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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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Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 9h
Stupidest time to be alive
metrogram.bsky.social Todd Graham @metrogram.bsky.social · 10h
Thanksgiving remarks of @VP J.D. Vance: "Think about turkey. Who really likes, be honest with yourselves, who really likes turkey? You're all full of shit. Everybody who raised your hand." Vance said to U.S. troops at Fort Campbell
www.mediaite.com/media/tv/vic...
#wtf?
Vice President Vance Tells Soldiers, ‘You’re All Full of Sh*t’ for Saying They Like Eating Turkey
Vice President JD Vance told U.S. Army soldiers that he did not believe them when they claimed to enjoy eating turkey.
www.mediaite.com

Reposted by Alan Richardson, David Darmofal

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Todd Graham @metrogram.bsky.social · 10h
Thanksgiving remarks of @VP J.D. Vance: "Think about turkey. Who really likes, be honest with yourselves, who really likes turkey? You're all full of shit. Everybody who raised your hand." Vance said to U.S. troops at Fort Campbell
www.mediaite.com/media/tv/vic...
#wtf?
Vice President Vance Tells Soldiers, ‘You’re All Full of Sh*t’ for Saying They Like Eating Turkey
Vice President JD Vance told U.S. Army soldiers that he did not believe them when they claimed to enjoy eating turkey.
www.mediaite.com

Reposted by Alan Richardson, David R. Miller, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò

jamellebouie.net
jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 10h
yep. also really can't overstate how much nuzzi is very much the product of an environment that rewards amoral ambition and frowns on people who sincerely believe anything

Reposted by Nandita Sharma, Brian A. Nosek, David H. Kaye , and 6 more

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 10h
It didn’t even take 6 hours.
USCIS @USCIS X.com Effective immediately, processing of all immigration requests relating to Afghan nationals is stopped indefinitely pending further review of security and vetting protocols. The protections and safety of our homeland and of the American people remains our singular focus and mission. 10:04 PM • 11/26/25 • 2.1K Views

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Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 10h
Plus the whole Trudeau thing

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khwalz @khwalz.bsky.social · 11h
This is so fucking sick. Why would this young woman be on anyone's radar. Yeah, dangerous gang members and drug dealers my Aunt Matilda. Fuck you, Donald Trump. You're a worthless little shit and may you and your miscreant minions burn in Hell for all eternity.
Babson student detained at Logan Airport, deported to Honduras while trying to travel for Thanksgiving - Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News
BOSTON (WHDH) - A 19-year-old student at Babson College was detained at Logan Airport then deported to Honduras while she was trying to travel to<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/new...
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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 12h
big late breaking news: the market monitor for the largest energy grid in the u.s., covering much of the midwest and mid-atlantic, has called to block new data centers connections to the grid, saying current course of growth assures regular blackouts
No more PJM data centers unless they can be reliably served: market monitor
The PJM Interconnection’s market monitor urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to rule that large data centers can only come online if the grid operator can still meet reliability metrics.
www.utilitydive.com

Reposted by Alan Richardson

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 13h
$937,989.39: That's the amount of the penalty owed by Trump and Alina Habba, according to a new appeals court decision, which upheld a 2023 ruling that Trump and Habba committed "sanctionable conduct" by filing a "frivolous" lawsuit against Hillary Clinton and James Comey.

Reposted by Sanford F. Schram, Smith, Alan Richardson , and 2 more

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 13h
A sad irony in Washington, D.C., where West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot today. Six days ago, a court ruled their deployment was illegal, but stayed the order pending appeal. My heart goes out to these public servants and their families. oag.dc.gov/sites/defaul...

Reposted by Alan Richardson, Daryl Adair

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 14h
Vaccines save lives. Vaccine-deniers are killers.
Third Kentucky infant dies from whooping cough as statewide cases surge
A third Kentucky infant has died from whooping cough in the last 12 months, the Kentucky Department for Public Health said Monday.
www.wlwt.com

Reposted by Robert C. Richards, Alan Richardson, Mark S. Smith , and 1 more

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15h
the requirement is, of course, “be white” amp.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
Trump says Haiti no longer meets requirements for TPS. Haitians have to leave
The Department of Homeland Security said TPS for Haiti ends Feb. 3, 2026, affecting over half a million people who may face return to gang-controlled Port-au-Prince.
amp.miamiherald.com

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Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 16h
Have you ever wondered if Oral Roberts had siblings and if so what their names were? Welcome, friend.

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Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 16h
Hard to get the felching animation right in PowerPoint

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Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 16h
Hey, Bulldog

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Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 16h
I am bored with having to actually listen to the music. Why doesn’t Suno have a feature where it listens instead of me?

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Hagen Blix @hagenblix.bsky.social · 16h
"Actually, you harmed us by using our chatbot in a way that made us look bad" is straight out of the abuser's handbook
ChatGPT firm blames boy’s suicide on ‘misuse’ of its technology
OpenAI responds to lawsuit claiming its chatbot encouraged California teenager to kill himself
www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Alan Richardson

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Michael W. Kraus @mwkraus.bsky.social · 17h
~A month or so ago the nu faculty assembly voted like 598 to 7 for no deal.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 19h
Trump calls Times reporter ‘ugly’ days after branding another journalist ‘piggy’
Trump calls Times reporter ‘ugly’ days after branding another journalist ‘piggy’
In a Truth Social post, the president lashed out at journalist Katie Rogers after a Times article questioned whether he was slowing down Donald Trump lashed out on Wednesday against a New York Times reporter, calling her “ugly inside and out” in his latest personal insult against female members of the media after last week calling another “piggy”. In a Truth Social post, Trump criticitized the newspaper for an article suggesting he was running low on energy in his 80th year, insisting he has “never worked so hard in my life”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com

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Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 20h
Only the coded-pilled would worry about being pilled-coded

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Greg Priest @gregpriest.bsky.social · 20h
Darwin had earlier made detailed observations of the emotional displays of his “little animalcule of a son,” William Erasmus, which he used in Expression.

D’s wife Emma worried that if she were “out of temper,” he would just be “forming theories about me.”

🧪🌱🐋 #HistSTM #Evobio #Psychsky
Photo of Darwin with William Erasmus.

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Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 20h
Interesting—I am assembling the Elements into something I call Cambridge Molecules

Reposted by Brendan Nyhan, Fabián Muniesa, Smith , and 2 more

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 21h
Breaking News: The last pending criminal prosecution against President Trump was dismissed by a judge in Georgia, effectively ending efforts to hold Trump criminally responsible for attempts to overturn the 2020 election. trib.al/EnJu57H
Donald Trump's back as he stands in front of a crowd and an American flag. A headline reads: "Judge Dismisses Georgia Election Interference Case Against Trump." Photo credit: Doug Mills/The New York Times.

alanrichardson.bsky.social
Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 21h
Would you like a personalized Weimar inflation experience?? Then we have your product!
ryanlcooper.com ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 21h
"Bitcoin’s loss of spending power since an October 6 peak would be the equivalent of an annualised 900 per cent inflation rate."

lol www.ft.com/content/a18c...
The fatal flaw in using bitcoin as a currency
There is a crypto parallel in the aftermath of Europe’s 14th century bubonic plague
www.ft.com

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Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 21h
What does Douthat know about Canada anyway?
oliver-moore.bsky.social Oliver Moore @oliver-moore.bsky.social · 1d
Oh geez, not this Vichy shit again. Were there a bunch of Dutch writers in 1939 penning just-asking-questions pieces on whether the Netherlands should join Germany?

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Alan Richardson @alanrichardson.bsky.social · 21h
Not sure why cancelling reports doesn’t make every citizen and lawmaker enraged. How is government supposed to work if no one has a clue what the facts are?
markymark757.bsky.social Mark Bechtel @markymark757.bsky.social · 1d
President Trump has canceled 2 economic reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to hide his economic failures. President Trump and Treasury Scott Bessent continue to gaslight the American people that prices + inflation are down. Consumer sentiment is at one of it's all time lows in history.

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isabella zavarise @isabellazavarise.bsky.social · 21h
The mayor on CBC right now talking about not getting involved in "operational issues". Yet, he did get involved in pushing through Task Force Barrage.
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/vi...
Task Force Barrage approval process marred by ‘missteps’: police board
At a meeting where Vancouver council approved $17 million in overspending by the police department, the mayor and police board faced some tough questions.
www.ctvnews.ca

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 21h
"Bitcoin’s loss of spending power since an October 6 peak would be the equivalent of an annualised 900 per cent inflation rate."

lol www.ft.com/content/a18c...
The fatal flaw in using bitcoin as a currency
There is a crypto parallel in the aftermath of Europe’s 14th century bubonic plague
www.ft.com

Reposted by Alan Richardson

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aaup-americanu.bsky.social @aaup-americanu.bsky.social · 23h
American University faculty, staff, students & alumni: please sign our chapter statement asking AU to refuse to sign the trump compact & proactively plan how to effectively respond to govt. pressure to sign. The compact isn't dead & new iterations are likely coming down the pike. La lucha continua!
American University AAUP Chapter Petition: Reject the Trump Compact
Note: This statement was endorsed by the AU AAUP Chapter on Nov 21, 2025. We publish it here as an open letter and invite the American University community to sign; to do so, go here. On October 1s…
americanuniversityaaup.wordpress.com

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Oliver Moore @oliver-moore.bsky.social · 1d
Oh geez, not this Vichy shit again. Were there a bunch of Dutch writers in 1939 penning just-asking-questions pieces on whether the Netherlands should join Germany?

Reposted by Alan Richardson

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d
The fact that only 3 (by my count) Republican members of Congress have spoken out about the Witkoff situation shows how thoroughly corrupted and compromised the entire party has become from top to bottom. None of this is about just Trump - it is the entire political party.