Peter Hill
@peterkhill.bsky.social
a plain walking-around citizen of Sydney, an architect
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The arc of the moral universe is rocking back and forth in the bathtub.
The arc of the moral universe is out of ideas.
The arc of the moral universe wants you to please wait. Your call is important to it.
The arc of the moral universe is out of ideas.
The arc of the moral universe wants you to please wait. Your call is important to it.
Updates on the Arc of the Moral Universe
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - - -The arc of the moral universe is feeling ...
buff.ly
November 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The arc of the moral universe is rocking back and forth in the bathtub.
The arc of the moral universe is out of ideas.
The arc of the moral universe wants you to please wait. Your call is important to it.
The arc of the moral universe is out of ideas.
The arc of the moral universe wants you to please wait. Your call is important to it.
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Celebrating Black Friday by taking 50% off caring about anything.
November 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Celebrating Black Friday by taking 50% off caring about anything.
In Sydney, Pinchgut Opera’s performance of Messiah - celebrating Black Friday in the way Handel would have intended.
November 29, 2025 at 6:09 AM
In Sydney, Pinchgut Opera’s performance of Messiah - celebrating Black Friday in the way Handel would have intended.
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I dunno, I just think we’ve lost sight of the true meaning of Black Friday.
November 28, 2025 at 7:44 AM
I dunno, I just think we’ve lost sight of the true meaning of Black Friday.
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these are fabulously joyful: do read them and cheer yourself up: "Hatless and barefoot under my parasol on a summer day, I watch a burly fellow working a well-pump and singing Suzhou folk songs. The water comes up in a sudden burst, like a spill of silver coins or a gust of snow"
In 1657, Jin Shengtan 金聖嘆 broke off from his commentary on 'The Romance of the Western Chamber' to list "33 Nice Things" 不亦快哉三十三則.
It's one of the most likable things I know of in any language. I translated it to cheer myself up a while ago, if anyone could use it. www.burninghou.se/p/whats-good
It's one of the most likable things I know of in any language. I translated it to cheer myself up a while ago, if anyone could use it. www.burninghou.se/p/whats-good
November 8, 2024 at 8:38 AM
these are fabulously joyful: do read them and cheer yourself up: "Hatless and barefoot under my parasol on a summer day, I watch a burly fellow working a well-pump and singing Suzhou folk songs. The water comes up in a sudden burst, like a spill of silver coins or a gust of snow"
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Sir John Soane's Rotunda at the Bank of England in Ruins
Joseph M Gandy
Joseph M Gandy
November 13, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Sir John Soane's Rotunda at the Bank of England in Ruins
Joseph M Gandy
Joseph M Gandy
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Elliott Erwitt, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. New York City, USA. 1988.
November 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Elliott Erwitt, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. New York City, USA. 1988.
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this isn't a Russian poem, this is not somewhere else but here,
our country moving closer to its own truth and dread,
its own ways of making people disappear.
-Adrienne Rich, What Kind of Times Are These
#everynightapoem
it's necessary to talk about trees.
our country moving closer to its own truth and dread,
its own ways of making people disappear.
-Adrienne Rich, What Kind of Times Are These
#everynightapoem
it's necessary to talk about trees.
November 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM
this isn't a Russian poem, this is not somewhere else but here,
our country moving closer to its own truth and dread,
its own ways of making people disappear.
-Adrienne Rich, What Kind of Times Are These
#everynightapoem
it's necessary to talk about trees.
our country moving closer to its own truth and dread,
its own ways of making people disappear.
-Adrienne Rich, What Kind of Times Are These
#everynightapoem
it's necessary to talk about trees.
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the carceral system is Frontier Wars.
The latest corrective services data is out today, and it points a horrific picture of the systemic racism in our judicial system #PointLive
live.thepoint.com.au
live.thepoint.com.au
November 27, 2025 at 5:06 AM
the carceral system is Frontier Wars.
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2/2 Wonderful portrait of an unknown, very formidable man, possibly Giovanni Emo. Painted by Giovanni Bellini in 1475.
November 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
2/2 Wonderful portrait of an unknown, very formidable man, possibly Giovanni Emo. Painted by Giovanni Bellini in 1475.
