Jo Wolff
@jowolff.bsky.social
Jonathan Wolff,
Political Philosopher.
Fellow British Academy
Emeritus Professor Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford
Wolfson College
President The Royal Institute of Philosophy
THFC supporter in 'early season false hope’ mode.
#academic
Political Philosopher.
Fellow British Academy
Emeritus Professor Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford
Wolfson College
President The Royal Institute of Philosophy
THFC supporter in 'early season false hope’ mode.
#academic
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Jo Wolff
@jowolff.bsky.social
· Nov 21
I’ve changed my header photo to this one. It shows my father Herbert and his sister Lotte with their parents Fritz and Marta in their Frankfurt apartment before Herbert and Lotte were sent to England on the Kindertransport, and later Fritz and Marta transported to Lodz Ghetto, final fate unknown.
Are they going to have it delivered in sacks, by horse and cart?
Trump to direct Pentagon to buy coal to revive industry, Bloomberg News says reut.rs/46vkQiO
Trump to direct Pentagon to buy coal to revive industry, Bloomberg News says
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to direct the Pentagon to use government funding and Pentagon contracts to sustain U.S. coal-fired power plants, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing a White House official.
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February 11, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Are they going to have it delivered in sacks, by horse and cart?
Did they get AI to write the press release?
"OpenAI has cut ties with one of its top safety executives, on the grounds of sexual discrimination, after she voiced opposition to the controversial rollout of AI erotica in its ChatGPT product."
good lord, what is happening in there
good lord, what is happening in there
Exclusive | OpenAI Executive Who Opposed ‘Adult Mode’ Fired for Sexual Discrimination
Ryan Beiermeister, who served as the vice president leading OpenAI’s product policy team, had raised concerns about the upcoming launch of erotic content.
www.wsj.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Did they get AI to write the press release?
Very important question! Far from clear.
February 10, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Very important question! Far from clear.
Yes, truly astonishing.
February 10, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Yes, truly astonishing.
God almighty. In ten years’ time there will genres of movies, memoirs and novels devoted to the gross cruelty of the Trump Regime, akin to those we now have of Germany in the 1930s. Intensely hoping it stops before we get to the 1940s.
February 10, 2026 at 10:45 PM
God almighty. In ten years’ time there will genres of movies, memoirs and novels devoted to the gross cruelty of the Trump Regime, akin to those we now have of Germany in the 1930s. Intensely hoping it stops before we get to the 1940s.
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Surely not the death penalty. Life imprisonment being forced to attend pronoun awareness classes, online implicit bias training, attentive listening classes, an anger management course, and group hygiene and self-care, each twice a day, every day, would surely be the fitting punishment.
February 10, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Surely not the death penalty. Life imprisonment being forced to attend pronoun awareness classes, online implicit bias training, attentive listening classes, an anger management course, and group hygiene and self-care, each twice a day, every day, would surely be the fitting punishment.
You all know this about the classic Apple computer sound? Just checking because some of you are a little younger than me.
February 10, 2026 at 10:10 PM
You all know this about the classic Apple computer sound? Just checking because some of you are a little younger than me.
Anyone got Ryan Mason’s WhatsApp number?
Things looking up at Tottenham. 30 mins in and still 11 players on the pitch.
February 10, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Anyone got Ryan Mason’s WhatsApp number?
Things looking up at Tottenham. 30 mins in and still 11 players on the pitch.
February 10, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Things looking up at Tottenham. 30 mins in and still 11 players on the pitch.
The big question for the Winter Olympics. Who will be this competition’s Eddie the Eagle?
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February 10, 2026 at 6:24 PM
The big question for the Winter Olympics. Who will be this competition’s Eddie the Eagle?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_t...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_t...
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I don’t know why but the US just loves detaining a significant portion of its residents. Once it was mental hospitals (558,922 in 1955). Then prisons. Now as the prison population starts to fall, concentration camps.
Prisons are for people who've been CONVICTED of crimes.
Most people in these warehouses - without proper food or sanitation or worse - haven't even been CHARGED with crimes.
And thousands are CHILDREN.
This will be another of America's greatest shames.
Most people in these warehouses - without proper food or sanitation or worse - haven't even been CHARGED with crimes.
And thousands are CHILDREN.
This will be another of America's greatest shames.
February 10, 2026 at 7:33 AM
I don’t know why but the US just loves detaining a significant portion of its residents. Once it was mental hospitals (558,922 in 1955). Then prisons. Now as the prison population starts to fall, concentration camps.
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No-one seems to have noticed, but many of the core developments in the Mandelson/Epstein story these last few days have been broken on this website. @pickardje.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social are both posting each breaking development on BlueSky, not X.
