Midweek, 6/10/26: intellectualoid.com
","summary":"A positive take on the late Charlie Kirk, who did at least one very good thing. (more)","url":"https://intellectualoid.com/2026/06/10/midweek-6-10-26/","date_published":"2026-06-10T14:31:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Tipsy Teetotaler ن","url":"http://intellectualoid.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fwebclip.png%3Fm%3D1713868326i","_microblog":{"username":"intellectualoid.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-10 14:31","date_timestamp":1781101873,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91696426","content_html":"June 7, 2026: intellectualoid.com
","summary":"First, become human “Not too many years ago,” I read, “a young monastic aspirant went to Mount Athos. In talking with the venerable Abbot of the Monastery where he wished to stay, he told him, ‘Holy father! My heart burns for the spiritual life, for asceticism, for unceasing communion with God, for ...","url":"https://intellectualoid.com/2026/06/07/june-7-2026/","date_published":"2026-06-07T10:00:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Tipsy Teetotaler ن","url":"http://intellectualoid.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fwebclip.png%3Fm%3D1713868326i","_microblog":{"username":"intellectualoid.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-07 10:00","date_timestamp":1780826413,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91669436","content_html":"D Day’s 82nd Anniversary: intellectualoid.com
","summary":"\"Treating an A.I. bot like your girlfriend or your boyfriend is a sin.\" Pretty sure I agree with that.","url":"https://intellectualoid.com/2026/06/06/d-days-82nd-anniversary/","date_published":"2026-06-06T13:17:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Tipsy Teetotaler ن","url":"http://intellectualoid.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fwebclip.png%3Fm%3D1713868326i","_microblog":{"username":"intellectualoid.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-06 13:17","date_timestamp":1780751853,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91329906","content_html":"Monday, June 1: intellectualoid.com
","summary":"I seem to have recovered from Saturday's political fever.","url":"https://intellectualoid.com/2026/06/01/monday-june-1/","date_published":"2026-06-01T14:16:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Tipsy Teetotaler ن","url":"http://intellectualoid.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fwebclip.png%3Fm%3D1713868326i","_microblog":{"username":"intellectualoid.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-01 14:16","date_timestamp":1780323408,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91243819","content_html":"Pentecost: intellectualoid.com
","summary":"What happens when one takes God’s account of reality more seriously than Caesar’s? (more)","url":"https://intellectualoid.com/2026/05/30/pentecost-2/","date_published":"2026-05-31T01:39:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Tipsy Teetotaler ن","url":"http://intellectualoid.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fwebclip.png%3Fm%3D1713868326i","_microblog":{"username":"intellectualoid.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-31 01:39","date_timestamp":1780191559,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91212468","content_html":"Morose thoughts at the Semiquincentennial: intellectualoid.com
","summary":"I’m not feeling much joy as America’s semiquincentennial approaches, and that’s written all over this post (after this little apologetic) ….","url":"https://intellectualoid.com/2026/05/30/morose-thoughts-at-the-semiquincentennial/","date_published":"2026-05-30T12:29:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Tipsy Teetotaler ن","url":"http://intellectualoid.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fwebclip.png%3Fm%3D1713868326i","_microblog":{"username":"intellectualoid.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-30 12:29","date_timestamp":1780144170,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91028715","content_html":"Our (mumble-mumble) anniversary: intellectualoid.com
","summary":"Beer that doesn't demand your attention? Thanks for your authorial touch, but no thanks. (more)","url":"https://intellectualoid.com/2026/05/27/our-mumble-mumble-anniversary/","date_published":"2026-05-27T13:43:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Tipsy Teetotaler ن","url":"http://intellectualoid.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fwebclip.png%3Fm%3D1713868326i","_microblog":{"username":"intellectualoid.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-27 13:43","date_timestamp":1779889381,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90798708","content_html":"7th Sunday of Pascha: intellectualoid.com
","summary":"What do the Reformation and the Enlightenment have in common? (more)","url":"https://intellectualoid.com/2026/05/23/7th-sunday-of-pascha/","date_published":"2026-05-24T00:47:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Tipsy Teetotaler ن","url":"http://intellectualoid.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fwebclip.png%3Fm%3D1713868326i","_microblog":{"username":"intellectualoid.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-24 00:47","date_timestamp":1779583659,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90704343","content_html":"Who less than self their country loved: intellectualoid.com
