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Hannah Arendt was right that hope alone can lead to passivity & inaction. Her focus instead on natality—humanity’s ability to change anew—is a philosophy of action. Thoughts & prayers do little but the dedicated organizing work in Minnesota indicates capacity to transform through collective action.
For Arendt, hope in dark times is no match for action | Aeon Essays
For Hannah Arendt, hope is a dangerous barrier to courageous action. In dark times, the miracle that saves the world is to act
aeon.co
January 20, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Hannah Arendt was right that hope alone can lead to passivity & inaction. Her focus instead on natality—humanity’s ability to change anew—is a philosophy of action. Thoughts & prayers do little but the dedicated organizing work in Minnesota indicates capacity to transform through collective action.
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I wrote up a longer piece about scammers pretending to be me, how you can tell it's not me, and why neither I nor any other "big name" author is likely to be emailing you at all, and certainly not with obviously "AI"-generated verbiage. Please feel free to share.
whatever.scalzi.com/2026/01/20/r...
whatever.scalzi.com/2026/01/20/r...
Reminder: Scammers Are Out There Pretending to Be Me (and Other Authors as Well)
Three times in the last week I’ve gotten inquiries from authors, about email from an account purporting to be me. This account praised their book in a very “AI” fashion and tried …
whatever.scalzi.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:53 PM
I wrote up a longer piece about scammers pretending to be me, how you can tell it's not me, and why neither I nor any other "big name" author is likely to be emailing you at all, and certainly not with obviously "AI"-generated verbiage. Please feel free to share.
whatever.scalzi.com/2026/01/20/r...
whatever.scalzi.com/2026/01/20/r...
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In today’s NZ Herald
January 20, 2026 at 6:40 PM
In today’s NZ Herald
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Hollywood bike stencil told to slim down to meet unrealistic expectations of city.
January 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Hollywood bike stencil told to slim down to meet unrealistic expectations of city.
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the orchestrators of the secret police kidnappings during the rule of the Argentine junta also called their victims “domestic terrorists”
January 20, 2026 at 8:05 PM
the orchestrators of the secret police kidnappings during the rule of the Argentine junta also called their victims “domestic terrorists”
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I'm just going to continue to re-post my Nov '24 commentary for @bulletinatomic.bsky.social "Welcome to the American Petrostate"
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thebulletin.org/2024/11/welc...
January 19, 2026 at 5:50 PM
I'm just going to continue to re-post my Nov '24 commentary for @bulletinatomic.bsky.social "Welcome to the American Petrostate"
thebulletin.org/2024/11/welc...
thebulletin.org/2024/11/welc...
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Yo @ninjakitty.bsky.social Tokyo Urbanism at its absolutely finest here as every bit of land space and interior space is used as expected with Japanese Efficiency.
Ironic this tiny home would meet the requirements of the incoming Planning Act better than Anglosphere designs :P
Ironic this tiny home would meet the requirements of the incoming Planning Act better than Anglosphere designs :P
Tiny Tokyo Home Built On Super Narrow Lot, 33sqm/355sqft
YouTube video by NEVER TOO SMALL
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Yo @ninjakitty.bsky.social Tokyo Urbanism at its absolutely finest here as every bit of land space and interior space is used as expected with Japanese Efficiency.
Ironic this tiny home would meet the requirements of the incoming Planning Act better than Anglosphere designs :P
Ironic this tiny home would meet the requirements of the incoming Planning Act better than Anglosphere designs :P
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Exactly
And hence why Bishop is ironically emulating the Japanese system and why I want it incorporated into our proposed Planning Bill
Other features from Japan are the Standardised Zones which we know but also the Urban Promotion & Control Areas to protect our Rural sectors from unfettered sprawl
And hence why Bishop is ironically emulating the Japanese system and why I want it incorporated into our proposed Planning Bill
Other features from Japan are the Standardised Zones which we know but also the Urban Promotion & Control Areas to protect our Rural sectors from unfettered sprawl
January 20, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Exactly
And hence why Bishop is ironically emulating the Japanese system and why I want it incorporated into our proposed Planning Bill
Other features from Japan are the Standardised Zones which we know but also the Urban Promotion & Control Areas to protect our Rural sectors from unfettered sprawl
And hence why Bishop is ironically emulating the Japanese system and why I want it incorporated into our proposed Planning Bill
Other features from Japan are the Standardised Zones which we know but also the Urban Promotion & Control Areas to protect our Rural sectors from unfettered sprawl
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I need people who don’t live in the Twin Cities to stop telling people not to join massive Signal groups right now. People are doing it. They’re going to keep doing it. Give them good advice about it.
The actually practical advice is don’t say anything to 1000 strangers you wouldn’t say in public
The actually practical advice is don’t say anything to 1000 strangers you wouldn’t say in public
January 15, 2026 at 12:52 PM
I need people who don’t live in the Twin Cities to stop telling people not to join massive Signal groups right now. People are doing it. They’re going to keep doing it. Give them good advice about it.
The actually practical advice is don’t say anything to 1000 strangers you wouldn’t say in public
The actually practical advice is don’t say anything to 1000 strangers you wouldn’t say in public
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In today’s NZ Herald
January 15, 2026 at 4:55 PM
In today’s NZ Herald
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This dude is intense and correct
January 15, 2026 at 9:05 AM
This dude is intense and correct
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Comment from the University of Auckland: Without real change, each recovery is just setting the stage for the next disaster.
The switch from flood relief to recovery is where it can unravel
newsroom.co.nz
January 13, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Comment from the University of Auckland: Without real change, each recovery is just setting the stage for the next disaster.
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“If journalists were succeeding, the public would be well informed and able to fend off the lies of Republican politicians & their vast disinformation network.
News flash: Journalists are not succeeding.
That’s why the tactics of the news industry must change…They must become radically truthful.”
News flash: Journalists are not succeeding.
That’s why the tactics of the news industry must change…They must become radically truthful.”
How to build a radically truthful news outlet
The old ways don’t work. Time to declare war on the liars.
www.stopthepresses.news
January 13, 2026 at 4:09 PM
“If journalists were succeeding, the public would be well informed and able to fend off the lies of Republican politicians & their vast disinformation network.
News flash: Journalists are not succeeding.
That’s why the tactics of the news industry must change…They must become radically truthful.”
News flash: Journalists are not succeeding.
That’s why the tactics of the news industry must change…They must become radically truthful.”
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NEW: Top DOJ officials quit after their division refused to probe Minnesota ICE shooting - At least four leaders of the Civil Rights Division resigned because the section's head, Harmeet Dhillon, decided not to investigate shooting of Renee Good.
www.ms.now/news/doj-civ...
www.ms.now/news/doj-civ...
A new spate of Justice Department officials quit because their section didn't want to probe Renee Good's shooting
At least four leaders of the Civil Rights Division resigned because the section's head, Harmeet Dhillon, decided not to investigate shooting of Renee Good.
www.ms.now
January 13, 2026 at 4:15 AM
NEW: Top DOJ officials quit after their division refused to probe Minnesota ICE shooting - At least four leaders of the Civil Rights Division resigned because the section's head, Harmeet Dhillon, decided not to investigate shooting of Renee Good.
www.ms.now/news/doj-civ...
www.ms.now/news/doj-civ...
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I dig the "tailor coat."
IG mysteryfashionist
IG mysteryfashionist
January 13, 2026 at 4:38 AM
I dig the "tailor coat."
IG mysteryfashionist
IG mysteryfashionist
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"Invitation only" means corruption, using public money to assist donors and cronies of the present regime.
January 13, 2026 at 5:00 AM
"Invitation only" means corruption, using public money to assist donors and cronies of the present regime.
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Top 4 officials in the Criminal section of the Civil Rights Division resign over Harmeet Dhillon's inexcusable (and inexplicable, under the law and the mission of the Division) decision not even to investigate the Minnesota fatal shooting. This is the very purpose and heartbeat of the section
January 13, 2026 at 4:40 AM
Top 4 officials in the Criminal section of the Civil Rights Division resign over Harmeet Dhillon's inexcusable (and inexplicable, under the law and the mission of the Division) decision not even to investigate the Minnesota fatal shooting. This is the very purpose and heartbeat of the section
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the thing about “ICE needs training” is that Jonathan Ross was a ten year DHS vet and a firearms instructor
he’s the kind of guy they get training from
the whole institution is rotten, throw it out
he’s the kind of guy they get training from
the whole institution is rotten, throw it out
Democrats officially going all in on the mealy mouthed “ICE needs training” narrative.
No. ABOLISH ICE.
No. ABOLISH ICE.
WARNER: It used to take 5 to 6 months to get trained. They've now lowered the training period to 47 days. Why 47 days? Because Donald Trump's the 47th president. Tell me that's a rational approach
KERNEN: I'm not taking that bait
WARNER: Joe! You can't pick your facts
KERNEN: I'm not taking that bait
WARNER: Joe! You can't pick your facts
January 12, 2026 at 4:45 PM
the thing about “ICE needs training” is that Jonathan Ross was a ten year DHS vet and a firearms instructor
he’s the kind of guy they get training from
the whole institution is rotten, throw it out
he’s the kind of guy they get training from
the whole institution is rotten, throw it out
Good point, Doug. Our wind turbines are vulnerable to foreign attack, and fossil fuels are 100% safe. Because in the whole history of warfare, no one has ever bombed oil facilities.
Burgum on the national security "risk" of offshore wind energy: "If you wanted to launch an attack on our population centers, the way you would do it is you'd come through one of these large offshore -- we could have an enemy swam drone attack into a place like the Northeast before we even knew it."
January 12, 2026 at 8:31 PM
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the EPA now says our lives are worth less
Breaking News: The EPA will stop considering lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead calculate only the cost to businesses.
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved by Limiting Air Pollution
In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show.
nyti.ms
January 12, 2026 at 8:26 PM
the EPA now says our lives are worth less
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Joe Montgomery, the driving force behind Cannondale's leap into bike manufacturing, has just passed on, so let's take a look back at the brand's first-ever bike: the ST-500 from way back in 1983
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buff.ly/qRw9Fm3
January 11, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Joe Montgomery, the driving force behind Cannondale's leap into bike manufacturing, has just passed on, so let's take a look back at the brand's first-ever bike: the ST-500 from way back in 1983
buff.ly/qRw9Fm3
buff.ly/qRw9Fm3
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He’s right, but I’ve got a whole pile of those lines by now. I count them at night like Arya Stark.
It's time to state clearly that if MAGA and Republicans can't condemn any part of this shooting, continue to blame the victim for it, and even hint that it's a just outcome that others "deserve," that's a crossing of the line that the rest of us won't ever be able to forget.
Rep. Randy Fine: "If you impede the actions of our law enforcement as they seek to repel foreign invaders from our country, you get what's coming to you. I do not feel bad for the woman that was involved."
January 9, 2026 at 12:19 AM
He’s right, but I’ve got a whole pile of those lines by now. I count them at night like Arya Stark.
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Please support Michael de Adder, who does great work:
January 8, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Please support Michael de Adder, who does great work: