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Books on my bookshelf do not constitute endorsements.

I teach and research philosophy (mainly metaethics and philosophy of perception) at Hebrew University and […]

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[תגובות למסרים… יותר קונטרוברסליים, מהיום]

לירי בורק שביט:
https://x.com/lirishavit/status/1936026071494713381
https://x.com/lirishavit/status/1936022115490161135

נאווה רוזוליו:
https://x.com/rozolyo/status/1936027131051491421

משנים כיוון […]
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hed.im
June 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
"A liberal is someone who opposes every war except the current war."
June 19, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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[griping about 3.5% rule discourse, actually looking at the dataset from the book]

getting annoyed at the "3.5%" rule discourse i'm seeing mostly on bsky that's like "governments never survive when 3.5% of people protest."

the original ted talk claim was […]

[Original post on neuromatch.social]
June 19, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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🇧🇩 Amid escalating Israel-Iran conflict, Bangladesh has set up emergency hotlines for citizens in Iran and their families:
📞 Tehran: +989908577368 / +989122065745
📞 Dhaka: +8801712012847

Bangladeshis in Lebanon are also urged to stay cautious and indoors at night.
📞 Beirut hotline: 70635278 […]
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mitexleo.one
June 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Hi all!
My server, fediphilosophy, is sadly shutting down. So I have to migrate. Any server suggestions?
I'm a philosopher, academic, leftist, living in Israel/Palestine (but American)

I post a lot of Israel/Palestine politics from a left/not-anarchist-but-adjacent angle, but also some academic […]
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fediphilosophy.org
June 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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"A busy, busy day at the airport."
June 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I have a question for the philosophers, ethicists, and adjacent people reading this.
Suppose you discovered that all of the people you most ethically admire in the world shared the same metaethical view.
Would you take this as a reason, even a small one, in favor of that metaethical view?
If yes […]
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fediphilosophy.org
June 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Anybody know of maps that reconstruct land use patterns in Europe over the past 1000 years or so?

Boosts welcome.

#askfedi #geography #environment
June 2, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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כבוד לספיר סלוצקר עמראן ן"באות למפציצים" שגם היום עמדו מול בסיס ח"א (חצרים) עם תמונות של #מעורבים_בעל_כורחם כדי שהטייסים יצטרכו להתמודד עם תוצאות מעשיהם
(נכתב בלשון זכר אך מתייחס גם לרוצחות)
יש לכם אינסטוש? פרגנו להן
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKWo0HcJ7ZQ/
#תסרבו
June 1, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Hallucinating #goldstandard science

"The #maha Report Cites Studies That Don’t Exist."
https://www.notus.org/health-science/make-america-healthy-again-report-citation-errors

"Health Secretary #rfkjr says his “Make America Healthy Again” Commission report harnesses “gold-standard” science […]
Original post on fediscience.org
fediscience.org
May 29, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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As US role in Gaza intensifies, expect violent responses in the West: Terror attacks in Europe over past 20 years should offer stark warning as US aids Israel in displacing Palestinians […]

[Original post on newsie.social]
May 29, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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2 Million Civilians to Be Concentrated in Three Zones
2 Million Civilians to Be Concentrated

*Concentrated*
*Concentrated*
*Concentrated*
*Concentrated*
*Concentrated*
*Concentrated*
*Concentrated*
*Concentrated*

They are ANNOUNCING concentration camps

archive.is/Q7klW
May 26, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Wow. Doing everything they can to boot progressive voices that threaten the stagnant status quo.

"The credentials committee of the Democratic National Committee voted on Monday to void the results of the internal party vote that made David Hogg a party vice chair, ruling that the election had […]
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mstdn.social
May 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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For everyone in the #usa who can contact a member of congress:

Please contact your member and remind them that Library of Congress is a legislative branch agency and the president does not have authority over it.

DOGE is trying to pull something regarding the Copyright Office […]
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fedihum.org
May 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Syria: The Inconvenient Revolution is out!

In Episode 1, @leilashami and I go through what the STIR podcast is about, and why Syria?

Available for free on Patreon and wherever you get your podcasts
https://www.patreon.com/posts/128666665

Part of From The Periphery Media Collective
May 11, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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ביום שבת הבא נצא לעבוד עם שותפינו מדיר אסתיא. נבדוק ביחד את התפיסות שלנו ואת המציאות. נבטא סולידריות ביחד.

ניפגש בשעה 7:00 בתחנת הרכבת של ראש העין צפון.
אחרי הסברים ובניית התכוונות ניסע לכפר.
נהיה בחזרה בראש העין עד השעה 16:00.

מידע מלא (כולל לגבי טרמפ במידת הצורך) נשלח למי שיירשמו דרך הקישור […]
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leftodon.social
May 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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#radicalroutes 'Co-op Principles' tea towels are once again in stock.

Get them at this weekend's RR gathering at Highbury Farm or email publicity@radicalroutes.org.uk for wholesale or mail order prices.

Also available from Veggies online store, at the […]

[Original post on social.coop]
May 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
This past Tuesday was the 20th Annual Israeli-Palestinian Joint Memorial Ceremony, presented by Combatants for Peace. Along with the ceremony, they hosted screenings across Israel/Palestine as well as in various cities across the world. (You can watch the ceremony recording here […]
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fediphilosophy.org
May 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I feel like educators around my generation (I'm 41) are still trying to impress the youths with what we take to be 'cool' technology. But the younger generation now is in a moment of backlash against at least much tech that is more flash than substance.
Case in point: With my lectures, I […]
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fediphilosophy.org
April 29, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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one of the world's top cancer scientists, who works for Harvard, is at risk of deportation to Russia where she might be killed for criticizing Putin, because she allegedly failed to disclose carrying frog embryos at the border. it's upending American medical research: prospect.org/health/2025-...
April 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Saying he has lost journalistic independence, the executive producer of 60 Minutes is resigning. (Full disclosure: I appeared recently on the CBS program along with VOA colleague Patsy Widakuswara) […]
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journa.host
April 22, 2025 at 5:21 PM