Jacob T. Levy

@jacobtlevy.bsky.social

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Tomlinson Professor of Political Theory, Associate member of Philosophy, Coordinator of Research Group on Constitutional Studies, McGill. Posts here speak only for myself. Americo-Canadian; liberaltarian; aging geek. http://jacobtlevy.com

And there is just a lot more content about how men can be dangerous or predatory — or in social media dating advice parlance, narcissists or liars or something. And so it makes men feel both scarier and less responsive to female concerns. And there’s a whole dialogue that has grown, that is negative around dating men. It’s a term that I think The New York Times has published a number of pieces on — “heteropessimism,” right? This idea that, for a woman, trying to date a man is kind of a hopeless enterprise. And you might, in fact, wish that you were a lesbian or not interested in men at all, but alas, you are.
Presidential approval polls American Research Group, July 16-20 Net +37 disapprove approve 30% disapprove 67%
There's only been one Blade. There's only ever gonna be one Blade. (Wesley Snipes as Blade from Deadpool & Wolverine)
The primary complaint from the community is visibility. Because the concrete barriers sit extremely low to the ground, neighbors argue that aggressively driving or distracted motorists simply cannot see them until it is too late.
The Kennedy Center, most of the name covered with tarps
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Reveries of the Solitary Walker
Magic 8 ball 🎱 saying “too soon to tell”
Alexis Rose: ew, no, David.
Star Wars meme: "Thunderous applause"
Please stop petting my peeves
White House account Facebook post: Caption: A nation built on unity Caption: Whose Broad Stripes & Bright Stars Through the Perilous Fight Image: painting , “Let us Have Peace,” of Grant and Lee shaking hands at Appamatox. It’s Lee’s surrender but he is centered, upright, clean, and proud; the painting makes Lee look like the victor.
War Games: A strange game. The only winning move is not to play.
But at a time when some of the most powerful people in the world don’t just ignore cruelty but actively embrace it, Shklar’s decision to “put cruelty first” — to deem the deliberate infliction of pain on another living being the worst of all vices — doesn’t seem today like a matter of diminished expectations. After all, putting something first doesn’t have to mean that you give up imagining what could come after you denounce it. One can stare hard at reality as it currently exists and still propose a way forward. A shipwrecked crew must swim to shore before reaching higher ground.
long Donald Trump post about how he has won the biggerest mostest manly awesomest victory in his war against Iran
SpaceX share price is down almost 4% since the IPO
Professor X kills his son Legion
Apocalypse Now scene: Martin Sheen's face emerging from the muddy Nùng River
a head of lettuce with a clock on it
the Kapotnya refinery getting blown up
Times Exclusive Firm Tied to Trump Donor Got No-Bid Contract to Clean Reflecting Pool A White House spokeswoman said the president was not involved in selecting Greenwater Services, the business owned by a trust led by John J. Cafaro. Highlighted text: Greenwater Services
Succession meme: You are not serious people.
AI Overview This metaphor wonderfully captures the profound limits of human comprehension. Just as a loyal golden retriever sees a glowing piece of glass and only understands it as a source of warmth or a barrier, we are often surrounded by cosmic and existential systems—like infinite space, quantum mechanics, or the nature of consciousness—that are entirely beyond our evolutionary capacity to grasp.While the dog relies on instinct and simply accepts the warmth of the phone without worrying about its microprocessors, we humans are cursed with the desire to figure it all out. Even as our understanding of the universe expands, we are ultimately bound by our own neural wiring.