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Dyslexic diabetic. Eclectic philosopher and political theorist. Art and cricket lover. Artisan kimchi maker. Recovering poet. Fortunate man. Interested in all things human (and some non-human). Apparently now meant to add FBA to all social media profiles.
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In 1895, Du Bois became the first African-American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University. (Nice portrait of Du Bois in hallway at Harvard.) Born #OTD #BlackHistoryMonth

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Today for @bloomberg.com, I have a review of the Palantir CEO's new book "The Technological Republic," which is both tedious and creepy. Karp wrote his dissertation on Adorno's critique of jargon, seemingly to reverse engineer it? www.unpopularfront.news/p/palantirs-...

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Just your basic blackmail and extortion: the White House has urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to strike a deal on US access to Ukraine's critical minerals in exchange for aid.

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Fatma Aydemir (whose novel Djinns is AMAZING btw) with praise of Die Linke for telling it like it is in the German election campaign.

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Excellent points by @crookedfootball.bsky.social concerning the obnoxious Home Office guidance on disallowing naturalisation for refugees who enter irregularly.

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www.theguardian.com/books/2025/f...

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Delighted to have co-authored (with Rainer Baubock) this new kick off piece for a @globalcit.bsky.social forum debate: globalcit.eu/citizenship-...

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Today’s edition of the newspaper Moskovsky Komsomolets declared: "Dumbfounded Europe has been kneed by America just below the belt and is still struggling to get its breath back.”

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This is going to be huge www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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A decade ago now

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Excellent piece

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The enemy.

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Walk in, walk out.

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Excellent piece y Paisley Currah www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...

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Frozen in time: Rare early images of the Himalayas from Italian pioneer www.bbc.com/news/article...

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We are excited to announce our Call for Papers #CfP for the 13th Graduate Conference in International Political Theory at the University of St Andrews, 22-23 May, 2025. Our keynotes are: David Owen @artsofdenial.bsky.social Lisa Tilley @tilley101.bsky.social Jason Ralph @jasonralph.bsky.social

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Whatever one thinks of Musk, if he is going to do DOGE he should resign from all other employment. (This is my politest possible self.)

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This will do wonders for the forthcoming argument that X isn’t a “state actor” for purposes of violating the Constitution.

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Well that's one way to prop up traffic on your money-losing private platform

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The effectiveness of the kind of rule being introduced in the USA is likely to be dependent on informing and bystanding. Don't reserve your solidarity for those you like or agree with.

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One can only admire the author while being disgusted by the government www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Re "Non-cooperation as a form of life", it is worth noting in passing that there are several old CIA manuals on sabotage, psych ops, etc. freely available to download.

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Non-cooperation as a form of life.

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I haven’t lived through the collapse of a civilisation before I study history so I have read the guidebooks, but they don’t quite capture the experience of being there

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"Manahel wrote tweets supporting women’s rights. She also posted pictures of herself enjoying a day at a shopping mall. In January 2024, Manahel was sentenced to 11 years in prison in a secret hearing." www.amnesty.org/en/petition/...

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There seem to be several references to T S Eliot's The Waste Land in Iain (M) Banks work, including the titles of two of his novels. Wondering about link.

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PURGES.

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Went to see Sing Sing tonight. Understated and good. Will need to reflect on more but quite powerful in its own way.

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“There must be no impunity for governments or non-state actors who continue to harass & intimidate lawyers carrying out their professional duties whether at home or abroad,” says Hugh Mercer KC, chair of the Bar Council’s international committee. Read more - www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...

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New from FM: What is in the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill? | Colin Yeo

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