Edouard Machery
@edouardmachery.bsky.social
History and Philosophy of Science, Cognitive Science,Experimental Philosophy, distinguished Prof at Pitt, Director of the Center for Philosophy of Science
Our president is a racist sexist mediocre little man.
December 9, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Our president is a racist sexist mediocre little man.
Je suis athée et je n’aime guère les religions. Mais il faut le dire la laïcité depuis dix ans c’est un outil de l’extrême droite et un véhicule de l’islamophobie
La loi de 1905, irremplaçable boussole de la République
La loi de 1905, irremplaçable boussole de la République
En prévoyant non seulement de réprimer toute pression visant à empêcher l’exercice d’une religion, mais aussi celle qui chercherait à la contraindre, la loi promulguée il y a 120 ans fournit un instrument incomparable pour gérer les conflits sur les questions de laïcité.
www.lemonde.fr
December 9, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Je suis athée et je n’aime guère les religions. Mais il faut le dire la laïcité depuis dix ans c’est un outil de l’extrême droite et un véhicule de l’islamophobie
December 9, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Oh yeah!
FIFA should be run by Sir Alex Ferguson, Jurgen Klopp, Gary Lineker, Eric Cantona, Zinedine Zidane and Pep Guardiola. Am I wrong?..
December 9, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Oh yeah!
The genocide has not stopped
"The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said Israeli forces have killed at least 373 people and wounded 970 others since the start of the ceasefire in October."
December 9, 2025 at 3:11 AM
The genocide has not stopped
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If we want progressive Dems on the ballot in Colorado, here is how you can help get them there: by caucusing for them.
You can do this as follows:
1) Make sure your affiliation is listed as Democratic.
You can do this online. Find your registration here: www.sos.state.co.us/voter/pages/...
You can do this as follows:
1) Make sure your affiliation is listed as Democratic.
You can do this online. Find your registration here: www.sos.state.co.us/voter/pages/...
www.sos.state.co.us
December 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
If we want progressive Dems on the ballot in Colorado, here is how you can help get them there: by caucusing for them.
You can do this as follows:
1) Make sure your affiliation is listed as Democratic.
You can do this online. Find your registration here: www.sos.state.co.us/voter/pages/...
You can do this as follows:
1) Make sure your affiliation is listed as Democratic.
You can do this online. Find your registration here: www.sos.state.co.us/voter/pages/...
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🇵🇸 The last Columbia University protester still in ICE detention, Leqaa Kordia, describes conditions inside the Texas facility where she has been held for the past 9 months.
KORDIA: “Right now, we’re 87 people and the capacity is 37. A lot of people are sleeping on the floor.”
“Another word for...
KORDIA: “Right now, we’re 87 people and the capacity is 37. A lot of people are sleeping on the floor.”
“Another word for...
December 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
🇵🇸 The last Columbia University protester still in ICE detention, Leqaa Kordia, describes conditions inside the Texas facility where she has been held for the past 9 months.
KORDIA: “Right now, we’re 87 people and the capacity is 37. A lot of people are sleeping on the floor.”
“Another word for...
KORDIA: “Right now, we’re 87 people and the capacity is 37. A lot of people are sleeping on the floor.”
“Another word for...
Islamophobia is the 21st century antisemitism.
DeSantis Designates Muslim Advocacy Group a ‘Terrorist Organization’
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Islamophobia is the 21st century antisemitism.
The USA is a client state of a tiny genocidal country. Blame AIPAC for that. Politicians are corrupt.
Wild: So both Biden & Trump bypassed Congress to send aid to Israel—to support Israel’s "defense" in "wartime."
That "defense" made other nations embargo Israel.
Now (despite the Trump-led "ceasefire"), this policy would give the US another way to send even more arms to Israel.
That "defense" made other nations embargo Israel.
Now (despite the Trump-led "ceasefire"), this policy would give the US another way to send even more arms to Israel.
NEW: Buried in the new defense bill is a policy to fill weapon “gaps” Israel gets as other nations embargo it.
As in: citing "wartime" needs, the US armed Israel’s genocide.
Nations responded by restricting weapons to Israel.
Now, citing those very restrictions, the US may send Israel *even more.*
As in: citing "wartime" needs, the US armed Israel’s genocide.
Nations responded by restricting weapons to Israel.
Now, citing those very restrictions, the US may send Israel *even more.*
December 9, 2025 at 2:41 AM
The USA is a client state of a tiny genocidal country. Blame AIPAC for that. Politicians are corrupt.
Great job delta. Lost my luggage on Friday, rerouted me today, had me wait eight hours at the airport, connection is delayed, luggage sent on the wrong plane. Can’t wait to be home.
December 9, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Great job delta. Lost my luggage on Friday, rerouted me today, had me wait eight hours at the airport, connection is delayed, luggage sent on the wrong plane. Can’t wait to be home.
Raciste France pays de mon enfance …
⭕« Un amalgame infondé et dangereux » – #LFI saisit #l’ARCOM et #France-TV après les propos islamophobes de #Nathalie_Saint-Cricq, associant les musulmans à l’antisémitisme. linsoumission.fr/2025/12/08/s...
« Un amalgame infondé et dangereux » - LFI saisit l'ARCOM et France TV après les propos islamophobes de Nathalie Saint-Cricq, associant les musulmans à l'antisémitisme - L'insoumission
LFI. Quels journalistes peuvent encore considérer Nathalie Saint-Cricq comme une collègue ? Sur l'antenne de France Info, cette éditorialiste a été prise en
linsoumission.fr
December 9, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Raciste France pays de mon enfance …
That was exactly my reaction. Once more the @nytimes.com carrying water for fascists.
