Oscar Talbot
@talboto.bsky.social
PhD at Uni of Amsterdam
Abolition Ecology and all things to do with power, ecology, and climate collapse
Abolition Ecology and all things to do with power, ecology, and climate collapse
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what could possibly go wrong?
November 10, 2025 at 10:56 AM
what could possibly go wrong?
Mushroom season is here and it’s beautiful. Autumn is so special.
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Mushroom season is here and it’s beautiful. Autumn is so special.
Watson’s life is a good demonstration that expertise in one area doesn’t make you universally smart or talented. Lacking humility to his degree is one of the worst characteristics a scientist can have
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Watson’s life is a good demonstration that expertise in one area doesn’t make you universally smart or talented. Lacking humility to his degree is one of the worst characteristics a scientist can have
Mamdani's victory is a massive counter example to the Miliband trend of Leftist academic parent -> neoliberal melt child
good morning specifically to the FBI agent who introduced Mamdani’s dad to Marx
November 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Mamdani's victory is a massive counter example to the Miliband trend of Leftist academic parent -> neoliberal melt child
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I hope they make Andrew Cuomo sit of the Kendall Roy sad boy bench when he loses
November 2, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I hope they make Andrew Cuomo sit of the Kendall Roy sad boy bench when he loses
I hope they make Andrew Cuomo sit of the Kendall Roy sad boy bench when he loses
November 2, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I hope they make Andrew Cuomo sit of the Kendall Roy sad boy bench when he loses
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Staggering atrocities in Sudan.
Following the mass slaughter of nearly 500 men, women, and children at a maternity hospital, UN officials say: "The situation is simply horrifying... El Fasher, already the scene of catastrophic levels of human suffering, has descended into an even darker hell."
Following the mass slaughter of nearly 500 men, women, and children at a maternity hospital, UN officials say: "The situation is simply horrifying... El Fasher, already the scene of catastrophic levels of human suffering, has descended into an even darker hell."
UN leaders condemn ‘horrifying’ mass killings in Sudan
Emergency security council session criticises killings of civilians in El Fasher and external supply of arms to RSF
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Staggering atrocities in Sudan.
Following the mass slaughter of nearly 500 men, women, and children at a maternity hospital, UN officials say: "The situation is simply horrifying... El Fasher, already the scene of catastrophic levels of human suffering, has descended into an even darker hell."
Following the mass slaughter of nearly 500 men, women, and children at a maternity hospital, UN officials say: "The situation is simply horrifying... El Fasher, already the scene of catastrophic levels of human suffering, has descended into an even darker hell."
It would be so fascinating to read the prompts they used to generate this.
November 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
It would be so fascinating to read the prompts they used to generate this.
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The difference between aggregate right and left vote is almost 2 to 1. Again, the center right can choose to collaborate with a decimated center left or the far right. Takes like this are way too premature and might well prove completely mistaken.
"We have shown not only for the Netherlands but also for the world that it is possible to beat populist and extreme-right movements"
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Netherlands swings to centre after far-right setback
[FREE TO READ] Freedom party faces defeat after collapse of Geert Wilders-supported coalition government
as.ft.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:34 AM
The difference between aggregate right and left vote is almost 2 to 1. Again, the center right can choose to collaborate with a decimated center left or the far right. Takes like this are way too premature and might well prove completely mistaken.
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The narrative seems to be(come) that the Dutch election shows a “comeback of the political center”. We have seen this frame before, implying “the center” has an ideological substance and is stable. But “the center” keeps moving right on mostly nativist, but also often authoritarian, issues.
October 30, 2025 at 1:36 AM
The narrative seems to be(come) that the Dutch election shows a “comeback of the political center”. We have seen this frame before, implying “the center” has an ideological substance and is stable. But “the center” keeps moving right on mostly nativist, but also often authoritarian, issues.
Dutch government will form before Christmas, although it’s still unclear which year
October 29, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Dutch government will form before Christmas, although it’s still unclear which year
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“This was a slaughter, not an operation. They came here to kill,” fumed Cida Santana as she sat on a blood-covered bin liner next to her son’s corpse.
