Andrew Bowie
@andrewbowie.bsky.social
Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and German, Royal Holloway University of London, jazz saxophonist. Aesthetic Dimensions of Modern Philosophy Oxford UP. https://m.soundcloud.com/andy-bowie
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Andrew Bowie
@andrewbowie.bsky.social
· May 27
Now out in paperback, with this endorsement by Robert Pippin: ‘a tour-de-force and astonishingly wide-ranging exploration of the idea of art as a form of philosophical thought. It is also as compelling a defense of that idea as any written’.
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Tonight’s Senate vote on the federal government shutdown should have been a time for strength.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Tonight’s Senate vote on the federal government shutdown should have been a time for strength.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
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This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
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Iraq invasion was about oil
Libya was about oil
Syria was about oil
Venezuela is about oil
Nigeria is about gas
Anything else is a WMD, a weapon of mass distraction
Libya was about oil
Syria was about oil
Venezuela is about oil
Nigeria is about gas
Anything else is a WMD, a weapon of mass distraction
November 2, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Iraq invasion was about oil
Libya was about oil
Syria was about oil
Venezuela is about oil
Nigeria is about gas
Anything else is a WMD, a weapon of mass distraction
Libya was about oil
Syria was about oil
Venezuela is about oil
Nigeria is about gas
Anything else is a WMD, a weapon of mass distraction
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RAJU: Last week you were very critical of Biden's use of the autopen. But Trump admitted on 60 Minutes to not knowing he pardoned a crypto billionaire who pleaded guilty to money laundering. Does that also concern you?
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that. I didn't see it. I'm not sure.
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that. I didn't see it. I'm not sure.
November 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
RAJU: Last week you were very critical of Biden's use of the autopen. But Trump admitted on 60 Minutes to not knowing he pardoned a crypto billionaire who pleaded guilty to money laundering. Does that also concern you?
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that. I didn't see it. I'm not sure.
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that. I didn't see it. I'm not sure.
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Also, consider the fact - obvious to anyone who's thought about it for more than 30 seconds - that most Brits of Caribbean descent's "ancestral homeland" is *not* the Caribbean, is it? There's another reason why they were there...
Lucy White advocates deporting 4th generation British citizens to 'ancestral homelands' if guilty of serious crimes
"Whether he’s a 2nd gen, 3rd gen or 4th generation migrant, he’s proven that he cannot integrate into a civilised society"
White is a GB News contributor + Restore Britain supporter
"Whether he’s a 2nd gen, 3rd gen or 4th generation migrant, he’s proven that he cannot integrate into a civilised society"
White is a GB News contributor + Restore Britain supporter
November 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Also, consider the fact - obvious to anyone who's thought about it for more than 30 seconds - that most Brits of Caribbean descent's "ancestral homeland" is *not* the Caribbean, is it? There's another reason why they were there...
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Practically every day we encounter someone who still has no idea ICE shot and killed someone in Chicago already. This happened before many people tuned in (and many have already tuned out again).
Candles, candy and colorful flowers adorned the ofrenda, or altar, that a couple of dozen people helped build Saturday to honor Silverio Villegas González, the man shot and killed by an ICE agent in northwest suburban Franklin Park nearly two months ago.
Chicago-area man killed by ICE honored at Franklin Park Day of the Dead celebration: ‘Someone who was wanted’
Candles, candy and colorful flowers adorned the ofrenda a couple dozen people helped build Saturday to honor Silverio Villegas González.
trib.al
November 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Practically every day we encounter someone who still has no idea ICE shot and killed someone in Chicago already. This happened before many people tuned in (and many have already tuned out again).
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People fucking hate this guy. They fucking hate ICE. They fucking hate how much power he has. He is at 63% overall disapproval to 37% approval. That's lower than their poll after January 6th. And this poll was done before he started intentionally starving people. I wish our media would reflect this.
November 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
People fucking hate this guy. They fucking hate ICE. They fucking hate how much power he has. He is at 63% overall disapproval to 37% approval. That's lower than their poll after January 6th. And this poll was done before he started intentionally starving people. I wish our media would reflect this.
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ON THE LITERAL EVE OF A DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST MAYOR BEING ELECTED, ANNA WINTOUR KILLS PROGRESSIVE AND PROFITABLE TEEN VOGUE POLITICS DESK WHICH HAD JUST INTERVIEWED HIM
*That’s* the headline.
