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WKU's Philosophy Club is hosting its Dead Philosophers' Haunted Tour! This Thursday, Oct. 30th, 7-9pm. Tours go 35-45 minutes. Start in the lobby of Grise Hall. All are welcome. The tour is free. There will be candy! Here's a video from a previous tour: youtu.be/PLy5WaO5Vtw?...
Philosophy Club hosts Annual 'Dead Philosophers Haunted Tour'
YouTube video by WKU Herald
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October 26, 2025 at 5:53 AM
WKU's Philosophy Club is hosting its Dead Philosophers' Haunted Tour! This Thursday, Oct. 30th, 7-9pm. Tours go 35-45 minutes. Start in the lobby of Grise Hall. All are welcome. The tour is free. There will be candy! Here's a video from a previous tour: youtu.be/PLy5WaO5Vtw?...
Yeah! That’s the real enemy within! Empathy and literacy 🤦♀️
Trump team turns it sights to the NEH and starts canceling grants for groups and individuals.
Cancellation of NEH Grants Begins - Daily Nous
Cultural groups across the country received notices yesterday of the abrupt cancellation of their National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grants, according to The New York Times, and according to ...
dailynous.com
April 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Yeah! That’s the real enemy within! Empathy and literacy 🤦♀️
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A philosopher talks to Congress about the FBI and the rule of law.
A Philosopher’s Testimony before the House Judiciary Committee - Daily Nous
"If we do not want to slide towards illiberalism, no one should be above the law." That's Luke Hunt, associate professor of philosophy at the University of Alabama, during his testimony before the Hou...
dailynous.com
April 3, 2025 at 3:38 PM
A philosopher talks to Congress about the FBI and the rule of law.
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Yesterday, every single Republican & 30 Democrats supported Trump's $8.8 billion bomb shipment to help Netanyahu continue his annihilation of the Palestinian people.
That isn't what the American people want.
Below are my floor remarks to stop the sale.
www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releas...
That isn't what the American people want.
Below are my floor remarks to stop the sale.
www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releas...
PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Speech on Senate Vote to Block $8.8 Billion Sale of Heavy Bombs to Israel » Senator Bernie Sanders
WASHINGTON, April 3 – After filing Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRDs) to block the sale of two of the most egregious Trump Administration offensive arms sales to Israel, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt...
www.sanders.senate.gov
April 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Yesterday, every single Republican & 30 Democrats supported Trump's $8.8 billion bomb shipment to help Netanyahu continue his annihilation of the Palestinian people.
That isn't what the American people want.
Below are my floor remarks to stop the sale.
www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releas...
That isn't what the American people want.
Below are my floor remarks to stop the sale.
www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releas...
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Public education changes lives — but right now, Donald Trump and Elon Musk are going after your public schools.
I asked people to share stories about public school teachers that made a difference in their lives.
Today, I read some of those stories on the Senate floor.
I asked people to share stories about public school teachers that made a difference in their lives.
Today, I read some of those stories on the Senate floor.
Public education changes lives — but right now, Trump and Musk are going after your public schools.
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
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April 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Public education changes lives — but right now, Donald Trump and Elon Musk are going after your public schools.
I asked people to share stories about public school teachers that made a difference in their lives.
Today, I read some of those stories on the Senate floor.
I asked people to share stories about public school teachers that made a difference in their lives.
Today, I read some of those stories on the Senate floor.
Want to join me for this Hands Off event?
April 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Want to join me for this Hands Off event?
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One way to understand what’s happening is that Republicans want to do to academia - colleges, universities, science, medical research - what they did to labor.
March 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM
One way to understand what’s happening is that Republicans want to do to academia - colleges, universities, science, medical research - what they did to labor.
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Perfection
March 20, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Perfection
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Hear me out —
If parents call colleges freaked about their FAFSA data being leaked, schools may have to issue statements — which would reach a whole lot more families about how warped this is.
Organizing isn’t always calling electeds. Sometimes it’s just calling people with a bigger megaphone.
If parents call colleges freaked about their FAFSA data being leaked, schools may have to issue statements — which would reach a whole lot more families about how warped this is.
Organizing isn’t always calling electeds. Sometimes it’s just calling people with a bigger megaphone.
Musk staff have access to student aid data now.
February 4, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Hear me out —
If parents call colleges freaked about their FAFSA data being leaked, schools may have to issue statements — which would reach a whole lot more families about how warped this is.
Organizing isn’t always calling electeds. Sometimes it’s just calling people with a bigger megaphone.
If parents call colleges freaked about their FAFSA data being leaked, schools may have to issue statements — which would reach a whole lot more families about how warped this is.
Organizing isn’t always calling electeds. Sometimes it’s just calling people with a bigger megaphone.
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@jonahdavis.bsky.social posted this on insta. I found this notion of tolerance being a paradox thought provoking. #KarlPopper #liberal #democracy #politicalphilosophy
February 2, 2025 at 9:31 PM
@jonahdavis.bsky.social posted this on insta. I found this notion of tolerance being a paradox thought provoking. #KarlPopper #liberal #democracy #politicalphilosophy
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NEW: USAID source says staff are scrambling to save archived copies of US regulations before they're gone & are being actively locked out of systems, including a publicly available database of USAID documents.
WIRED has built software to systematically check the status of 1,374 government domains.
WIRED has built software to systematically check the status of 1,374 government domains.
US Government Websites Are Disappearing in Real Time
A growing number of US government websites have gone offline as of Saturday, including several related to USAID and others focused on youth programs, Africa, and more.
www.wired.com
February 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
NEW: USAID source says staff are scrambling to save archived copies of US regulations before they're gone & are being actively locked out of systems, including a publicly available database of USAID documents.
WIRED has built software to systematically check the status of 1,374 government domains.
WIRED has built software to systematically check the status of 1,374 government domains.
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There's a very real question as to whether federal law will apply to Trump's allies at all during Trump's term. The atmosphere of impunity may be like nothing we've seen in our lifetimes.
BREAKING: Federal prosecutors based in Nashville have withdrawn from the criminal investigation of Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles, an unprecedented move that could signal plans by the Trump administration to drop the case against a Republican ally. www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
Career prosecutors withdraw from federal criminal investigation of GOP Congressman Andy Ogles
Federal prosecutors based in Nashville have withdrawn from the criminal investigation of Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles.
www.newschannel5.com
January 31, 2025 at 7:15 PM
There's a very real question as to whether federal law will apply to Trump's allies at all during Trump's term. The atmosphere of impunity may be like nothing we've seen in our lifetimes.
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Boy, these last eight days feel like a good reminder why democracies generally avoid letting people who attempt a coup come back to power….
January 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Boy, these last eight days feel like a good reminder why democracies generally avoid letting people who attempt a coup come back to power….
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None of this makes sense under conditions of normal politics where you don't do anything you wouldn't want done when you aren't in power. We can only assume that the administration believes it will never relinquish power.
January 29, 2025 at 1:39 AM
None of this makes sense under conditions of normal politics where you don't do anything you wouldn't want done when you aren't in power. We can only assume that the administration believes it will never relinquish power.
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“In a distracted age, focus is power. And having an inability to focus is giving away power," says @chrislhayes.bsky.social. His new book, “The Sirens’ Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource” is out now.
January 29, 2025 at 1:49 AM
“In a distracted age, focus is power. And having an inability to focus is giving away power," says @chrislhayes.bsky.social. His new book, “The Sirens’ Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource” is out now.