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Aidan McGlynn
@aidanmcglynn.bsky.social
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Glaswegian philosopher based at the University of Edinburgh, mostly working on issues in epistemology and feminist philosophy. Co-editor of Hypatia, research associate at ACEPS, University of Johannesburg. He/him. https://sites.google.com/site/aidanmcglynn
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Aidan McGlynn @aidanmcglynn.bsky.social · Aug 21
Cover:
The cover of my book 'Epistemic Injustice: An Introduction' with the title, my name, and the Routledge logo in white, on a multicoloured image of a diverse group of people, each a different colour and overlapping with the others, all talking.
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Aidan McGlynn @aidanmcglynn.bsky.social · 9h
I just pre-ordered the audiobook of Thi Nguyen's new book 'The Score', so that's one thing to look forward to in 2026
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Aidan McGlynn @aidanmcglynn.bsky.social · Oct 22
Lovely new breakbeat track on Sound Avenue, perfect for a Sunday afternoon
Ben Pierre - Without You [Sound Avenue ]
Music is not merely an auditory experience; it's a multi-dimensional journey. With each track, each beat, each note, we travel through varying realms of emot...
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Aidan McGlynn @aidanmcglynn.bsky.social · 14d
Lovely gentle breaks track from Ranj Kaler
Silent Gaze (Ranj Kalers Stratos Remix)
YouTube video by Alexander Church - Topic
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Jonathan M. Katz @katz.theracket.news · 12h
Did not know this about Old Bay
The origins of the company can be traced back to Wertheim, Germany, where Brunn started a wholesale spice and seasoning business selling to food industries, seeing an opportunity as spices were in especially short supply amidst hyperinflation in the aftermath of World War I. 9] Due to rising antisemitism as the Nazi Party rose to power, the company moved to Frankfurt, Germany; 1°1 however, on the night of November 9, 1938, a massive pogrom against Jews, known as Kristallnacht, led to Brunn being arrested by Nazi soldiers and sent to Buchenwald concentration camp. " According to Brunn's son, Gustav's wife paid a large sum of money to a lawyer for him to be released; as they had already applied for and received American visas, they were able to escape with their two children to New York City and later Baltimore, Maryland, where Brunn had family.!'! There, having brought with him only a small spice grinder, 8! Brunn founded the Baltimore Spice Company and produced the "Delicious Brand Shrimp and Crab Seasoning", which was later renamed Old Bay. 12[13]
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Richard Morris @ahistoryinart.bsky.social · 11h
One critic, writing in 1911 (the date of this work) commented, George Clausen 'gives us out of very simple elements the most perfect nocturnes, these mark a new and definite advance in his power in taking complete hold of a subject and making it his own.'
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Aidan McGlynn @aidanmcglynn.bsky.social · 11h
GMJ channeling loss into something beautiful with 'Living Memory', one of his standout tracks for me
PREMIERE: GMJ - Living Memory (Original Mix) [MEANWHILE RECORDINGS]
YouTube video by Music Treasures
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Claude Monet @monet.bsky.social · 12h
Saint-Lazare Station, Exterior View - 1877
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/8985
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Richard Morris @ahistoryinart.bsky.social · 14h
Augusto Giacometti was a member of the Giacometti dynasty of artists and was among the very first painters of the 20thC to venture into non-representational painting. He moved back to figurative painting later in his career. 'Books and Cup,' is from 1940.
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Aidan McGlynn @aidanmcglynn.bsky.social · Dec 5
I did this, and I don't think anyone has roasted me more thoroughly than "Aidan approaches activism with the fire of a thousand academic papers"
From trans rights to reporting on discrimination, Aidan approaches activism with the fire of a thousand academic papers, urging everyone to think critically about societal norms.
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Aidan McGlynn @aidanmcglynn.bsky.social · 16h
I wouldn't use AI, obviously, but I did let some website make me a dating profile based on my posts to this site last year:
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Aidan McGlynn @aidanmcglynn.bsky.social · Dec 5
This is my 'dating profile' based on my bluesky posts - I absolutely cannot make philosophy fun at parties (except maybe that one time I did the quiz with the drilosopher tweets)
Red Flags 🚩 May start discussing Kant on the first date 🚩 Tends to overthink responses Green Flags ✅ Incredible listener ✅ Passionate about social justice ✅ Can make philosophy fun at parties
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Aidan McGlynn @aidanmcglynn.bsky.social · 17h
"We can chart a clear path forward that makes our city inclusive. Since taking office, Donald Trump has waged a scorched earth campaign against trans people. The man with the most power has expended enormous energy targeting those with the least."
Until It's Done: Sylvia Rivera
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
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Aidan McGlynn @aidanmcglynn.bsky.social · Jun 21
Hot-tip: when someone asks you for your number, give them your OrcID
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Aidan McGlynn @aidanmcglynn.bsky.social · 19h
Hallelujah (Jeff Buckley/LC) 9/10
Hallelujah (Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds) 8/10

