Tòfol
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degrowth communism, free Palestine
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Back from the work that finances the framings of events which determine the real work of empirically and conceptually deconstructing them.
January 12, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Back from the work that finances the framings of events which determine the real work of empirically and conceptually deconstructing them.
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Is China doing "colonialism" in Africa?
Here I argue that equating China’s activities in Africa to Western colonialism/imperialism is not only empirically incorrect, it trivialises the extraordinary violence of the latter. It is a form of denialism.
jasonhickel.substack.com/p/is-china-d...
Here I argue that equating China’s activities in Africa to Western colonialism/imperialism is not only empirically incorrect, it trivialises the extraordinary violence of the latter. It is a form of denialism.
jasonhickel.substack.com/p/is-china-d...
Is China doing "colonialism" in Africa?
Western claims are contradicted by empirical evidence.
jasonhickel.substack.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Is China doing "colonialism" in Africa?
Here I argue that equating China’s activities in Africa to Western colonialism/imperialism is not only empirically incorrect, it trivialises the extraordinary violence of the latter. It is a form of denialism.
jasonhickel.substack.com/p/is-china-d...
Here I argue that equating China’s activities in Africa to Western colonialism/imperialism is not only empirically incorrect, it trivialises the extraordinary violence of the latter. It is a form of denialism.
jasonhickel.substack.com/p/is-china-d...
Wikipedia list of FUBAR settler-colony nation-states.
January 12, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Wikipedia list of FUBAR settler-colony nation-states.
'In 2019, the governor of California, Gavin Newsom, described the events as "genocide", adding, "...that's the way it needs to be described in the history books."'
January 12, 2026 at 6:39 PM
'In 2019, the governor of California, Gavin Newsom, described the events as "genocide", adding, "...that's the way it needs to be described in the history books."'
Correction: Sunset today twenty minutes later than its winter earliest (2025-12-14), but sunrise only one minute earlier than its winter latest (2026-01-09).
2026-01-11 08:15 17:37
2025-12-14 08:08 17:17
2026-01-09 08:16 17:35
2025-12-14 08:08 17:17
2026-01-09 08:16 17:35
January 11, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Correction: Sunset today twenty minutes later than its winter earliest (2025-12-14), but sunrise only one minute earlier than its winter latest (2026-01-09).
'Israelis may begin by dehumanizing the Palestinians to be able to oppress and eradicate them, but find themselves enjoying the process of dehumanization itself.' ~ Raymond Geuss
newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...
newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...
Raymond Geuss, Politics of Impunity — Sidecar
Israel and consequences.
newleftreview.org
January 11, 2026 at 3:48 PM
'Israelis may begin by dehumanizing the Palestinians to be able to oppress and eradicate them, but find themselves enjoying the process of dehumanization itself.' ~ Raymond Geuss
newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...
newleftreview.org/sidecar/post...
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Something lovely for the weekend!
Minoan cups made by Bronze Age potters some 3,800 years ago!
Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete 📷 by me
#Archaeology
Minoan cups made by Bronze Age potters some 3,800 years ago!
Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete 📷 by me
#Archaeology
January 10, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Something lovely for the weekend!
Minoan cups made by Bronze Age potters some 3,800 years ago!
Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete 📷 by me
#Archaeology
Minoan cups made by Bronze Age potters some 3,800 years ago!
Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete 📷 by me
#Archaeology
January is the month they make you pay dearly for having had the nerve to not work so many days in December.
January 11, 2026 at 1:50 PM
January is the month they make you pay dearly for having had the nerve to not work so many days in December.
Reading my tl and counting the number of emotional registers. Looking at my own posts and doing the same. Too few in both cases, I fear.
January 11, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Reading my tl and counting the number of emotional registers. Looking at my own posts and doing the same. Too few in both cases, I fear.
Nearly two years late to this article by Weatherby, but it's still very relevant to the case for the study of LLM language output as a means to study statistically significant cultural correlations.
jacobin.com/2024/01/the-...
jacobin.com/2024/01/the-...
The Silicon-Tongued Devil
ChatGPT feeds on language, outputting texts that reinforce the basic assumptions of our culture. The rise of AI forces the Left to take a hard look at the politics of language and the linguistics of N...
jacobin.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Nearly two years late to this article by Weatherby, but it's still very relevant to the case for the study of LLM language output as a means to study statistically significant cultural correlations.
jacobin.com/2024/01/the-...
jacobin.com/2024/01/the-...
I think these are black-headed gulls in their winter plumage. They're certainly cuter than their bigger, summer-resident cousins.
January 10, 2026 at 6:09 PM
I think these are black-headed gulls in their winter plumage. They're certainly cuter than their bigger, summer-resident cousins.
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36 years since the first international climate science report.
38 years since Dr. James Hansen warned congress.
60 years since President Johnson warned the public.
71 years since the fossil fuel industry knew.
And existential heat-trapping pollution from fossil fuels is rising faster than ever. 💫
38 years since Dr. James Hansen warned congress.
60 years since President Johnson warned the public.
71 years since the fossil fuel industry knew.
And existential heat-trapping pollution from fossil fuels is rising faster than ever. 💫
Breaking News!
Code Yikes!
The latest CO2 data just came in from Mauna Loa and the 3-year rate of CO2 growth just hit a new record high, now growing at a rate of 7.97 ppm per 3 years.
(That dip in the mid-1990's is Mt. Pinatubo. Google is your friend.)
Code Yikes!
