Neville Winsley
@neville2.bsky.social
On unceded land. Aesthetics, existentialism, photography....follower of lost causes...
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We were saddened to learn about the passing of renowned philosopher of #language John Searle, who joined John and Ken on the program three times, most recently in 2015: philosophytalk.org/shows/how-wo...
#PhilSky #philosophy
#PhilSky #philosophy
September 29, 2025 at 2:46 AM
We were saddened to learn about the passing of renowned philosopher of #language John Searle, who joined John and Ken on the program three times, most recently in 2015: philosophytalk.org/shows/how-wo...
#PhilSky #philosophy
#PhilSky #philosophy
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/pr...
Protect Our Vote: Stop Voter Suppression
Most people in Aotearoa, no matter our background, income or postcode, value fairness and freedom. The freedom to have a say in decisions that impact our lives — from making housing more affordable, t...
our.actionstation.org.nz
July 30, 2025 at 3:44 AM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/pr...
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one of the best essayists we've got, here with another masterpiece
www.newyorker.com/news/essay/z...
www.newyorker.com/news/essay/z...
Zohran Mamdani and Mahmoud Khalil Are In on the Joke
What it feels like to laugh when the world expects you to disappear.
www.newyorker.com
July 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
one of the best essayists we've got, here with another masterpiece
www.newyorker.com/news/essay/z...
www.newyorker.com/news/essay/z...
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Self-Portrait on the Border Line between Mexico and the United States, 1932, Frida Kahlo #womensart
June 11, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Self-Portrait on the Border Line between Mexico and the United States, 1932, Frida Kahlo #womensart
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I found this to be soothing and perfectly lovely.
In case you need it rn…
In case you need it rn…
Marlon Williams - Kāhore He Manu E feat. Lorde (from 'Marlon Williams: Ngā Ao E Rua - Two Worlds')
YouTube video by Marlon Williams Music
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May 19, 2025 at 9:16 AM
I found this to be soothing and perfectly lovely.
In case you need it rn…
In case you need it rn…
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Because some damn fool asked, here's a thread about Baxter.
This was taken on the day I brought home Baxter and threw away all hope of an easy life.
Look at him. Absolutely irresistible.
And that's how they get you, the utter bastards
This was taken on the day I brought home Baxter and threw away all hope of an easy life.
Look at him. Absolutely irresistible.
And that's how they get you, the utter bastards
November 20, 2024 at 2:48 PM
Because some damn fool asked, here's a thread about Baxter.
This was taken on the day I brought home Baxter and threw away all hope of an easy life.
Look at him. Absolutely irresistible.
And that's how they get you, the utter bastards
This was taken on the day I brought home Baxter and threw away all hope of an easy life.
Look at him. Absolutely irresistible.
And that's how they get you, the utter bastards
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Rawe! Great to see @kaibosh-nz.bsky.social join us here. A thorougly awesome group of peeps♥️.
Kia ora Aotearoa Bluesky peeps!
It's time to jump in here to connect with you brilliant people & share what we're up to at Kaibosh... #foodrescue #collaboration #community and... #artivism ?
It's time to jump in here to connect with you brilliant people & share what we're up to at Kaibosh... #foodrescue #collaboration #community and... #artivism ?
May 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Rawe! Great to see @kaibosh-nz.bsky.social join us here. A thorougly awesome group of peeps♥️.
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An absolutely deserved choice. I can only encourage everyone to read Mosab Abu Toha's reflections on the early phase of the #Gaza war, facing unspeakable destruction, reflecting a deep sense of loss, and portraying the daily sufferings of ordinary Palestinians.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha wins Pulitzer prize for commentary
Renowned poet and author wins prize for series of New Yorker essays on suffering of Palestinians in Gaza
www.theguardian.com
May 6, 2025 at 5:11 AM
An absolutely deserved choice. I can only encourage everyone to read Mosab Abu Toha's reflections on the early phase of the #Gaza war, facing unspeakable destruction, reflecting a deep sense of loss, and portraying the daily sufferings of ordinary Palestinians.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
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There's no one definition of ethnic cleansing but this ticks all the boxes of most of the prominent ones.