#FTP Defund today. Abolish tomorrow.
#FTP Defund today. Abolish tomorrow.
‘This was a slaughter, not an operation’: the favela reeling from Rio’s deadliest police raid
Residents of Vila Cruzeiro gather bodies after more than 130 were killed in pre-dawn assault
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
“This was a slaughter, not an operation. They came here to kill,” fumed Cida Santana as she sat on a blood-covered bin liner next to her son’s corpse.
#FTP Defund today. Abolish tomorrow.
#FTP Defund today. Abolish tomorrow.
Really enjoyed this thoughtful commentary on a thorny and under appreciated issue. Great to have someone as incisive as @danielagabor.bsky.social to push back against orthodoxy
New @lrb.co.uk ON POLITICS: I speak with @danielagabor.bsky.social & Andy Haldane on bond markets, gilt vigilantes, and the role of Britain's central bank. Instructive and hugely illuminating conversation on finance, democracy, & how we get out of the doom loop.
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On Politics: Do bond markets and the Bank of England run Britain?
Podcast Episode · The LRB Podcast · 10/29/2025 · 1h 6m
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October 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Really enjoyed this thoughtful commentary on a thorny and under appreciated issue. Great to have someone as incisive as @danielagabor.bsky.social to push back against orthodoxy
This is one of the most incredible political speeches I’ve ever heard
"The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as every other New Yorker. And yet for too long we have been told to ask for less than that and to be satisfied with whatever little we receive. No more."
"The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as every other New Yorker. And yet for too long we have been told to ask for less than that and to be satisfied with whatever little we receive. No more."
The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as any other New Yorker.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
My Message to Muslim New Yorkers — and Everyone Who Calls This City Home.
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
www.youtube.com
October 25, 2025 at 7:23 AM
This is one of the most incredible political speeches I’ve ever heard
"The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as every other New Yorker. And yet for too long we have been told to ask for less than that and to be satisfied with whatever little we receive. No more."
"The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as every other New Yorker. And yet for too long we have been told to ask for less than that and to be satisfied with whatever little we receive. No more."
This is a really great analysis. Philosophy is about working through trains of thought and it's always pleasurable to listen to
Excited to see where this series goes!
Excited to see where this series goes!
BLOOD WORK / EPISODE 3
SLOUCHING TOWARDS A CRITIQUE OF VIOLENCE
NOW LIVE
SLOUCHING TOWARDS A CRITIQUE OF VIOLENCE
NOW LIVE
Slouching Towards A Critique of Violence
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October 19, 2025 at 8:43 AM
This is a really great analysis. Philosophy is about working through trains of thought and it's always pleasurable to listen to
Excited to see where this series goes!
Excited to see where this series goes!
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I’ve woken up to insufficient fund warnings from the bank, rent day is on Monday and my UC has been docked. I’ve been subsisting in the grey economy and scraping along but would appreciate some help if you can spare it today.
paypal.me/fcknyh
paypal.me/fcknyh
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Go to paypal.me/fcknyh and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
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October 17, 2025 at 7:42 AM
I’ve woken up to insufficient fund warnings from the bank, rent day is on Monday and my UC has been docked. I’ve been subsisting in the grey economy and scraping along but would appreciate some help if you can spare it today.
paypal.me/fcknyh
paypal.me/fcknyh
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The spycops public inquiry's new hearings will be looking at 1993-2008. Here's our press release, plus info on our protest outside the first day of live hearings, Friday 17 October. Join us to demand truth & justice in St Paul's Churchyard
campaignopposingpolicesurveillance.com/2025/10/06/s...
campaignopposingpolicesurveillance.com/2025/10/06/s...
October 14, 2025 at 9:22 AM
The spycops public inquiry's new hearings will be looking at 1993-2008. Here's our press release, plus info on our protest outside the first day of live hearings, Friday 17 October. Join us to demand truth & justice in St Paul's Churchyard
campaignopposingpolicesurveillance.com/2025/10/06/s...
campaignopposingpolicesurveillance.com/2025/10/06/s...
