James South

Lot going on in this paragraph from new O’Connell/Pique book on election of Leo.

Drove past the gas station across the street from where I live: price up 40 cents per gallon since Saturday morning.

Introductions And so, for the sake of momentum  I'm condemning the future to death  So it can match the past.—Aimee Mann I am unduly optimistic, perhaps, in starting this venture. For the past almost 10 years, I’v...

I started a ghost site to jump start me writing about things that are important to me.

the-immediate-experience.ghost.io/introductions/

For years on my old blog I published the names of servicemembers who died in Iraq & Afghanistan. No other outlets were.

These are the first 4 Americans to die in the Iran War.
Capt. Cody A. Khork, 35
Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42
Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39
Sgt. Declan J. Coady, 20

Photo of three newly published books by Rebecca Solnit, Marsilio Ficino, and Sarah Ruden.

Good time at the local independent bookstore today.

And my institution just helped sponsor a Deneen appearance.

Anger is the only decent response.

My alma mater has a Bluesky account. My employer does not and is still on X.

I’d already bought tickets before finding out about this excellent development.

Back in my day at a Collegium gathering, it was “Babette’s Feast,” which is, you know, a trite choice.

both a de facto mobility ban on trans people in Kansas--drive anywhere and risk arrest--and an easy way to incarcerate many people very quickly. only a few steps, now, behind the concentration camps where ICE/DHS is already imprisoning anyone non-white or undocumented.

Horrifying.

Actually googled and realize I know both and which is which.

I know one of those! Not sure which. 🤷

Pope Leo tells priests not to use AI to write homilies or seek likes on TikTok "To give a true homily is to share faith," and artificial intelligence "will never be able to share faith," the pope said.

Pope Leo XIV has urged priests to not to use artificial intelligence to write their homilies or to seek "likes" on social media platforms like TikTok.

At least Marquette doesn’t use Cavas, but I’m guessing there’s one of these bots for D2L.

“John Duns Scotus in the History of Medieval Philosophy from the Sixteenth Century to Étienne Gilson (†1978),” Bulletin de philosophie médiévale 58 (2016): 355–445. “John Duns Scotus in the History of Medieval Philosophy from the Sixteenth Century to Étienne Gilson (†1978),” Bulletin de philosophie médiévale 58 (2016): 355–445.

Trent Pomplun at Notre Dame has written a history of the “blame Scotus” narrative tracing it back to the 16th century (!). But Étienne Gilson is probably the most important purveyor in relatively recent times.

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The "religion" that Barron peddles is truly an opiate of the masses, designed to do the exact opposite of raising the dead, giving sight to the blind, loosing bonds and setting captives free. It is in this sense precisely Antichristic, and the person peddling it is the Successor of Judas

surely we can teach the children how to ethically use this product designed for unethical use by unethical people

Please take a moment to remember Dan Hedaya’s performance as Nixon in DICK.

If you're in the Milwaukee area, the International Institute for Method in Theology at Marquette University is hosting it's annual Spring Colloquium on March 6 & 7. It's the Philosophy Area's turn and the theme is "Belief: Still Today's Issue." Come join us if you can!

Dennis nedry jurrasic park "see nobody cares" meme reads Hey everybody, this guy still posts on X! See? Everyone is horrified and disappointed. They feel it speaks directly to your values.

I mean, I’m all for accommodating disabilities, but 25% of a class needing laptops is odd.

It’s a difficult issue.

Someone needs to explain this to my university’s Office of Disability Services.

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That’s pretty much what I paid for my copy in the 70s!

Covid in January 2023–Heart Attack in March 2025.

RedditCFB: Giannis made up a rumor that he would leave the Bucks, causing people to bet a total of $23M as to whether/where he would go on Kalshi, an unregulated gambling/insider trading platform. He stays in Milwaukee, and comes out today as a Kalshi stakeholder.

Time to paint over the mural downtown.