Gwilym David Blunt
@gdblunt.bsky.social
Political Theorist/Philosopher at University of Sydney. Author of Global Poverty, Injustice, and Resistance
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oh my god they actually did it lmao
November 6, 2025 at 12:36 AM
oh my god they actually did it lmao
When the basic structure of society is captured by the wealthy you are in a crisis.
Timothy Mellon, a reclusive billionaire and a major financial backer of Donald Trump, is the anonymous private donor who gave $130 million to fund Trump's federal troops deployment in various US cities during the shutdown. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/u...
Donor Who Gave $130 Million to Pay Troops Is Reclusive Heir to Mellon Fortune
www.nytimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
When the basic structure of society is captured by the wealthy you are in a crisis.
Reposted by Gwilym David Blunt
Timothy Mellon, a reclusive billionaire and a major financial backer of Donald Trump, is the anonymous private donor who gave $130 million to fund Trump's federal troops deployment in various US cities during the shutdown. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/u...
Donor Who Gave $130 Million to Pay Troops Is Reclusive Heir to Mellon Fortune
www.nytimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Timothy Mellon, a reclusive billionaire and a major financial backer of Donald Trump, is the anonymous private donor who gave $130 million to fund Trump's federal troops deployment in various US cities during the shutdown. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/u...
Me: This article is explicitly not about X; lots of people right about X. I’m writing about Y.
Reviewer 2: Cool, Y is really interesting and important, but you have you thought about writing about X… I write about X.
Me: Pass my the ice pick I’m going to lobotomise myself.
Reviewer 2: Cool, Y is really interesting and important, but you have you thought about writing about X… I write about X.
Me: Pass my the ice pick I’m going to lobotomise myself.
October 19, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Me: This article is explicitly not about X; lots of people right about X. I’m writing about Y.
Reviewer 2: Cool, Y is really interesting and important, but you have you thought about writing about X… I write about X.
Me: Pass my the ice pick I’m going to lobotomise myself.
Reviewer 2: Cool, Y is really interesting and important, but you have you thought about writing about X… I write about X.
Me: Pass my the ice pick I’m going to lobotomise myself.
It’s ridiculous that people are live blogging the Nobel Peace Prize.
October 10, 2025 at 8:24 AM
It’s ridiculous that people are live blogging the Nobel Peace Prize.
Ah the Boomers, the real forgotten generation
October 9, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Ah the Boomers, the real forgotten generation
“How do we make the economy grow?”
“I don’t know. Alcohol clearly makes people more productive. Maybe we can booze ourselves into prosperity?”
Classic Britain.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
“I don’t know. Alcohol clearly makes people more productive. Maybe we can booze ourselves into prosperity?”
Classic Britain.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Pubs to stay open until early hours in push for UK growth
Exclusive: Plans for England and Wales would help ailing hospitality sector but health experts criticise plans
www.theguardian.com
October 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
“How do we make the economy grow?”
“I don’t know. Alcohol clearly makes people more productive. Maybe we can booze ourselves into prosperity?”
Classic Britain.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
“I don’t know. Alcohol clearly makes people more productive. Maybe we can booze ourselves into prosperity?”
Classic Britain.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Shades of Kirov
Trump: "For years those on the radical left have compared wonderful Americans like Charlie to Nazis. This kind of rhetoric is directly responsible for the terrorism we're seeing in our country & it must stop right now. My admin will find each and every one of those who contributed to this atrocity"
September 11, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Shades of Kirov
I hate not having a light switch in my office. There’s just a motion sensor that demands I sit under brutal fluorescent light. Why can’t I be allowed to bring in a desk lamp so my eyes don’t feel like they’re being scooped out of my head? Why this need to control every element of the workspace?
August 28, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I hate not having a light switch in my office. There’s just a motion sensor that demands I sit under brutal fluorescent light. Why can’t I be allowed to bring in a desk lamp so my eyes don’t feel like they’re being scooped out of my head? Why this need to control every element of the workspace?
I don’t know why people think Trump is erratic. He isn’t once you filter out the noise there is a consistent line of authoritarianism.
August 23, 2025 at 2:55 AM
I don’t know why people think Trump is erratic. He isn’t once you filter out the noise there is a consistent line of authoritarianism.
None of my teaching rooms have lecterns this semester; this makes it very difficult to use one’s lecture notes. I don’t need three monitors. I need a place where I can quickly
scan my notes without looking at my slides.
scan my notes without looking at my slides.
August 11, 2025 at 3:09 AM
None of my teaching rooms have lecterns this semester; this makes it very difficult to use one’s lecture notes. I don’t need three monitors. I need a place where I can quickly
scan my notes without looking at my slides.
scan my notes without looking at my slides.
Planning for the plan god! Supplies for the supply throne!
given that warfare is extremely bureaucratic and logistics concerned as a phenomenon, the adherents of any cult of the god of war should be at least as obsessed with efficient supply chains as they are with slaughter
August 8, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Planning for the plan god! Supplies for the supply throne!