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Portrait of Doge Leonardo Loredan in 1505, subtly assuring you that he is stern & distant, yet fair & maybe has sense of humor. True masterpiece of renaissance portraiture by Giovanni Bellini, whose day is today.
November 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Portrait of Doge Leonardo Loredan in 1505, subtly assuring you that he is stern & distant, yet fair & maybe has sense of humor. True masterpiece of renaissance portraiture by Giovanni Bellini, whose day is today.
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The Bluebird of Nothingness, by Roz Chast
New Yorker, May 12, 2014
New Yorker, May 12, 2014
November 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The Bluebird of Nothingness, by Roz Chast
New Yorker, May 12, 2014
New Yorker, May 12, 2014
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Today we launch a new @empirepoduk.bsky.social mini-series to mark the beginning of the Ashes:
A FOREIGN FIELD:
THE HISTORY OF COLONIAL CRICKET
With Tim Wigmore @timwig
Author of Test Cricket: A History
Winner of this year's William Hill Sports Book of the Year
share.google/rukQ1zLzMQT8...
A FOREIGN FIELD:
THE HISTORY OF COLONIAL CRICKET
With Tim Wigmore @timwig
Author of Test Cricket: A History
Winner of this year's William Hill Sports Book of the Year
share.google/rukQ1zLzMQT8...
November 26, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Today we launch a new @empirepoduk.bsky.social mini-series to mark the beginning of the Ashes:
A FOREIGN FIELD:
THE HISTORY OF COLONIAL CRICKET
With Tim Wigmore @timwig
Author of Test Cricket: A History
Winner of this year's William Hill Sports Book of the Year
share.google/rukQ1zLzMQT8...
A FOREIGN FIELD:
THE HISTORY OF COLONIAL CRICKET
With Tim Wigmore @timwig
Author of Test Cricket: A History
Winner of this year's William Hill Sports Book of the Year
share.google/rukQ1zLzMQT8...
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i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
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I’m thinking that US voters being “furious about prices” when Trump’s fascist regime are attacking democracy, human rights, the environment & climate, public health, the global economy, the sovereignty of nations, a sane world order, and more, may be why the world will never trust U.S. voters again.
Americans are upset about prices & things are completely unraveling for Trump.
Americans were upset about prices under Biden & his poll numbers were like Trump's are now.
Americans were upset about prices when @kamalaharris.com ran & she nearly won. Says a lot about her strength as a candidate.
Americans were upset about prices under Biden & his poll numbers were like Trump's are now.
Americans were upset about prices when @kamalaharris.com ran & she nearly won. Says a lot about her strength as a candidate.
November 25, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I’m thinking that US voters being “furious about prices” when Trump’s fascist regime are attacking democracy, human rights, the environment & climate, public health, the global economy, the sovereignty of nations, a sane world order, and more, may be why the world will never trust U.S. voters again.
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‘The problem is that we are now recycling so much stuff that it’s impossible to recycle it all.’
@brettchristophers.bsky.social reviews three new books on the problem of trash, including 𝘞𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 by Oliver Franklin-Wallis and Alexander Clapp’s 𝘞𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘳𝘴.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
@brettchristophers.bsky.social reviews three new books on the problem of trash, including 𝘞𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 by Oliver Franklin-Wallis and Alexander Clapp’s 𝘞𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘳𝘴.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Brett Christophers · Assume the worst: Where our waste goes
Just as Big Oil has repeatedly failed to deliver on pledges to begin decarbonising, so too the promises of plastics...
www.lrb.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
‘The problem is that we are now recycling so much stuff that it’s impossible to recycle it all.’
@brettchristophers.bsky.social reviews three new books on the problem of trash, including 𝘞𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 by Oliver Franklin-Wallis and Alexander Clapp’s 𝘞𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘳𝘴.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
@brettchristophers.bsky.social reviews three new books on the problem of trash, including 𝘞𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 by Oliver Franklin-Wallis and Alexander Clapp’s 𝘞𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘳𝘴.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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"...a fundamental challenge to assumptions long embedded in Western thought—about development, political systems, and civilizational achievement itself. We simply haven’t yet found the intellectual courage to face it."
Must read by @kaiserkuo.bsky.social
www.theideasletter.org/essay/the-gr...
