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Leo Cookman
@leocookman.bsky.social
· Aug 20
I have just published a book on the philosophy of grief.
Given the way the world is with new wars and 'climate grief' among other crises, I figured it was time to reappraise the idea of grief.
'Plato's Remedy' is available in ebook everywhere
books2read.com/u/mZMRjB
Given the way the world is with new wars and 'climate grief' among other crises, I figured it was time to reappraise the idea of grief.
'Plato's Remedy' is available in ebook everywhere
books2read.com/u/mZMRjB
Reading some Very Bad Takes™️ about the Patton Oswalt ban
November 14, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Reading some Very Bad Takes™️ about the Patton Oswalt ban
Why Americans tolerate the level of utter cruelty the healthcare insurance system inflicts is beyond me. Anything less than medicare for all is barbaric.
James Van Der Beek is auctioning off ‘Dawson’s Creek’ and ‘Varsity Blues’ merchandise to pay for his cancer treatments.
James Van Der Beek Sells Dawson’s Creek Merch to Pay for Cancer Treatment
James Van Der Beek is auctioning off ‘Dawson’s Creek’ and ‘Varsity Blues’ merchandise to pay for his cancer treatments.
www.vulture.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Why Americans tolerate the level of utter cruelty the healthcare insurance system inflicts is beyond me. Anything less than medicare for all is barbaric.
The tacit acknowledgement here by saying Grok is the "least woke" is that all AI is hugely biased and is programmed with specific goals in mind and that it's shit and no one shouldn't use it.
JD Vance: "I'm a Grok guy. I think it's the best. It's also the least woke."
November 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The tacit acknowledgement here by saying Grok is the "least woke" is that all AI is hugely biased and is programmed with specific goals in mind and that it's shit and no one shouldn't use it.
I met my wife and some of my best friends through Vine. Had some of the greatest times of my life because of that app. And even I think this a stupid and bad idea.
Vine is being rebooted under the name diVine, with funding from Twitter’s former CEO Jack Dorsey.
The app plans to feature more than 10,000 previously archived Vines and does not allow AI-generated content.
(divine.video)
The app plans to feature more than 10,000 previously archived Vines and does not allow AI-generated content.
(divine.video)
November 13, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I met my wife and some of my best friends through Vine. Had some of the greatest times of my life because of that app. And even I think this a stupid and bad idea.
Watching these people trying to equivocate on some of the most heinous shit humans are capable of spells out the rot at heart of these people and their fascist movement. Deeply sick individuals promoting profoundly evil acts.
November 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Watching these people trying to equivocate on some of the most heinous shit humans are capable of spells out the rot at heart of these people and their fascist movement. Deeply sick individuals promoting profoundly evil acts.
The new Steam Gamecube feels like an answer to a question no one asked. A bridge between console and PC that is basically the best and worst of both worlds. Along with xBox's collapse in the gaming sphere, being a happy console player means you have a lot fewer options today.
November 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The new Steam Gamecube feels like an answer to a question no one asked. A bridge between console and PC that is basically the best and worst of both worlds. Along with xBox's collapse in the gaming sphere, being a happy console player means you have a lot fewer options today.
I am convinced a large part of the Anti-Trans movement is led by these vile people because they don't want to be "tricked" when they find a woman (or a child in Epstein's case) they wish to abuse. Just sick, deluded men, hoping the "female" they perv over is anatomically "correct" by their standards
these are the same people that want to repeatedly inspect your childs genitals btw
November 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I am convinced a large part of the Anti-Trans movement is led by these vile people because they don't want to be "tricked" when they find a woman (or a child in Epstein's case) they wish to abuse. Just sick, deluded men, hoping the "female" they perv over is anatomically "correct" by their standards
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TV conspiracies: we’ve hacked their computers but they’ve perfectly cleaned up the evidence!
Real conspiracies:
To: conspirator
From: famous person
Attachment: evidence.png
Real conspiracies:
To: conspirator
From: famous person
Attachment: evidence.png
November 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
TV conspiracies: we’ve hacked their computers but they’ve perfectly cleaned up the evidence!
