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some books

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Medical institutions treat trans people as a population to surveil, manage, and dissect, rather than as people to assist or treat with basic dignity.

I cannot understand what these people think the purpose of human life is?

It is *not* "pursue joy, deal justly, love well, try to understand as much and see as much of this beautiful world and of the deepness, richness and variety of human culture and experience as you can before you die"?

Some grave guardians are open to being stroked. Some will growl if your hand reaches towards them. It is wise to know which are which before one goes poking at tombs. – #CLNolan

But what about “ethnic change”? Yes, the proportion of Islington’s population who are (like me) white British has dropped from perhaps 85% to about 40%. This change is indeed visible. For West, it is “far beyond what any group would find tolerable.” What he doesn’t and can’t say is why exactly I’m supposed to find it intolerable. Why should I, or my neighbours, be more concerned about what race or ethnicity the kids are at the local school than the quality or financing of local services, or whether the council is successfully balancing the need for more housing with the interests of long-standing residents?

I wrote about Robert Jenrick's embrace of blood and soil nationalism for @bylinetimes.bsky.social

"The British right is adopting an increasingly extreme form of ethnic identity politics, while failing to explain what the rest of us are supposed to be worried about"

bylinetimes.com/2025/08/19/r...

Natives Playlist - Natives - 58 items

I made a list of Native songs by Native artists on tidal. It has punk, throat singer, R&B, pop, a little bit of everything.

Related, I noticed that a bunch of the artists don't have their albums on Tidal anymore, anyone know what's up with that? Did I miss something?

tidal.com/playlist/e2a...

An unusual 'village' aims to help people leave long-term homelessness for good Chronic homelessness is at a record high, but there's a shortage of housing, rehab and mental health treatment. One ambitious program in Utah is finding a way to offer all that plus jobs.

Housing first works!! Harassing unhoused people and cutting them off from community is harmful and does not work!

today i felt like screaming but instead i made progress on my put-my-life-back-together project and also it turns out someone put a vending machine in my building so now i'm enjoying some ruffles. avg day rly

elder millennial news director ending his big speech with "now lets go do the heckin newserino"

listen. when dolly parton’s sister says it’s time for us all to be prayer warriors for dolly. you fucking pray for dolly

You could just talk about Jim Crow. I promise you, there's no need to leave America's shores to talk about life in a fascist state

How Memory Shapes Implicit Attitudes Josefa Toribio (ICREA-University of Barcelona)

How does explicit memory, like episodic memory, shape implicit attitudes? Today at the Memory Palace, Josefa Toribio (ICREA-University of Barcelona) discusses this and other questions, with particular attention to implicit biases and their harmful consequences.
open.substack.com/pub/thememor...

There’s alone and then there’s lonely and they really aren’t the same. Don’t get them confused.

I asked the best way to cook brussel sprouts and I’m getting roasted in the comments

A press release dated October 7, 2025, with the headline: “Attorney General Ken Paxton Launches Undercover Operations to Infiltrate and Uproot Leftist Terror Cells in Texas After Increased Political Violence.” The statement claims rising left-wing violence, referencing the assassination of Charlie Kirk, and outlines Paxton’s directive for undercover investigations. A highlighted quote from Paxton reads: “Leftist political terrorism is a clear and present danger. Corrupted ideologies like transgenderism and Antifa are a cancer on our culture and have unleashed their deranged and drugged-up foot soldiers on the American people.” The text further accuses the radical Left of fostering political violence, referencing incidents involving Antifa-like groups and a supposed assassin tied to transgender movements. It also notes that President Trump designated Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization, with Paxton vowing sweeping investigations into radical leftist groups.

In a press release, Texas Attorney General calls "transgenderism" a "corrupted ideology" that is "a cancer on our culture."

This is openly genocidal rhetoric about trans people from a sitting AG.

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal cuts Thirty paintings by Bob Ross are set to be auctioned to support public television stations

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal cuts

John Oliver is an exceptional human being, and also a comedian.

You can be the safest, most attentive driver in the world and still pose a massive risk to other road users. That’s because cars and car dependency are inherently dangerous.

This doesn’t mean you’re a bad person if you drive, but I do think that drivers should acknowledge their role in this system.

Can’t believe the Irish tried a version of UBI, found it worked, and decided to keep it rather than commission another study.

Most of these beautiful birds have started their 6000 mile migration to South Africa & Namibia for the autumn/winter, where obviously its not autumnwinter but in fact spring/summer...they'll travel up to 200 miles per day...can't wait to see them arrive back in April..
#swallows #wildlifephotography

Mary Midgley and Jane Goodall in 1989.

Goodall's influence is clear throughout Midgley's work and central to her claim that philosophy needs ethology

Jess Waters recycling the same guy over and over to represent “former” different enemies

Hydrangea leaves in different stages of autumnal change. Freckled with a welcome rain these colourful leaves show natures acceptance of individual change.

Nature effortlessly promotes diversity & change. Oh, that mankind could be so clever....

#nature #community #photography #onelove #acceptance

This is what creating "psychological friction" for drivers looks like. The changes in pavement height, color, and texture break a driver's autopilot mode. It sends a clear message that "You are entering a space designed for people. Slow down. Be alert."

Design details do the work that signs can't.

that mcmorrow feels the need to do this is one of the clearest signs yet that genocide denial and pro-israel politics are well on their way to becoming losing issues in democratic primaries

The Supreme Court’s First Blockbuster Case This Term Looks Pretty Fake On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Chiles v. Salazar, a case that seeks to undo a major triumph of the LGBTQ+ movement.

I'm sorry but how does this person have standing to challenge Colorado's ban on LGBTQ conversion therapy when she has explicitly disclaimed any desire to change a patient's sexual orientation or gender identity? How is this a real case? slate.com/news-and-pol...

What does #democraticgovernance look like in the context of emergencies? 🚨

Re-sharing Mikko Värttö's research on deliberative mini-publics organised globally in connection to the COVID-19 pandemic, looking at #democraticinnovations in emergencies👇

OPEN ACCESS: delibdemjournal.org/article/id/1...

Look nobody ever had autism before we were aware of and capable of diagnosing autism, you merely had a second son who was “touched” and he joined the monastery where he was known for communing with the birds.

Are Humans Watching Animals Too Closely? Some may crave a little privacy, even your dog.

For the #privacy nerds. In The Ethics of Privacy and #Surveillance (OUP 2024), I argue that animals value something like proto-privacy, and our need for privacy has evolved from a sense of territoriality. Article by @rossandersen.bsky.social

www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...