Vernon Thomson
@vthomson.bsky.social
Aspiring raconteur and bon vivant
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yeah it’s bad that Lizza has been sitting on this for so long but also how cursory and inept was that Vox investigation that not only managed to miss the biggest scandal in the history of American political journalism but affirmatively exonerated her bsky.app/profile/bkel...
So the editor of New York Magazine said there was no bias or ethical problems with Olivia's articles?
Does he still think that?
They should retract all of her stories
Does he still think that?
They should retract all of her stories
November 26, 2025 at 10:42 PM
yeah it’s bad that Lizza has been sitting on this for so long but also how cursory and inept was that Vox investigation that not only managed to miss the biggest scandal in the history of American political journalism but affirmatively exonerated her bsky.app/profile/bkel...
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American culture is pretty much built completely out of artifice, twigs, and ego, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised that so many of my fellow countrymen are taken in by algorithmic parrots
November 26, 2025 at 6:48 PM
American culture is pretty much built completely out of artifice, twigs, and ego, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised that so many of my fellow countrymen are taken in by algorithmic parrots
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Oh noes it’s not politically palatable!
Do you hear yourself?
People need food. The. Market. Won’t. Provide. It.
Do you hear yourself?
People need food. The. Market. Won’t. Provide. It.
November 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Oh noes it’s not politically palatable!
Do you hear yourself?
People need food. The. Market. Won’t. Provide. It.
Do you hear yourself?
People need food. The. Market. Won’t. Provide. It.
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@patrickwyman.bsky.social scrupulously cites his sources, corrects mistakes, interviews experts on the material he covers, incorporates feedback, and is a terrific storyteller. The only "big history" podcast that's self-consciously analytical.
November 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
@patrickwyman.bsky.social scrupulously cites his sources, corrects mistakes, interviews experts on the material he covers, incorporates feedback, and is a terrific storyteller. The only "big history" podcast that's self-consciously analytical.
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If Books Could Kill just did Sapiens. @patrickwyman.bsky.social has a popular history coming out based on the podcast series he did on human prehistory. If you haven't listened to his now-ended podcast, Tides of History, its become a favorite among a broad range of academics.
November 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
If Books Could Kill just did Sapiens. @patrickwyman.bsky.social has a popular history coming out based on the podcast series he did on human prehistory. If you haven't listened to his now-ended podcast, Tides of History, its become a favorite among a broad range of academics.
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The most basic is that Cartesianism, broadly speaking, is false. The mind is embodied and embedded in the physical world. Meaning is not in the head. Reference, truth, and rational belief require the right kind of causal relationships to the world.
November 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The most basic is that Cartesianism, broadly speaking, is false. The mind is embodied and embedded in the physical world. Meaning is not in the head. Reference, truth, and rational belief require the right kind of causal relationships to the world.