Émile Darkheim
@rntropy.bsky.social
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Émile Darkheim
@rntropy.bsky.social
· Sep 7
yes, Rawls was very much not around for the Founding.
But the First Founding (Constitution), Second Founding (Reconstruction Amendments), and Third Founding (Civil Rights Act et seq), were all built on Rawls' ideas, that equality of opportunity, law, and rights is the core American goal.
But the First Founding (Constitution), Second Founding (Reconstruction Amendments), and Third Founding (Civil Rights Act et seq), were all built on Rawls' ideas, that equality of opportunity, law, and rights is the core American goal.
I've been thinking a lot about how the US has three founding and how, after Trump, we will — for good or ill — experience a Fourth Founding. I've been thinking about what ideas should be included in a Fourth Founding for the US.
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to keep functioning society must discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities
I wrote about a novel approach to tackling misinformation currently being discussed in Wales--and which some say Canada should try, too. What if we made a rule so politicians couldn't lie? www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Is it time to make it illegal for politicians to lie to us?
That’s the question currently on the table in Wales, which has just released a draft of the “globally pioneering” sanctions for politicians.
www.thestar.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
to keep functioning society must discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities
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This is a GOOD sign for a democracy.
Notably absent in the US & Russia.
Notably absent in the US & Russia.
Zelenskyy chief of staff resigns after property raid by Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies – Europe live www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Zelenskyy chief of staff resigns after property raid by Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies – Europe live
‘I want there to be no rumours and speculation,’ Zelenskyy says as Yermak resigns
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
This is a GOOD sign for a democracy.
Notably absent in the US & Russia.
Notably absent in the US & Russia.
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JD Vance's ideal America is a place with half the GDP where everyone with potential and options gets the fuck out, a shithole that people from countries with actual dynamism visit to watch chintzy 'traditional' dances before going home.
November 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM
JD Vance's ideal America is a place with half the GDP where everyone with potential and options gets the fuck out, a shithole that people from countries with actual dynamism visit to watch chintzy 'traditional' dances before going home.
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i mean what are these "western values" these guys are so hopped up about? they are directly antagonistic to western europe. they don't believe in civil liberties. they reject democracy. and don't get me started on christianity, they hate their white neighbors almost as much as the brown ones
November 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
i mean what are these "western values" these guys are so hopped up about? they are directly antagonistic to western europe. they don't believe in civil liberties. they reject democracy. and don't get me started on christianity, they hate their white neighbors almost as much as the brown ones
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unironically i think he wants to impose the conditions of his childhood onto the entire country
JD Vance's ideal America is a place with half the GDP where everyone with potential and options gets the fuck out, a shithole that people from countries with actual dynamism visit to watch chintzy 'traditional' dances before going home.
November 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
unironically i think he wants to impose the conditions of his childhood onto the entire country
Healthcare in the US is so dangerous because healthcare regulation is largely toothless. Healthcare regulation is largely toothless because industry groups such as the hospital lobby have almost completely captured regulators at both the federal and state level – even and especially in blue states.
November 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Healthcare in the US is so dangerous because healthcare regulation is largely toothless. Healthcare regulation is largely toothless because industry groups such as the hospital lobby have almost completely captured regulators at both the federal and state level – even and especially in blue states.
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This is the result of the CIA using children to kill people and yet a whole lot of people don’t want to recognize *American* culture, and in particular the culture of the War on Terror, at work here.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
This is the result of the CIA using children to kill people and yet a whole lot of people don’t want to recognize *American* culture, and in particular the culture of the War on Terror, at work here.
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just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
What Tom Holland’s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management
Grab your umbrella and your tights.
neorsd.medium.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
My in-laws have a holiday tradition of guilt-tripping their kids for not living closer to them. Of course, a huge portion of my in-laws wealth is tied up in their house which, like all houses in their area, has appreciated massively over the last 40 years due to constrained supply.
November 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
My in-laws have a holiday tradition of guilt-tripping their kids for not living closer to them. Of course, a huge portion of my in-laws wealth is tied up in their house which, like all houses in their area, has appreciated massively over the last 40 years due to constrained supply.
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City-scale logistics lets you move freight more nimbly than oversized trucks designed for the freeway.
November 28, 2025 at 12:31 PM
City-scale logistics lets you move freight more nimbly than oversized trucks designed for the freeway.
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Ask yourself why there wasn’t this level of wall to wall coverage for this shooting wgme.com/news/local/i...
ICE agent who shot woman in Chicago drove Border Patrol vehicle back to Maine
An unnamed ICE agent, who shot and injured a woman in Chicago, is now back in Maine after driving the Border Patrol vehicle he was in 1,100 miles.
wgme.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Ask yourself why there wasn’t this level of wall to wall coverage for this shooting wgme.com/news/local/i...
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this is just gutter racism
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
this is just gutter racism
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Trump & Miller are now just explicitly explaining the whites only society they demand. It’s just the Klan. That’s it.
