#Actions

Philosophers on Twitter getting push back about The Letter: here are some candidate actions, and some evaluations (by me) of those actions (thread): i) Say nothing, refuse to engageEvaluation: You
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"The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy." - Montesquieu Today is #NoPoliticsDay,
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1 Today is a real American tragedy. No doubt about it. Only the wicked or the naive aren’t grieved by it. The incoming administration is truly abominable. This is a
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1. No unity without accountability. "Moving on" the bill of goods sold repeatedly in U.S. to white folks who don't want the discomfort of holding fellow white folks accountable for
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Nigerians would automatically make you a saint once you die or have a close shave with death (particularly suicide.)suddenly, you can’t correct said person’s misdeeds. it’s even worse in this
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How I turned a tragedy into opportunity.For those of you that don't know, two months ago I obliterated my right knee. Leaving me with the worst pain I've ever felt,
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If you're like me, you've probably experienced some alienation the last few years, culminating in how people are responding to this pandemic. I honestly feel like I have almost nothing
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THREAD: Want to email your MP about an issue? Before you use a template email take a read of these tips first... Please, please, please personalise your email. It shows
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Like everyone, I see videos of police officers with bad judgement and decisions and actions. There is usually more to every story than the clips show but there is just
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The way @MichaelMarmot is pointing the finger exclusively at the government for the deaths of 29 London bus drivers of Covid-19 is outrageous. Read the @UCL IHE report, not just
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A thread about the importance of young children’s gestures, ending with a suggestion for parents.Research tells us that language emerges out of gesture: infants and toddlers can use their hands
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I've tweeted a lot about Oatly since they took investment from Blackstone - it's a really interesting case study in the flaws of "conscious capitalism" and their new advert proves
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Seeing lots of statements in my Twitter feed to the effect that Trump's executive orders are unconstitutional. I think that's wrong. Some of the EOs (technically, in 3 of 4
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Why would Judge Sullivan hire a lawyer to defend his decision not to dismiss ⁦@GenFlynn⁩ charges after DOJ decided to drop all charges per this WaPo article?Here’s what I think
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1/ As governmental bodies rely on academics' expert advice to shape policy regarding #artificialintelligence, it is important that these academics not have conflicts of interests that may cloud or bias
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In my opinion, Democrats have failed, for forty years, to address the message that put the Republicans in power.Republicans told Americans that the government is their enemy, and told them
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