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Impressed by the Kant, Critique of Pure Reason.

Do you have Hegel's The Phenomenology of Spirit too?

The Afterlife of Race: An Informed Philosophical Search, by Lionel McPherson Why are people continually intrigued by race? Race continues to serve as a socially important marker for all sorts of things. It is reflected in scientific

Had the pleasure of reviewing Lionel McPherson's new book, "The Afterlife of Race: An Informed Philosophical Search." You can access it here: academic.oup.com/mind/advance...

Right. We should also question the claim that Iran would have attacked the US if Israel alone attacked Iran. We saw in the 12-day war that while the US was assisting in the defense of Israel from the beginning, Iran attacked the US only after the US bombed its nuclear facilities.

No, officer, it was self-defense, see.

I was walking with my drunk, beligerent friend, when he says he's gonna smack this brute in front of us.

I knew if that happened, the brute was sure to come swinging for me - so I had no choice.

I stood my ground and shot that brute before things got crazy.

I have a lot of respect - even admiration - for Maddow, but this segment is highly problematic. Israel's role in Trump's decision to launch this war is puzzlingly reduced to a sentence or two, meanwhile Trump's financial ties to UAE is played up. Israel is the prime mover here, no speculation needed

Canada once rejected America’s aggressive, unlawful foreign policy. Today Mark Carney embraced it By endorsing preventive strikes on Iran during ongoing diplomacy, and after Washington itself shredded the previous agreement, we are embracing the very doctrine we used to reject, writes Lloyd Axwort...

Canada once rejected America’s aggressive, unlawful foreign policy. Today Mark Carney embraced it #Opinion

Well said @allyfromnola.bsky.social:

Netanyahu decided on Iran war last year, then sought to recruit Trump The Israeli prime minister had set in motion plans to attack Iran long before President Trump began efforts to resolve nuclear concerns through negotiations.

For those who don't know, the 12-day war was almost just as baseless as this war. Netanyahu decided to attack Iran in 2024, and later had his intelligence agencies cook the intelligence to support an attack. See Gerry Shih's important reporting on this:

www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

Many figures among Iran's leadership think that it should have gotten nukes, but Khamenei was adamantly opposed. The new SL is more likely to be open to the idea. Which makes this whole situation kind of absurd: killing the person blocking nukes in the name of preventing Iran from getting nukes.

Why don't you report on the crowds of angry Iranians, upset by Ali Khamenei's killing?

The Iran Deal and the Madman Theory Why pulling out severely damages American interests Nicholas Grossman Oct 6, 2017 https://medium.com/arc-digital/withdrawing-from-the-iran-nuclear-deal-is-trumps-worst-decision-so-far-a88356e3ff2c

If the United States ends up withdrawing, it sets the Middle East on a path to two possible futures: A nuclear Iran. War. Both are much worse than the status quo. From: https://medium.com/arc-digital/withdrawing-from-the-iran-nuclear-deal-is-trumps-worst-decision-so-far-a88356e3ff2c

"If the US ends up withdrawing [from the Iran nuclear deal], it sets the Middle East on a path to two possible futures:

1) A nuclear Iran.

2) War.

Both are much worse than the status quo."

Oct 2017, warning against breaking JCPOA, saying no "better deal" would arise.

I was hardly the only one.

They also ignore the Harris campaign pledge to condition arms sales to Israel.

Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started

Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started

Given Trump's statement today, I think it's clear that Trump wasn't negotiating in good faith. He wants regime change, not a nuclear deal that leaves the Islamic Republic in place.

Iran's enriched uranium is buried under the rubble. Even Rubio has admitted, just three days ago, that it is not currently enriching uranium. Carney's statement screams that he doesn't follow events in the region even semi-closely. It's an embarrassment.

Statement by Prime Minister Carney and Minister Anand on the situation in the Middle East Canada’s position remains clear: the Islamic Republic of Iran is the principal source of instability and terror throughout the Middle East, has one of the world’s worst human rights records, and must ...

Not a single word about international law—these attacks are clearly, unambiguously illegal.
Not a single word about sovereignty—Carney’s supposed bedrock value, as claimed in Davos.
No concern about Iran being attacked by the US while pursuing diplomacy—as Canada embarks on existential USMCA talks.

Not to mention that the response to the protests initially was non-violent, and only turned violent when the 'protests' turned violent. I have seen videos of rioters shooting and stabbing people, and burning people, buses and businesses, and I also heard that there were beheadings too.

At least 40 girls reported killed in strike on school in southern Iran Dozens of children aged between seven and 12 hit in attack on Minab city

US and Israeli attack on Iran: At least 40 girls reported killed in strike on school. Dozens of children aged between seven and 12 hit in attack on Minab city. www.middleeasteye.net/news/least-2...

Mark Carney is a disgrace.

You almost have to admire the hubris of trying to frame this as a “preemptive attack” when the ENTIRE PURPOSE IS TO PROVOKE A RESPONSE FROM IRAN in order to justify ongoing and more extensive strikes.

Wait, Why Is Israel Allowed To Have Nukes? According to our elected leaders, we should be very scared of the possibility that Iran could get a nuclear bomb. But Israel already has them, and its government is increasingly unstable and belligere...

Countries with nuclear weapons where the norm against their use is eroding:

www.currentaffairs.org/news/wait-wh...

I'm afraid that the order has been given, and that Trump will start a war with Iran in the next day or two, if not sooner.

Trump was closer to the truth then, but he's lying now: Israeli/US strikes did significantly damage Iran's nuclear program, and it has made little effort to restart it. The real issue now is ballistic missiles. Israel wants to be able to bomb Iran with impunity, but this would be a hard sell for war

In Trump’s Case for War, a Series of False or Unproven Claims

NEW: The Trump administration's 3 key claims about Iran's nuclear & missile programs are false or unproven — including Iran "soon" making a missile that can hit the US. Intel analysts are concerned about aides exaggerating threats and misusing intelligence. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/u...

If another country suspects that Americans have drugs on their boat are they allowed to blow it up and kill everyone too, or are only we allowed to do that?

White House Says Iran Is Close to Weapons-Grade Nuclear Material. Experts Say No. Iran’s uranium-enrichment program has stalled, said experts, despite U.S. war preparations.

Iran’s uranium-enrichment program has stalled, say experts, despite Washington’s top negotiator saying Tehran could make fissile material for a bomb within days.

In perhaps one of the worst troubling moments of his speech, Trump claimed that the war in Gaza was over, but for “little flames.”

The “little flames” were the lives of more than 600 Palestinians murdered by Israel since the start of the ceasefire.

They beat a blind refugee who speaks no English for failing to obey police commands he could not understand. Then instead of apologizing, they charged him with possession of a “weapon”—HIS WALKING STICK. Then they dumped him miles from home without notifying anyone, after which he was found dead.

Trump’s new interest in war will end badly The US president has developed an appetite for the wars of choice that he once denounced

Writing in the FT yesterday, @gideonrachman.bsky.social makes a point that I have been thinking about lately: A military triumph in Iran "could well increase Trump's appetite for risk, raising the possibility of calamity."

Iran may well stand between us and WW III.

www.ft.com/content/73eb...

Nick you know full well (I hope) that Iran has said that it would dilute the 60% enriched uranium it possesses and agree to a JCPOA-like inspections regime as part of a deal. If the issue is simply preventing Iran from getting the bomb, there's no issue. But Israel wants more.