","summary":"Does anyone in Washington today \"more than self their country love\"? The death of Warren Farha. (more)","url":"https://intellectualoid.com/2026/05/22/friday-may-22/","date_published":"2026-05-22T09:43:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Tipsy Teetotaler ن","url":"http://intellectualoid.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fwebclip.png%3Fm%3D1713868326i","_microblog":{"username":"intellectualoid.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-22 09:43","date_timestamp":1779442980,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90637442","content_html":"MAGA Influence in Indiana Elections: A Case Study: intellectualoid.com
","summary":"Having spent millions of dollars to punish Spencer Deery, MAGA isn't going to let a few pesky norms disrupt their efforts to overturn the election.","url":"https://intellectualoid.com/2026/05/21/maga-influence-in-indiana-elections-a-case-study/","date_published":"2026-05-21T13:42:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Tipsy Teetotaler ن","url":"http://intellectualoid.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fwebclip.png%3Fm%3D1713868326i","_microblog":{"username":"intellectualoid.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-21 13:42","date_timestamp":1779370938,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90436700","content_html":"What if the Furies came for America? intellectualoid.com
","summary":"What does Karma incarnate look like?","url":"https://intellectualoid.com/2026/05/18/what-if-the-furies-came-for-america/","date_published":"2026-05-18T19:08:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Tipsy Teetotaler ن","url":"http://intellectualoid.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fwebclip.png%3Fm%3D1713868326i","_microblog":{"username":"intellectualoid.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-18 19:08","date_timestamp":1779131317,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90343696","content_html":"Sunday of the Blind Man: intellectualoid.com
","summary":"What Americans are going to do is create this thing never seen before, American Orthodoxy. (more)","url":"https://intellectualoid.com/2026/05/17/sunday-of-the-blind-man/","date_published":"2026-05-17T09:30:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Tipsy Teetotaler ن","url":"http://intellectualoid.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fwebclip.png%3Fm%3D1713868326i","_microblog":{"username":"intellectualoid.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-17 09:30","date_timestamp":1779010200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90186502","content_html":"Thursday May 14: intellectualoid.com
","summary":"Pig-in-a-poke At the heart of the US retirement industry, underpinning the later-life plans of millions of Americans, is a set of financial products that hardly anyone can tell you a thing about. No one knows exactly how much money they control. No one can say how it’s all allocated. No single finan...","url":"https://intellectualoid.com/2026/05/14/thursday-may-14/","date_published":"2026-05-14T18:22:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Tipsy Teetotaler ن","url":"http://intellectualoid.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fwebclip.png%3Fm%3D1713868326i","_microblog":{"username":"intellectualoid.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-14 18:22","date_timestamp":1778782940,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89985165","content_html":"Will we destroy the Last Branch Standing? intellectualoid.com
","summary":"Having knowingly installed a snake in the Oval Office, and having reduced Congress to a bunch of internet trolls and “influencers,” Americans turn their attention to destroying the Courts, the Last Branch Standing between the present mess and the abyss. (More)","url":"https://intellectualoid.com/2026/05/12/will-we-destroy-the-last-branch-standing/","date_published":"2026-05-12T10:34:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Tipsy Teetotaler ن","url":"http://intellectualoid.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fwebclip.png%3Fm%3D1713868326i","_microblog":{"username":"intellectualoid.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-12 10:34","date_timestamp":1778582096,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89985164","content_html":"Samaritan Woman/Midfeast: intellectualoid.com
","summary":"One of the things I can't un-see; more","url":"https://intellectualoid.com/2026/05/10/samaritan-woman-midfeast/","date_published":"2026-05-10T10:06:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Tipsy Teetotaler ن","url":"http://intellectualoid.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fwebclip.png%3Fm%3D1713868326i","_microblog":{"username":"intellectualoid.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-10 10:06","date_timestamp":1778407593,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89985163","content_html":"Friday, May 8: intellectualoid.com
","summary":"Tooth-to-tattoo ratios, Trump's secret sauce (and where it falls flat), and more.","url":"https://intellectualoid.com/2026/05/08/friday-may-8/","date_published":"2026-05-08T10:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Tipsy Teetotaler ن","url":"http://intellectualoid.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fwebclip.png%3Fm%3D1713868326i","_microblog":{"username":"intellectualoid.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-08 10:00","date_timestamp":1778234400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89572394","content_html":"Primary Eve: intellectualoid.com
