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"peace is impossible without politics and politics is impossible without war" - Joe Cropsey, Plato's World - Man's Place in the Cosmos
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@poliphilo.bsky.social
· Nov 20
Plato’s World
In this culmination of a lifetime’s study, Joseph Cropsey examines the crucial relationship between Plato’s conception of the nature of the universe and his moral and political thought.Cropsey interpr...
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Plato's World - Man's Place in the Cosmos
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👍https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-instead-of-a-china-pivot-how-about-we-start-building-at-home/
Opinion: Instead of a China pivot, how about we start building at home?
Canada doesn’t make enough of what China – or the rest of Asia – wants
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January 15, 2026 at 11:42 PM
👍https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-instead-of-a-china-pivot-how-about-we-start-building-at-home/
Elon Smuk's stupid Gork
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What you need to know about Grok and the controversies surrounding it
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What you need to know about Grok and the controversies surrounding it
What you need to know about Grok and the controversies surrounding it
Elon Musk's AI assistant, Grok, is facing scrutiny from governments worldwide. First launched in 2023, Grok aims to compete with AI models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini.
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January 15, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Elon Smuk's stupid Gork
apnews.com/article/grok...
What you need to know about Grok and the controversies surrounding it
apnews.com/article/grok...
What you need to know about Grok and the controversies surrounding it
Pangle's "concern . . . is to present synoptically what Hegel might call the 'essential phases' or 'moments' in his philosophy of world history as an articulated, unfolding, organic whole."👍
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Hegel's Lectures on the Philosophy of World History: The Essentials (Agora Editions): Pangle, Thomas L.: 9781501784583: Amazon.com: Books
Hegel's Lectures on the Philosophy of World History: The Essentials (Agora Editions) [Pangle, Thomas L.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Hegel's Lectures on the Philosophy of Worl...
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January 15, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Pangle's "concern . . . is to present synoptically what Hegel might call the 'essential phases' or 'moments' in his philosophy of world history as an articulated, unfolding, organic whole."👍
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Just south of Colorado, Ted Turner’s ideal of conservation takes shape. Ben Clark’s new film “Preserved” takes us there.
Just south of Colorado, Ted Turner's ideal of conservation takes shape. Ben Clark's new film "Preserved" takes us there.
“Preserved:" Ben Clark explores Ted Turner’s "pinnacle of conservation"
coloradosun.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Just south of Colorado, Ted Turner’s ideal of conservation takes shape. Ben Clark’s new film “Preserved” takes us there.
Secretary Kristi Noem - American Nazi
"After the ICE Shooting, Trust Was the First Casualty" [@jeffquinton.bsky.social's Substack, and thanks for mention]
After the ICE Shooting, Trust Was the First Casualty
The fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis has become a flashpoint not just over the use of lethal force, but over whether the federal government, and those ...
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January 8, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Secretary Kristi Noem - American Nazi
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Trump ICE officer murders a citizen.
Trump ICE officer murders a citizen.
Minnesota investigators barred from taking part in probe into woman's killing by an ICE officer
The head of Minnesota’s state investigations agency says the U.S. attorney’s office has prevented it from taking part in the investigation into an ICE officer’s fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman.
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January 8, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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Trump ICE officer murders a citizen.
Trump ICE officer murders a citizen.
"Our politics nationally and here in Texas is now firmly in the grip of a narrow, petty tribalism that feeds on enmity."
As our nation spirals into a nightmarish darkness, there’s a temptation to despair—even as the work of compassion, justice, and solidarity is more urgent than ever. But how can we fend off despair, especially when it can seem as if the darkness is all there is? www.texasobserver.org/a-light-the-...
A Light the Darkness Cannot Extinguish
At the close of an awful year, a religion scholar offers reflections on resisting despair in dark times, for the religious and non-religious alike.
www.texasobserver.org
December 31, 2025 at 11:14 PM
"Our politics nationally and here in Texas is now firmly in the grip of a narrow, petty tribalism that feeds on enmity."
www.foreignaffairs.com/china/illibe...
weak article: "citizens grow dissatisfied with electoral systems that do not deliver desirable economic results,” but both major US political parties have failed to show "how democracy improves everyday life" FOR ALL CITIZENS.
weak article: "citizens grow dissatisfied with electoral systems that do not deliver desirable economic results,” but both major US political parties have failed to show "how democracy improves everyday life" FOR ALL CITIZENS.
The Illiberal International
Authoritarian cooperation is reshaping the global order.
www.foreignaffairs.com
December 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM
www.foreignaffairs.com/china/illibe...
weak article: "citizens grow dissatisfied with electoral systems that do not deliver desirable economic results,” but both major US political parties have failed to show "how democracy improves everyday life" FOR ALL CITIZENS.
weak article: "citizens grow dissatisfied with electoral systems that do not deliver desirable economic results,” but both major US political parties have failed to show "how democracy improves everyday life" FOR ALL CITIZENS.
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“We have effectively handed [the Trump administration] a ‘kill switch’ for any reporting they find inconvenient.”
CBS News’ editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss, pulled a 60 Minutes segment featuring the accounts of Venezuelan men sent by the Trump administration to a maximum security prison in El Salvador.
CBS News’ editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss, pulled a 60 Minutes segment featuring the accounts of Venezuelan men sent by the Trump administration to a maximum security prison in El Salvador.
