Philip Barnard
@philipb1793.bsky.social
Plus on est debout, plus on rit
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David Brooks is leaving his position as a columnist at the New York Times to become the Atlantic's airport whiskey correspondent.
January 30, 2026 at 4:16 PM
David Brooks is leaving his position as a columnist at the New York Times to become the Atlantic's airport whiskey correspondent.
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Teaching exercise that is helpful with my policy students. Based on the solution, hiring this fella to a fancy position and giving him $$$ in this environment, what is the root of skepticism with higher ed that Yale is attempting to solve? Whose skepticism do they seek to assuage?
OH COME ON. Brooks knows fuck-all about "society at large".
January 29, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Teaching exercise that is helpful with my policy students. Based on the solution, hiring this fella to a fancy position and giving him $$$ in this environment, what is the root of skepticism with higher ed that Yale is attempting to solve? Whose skepticism do they seek to assuage?
No need for NYT, just check the pitchbot. Although admittedly the Times still rivals the pitchbot as frequently as possible. Rough times for satire…
January 29, 2026 at 7:51 PM
No need for NYT, just check the pitchbot. Although admittedly the Times still rivals the pitchbot as frequently as possible. Rough times for satire…
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If Democrats were serious about national unity, they would buy tickets to the Melania movie.
January 29, 2026 at 4:22 PM
If Democrats were serious about national unity, they would buy tickets to the Melania movie.
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Analysis | When Donald Trump’s agents murdered multiple people in Minneapolis, he pulled back his forces—showing humility that Obama and Biden rarely demonstrated.
January 29, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Analysis | When Donald Trump’s agents murdered multiple people in Minneapolis, he pulled back his forces—showing humility that Obama and Biden rarely demonstrated.
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I don’t know Noem the DHS Secretary. But Kristi the dog mom is one great gal.
January 29, 2026 at 6:35 PM
I don’t know Noem the DHS Secretary. But Kristi the dog mom is one great gal.
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Doctors say children should be vaccinated. This ketamine-addicted CBS News contributor says they shouldn't. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.
January 29, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Doctors say children should be vaccinated. This ketamine-addicted CBS News contributor says they shouldn't. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.
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Microsoft and Blackrock have "have largely given up on organic adoption [of AI] by consumers. They have moved on to a new dream of forced adoption mandated by government and managerial coercion."
Fascinating piece here on what Davos can teach us about the AI industry by @mattseybold.bsky.social
Fascinating piece here on what Davos can teach us about the AI industry by @mattseybold.bsky.social
"You have to use it. You have to trust it.": Forced Adoption of AI is The Subtext of Davos
Authoritarianism is the AI Bailout; But If AI Doesn't Need a Bailout, Does it Need Authoritarianism?
theamericanvandal.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Microsoft and Blackrock have "have largely given up on organic adoption [of AI] by consumers. They have moved on to a new dream of forced adoption mandated by government and managerial coercion."
Fascinating piece here on what Davos can teach us about the AI industry by @mattseybold.bsky.social
Fascinating piece here on what Davos can teach us about the AI industry by @mattseybold.bsky.social
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"Slavery was real"
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
January 23, 2026 at 3:22 PM
"Slavery was real"
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
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You are looking at the calculated destruction of American science. Careers crushed. Labs stripped bare. Public safety butchered. Heritage Foundation project 2025.
January 21, 2026 at 12:53 AM
You are looking at the calculated destruction of American science. Careers crushed. Labs stripped bare. Public safety butchered. Heritage Foundation project 2025.
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The most important technological revolution of our lifetime has nothing to do with AI:
Important to realize also that, once constructed, solar infrastructure just keeps working*, for decades, with very little additional cost. There's no need for a constant stream of inputs like fossil fuels.
Important to realize also that, once constructed, solar infrastructure just keeps working*, for decades, with very little additional cost. There's no need for a constant stream of inputs like fossil fuels.
Check this one fact out:
"In 2024, the total installed electricity capacity of the planet—every coal, gas, hydro, and nuclear plant and all of the renewables—was about 10 terawatts. The Chinese solar supply chain can now pump out 1 terawatt of panels every year."
"In 2024, the total installed electricity capacity of the planet—every coal, gas, hydro, and nuclear plant and all of the renewables—was about 10 terawatts. The Chinese solar supply chain can now pump out 1 terawatt of panels every year."
January 21, 2026 at 5:12 PM
The most important technological revolution of our lifetime has nothing to do with AI:
Important to realize also that, once constructed, solar infrastructure just keeps working*, for decades, with very little additional cost. There's no need for a constant stream of inputs like fossil fuels.
Important to realize also that, once constructed, solar infrastructure just keeps working*, for decades, with very little additional cost. There's no need for a constant stream of inputs like fossil fuels.
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new auto-reply for academics:
thank you for your email. if your grad application / professional service solicitation / conference panel proposal / lecture invitation reeks of gen ai there will simply be no response + while you will wonder if your email was read, i will know you are on the bad list
thank you for your email. if your grad application / professional service solicitation / conference panel proposal / lecture invitation reeks of gen ai there will simply be no response + while you will wonder if your email was read, i will know you are on the bad list
I got the same email from 3 different applicants who apparently fed my bio into Chat G P T...
I have some bad news. One, if you need to use ChatGPT for your graduate application letter, you are not ready for graduate school.
Two, no, not "everyone is doing it" and those who don't do it aren't "losing out." ChatGPT is not an advantage.
Two, no, not "everyone is doing it" and those who don't do it aren't "losing out." ChatGPT is not an advantage.