(Unfortunately there’s hardly any news outlet left to run it 😭)
*That’s* the headline.
(Unfortunately there’s hardly any news outlet left to run it 😭)
November 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
ON THE LITERAL EVE OF A DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST MAYOR BEING ELECTED, ANNA WINTOUR KILLS PROGRESSIVE AND PROFITABLE TEEN VOGUE POLITICS DESK WHICH HAD JUST INTERVIEWED HIM
*That’s* the headline.
(Unfortunately there’s hardly any news outlet left to run it 😭)
*That’s* the headline.
(Unfortunately there’s hardly any news outlet left to run it 😭)
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"Factchecking Trump on '60 Minutes'"
In today's 'First Draft' morning newsletter from Zeteo, I counted and debunked at least *17 obvious, brazen lies* that the president told CBS's Norah O'Donnell, and that she just let slide:
In today's 'First Draft' morning newsletter from Zeteo, I counted and debunked at least *17 obvious, brazen lies* that the president told CBS's Norah O'Donnell, and that she just let slide:
🧾 Factchecking Trump on '60 Minutes'
Mehdi debunks the president's lies, unpacks the failure of our mainstream media, and has the latest from Gaza, as well as Trump's 'Great Gatsby'-esque Halloween party.
zeteo.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:57 PM
"Factchecking Trump on '60 Minutes'"
In today's 'First Draft' morning newsletter from Zeteo, I counted and debunked at least *17 obvious, brazen lies* that the president told CBS's Norah O'Donnell, and that she just let slide:
In today's 'First Draft' morning newsletter from Zeteo, I counted and debunked at least *17 obvious, brazen lies* that the president told CBS's Norah O'Donnell, and that she just let slide:
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Why the BBC handing Reform hours upon hours of unfiltered coverage of their press conferences every single week is so irresponsible
What exactly has been "squandered" about Brexit here and by whom?
What exactly has been "squandered" about Brexit here and by whom?
November 3, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Why the BBC handing Reform hours upon hours of unfiltered coverage of their press conferences every single week is so irresponsible
What exactly has been "squandered" about Brexit here and by whom?
What exactly has been "squandered" about Brexit here and by whom?
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It's finally happened.
Christmas cancelled in Kent because Operation Raise the Colours tatty lamp post flags prevent the Christmas lights going up.
www.harrietshamparishcouncil.gov.uk/community/ha...
Christmas cancelled in Kent because Operation Raise the Colours tatty lamp post flags prevent the Christmas lights going up.
www.harrietshamparishcouncil.gov.uk/community/ha...
a white flag with a red cross on it is waving in the wind
ALT: a white flag with a red cross on it is waving in the wind
media.tenor.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:46 PM
It's finally happened.
Christmas cancelled in Kent because Operation Raise the Colours tatty lamp post flags prevent the Christmas lights going up.
www.harrietshamparishcouncil.gov.uk/community/ha...
Christmas cancelled in Kent because Operation Raise the Colours tatty lamp post flags prevent the Christmas lights going up.
www.harrietshamparishcouncil.gov.uk/community/ha...
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A pinhead-sized retinal implant paired with camera glasses helped over 80% of trial participants across five countries with age-related macular degeneration regain central vision. Patients improved by about 25 letters on an eye chart after a year buff.ly/nlV15am #ShareGoodNewsToo
Tiny chip restores vision, hope for those with sight loss – DW – 10/21/2025
An implant attached to damaged retinas has helped people with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) improve visual ability. AMD affects millions of people. This chip has been tested internationally.
buff.ly
November 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
A pinhead-sized retinal implant paired with camera glasses helped over 80% of trial participants across five countries with age-related macular degeneration regain central vision. Patients improved by about 25 letters on an eye chart after a year buff.ly/nlV15am #ShareGoodNewsToo
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The people of Sudan are enduring unimaginable suffering - and the world is watching.
I have written to the Foreign Secretary demanding the suspension of arms sales to the UAE.
I have written to the Foreign Secretary demanding the suspension of arms sales to the UAE.
November 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The people of Sudan are enduring unimaginable suffering - and the world is watching.