Real conspiracies:
To: conspirator
From: famous person
Attachment: evidence.png
Real conspiracies:
To: conspirator
From: famous person
Attachment: evidence.png
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![From: jeffrey E. [jeeyacation@gmail.com]
Sent: 8/20/2011 9:13:46 PM
To: Peter Mandelson
Subject: trump diarrhoea’d in the hot tub again lol neway u up?](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ifpzbxv4tqigkw66tz4yrojt/bafkreigbpejkyaqi5crfjyymux7eltnsizqzjp5cfoseayiiy3njhnfo3a@jpeg)
For all those celebrating these Epstein Email announcements, might I refer you to this ancient sacred text of the internet
November 13, 2025 at 12:48 AM
For all those celebrating these Epstein Email announcements, might I refer you to this ancient sacred text of the internet
This got less press than Mamdani's campaign but another socialist in power in a major American city is another massive political shift. Very happy to hear this.
Katie Wilson has won the election to be the next Mayor of Seattle. (Seattle Times)
Big win, squeaked it at the last.
Big win, squeaked it at the last.
November 13, 2025 at 12:42 AM
This got less press than Mamdani's campaign but another socialist in power in a major American city is another massive political shift. Very happy to hear this.
It's almost like, when criticised for your appalling governance, you tell your electorate "you can leave", they fucking left. Who would have thought?!
🚨Exclusive: Half of voters who backed Labour at the last general election have deserted the party, according to internal polling shared with Labour MPs www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Half of 2024 Labour Voters Have Gone Elsewhere, Party Privately Tells MPs
Half of voters who backed Labour at the last general election have deserted the party, according to internal polling shared with Labour MPs.
www.politicshome.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:12 PM
It's almost like, when criticised for your appalling governance, you tell your electorate "you can leave", they fucking left. Who would have thought?!
Only read it within the last few years but 'Hiroshima' radicalised me in a way I didn't know I could be
performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
November 12, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Only read it within the last few years but 'Hiroshima' radicalised me in a way I didn't know I could be
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This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
Dear @netflix.com a game about bugs just made a fortune. Please do something with the Redwall license. It would make a fortune. Or if you don't want to, sell to someone who will.
(Image by Adam Murphy)
(Image by Adam Murphy)
November 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Dear @netflix.com a game about bugs just made a fortune. Please do something with the Redwall license. It would make a fortune. Or if you don't want to, sell to someone who will.
(Image by Adam Murphy)
(Image by Adam Murphy)
"I don't care about the next James Bond. He kills for country queen and god. We don't need another muderous toff." And by the sounds of these writers it's going to be shit whatever happens.
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"I don't care about the next James Bond. He kills for country queen and god. We don't need another muderous toff." And by the sounds of these writers it's going to be shit whatever happens.
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
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I honestly don’t get the value of this company. They hoover up energy and water. Their product constantly gets things wrong and, in extreme cases, coaches people into suicide.
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
OpenAI in Danger After Authors Suing It Gain Access to Its Internal Slack Messages
Authors and publishers, who are suing OpenAI, secured access to internal Slack messages and emails discussing the deletion of pirated books.
futurism.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:35 AM
I honestly don’t get the value of this company. They hoover up energy and water. Their product constantly gets things wrong and, in extreme cases, coaches people into suicide.
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
Was in a bookstore today and saw a dude in shorts sat on a footstool in the philosophy section reading Aurelius' "Meditations". I wanted to point at any of the hundred books behind him that would speak to his experiences far better, but then realised he wasn't actually reading the book. So I didn't.
November 9, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Was in a bookstore today and saw a dude in shorts sat on a footstool in the philosophy section reading Aurelius' "Meditations". I wanted to point at any of the hundred books behind him that would speak to his experiences far better, but then realised he wasn't actually reading the book. So I didn't.
...Despite the fact they are obviously grilled
November 9, 2025 at 1:34 AM
...Despite the fact they are obviously grilled
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Sorry to do litmus tests but I want candidates who understand and say out loud that the big tech industry is a hive of evil charlatans who get rich pumping poison into the world
November 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Sorry to do litmus tests but I want candidates who understand and say out loud that the big tech industry is a hive of evil charlatans who get rich pumping poison into the world
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OVER A MILLION USERS
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
OVER A MILLION USERS
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
I'm so sick of being told "Things will not and cannot get better, so just suck it up and vote for this utterly mediocre person/party"
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Greens’ ‘undeliverable’ promises will let voters down, says Labour minister
Exclusive: Darren Jones says Labour has to convince young people it is ‘modern party of the future’
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:42 PM
I'm so sick of being told "Things will not and cannot get better, so just suck it up and vote for this utterly mediocre person/party"
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...