Edward
@e-charles.bsky.social
MSci Physics and Philosophy
Aspiring philosopher of science & Mountaineer
I spend a lot of time reading philosophy for fun and need a place to document quotes I find interesting. So, I think I’ll just shitpost quotes from the philosophy I’m reading.
Aspiring philosopher of science & Mountaineer
I spend a lot of time reading philosophy for fun and need a place to document quotes I find interesting. So, I think I’ll just shitpost quotes from the philosophy I’m reading.
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NEW: Big, big news in Westminster for the Conservative Party. Kemi Badenoch has not only sacked but removed the whip from Robert Jenrick, saying he was planning to defect.
January 15, 2026 at 11:13 AM
NEW: Big, big news in Westminster for the Conservative Party. Kemi Badenoch has not only sacked but removed the whip from Robert Jenrick, saying he was planning to defect.
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Despite years of "economic anxiety" discourse, the core drivers of Trump support have always been bigotry and misinformation.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
January 14, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Despite years of "economic anxiety" discourse, the core drivers of Trump support have always been bigotry and misinformation.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Banning social media for kids may be good or bad but that guy is a comically obvious bullshit artist with entire books full of trite lessons extrapolated from anecdotes that are themselves barely half-true.
January 14, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Banning social media for kids may be good or bad but that guy is a comically obvious bullshit artist with entire books full of trite lessons extrapolated from anecdotes that are themselves barely half-true.
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A huge chunk of our political class has "book-you-see-in-an-airport" brain.
Just no interest in rigour.
Just no interest in rigour.
Banning social media for kids may be good or bad but that guy is a comically obvious bullshit artist with entire books full of trite lessons extrapolated from anecdotes that are themselves barely half-true.
January 14, 2026 at 4:00 PM
A huge chunk of our political class has "book-you-see-in-an-airport" brain.
Just no interest in rigour.
Just no interest in rigour.
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I see we're using "expert" to mean "old white guy with no qualifications or evidence but buckets of confidence" again. That certainly hasn't gone horribly wrong every single previous time.
January 14, 2026 at 8:55 AM
I see we're using "expert" to mean "old white guy with no qualifications or evidence but buckets of confidence" again. That certainly hasn't gone horribly wrong every single previous time.
Every time this man gets mentioned this needs repeating: HE IS A RIGHT WING GRIFTER NOT A SCIENTIST. He believes there’s an academic conspiracy against the political right and creates research to vindicate these underrepresented ideas not to find truth.
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
Wes Streeting asks US expert Jonathan Haidt to address officials on social media ban for under-16s
Exclusive: Health secretary issues invitation in push for UK to consider copying landmark restrictions in Australia
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Every time this man gets mentioned this needs repeating: HE IS A RIGHT WING GRIFTER NOT A SCIENTIST. He believes there’s an academic conspiracy against the political right and creates research to vindicate these underrepresented ideas not to find truth.
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
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Why does this article even exist given its own third and fourth paragraphs
January 14, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Why does this article even exist given its own third and fourth paragraphs
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imagine having infinite money and influence and choosing to suck the dick of fascism. such loser shit.
so crazy how money makes you pathetic.
so crazy how money makes you pathetic.
Trump’s former Deputy National Security Advisor has just been named the new President of META
January 12, 2026 at 8:39 PM
imagine having infinite money and influence and choosing to suck the dick of fascism. such loser shit.
so crazy how money makes you pathetic.
so crazy how money makes you pathetic.
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We're no longer posting on twitter. Since we wanted to ensure our authors continue to receive as much coverage as possible for their work, we can now also be found on linkedin:
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British Journal for the Philosophy of Science | LinkedIn
British Journal for the Philosophy of Science | 4 followers on LinkedIn. Journal of the British Society for the Philosophy of Science, published by University of Chicago Press | Founded in 1950, the B...
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January 12, 2026 at 12:39 PM
We're no longer posting on twitter. Since we wanted to ensure our authors continue to receive as much coverage as possible for their work, we can now also be found on linkedin:
www.linkedin.com/company/brit...
www.linkedin.com/company/brit...
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Ah. Shameless self-interest every time. He’ll fit right in.
Zawahi failed to secure peerage from Badenoch before Reform UK defection, Tory sources claim – UK politics live www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Zawahi failed to secure peerage from Badenoch before Reform UK defection, Tory sources claim – UK politics live
‘Given he was sacked for his dodgy tax affairs, this was never going to happen,’ says source
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Ah. Shameless self-interest every time. He’ll fit right in.
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Time for Europe to say "Very well, alone!".
Europe should embrace the idea of going it alone ft.trib.al/zVWWKZs | opinion
Europe should embrace the idea of going it alone
The more the EU has to pay for ingratiation with Trump, the less convincing its strategic rationale for doing so
ft.trib.al
January 12, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Time for Europe to say "Very well, alone!".
