Grumpy Philosopher
@stevecooke.org
Grumpy. Associate Professor of Political Philosophy. Animal rights, ethics of activism, political philosophy.
Homepage: https://stevecooke.org/
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Grumpy Philosopher
@stevecooke.org
· Dec 5
Steve Cooke – Adventures in Philosophy
stevecooke.org
I've built myself a website, which includes a list of journals for animal rights philosophers to submit to (organised by publisher), a couple of syllabi, my essay writing guide for political philosophy students, & articles that philosophers say have changed their minds: stevecooke.org
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Reform's vetting procedures:
January 18, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Reform's vetting procedures:
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Yes, 30% of Republicans would approve illegally attacking a peaceful NATO ally to annex territory.
Source: www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-tru...
Source: www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-tru...
January 18, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Yes, 30% of Republicans would approve illegally attacking a peaceful NATO ally to annex territory.
Source: www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-tru...
Source: www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-tru...
I do too, but what team hasn’t been on the side of bad refereeing decisions?
January 18, 2026 at 10:05 PM
I do too, but what team hasn’t been on the side of bad refereeing decisions?
Reform attracting a lot of people who are best described with one or two words that sound very like ‘racist’.
January 18, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Reform attracting a lot of people who are best described with one or two words that sound very like ‘racist’.
Kemi doing what Kemi always does: speak without thinking, say something incredibly foolish.
Kemi Badenoch two days ago: "I'm 100% confident" there will be no more defections to Reform
January 18, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Kemi doing what Kemi always does: speak without thinking, say something incredibly foolish.
Well, AFCON was a fantastic tournament, and there’s been plenty of drama, but this final is an absolute joke. I don’t really why the game wasn’t forfeit when Senegal walked off, and those refs should be banished from tournament football. Best team won, but that was shameful.
January 18, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Well, AFCON was a fantastic tournament, and there’s been plenty of drama, but this final is an absolute joke. I don’t really why the game wasn’t forfeit when Senegal walked off, and those refs should be banished from tournament football. Best team won, but that was shameful.
Andrew Rosindell and Robert Jenrick in a single week! Reform really is attracting the worst people in Parliament. I await the news that Chris Pincher, Owen Paterson, Ahmad Khan, & Chris Davies are following them. Assume Nick Griffin some time later.
January 18, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Andrew Rosindell and Robert Jenrick in a single week! Reform really is attracting the worst people in Parliament. I await the news that Chris Pincher, Owen Paterson, Ahmad Khan, & Chris Davies are following them. Assume Nick Griffin some time later.
Not sure he'd get much playing time at Villa, whereas almost the entire Tottenham midfield is injured.
January 18, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Not sure he'd get much playing time at Villa, whereas almost the entire Tottenham midfield is injured.
Yes.*
* No, I hate Nintendo on account of having the worst customer service of any company. I would trade them for a nice packet of biscuits though.
* No, I hate Nintendo on account of having the worst customer service of any company. I would trade them for a nice packet of biscuits though.
January 18, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Yes.*
* No, I hate Nintendo on account of having the worst customer service of any company. I would trade them for a nice packet of biscuits though.
* No, I hate Nintendo on account of having the worst customer service of any company. I would trade them for a nice packet of biscuits though.
Extremely jealous.
January 18, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Extremely jealous.
It feels like only minutes since we last had a Bluesky fight about food between British and American people. I think we all know there are no good processed American foods though.
I am making the supreme sacrifice in the name of solidarity. For as long as Trump is threatening Greenland I will boycott American bread and chocolate.
January 18, 2026 at 7:51 PM
It feels like only minutes since we last had a Bluesky fight about food between British and American people. I think we all know there are no good processed American foods though.
I’ve left out interim/caretaker managers + Santini, because I only saw a few of his matches. Chris Hughton was technically my first Spurs manager, & I thank everything good in the universe that we only had a radio when Glenn Hoddle was managing.
January 18, 2026 at 7:23 PM
I’ve left out interim/caretaker managers + Santini, because I only saw a few of his matches. Chris Hughton was technically my first Spurs manager, & I thank everything good in the universe that we only had a radio when Glenn Hoddle was managing.
I am very bored, & my children refuse to entertain me, so I have ranked all of the Spurs managers since my wife introduced me to the misery that is being a football fan & we first got a TV. Marks out of 30 combining likability, win rate, football enjoyment. In conclusion: Frank out, come back Poch!
January 18, 2026 at 7:23 PM
I am very bored, & my children refuse to entertain me, so I have ranked all of the Spurs managers since my wife introduced me to the misery that is being a football fan & we first got a TV. Marks out of 30 combining likability, win rate, football enjoyment. In conclusion: Frank out, come back Poch!
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The embarrassing capitulation of the EU on trade and energy in the summer, followed by the humiliating U-turn of the EU over tech regulation in the autumn didn't even buy us goodwill from Trump to make it to the spring.
A lesson for appeasers.
A lesson for appeasers.
January 18, 2026 at 4:41 PM
The embarrassing capitulation of the EU on trade and energy in the summer, followed by the humiliating U-turn of the EU over tech regulation in the autumn didn't even buy us goodwill from Trump to make it to the spring.
A lesson for appeasers.
A lesson for appeasers.
I do not want book recommendations from someone who hasn’t read any books.
January 18, 2026 at 4:17 PM
I do not want book recommendations from someone who hasn’t read any books.
It was already a difficult & irritating exercise to find well-written sci-fi and fantasy novels (so grateful for downloadable previews). The advent of LLMs has made this so much worse because, alongside the waste-mountain of dross, there are now a million useless AI-generated recommendation lists.
January 18, 2026 at 4:15 PM
It was already a difficult & irritating exercise to find well-written sci-fi and fantasy novels (so grateful for downloadable previews). The advent of LLMs has made this so much worse because, alongside the waste-mountain of dross, there are now a million useless AI-generated recommendation lists.
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2026 is seeing that the U.S. Army is mobilizing a unit specialized for winter conditions, but not knowing if the intended mission is violent repression of an American city or stealing territory from a U.S. treaty ally.
January 18, 2026 at 3:29 PM
2026 is seeing that the U.S. Army is mobilizing a unit specialized for winter conditions, but not knowing if the intended mission is violent repression of an American city or stealing territory from a U.S. treaty ally.
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He's still committing his frauds against reality and getting paid for it. Falling upwards must stop.
January 18, 2026 at 2:35 PM
He's still committing his frauds against reality and getting paid for it. Falling upwards must stop.
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2024: can Europe defend itself ALONGSIDE America?
2025: can Europe defend itself WITHOUT America?
2026: can Europe defend itself AGAINST America?
2025: can Europe defend itself WITHOUT America?
2026: can Europe defend itself AGAINST America?
January 18, 2026 at 10:12 AM
2024: can Europe defend itself ALONGSIDE America?
2025: can Europe defend itself WITHOUT America?
2026: can Europe defend itself AGAINST America?
2025: can Europe defend itself WITHOUT America?
2026: can Europe defend itself AGAINST America?
Not on this place, certainly!
January 18, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Not on this place, certainly!
Subtweeting a smug, tiresome bellend.
January 18, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Subtweeting a smug, tiresome bellend.
“Ha ha ha, the offensive stereotypes I use of foreigners & my denigration of them is just a joke.” say absolute twats.
January 18, 2026 at 2:21 PM
“Ha ha ha, the offensive stereotypes I use of foreigners & my denigration of them is just a joke.” say absolute twats.