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Based on my experiences to date, being right about everything has no measurable benefits.

submitted 12 days ago • 76 comments

This jeweled skeleton comes from the Waldsassen Basilika in Germany, the “Sistine Chapel of Death.” Skilled nuns, or occasionally monks, dressed the skeletons in elaborate 18th-century clothing and then covered them with jewels. Photo by Paul Koudounaris for his book HEAVENLY BODIES

submitted 19 days ago • 18 comments

"most of the world has seen no dramatic increase in the pace of renewable installation... The spectacular acceleration in global renewable investment is, in fact, a story about one country: China." - @adamtooze.bsky.social adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-...

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

Hilarious that this is the URL preview card for resigning from The Labour Party.

submitted 19 days ago • 15 comments

submitted 22 days ago • 7 comments

They probably should’ve made him swear an oath or something

submitted 35 days ago • 93 comments

Fun fact: if you're buying from a creator on etsy, you can reduce their etsy selling fees from 6.5% to 2.5% by ordering via 'shopname.etsy.com' instead of 'etsy.com/shopname' or searching from the main site. It costs you the same but the creator makes more

submitted 137 days ago • 253 comments

He’s less a president and more a broadcast signal from a dying democracy - static, chaos, and the faint sound of sirens in the distance.

submitted 36 days ago • 173 comments

Hello world Australia here - we are a moderate country . Extreme crazy, nasty, racism, culture wars are now road kill.

submitted 36 days ago • 62 comments

Australia’s Labour government under Albanese has won re-election with an outright majority according to ABC projections. The Trumpist style Liberal leader, Peter Dutton, has lost his seat. Interestingly backs very positive view in”Australia’sEvolving Democracy”

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

Just in case if you missed this printing event in #Mainz: they publically printed a giant page of the Gutenberg bible in the format 5 x 7,20 meter. #bookhistory #skystorians

submitted 40 days ago • 12 comments

Talking to Anthony Brogden, A Strong Dream, about my entry into questions of race & a bit of colonial history: youtu.be/3iHP46inthc?...

submitted 44 days ago • 3 comments

Al Gore quoting Adorno while New Left Review interviews Ross Douthat feels like a real Freaky Friday kind of situation

submitted 45 days ago • 4 comments

Whether it's Hillary Clinton sharing risotto tips on a private server or Pete Hegseth using the nuclear codes as his password on Pornhub, both parties have ignored our nation's security.

submitted 45 days ago • 366 comments

Never thought we'd do this but... Use discount code ALGORE for 30% off titles from Theodor Adorno

submitted 45 days ago • 14 comments