January 18, 2026 at 12:18 AM
new auto-reply for academics:
thank you for your email. if your grad application / professional service solicitation / conference panel proposal / lecture invitation reeks of gen ai there will simply be no response + while you will wonder if your email was read, i will know you are on the bad list
thank you for your email. if your grad application / professional service solicitation / conference panel proposal / lecture invitation reeks of gen ai there will simply be no response + while you will wonder if your email was read, i will know you are on the bad list
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5 policiers qui viennent fouiller la librairie à la recherche d'un « livre illégal » : Violette and Co perquisitionnée pour un livre de coloriage propalestinien.
Mediapart a remonté le fil de l'histoire et relevé plusieurs incohérences dans cette procédure inédite ⬇️
www.mediapart.fr/journal/fran...
Mediapart a remonté le fil de l'histoire et relevé plusieurs incohérences dans cette procédure inédite ⬇️
www.mediapart.fr/journal/fran...
La librairie queer Violette and Co perquisitionnée à Paris pour un livre de coloriage propalestinien
Le parquet de Paris a confirmé la perquisition mercredi de la boutique féministe et lesbienne pour saisir « des objets interdits à la vente ». Violette and Co, qui ne vendait déjà plus l’ouvrage « Fr…
www.mediapart.fr
January 16, 2026 at 10:37 AM
5 policiers qui viennent fouiller la librairie à la recherche d'un « livre illégal » : Violette and Co perquisitionnée pour un livre de coloriage propalestinien.
Mediapart a remonté le fil de l'histoire et relevé plusieurs incohérences dans cette procédure inédite ⬇️
www.mediapart.fr/journal/fran...
Mediapart a remonté le fil de l'histoire et relevé plusieurs incohérences dans cette procédure inédite ⬇️
www.mediapart.fr/journal/fran...
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Saint Paul schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for optional online learning.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
January 15, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Saint Paul schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for optional online learning.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
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US higher education was a crown jewel, generating knowledge, wealth, prestige, and power unrivaled by anyone.
And the US is throwing it away, because Americans elected a govt ideologically opposed to truth, science, merit, and racial/gender equality, preferring to weaken the country to reduce that.
And the US is throwing it away, because Americans elected a govt ideologically opposed to truth, science, merit, and racial/gender equality, preferring to weaken the country to reduce that.
Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:01 PM
US higher education was a crown jewel, generating knowledge, wealth, prestige, and power unrivaled by anyone.
And the US is throwing it away, because Americans elected a govt ideologically opposed to truth, science, merit, and racial/gender equality, preferring to weaken the country to reduce that.
And the US is throwing it away, because Americans elected a govt ideologically opposed to truth, science, merit, and racial/gender equality, preferring to weaken the country to reduce that.
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Wikipédia, les 25 ans d’une utopie réussie devenue le punching-ball de l’extrême droite. L’encyclopédie en ligne, gratuite et coopérative, a été lancée le 15 janvier 2001. Avec 65 millions d’articles en 326 langues, son succès a dépassé toutes les attentes.
www.mediapart.fr/journal/cult...
www.mediapart.fr/journal/cult...
Wikipédia, les 25 ans d’une utopie réussie devenue le punching-ball de l’extrême droite
L’encyclopédie en ligne, gratuite et coopérative, a été lancée le 15 janvier 2001. Avec 65 millions d’articles en 326 langues, son succès a dépassé toutes les attentes, malgré les critiques régulière…
www.mediapart.fr
January 15, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Wikipédia, les 25 ans d’une utopie réussie devenue le punching-ball de l’extrême droite. L’encyclopédie en ligne, gratuite et coopérative, a été lancée le 15 janvier 2001. Avec 65 millions d’articles en 326 langues, son succès a dépassé toutes les attentes.
www.mediapart.fr/journal/cult...
www.mediapart.fr/journal/cult...
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Contre la réduction de nos vies à l'économie, superbe plaidoyer pour le "bien-être" par Felwine Sarr dans "L'échappée" sur @mediapart.fr.
Toute l'émission est en accès libre 👉 www.mediapart.fr/journal/cult...
Toute l'émission est en accès libre 👉 www.mediapart.fr/journal/cult...
January 3, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Contre la réduction de nos vies à l'économie, superbe plaidoyer pour le "bien-être" par Felwine Sarr dans "L'échappée" sur @mediapart.fr.
Toute l'émission est en accès libre 👉 www.mediapart.fr/journal/cult...
Toute l'émission est en accès libre 👉 www.mediapart.fr/journal/cult...
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Figure intellectuelle du continent africain, le Sénégalais Felwine Sarr refuse que les ombres gagnent. Depuis la Cité internationale des arts à Paris, voici son message d’espérance. En accès libre sur @mediapart.fr www.mediapart.fr/journal/cult...
L’échappée. L’aventure lumineuse de Felwine Sarr
Figure intellectuelle du continent africain, l’universitaire et écrivain sénégalais refuse que les ombres gagnent. Depuis la Cité internationale des arts à Paris, voici son message d’espérance.
www.mediapart.fr
January 2, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Figure intellectuelle du continent africain, le Sénégalais Felwine Sarr refuse que les ombres gagnent. Depuis la Cité internationale des arts à Paris, voici son message d’espérance. En accès libre sur @mediapart.fr www.mediapart.fr/journal/cult...
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From Burke in the late 18C onwards, pity for pretty cruelty is a standard for reaction and repression.
www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
January 2, 2026 at 10:31 AM
From Burke in the late 18C onwards, pity for pretty cruelty is a standard for reaction and repression.
www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...