The University of Sydney is blocking my access to the University of Sydney’s library in case the University of Sydney is stealing the University of Sydney’s data.
August 6, 2025 at 11:36 PM
The University of Sydney is blocking my access to the University of Sydney’s library in case the University of Sydney is stealing the University of Sydney’s data.
One of the wildest things about being a Canadian in Australia is just how poorly the houses are insulated here. People say it’s only cold for a couple of weeks. My brothers and sisters, it’s like three months and everyone just pretends not to be cold.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australians could cut power bills by 90% if they made their homes more energy efficient, report finds
Debate on how to generate energy ‘important but misses the point’, analyst says, when you can get such savings by using solar, batteries and efficient appliances
www.theguardian.com
July 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
One of the wildest things about being a Canadian in Australia is just how poorly the houses are insulated here. People say it’s only cold for a couple of weeks. My brothers and sisters, it’s like three months and everyone just pretends not to be cold.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
After 3 years of education focussed part-time work and full-time parenting, I finally submitted a substantial new bit of research.
I look forward to the desk rejection.
I look forward to the desk rejection.
July 3, 2025 at 4:37 AM
After 3 years of education focussed part-time work and full-time parenting, I finally submitted a substantial new bit of research.
I look forward to the desk rejection.
I look forward to the desk rejection.
I remember when Biden would have lapses like this and everyone would say he was demented? Where are those voices now?
June 23, 2025 at 8:32 AM
I remember when Biden would have lapses like this and everyone would say he was demented? Where are those voices now?
“I’m going to cut this 8500 word draft to 8000 words.”
Two hours later: 9000 words
Two hours later: 9000 words
June 20, 2025 at 2:25 AM
“I’m going to cut this 8500 word draft to 8000 words.”
Two hours later: 9000 words
Two hours later: 9000 words
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My cousin, @gdblunt.bsky.social, writing for The Ethics Centre (Sydney, AU):
"Trump with characteristic impatience is trying to do in months what took Viktor Orban and Hugo Chavez years to accomplish in much weaker democracies."
"Trump with characteristic impatience is trying to do in months what took Viktor Orban and Hugo Chavez years to accomplish in much weaker democracies."
Lessons from Los Angeles: Ethics in a declining democracy
The recent LA riots has seen democratic norms slowly eroding. Our institutions require people to unite to support common ways of life.
ethics.org.au
June 19, 2025 at 10:45 PM
My cousin, @gdblunt.bsky.social, writing for The Ethics Centre (Sydney, AU):
"Trump with characteristic impatience is trying to do in months what took Viktor Orban and Hugo Chavez years to accomplish in much weaker democracies."
"Trump with characteristic impatience is trying to do in months what took Viktor Orban and Hugo Chavez years to accomplish in much weaker democracies."
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It's pretty obvious that a lot of US mainstream media either doesn't recognise authoritarianism or doesn't want to call it out. Either way, it's an excellent way to destroy trust in your institution.
June 15, 2025 at 10:59 AM
It's pretty obvious that a lot of US mainstream media either doesn't recognise authoritarianism or doesn't want to call it out. Either way, it's an excellent way to destroy trust in your institution.
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David Pope in Canberra Times
June 13, 2025 at 10:01 AM
David Pope in Canberra Times
Emperor Palpatine is very concerned about escalating unrest on Ghorman
June 9, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Emperor Palpatine is very concerned about escalating unrest on Ghorman
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Last year I joined Myra Hamilton, Jordan van den Berg and @gdblunt.bsky.social at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas to discuss the scourge of economic inequality
THE PITCHFORKS ARE COMING: Why the 1% should be afraid
Podcast now available
festivalofdangerousideas.libsyn.com/the-pitchfor...?
THE PITCHFORKS ARE COMING: Why the 1% should be afraid
Podcast now available
festivalofdangerousideas.libsyn.com/the-pitchfor...?
Festival of Dangerous Ideas: The Pitchforks are Coming (2024) - Myra Hamilton, Carl Rhodes & Jordan van den Berg
Ordinary citizens are starting to realise that their dwindling share of our common wealth is no accident, but the inevitable result of the current system. As life becomes more precarious, ha...
festivalofdangerousideas.libsyn.com
May 21, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Last year I joined Myra Hamilton, Jordan van den Berg and @gdblunt.bsky.social at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas to discuss the scourge of economic inequality
THE PITCHFORKS ARE COMING: Why the 1% should be afraid
Podcast now available
festivalofdangerousideas.libsyn.com/the-pitchfor...?
THE PITCHFORKS ARE COMING: Why the 1% should be afraid
Podcast now available
festivalofdangerousideas.libsyn.com/the-pitchfor...?
Unleash the Dutton loses his seat memes
May 3, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Unleash the Dutton loses his seat memes