Johannes Haag
@wilfridsellars.bsky.social
Teaching Philosophy at Potsdam University, Brandenburg.
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Unique analysis and far and away the most powerful rationale for not going to war: www.theatlantic.com/internationa... American Democracy Might Not Survive a War With Iran - The Atlantic
American Democracy Might Not Survive a War With Iran
The United States is well down the road to dictatorship. Imagine what Trump would do with a state of war.
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June 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Unique analysis and far and away the most powerful rationale for not going to war: www.theatlantic.com/internationa... American Democracy Might Not Survive a War With Iran - The Atlantic
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AOC: Being taken is wrong, it is illegal, it is a violation of his First Amendment rights, it is an affront to every American, and we will not allow—and will continue to resist—the politicization and the continued political persecution that ICE is engaged in.
June 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
AOC: Being taken is wrong, it is illegal, it is a violation of his First Amendment rights, it is an affront to every American, and we will not allow—and will continue to resist—the politicization and the continued political persecution that ICE is engaged in.
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I'm on my way to the Senate floor to talk about the assault on my colleague, Senator Alex Padilla.
This is a horrifying moment in our nation’s history.
This is a horrifying moment in our nation’s history.
June 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I'm on my way to the Senate floor to talk about the assault on my colleague, Senator Alex Padilla.
This is a horrifying moment in our nation’s history.
This is a horrifying moment in our nation’s history.
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IMPORTANT: Stop calling the troops in LA National Guard Troops. They are not. When Trump activated them against the wishes of the Gov they became FEDERAL troops… like the 82nd airborne with no Law enforcement power! Don’t let them confuse you!
June 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
IMPORTANT: Stop calling the troops in LA National Guard Troops. They are not. When Trump activated them against the wishes of the Gov they became FEDERAL troops… like the 82nd airborne with no Law enforcement power! Don’t let them confuse you!
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this entire paragraph is Stephen Pinker openly saying, "I think race science is real and correct."
amazingly fucked up that the NYT is uncritically publishing the claim, “Race has some biological reality.”
that is, definitionally, racism. textbook.
that is, definitionally, racism. textbook.
May 24, 2025 at 12:35 PM
this entire paragraph is Stephen Pinker openly saying, "I think race science is real and correct."
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here i'll mention that i was once scheduled to debate pinker on the enlightenment and he backed out
May 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
here i'll mention that i was once scheduled to debate pinker on the enlightenment and he backed out
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Heinous and also zero surprise. Unfit owner for the post if he wants to equivocate like this.
Pretty incredible that Jeff Bezos' Amazon announced a "$5 billion-plus" partnership w/ a Saudi AI co launched by Mohammed Bin Salman and sent CEO Andy Jassy to meet with him less than 7 years after MBS murdered Jamal Khashoggi, a columnist for Bezos' Washington Post.
techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/a...
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AWS enters into 'strategic partnership' with Saudi Arabia-backed Humain | TechCrunch
Amazon says it'll work with Humain, the AI company recently launched by Saudi Arabia’s ruler, to invest '$5 billion-plus' in a strategic partnership.
techcrunch.com
May 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Heinous and also zero surprise. Unfit owner for the post if he wants to equivocate like this.
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Chris Van Hollen flying down to El Salvador and refusing to leave until he got in a room with Kilmar Abrego Garcia blows up every other “well what do you expect them to do?” defense for elected Democrats
April 18, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Chris Van Hollen flying down to El Salvador and refusing to leave until he got in a room with Kilmar Abrego Garcia blows up every other “well what do you expect them to do?” defense for elected Democrats
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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
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There are times when you must speak, not because you are going to change the opposing side, but because if you do not speak, they have changed you.
Senator Van Hollen lives this attitude – and planted hope in hopelessness.
(I’m not crying, you’re crying.)
Senator Van Hollen lives this attitude – and planted hope in hopelessness.
(I’m not crying, you’re crying.)
April 18, 2025 at 5:45 AM
There are times when you must speak, not because you are going to change the opposing side, but because if you do not speak, they have changed you.
Senator Van Hollen lives this attitude – and planted hope in hopelessness.
(I’m not crying, you’re crying.)
Senator Van Hollen lives this attitude – and planted hope in hopelessness.
(I’m not crying, you’re crying.)
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Senator Van Hollen is a hero.
April 18, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Senator Van Hollen is a hero.
