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Darian Meacham @posteurope.bsky.social · 20d

Happy to see this published. @fratava.bsky.social and I can't seem to leave Jan Patočka alone.

"Philosophy as a European way of life and the role of the European intellectual in the age of technical reason."

www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/b...

www.elgaronline.com

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Darian Meacham @posteurope.bsky.social · 26d

Believe the hype. @hypestudies.bsky.social @danishanley.bsky.social @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social

Dani Shanley @danishanley.bsky.social · 27d

A few highlights from @hypestudies.bsky.social conference day 2! Thanks to all involved for another great day 🙏

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Darian Meacham @posteurope.bsky.social · 27d

Looks like an amazing conference organised by the @hypestudies.bsky.social crew in Barcelona. Great work from @danishanley.bsky.social @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social and many [email protected].

Dani Shanley @danishanley.bsky.social · 28d

Here we go, keynote time @hypestudies.bsky.social conference.

Packed room here and around 50 people tuning in online!

@gemmamilne.bsky.social rocking it, as per. 🔥🔥🔥

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Darian Meacham @posteurope.bsky.social · Aug 25

Going, going, gone. Leaving Greece and back to Brussels. Another wonderful summer, basking in the beautiful generosity of North Evia.

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Darian Meacham @posteurope.bsky.social · Aug 20

Lizard life in the dog days of Greek summer.

Darian Meacham @posteurope.bsky.social · Aug 19

Thanks! Maybe a stupid question, but how does it retain such a perfect form when it is shed?

Darian Meacham @posteurope.bsky.social · Aug 18

I think it laid eggs under my skin and then turned to stone!!

Darian Meacham @posteurope.bsky.social · Aug 18

Probably the best Ramen in the world. #Hakodate #Hokkaido

Darian Meacham @posteurope.bsky.social · Aug 18

What is this amazing thing? @andreasdeblock.bsky.social

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Darian Meacham @posteurope.bsky.social · Jul 17

I still sing the #12 song to myself on a regular basis.

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Jul 16

As Trump and his allies in Congress try to gut public funding for PBS, watch this 1971 clip of Rev. Jesse Jackson and the kids of Sesame Street.

This is why we need public broadcasting.

Darian Meacham @posteurope.bsky.social · Jul 17

Justice prevails in Belgium.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Complaint upheld against Belgian ticket inspector who said ‘bonjour’ in Flanders

Ilyass Alba also said ‘goeiedag’ on train in Dutch-speaking region but he breached country’s strict language rules

www.theguardian.com

Darian Meacham @posteurope.bsky.social · Jul 15

Good lord, twitter reports that Besos buying Conde Nast as a wedding gift for his wife. It's truly a new gilded age, but all that glitters has turned to shit.

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Darian Meacham @posteurope.bsky.social · Jul 15

Nooooooooooooo!

Darian Meacham @posteurope.bsky.social · Jul 14

Once again, if you aren't reading @teenvogue.com you should be...

Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · Jul 14

today in 1970 the Young Lords staged a 12-hr takeover of the Bronx's Lincoln Hospital—overcrowded, overrun by rats, called the "butcher shop" b/c medical residents trained on poor people of color

the takeover led to one of the first patients' bill of rights in history, and other wins @teenvogue.com

The Young Lords Brought the Revolution to Public Health

The group achieved victories for health care access in New York and beyond.

www.teenvogue.com

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Darian Meacham @posteurope.bsky.social · Jul 14

In case you hadn't noticed...

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/o...

Opinion | Europe Is Terrifyingly Hot, and Its Leaders Are Doing Worse Than Nothing

www.nytimes.com

Darian Meacham @posteurope.bsky.social · Jul 13

Lille, My Love, charcuterie et chantilly.

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Darian Meacham @posteurope.bsky.social · Jun 28

The institutions are not holding. They cannot hold on their own. They require that the people who hold them consent to the balance and limitations of power, not actively seek to undermine it. Despite the hopes of many, the USA is not exceptional in this regard.

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/u...

With Supreme Court Ruling, Another Check on Trump’s Power Fades

www.nytimes.com

Darian Meacham @posteurope.bsky.social · Jun 28

A part of Harvard University in exile. Signs of the transition away from the rule of law?

"Returning Kennedy School students can finish their Harvard degrees at the University of Toronto, where the students may be based if they’re unable to enter the United States."

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...

Harvard Announces a Contingency Plan for Some of Its International Students

www.nytimes.com

Darian Meacham @posteurope.bsky.social · Jun 27

Absolute disgrace.
www.cbsnews.com/newyork/vide...

Andrew Cuomo will remain on ballot on independent line, sources say

Cuomo faced a Friday deadline to withdraw his name from the November ballot. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook reports.

www.cbsnews.com

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Yanis Varoufakis @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social · Jun 24

Nothing impresses more than the current European leadership's inexhaustible capacity to humiliate themselves so as to retain the right to be Trump's vassal...
www.ft.com/content/ce9e...

Nato chief Mark Rutte praises Donald Trump for making Europe ‘pay in a BIG way’

US president releases flattering message that also hails ‘truly extraordinary’ Iran strikes

www.ft.com

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British Society for Phenomenology @thebsp.org.uk · Jun 21

#JBSP Online: The Kantian Echoes of #Fink’s Idea of a Constructive #Phenomenology and “the Fundamental Problem of the Relationship of the ‘Given’ to the ‘Ungiven’” – Veronica Cibotaru
Out now – and OPEN ACCESS
www.thebsp.org.uk/2025/06/21/j...
#philosophy #BSP #Kant
JBSP ed: @posteurope.bsky.social

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British Society for Phenomenology @thebsp.org.uk · Jun 20

#JBSP Online: ‘What is Consciousness a Negation of? Jan Patočka’s Contribution to the Existentialism Controversy’ – Jakub Čapek (Charles University)
Out now – and OPEN ACCESS
www.thebsp.org.uk/2025/06/20/j...
#phenomenology #philosophy #BSP #Patočka
JBSP editor-in-chief: @posteurope.bsky.social

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Darian Meacham @posteurope.bsky.social · May 31

Amazing @livingcolour.com show in Eindhoven tonight. 35 years ago, they were the first band I saw live. They still got it.

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Darian Meacham @posteurope.bsky.social · May 30

The rectors of the universities in the Netherlands have issued this statement in defence of academic freedom.

I look forward to the subsequent focus and investment in the humanities that is the logical consequence of this statement.

www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/news/stateme...

Statement on Academic Freedom – The Rectors of the Dutch Universities

www.maastrichtuniversity.nl

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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · May 26

What is social #justice? Where do the boundaries of #scientific expertise lie? @tullioviola.bsky.social dives into the thought-provoking questions tackled in the first course of the BA in Arts and Culture.

Discover how #philosophy meets contemporary #culture in this unique programme👁️✨

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