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doing critical theory of the domination of nature | PhD @ presently nowhere

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afrelek @afrelek.bsky.social · Feb 27
Last year I wrote an article on Adorno's critical defense of the concept of progress, climate change, and the necessity of hope.

It's out now in the new issue of New German Critique, and it's perhaps more timely than it was at the time of writing.

doi.org/10.1215/0094...
Hope in a Warming World: Rereading Adorno on Progress
This article argues for the value inherent in rereading Theodor Adorno’s 1962 essay “Progress,” placing his thoughts in the context of the climate crisis and arguing for the necessity of retaining a f...
doi.org
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amywestervelt.bsky.social
Hi hello the Venezuela stuff is entirely about oil, both in Venezuela and in Guyana (where Venezuela is laying claim to the oil in what is now Exxon’s largest oilfield, which Chevron has also bought into). It is the bidding of US oil majors and it’s not remotely subtle.
December 11, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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ketanjoshi.co
I feel like this got missed? Time Magazine (!!) is partnering with a gambling company to integrate instant betting on news events, such as the genocide in Gaza (!!!!!!)

The rate of collapse of media is absolutely blistering. Support your independent media outlets folks.....

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Galactic will power prediction market capabilities for TIME as it becomes one of the first global media brands to leverage socially powered, data-driven markets to drive innovative audience engagement TIME is partnering with Galactic, the preferred prediction-markets partner for media brands, creator networks, and community platforms, powering Predictor.io—a social, infrastructure platform that transforms real-world events into simple, user-friendly markets.This innovative partnership facilitates a critical reimagination of how Predictors—consumers who engage with the platform—interact with content, allowing them to interpret, engage, and act as events unfold. “With TIME, we are blending established media with prediction markets to establish a new normal for readers and content consumers—giving them the opportunity to participate in where the future is going,” said Stuart Stott, CEO of Galactic. “Galactic is laser-focused on supporting the growth of this rapidly evolving industry, and collaborating with media partners like TIME provides a powerful, trusted, and engaging new way to catalyze prediction market growth.” “TIME is driven by our ambition to continue to push the boundaries of traditional media to ensure our content and audience experience is compelling, accurate, and evolving,” said TIME Chief Operating Officer Mark Howard. “The launch of prediction markets in partnership with Galactic enables us to engage readers in new ways that reflect TIME’s innovative spirit.” Predictor.io turns news, culture, and live events into interactive, data-driven experiences. Paired with TIME’s globally renowned legacy, Predictor.io, which operates independently from TIME’s newsroom, will create a channel for real-time market data that drives engagement. Predictors will be able to engage with dynamic, story-driven content and an AI-powered interactive experience that helps them explore, interpret, and predict what happens next. The experience is designed to inform, inspire, and empower Predictors to take part in the future, not just watch it unfold. The strategic partnership marks a pivotal step forward for prediction markets as they attract growing recognition and interest from some of the world’s largest media brands. As the media landscape evolves with shifting consumer preferences, prediction markets provide a pioneering opportunity for media companies to deliver compelling content driven by quantitative assumptions and to offer Predictors a unique way to interact with content. TIME’s prediction market platform, powered by Galactic, is scheduled to launch early 2026. ability to bet on ceasire in gaza why it matters
December 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
afrelek.bsky.social
was this actually written by a chatbot or do those people just express themselves like one
kenklippenstein.bsky.social Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 16h
Copy of Hegseth's new AI order that I obtained
December 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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nhold.bsky.social
guy who can't use the printer and refuses to learn: we need to embrace the new and transformative potentials that AI offers
December 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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routhier.bsky.social
"not even the dead will be safe from the enemy, if he is victorious. And this enemy has not ceased to be victorious"
adamserwer.bsky.social Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 15h
I think “speak to your fake dead relative” might be the most evil application of “AI” i’ve seen so far
December 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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acuity.design
Glad I voted for the pro-human rights and anti-racism party last election.

<<read news>>

OK, so I did at least vote
December 10, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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quinnslobodian.com
“Multiple New School professors likened the widespread cuts to billionaire Elon Musk’s approach to the federal government through the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.”
December 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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luckytran.com
The EPA has removed references about humans causing climate change from its website. No US government website can be trusted for science information.
December 10, 2025 at 4:54 AM
afrelek.bsky.social
- Adorno (1960, colorized)
godheadheavyindustries.life brad @godheadheavyindustries.life · 1d
so insanely fucking real for this
December 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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hagenblix.bsky.social
I think AI is, among many other things, a form of hegemonic decay 🤷🤷🤷

Source: www.reddit.com/r/AirForce/c...
A poster of Hegseth saying "I want you to use AI"
December 10, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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ianboudreau.com
This is evolution screaming at us like Walter White in the car window
moreperfectunion.bsky.social More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 1d
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"

Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
afrelek.bsky.social
They will never beat the psychosocial allegations
cerberusxt.bsky.social CerberusXt @cerberusxt.bsky.social · 2d
These doors are incel proof, they will never find the lock.
December 9, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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retr0.id
the rfk thing is interesting because 20 reps is genuinely impressive for someone his age, even with bad form, even if he's juicing. but of course everyone's sharing the clip where he's struggling to complete the last 2 reps. and I can't blame them because he sucks.
December 9, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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erinrpineda.bsky.social
a bold and risky vision for the university of the 21st century
rezekjoe.bsky.social Joseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 2d
Ready to start a movement that argues universities should spend money on their core functions, rather than flashy nonsense. Such as teaching and research for example.
December 8, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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doctorvive.bsky.social
Warning from German scientists that current observations of emissions and ocean temperatures make 3C of #globalheating by mid-century plausible.

3C of heating makes our current global society unlivable, by the way. Parts of Spain become the Sahara, eg.

worldcrunch.com/focus/green-...
If we play this out: What would 3 °C of warming mean in 25 years? What would the world look like? FB: We would all live in different climate zones. Open an old world atlas and you see a huge red patch for the Sahara. With 3 °C of warming, that zone would stretch into parts of Spain. Vegetation, rainfall weather patterns, all would look very different. And what would 3 °C mean for Germany? FB: In summer, meteorological records could reach up to 50 °C. Three degrees of global warming does not mean hot days will just be 3 or 4 degrees hotter. It could mean up to 10 degrees hotter. We would also face much
December 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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onachtwey.bsky.social
Libertarian fantasies materialize.
Tech elites are starting their own for-profit cities
They want to escape from regulation and ‘failing’ democracy — but are they more opportunistic than libertarian?
www.ft.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
afrelek.bsky.social
So I guess we’re going from the boomerang to a pinball ball stuck frantically bouncing between two flippers huh

Grim jokes aside this is actually serious insofar as it’s an announcement in the open of a strategy thus far pursued but not acknowledged
paultlevin.bsky.social Paul T. Levin @paultlevin.bsky.social · 5d
I am ratcheting down my social media, but let me just say that all European leaders except on the far Right should note that the U.S. now seeks regime change in their country; basically seeks to depose them. US strategy is to support the political forces that threaten liberal democracy in Europe.
Trump Administration Says Europe Faces ‘Civilizational Erasure’
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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dreaddbound.bsky.social
Every new word in this sentence is worse than the last
December 6, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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polphilpod.bsky.social
this is really grim
December 7, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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doctorvive.bsky.social
Remarkable that the founder and president of the Progressive Policy Institute calls climate policy “orthodoxy,” climate science “arcane,” and @billmckibben.bsky.social a “Cassandra.”

He’s like Bret Stephens circa 2017.
Key pillars of the new green orthodoxy were climate scientists, who suddenly found their arcane skills in high demand, environmental NGOs that conflated free markets with environmental ruin, liberal billionaires keen to flaunt their virtuous commitment to clean energy and a credulous media that amplified the voices of climate Cassandras like Bill McKibben.
December 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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mattbshields.bsky.social
I have a new paper coming out in Inquiry called ‘The Perils of Epistemic Idealism': philpapers.org/rec/SHITPO-40. I argue that especially in applied, political work, philosophers have a tendency to assume that political harms are primarily a product of false beliefs and misguided concepts.
Matthew Shields, The Perils of Epistemic Idealism - PhilPapers
I argue that philosophers are vulnerable to an occupational hazard that I call ‘epistemic idealism.’ This is the assumption that a practice in our epistemic lives with harmful political consequences i...
philpapers.org
December 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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astrokatie.com
The fact that a second strike like that in an armed conflict is definitely a war crime should not completely negate the fact that *there is no war* and ALL the strikes are cold-blooded murder. The whole chain of command are murderers.
December 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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endnotesjournal.bsky.social
That is not dead which can eternal lie, / And with strange aeons even death may die

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new website is up:
endnotes.org.uk
Endnotes
endnotes.org.uk
December 5, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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lucaspoy.bsky.social
Just published!

Rent Strikes: A history of collective tenant actions across the world, the book I edited with @hannesrolf.bsky.social, is out now from @uclpress.bsky.social

It's OPEN ACCESS, part of the "Work Around the World" series by @iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social

uclpress.co.uk/book/rent-st...
Rent Strikes
Since the nineteenth century, working-class families have predominantly relied on tenements for housing, with rents often consuming a large portion of their household budgets. There is a long and cont...
uclpress.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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ketanjoshi.co
No right-wing tech dweebs get to complain about the land use impact of a wind farm ever again
satellite image of open AI's stargate project
December 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM