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Fascinating look at how our brains influence ideology and political beliefs, insightful work by @leorzmigrod.bsky.social. Just added her new book, “The Ideological Brain”, to my reading list! #Neuroscience #Ideology #Politics #ResearchSky
Ideology May Not Be What You Think but How You’re Wired
In her new book, “The Ideological Brain,” the neuroscientist Leor Zmigrod outlines what makes some people prone to rigid thinking.
www.nytimes.com
April 14, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Fascinating look at how our brains influence ideology and political beliefs, insightful work by @leorzmigrod.bsky.social. Just added her new book, “The Ideological Brain”, to my reading list! #Neuroscience #Ideology #Politics #ResearchSky
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wealth is a public health issue because unless held by all, it corrodes everything -- all systems, all practices, all attitudes
Interesting view on populism and wealth.
"This new social contract is one between the better-off baby boomer and the state, which agrees to keep the poor behind high walls [...], allowing the affluent to retain their ill-gotten gains"
If this is true western democracy is dead.
"This new social contract is one between the better-off baby boomer and the state, which agrees to keep the poor behind high walls [...], allowing the affluent to retain their ill-gotten gains"
If this is true western democracy is dead.
It’s not poverty that’s breeding the new populism. It’s wealth | Phillip Inman
Analysts trace a link between financial security and a troubling, increasingly devil-may-care, attitude to political risk
www.theguardian.com
April 20, 2025 at 1:37 PM
wealth is a public health issue because unless held by all, it corrodes everything -- all systems, all practices, all attitudes
An odd sensation I feel when not using ChatGPT to brainstorm an idea (or for a similar order of thinking) is the pleasure of reasoning by myself.
There's something about this intense satisfaction in being autonomic that I find quite intriguing, even if sad.
There's something about this intense satisfaction in being autonomic that I find quite intriguing, even if sad.
April 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
An odd sensation I feel when not using ChatGPT to brainstorm an idea (or for a similar order of thinking) is the pleasure of reasoning by myself.
There's something about this intense satisfaction in being autonomic that I find quite intriguing, even if sad.
There's something about this intense satisfaction in being autonomic that I find quite intriguing, even if sad.
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'In our democracy right now there is an open question' on whether 'monopolists in extraordinarily powerful firms are going to be able to corrupt the political process and interfere with legitimate law enforcement' — Joe Biden's antitrust boss Lina Khan www.ft.com/content/ed2a...
January 26, 2025 at 11:37 AM
'In our democracy right now there is an open question' on whether 'monopolists in extraordinarily powerful firms are going to be able to corrupt the political process and interfere with legitimate law enforcement' — Joe Biden's antitrust boss Lina Khan www.ft.com/content/ed2a...
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Your annual reminder that Dr. King believed in guaranteed universal basic income that gave all people a dignified life, guaranteed housing for all, guaranteed access to a high quality education, and said that “no one should be forced to live in poverty while others live in luxury.”
January 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Your annual reminder that Dr. King believed in guaranteed universal basic income that gave all people a dignified life, guaranteed housing for all, guaranteed access to a high quality education, and said that “no one should be forced to live in poverty while others live in luxury.”
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“The number one thing is to do what you believe in”
Film director David Lynch has died age 78
In 2014, #Newsnight brought together singer-songwriter Patti Smith and David Lynch to discuss his creative process and the impact of Twin Peaks
Film director David Lynch has died age 78
In 2014, #Newsnight brought together singer-songwriter Patti Smith and David Lynch to discuss his creative process and the impact of Twin Peaks
January 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM
“The number one thing is to do what you believe in”
Film director David Lynch has died age 78
In 2014, #Newsnight brought together singer-songwriter Patti Smith and David Lynch to discuss his creative process and the impact of Twin Peaks
Film director David Lynch has died age 78
In 2014, #Newsnight brought together singer-songwriter Patti Smith and David Lynch to discuss his creative process and the impact of Twin Peaks
This is one of the clearest examples of how distressing and illogical this far-right global campaign is.
We reach a point where everything, even basic human rights, is put into question because "it looks weird".
This shouldn't be debatable, yet we now spend countless hours reporting this bullshit.
We reach a point where everything, even basic human rights, is put into question because "it looks weird".
This shouldn't be debatable, yet we now spend countless hours reporting this bullshit.
i don’t understand how, psychologically, a person gets to a place where they interpret sign language as some kind of attack or imposition on their life. like, what the fuck is wrong with you?
