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Robert Vinten
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Researcher at Ifilnova in Lisbon. Author of Wittgenstein and the Social Sciences and editor of Wittgenstein and the Cognitive Science of Religion.🇵🇸
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Current reading. Fascinating and very relevant today!
November 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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workingclasshistory.com
#OtD 13 Nov 1938 American screen icon and Black Panther supporter Jean Seberg, who was hounded to death by the FBI, was born. She was targeted by COINTELPRO, which planted fake stories leading to the death of her premature baby and then her suicide stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8516...
November 13, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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atrupar.com
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
robvinten.bsky.social
You will not see anything better today. Perhaps ever
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Geese - Staying Alive from the Bee Gees [COVER]
YouTube video by Tom
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November 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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mondoweiss.net
Since the Gaza ceasefire, Israel has intensified its operations against Palestinians in the West Bank, conducting military raids in the north and increasing settler attacks on Palestinians harvesting olive groves. mondoweiss.net/2025/10/isra...
Israel’s war on Palestinians in the West Bank intensifies after Gaza ceasefire
Since the Gaza ceasefire, Israel has intensified its operations against Palestinians in the West Bank, conducting military raids in the north and increasing settler attacks on Palestinians harvesting…
mondoweiss.net
October 30, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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johncke.bsky.social
The overwhelming vote against the US blockade of #Cuba at the UN General Assembly that takes place every year is a reminder that Washington was taking a highly selective approach to the 'rules based' international order long before Trump came along.
October 30, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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johncke.bsky.social
#Israel's #genocide in #Gaza has not simply been focused on the immediate goal of mass killing and destruction but has involved a more systematic effort to eradicate the means of supporting life for years to come.
October 30, 2025 at 1:35 PM
robvinten.bsky.social
I'll be getting myself the new Geese album
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Geese - Trinidad (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Geese
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October 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
robvinten.bsky.social
Pleased to see that there is a new review of Wittgenstein and the Cognitive Science of Religion out in the journal Reviews in Religion & Theology!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
robvinten.bsky.social
Given that the vast majority of people imprisoned in the US do not get a trial it is strange that it is called a 'justice' system at all
democracynow.org Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · Oct 24
The U.S. and the Philippines are the only two countries with a for-profit bail industry, says civil rights lawyer @equalityalec.bsky.social. The insistence that people in pre-trial detention pay to get out of jail leads to "millions of coerced guilty pleas" by poor people each year, he says.
October 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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csandis.bsky.social
Please spread the word: @lexacademic.bsky.social
are offering three bursaries (with complimentary proofreading) for graduate students with dyslexia in philosophy, classics, and art history.
October 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
robvinten.bsky.social
Running towards the finish line at the Corrida Nacional dos Professores e da Educação 10k this morning
October 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Thousands demonstrating for Palestine in Lisbon this afternoon - for an end to occupation, apartheid, and genocide.
October 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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johncke.bsky.social
It is disgraceful that the #NobelPeacePrize was awarded to a lackey of US interests this year but it is beyond inexcusable that it didn't go the a #Palestinian who has defended truth or provided vital services in the face of a relentless #genocide.
October 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
robvinten.bsky.social
Love the new Stereolab single!
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Stereolab - Constant and Uniform Movement Unknown (Official Video)
YouTube video by Stereolab
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October 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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chrischirp.bsky.social
After a long pause, I've just done another England Covid & NHS update as we head into the autumn/winter season.

TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible.

christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...
England is now experiencing a significant Covid wave, after 10 months of relative quiet
The latest Covid situation in England and a look at where NHS services are as we head into winter
christinapagel.substack.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
robvinten.bsky.social
In Leeds - at the Henry Moore Institute
August 30, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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I like this:
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English Teacher - Nearly Daffodils (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
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August 30, 2025 at 7:32 AM
robvinten.bsky.social
My paper: 'Power - A Surveyable Representation' has been published in the Proceedings of the recent conference of the Austrian Ludwig Wittgenstein Society. It is available here: symposium.alws.at#/article/9e6...
International Wittgenstein Symposium Application
symposium.alws.at
August 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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mmasnick.bsky.social
I think it's time to be skeptical of any jobs numbers going forward...
Trump social media post: I was just informed that our Country’s “Jobs Numbers” are being produced by a Biden Appointee, Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, who faked the Jobs Numbers before the Election to try and boost Kamala’s chances of Victory. This is the same Bureau of Labor Statistics that overstated the Jobs Growth in March 2024 by approximately 818,000 and, then again, right before the 2024 Presidential Election, in August and September, by 112,000. These were Records — No one can be that wrong? We need accurate Jobs Numbers. I have directed my Team to fire this Biden Political Appointee, IMMEDIATELY. She will be replaced with someone much more competent and qualified. Important numbers like this must be fair and accurate, they can’t be manipulated for political purposes. McEntarfer said there were only 73,000 Jobs added (a shock!) but, more importantly, that a major mistake was made by them, 258,000 Jobs downward, in the prior two months. Similar things happened in the first part of the year, always to the negative. The Economy is BOOMING under “TRUMP” despite a Fed that also plays games, this time with Interest Rates, where they lowered them twice, and substantially, just before the Presidential Election, I assume in the hopes of getting “Kamala” elected – How did that work out? Jerome “Too Late” Powell should also be put “out to pasture.” Thank you for your attention to this matter!
August 1, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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dailynous.com
Philosophers are petitioning the APA to issue a statement to "condemn the ongoing atrocities and war crimes against Palestinians" and "express solidarity with Palestinian scholars, intellectuals, and students"
Philosophers Petition APA to Issue Statement on Gaza - Daily Nous
"We, the undersigned members of the APA and the wider philosophical community, write to express our dismay and deep disappointment regarding the APA's conspicuous silence concerning the genocide unfol...
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July 31, 2025 at 1:47 PM
robvinten.bsky.social
Please sign
'We, the undersigned members of the APA and the wider philosophical community, write to express our dismay and deep disappointment regarding the APA's conspicuous silence concerning the genocide unfolding in Palestine.'
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Sign the Open Petition to the APA Board
To the Members of the Board of Officers of the American Philosophical Association We, the undersigned members of the APA and the wider philosophical community, write to express our dismay and deep dis...
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July 31, 2025 at 9:59 AM
robvinten.bsky.social
Probably the best song by one of the best bands of the past fifty years
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The Fall ~ Two Librans
YouTube video by Invisiblegirl Records and Music Publishing
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July 31, 2025 at 7:16 AM
robvinten.bsky.social
This arrived in the post for me today. I have already read it - it's a great book about religiosity in China and the relationships between racism and religion in the US amongst other things - but it will be good to have as a reference in future.
July 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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thomasdcarroll.bsky.social
I have a new article--"On Atheistic Hinges"--coming out in the special issue of Religions on New Work on Wittgenstein's Philosophy of Religion.

www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/16...
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July 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM