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Mark Alfano is an American philosopher and associate professor of Philosophy at Macquarie University. He is the editor of The Moral Psychology of the Emotions, a series of books published by Rowman & Littlefield. Alfano is known for his research on virtue ethics., virtue epistemology, social epistemology, and Friedrich Nietzsche. .. more

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Mark Alfano @markalfano.bsky.social · Jul 31
facts may not care about your feelings, but my feelings care about your facts

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 11d
Australian here 👋

Stop saying the tragedy in Sydney demonstrates that strict gun laws don’t work.

There were ZERO mass shootings in Australia in the two decades after strict gun laws were passed in 1996.

We have so much we need to do, but strict gun laws remain a critical part of the solution.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 11d
This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.

The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
A wrong Grok post making up a white guy who stopped the Australian mass shooting. BBC 'Hero' who wrestled gun from Bondi shooter named as Ahmed al Ahmed Emily Atkinson Sun, December 14, 2025 at 1:06 p.m. CST 2 min read A "hero" bystander who was filmed wrestling a gun from one of the Bondi Beach attackers has been named as 43-year-old Ahmed al Ahmed. Video verified by the BBC showed Mr Ahmed run at the gunman and seize his weapon, before turning the gun round on him, forcing his retreat. Mr Ahmed, a fruit shop owner and father of two, remains in hospital, where he has undergone surgery for bullet wounds to his arm and hand, his family told 7News Australia.

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 13d
everyone uses AI to find out who is gay or who is hireable or whatever but why hasn't anyone ever used AI to figure out which fascist has the world's most punchable face?

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Mark Alfano @markalfano.bsky.social · 13d
Instead of speed limits, vehicles (including ebikes) should have momentum limits. Fight me.

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Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 17d
I do not eat crab because one day all will be crab. Crab is the final destination for us all. We mustn't eat what we will become, which is crab. Crab is all.

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Mark Alfano @markalfano.bsky.social · 19d
To be fair, it is an all-time banger

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los 🦦 @los-los.bsky.social · 19d
day 2468 of hitting the pizza button on the microwave and still no pizza

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Jack @wakeupangry.bsky.social · 19d
Ok I totally misunderstood what pool noodles were, my bad.

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Frances Meh @francesmeh.reviews · 19d
i know what you did not do last summer. you did not clean out the garage like i asked.

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Mark Alfano @markalfano.bsky.social · 22d
wait, what??

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Mark Alfano @markalfano.bsky.social · 23d
Come hang out in Budapest! summeruniversity.ceu.edu/courses/2026...
Collective Moral and Intellectual Virtues | CEU summer course
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Mark Alfano @markalfano.bsky.social · 29d
Humbled to be part of this work with @musamalik.bsky.social and colleagues. He really did the lion's share of the work and deserves a lot of recognition
aejmc-ctm.bsky.social AEJMC-CTM (Communication Theory and Methodology Division) @aejmc-ctm.bsky.social · 29d
Currently in Volume 19, Issue 3 of Communication Methods and Measures #CMM:

“The Extended Morality as Cooperation Dictionary (eMACD): A Crowd-Sourced Approach via the Moral Narrative Analyzer Platform” by @musamalik.bsky.social et al.

Read it here: doi.org/10.1080/1931...

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AEJMC-CTM (Communication Theory and Methodology Division) @aejmc-ctm.bsky.social · 29d
Currently in Volume 19, Issue 3 of Communication Methods and Measures #CMM:

“The Extended Morality as Cooperation Dictionary (eMACD): A Crowd-Sourced Approach via the Moral Narrative Analyzer Platform” by @musamalik.bsky.social et al.

Read it here: doi.org/10.1080/1931...

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Fiona Fidler @fidlerfm.bsky.social · Nov 24
My amazing friend and MetaMelb co-director @simine.com has won the 2025 Einstein Foundation Award! @unimelb.bsky.social @psychunimelb.bsky.social and @replicats.bsky.social are so lucky to have you

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Mark Alfano @markalfano.bsky.social · Nov 22
was thinking of humble bragging, but this is just too cool. Thanks for sharing the news @dailynous.com :)

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · Nov 22
They line up perfectly.
An Oval Office photo of Trump looking adoringly at Mamdani, while a portrait of Reagan looks on. Above the man-ignoring-his-girlfriend meme.

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Kieran Healy @kjhealy.co · Nov 21
well, id like to see ol Zohlo Mamdani charm his way out of THIS trap!

*Mamdani charms his way out of the trap effortlessly*

ah. well. nevertheless,

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · Nov 21
Philosophers on The Australian's Top Researchers List...
Philosophers Among Australia’s “Top 250 Researchers” - Daily Nous
The Australian has published its Research Magazine, which includes a list of the top current researchers in Australia in 250 fields. Two philosophers are on the list. The Australian's top researcher i...
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Mark Alfano @markalfano.bsky.social · Nov 20
Yes, that was a very surprising outcome. I don't know the details

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Mark Alfano @markalfano.bsky.social · Nov 20
Wipe your shoulders off

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The Dissenter @thedissenteryt.bsky.social · Nov 17
New episode (1177), with Dr. Mark Alfano (@markalfano.bsky.social). We talk about his new book, Nietzsche on Virtue. #Nietzsche #Philosophy #ethics

YouTube: youtu.be/U3zQE0-vcxI
Podcast: bit.ly/43Cto6d
#1177 Mark Alfano: Nietzsche on Virtue
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abnormal reedus @ayshaufarah.bsky.social · Nov 5
“He doesn’t have a mandate” are you fucking kidding? Dick Cheney died the day Zohran is elected he has the mandate of HEAVEN

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Nov 5

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · Nov 5
BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani will be the next mayor of New York City after running on a platform centered on making the city affordable for working people.

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Caroline Casey @cacasey.bsky.social · Nov 5
this is objectively hilarious

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Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · Nov 4
Dick Cheney has died. He is preceded into death by his parents, the guy he shot in the face, and a million Iraqis.

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fro vo @frovo.bsky.social · Nov 3
there is no i in team but there is a u in fuck

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Mark Alfano @markalfano.bsky.social · Nov 2
Saw some koalas in the wild

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Mark Alfano @markalfano.bsky.social · Oct 26
You can't make me defend Ronald Reagan. Is this some kind of psy-op?
paleofuture.bsky.social Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · Oct 24
Here's the statement from the Reagan Foundation.

"The ad misrepresents the Presidential Radio Address, and the Government of Ontario did not seek nor receive permission to use and edit the remarks."
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute learned that the Government of Ontario, Canada, created an ad campaign using selective audio and video of President Ronald Reagan delivering his "Radio Address to the Nation on Free and Fair Trade," dated April 25, 1987. The ad misrepresents the Presidential Radio Address, and the Government of Ontario did not seek nor receive permission to use and edit the remarks. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute is reviewing its legal options in this matter. We encourage you to watch President Reagan's unedited video on our YouTube channel.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · Oct 24
Here's the statement from the Reagan Foundation.

"The ad misrepresents the Presidential Radio Address, and the Government of Ontario did not seek nor receive permission to use and edit the remarks."
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute learned that the Government of Ontario, Canada, created an ad campaign using selective audio and video of President Ronald Reagan delivering his "Radio Address to the Nation on Free and Fair Trade," dated April 25, 1987. The ad misrepresents the Presidential Radio Address, and the Government of Ontario did not seek nor receive permission to use and edit the remarks. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute is reviewing its legal options in this matter. We encourage you to watch President Reagan's unedited video on our YouTube channel.