November 28, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Trump & Miller are now just explicitly explaining the whites only society they demand. It’s just the Klan. That’s it.
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Mere exposure to misinformation affects memory and perception. And your mind literally has a very hard time distinguishing the difference between someone saying the misinformation and someone arguing against it.
June 13, 2024 at 9:46 PM
Mere exposure to misinformation affects memory and perception. And your mind literally has a very hard time distinguishing the difference between someone saying the misinformation and someone arguing against it.
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Every delicious quote dunk just reinforces the association, and on recollection the audience is basically flipping a coin on whether the quote dunk used the word "not"
This is explicitly the business model of rightwing media outlets.
This is explicitly the business model of rightwing media outlets.
June 13, 2024 at 9:48 PM
Every delicious quote dunk just reinforces the association, and on recollection the audience is basically flipping a coin on whether the quote dunk used the word "not"
This is explicitly the business model of rightwing media outlets.
This is explicitly the business model of rightwing media outlets.
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This creates a *very* resilient associative network, deliberately. One that will retroactively alter memories, actively *make it harder to perceive* certain words, etc.
June 13, 2024 at 7:29 PM
This creates a *very* resilient associative network, deliberately. One that will retroactively alter memories, actively *make it harder to perceive* certain words, etc.
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Don't start family arguments by bringing up politics at the dinner table.
Start the fight by voicing your opinion that we need to ban cars and remove street parking.
Wait until everyone has been drinking for a few hours before breaching the topic.
Enjoy.
Start the fight by voicing your opinion that we need to ban cars and remove street parking.
Wait until everyone has been drinking for a few hours before breaching the topic.
Enjoy.
November 28, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Don't start family arguments by bringing up politics at the dinner table.
Start the fight by voicing your opinion that we need to ban cars and remove street parking.
Wait until everyone has been drinking for a few hours before breaching the topic.
Enjoy.
Start the fight by voicing your opinion that we need to ban cars and remove street parking.
Wait until everyone has been drinking for a few hours before breaching the topic.
Enjoy.
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Biden’s age and shitty polling was a massive storyline during his presidency. They’re not giving much coverage to the obvious cognitive decline and consistently awful polling of the crackpot currently in office. It’s pure gaslighting.
November 28, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Biden’s age and shitty polling was a massive storyline during his presidency. They’re not giving much coverage to the obvious cognitive decline and consistently awful polling of the crackpot currently in office. It’s pure gaslighting.
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Great listen! Wondering how to improve kids’ health and educational experience? Cleaner indoor air might be part of the solution.
Today on Volts: for years, I've wanted to do a podcast on indoor air quality, and I finally found the perfect guest! Dr. Lagoudas & I discuss indoor air pollutants, the policies and technologies that can control them, and the growing need to frame indoor air quality as a basic human right.
What's the deal with indoor air quality?
From CO2 monitors to better building codes, Dr. Georgia Lagoudas outlines how to clean up the spaces where we spend 90% of our lives.
www.volts.wtf
November 28, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Great listen! Wondering how to improve kids’ health and educational experience? Cleaner indoor air might be part of the solution.
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Every Republican in Congress could say something at any time but don't. So when the next Democrat talks about bipartisanship, they can piss off.
TRUMP: If you look at Somalia, they are taking over Minnesota.
REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?
TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.
REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?
TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.
November 28, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Every Republican in Congress could say something at any time but don't. So when the next Democrat talks about bipartisanship, they can piss off.
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Great article detailing the shameless market manipulation, insider trading, and self-dealing of this sleazy, greedy family.
November 28, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Great article detailing the shameless market manipulation, insider trading, and self-dealing of this sleazy, greedy family.
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He can’t control his outbursts anymore.
Dementia Don
Dementia Don
Trump keeps saying wildly inappropriate things to journalists but I’m sure he’s totally fine
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 1:19 AM
He can’t control his outbursts anymore.
Dementia Don
Dementia Don
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I hope that this doesn't just become about "Nuzzi is bad" but fosters a wider recognition that our culture of political journalism that didn't just tolerate her, but promoted and celebrated her even after the allegations were known, is rotten to the core and has been for a long time.
this was bad before, but these are the most troubling and serious allegations you can make about a journalist. if they’re true, i genuinely can’t think of a worse scandal in the history of political journalism. devastating to our industry, to public trust as a whole, and to everyone in its orbit
November 27, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I hope that this doesn't just become about "Nuzzi is bad" but fosters a wider recognition that our culture of political journalism that didn't just tolerate her, but promoted and celebrated her even after the allegations were known, is rotten to the core and has been for a long time.
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Few patients appeal a health insurance denial, but a little-known process that requires insurers and plans to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment.
Here’s what experts say you need to know.
Here’s what experts say you need to know.
This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.
When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...
www.propublica.org
November 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Few patients appeal a health insurance denial, but a little-known process that requires insurers and plans to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment.
Here’s what experts say you need to know.
Here’s what experts say you need to know.
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They shouldn't even have been there!
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...
November 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM
They shouldn't even have been there!