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Sat, 31/01/2026 - 08:55
by Koray Caliskan* Over the past few decades, the idea of performativity has quietly reshaped how many of us think about markets, identities, technologies, and institutions. The basic intuition is simple but powerful: descriptions and representations (scientific or not) do not merely reflect the world; under the right conditions, they help bring it into being. […]
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Sat, 31/01/2026 - 05:35
Som alltid nuförtiden, när man vill att vi ska lyssna på någon nationalekonom som säger att allt är bra och att alla egentligen tjänar på att inkomst- och förmögenhetsskillnaderna blivit skyhöga, så bjuder man in landets egen Dr Pangloss — Daniel Waldenström. Waldenströms uppfattning är i grund och botten att ekonomisk ojämlikhet egentligen inte är […]
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Fri, 30/01/2026 - 22:00

Mary Moriarty on steps local officials are taking to collect and preserve evidence despite federal obstruction, and Jill Garvey on how to document ICE safely.

The post Even the Top Prosecutor in Minneapolis Doesn’t Know the Identity of the Agents Who Killed Alex Pretti appeared first on The Intercept.

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Fri, 30/01/2026 - 03:36

Less than three years after being named the NBA’s 2023 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion, the league’s all-time three-point leader has begun quietly pouring tens of millions into tech ventures owned and operated by Israeli spies. This article was originally published by ¡Do Not Panic! American basketball star Stephen Curry is investing in tech startups run by former IDF operatives who were integral to building Israel’s digital architecture of apartheid and genocide. Curry, considered one of the sport’s all-time greats […]

The post NBA star Stephen Curry’s ties to Israeli intelligence exposed first appeared on The Grayzone.

The post NBA star Stephen Curry’s ties to Israeli intelligence exposed appeared first on The Grayzone.

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Thu, 29/01/2026 - 21:37
Inference to the Best Explanation (IBE) offers a compelling and robust framework for understanding how scientific knowledge advances. Moving beyond the traditional dichotomy between deduction and induction, IBE is not merely one instrument among many in the scientist’s toolkit, but a fundamental engine of scientific reasoning itself. Its significance lies in its capacity to model […]
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Thu, 29/01/2026 - 19:15
Even the intelligence services are gagged by the government when they try to tell the truth about our planetary crisis. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian  27th January 2026 I know it’s almost impossible to turn your eyes away from the Trump show, but that’s the point. His antics, ever-grosser and more preposterous, are […]