Jalex
@jalextorrim.bsky.social
This is another brilliant essay, this time on literacy and how important it is for an healthy, critical self-development and even to the benefit of our economies (if that's what gets one to understand the severity of what we face in our post-literate society). By Noah McComarck on @thebaffler.com
We Used to Read Things in This Country | Noah McCormack
Technology changes us—and it is currently changing us for the worse.
thebaffler.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:24 AM
This is another brilliant essay, this time on literacy and how important it is for an healthy, critical self-development and even to the benefit of our economies (if that's what gets one to understand the severity of what we face in our post-literate society). By Noah McComarck on @thebaffler.com
This essay is impeccably written and as urgent as ever.
"There are no pure cultures — we have always been global"
by Dr. Inanna Hamati-Ataya at @aeon.co
"There are no pure cultures — we have always been global"
by Dr. Inanna Hamati-Ataya at @aeon.co
There are no pure cultures – we have always been global | Aeon Essays
All of our religions, stories, languages and norms were muddled and mixed through mobility and exchange throughout history
aeon.co
January 12, 2026 at 10:13 AM
This essay is impeccably written and as urgent as ever.
"There are no pure cultures — we have always been global"
by Dr. Inanna Hamati-Ataya at @aeon.co
"There are no pure cultures — we have always been global"
by Dr. Inanna Hamati-Ataya at @aeon.co
Há pouco, numa partilha noutra rede, estabeleci um paralelismo entre quem defende Trump nesta invasão ilegal porque "foi contra um ditador comunista" e quem ataca o seu próximo (vizinho, familiar, etc.) por receber um apoio social para sobreviver.
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January 5, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Há pouco, numa partilha noutra rede, estabeleci um paralelismo entre quem defende Trump nesta invasão ilegal porque "foi contra um ditador comunista" e quem ataca o seu próximo (vizinho, familiar, etc.) por receber um apoio social para sobreviver.
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Belíssimos comentários hoje na RTP Notícias (www.rtp.pt/noticias/) sobre o que se passa na Venezuela a mão dos EUA de Trump.
RTP Notícias
As notícias de Portugal e do mundo, na RTP. Texto, vídeo, áudio, imagem. Programas de informação e emissões online.
www.rtp.pt
January 3, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Belíssimos comentários hoje na RTP Notícias (www.rtp.pt/noticias/) sobre o que se passa na Venezuela a mão dos EUA de Trump.
Reposted by Jalex
Through the disasters of this year, our writers delivered fearless analysis and creative resilience—refusing to compromise on fundamental values of justice and humanity in the face of brazen cruelty and democratic decline.
Revisit the writing readers turned to the most:
Revisit the writing readers turned to the most:
Our Most-Loved Pieces of 2025 - Boston Review
Revisit the writing from this year that readers turned to the most.
www.bostonreview.net
December 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Through the disasters of this year, our writers delivered fearless analysis and creative resilience—refusing to compromise on fundamental values of justice and humanity in the face of brazen cruelty and democratic decline.
Revisit the writing readers turned to the most:
Revisit the writing readers turned to the most:
Sobre Migrações, Direitos Humanos, Cultura e Reparações (ou o que lhe quiserem chamar).
Dez Programas para o Fim do Mundo
Dez programas para o fim do mundo: duas gerações, duas abordagens
www.rtp.pt
November 21, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Sobre Migrações, Direitos Humanos, Cultura e Reparações (ou o que lhe quiserem chamar).
Liberdade é complexidade www.publico.pt/2024/07/21/p...
Liberdade é complexidade
Uma reflexão sobre os limites da liberdade, sobre quem os pode (ou não) decretar e sobre se os deve (ou não) impor: “Este é um tema complexo que nós gostamos de fingir que é simples”.
www.publico.pt
July 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Liberdade é complexidade www.publico.pt/2024/07/21/p...