Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged. Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.

Oh my. James Talarico is incredibly skilled in dismantling Christian Nationalists. Get this man in the Senate.

Would love to see someone from the moderate, Majority Dem faction really address and wrestle with the political effects of what Labour has been up to.

Scientists and scholars in AI and its social impacts call on von der Leyen to retract #AIHype statement. @olivia.science @abeba.bsky.social @irisvanrooij.bsky.social @alexhanna.bsky.social @rocher.lc @danmcquillan.bsky.social @robin.berjon.com & many others have signed www.iccl.ie/press-releas...

Great job, @schumer.senate.gov. You've changed the story from "GOP hurting millions of Americans to please unpopular, failing, delusional despot who's destroying his party" to "Dems are too weak and divided in the face of Trump's strength to take a stand and protect Americans"

The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it. Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.

This is really good to see: Miki Sherrill just put out a statement sharply criticizing the Senate Dems' pending cave in the government shutdown, ripping it as "malpractice" and a betrayal of the people who are "counting on us to fight for them." Sherrill knows what drove her victory. Wake up, Dems.

I think Senate folders are significantly underestimating how fucking angry Democratic voters are at them

My statement on the proposed Senate deal

“Voters made it clear: the American people want leadership with a backbone. And at a critical moment when they need leaders to stay strong under pressure, the Senate is on the brink of caving on a bill that the American people can't afford.”

Ffs

GASP

I'm really honoured by this special issue on my book, edited by @barrettemerick.bsky.social and Ami Harbin! So many fantastic papers. cdn.ymaws.com/www.apaonlin...

German study shows how far right sets agenda thanks to mainstream parties reshaping their communications to respond to what are initially fringe issues, boosting the spread of these ideas and signalling to voters that these ideas and stances were legitimate shorturl.at/OFfig

A student on TikTok has been documenting her journey with a professor who “wrote” the anatomy textbook and it’s all a bunch of AI hallucinations. She’s saying that, understandably, the students are doing super poorly! Behold what we’re teaching the healthcare professionals of tomorrow:

Society of Applied Philosophy conference is back in Edinburgh next summer, and has @jennysaul.bsky.social and Ishani Maitra, amongst others, as keynotes - the call for abstracts has just gone out.

Gershon Baskin says he got the plan on to the president’s desk but then learnt the Israelis were waiting for a change of administration in Washington

yearly reminder to people insisting that we view Christopher Columbus as "a man of his time" that *the people responsible for the Spanish Inquisition* thought Columbus was out of pocket

The inflatables have made it to Broadview.

“You’re banned, you can’t chant that, you’re nicked for holding a sign, you’re kids are poorer, you’re colder, you have to have an ID card and the racists have legitimate concerns in our island of strangers… now vote for us or Farage wins.”

Calling all overseas Pennsylvania voters! This is your reminder to fill out your Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) now. Filling out this form annually allows you to receive your ballots and vote in any special elections that may occur. Head on over to votefromabroad.org to request your ballot!

I will not back down. Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power. What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

This is a truly wonderful graphic. Note that they even made the worst possible choice with the one on the right.

An incredibly important election in a tiny country just went the right way. Moldova has resisted a huge Russian disinformation campaign and will not become a Russian puppet state.

wrote something about disagreeable speech. find it here theopinionpages.com/2025/09/thou...

i am seriously begging democrats to bring the same smoke to this story that they brought to jimmy kimmel being indefinitely suspended

Philosopher Talia Bettcher is starting a new series, responding to misconceptions about trans people. Here's her first, Part 1 of "Are Trans People Delusional?" She's so incredibly clear and careful-- I hope this reaches people. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyXj...

This is really good and really important. Please share.

Sounds like the segregationists in Connecticut are having a grand ole time “While waiting for the police to arrive, the old Karen’s friend said, ‘You’re not the minority anymore.'” www.blackenterprise.com/alex-okeefe-...

Any news organization with a shred of decency would fire Brian Kilmeade immediately. There is no gray area about this.

wrote on charlie kirk for the newsletter this weekend

Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity. 1/n

Brilliant analysis by Tim Kenyon explaining how Trump's use of bald-faced bullshit can help us to understand the anger of some of his most loyal supporters over the Epstein files. theconversation.com/donald-trump...

NASSP/CSWIP Conference: Joy, Care, and Resistance (July 16-18. 2026) www.northamericansocietyforsocialphilosophy.org/2026-nassp-c... Please share widely!

I'm very pleased to share this new short paper! It's a response to a very nice review, but also a preview of some new directions in my research. social-epistemology.com/2025/07/14/d...

A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."

I am delighted to announce that I'm going to be a Professorial fellow at St Andrews for the next 4 years, spending 6 weeks per year in residence! It will be great to spend so much time back in the UK, and to get to know St Andrews! www.st-andrews.ac.uk/philosophy/n...

just pointing out how extremely UNPRESENT cuomo was today when the city's people needed to see leaders do not rank cuomo

On Zoom: tulane.zoom.us/j/6185944474 All welcome! No background knowledge required. You need not know Helen or her work, or have a background in philosophy. georgigardiner.com/helen Organiser: Georgi Gardiner Contact: [email protected]

Which news outlet is actually informing its readers about what happened?

I'm very excited that this edited volume I co-edited with Patrick Connolly and Sandy Goldberg has FINALLY come out! The book is ridiculously expensive unfortunately, but it IS available through many university libraries via OUP online. global.oup.com/academic/pro...

BREAKING: Nicola Sturgeon breaks silence on Supreme Court gender ruling - The National “We are at risk of making the lives of trans people almost unliveable.” www.thenational.scot/news/2514025...

*uses time machine to burst into a room ten years ago* "I don't have much time, but for the love of god choose Chaos with Ed Miliband™ "

The US government, which has claimed it has to destroy American universities because a few pro-Palestinian protesters are evidence of unchecked anti-Semitism, is defending an actual neo-Nazi party in Germany.

I just met with legal counsel for my constituent, Dr. Badar Khan Suri. Dr. Suri is a global conflict scholar at Georgetown who was detained without explanation by masked agents outside his Arlington home, then disappeared without due process to a prison 1,300 miles from his wife and children. 1/