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Jonathan Wolff, Political Philosopher. Fellow British Academy Emeritus Professor Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford Wolfson College President The Royal Institute of Philosophy THFC supporter in 'what's the Premier League?' mode. #academic

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Has Trump called for major investment in windmills yet, to offset problems with disruption to oil supplies?

06.03.2026 15:53 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t really. I live in a flat. No cellar.

06.03.2026 15:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Price of Brent Crude! I should check to see if I still have a few barrels in the cellar.

06.03.2026 15:20 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Your email is high priority? I’ll be the judge of that.

06.03.2026 10:47 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Got it at Denis Servers House in Spitalfields

06.03.2026 14:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Delft style blue and white tile of Gilbert and George dresses in jackets, pantaloons and stockings.

Delft style blue and white tile of Gilbert and George dresses in jackets, pantaloons and stockings.

If you need cheering up here’s a photo of a Simon Petter tile of the artists Gilbert and George.

06.03.2026 13:40 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh my God. So appalling I need to say these words slowly and with emphasis. Wondering what Japan has to say about this assessment of previous US military engagement.

06.03.2026 08:45 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Peter. I also reject that implication though I do also think there are different orders of evil.

06.03.2026 12:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Until someone works out how to get monopoly profits from renewables they are constantly going to be attacked by frightened oligarchs.

06.03.2026 11:33 πŸ‘ 64 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

If AI hallucinates citations then it’s pretty obvious it can make other errors. The negligence is trusting it without scrupulously checking.

06.03.2026 11:13 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

The inhuman deciding who is human.

05.03.2026 15:08 πŸ‘ 78 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

Your email is high priority? I’ll be the judge of that.

06.03.2026 10:47 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Do we look bothered?

06.03.2026 09:26 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Not many records left in football but winning the Champions League and getting relegated in the same season is still there for the taking.

06.03.2026 09:25 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh my God. So appalling I need to say these words slowly and with emphasis. Wondering what Japan has to say about this assessment of previous US military engagement.

06.03.2026 08:45 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0

Peace is war. Glad we’ve got that straight.

06.03.2026 08:02 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Who can blame them for being emotional? They are in range of over-staying and becoming liable to pay income tax.

05.03.2026 16:27 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

He discusses in his autobiography. I think he took the criticism very hard and realised that Lawrence had deeper emotional insight than he did.

06.03.2026 07:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I know I know. I missed World Book Day. But tell me, how do you dress up as The Critique of Pure Reason? (Critique of Judgement is more or less my everyday attire.)

06.03.2026 07:52 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0

Can’t wait for post-post-truth, when truth comes back to bite.

05.03.2026 22:23 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2

Not quite the point but whenever I see references to DHS I have to remind myself it’s not a cut-price furniture outlet.

05.03.2026 22:39 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 1

Not quite the point but whenever I see references to DHS I have to remind myself it’s not a cut-price furniture outlet.

05.03.2026 22:39 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 1

Can’t wait for post-post-truth, when truth comes back to bite.

05.03.2026 22:23 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2

Who can blame them for being emotional? They are in range of over-staying and becoming liable to pay income tax.

05.03.2026 16:27 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Brave strategy to face down popularism with unpopularism.

05.03.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

The inhuman deciding who is human.

05.03.2026 15:08 πŸ‘ 78 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

If this was a bar, the staff would start asking the other customers if anyone knew who he was and how to get him home.

05.03.2026 10:37 πŸ‘ 84 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1

If true this is an amazing breakthrough in an area that has been very difficult. And will have vulture capitalism that profits from both over-indulgence and addiction very worried.

05.03.2026 06:27 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
Your basic desire is the maximum of war, you are really the super-war-spirit [...] It isn't in the least true that you, in your basic self, want ultimate peace. You are satisfying in an indirect, false way your lust to jab and strike [...]. You are simply full of repressed desires, which have become savage and anti-social [...]. It is not the hatred of falsehood which inspires you. It is the hatred of people, of flesh and blood. It is a perverted, mental blood-lust. (L 2: 392)

Your basic desire is the maximum of war, you are really the super-war-spirit [...] It isn't in the least true that you, in your basic self, want ultimate peace. You are satisfying in an indirect, false way your lust to jab and strike [...]. You are simply full of repressed desires, which have become savage and anti-social [...]. It is not the hatred of falsehood which inspires you. It is the hatred of people, of flesh and blood. It is a perverted, mental blood-lust. (L 2: 392)

Not a journalist to Trump, but, amazingly, D.H Lawrence in a letter to pacifist Bertrand Russell.

05.03.2026 07:17 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 1

Russell: β€œI was a firm believer in democracy, whereas he had developed the whole philosophy of Fascism before the politicians had thought of it.” He realized Lawrence hated everyone, and his theory of blood-consciousness was rubbish, β€œthough I did not then know that it led straight to Auschwitz.”

05.03.2026 11:59 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0