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Last year, we reached the lowest per capita homicide rate in recorded history - not by chance, but as a result of our tough action on violent crime and our preventative approach.
We’re on the right path. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We’re on the right path. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Sorry, Trump and Farage – London is no lawless ‘warzone’. Violent crime is lower than ever | Sadiq Khan
Reform’s new candidate for mayor claims people pity Londoners for living in an unsafe capital. But the evidence is clear: we’re making our streets safer, says mayor of London Sadiq Khan
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Last year, we reached the lowest per capita homicide rate in recorded history - not by chance, but as a result of our tough action on violent crime and our preventative approach.
We’re on the right path. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We’re on the right path. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I wonder what Londoners know that the rest of the country don’t?
January 11, 2026 at 9:26 AM
I wonder what Londoners know that the rest of the country don’t?
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We go live to the Protect our girls crew, unsure what they are doing
January 10, 2026 at 1:59 PM
We go live to the Protect our girls crew, unsure what they are doing
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maybe i'm being dense but seems like you can still create abusive or exploitative sexual content via Grok, but you have to pay for the privilege? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:54 AM
maybe i'm being dense but seems like you can still create abusive or exploitative sexual content via Grok, but you have to pay for the privilege? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
@mrjamesob.bsky.social It’s more insidious than Musk just doing things because he can. He thinks it’s funny. He lacks the human empathy to perceive the harm it’s doing. He’s not cancelled the service as people keep saying - he’s monetised it. He’s not against it, he’s capitalising on it.
January 9, 2026 at 11:43 AM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social It’s more insidious than Musk just doing things because he can. He thinks it’s funny. He lacks the human empathy to perceive the harm it’s doing. He’s not cancelled the service as people keep saying - he’s monetised it. He’s not against it, he’s capitalising on it.
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‘I don’t need international law’: Trump says power constrained only by ‘my own morality’
‘I don’t need international law’: Trump says power constrained only by ‘my own morality’
President says morality ‘the only thing that can stop me’ in New York Times interview on limits to his authority
Donald Trump has said ‘I don’t need international law” and that his power is limited only by his “own morality”.
In a new interview with the New York Times, Trump said the only constraint to his power as president of the US is “my own morality, my own mind”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:10 AM
‘I don’t need international law’: Trump says power constrained only by ‘my own morality’
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From a ruler whose Wormtongue just recently said, "we live in a world, in the real world, that is governed by strength, that is governed by force, that is governed by power. These are the iron laws of the world." People who believe "might makes right" shouldn't have this access to military spending.
January 7, 2026 at 11:06 PM
From a ruler whose Wormtongue just recently said, "we live in a world, in the real world, that is governed by strength, that is governed by force, that is governed by power. These are the iron laws of the world." People who believe "might makes right" shouldn't have this access to military spending.
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If we had a normal President, he'd express human decency and offer condolences for the MURDERED U.S. citizen under his watch.
Instead, we get a paragraph of propaganda and excuses that put the blame on the victim – a tactic Trump has used on women for decades.
Disgusting.
Instead, we get a paragraph of propaganda and excuses that put the blame on the victim – a tactic Trump has used on women for decades.
Disgusting.
January 7, 2026 at 8:34 PM
If we had a normal President, he'd express human decency and offer condolences for the MURDERED U.S. citizen under his watch.
Instead, we get a paragraph of propaganda and excuses that put the blame on the victim – a tactic Trump has used on women for decades.
Disgusting.
Instead, we get a paragraph of propaganda and excuses that put the blame on the victim – a tactic Trump has used on women for decades.
Disgusting.
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I missed that this had happened. What the absolute fuck is the BBC Newsnight doing giving this evil fool a platform. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WjE...
"Power is power" | Curtis Yarvin on monarchy, dictators and democracy
YouTube video by BBC Newsnight
www.youtube.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:42 PM
I missed that this had happened. What the absolute fuck is the BBC Newsnight doing giving this evil fool a platform. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WjE...
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According to YouGov, 40% of Britons have not read or listened to a book in the past year. Of the remainder, 22% read 1-5 books per year and 4% (me) read more than 50 books.
If that's you, please stop doomscrolling and open a book. Let's each recommend a title.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
If that's you, please stop doomscrolling and open a book. Let's each recommend a title.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
New poll finds 40% of Britons have not read a book in the past year
The median British adult has read or listened to three books in the past 12 months with reading habits also split along gender, class and political divides
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:58 PM
According to YouGov, 40% of Britons have not read or listened to a book in the past year. Of the remainder, 22% read 1-5 books per year and 4% (me) read more than 50 books.
If that's you, please stop doomscrolling and open a book. Let's each recommend a title.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
If that's you, please stop doomscrolling and open a book. Let's each recommend a title.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...