Total: 17

(Obviously there are lots of different versions of the former, and YMMV on which is the best and what score each deserves)
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Aidan McGlynn @aidanmcglynn.bsky.social · 19h
Come Undone (The Delgados) 8/10
Come Undone (Duran Duran) 8/10

Total: 16
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Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 2d
Fun music game.

Take two songs with the same name and post your combined score out of 10. How high can you get?

No covers/no triples (e.g. Power of Love)

My first effort, which i think is hard to beat...

Zombie (Fela Kuti) 10/10
Zombie (The Cranberries) 7/10

Total score: 17
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Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 1d
After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him
Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.
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Aidan McGlynn @aidanmcglynn.bsky.social · 20h
Characteristically deep and lovely new track from Namatjira. The title track is great too.
PREMIERE: Namatjira - Distinctness
YouTube video by Manual Music
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Aidan McGlynn @aidanmcglynn.bsky.social · 21h
It's hard to have consistent views on this, since if you take the plain ones, 'the writing is on the top' seems quite plausible
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Extending New Naratives @ennhistphil.bsky.social · 2d
The philjobs link is here, FYI:

philjobs.org/job/show/29994

#philsky
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Damian Shields @damianshields.bsky.social · 22h
Upper Loch Torridon from Shieldaig #Scotland #Torridon #WesterRoss #Highlands www.damianshields.com
Upper Loch Torridon from Shieldaig #Scotland #Torridon #WesterRoss #Highlands www.damianshields.com
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Aidan McGlynn @aidanmcglynn.bsky.social · 21h
I don't know who Catherine Connolly is, but periodically McVities pops in the news to say that this is the right way up - that the chocolate is on the bottom of the biscuit
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Claude Monet @monet.bsky.social · 1d
View of the Voorzaan
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View of the Voorzaan
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Tom Duffin Photographer @tomduffinphotos.bsky.social · 1d
This Autumn might be the best one I've seen in Edinburgh if the fine weather keeps up

#Autumn #Fall #Edinburgh
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Fintan Mallory @fintanmallory.com · 1d
Wikipedia wants you to know that John Maynard Keynes is not the lead vocalist of Tool. Just in case you were confused.
Wikipedia page for Maynard James Keenan. It starts with "Not to be confused with John Maynard Keynes. Maynard James Keenan (born James Herbert Keenan; April 17, 1964) is an American singer, songwriter, philanthropist, record producer, and winemaker. He is best known as the singer and primary lyricist of the rock bands Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Puscifer.
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Richard Morris @ahistoryinart.bsky.social · 2d
'Melun, Daybreak.' (c1860) Henry Mark Anthony was amongst the first artists to introduce plein air painting to England and was hailed as the heir to John Constable. He often used dramatic sunrise and sunset effects and stormy skies and seas as the subjects of his paintings.
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Aidan McGlynn @aidanmcglynn.bsky.social · 1d
A beautiful piece of music from Nightmares on Wax - I absolutely love the strings on this
Nightmares on Wax - Les Nuits
YouTube video by John Johnson, Jr.
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