"Supreme Court delivers clarity on biological milk."

How long does it take for a barista to earn enough money to buy a cappuccino in their own coffee shop? What does that tell us about different economies and coffee cultures around the world? Work in a coffee shop? We'd love your input! forms.gle/DZFThBdjWi1g...

Philosophy should always be this... embodied: "Descartes, after all, is the one who is actively imagining others as nude, implying, but not pursuing the implication that they might well think of him as nude, as well. But why?" — Judith Butler, Senses of the Subject

Kas ma saan õigesti aru, et vähemalt Tallinnas ei ole enam tervisekassa süsteemis psühhiaatri teenust ja sotsiaalministeeriumi lahendus on hakata psühhiaatri juurde saamiseks saatekirja nõudma?

An unintended perk of doing this weird existentialist thing where you tie a string of words together with hyphens (like, being-which-is-not-what-it-is) is that this shit counts as one word in the manuscript!

Kas me ei võiks palun ära lõpetada seda lolli retoorikat, kuidas inimesed, kes töötavad poliitikas, akadeemias, avalikus sektoris, vabakonnas – mõnikord tundub, et ka lihtsalt linnades elavad inimesed – asuvad väljaspool mingit müstilist sfääri nimega "päris elu".

Cis people, how many times have you been asked to describe how you masturbate, and what you think about when you do, to access healthcare on the NHS?

"most of the outrage directed at this event ["Quiet piggy"] that refuses to analyse the connections between the discursive positioning of women, other animals and oppression. Perhaps because sexism and misogyny are (at least nominally) frowned upon but speciesism isn’t?"

Picture this: Paide, 2026, Arvamusfestival, Kultuurikkuse ala, paneeldiskussioon “Elu pärast tühistamist”, osalejad Tõnis Mägi, Aivar Mäe, Hannes Võrno ja Rein Veidemann.

After attending another seminar in which I'm strongly advised to adopt a more standardized social scientific writing style and structure, this essay from Roxani Krystalli was a joy to encounter.

Tänase Liivalaia trammiuudise valguses huvitav, et Järvan avas lennujaamas trammiteed, mis avatakse tegelikkuses heal juhul võib-olla järgmine suvi. Tea, kas talle uues valitsuses kohta pole, et pidi linti lõikama kiirustama?

I had loads of fun talking about my PhD work-in-progress with the attentive and insightful audience at the RESET City Campus Meeting in Helsinki University on Wednesday. Kindly co-organized by research groups RESET and WEIRD. Thanks to Ely/iott Mermans for inviting me and taking the picture.

Can’t believe there’s an emo song that starts with ”hurra” and then develops into ”hipp hipp hurra”

Need people to understand the difference between "this is a social construct" and "this is not real"

See on võrratult ”how do you like them apples” pealkiri. Kõik võiksid Üsamaale oma küsimused saata!

Scene of the (cookiemonster!) crime

Raske valik, et kas eelistada Tallinna valimistel EKRE ja/või Parempoolsete õnnestumist või Keskerakonna ainuvōimu… www.err.ee/1609830732/k...

This (+ the live versions of Jonsi & Alex's masterful Riceboy Sleeps) pulled me through writing my MA thesis and it looks like it's pulling me through writing the PhD one. Music to write (and cry) to!

Having a history with hypnagogic hallucinations is fun! Not sure if the ceiling is actually on fire or if safe to keep on sleeping.

if you ever hear a philosopher say "if and only if ___" know that they meant that shit

Kas keegi on kunagi Tallinnas näinud mootorratturit, kes kiiruspiirangust kinni peab?

The EU review found that Israel breached human rights in Gaza, and hence is in violation of the Association Agreement. Foreign Ministers meet Monday, and you'd expect sanctions to be on the table (suspension of elements of the association). I doubt it 1/ www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

The story of LGBT rights is a story of advances followed by setbacks followed by media with no skin in the game saying, "It's because you were too loud/asked for too much/moved too fast/got too big for your britches/didn't make your case." That never changes--but happily it's never the last word.

Keegi vist ei ole üllatunud.

Phenomenology of being a vegan conference participant at a phenomenology conference

Kultuuriministeeriumi ja laskespordi orgide poos on mugav: Kuni pole odavat alternatiivi, siis me mürgitame pliiga edasi, aga ega me alternatiivide loomiseks mingit vaeva küll nägema ei hakka.

I'm increasingly convinced "biological sex" is a code for "cis" in the sense of how it's operationalized as that which is real, natural, common-sensical, assumed, self-explanatory, good, and truthful—and how that which remains outside of it or deviates from it is framed as "ideological."

Eesti Ametiühingute Keskliit kogub allkirju, et peatada seaduseelnõu, mis nõrgestab "paindliku tööaja" varjus oluliselt töötajate õigusi. Anna allkiri!

Grading papers and listening to Myspace bedroom pop. What a life!

Reading a recent study from Quebec: from 2017/2018 to 2023/2024 there's about an 18% increase in high schoolers who report they'd feel uncomfortable if they learned their best friend is LGB. Boys are two times more likely to feel uncomfortable compared to girls. Scary!

France raises a fascinating hypothetical point: what if the law still exists even if people might get mad at you

This year's first 10k run under 1 hour. Small joys amidst global horrors.

Babe just went on a fourth attempt for publication 🫣

Apparently, Estonian newish government looks at what's happening in US and finds inspiration from Musk-style government cuts and weakening of environmental protections. Neat.

An acquaintance made a transphobic joke on FB. I commented to highlight why the "joke" expressed uninformed opinions and insulting sentiments about trans people. FB does not show my comment, probably because it contains the word "trans people." A much-needed push to close my account finally.

Pärast kuus aastat poseerimist sai minust lõpuks päris vegan: mulle hakkas tofu meeldima!

Just finished prepping for an intro to critical thinking class I'm teaching tomorrow and can happily report that Socrates is still a mortal. Can't say the same about all bachelors being unmarried men, though.

If you want to know more (much, much more) about how governments have decided who is male and who is female in the past, may I be so bold as to recommend my own book: www.paisleycurrah.com/sexisassexdoes

An eventful day. A journal rejected my article (the poor baby has now been rejected twice), and I was accepted to an all-expenses-paid feminist theory workshop in Lund.

Laura kirjutab!