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Doreen Lawrence alleges Home Office was involved in Met spying on family.
‘Egregious’ police surveillance was sanctioned by government department, mother of Stephen Lawrence tells inquiry
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Egregious’ police surveillance was sanctioned by government department, mother of Stephen Lawrence tells inquiry
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Doreen Lawrence alleges Home Office was involved in Met spying on family
‘Egregious’ police surveillance was sanctioned by government department, mother of Stephen Lawrence tells inquiry
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Doreen Lawrence alleges Home Office was involved in Met spying on family.
‘Egregious’ police surveillance was sanctioned by government department, mother of Stephen Lawrence tells inquiry
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Egregious’ police surveillance was sanctioned by government department, mother of Stephen Lawrence tells inquiry
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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But when you realize that most violence is not by strangers (hence police violence being large %), you see why it's vital for cops to obscure it: no one believes more $$ for punishment bureaucracy is a solution to the reasons people **in some kind of relationship with each other** hurt each other.
October 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
But when you realize that most violence is not by strangers (hence police violence being large %), you see why it's vital for cops to obscure it: no one believes more $$ for punishment bureaucracy is a solution to the reasons people **in some kind of relationship with each other** hurt each other.
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"Terwijl de man richting de uitgang liep, riep hij nog "Timmermans hoerenkind"."
Geen woord over de Hitlergroet.
Geen woord over de Hitlergroet.
Frans Timmermans uitgescholden tijdens interview in Amsterdam vlak voor debat #politiek
Frans Timmermans uitgescholden tijdens interview in Amsterdam vlak voor debat
Frans Timmermans is zondag uitgescholden op het terras van een caf in Amsterdam. De voorman van GroenLinksPvdA werd op dat moment genterviewd door emRTL Nieuwsem voorafgaand aan het verkiezingsdebat dat later op de avond plaatsvindt.
www.nu.nl
October 12, 2025 at 6:16 PM
"Terwijl de man richting de uitgang liep, riep hij nog "Timmermans hoerenkind"."
Geen woord over de Hitlergroet.
Geen woord over de Hitlergroet.
We strijden tegen fascisme en voor een toekomst voor iedereen
Nederland wordt van oudsher gezien als een land met een relatief liberaal strafrechtelijk systeem en een reputatie voor evidence-based benaderingen in plaats van enkel vergelding door opsluiting.
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Voorbij de tralies: abolitionisme als antwoord op fascisme | Jacobin
Veel mensen denken dat de gevangenis een oplossing is voor sociale schade. In werkelijkheid zou juist de afschaffing van het gevangeniswezen leiden tot een rechtvaardige samenleving, waarin sociale ri...
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October 12, 2025 at 5:19 PM
We strijden tegen fascisme en voor een toekomst voor iedereen
We zullen de beperken van staatsantifascisme zien vandaag
Liveblog: meerdere demonstraties en veiligheidsrisicogebieden in de stad
Liveblog: meerdere demonstraties en veiligheidsrisicogebieden in de stad
Op drie plekken in de stad zijn zondag demonstraties aangekondigd, burgemeester Halsema heeft daarom het Museumplein en delen van het centrum als veiligheidsrisicogebied benoemd. Naast het antiimmigratieprotest op en rondom het Museumplein, is op het Jonas Danieumll Meijerplein een tegendemonstratie met als boodschap fascisten niet welkom in Amsterdam. Bij de Schreierstoren in het centrum verzamelt zich deze middag de antioverheidsgroep Defend voor een demo. Volg in dit liveblog alle ontwikkelingen:nbsp
www.at5.nl
October 12, 2025 at 9:40 AM
We zullen de beperken van staatsantifascisme zien vandaag
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Day two of the conference is underway with great panels on transformative futures and on critical aesthetics 🤩
October 11, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Day two of the conference is underway with great panels on transformative futures and on critical aesthetics 🤩