@kikapauen.bsky.social
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"Seine schlechten Manieren werden zum Garant seiner Aufrichtigkeit." Leo Löwenthal (aus "falsche Propheten") hatte die affektive Anziehung von Trump schon 1949 erkannt.
January 29, 2026 at 2:34 PM
"Seine schlechten Manieren werden zum Garant seiner Aufrichtigkeit." Leo Löwenthal (aus "falsche Propheten") hatte die affektive Anziehung von Trump schon 1949 erkannt.
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by popular request, here's how you make my honey, thyme, & sea salt bread
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/htss
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/htss
Honey, thyme, & sea salt bread
Recipe
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:53 PM
by popular request, here's how you make my honey, thyme, & sea salt bread
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/htss
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/htss
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fitzcarraldoeditions.com/books/the-wa... Peter Cornell's The Ways of Paradise is a lovely recent example.
The Ways of Paradise | Fitzcarraldo Editions
In his foreword to The Ways of Paradise, Peter Cornell presents this so-called found manuscript, the work of a now-deceased, obscure researcher who spent three decades in the National Library of Swede...
fitzcarraldoeditions.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:48 PM
fitzcarraldoeditions.com/books/the-wa... Peter Cornell's The Ways of Paradise is a lovely recent example.
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One for fans of Seichô Matsumoto’s excellent mystery TOKYO EXPRESS.
You can watch the 1958 film adaptation, TEN TO SEN / POINTS AND LINES, here - with English subtitles.
This Rarefilmm website is excellent, btw, full of great films that can be streamed for free.
rarefilmm.com/2018/09/ten-...
You can watch the 1958 film adaptation, TEN TO SEN / POINTS AND LINES, here - with English subtitles.
This Rarefilmm website is excellent, btw, full of great films that can be streamed for free.
rarefilmm.com/2018/09/ten-...
January 21, 2026 at 5:54 PM
One for fans of Seichô Matsumoto’s excellent mystery TOKYO EXPRESS.
You can watch the 1958 film adaptation, TEN TO SEN / POINTS AND LINES, here - with English subtitles.
This Rarefilmm website is excellent, btw, full of great films that can be streamed for free.
rarefilmm.com/2018/09/ten-...
You can watch the 1958 film adaptation, TEN TO SEN / POINTS AND LINES, here - with English subtitles.
This Rarefilmm website is excellent, btw, full of great films that can be streamed for free.
rarefilmm.com/2018/09/ten-...
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I always learn from watching @adamtooze.bsky.social but I think he's right when he says in the Q&A that climate/energy is a "nerd's" dream topic. It presupposes rational government—one reason it can feel like a limited lens for understanding the present. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLnx...
Adam Tooze: Electrostates, Petrostates and the New Cold War
YouTube video by London Review of Books (LRB)
www.youtube.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:12 PM
I always learn from watching @adamtooze.bsky.social but I think he's right when he says in the Q&A that climate/energy is a "nerd's" dream topic. It presupposes rational government—one reason it can feel like a limited lens for understanding the present. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLnx...
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This morning, Ms. Rachel and I visited District 2 Pre-K Center, where we sang and read with the wonderful students and educators. We also discussed universal childcare - and how we're making it happen for NYC!
January 9, 2026 at 8:41 PM
This morning, Ms. Rachel and I visited District 2 Pre-K Center, where we sang and read with the wonderful students and educators. We also discussed universal childcare - and how we're making it happen for NYC!
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Wir haben als Menschheit manches erreicht – aber wir bleiben weit hinter unseren Möglichkeiten zurück. (U.a.) Mit Hannah Arendt kann man hoffen, dass der Menschheit stets die Möglichkeit eines Neuanfangs gegeben ist: Wir können es besser.
Auf ein besseres 2026!
ourworldindata.org/a-history-of...
Auf ein besseres 2026!
ourworldindata.org/a-history-of...
December 31, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Wir haben als Menschheit manches erreicht – aber wir bleiben weit hinter unseren Möglichkeiten zurück. (U.a.) Mit Hannah Arendt kann man hoffen, dass der Menschheit stets die Möglichkeit eines Neuanfangs gegeben ist: Wir können es besser.
Auf ein besseres 2026!
ourworldindata.org/a-history-of...
Auf ein besseres 2026!
ourworldindata.org/a-history-of...
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“Among his more famous achievements, he radically rewrote Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (under the pen name Barry Watson), adding most of the thrilling beats and hilarious gags.”
v/ @nickdesemlyen.bsky.social
v/ @nickdesemlyen.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
“Among his more famous achievements, he radically rewrote Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (under the pen name Barry Watson), adding most of the thrilling beats and hilarious gags.”
v/ @nickdesemlyen.bsky.social
v/ @nickdesemlyen.bsky.social
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The question is not whether your kid will ever get a smartphone, Ian Bogost writes, but rather how to help them grow into an online life. Here’s a good first step:
The Only Screen Your Kid Should Have
A smartwatch isn’t capable of doing that much harm. It can also do a lot of good.