January 11, 2025 at 10:54 AM
This is one of the clearest examples of how distressing and illogical this far-right global campaign is.
We reach a point where everything, even basic human rights, is put into question because "it looks weird".
This shouldn't be debatable, yet we now spend countless hours reporting this bullshit.
We reach a point where everything, even basic human rights, is put into question because "it looks weird".
This shouldn't be debatable, yet we now spend countless hours reporting this bullshit.
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Jill Jordan and @dgrand.bsky.social have a nice one-ed on this very topic:
www.nytimes.com/2019/03/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2019/03/30/o...
January 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Jill Jordan and @dgrand.bsky.social have a nice one-ed on this very topic:
www.nytimes.com/2019/03/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2019/03/30/o...
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Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.
January 9, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.
Tremendous article. A nuclear blast by an atomic bomb in orbit will make us go back several decades. And international law is either insufficient, ambiguous, or plain disrespected. Nothing new in this realm, I suppose.
Atom Bombs in Space Are Back to Scare Us Again
Russian President Vladimir V. Putin may find that a nuclear weapon in orbit is less useful for war than intimidation.
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Tremendous article. A nuclear blast by an atomic bomb in orbit will make us go back several decades. And international law is either insufficient, ambiguous, or plain disrespected. Nothing new in this realm, I suppose.
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Improving care for migrants and marginalized populations is compromised by the nation’s lack of data and by the listing of migrants as Portuguese in health registries once they attain residency or citizenship. Obtaining information about migrants who are not documented is even more difficult.
Color blind: Why Portugal has no idea how bad racial disparities are
Other countries in Europe, most notably the U.K. and Ireland, are starting to collect racial data and employ it in efforts to combat racism. The UN has asked Portugal to do so as well.
www.statnews.com
December 10, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Improving care for migrants and marginalized populations is compromised by the nation’s lack of data and by the listing of migrants as Portuguese in health registries once they attain residency or citizenship. Obtaining information about migrants who are not documented is even more difficult.
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Catarina and the Beauty of Killing Fascists: "It was bedlam, it was incredible, and it was at once a flawless demonstration and a ruthless dismantling of Brecht’s principles of audience responsibility."
The Best Theater of 2024
Waterfront history staged afloat, a variety of robots, and Mary Todd Lincoln going wild.
www.vulture.com
December 14, 2024 at 11:27 PM
Catarina and the Beauty of Killing Fascists: "It was bedlam, it was incredible, and it was at once a flawless demonstration and a ruthless dismantling of Brecht’s principles of audience responsibility."
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Historians believe that people from the southern African nation of Angola accounted for one of the largest numbers of enslaved Africans shipped to the United States, including the first to arrive at Point Comfort, Va., in 1619.
That history has largely gone unnoticed in Angola and the United States
That history has largely gone unnoticed in Angola and the United States
Angola, the U.S. and a Slavery Connection Few Talk About
When President Biden visits the country this week, he is expected to highlight a largely overlooked bond between Angola and the United States that was born out of the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2024 at 8:03 PM
Historians believe that people from the southern African nation of Angola accounted for one of the largest numbers of enslaved Africans shipped to the United States, including the first to arrive at Point Comfort, Va., in 1619.
That history has largely gone unnoticed in Angola and the United States
That history has largely gone unnoticed in Angola and the United States
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The Mali-based head of the Sahel Program at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation said Russia has excelled at marketing itself in Africa. “They are much better than the Europeans or Americans at selling themselves. The West funds 90 percent of development needs, but you never hear about that”
Inside the effort to market Russia and Putin to Africans
The Africa Initiative is part of an opaque network of groups that Western officials and analysts say the Kremlin uses to spread Russian influence in Africa.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 2, 2024 at 12:01 AM
The Mali-based head of the Sahel Program at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation said Russia has excelled at marketing itself in Africa. “They are much better than the Europeans or Americans at selling themselves. The West funds 90 percent of development needs, but you never hear about that”
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Be disruptive! What queer history tells us about confronting Trump
Be disruptive! What queer history tells us about confronting Trump
The LGBTQ+ community has been here before – and learned that real change happens when activists are front and center
The ascendency of Donald Trump to his second presidency is fraught with anxiety and fear for many Americans, particularly gay Americans.…
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Be disruptive! What queer history tells us about confronting Trump