I have written to the Foreign Secretary demanding the suspension of arms sales to the UAE.
I have written to the Foreign Secretary demanding the suspension of arms sales to the UAE.
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Well
“Judges around the world are dealing with a growing problem: legal briefs that were generated with the help of artificial intelligence and submitted with errors such as citations to cases that don’t exist”
apnews.com/article/arti...
apnews.com/article/arti...
Mistake-filled legal briefs show the limits of relying on AI tools at work
Judges around the world are seeing error-riddled legal briefs that were generated with the help of artificial intelligence.
apnews.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Well
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In a further act of international piracy, the US military carried out a lethal strike on a small boat in the Caribbean Sea Saturday, killing three men whom Secretary of War Pete Hegseth labeled “narco-terrorists,” without offering any evidence.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Death toll from Trump-Hegseth boat murders reaches 65
The US military has carried out at least 15 lethal strikes on small boats in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific since Trump’s September 2 order for the summary execution of supposed drug smuggl...
www.wsws.org
November 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
In a further act of international piracy, the US military carried out a lethal strike on a small boat in the Caribbean Sea Saturday, killing three men whom Secretary of War Pete Hegseth labeled “narco-terrorists,” without offering any evidence.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
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Reform-run Council Cancels Christmas... And, at significant cost.
I would say you couldn't make it up. But unfortunately Reform can and did. ~AA
I would say you couldn't make it up. But unfortunately Reform can and did. ~AA
November 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Reform-run Council Cancels Christmas... And, at significant cost.
I would say you couldn't make it up. But unfortunately Reform can and did. ~AA
I would say you couldn't make it up. But unfortunately Reform can and did. ~AA
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Trump sued 60 Minutes for editing a Kamala Harris interview to “make her look better.” Yesterday, 60 Minutes edited Trump’s interview, removing numerous outrageous claims, which made Trump look less insane. Will Trump sue them for it?
November 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Trump sued 60 Minutes for editing a Kamala Harris interview to “make her look better.” Yesterday, 60 Minutes edited Trump’s interview, removing numerous outrageous claims, which made Trump look less insane. Will Trump sue them for it?
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Nigel Farage, whose party recently put a teenager with zero work experience of any kind, in charge of running an entire county, is currently giving a speech railing against "unqualified" politicians being put in charge of Government departments
November 3, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Nigel Farage, whose party recently put a teenager with zero work experience of any kind, in charge of running an entire county, is currently giving a speech railing against "unqualified" politicians being put in charge of Government departments
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#JeffBezos rented out Venice for $50M to get married.
Received $19B in tax incentives from Trump's Big Beautiful Bill.
He gave money toward the Epstein Ballroom.
He’s cutting 60,000 jobs during the Holiday season and you all are mad at Genny from the trailer park buying Cheetos with SNAP benefits.
Received $19B in tax incentives from Trump's Big Beautiful Bill.
He gave money toward the Epstein Ballroom.
He’s cutting 60,000 jobs during the Holiday season and you all are mad at Genny from the trailer park buying Cheetos with SNAP benefits.
a man in a suit and tie is laughing with his eyes closed in a crowd .
Alt: Jeff Bezos in a suit and tie is laughing with his eyes closed in a crowd .
media.tenor.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
#JeffBezos rented out Venice for $50M to get married.
Received $19B in tax incentives from Trump's Big Beautiful Bill.
He gave money toward the Epstein Ballroom.
He’s cutting 60,000 jobs during the Holiday season and you all are mad at Genny from the trailer park buying Cheetos with SNAP benefits.
Received $19B in tax incentives from Trump's Big Beautiful Bill.
He gave money toward the Epstein Ballroom.
He’s cutting 60,000 jobs during the Holiday season and you all are mad at Genny from the trailer park buying Cheetos with SNAP benefits.
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so who’s issuing pardons in your name then mr. anti-autopen
O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
November 3, 2025 at 1:02 AM
so who’s issuing pardons in your name then mr. anti-autopen
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So Trump doesn’t know who he’s pardoning? Sounds like this ought to be a major congressional investigation.
O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
November 3, 2025 at 1:04 AM
So Trump doesn’t know who he’s pardoning? Sounds like this ought to be a major congressional investigation.