Benjamin Ibañez
@bibanez.bsky.social
Dad (3) from Chile. Currently PhD Student, University of Durham. Philosophy of Markets.
Everything is potentially interesting.
Everything is potentially interesting.
We all remember how in The Trial, when Josef K. went to enquire about the nature of his problem and he straightfowardly got an apointment in 4 weeks.
Best short story by Kafka
Best short story by Kafka
The head of product at "X" and guy most responsible for all the horrible algorithm and feature decisions just got KO'd by a piece of fried chicken.
January 21, 2026 at 8:36 PM
We all remember how in The Trial, when Josef K. went to enquire about the nature of his problem and he straightfowardly got an apointment in 4 weeks.
Best short story by Kafka
Best short story by Kafka
You know what China's real advantage is in southamerica? They have treated us with respect and haven't toppled any government to put pet dictators.
January 21, 2026 at 5:06 PM
You know what China's real advantage is in southamerica? They have treated us with respect and haven't toppled any government to put pet dictators.
End-notes citation is lawful-evil behavior
January 21, 2026 at 4:24 PM
End-notes citation is lawful-evil behavior
Can a dog really play basketball?
January 20, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Can a dog really play basketball?
"It was not the fault of the King to go larading naked through the streets. Besides, that kid was clearly a domestic terrorist."
Tillis: "To be clear -- I'm not critical of the president. I'm critical of the bad advice he's getting on Greenland."
January 20, 2026 at 7:11 PM
"It was not the fault of the King to go larading naked through the streets. Besides, that kid was clearly a domestic terrorist."
If I were a US citizen I would expect the next 10 years after Trump leaves office or dies, to be all about investigations, trials, and people going to jail. Make it so that he becomes an eternal spectre on top of american politics.
A day will come when Donald Trump no longer dominates our politics.
Even though this is obvious, it’s hard to keep in mind.
The future will belong to those who can think clearly about what happens next.
Even though this is obvious, it’s hard to keep in mind.
The future will belong to those who can think clearly about what happens next.
January 20, 2026 at 6:32 PM
If I were a US citizen I would expect the next 10 years after Trump leaves office or dies, to be all about investigations, trials, and people going to jail. Make it so that he becomes an eternal spectre on top of american politics.
Not long ago I was arguing that one of the main barriers for having a unified EU army is that they would have to agree to defend each other colonial territories.
Greenland is relatively close by, but what if Trump fancies that The Falklands are key to national security?
Greenland is relatively close by, but what if Trump fancies that The Falklands are key to national security?
Greenland belongs to its people.
No threat or tariffs will change that.
Our response must be to remain calm, hold our ground and act in unity.
Extract of my intervention in #EPlenary ↓
No threat or tariffs will change that.
Our response must be to remain calm, hold our ground and act in unity.
Extract of my intervention in #EPlenary ↓
January 20, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Not long ago I was arguing that one of the main barriers for having a unified EU army is that they would have to agree to defend each other colonial territories.
Greenland is relatively close by, but what if Trump fancies that The Falklands are key to national security?
Greenland is relatively close by, but what if Trump fancies that The Falklands are key to national security?
"It's the economy, stupid!"
-Proceeds to do economics based on a bunch of myths, old-nan tales, and eugenic assumptions.
-Proceeds to do economics based on a bunch of myths, old-nan tales, and eugenic assumptions.
January 20, 2026 at 11:46 AM
"It's the economy, stupid!"
-Proceeds to do economics based on a bunch of myths, old-nan tales, and eugenic assumptions.
-Proceeds to do economics based on a bunch of myths, old-nan tales, and eugenic assumptions.
If this is real I just have to admire the casual arrogance and colonial mentality of Macron. Aparently, Europe will never learn
Trump posts what appears to be a private text message sent to him by Macron
January 20, 2026 at 6:58 AM
If this is real I just have to admire the casual arrogance and colonial mentality of Macron. Aparently, Europe will never learn
The great thing about making healthcare more socialized ia that its benwfita are so evident that no privatization plan seems cost-effective.
"When it comes time to produce something vaguely resembling a policy blueprint, Trump steps aside & the right-wing ideologues who surround him take over. His only job is to record a brief video, try to stay awake through a White House event on the subject, & then go back to not talking about it."
Trump's long-awaited healthcare "plan" is a joke
He can barely bring himself to pretend he cares.
www.publicnotice.co
January 19, 2026 at 10:58 PM
The great thing about making healthcare more socialized ia that its benwfita are so evident that no privatization plan seems cost-effective.
Good to see that the spirit of the East India Company is alive an well.
www.forbes.com/sites/martin...
www.forbes.com/sites/martin...
Greenland’s Billionaire Investors: Bezos, Gates, Altman And More Followed Trump’s Lead
As Trump increasingly threatens to take control, some of the most powerful people in the world have taken their own interest in the mineral-rich territory to the North.
www.forbes.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Good to see that the spirit of the East India Company is alive an well.
www.forbes.com/sites/martin...
www.forbes.com/sites/martin...
This is as momentous as Wittgenstein's example of humanity never being on the moon becoming obsolete.
Philosophy of mind will never be the same.
Philosophy of mind will never be the same.
The world is so broken that somehow Cow Tools are real now -
Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows
Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in different ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:35 PM
This is as momentous as Wittgenstein's example of humanity never being on the moon becoming obsolete.
Philosophy of mind will never be the same.
Philosophy of mind will never be the same.
-European colonial powers doing colonialism europearistically.