February 10, 2026 at 11:40 AM
No-one seems to have noticed, but many of the core developments in the Mandelson/Epstein story these last few days have been broken on this website. @pickardje.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social are both posting each breaking development on BlueSky, not X.
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Still remember being publicly criticised by the then head of REF for writing a column saying that the REF was a form of collective punishment that the university sector imposes on itself. I think the room was with me though.
Scrapping REF should be “serious’ option”, says Manchester VC.
Duncan Ivison questions “usefulness” of “massive, bureaucratic” research assessment exercise.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Duncan Ivison questions “usefulness” of “massive, bureaucratic” research assessment exercise.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Scrapping REF should be ‘serious’ option, says Manchester VC - Research Professional News
Duncan Ivison questions “usefulness” of “massive, bureaucratic” research assessment exercise
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Still remember being publicly criticised by the then head of REF for writing a column saying that the REF was a form of collective punishment that the university sector imposes on itself. I think the room was with me though.
Hahaha!! Neither hope nor expectation here.
February 10, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Hahaha!! Neither hope nor expectation here.
Just seen a review of a philosophy book that says it is 128 pages and $200.
February 10, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Just seen a review of a philosophy book that says it is 128 pages and $200.
Surely not the death penalty. Life imprisonment being forced to attend pronoun awareness classes, online implicit bias training, attentive listening classes, an anger management course, and group hygiene and self-care, each twice a day, every day, would surely be the fitting punishment.
February 10, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Surely not the death penalty. Life imprisonment being forced to attend pronoun awareness classes, online implicit bias training, attentive listening classes, an anger management course, and group hygiene and self-care, each twice a day, every day, would surely be the fitting punishment.
Also many redundancies at The Onion as the Trump Regime becomes increasingly self-sufficient in satire.
Peter Navarro: "The jobs report comes out tomorrow. We have to revise our expectations down significantly for what a monthly job number should look like ... Wall Street has to adjust for the fact that we're deporting millions of illegals out of the job market."
February 10, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Also many redundancies at The Onion as the Trump Regime becomes increasingly self-sufficient in satire.
Still remember being publicly criticised by the then head of REF for writing a column saying that the REF was a form of collective punishment that the university sector imposes on itself. I think the room was with me though.
Scrapping REF should be “serious’ option”, says Manchester VC.
Duncan Ivison questions “usefulness” of “massive, bureaucratic” research assessment exercise.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Duncan Ivison questions “usefulness” of “massive, bureaucratic” research assessment exercise.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Scrapping REF should be ‘serious’ option, says Manchester VC - Research Professional News
Duncan Ivison questions “usefulness” of “massive, bureaucratic” research assessment exercise
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Still remember being publicly criticised by the then head of REF for writing a column saying that the REF was a form of collective punishment that the university sector imposes on itself. I think the room was with me though.
Right. And where should we cut first? Pension triple lock?
February 10, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Right. And where should we cut first? Pension triple lock?
But, but, but … potholes don’t repair themselves …
‘This 19 percentage points gap is much larger than the 5 percentage point difference in 2022 and the 3 percentage point gap in 2010.’
February 10, 2026 at 7:47 AM
But, but, but … potholes don’t repair themselves …
I don’t know why but the US just loves detaining a significant portion of its residents. Once it was mental hospitals (558,922 in 1955). Then prisons. Now as the prison population starts to fall, concentration camps.
Prisons are for people who've been CONVICTED of crimes.
Most people in these warehouses - without proper food or sanitation or worse - haven't even been CHARGED with crimes.
And thousands are CHILDREN.
This will be another of America's greatest shames.
Most people in these warehouses - without proper food or sanitation or worse - haven't even been CHARGED with crimes.
And thousands are CHILDREN.
This will be another of America's greatest shames.
February 10, 2026 at 7:33 AM
I don’t know why but the US just loves detaining a significant portion of its residents. Once it was mental hospitals (558,922 in 1955). Then prisons. Now as the prison population starts to fall, concentration camps.
Hahahaha! There should be ‘astonishingly prolific and accomplished writers and artists’.
February 10, 2026 at 7:14 AM
Hahahaha! There should be ‘astonishingly prolific and accomplished writers and artists’.
I thought that point had turned?
Great news, son! The Turning Point USA All-American Halftime Show Is On!
Great News! The Turning Point USA Halftime Show Is On!
Quick, to the bunker!
www.theatlantic.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:39 PM
I thought that point had turned?
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Can human beings create genius level intelligence? Sure, we just need to continue having children and the occasional genius will appear.
February 9, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Can human beings create genius level intelligence? Sure, we just need to continue having children and the occasional genius will appear.
Seeing Tony Blair at 500-1 to be next Labour Leader. Gary Neville 200-1.
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February 9, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Seeing Tony Blair at 500-1 to be next Labour Leader. Gary Neville 200-1.
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