","summary":"I'm publishing today because some states have primary elections tomorrow and I've got some thoughts on elections.","url":"https://intellectualoid.com/2026/05/04/primary-eve/","date_published":"2026-05-04T14:03:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Tipsy Teetotaler ن","url":"http://intellectualoid.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fwebclip.png%3Fm%3D1713868326i","_microblog":{"username":"intellectualoid.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-04 14:03","date_timestamp":1777903393,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89501708","content_html":"Sunday of the Paralytic 2026: intellectualoid.com
","summary":"Did Christ become incarnate solely to deal with humanity’s sin of were there other motives? (more)","url":"https://intellectualoid.com/2026/05/03/sunday-of-the-paralytic-2026/","date_published":"2026-05-03T10:48:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Tipsy Teetotaler ن","url":"http://intellectualoid.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fwebclip.png%3Fm%3D1713868326i","_microblog":{"username":"intellectualoid.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-03 10:48","date_timestamp":1777805289,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89450710","content_html":"In tempore belli: intellectualoid.com
","summary":"How could a chaos agent who has seized semi-dictatorial power over the world’s hegemon not have a shot at “world historic” if he’s willing to stoop low enough?","url":"https://intellectualoid.com/2026/05/02/in-tempore-belli/","date_published":"2026-05-02T12:46:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Tipsy Teetotaler ن","url":"http://intellectualoid.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fwebclip.png%3Fm%3D1713868326i","_microblog":{"username":"intellectualoid.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-02 12:46","date_timestamp":1777726016,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89239565","content_html":"Wednesday, April 29: intellectualoid.com
","summary":"If you don't like criticism of Trump, you'll find a lot not to like here today.","url":"https://intellectualoid.com/2026/04/29/wednesday-april-29/","date_published":"2026-04-29T11:28:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Tipsy Teetotaler ن","url":"http://intellectualoid.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fwebclip.png%3Fm%3D1713868326i","_microblog":{"username":"intellectualoid.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-29 11:28","date_timestamp":1777462098,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89035599","content_html":"Sunday, April 26: intellectualoid.com
","summary":"I lead with maybe the nerdiest, but likelier the most important, item for many months. (more)","url":"https://intellectualoid.com/2026/04/26/sunday-april-26/","date_published":"2026-04-26T11:31:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Tipsy Teetotaler ن","url":"http://intellectualoid.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fwebclip.png%3Fm%3D1713868326i","_microblog":{"username":"intellectualoid.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-26 11:31","date_timestamp":1777203109,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89035598","content_html":"Saturday, 4/25/26: intellectualoid.com
","summary":"There's a right way for a leader to talk about war. Of course, that's not how Donald Trump does it. (more)","url":"https://intellectualoid.com/2026/04/25/saturday-4-25-26/","date_published":"2026-04-25T18:21:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Tipsy Teetotaler ن","url":"http://intellectualoid.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fwebclip.png%3Fm%3D1713868326i","_microblog":{"username":"intellectualoid.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-25 18:21","date_timestamp":1777141299,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88787417","content_html":"A busy few days, no? intellectualoid.com
","summary":"Wherein I explain the arc of my writing for the past ten years. I'm really not a negative person, folks, but I can get provoked.","url":"https://intellectualoid.com/2026/04/22/a-busy-few-days-no/","date_published":"2026-04-22T14:00:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Tipsy Teetotaler ن","url":"http://intellectualoid.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fwebclip.png%3Fm%3D1713868326i","_microblog":{"username":"intellectualoid.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-22 14:00","date_timestamp":1776866422,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88639090","content_html":"Belated Sunday post: intellectualoid.com
","summary":"Somehow, Thomas Sunday got away from me.","url":"https://intellectualoid.com/2026/04/20/belated-sunday-post/","date_published":"2026-04-20T13:17:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Tipsy Teetotaler ن","url":"http://intellectualoid.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fwebclip.png%3Fm%3D1713868326i","_microblog":{"username":"intellectualoid.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-20 13:17","date_timestamp":1776691039,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88516953","content_html":"Whole lotta AI goin’ on: intellectualoid.com
","summary":"\"Build a techno-social system which demands that humans act like machines and it turns out that machines can eventually be made to displace humans with relative ease.\"","url":"https://intellectualoid.com/2026/04/18/66997/","date_published":"2026-04-18T12:37:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Tipsy Teetotaler ن","url":"http://intellectualoid.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fwebclip.png%3Fm%3D1713868326i","_microblog":{"username":"intellectualoid.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-18 12:37","date_timestamp":1776515850,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}