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Van Hollen is an actual hero
April 18, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Van Hollen is an actual hero
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The US gov is disappearing innocent ppl to dark site prisons, defying the courts & refusing to fix their “administrative errors”
It’s against everything America is about
Trump said he would be a dictator on day 1 & he never stopped
It’s against everything America is about
Trump said he would be a dictator on day 1 & he never stopped
April 17, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The US gov is disappearing innocent ppl to dark site prisons, defying the courts & refusing to fix their “administrative errors”
It’s against everything America is about
Trump said he would be a dictator on day 1 & he never stopped
It’s against everything America is about
Trump said he would be a dictator on day 1 & he never stopped
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WHAT DO THESE GENIUSES THINK WILL HAPPEN TO MANUFACTURING JOBS IN THIS COUNTRY IF THERE IS A RECESSION !?!?!?!?!?!!?
April 12, 2025 at 12:50 AM
WHAT DO THESE GENIUSES THINK WILL HAPPEN TO MANUFACTURING JOBS IN THIS COUNTRY IF THERE IS A RECESSION !?!?!?!?!?!!?
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John Oliver's segment about trans athletes is a must watch for anyone who genuinely has "concerns" (and isn't just using that as cover for bigotry) www.readtpa.com/p/send-this-...
Send This John Oliver Segment to Anyone Still Confused About Trans Athletes
It's the most thoughtful, fact-based explanation you'll find about what's really happening in women's sports
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April 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
John Oliver's segment about trans athletes is a must watch for anyone who genuinely has "concerns" (and isn't just using that as cover for bigotry) www.readtpa.com/p/send-this-...
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So this is terrifying. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/u...
Top I.R.S. Officials Said to Resign After Deal to Give ICE Migrants’ Data
The agreement is a major departure from the Internal Revenue Service’s previous stance encouraging migrants to file their taxes.
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April 9, 2025 at 5:26 AM
So this is terrifying. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/u...
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“I’m very very worried about what it means for democracy if Republicans are just able to outright steal a state supreme court election in North Carolina” I told @briantylercohen.bsky.social. “What happens in North Carolina won’t stop there” www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSQU...
April 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
“I’m very very worried about what it means for democracy if Republicans are just able to outright steal a state supreme court election in North Carolina” I told @briantylercohen.bsky.social. “What happens in North Carolina won’t stop there” www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSQU...
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More on John Roberts sending the *exact* wrong message through his awful vote in the Alien Enemies Act case, with @dahlialithwick.bsky.social: slate.com/news-and-pol...
April 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
More on John Roberts sending the *exact* wrong message through his awful vote in the Alien Enemies Act case, with @dahlialithwick.bsky.social: slate.com/news-and-pol...
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NEW: The Supreme Court took 6 months to decide immunity, but just 6 days to effectively strip the rest of us of due process. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-corrup...
The Corrupt Supreme Court Strikes Again
The Supreme Court took 6 months to decide immunity, but just 6 days to effectively strip the rest of us of due process.
www.muellershewrote.com
April 8, 2025 at 2:50 AM
NEW: The Supreme Court took 6 months to decide immunity, but just 6 days to effectively strip the rest of us of due process. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-corrup...
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This is injecting bleach for the entire global economy. And he's not just floating the idea: he's holding the syringe.
April 2, 2025 at 11:09 PM
This is injecting bleach for the entire global economy. And he's not just floating the idea: he's holding the syringe.
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“Dr. Richard Youle, a leading researcher in the field of neurodegenerative disorders…including identifying mechanisms behind Parkinson’s disease” was one of several top scientists PURGED from the NIH today courtesy of Trump/Musk/DOGE.
www.wired.com/story/doctor...
www.wired.com/story/doctor...
Doctor Behind Award-Winning Parkinson’s Research Among Scientists Purged From NIH
Leading scientists at the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency, were swept up Tuesday in the Trump administration’s latest firing blitz.
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April 2, 2025 at 4:30 AM
“Dr. Richard Youle, a leading researcher in the field of neurodegenerative disorders…including identifying mechanisms behind Parkinson’s disease” was one of several top scientists PURGED from the NIH today courtesy of Trump/Musk/DOGE.
www.wired.com/story/doctor...
www.wired.com/story/doctor...
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Booker: Strom Thurmond’s record always kind of just really irked me. That the longest speech on our great Senate floor was from someone who was trying to stop people like me from being in the Senate. So to surpass that became more important to me.
April 2, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Booker: Strom Thurmond’s record always kind of just really irked me. That the longest speech on our great Senate floor was from someone who was trying to stop people like me from being in the Senate. So to surpass that became more important to me.