-"Non-colonialist" westener: lets imagine a hypothetical scenario were the bad guys are asian.
-"Non-colonialist" westener: lets imagine a hypothetical scenario were the bad guys are asian.
January 19, 2026 at 6:24 PM
-European colonial powers doing colonialism europearistically.
-"Non-colonialist" westener: lets imagine a hypothetical scenario were the bad guys are asian.
-"Non-colonialist" westener: lets imagine a hypothetical scenario were the bad guys are asian.
It's been fucking wild seeing how the US, the UK and parts of the EU have, very enthusiastically, cracked down on their own citizens and institutions on behalf of a foreign nation.
Unless you count oppression in former colonies. But we all know Israel is not another european colony, right?
Unless you count oppression in former colonies. But we all know Israel is not another european colony, right?
January 19, 2026 at 6:11 PM
It's been fucking wild seeing how the US, the UK and parts of the EU have, very enthusiastically, cracked down on their own citizens and institutions on behalf of a foreign nation.
Unless you count oppression in former colonies. But we all know Israel is not another european colony, right?
Unless you count oppression in former colonies. But we all know Israel is not another european colony, right?
Of course evangelicals follow Trump. He is the closest thing to the vengeful, petty God of the Bible. It resonates with them.
Donald Trump tied his claims on Greenland to not being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, in a letter to Norway's prime minister obtained by Bloomberg News. Full story: bloom.bg/3LPd10i
📷: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
📷: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
January 19, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Of course evangelicals follow Trump. He is the closest thing to the vengeful, petty God of the Bible. It resonates with them.
The key word that doesn't work here is "legal". There is never a "correct way" or "legal" way to protest against authoritarism. Ask any of the victims.
Bluesky posters will be like you “you think massive universal legal resistance with total support from the population works? that pales in comparison to my strategy, winning a shootout with an ICE army” and then not win a shootout with an ICE army
Oh my god theyre killing rosa luxemburg again lmao, your failure to engage in armed resistance is speedrunning you towards death camps
January 18, 2026 at 1:59 PM
The key word that doesn't work here is "legal". There is never a "correct way" or "legal" way to protest against authoritarism. Ask any of the victims.
I think political pacifist movements can work because there's always the implicit alternative of violence.
There are always people who will engage in some form of violence against authority.
There are always people who will engage in some form of violence against authority.
January 18, 2026 at 1:50 PM
I think political pacifist movements can work because there's always the implicit alternative of violence.
There are always people who will engage in some form of violence against authority.
There are always people who will engage in some form of violence against authority.
Be careful, they might also put involuntary IUDs and parenting competence tests for the locals.
More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland.
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
January 18, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Be careful, they might also put involuntary IUDs and parenting competence tests for the locals.
Before europeans get all high and mighty, remember that Greenland is still a european colony and that there's a big part of their population that want independence.
Like most colonizers, the Danish until very recently still perpetuated racist policies in Denmark.
Europe is very much a colonial power
Like most colonizers, the Danish until very recently still perpetuated racist policies in Denmark.
Europe is very much a colonial power
January 18, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Before europeans get all high and mighty, remember that Greenland is still a european colony and that there's a big part of their population that want independence.
Like most colonizers, the Danish until very recently still perpetuated racist policies in Denmark.
Europe is very much a colonial power
Like most colonizers, the Danish until very recently still perpetuated racist policies in Denmark.
Europe is very much a colonial power
Time for the Nuclear Option: Denmark should stop selling Lego in the US.
January 17, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Time for the Nuclear Option: Denmark should stop selling Lego in the US.
Ok, but do you understand why it might piss people off, even when 90% of the people clearly understand it's an aspirational statement?
"this is not who we are" is 90% of the time a normative statement of aspiration, it's not an empirical claim of "these events have never taken place in this country before". one of the most obnoxious genres of "actually..." is reacting like it's the latter when it's clearly the former.
January 17, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Ok, but do you understand why it might piss people off, even when 90% of the people clearly understand it's an aspirational statement?
What americans don't understand is that latinoamerican rightwingers hold honest admiration for whatever rightwinger is sitting in the oval office.
They share the view that the US has the right to attack any left wing government.
They share the view that the US has the right to attack any left wing government.
Trump actually taking Maria Corina Machado's earned Nobel Peace Prize is such a pathetically sad and needy thing to do. Everyone knows how to manipulate Donald because he has no pride in the face of meaningless flattery.
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado met President Donald Trump at the White House as part of her push for greater influence in the wake of Nicolas Maduro’s ouster
January 16, 2026 at 7:20 AM
What americans don't understand is that latinoamerican rightwingers hold honest admiration for whatever rightwinger is sitting in the oval office.
They share the view that the US has the right to attack any left wing government.
They share the view that the US has the right to attack any left wing government.
I get these Effective Altruism programs from my university's centre every now and then and boy are they terrible.
January 15, 2026 at 5:20 PM
I get these Effective Altruism programs from my university's centre every now and then and boy are they terrible.
Reposted by Benjamin Ibañez
An Israeli man in a press helmet was seen laughing and smashing eggs on the ground during an Israeli raid in occupied East Jerusalem, during which 13,000 eggs were reportedly destroyed and several Palestinians detained.
January 15, 2026 at 10:12 AM
An Israeli man in a press helmet was seen laughing and smashing eggs on the ground during an Israeli raid in occupied East Jerusalem, during which 13,000 eggs were reportedly destroyed and several Palestinians detained.