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Alan Richardson

@alanrichardson.bsky.social

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Professor of Philosophy, UBC Faculty Member, Science and Technology Studies Graduate Program, UBC Philosophy of Science History of Philosophy of Science

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 2h

I don’t think Biden was president on J6.

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Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 5h

Those are the best parties

Robert Talisse @roberttalisse.bsky.social · 5h

Fun Fact:

I've been to more than one party celebrating the retirement of a colleague where the retiring colleague wasn't invited

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Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 5h

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.

www.miamiherald.com

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Robert Talisse @roberttalisse.bsky.social · 5h

Fun Fact:

I've been to more than one party celebrating the retirement of a colleague where the retiring colleague wasn't invited

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Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH, SM @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social · 5h

Some of these people have now been fired and rehired TWICE since January. The current state of dysfunction is mind boggling.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 8h

OOOPS! UPDATE: Two HHS officials tell me that disease detectives, measles response officers, global health officials and the MMWR staff were laid off by mistake and will be reinstated. But Washington office is still RIFed

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 7h

chat it's happening

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Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau appear to confirm romance - report

After months of rumours, proof seems to be in that Katy Perry is dating former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The loved-up couple were spotted kissing and cuddling on board Perry's 24-metre y...

uk.news.yahoo.com

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Alan Dettlaff @alandettlaff.com · 9h

Yesterday I was told that the class I’m scheduled to teach this month, Confronting Oppression & Injustice, is no longer part of our curriculum. This is a required class yet there was no discussion, no faculty vote, just an email saying the class no longer exists. This is what it’s like in Texas now.

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Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 11h

The Meritocrats!

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 12h

“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument

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Aidan McGlynn @aidanmcglynn.bsky.social · 12h

New Element on logical pluralism from Colin Caret

Logical Pluralism

Cambridge Core - Logic - Logical Pluralism

www.cambridge.org

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Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 13h

AOS: Effective AI Truisms

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Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 13h

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Alexander Douglas @axdouglas.bsky.social · 22h

I wonder if Dutch philosophy departments in the 1630s were only hiring in the philosophy of tulips.

Doctor Logic @saraluckelman.bsky.social · 22h

One might also say "hiring committees".

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Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 13h

I cannot in good conscience recommend that my undergraduate or masters students go to graduate school in the USA. I will support them if they apply but I cannot recommend it to them. This is a change from 30 years of practice in which that was my strongest recommendation.

Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · May 30

No words

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Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 14h

We have created the ultimate manchine—confidently jabbering on about things it has never done.

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Rep. Ted Lieu @reptedlieu.bsky.social · 15h

A helpful visualization of how House Republicans spend their time.

Pie chart displaying how House Republicans spend their time. The chart is entirely green, signifying Republicans spend all their time on vacation, and no time working to stop the government shutdown, release the Epstein files, or lower costs.

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Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 15h

But at least he didn’t dress like a rodeo clown when he did … wait … I am receiving new information…

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 17h

Closing down disease monitoring is like a Bob Loblaw approach to pandemic management.

- WHY SHOULD YOU GO TO JAIL FOR A CRIME SOMEONE ELSE NOTICED?

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 17h

A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 18h

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 18h

We will NOT stand for Trump and Vought decimating our health sciences with RFK Jr's permission.

JOIN US FOR A RALLY AT HHS ON FRIDAY 10/17!

WE ARE TAKING BACK SCIENCE.

#ImpeachTheQuack
#GetOutTheVought
#TakeBackScience

Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 3d

FIGHT FOR SCIENCE RALLY ✊🌏
⏰ WHEN: October 17th, 2025
📍WHERE: 200 Independence Ave SW, Washington DC!
RSVP to JOIN THE FIGHT IRL: zurl.co/LayiM ‼️

📲 Join us Virtually!: zurl.co/Um47l

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Alexander Douglas @axdouglas.bsky.social · 22h

I wonder if Dutch philosophy departments in the 1630s were only hiring in the philosophy of tulips.

Doctor Logic @saraluckelman.bsky.social · 22h

One might also say "hiring committees".

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 1d

"Many colleges and universities, and especially some of the oldest and traditionally prestigious schools, are burdened with archaic governance structures that make self-reform all but impossible. This means that course correction must come from the outside." Pretty sure he means faculty governance.

Opinion | Academia Is Broken. Trump’s University ‘Compact’ Can Help Fix It.

www.nytimes.com

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Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 1d

This is good practice

Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 1d

President Trump receives the Covid vaccine and the flu vaccine during medical exam visit.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

Trump gets Covid vaccine and flu shot during second check-up of the year

The visit, which the White House described Wednesday as a "yearly check-up," was his second examination at Walter Reed in six months.

www.nbcnews.com

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Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 1d

This will not stand.

Excerpt from the Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, - That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.”

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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 1d

President Trump receives the Covid vaccine and the flu vaccine during medical exam visit.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

Trump gets Covid vaccine and flu shot during second check-up of the year

The visit, which the White House described Wednesday as a "yearly check-up," was his second examination at Walter Reed in six months.

www.nbcnews.com

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Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 1d

Given that government, according to republican principles, has an obligation to the safety of its citizens, this is one more reason to withhold consent. Let’s sign that new Declaration of Independence come 4 July 2026

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 1d

Aka his heart stopped 14 years ago

Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

Trump, 79, has "cardiac age" of 65-year-old, doctor says reut.rs/4mZNZbu

Trump, 79, has "cardiac age" of 65-year-old, doctor says

Donald Trump was found to be in "exceptional health" in a medical evaluation, the U.S. president's doctor said in a memo released by the White House on Friday, with his "cardiac age" 14 years younger than in "chronological age."

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Michael P. Breen @mpbreen21.bsky.social · 1d

“We the People … in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, & secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves & our Posterity, do ordain & establish this Constitution…”

Trump & MAGA: LOL

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d

Is it cancel culture when they threaten to kill you?

www.nj.com/news/2025/10...

Sold-out Ta-Nehisi Coates speaker appearance in N.J. canceled over security reasons

Organizers canceled a sold-out Ta-Nehisi Coates event in Montclair citing undisclosed security concerns.

www.nj.com

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