Such bullshit, fascism-abetting framing by the NYTimes. Authoritarians like Trump cultivate and then make use of xenophobic racism and cruelty—something that has very little at all to do with immigration realities. Stop giving liberal cover to this fascist rhetoric.
December 9, 2025 at 1:42 AM
That was exactly my reaction. Once more the @nytimes.com carrying water for fascists.
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Spread the word: I'm looking to hire a postdoc to explore the concept of attention (as studied in psych/neuro, not the transformer mechanism) in large Vision-Language Models. More details here: lindsay-lab.github.io/2025/12/08/p...
#MLSky #neurojobs #compneuro
#MLSky #neurojobs #compneuro
Lindsay Lab - Postdoc Position
Artificial neural networks applied to psychology, neuroscience, and climate change
lindsay-lab.github.io
December 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Spread the word: I'm looking to hire a postdoc to explore the concept of attention (as studied in psych/neuro, not the transformer mechanism) in large Vision-Language Models. More details here: lindsay-lab.github.io/2025/12/08/p...
#MLSky #neurojobs #compneuro
#MLSky #neurojobs #compneuro
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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New PSA postdoc working group. "The PSA is in the process of implementing a formal subdivision devoted to postdocs. A working group meets intermittently online. PSA members are invited to take short survey (buff.ly/IfZuE7k). Em Alan Love ([email protected]) to receive email updates/Zoom links."
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December 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
New PSA postdoc working group. "The PSA is in the process of implementing a formal subdivision devoted to postdocs. A working group meets intermittently online. PSA members are invited to take short survey (buff.ly/IfZuE7k). Em Alan Love ([email protected]) to receive email updates/Zoom links."
get that book by ttheeh great @kenaizawa.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 8:02 PM
get that book by ttheeh great @kenaizawa.bsky.social
This is really not how such a Liverpool great should have been treated. Shameful.
NEW: Liverpool ‘want Mo Salah to stay’ and not planning for exit – Latest LFC News #lfc
Liverpool 'want Salah to stay' and not planning for exit
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www.thisisanfield.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
This is really not how such a Liverpool great should have been treated. Shameful.
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DOJ tells prisons: Safeguarding trans prisoners now optional. In a grotesque new memo, the Trump‑led DOJ has told prison inspectors to stop enforcing anti‑rape safeguards for trans and intersex inmates, basically turning any safety net into Swiss cheese overnight. boingboing.net/2025/12/08/d...
DOJ tells prisons: Safeguarding trans prisoners now optional
In a grotesque new memo, the Trump‑led DOJ has told prison inspectors to stop enforcing anti‑rape safeguards for trans and intersex inmates
boingboing.net
December 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM
DOJ tells prisons: Safeguarding trans prisoners now optional. In a grotesque new memo, the Trump‑led DOJ has told prison inspectors to stop enforcing anti‑rape safeguards for trans and intersex inmates, basically turning any safety net into Swiss cheese overnight. boingboing.net/2025/12/08/d...
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Not a single dime should be spent by Arabs
It should be paid for by Isrealis, in other words, American, British, German, French and other Western taxpayers, considering they helped carpet bomb Gaza
As Colin Powell once said, if you break it you own it
It should be paid for by Isrealis, in other words, American, British, German, French and other Western taxpayers, considering they helped carpet bomb Gaza
As Colin Powell once said, if you break it you own it
December 8, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Not a single dime should be spent by Arabs
It should be paid for by Isrealis, in other words, American, British, German, French and other Western taxpayers, considering they helped carpet bomb Gaza
As Colin Powell once said, if you break it you own it
It should be paid for by Isrealis, in other words, American, British, German, French and other Western taxpayers, considering they helped carpet bomb Gaza
As Colin Powell once said, if you break it you own it
Running the WC in the USA was a terrible idea. Of course after Russia and Qatar it is fitting.
Une pause d'hydratation de 3 minutes chaque demie à la Coupe du monde 2026.
On parle de santé des joueurs, mais la clé pour comprendre la nouvelle, c'est ceci :
« The hydration breaks will also allow broadcasters to air more mid-game commercials, if they wish. »
www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...
On parle de santé des joueurs, mais la clé pour comprendre la nouvelle, c'est ceci :
« The hydration breaks will also allow broadcasters to air more mid-game commercials, if they wish. »
www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...
2026 World Cup to feature three-minute hydration breaks in every half throughout tournament
Every game will pause for three minutes in the middle of each half, which will essentially split the match into quarters.
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Running the WC in the USA was a terrible idea. Of course after Russia and Qatar it is fitting.
Amid Quebecois c’est pour vous.
Petition to close the Quebec bureau in Tel Aviv. Please sign.
You don’t have to live in Quebec.
m.assnat.qc.ca/fr/exprimez-...
You don’t have to live in Quebec.
m.assnat.qc.ca/fr/exprimez-...
Pétition : Demande visant la fermeture du Bureau du Québec à Tel-Aviv - Assemblée nationale du Québec
CONSIDÉRANT QUE le Bureau du Québec à Tel-Aviv, ouvert en 2023, a pour mandat de renforcer les liens économiques, culturels et institutionnels entre le Québec et Israël;
m.assnat.qc.ca
December 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Amid Quebecois c’est pour vous.
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Soapbox time: the problem with metabolic efficiency arguments in neuroscience is that they often confuse energy efficiency with energy expenditure. Biological systems are optimized for energy efficiency, but that does NOT imply they are optimized for low energy expenditure 🧵 1/
December 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Soapbox time: the problem with metabolic efficiency arguments in neuroscience is that they often confuse energy efficiency with energy expenditure. Biological systems are optimized for energy efficiency, but that does NOT imply they are optimized for low energy expenditure 🧵 1/
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washington post reporter code-switching on twitter and bluesky like a key & peele sketch
December 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
washington post reporter code-switching on twitter and bluesky like a key & peele sketch