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Nine Great Thinkers Offer Manifestos for Getting Your Kid Out the Door on Time

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Mon, 07/10/2024 - 23:00

Niccolo Machiavelli

When one child refuses to go to school, ignore their insolence and lavish praise on their compliant sibling. Malcolm puts on his shoes perfectly! Malcolm gets a toy from the prize jar! Once the first child succumbs and leaves on time, swiftly punish their infraction by fashioning a mini-guillotine from the bagel slicer. Decapitate their Paw Patrol toys one by one while both children watch in horror. Hang the severed heads around the house. Wave the bagel slicer threateningly every morning.

Friedrich Nietzsche

There are no higher powers, least of all yours, and your parenting has no purpose. Your child will become an adult regardless of this one morning. So, who cares if you’re late? Rejoice in the chaos of absent expectations.

Philosophy & Public Affairs is not dead yet

https://crookedtimber.org/2024/10/07/philosophy-public-affairs-is-not-dead-yet/
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Mon, 07/10/2024 - 22:17
One of the most interesting developments in the little world of political theory / philosophy in recent years has been the mass resignation of the editorial teams of both Philosophy & Public Affairs, and Journal of Political Philosophy. Public statements from both groups suggested they were disturbed by their existing publishers’ injunctions to publish in […]

One Year

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Mon, 07/10/2024 - 22:00
October 7, 2024—Today, we can expect a parade of treacly sycophantism, brazen sociopathy, and humanist admonishment. They write for their mark, the reader they assume…

Ανοιχτή επιστολή των Γιάνη Βαρουφάκη & Μπράιαν Ίνο προς τους δικαστές του ΔΠΔ με αφορμή την επέτειο της 7/10: Κινητοποιηθείτε τώρα, αλλιώς το Διεθνές Δίκαιο «τελειώνει»

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Mon, 07/10/2024 - 16:00

ΑΝΟΙΚΤΗ ΕΠΙΣΤΟΛΗ ΠΡΟΣ ΤΟΥΣ ΔΙΚΑΣΤΕΣ ΤΟΥ ΔΙΕΘΝΟΥΣ ΠΟΙΝΙΚΟΥ ΔΙΚΑΣΤΗΡΙΟΥ 7η Οκτωβρίου 2024 Αξιότιμοι δικαστές του Διεθνούς Ποινικού Δικαστηρίου, Όταν τον Ιανουάριο μάθαμε ότι το Δικαστήριό σας αποφάσισε να εξετάσει τις καταγγελίες για όσα συμβαίνουν στην περιοχή Ισραήλ-Παλαιστίνης, αναθαρρήσαμε. Η ανθρωπότητα χρειάζεται ένα Διεθνές Ποινικό Δικαστήριο που να διασφαλίζει το Διεθνές Δίκαιο και να είναι έτοιμο […]

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Brian Eno’s & Yanis Varoufakis’ Open Letter to the Judges of the ICC, on the anniversary of 7th October: Act now or International Law withers forever

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Mon, 07/10/2024 - 16:00

OPEN LETTER TO THE JUDGES OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT 7th October 2024 Dear Judges of the International Criminal Court, When we heard in January that the Court on which you sit had decided to hear the case concerning the situation in Israel-Palestine, we were encouraged. Humanity needs an International Criminal Court that upholds the […]

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A five-minute scroll

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Mon, 07/10/2024 - 11:39
We start the week reminded about Gough Whitlam standing up against Israel, protests across Australia and around the world seek ceasefire, Richard Marles on the ABC, A statement from the Jewish Council of Australia, and IDF soldiers reveal their own identities when they post their crimes on social media. Spanish actor Javier Bardem has spoken Continue reading »

So Ugly, So Tragic

https://digbysblog.net/2024/10/06/so-ugly-so-tragic/
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Mon, 07/10/2024 - 10:30
A standing ovation for this: Trump on how his mass deportation will impact other countries: “We’re bringing them back, and we’re gonna shove them right down their throats.” Trump on how his mass deportation will impact other countries: "We're bringing them back, and we're gonna shove them right down their throat." pic.twitter.com/Zg6FoMrZcP — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 6, 2024 Heil Trump. Do all those Hispanic men who love his guy think they are are immune from this? I don’t think Trump’s cult makes many distinctions when it comes to someone with brown skin and a Latino last name. I hope they watch their backs. If he wins they’re in for a rude surprise.

Cowardly Liars

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Mon, 07/10/2024 - 09:00
Republicans are refusing to answer whether Trump won the 2020 election. Their dodging is transparent and anyone with half a brain would consider whether or not Trump might just be lying about this. If so, they simply cannot consider themselves decent Americans after everything he did and continues to do. Trump said last week that if they hadn’t stolen the election he wouldn’t be running again: “You know last time, last election, we did great in 2016 a lot of people don’t know we did much better in 2020. We won, we won, we did win. It was a rigged election, it was a rigged election. You have to tell Kamala Harris, that’s why I’m doing it again, if I thought I lost, I wouldn’t be doing this again. You know where I’d be right now, on the beaches of Monte Carlo maybe, or some place. Be having a nice life.” If only. He knows he lost. He’s said it numerous times in the last few weeks. “We lost by a whisker.” But his broken psyche just can’t handle that reality. So he’s putting the country through all this again to soothe himself.

Growing Old in the Age (And That’s the Appropriate Word!) of Trump

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Mon, 07/10/2024 - 08:09

After Joe Biden was shuffled off stage on trumped-up charges of senility, I started thinking seriously about the weaponization of old age in our world. Who gets credit for old age and who gets the boot? At 86, I share that affliction, pervasive among the richest, healthiest, and/or luckiest of us, who manage to hang around the longest. Donald Trump is, of course, in this same group, although much of America seems to be in selective denial about his diminishing capabilities. He was crushed recently in The Great Debate yet is generally given something of a mulligan for hubris, craziness, and unwillingness to prepare. But face it, unlike Joe B, he was simply too old to cut the mustard. It’s... Read more

Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – October 6 2024

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Mon, 07/10/2024 - 05:28
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – October 6 2024

Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – October 6 2024

by Tony Wikrent

Strategic Political Economy

Kamala Harris’s Wall Street charm offensive begins to pay off

[Financial Times, via Naked Capitalism Water Cooler 10-04-2024]

“Two finance executives close to Harris said she had reassured them that she could appoint new officials to the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Trade Commission who would take a less aggressive stance than current respective chairs Gary Gensler and Lina Khan.”

For those with eyes to see – the Israeli inflicted genocide that Israel is trying to hide

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Mon, 07/10/2024 - 04:59
“Who are you filming for?” What Israel is trying to hide. Gaza Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit exposes Israeli war crimes in the Gaza Strip through the medium of photos and videos posted online by Israeli soldiers themselves during the year long conflict.   October 7 Al Jazeera’s October 7  investigation. Warning: This is an 18 Continue reading »

The context for October 7 is wilfully and deliberately ignored

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Mon, 07/10/2024 - 04:58
October 7 did not occur in a vacuum. It was the result of decades long Israeli occupation, never ending violence and oppression of Palestinians. The pressure cooker exploded! A slightly updated post from December 19, 2023 Supporters of Zionism highlight the horrors of October 7 , ‘never again’ to divert attention from the continuing genocide  Continue reading »

On election day, accountability takes centre stage

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Mon, 07/10/2024 - 04:57
If the government and Opposition think they will not be held accountable, they should think again. The government and Opposition are disregarding the year-long protests of millions of Australians against Israel’s war on Palestinians and now the Lebanese people. Moreover, they are completely disregarding numerous petitions signed by thousands of Australians, including current and former Continue reading »