Must read by @kaiserkuo.bsky.social
www.theideasletter.org/essay/the-gr...
The Great Reckoning - The Ideas Letter
The world feels unsettled, as if history itself were changing tempo. The familiar landmarks of the modern age are blurring, slipping away, and the stories we once told ourselves about…
www.theideasletter.org
November 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
"...a fundamental challenge to assumptions long embedded in Western thought—about development, political systems, and civilizational achievement itself. We simply haven’t yet found the intellectual courage to face it."
Must read by @kaiserkuo.bsky.social
www.theideasletter.org/essay/the-gr...
Must read by @kaiserkuo.bsky.social
www.theideasletter.org/essay/the-gr...
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Home Alone makes changes to the Die Hard formula that render it hard for me to enjoy. The McClain character should feel overawed. And in theory having Kevin be a child versus adults achieves that. But the thing is: Kevin is a god. It's not just Tom & Jerry. This is some random punks versus Anansi.
November 23, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Home Alone makes changes to the Die Hard formula that render it hard for me to enjoy. The McClain character should feel overawed. And in theory having Kevin be a child versus adults achieves that. But the thing is: Kevin is a god. It's not just Tom & Jerry. This is some random punks versus Anansi.
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absolutely excellent story about the *real* big energy of the decade/millennium unfolding before us
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Accessible, cheap clean energy could spark a new world order
Unshackled from legacy fossil fuel interests, the world’s clean energy future is being forged in the bustling cities of the global south.
www.abc.net.au
November 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
absolutely excellent story about the *real* big energy of the decade/millennium unfolding before us
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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the authors of catastrophic carnage have names: Asia Pacific LNG, BP, Beach Energy, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Eni, ExxonMobil, Hancock Prospecting, Inpex, Jera, Santos, Senex, Shell, Tamboran, TotalEnergies, Woodside etc—we need to end their ability to operate
As marine heatwaves kill 10s of 1000s of fish on the Pilbara coast & causes coral-bleaching at the World Heritage Ningaloo Reef, Woodside Energy reports record production, net profit of $3.6 B & whinges about delays to its Indigenous cultural heritage & planet-destroying North West Shelf extension
Woodside fumes over six-year wait for extension permit
Australia’s biggest gas producer has hit permit delays, warning red tape will halt investment in critical energy supplies.
www.smh.com.au
May 25, 2025 at 12:13 PM
the authors of catastrophic carnage have names: Asia Pacific LNG, BP, Beach Energy, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Eni, ExxonMobil, Hancock Prospecting, Inpex, Jera, Santos, Senex, Shell, Tamboran, TotalEnergies, Woodside etc—we need to end their ability to operate
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Quite the quote on #COP30, by Professor Michael Jacobs of the think tank ODI Global and the University of Sheffield. Source: ‚Backchannel‘
November 22, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Quite the quote on #COP30, by Professor Michael Jacobs of the think tank ODI Global and the University of Sheffield. Source: ‚Backchannel‘
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This reminds of a really special night.
Phone booth with snow on it in Hokkaido, Japan
This reminds of a really special night.
Phone booth with snow on it in Hokkaido, Japan
November 21, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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This reminds of a really special night.
Phone booth with snow on it in Hokkaido, Japan
This reminds of a really special night.
Phone booth with snow on it in Hokkaido, Japan
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you’ll never believe the newest meme pair for “Find someone who looks at you like…”
November 21, 2025 at 9:29 PM
you’ll never believe the newest meme pair for “Find someone who looks at you like…”
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🚨🚨This is no "peace" plan, it is a recipe for further suffering and #Russian imperialist expansion in the #west. It is difficult to appreciate just how much damage the #trump administration has done to #Ukraine and its war efforts. It is disgusting beyond words. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Ukraine banned from Nato, Russia readmitted to the G8 and territory ceded: what’s in Trump’s draft plan
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he expects to discuss the plan – which was reportedly drafted by Russian and US officials – with Trump
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:48 AM
🚨🚨This is no "peace" plan, it is a recipe for further suffering and #Russian imperialist expansion in the #west. It is difficult to appreciate just how much damage the #trump administration has done to #Ukraine and its war efforts. It is disgusting beyond words. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...