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Jonathan Wolff is a British philosopher. He is a Senior Research Fellow in Philosophy and Public Policy and Governing Body… more

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by Jonathan Wolff — Reposted by Huw Price

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There’s a Martin Hollis paper where he points out the ambiguity of the conservative maxim ‘Help yourself.’
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by Jonathan Wolff

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Who needs soft power when you’ve got hard cash?
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Matthew Hay Brown @matthewhaybrown.bsky.social · 8h
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the bailout for Argentina, now doubled to $40 billion, is part of an effort to swing Latin America to the right

@jacobbogage.bsky.social @davidjlynch.bsky.social David Feliba report

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Bessent says bailout for Argentina will double to boost U.S. influence in region
The Trump administration is working to arrange private sector financing for Argentina that would double the total U.S. financial lifeline for the embattled Latin nation.
www.washingtonpost.com
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Reposted by Jonathan Wolff, David Rothschild, Michael D. McDonald , and 2 more

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the bailout for Argentina, now doubled to $40 billion, is part of an effort to swing Latin America to the right

@jacobbogage.bsky.social @davidjlynch.bsky.social David Feliba report

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Bessent says bailout for Argentina will double to boost U.S. influence in region
The Trump administration is working to arrange private sector financing for Argentina that would double the total U.S. financial lifeline for the embattled Latin nation.
www.washingtonpost.com
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by Jonathan Wolff

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What is a Facebook?
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by Jonathan Wolff — Reposted by Jonathan Wolff

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You’re gonna need a bigger government.
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by Jonathan Wolff — Reposted by Jonathan Wolff

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I knew it. A website has failed to verify me as a human. It was only a matter of time.
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by Jonathan Wolff

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I’ve met a 3rd cousin as part of family history research but it was even quite hard to keep clear how exactly we were related - our great-grandfathers were brothers which feels a long way off.
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by Jonathan Wolff

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Ha!!

by Jonathan Wolff — Reposted by Jonathan Wolff

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How do I know that the text I've received is a scam? Because it ends in 'Thank you for your attention to this matter.'
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by Jonathan Wolff

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Where?
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by Jonathan Wolff

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Thanks! Yes it felt wrong as soon as I sent it.
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by Jonathan Wolff

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Ah yes, misread the graph. Was wondering how I could remember being so young!!
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by Jonathan Wolff

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Thanks! It does seem much more likely in villages and small towns with less mobility.
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by Jonathan Wolff

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Born in 1959, the winter of 1961 is one of my very few early memories. Walking in the garden behind my father, stepping in the footprints in the deep snow left by his wellies.
Chart of UK snow fall showing 1961 for exceeding other years, though 1979 and 2010 also high.
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by Jonathan Wolff

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But Conservatives will be the first people to tell you that ideal worlds don't exist.
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Astreia @redoubters.bsky.social · 1d
1) Conservatism, in an ideal world, serves a role similar to that of a defense attorney, by making those who want societal change argue/demonstrate/prove that it will be beneficial, not just change for change's sake
2) Conservative people exist
3) They need a sane non-fascist party to vote for
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by Jonathan Wolff

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Partly their lack of curiosity about each other prompted the question!
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by Jonathan Wolff

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Unscientific question. I grew up knowing my cousins and some (but far from all) second cousins (great-grandparents in common). Did anyone grow up knowing their third cousins?
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by Jonathan Wolff — Reposted by Jonathan Wolff, Steven French

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What do you think when you see this hand sign? Live long and prosper? Well this is a headstone in the Jewish cemetery in Frankfurt maybe 400 years old. It’s the sign of the kohanim priestly blessing, which Leonard Nimoy is said to have remembered from his childhood, and which he adopted for Spock.
A pair of hands both showing the characteristic four fingered V used in Star Trek.
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by Jonathan Wolff

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Very good!
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by Jonathan Wolff — Reposted by Jonathan Wolff

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My only concern about re-joining the EU is that some of the Brexiteers who have fled the country might return.
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by Jonathan Wolff

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Yes I know. I have a friend who lives in a place that can’t be sold because of the flood risk. Pretty grim. The joke was meant to be only about the photo they used to illustrate the story.
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by Jonathan Wolff — Reposted by Jonathan Wolff, Steve Peers

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Get a grip sunshine. People vote in a democracy for the leader they want. It’s still inexplicable to many of us that the US voted for you not just once but twice, but that’s how the system works. Read a book about it.
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 1d
Trump threatens to punish Argentina if Milei loses elections www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump threatens to cut US aid to Argentina if Milei loses election
US president says ‘we will not be generous’ if leader fails to win key midterms after promising $20bn to prop up struggling economy
www.theguardian.com
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Reposted by Jonathan Wolff, Albert Weale, Steven Fielding

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“Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster...For when you gaze long into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you.”
Friedrich Nietzsche, influential German philosopher, born #OTD 1844.
Jenseits von Gut und Böse 1886 | Portrait by Edvard Munch 1906, Thielska Gallery
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by Jonathan Wolff

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That phone box is going to be challenging to prepare.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d
UK must prepare buildings for 2C rise in global temperature, government told
UK must prepare buildings for 2C rise in global temperature, government told
Climate advisers warn that current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequate Britain must prepare for global heating far in excess of the level scientists have pegged as the limit of safety, the government’s climate advisers have warned, as current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequate. Heatwaves will occur in at least four of every five years in England by 2050, and time spent in drought will double. The number of days of peak wildfire conditions in July will nearly treble for the UK, while floods will increase in frequency throughout the year, with some peak river flows increasing by 40%. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
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by Jonathan Wolff — Reposted by Jonathan Wolff

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Neat. Good to see ambition. To be biggest corporate bankruptcy in history.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 1d
OpenAI makes five-year business plan to meet $1tn spending pledges on.ft.com/49ajoEy
OpenAI makes five-year business plan to meet $1tn spending pledges
New revenue lines, debt partnerships and further fundraising targeted to cover enormous costs
on.ft.com
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Reposted by Jonathan Wolff

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UK must prepare buildings for 2C rise in global temperature, government told
UK must prepare buildings for 2C rise in global temperature, government told
Climate advisers warn that current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequate Britain must prepare for global heating far in excess of the level scientists have pegged as the limit of safety, the government’s climate advisers have warned, as current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequate. Heatwaves will occur in at least four of every five years in England by 2050, and time spent in drought will double. The number of days of peak wildfire conditions in July will nearly treble for the UK, while floods will increase in frequency throughout the year, with some peak river flows increasing by 40%. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
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Reposted by Jonathan Wolff

financialtimes.com
OpenAI makes five-year business plan to meet $1tn spending pledges on.ft.com/49ajoEy
OpenAI makes five-year business plan to meet $1tn spending pledges
New revenue lines, debt partnerships and further fundraising targeted to cover enormous costs
on.ft.com
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Reposted by Jonathan Wolff

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1) Conservatism, in an ideal world, serves a role similar to that of a defense attorney, by making those who want societal change argue/demonstrate/prove that it will be beneficial, not just change for change's sake
2) Conservative people exist
3) They need a sane non-fascist party to vote for
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by Steve Peers — Reposted by Jonathan Wolff, Colin F. Camerer, Steve Peers

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Trump threatens to punish Argentina if Milei loses elections www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump threatens to cut US aid to Argentina if Milei loses election
US president says ‘we will not be generous’ if leader fails to win key midterms after promising $20bn to prop up struggling economy
www.theguardian.com
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by Jonathan Wolff

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Donald Trump? No never heard of him.
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