The latest CO2 data just came in from Mauna Loa and the 3-year rate of CO2 growth just hit a new record high, now growing at a rate of 7.97 ppm per 3 years.
(That dip in the mid-1990's is Mt. Pinatubo. Google is your friend.)
January 7, 2026 at 7:21 PM
36 years since the first international climate science report.
38 years since Dr. James Hansen warned congress.
60 years since President Johnson warned the public.
71 years since the fossil fuel industry knew.
And existential heat-trapping pollution from fossil fuels is rising faster than ever. 💫
38 years since Dr. James Hansen warned congress.
60 years since President Johnson warned the public.
71 years since the fossil fuel industry knew.
And existential heat-trapping pollution from fossil fuels is rising faster than ever. 💫
'We have no compassion and we ask no compassion from you. When our turn comes, we shall not make excuses for the terror.'
www.marxists.org/archive/marx...
www.marxists.org/archive/marx...
January 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM
'We have no compassion and we ask no compassion from you. When our turn comes, we shall not make excuses for the terror.'
www.marxists.org/archive/marx...
www.marxists.org/archive/marx...
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This image is from Birzeit University in the West Bank which was raided by Israel today using live ammunition and tear gas.
Over 40 people were injured, mostly students.
More than 8,000 students are trapped inside.
But it’s controversial to talk about scholasticide.
Over 40 people were injured, mostly students.
More than 8,000 students are trapped inside.
But it’s controversial to talk about scholasticide.
January 6, 2026 at 8:24 PM
This image is from Birzeit University in the West Bank which was raided by Israel today using live ammunition and tear gas.
Over 40 people were injured, mostly students.
More than 8,000 students are trapped inside.
But it’s controversial to talk about scholasticide.
Over 40 people were injured, mostly students.
More than 8,000 students are trapped inside.
But it’s controversial to talk about scholasticide.
Personally I think the problem is with the use of the term 'AI'. Probably better to use more specific terms so that computational researchers can be comfortable on here. Those that use LLMs for 'research' can get blocked, on the other hand.
January 5, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Personally I think the problem is with the use of the term 'AI'. Probably better to use more specific terms so that computational researchers can be comfortable on here. Those that use LLMs for 'research' can get blocked, on the other hand.
'Vulkangruppe claimed that their action was "aimed at the common good" and was an "act of self-defense and international solidarity with all those who are defending the Earth and life".[22][19] Reporting in Der Tagesspiegel also associated the group's actions with an opposition to AI.[19]'
January 5, 2026 at 10:20 PM
'Vulkangruppe claimed that their action was "aimed at the common good" and was an "act of self-defense and international solidarity with all those who are defending the Earth and life".[22][19] Reporting in Der Tagesspiegel also associated the group's actions with an opposition to AI.[19]'
'Don't hate the player, hate the game' deployed with aplomb when it comes to the competition of profit-making, but completely reversed when it comes to the social institutions used by Trump.
January 5, 2026 at 9:34 PM
'Don't hate the player, hate the game' deployed with aplomb when it comes to the competition of profit-making, but completely reversed when it comes to the social institutions used by Trump.
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Too many easily forget or ignore all of the Black organizers & activists from Ferguson who have been arrested, killed & "disappeared" over the years, not to mention the targeting of organizers around the Floyd protests & so many others. Even Black radicals who just help their commumities
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So is this where I tell you that cops have been doing this to Black activists for decades and you're only now realizing it is a problem because it happened to a young white woman or nah?
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Too many easily forget or ignore all of the Black organizers & activists from Ferguson who have been arrested, killed & "disappeared" over the years, not to mention the targeting of organizers around the Floyd protests & so many others. Even Black radicals who just help their commumities
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January 4, 2026 at 9:38 PM
He's a liar. He's not really going to eat you. 'He's not really going to eat you' is the new 'he's going to eat you'. He never said he was going to eat you. The eating of you is a metaphor for the pleasure he will give you. He only said it to invite investment in the country. The economy isn't edibl
January 4, 2026 at 9:07 PM
He's a liar. He's not really going to eat you. 'He's not really going to eat you' is the new 'he's going to eat you'. He never said he was going to eat you. The eating of you is a metaphor for the pleasure he will give you. He only said it to invite investment in the country. The economy isn't edibl
Trump didn't do it for the oil. He did it to distract from the Epstein files. He did it to save the dollar. He did it because 'blood for oil' sounds cool. He did it to create macho 'war flavored' internet content. He did it because the oil companies didn't want the oil. He did it for my posts. He di
January 4, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Trump didn't do it for the oil. He did it to distract from the Epstein files. He did it to save the dollar. He did it because 'blood for oil' sounds cool. He did it to create macho 'war flavored' internet content. He did it because the oil companies didn't want the oil. He did it for my posts. He di
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Colombian President Petro commenting on the US;
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein's list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil."
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein's list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil."
January 4, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Colombian President Petro commenting on the US;
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein's list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil."
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein's list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil."
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So you think you live in a liberal, constitutional democracy.
If your government is not starting to prepare for war with the US today, it is naive.
If it justifies the abduction, it is an auxiliary of fascism.
If your government is not starting to prepare for war with the US today, it is naive.
If it justifies the abduction, it is an auxiliary of fascism.
January 4, 2026 at 12:38 PM
So you think you live in a liberal, constitutional democracy.
If your government is not starting to prepare for war with the US today, it is naive.
If it justifies the abduction, it is an auxiliary of fascism.
If your government is not starting to prepare for war with the US today, it is naive.
If it justifies the abduction, it is an auxiliary of fascism.