Yes 2016 will be a much longer year than usual. By one second. That is 31,536,001 seconds instead of 31,536,000. Be ready for a long night. Happy New Year And in case you are interested in building your own atomic clock here is a nice one, done the old fashioned way. It is mainly analog…

Oliver Stone is praying for the levelheadedness of the President elect. And it astonishes him. I never thought I’d find myself at this point in time praying for the levelheadedness of a Donald Trump. Are we going in to Bizarro World at this time or are we coming out? It is a wonder.

Because of secret (as in notional or non-existent) intelligence. Obama is at it again. I think he is trying to show how much damage a bad President can do to the US in just a few weeks.

It is illegal to drive under the influence of coffee. After being pulled over on 5 August 2015, Schwab was charged by the Solano County district attorney with misdemeanor driving under the influence of a drug. Almost 18 months later, Schwab is preparing to go to trial. The only evidence the DA has provided of…

First they came for the water, but I didn’t have any water so I said nothing. Then they came for the gardens, but I didn’t have a garden so I said nothing. Then they came for the air, but by then I didn’t have any air so there was nothing I could say. From Government…

Damn.

Well this is going to be real good. But first off – I don’t have a sister. But Jackie Evancho does. And Jackie will be singing the National Anthem at Trump’s inauguration. She had this to say about her family. “My family is kind of a big target. I have a transgender sister and so…

Newt Gingrich expects to see a political realignment next year. He expects the outcome to look like this: “You know, six months later, I think what you will see emerge is a bipartisan Trump majority, which will actually shake some of the more conservative Republicans and some of the more partisan Republicans.” I could see…

UN Ambassador from Israel, Danny Danon had a few words for this Chanukah and the UN. (Chanukah 2016 started the evening of Saturday, December 24th, and ends on the evening of Sunday, January 1st, 2017) Tomorrow night, Israel and the entire Jewish community around the world will celebrate the holiday of Chanukah. Over 2000 years…

A Child is coming. From the album Blows Against The Empire. You can listen to the whole album here.

The DEA has classified CBD oil as a Schedule 1 drug, saying it has no medical use and a high potential for abuse. That is of course absurd. CBD is one of two main components of cannabis. The other is THC, the compound that produces a “high.” Typically, people who use marijuana recreationally are looking…

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