Ashton Hillen
@awellsbury.bsky.social
PhD Candidate in Philosophy: Kierkegaard, Mind, Phenomenology.
Enjoyer of speculative fiction, horror, and the Weird. Perennially imposting.
Enjoyer of speculative fiction, horror, and the Weird. Perennially imposting.
So is this mention of Trump blowing "Bubba" in the Epstein emails a reference to Bill Clinton?
Imagine being Bill Clinton and you getting some dome manages to end two different presidencies.
Imagine being Bill Clinton and you getting some dome manages to end two different presidencies.
November 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
So is this mention of Trump blowing "Bubba" in the Epstein emails a reference to Bill Clinton?
Imagine being Bill Clinton and you getting some dome manages to end two different presidencies.
Imagine being Bill Clinton and you getting some dome manages to end two different presidencies.
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In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists when unprovoked — what would we call it?
If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?
Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.
If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?
Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.
September 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists when unprovoked — what would we call it?
If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?
Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.
If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?
Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.
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More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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The average Fox News viewer has no idea that Musk is tearing down a system that allowed this country to rule the world for the past 75 years. And when their standard of living slips dramatically in the next five years they still won’t understand because their TV will blame it on some poor scapegoat.
February 9, 2025 at 6:30 AM
The average Fox News viewer has no idea that Musk is tearing down a system that allowed this country to rule the world for the past 75 years. And when their standard of living slips dramatically in the next five years they still won’t understand because their TV will blame it on some poor scapegoat.
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Folks, we did it. We found the perfect headline for the moment.
January 8, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Folks, we did it. We found the perfect headline for the moment.
Should I be worried that as a child I rooted for the Empire?
Wrote about what’s behind conservatives watching movies and shows warning about the dangers of fascism and somehow coming away thinking the fascists are the good guys, and they should follow their example www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Republicans Are Confused About the Concept of Bad Guys
Some conservatives are embracing the villains in what are supposed to be cautionary tales.
www.theatlantic.com
December 5, 2024 at 8:56 PM
Should I be worried that as a child I rooted for the Empire?
When the "destruction" part of "creative destruction" becomes apparent.
The shift towards more regional collaboration between UK universities, after decades of competition, will be hastened by the “burning platform” of funding pressures, v-cs tell @timeshighered.bsky.social’s THE Campus Live. Patrick Jack reports #THEliveUKIE
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/funding...
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/funding...
Funding crisis forces v-cs to swap competition for collaboration
UK sector leaders expect trust issues as culture changes, but ‘burning platform’ of financial crisis will focus minds
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 27, 2024 at 3:39 PM
When the "destruction" part of "creative destruction" becomes apparent.
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Ties with perspectives in phil of mind where metacognition is more an ability within thinking rather than the act of representing one's thinking. Focusing on the how of learning produces attunement with thinking processes that formulaic approaches miss. #EduSky #Pedagogy
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
‘Mechanistic’ metacognition: the key to student agency?
If we want students to take control of their learning, we first need to implement mechanistic metacognition so that they understand how best to learn, argues Jared Cooney Horvath
www.tes.com
November 21, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Ties with perspectives in phil of mind where metacognition is more an ability within thinking rather than the act of representing one's thinking. Focusing on the how of learning produces attunement with thinking processes that formulaic approaches miss. #EduSky #Pedagogy
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
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The usual suspects are out there yelling "There are 23 million government workers! Fire most of them!" No awareness that most work for local governments, and most of *them* are schoolteachers. Federal employment hasn't grown since the 1950s
November 23, 2024 at 2:06 PM
The usual suspects are out there yelling "There are 23 million government workers! Fire most of them!" No awareness that most work for local governments, and most of *them* are schoolteachers. Federal employment hasn't grown since the 1950s
Frankfurt's analysis of Bullshit retains its explanatory potential.
You know the "🔹AI Overview" you get on Google Search?
I discovered today that it's repeating as fact something I made up 7 years ago as a joke.
"Kyloren syndrome" is a fictional disease I invented as part of a sting operation to prove that you can publish any nonsense in predatory journals...
I discovered today that it's repeating as fact something I made up 7 years ago as a joke.
"Kyloren syndrome" is a fictional disease I invented as part of a sting operation to prove that you can publish any nonsense in predatory journals...
November 22, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Frankfurt's analysis of Bullshit retains its explanatory potential.
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Leeds has a fully funded scholarship program for undergraduate and Masters study for Gaza students.
**Tell Everyone**
www.leeds.ac.uk/masters-scho...
**Tell Everyone**
www.leeds.ac.uk/masters-scho...
Gazan Humanitarian Scholarship
We offer scholarships for citizens of Gaza who have been displaced as a result of the ongoing conflict in the region and are living in a different country (outside of the UK).
www.leeds.ac.uk
November 21, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Leeds has a fully funded scholarship program for undergraduate and Masters study for Gaza students.
**Tell Everyone**
www.leeds.ac.uk/masters-scho...
**Tell Everyone**
www.leeds.ac.uk/masters-scho...
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My favourite thing about philosophy is that we have a day.
It's world philosophy day, so post your favorite thing about philosophy.
Mine is that philosophy has never had disciplinary boundaries. Every other field has always been within our purview. Anyone who tells you different has to ignore millennia of examples.
Mine is that philosophy has never had disciplinary boundaries. Every other field has always been within our purview. Anyone who tells you different has to ignore millennia of examples.
November 21, 2024 at 7:33 PM
My favourite thing about philosophy is that we have a day.
Ties with perspectives in phil of mind where metacognition is more an ability within thinking rather than the act of representing one's thinking. Focusing on the how of learning produces attunement with thinking processes that formulaic approaches miss. #EduSky #Pedagogy
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
‘Mechanistic’ metacognition: the key to student agency?
If we want students to take control of their learning, we first need to implement mechanistic metacognition so that they understand how best to learn, argues Jared Cooney Horvath
www.tes.com
November 21, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Ties with perspectives in phil of mind where metacognition is more an ability within thinking rather than the act of representing one's thinking. Focusing on the how of learning produces attunement with thinking processes that formulaic approaches miss. #EduSky #Pedagogy
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
No prizes for guessing which departments are going to end up feeling the pain.
UK University job cuts to ‘hit 10,000 by year end’ despite fee rise #highered #humanities
University job cuts to ‘hit 10,000 by year end’ despite fee rise
English fee rise does little to relieve pressure on institutions, with increased staff costs likely to swallow additional funding
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 21, 2024 at 12:43 PM
No prizes for guessing which departments are going to end up feeling the pain.