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derm62.bsky.social
@derm62.bsky.social
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Enthusiast for matters historical, lexical or philosophical. Inveterate lefty and generally a happy soul. Occasional purveyor of poetry
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fiftywords.bsky.social
Fiftywords inspired by Pt IV of John Coltrane’s sublime A Love Supreme #yoursong
@paulrobertmullen82.bsky.social @brokenspinearts.bsky.social
November 21, 2024 at 6:29 PM
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fiftywords.bsky.social
Fiftywords inspired by Pt III of John Coltrane’s sublime A Love Supreme #yoursong
@paulrobertmullen82.bsky.social @brokenspinearts.bsky.social
November 21, 2024 at 6:28 PM
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fiftywords.bsky.social
Fiftywords inspired by Pt II of John Coltrane’s sublime A Love Supreme #yoursong
@paulrobertmullen82.bsky.social @brokenspinearts.bsky.social
November 21, 2024 at 6:28 PM
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fiftywords.bsky.social
Fiftywords inspired by Pt I of John Coltrane’s sublime A Love Supreme #yoursong
@paulrobertmullen82.bsky.social @brokenspinearts.bsky.social
November 21, 2024 at 6:27 PM
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philosofemme.bsky.social
How Einstein handled philosophers and their Kants

(from @emilyherring.bsky.social’s engaging new biography of Henri Bergson)
Photo of partial paragraph, reading “Einstein responded to difficult questions about various aspects of his theory, including a lengthy question from the philosopher Léon Brunschvicg about the links between relativity and Kant’s conception of science. Einstein answered tactfully that ‘each philosopher has their own Kant,’ then added, ‘I cannot answer what you have just said, because the few indications you have given are insufficient for me to know how you interpret Kant.’” (Source: Emily Herring, Herald of a Restless World: How Henri Bergson Brought Philosophy to the People, p. 228.)
November 18, 2024 at 7:38 AM
derm62.bsky.social
Given the number of proven/ accused abusers, would perpocracy be more appropriate
qasimrashid.com Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · Nov 15
A kakistocracy is a “government by the least suitable or competent citizens of a state.” Trump’s nominees to key cabinet positions represent the unholy fusion of incompetence, white supremacy, and cruelty—a de facto kakistocracy.

The receipts are not pretty:
www.qasimrashid.com/p/trump-nomi...
Trump Nominees Are Not Just A Joke — They Are Dangerous
They lack qualifications, have histories of sexual abuse, have zero regard for human rights, and point to a broader MAGA hypocrisy
www.qasimrashid.com
November 18, 2024 at 6:08 AM
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ciaraioch.bsky.social
Having to spend a week's wages every time you leave the house has altered my internal monologue somewhat
Black and white comic of a woman and a barista/waiter/doctor/cashier, handing over her card at time of payment for various services, the woman cheerfully but frantically replying great/sure/cool etc. in response to the increasing amounts being charged while a continuous thought bubble above her head in each panel reads AAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHH #comic #cartoon #art
November 17, 2024 at 11:26 PM
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danleybug.bsky.social
“Democracy”
by Langston Hughes
November 16, 2024 at 5:04 PM
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lastpositivist.bsky.social
This cartoon is literally just Plato's analogy of the ship of state, the OG anti-democracy argument. Its continued popularity is, in fact, very bad.
pickardje.bsky.social Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · Nov 15
cartoon of the day
A satirical cartoon of a passenger on a plane saying the pilot has lost touch with regular passengers before adding: “who thinks I should fly the plane?” Everyone puts their hands up.
November 16, 2024 at 9:38 AM
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doccrom.bsky.social
#FrescoFriday - A fabulous fresco from the Atrium of the House of the Tragic Poet, Pompeii (VI.8.5). It shows the moment when Achilles surrenders Briseis to Agamemnon's messenger. Discovered 4 December 1824. #Pompeii #AncientBluesky 🏺

Image: National Archaeological Museum, Naples (9105)
A crowded scene of figures, centred upon the figure of the seated Achilles. To the far right of the panel a draped female figure, Briseis, is ushered away by an escort of armed guards. She glances outward, seemingly fixing the viewer of the fresco with her left eye, as she wipes a tear from her right eye with the hem of her garment.
November 15, 2024 at 8:43 AM
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kelliagodon.bsky.social
"When despair for the world grows in me..."
November 15, 2024 at 7:40 PM
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davidandress.bsky.social
It's almost as if we've spent the last 2500 years fumbling our way towards some kind of workable compromise between the practical need for expertise and the vital necessity for participative consent, and then thought, nah, fuck it, who needs expertise?
November 16, 2024 at 9:40 AM
derm62.bsky.social
50 words on the new Trump administration
November 16, 2024 at 8:21 AM
derm62.bsky.social
50 words on COP29
November 16, 2024 at 8:13 AM
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janecasey.bsky.social
Ah, Ireland. Someone will always have the before pictures.
November 15, 2024 at 6:05 PM
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ianduhig.bsky.social
With snow forecast for Leeds next week, the local authority give us these: we wear them out in it and people feeling miserable in the terrible weather can look at us and cheer themselves up by thinking "At least I'm not l'm not a poxy poet!"
November 15, 2024 at 6:45 PM
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davidandress.bsky.social
We have sadly forgotten that liberal democracy imposes those constraints PRECISELY BECAUSE it had to fight for its existence against systems of unchecked power. Democracy in the modern West was almost literally defined by preventing abuses of power that would otherwise simply happen all the time.
November 15, 2024 at 4:01 PM
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samslote.bsky.social
Tuesday 19 Nov. at 18.30 at the James Joyce Centre: The European launch of The Joyce of Everyday Life by Vicki Mahaffey. Featuring Vicki Mahaffey in conversation with Prof. Anne Fogarty and Prof. Sam Slote. Free, but registration required www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-joyce-...
The Joyce of Everyday Life with Vicki Mahaffey
Join us for the launch of "The Joyce of Everyday Life" with author Vicki Mahaffey in conversation with Anne Fogarty and Sam Slote.
www.eventbrite.ie
November 13, 2024 at 4:23 PM
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susanlleary.bsky.social
Many thanks to Ron Slate for including my poem, “River Bride” in the Nov./Dec. 2024 Edition of On The Seawall, a poem also forthcoming in my collection, MORE FLOWERS, out with @triohousepress.bsky.social in 2026! So glad to be among these luminous writers! ⬇️

Read the issue here: www.ronslate.com 💙
November 14, 2024 at 5:43 PM
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derm62.bsky.social
Here’s my poetic take on this shameful story
November 13, 2024 at 6:51 AM