bit.ly
November 29, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The question is not whether your kid will ever get a smartphone, Ian Bogost writes, but rather how to help them grow into an online life. Here’s a good first step:
Transcript of YouTube lecture by Charles Taylor " The Inner Self" 1988 gives a fabulous AI creation
'the kardashian idea of inwardness doesn't have a notion of depth'
of course we are hearing CARTESIAN
#charlestaylor #AI #KI #descartes #whowearsitbetter
'the kardashian idea of inwardness doesn't have a notion of depth'
of course we are hearing CARTESIAN
#charlestaylor #AI #KI #descartes #whowearsitbetter
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Transcript of YouTube lecture by Charles Taylor " The Inner Self" 1988 gives a fabulous AI creation
'the kardashian idea of inwardness doesn't have a notion of depth'
of course we are hearing CARTESIAN
#charlestaylor #AI #KI #descartes #whowearsitbetter
'the kardashian idea of inwardness doesn't have a notion of depth'
of course we are hearing CARTESIAN
#charlestaylor #AI #KI #descartes #whowearsitbetter
“There are] two states of barbarism, one caused by ignorance, the other (for which there is far less hope of remedy), by the excess and abuse of knowledge. (13 January 1857)”
― Eugène Delacroix, The Journal of Eugene Delacroix
― Eugène Delacroix, The Journal of Eugene Delacroix
October 8, 2025 at 11:23 PM
“There are] two states of barbarism, one caused by ignorance, the other (for which there is far less hope of remedy), by the excess and abuse of knowledge. (13 January 1857)”
― Eugène Delacroix, The Journal of Eugene Delacroix
― Eugène Delacroix, The Journal of Eugene Delacroix
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The Death of the Student Essay—and the Future of Cognition
open.substack.com/pub/briankla...
open.substack.com/pub/briankla...
The Death of the Student Essay—and the Future of Cognition
One professor's reflections on the end of an era, as AI tools such as ChatGPT have murdered the student essay (RIP). Here's why that threatens the future of human cognition—and how to save ourselves.
open.substack.com
June 19, 2025 at 11:23 AM
The Death of the Student Essay—and the Future of Cognition
open.substack.com/pub/briankla...
open.substack.com/pub/briankla...
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Most Days I Want to Live by Gabrielle Calvocoressi
www.divasofverse.com/2025/06/most...
www.divasofverse.com/2025/06/most...
Most Days I Want to Live by Gabrielle Calvocoressi
Most Days I Want to Live Not all days. But most days I do. Most days the garden’s almost enough: little pink flowers on the sage, even thou...
www.divasofverse.com
June 3, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Most Days I Want to Live by Gabrielle Calvocoressi
www.divasofverse.com/2025/06/most...
www.divasofverse.com/2025/06/most...
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Ahead of Earth Day on April 22, DIY supplier iFixit and refurbished device retailer Back Market have partnered to launch a marketing campaign that encourages consumers to replace their phones every 5 years instead of the national average of 2.5 to 3 years.
Most People Buy a New Phone Every 2.5 Years. There’s a Better Way
Back Market and iFixit are partnering to encourage consumers to keep their phones in service for at least five years—and to pressure manufacturers to extend smartphone support to 10 years.
wrd.cm
April 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Ahead of Earth Day on April 22, DIY supplier iFixit and refurbished device retailer Back Market have partnered to launch a marketing campaign that encourages consumers to replace their phones every 5 years instead of the national average of 2.5 to 3 years.
April 6, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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@marcelias.bsky.social's message to Trump after attacking Marc by name at the DOJ: "I wear your scorn as a badge of honor."
March 15, 2025 at 1:54 AM
@marcelias.bsky.social's message to Trump after attacking Marc by name at the DOJ: "I wear your scorn as a badge of honor."
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"Remove all the doors from their hinges and start a fire with the wood. Since you’re now using your savings to heat the house, you can stop paying your electricity bill. Take a photo of this to show your followers what incredible work you’re doing."
DOGE-Inspired Spring Cleaning
Start with your closet. Identify all the T-shirts you haven’t worn in three years. Then throw away all your clothes, including the ones you’re wear...
www.mcsweeneys.net
March 13, 2025 at 1:20 AM
"Remove all the doors from their hinges and start a fire with the wood. Since you’re now using your savings to heat the house, you can stop paying your electricity bill. Take a photo of this to show your followers what incredible work you’re doing."
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Today on Volts: the costs of accommodating all those new data centers on the grid are being subtly shifted to ordinary electricity ratepayers, via rate cases. And in the process, Big Tech & utilities are forming an unholy alliance against grid reform. Two Harvard Law scholars get into the details.
Who is paying for all that data center power?
Legal experts Eliza Martin and Ari Peskoe explain how data centers' massive electricity demands could shift billions in infrastructure costs onto regular utility customers.
www.volts.wtf
March 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Today on Volts: the costs of accommodating all those new data centers on the grid are being subtly shifted to ordinary electricity ratepayers, via rate cases. And in the process, Big Tech & utilities are forming an unholy alliance against grid reform. Two Harvard Law scholars get into the details.
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Bernie Sanders: "I think this is a prelude not only to cutting benefits, but to privatizing Social Security ... why do you lie so much about Social Security? Why do you make it look like it's a broken system? The reason is to get people to lose faith in the system so you can give it over to Wall St"
March 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Bernie Sanders: "I think this is a prelude not only to cutting benefits, but to privatizing Social Security ... why do you lie so much about Social Security? Why do you make it look like it's a broken system? The reason is to get people to lose faith in the system so you can give it over to Wall St"
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Falling debris from a failed test of a SpaceX Starship prototype disrupted flights at several Florida airports.
SpaceX’s Starship Rocket Disrupts Florida Airports With Unsuccessful Test Flight
Video showed the upper stage of the most powerful rocket ever built spinning out of control in space, a repeat of an unsuccessful test flight in January that led to debris falling over the Caribbean.
www.nytimes.com
March 7, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Falling debris from a failed test of a SpaceX Starship prototype disrupted flights at several Florida airports.