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Clayton Littlejohn
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Melbourne based philosopher. Dianoia RIP. Senior Research Associate, African Centre for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science, University of Johannesburg. Epistemology and ethics. #philsky #melbourne #democrats It ain't easy being blue .. more

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
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There is a new word for a TRUMP REPUBLICAN, which is almost everyone (GREAT POLICY IS THE KEY!). It is, TEPUBLICAN??? Or, TPUBLICAN???

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Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 2d
I made this cake. Tasted better than it looked.

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Rutger Bregman @rutgerbregman.com · 2d
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.

They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 3d
Most accounts on Twitter turn out to be Russian MAGA bots. Here’s why Bluesky has an intellectual diversity problem

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Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 4d
Me: (pleased with this rebrand) I’m a disinformation theorist
Them: (scrunch face) What’s that, like a conspiracy theorist?
Me: Maybe time for another another rebrand

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Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 5d
Could work. But it's been conditionally accepted (I think)

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Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 5d
Admittedly, corrupted by Gabriel Garcia Marquez's _The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor: Who Drifted on a Liferaft for Ten Days Without Food or Water, Was Proclaimed a National Hero, Kissed by Beauty Queens, Made Rich Through Publicity, and Then Spurned by the Government and Forgotten for All Time_

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Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 5d
But, but ...

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You ought to ϕ only if you may believe that you ought to ϕ
Abstract. In this paper, I present an argument for the claim that you ought to do something only if you may believe that you ought to do it. More exactly,
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Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 5d
the 's was provocative. Consider it dropped.

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Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 5d
I'm too out of touch to know yet if people are mad about Mamdani's visit, but a little distance between Trump and Loomer isn't a bad thing
paleofuture.bsky.social Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 5d
Notice how Loomer says “Trump admin” rather than Trump because even in this moment she can’t bring herself to criticize the man directly.
Laura Loomer O @LauraLoomer X.com It would be nice to see the admin not give Mamdani a total pass for his support of Islamic terrorism and his incitement of hatred against White people and non-Muslims. We need to see some moral clarity on the issues of anti-white racism and normalization of Islamic supremacy from the GOP. Trump has called Mamdani a communist and posted my report about how Mamdani campaigned with a 1993 World Trade Center bombing suspect. He was backed by HAMAS and the Muslim Brotherhood. Why is this not being called out by the Trump admin? It's very dangerous to our country.

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Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 5d
I want to argue that disinformation leaves us worse off by reducing the value of information for choice (which isn't quite the same as confirming falsehoods). Which should I go with? I don't know if "pragmatic degradation" is great, but (3) is shorter than (4) and (5). But (4/5) use a known term

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Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 5d
(5) Disinformation is about the Degradation of the Value of Information, not Disconfirmation

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Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 5d
Need help choosing a title.
(1) Disinformation as Degradation or Confirmation?
(2) Disinformation is Degradation, not Confirmation
(3) Disinformation is Pragmatic Degradation, not Confirmation
(4) Disinformation as the Degradation of the Value of Information, not Confirmation

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 5d
Notice how Loomer says “Trump admin” rather than Trump because even in this moment she can’t bring herself to criticize the man directly.
Laura Loomer O @LauraLoomer X.com It would be nice to see the admin not give Mamdani a total pass for his support of Islamic terrorism and his incitement of hatred against White people and non-Muslims. We need to see some moral clarity on the issues of anti-white racism and normalization of Islamic supremacy from the GOP. Trump has called Mamdani a communist and posted my report about how Mamdani campaigned with a 1993 World Trade Center bombing suspect. He was backed by HAMAS and the Muslim Brotherhood. Why is this not being called out by the Trump admin? It's very dangerous to our country.

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Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 5d
What does Mandani have photos of??
thetnholler.bsky.social The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5d
“Would you feel comfortable living in NYC under a Mamdani administration?”

TRUMP: “I would. I really would.”

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5d
“Would you feel comfortable living in NYC under a Mamdani administration?”

TRUMP: “I would. I really would.”

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Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 6d
A steal at any price

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Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 6d
Surely at this point the DOJ's illegality tab is much bigger than whatever Abrego Garcia's is alleged to be. Maybe he can send them to a prison of his choosing?

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Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 6d
There's a national philosophy group that does their thing and is a bit inclusive and there are some continental things that are based in Melbourne, but so much of the analytic talent is spread around the various small departments that it's hard to get good collaboration going

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Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 6d
Interested in starting a society for analytic philosophy in Melbourne area, but need a name. Some ideas:

MAAP: Melbourne Association for Analytic Philosophy
SPAM: Society for Philosophers Analytic in Melbourne
MAPS: Melbourne's Analytic Philosophy Society

Thoughts? Alternatives? Questions?

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 6d
Trump DOJ Defies Another Court Order in Abrego Garcia Case talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...
Trump DOJ Defies Another Court Order in Abrego Garcia Case
GREENBELT, MD—If the Justice Department had brazenly defied a judge’s order a...
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post malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 6d
I can’t get past this. what can you possibly still have on your hate symbol list once you take off the swastika?
proptermalone.bsky.social post malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 6d
like, what hate symbol are you drafting 1.1 over the swastika

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 7d
Its very very bad that the President publicly posts a statement that, were I to post the same thing about him, would have the FBI knocking on my door.

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Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 7d
I laugh-oinked

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Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 7d
I'm sorry to hear it. I'd sort of thought that these sorts of delays are behind us, but apparently not. Terrible that you had to go through this, but that's great that it was accepted in the end.

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Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 7d
Did they ever reveal the outcome? How long did it ultimately take? I'm also waiting for the verdict to be communicated having seen a similar indicator on a similarly designed website (but it's just day 5, so my situation isn't like yours)

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Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 7d
I agree, but seems good!
dandrezner.bsky.social Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 7d
Seems bad!
billkristolbulwark.bsky.social Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 7d
New Fox poll: Trump approve/disapprove:

Sep: 46%-54%.
Nov: 41%-58%.

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 7d
Seems bad!

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Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 7d
All those free speech warriors must felt the warm fuzzies when the President accused a journalist of "insubordination" for asking a question he didn't like

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Clayton Littlejohn @cmlittlejohn.bsky.social · 7d
Admittedly, an issue that I wondered about, too. But 20+ seemed like an unlikely series of coincidences. It's a small place.