It's also a clear violation of the Rome Statute.
www.cnn.com/2025/05/05/m...
It's also a clear violation of the Rome Statute.
www.cnn.com/2025/05/05/m...
Netanyahu vows to relocate Gaza’s population after security cabinet approves plan to ‘conquer’ the enclave | CNN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the population of Gaza will be displaced to the south after his security cabinet approved an expanded military operation in the enclave that a minister d...
www.cnn.com
May 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
There's no one definition of ethnic cleansing but this ticks all the boxes of most of the prominent ones.
It's also a clear violation of the Rome Statute.
www.cnn.com/2025/05/05/m...
It's also a clear violation of the Rome Statute.
www.cnn.com/2025/05/05/m...
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This is worth making time to read. Marc appears to be the only journalist who actually stayed on it and read the whole report and wrote about it.
Paywall now lifted: Five years on from the first lockdown, Newsroom reads the entire 716-page report of the Royal Commission into the Covid-19 response and examines the findings.
newsroom.co.nz/2025/03/24/w...
newsroom.co.nz/2025/03/24/w...
What the Royal Commission really said about the Covid response
Special report: Five years on from the first lockdown, Newsroom reads the entire 716-page Royal Commission into the Covid-19 response and examines the findings.
newsroom.co.nz
March 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
This is worth making time to read. Marc appears to be the only journalist who actually stayed on it and read the whole report and wrote about it.
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This is how the Luxon Govt rolls - there was no public procurement process: www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3606...?
The $2m contract to senior govt advisor’s business partner
Health NZ awarded an unadvertised $2m contract to a company co-founded by a senior adviser.
www.stuff.co.nz
March 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
This is how the Luxon Govt rolls - there was no public procurement process: www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3606...?
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Thomas Piketty on the state we are in www.lemonde.fr/blog/piketty...
Trump, national-capitalism at bay
For anyone in doubt, Donald Trump has at least made things clear: the right exists and it speaks loudly. As has often been the case in the past, it takes the form of a mixture of violent nationalism, ...
www.lemonde.fr
February 19, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Thomas Piketty on the state we are in www.lemonde.fr/blog/piketty...
The highest peak: a eulogy for Brian Turner newsroom.co.nz/2025/02/09/t...
The highest peak: a eulogy for Brian Turner
Philip Temple pays tribute to his friend, the great writer Brian Turner (1944-2025)
newsroom.co.nz
February 13, 2025 at 11:56 AM
The highest peak: a eulogy for Brian Turner newsroom.co.nz/2025/02/09/t...
Anne Salmond: Hunger Games in the Beehive newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/04/a...
Anne Salmond: Hunger Games in the Beehive
Comment: Radical libertarian ideologies are generating extreme inequality and ripping the social fabric of NZ, writes Anne Salmond. Don’t we want to be a place where talent wants to live?
newsroom.co.nz
January 4, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Anne Salmond: Hunger Games in the Beehive newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/04/a...
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In 1901, eleven months after the death of Queen Victoria during the second Boer War, nearly 3,000 people — of whom over a thousand were sick — spent Christmas Day at Crumpsall workhouse in Manchester.
This is how the Manchester Guardian described it at the time.
This is how the Manchester Guardian described it at the time.
Christmas Day at the Manchester workhouse – archive, 1901
Winter is bitter up there, but for one day of the year the pauper can enjoy a sort of life and freedom for a little time
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2024 at 1:44 PM
In 1901, eleven months after the death of Queen Victoria during the second Boer War, nearly 3,000 people — of whom over a thousand were sick — spent Christmas Day at Crumpsall workhouse in Manchester.
This is how the Manchester Guardian described it at the time.
This is how the Manchester Guardian described it at the time.
Happy New Year all!
January 1, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Happy New Year all!
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54 years ago, the Grateful Dead launched a three-night run in El Monte, CA, a place I just had to look up because I had no idea where it is (just east of Los Angeles). This is a rare soundboard from fall/winter ‘70. Highlight is one of the few live versions of “Till the Morning Comes.”
#GratefulDead
#GratefulDead
Grateful Dead - Legion Stadium - 12/26/1970
YouTube video by Grateful Dead ReLegs
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December 26, 2024 at 10:53 AM
54 years ago, the Grateful Dead launched a three-night run in El Monte, CA, a place I just had to look up because I had no idea where it is (just east of Los Angeles). This is a rare soundboard from fall/winter ‘70. Highlight is one of the few live versions of “Till the Morning Comes.”
#GratefulDead
#GratefulDead
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Funding the whole pie - by @julietgerrard.bsky.social
"A Marsden Fund that is hamstrung by government priorities will struggle to foster this community in a future that needs our best minds chasing their boldest ideas to benefit us all in the long term"
thespinoff.co.nz/society/05-1...
"A Marsden Fund that is hamstrung by government priorities will struggle to foster this community in a future that needs our best minds chasing their boldest ideas to benefit us all in the long term"
thespinoff.co.nz/society/05-1...
Juliet Gerrard: Funding the whole pie
It's a tiny portion of our overall funding, yet social sciences and humanities research makes a massive impact. Without it, the pie starts to crumble.
thespinoff.co.nz
December 5, 2024 at 3:59 AM
Funding the whole pie - by @julietgerrard.bsky.social
"A Marsden Fund that is hamstrung by government priorities will struggle to foster this community in a future that needs our best minds chasing their boldest ideas to benefit us all in the long term"
thespinoff.co.nz/society/05-1...
"A Marsden Fund that is hamstrung by government priorities will struggle to foster this community in a future that needs our best minds chasing their boldest ideas to benefit us all in the long term"
thespinoff.co.nz/society/05-1...
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Is this terribly clever, or just plain stupid? (See pt 4)
December 5, 2024 at 6:02 AM
Is this terribly clever, or just plain stupid? (See pt 4)
November 24, 2024 at 9:08 AM
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One of my favourite 19th century sporting pictures - young sisters Vanessa (at crease) and Virginia Stephen playing cricket. They became better known by their married names - Vanessa Bell and Virginia Woolf.
November 22, 2024 at 1:57 PM
One of my favourite 19th century sporting pictures - young sisters Vanessa (at crease) and Virginia Stephen playing cricket. They became better known by their married names - Vanessa Bell and Virginia Woolf.
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Something special for you. The Amalgamation Choir sing Ksenitia tou Erota ("The Exile of Love") by Giorgos Kalogirou www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm1M...
Lyrics + translation here: lyricstranslate.com/el/ksenitia-...
Lyrics + translation here: lyricstranslate.com/el/ksenitia-...
Amalgamation Choir | Live at the Library - Ksenitia tou Erota (Giorgos Kalogirou)
YouTube video by Louvana Records
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November 22, 2024 at 11:27 PM
Something special for you. The Amalgamation Choir sing Ksenitia tou Erota ("The Exile of Love") by Giorgos Kalogirou www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm1M...
Lyrics + translation here: lyricstranslate.com/el/ksenitia-...
Lyrics + translation here: lyricstranslate.com/el/ksenitia-...
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It’s #WorldPhilosophyDay today, so why not listen to a few episodes of the Philosophy Bites podcast - over 300 to choose from on Spotify, Apple Podcasts etc podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...
Philosophy Bites
Philosophy Podcast · 379 Episodes · Monthly
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November 21, 2024 at 9:47 AM
It’s #WorldPhilosophyDay today, so why not listen to a few episodes of the Philosophy Bites podcast - over 300 to choose from on Spotify, Apple Podcasts etc podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...