CBS pulls "60 Minutes" segment critical of Trump's deportations
"We have effectively handed [the Trump administration] a ‘kill switch’ for any reporting they find inconvenient."
www.motherjones.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 AM
“We have effectively handed [the Trump administration] a ‘kill switch’ for any reporting they find inconvenient.”
CBS News’ editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss, pulled a 60 Minutes segment featuring the accounts of Venezuelan men sent by the Trump administration to a maximum security prison in El Salvador.
CBS News’ editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss, pulled a 60 Minutes segment featuring the accounts of Venezuelan men sent by the Trump administration to a maximum security prison in El Salvador.
The International Law Obligation to Investigate the Boat Strikes at www.justsecurity.org/127136/inter...
The International Law Obligation to Investigate the Boat Strikes
The lethal strikes are unlawful under IHRL and, even on the administration’s own terms, trigger LOAC and DoD duties to investigate.
www.justsecurity.org
December 16, 2025 at 10:14 AM
The International Law Obligation to Investigate the Boat Strikes at www.justsecurity.org/127136/inter...
"Under President Joe Biden, the U.S. government had seen itself as the great defender of the rules-based order."
? No mention of Israeli Gaza genocide ?
The Rules-Based International Order: A Historical Analysis direct.mit.edu/isec/article...
? No mention of Israeli Gaza genocide ?
The Rules-Based International Order: A Historical Analysis direct.mit.edu/isec/article...
The Rules-Based International Order: A Historical Analysis
Abstract. There has been a good deal of talk in recent years about the “rules-based international order”—the system of laws, agreements, principles, and institutions that, many observers say, lay at t...
direct.mit.edu
December 8, 2025 at 6:38 PM
"Under President Joe Biden, the U.S. government had seen itself as the great defender of the rules-based order."
? No mention of Israeli Gaza genocide ?
The Rules-Based International Order: A Historical Analysis direct.mit.edu/isec/article...
? No mention of Israeli Gaza genocide ?
The Rules-Based International Order: A Historical Analysis direct.mit.edu/isec/article...
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KYUK is the only public radio station in remote Alaska that regularly broadcasts in the Yugtun language, providing a crucial lifeline to the Indigenous communities in the area.
After Congress slashed its budget, the station isn't sure how it'll survive.
After Congress slashed its budget, the station isn't sure how it'll survive.
In rural America, public radio saves lives
In remote Alaska, public radio station KYUK is crucial during natural disasters. Without federal funding, how will it survive?
revealnews.org
November 23, 2025 at 3:36 AM
KYUK is the only public radio station in remote Alaska that regularly broadcasts in the Yugtun language, providing a crucial lifeline to the Indigenous communities in the area.
After Congress slashed its budget, the station isn't sure how it'll survive.
After Congress slashed its budget, the station isn't sure how it'll survive.
Biden/Trump - you two are soooo gooood to Neo-Nazi Israel.
⚡️NEW: Israel Kills Over 30 Palestinians in Gaza in One of Bloodiest Assaults of "Ceasefire"
Israeli warplanes bombed tent encampments & displacement shelters while troops moved deeper into Gaza City, expanding the "yellow...
By Abd Sabbah & Sharif Kouddous
www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-air...
Israeli warplanes bombed tent encampments & displacement shelters while troops moved deeper into Gaza City, expanding the "yellow...
By Abd Sabbah & Sharif Kouddous
www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-air...
Israel Kills Over 30 Palestinians in Gaza in One of Bloodiest Assaults of "Ceasefire"
Israeli warplanes bombed tent encampments and displacement shelters while troops moved deeper into Gaza City, expanding the "yellow line" and seizing more territory.
www.dropsitenews.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Biden/Trump - you two are soooo gooood to Neo-Nazi Israel.
My Law School (back in the late 80s, not this 🤔):
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Law School updates curriculum to prepare UChicago students for AI era
A new technological age is creating new considerations for legal training—calling for a thoughtful, hands-on approach
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November 20, 2025 at 7:20 PM
My Law School (back in the late 80s, not this 🤔):
news.uchicago.edu/story/law-sc...
news.uchicago.edu/story/law-sc...
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READ: There’s outrage in Israel over the leaked video of Israeli soldiers gang-raping a Palestinian prisoner. However, the outrage isn’t about the rape itself but the fact that the video was leaked in the first place. mondoweiss.net/2025/11/outr...
Outrage over video leak of Israeli soldiers’ gang rape of Palestinian exposes rot in Israeli society
There’s outrage in Israel over the leaked video of Israeli soldiers gang-raping a Palestinian prisoner. However, the outrage isn’t about the rape itself but the fact that the video was leaked in the…
mondoweiss.net
November 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
READ: There’s outrage in Israel over the leaked video of Israeli soldiers gang-raping a Palestinian prisoner. However, the outrage isn’t about the rape itself but the fact that the video was leaked in the first place. mondoweiss.net/2025/11/outr...
It’s Hard to Know Whether Trump’s Cruelty or Stupidity Is Worse newrepublic.com/article/2029... via @newrepublic.com
It’s Hard to Know Whether
Trump’s Cruelty or Stupidity Is Worse
Fine—it’s the cruelty for sure. But the man’s sheer idiocy is pretty staggering too.
newrepublic.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:29 AM
It’s Hard to Know Whether Trump’s Cruelty or Stupidity Is Worse newrepublic.com/article/2029... via @newrepublic.com
