Arto Laitinen
@artolaitinen.bsky.social
Philosophy professor at Tampere. Supports human rights, freedom, democracy, justice, equal opportunity, eudaimonia, solidarity, biodiversity and good music and is against domination, injustice, social pathology and nature loss. (i.e. supports the Left).
Tampere University Press@tampereupress.bsky.social · 9mo agoThis new book contains essays on 3 central topics in analytic #philosophy: the nature of reality, the nature of truth and the nature of language. The Festschrift authored by colleagues in honour of Prof. Panu Raatikainen offers an overview of his contributions in philosophy. doi.org/10.61201/h5f...
Excessive force. PERIOD! They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor. 📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.
Rahvaan Queer -illan toisena esiintyjänä upea Paula Raitanen 🏳️🌈💕
Gutting USAID is already having a devastating impact around the world. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, teams that would normally be racing to identify a fatal sickness are gone.
A Lethal Mystery Illness Is Spreading in Congo. USAID Cuts Have Slowed the Response
Gutting USAID is already having a devastating impact around the world. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, teams that would normally be racing to identify a fatal sickness are gone.
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Norway fuel giant 'refuses to fill US submarines' after Trump-Zelensky clash Norwegian petroleum giant Haltbakk Bunkers has declared it will no longer help the US Navy. www.express.co.uk/news/world/2...
Norway fuel giant 'refuses to fill US submarines' after Trump-Zelensky clash
Norwegian petroleum giant Haltbakk Bunkers has declared it will no longer help the US Navy.
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A major Norwegian fuel company is refusing to provide fuel to U.S. warships after the “shitshow” in the White House yesterday over Ukraine. This is the way. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/norwegian-fu...
Norwegian fuel supplier refuses U.S. warships over Ukraine
Haltbakk Bunkers will cease supplying fuel to U.S. forces in Norway and American ships docking in Norwegian ports, citing dissatisfaction with recent U.S. policy towards Ukraine.
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The first Republican senator to condemn the Trump administration for “embracing Putin.”👇
Protestors met JD Vance in Vermont when he went to vacation there today. This is a good one:
Ukraine is Europe! We stand by Ukraine. We will step up our support to Ukraine so that they can continue to fight back the agressor. Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge.
NEW: Who’s guiding Elon Musk as he navigates life in DC—and uses DOGE to dismantle key parts of the government? Stephen and Katie Miller, multiple sources tell WIRED. An inside look into the couple who have become integral to the world’s richest man and his ambitions in Washington.
Elon Musk's Takeover Is Being Aided by a Trumpworld Power Couple
Stephen and Katie Miller—he's "the prime minister," sources say; she's DOGE's comms guru—liaise between the White House and Elon Musk, and are centrally involved as he tears the government apart.
wired.com
PhD in Practical Philosophy, Stockholm Centre for the Ethics of War and Peace. Application deadline March 5. #philsky Current Master's students may apply provided that they will *submit* their thesis and complete coursework by June 30. For details and to apply, see su.varbi.com/en/what:job/....
PhD student in Practical philosophy
The Department of Philosophy at Stockholm University is the largest in Sweden, boasting a lively community of philosophers with a broad range of scholarly interests. The department has a strong intern
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This article is great, and definitely starts at the (chronological) beginning doi.org/10.1017/S153...
The Bureaucratic Origins of Political Theory: Administrative Labor in the “Other Half” of the History of Political Thought | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge Core
The Bureaucratic Origins of Political Theory: Administrative Labor in the “Other Half” of the History of Political Thought
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Dear all, do you know of philosophical defences of bureaucracy? Starting from scratch (or Weber) here. Or do you know who would know? #philsky
No, 150-year-olds aren't collecting Social Security benefits. Elon Musk claims to have found rampant fraud; but there's a much simpler explanation.
No, 150-Year-Olds Aren't Collecting Social Security Benefits
Elon Musk claims to have found rampant fraud in the Social Security Administration. There's a much simpler explanation.
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Saved a lot of cash. This is gonna roll all day for free.
E. Rosalie@erosalie.infoepi.com · last yr.This week, the Washington Post backed out of a “Fire Elon Musk” advertising order that was to run as a wrap on some of its Tuesday editions, according to the advocacy group Common Cause. The group said it signed a $115,000 agreement.
From firing nuclear safety workers to this—Elon Musk’s DOGE is completely out of control.
Anytime a storm is brewing, your local forecasters are getting the latest data from NOAA. As the agency faces an uncertain future, one thing's for sure: for-profit companies would struggle to replicate NOAA's weather-forecasting prowess.
For-Profit Companies Can’t Easily Replace NOAA’s Weather-Forecasting Prowess
Replicating the abilities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s fleet of weather satellites would take time and a lot of money—and expose private companies to a large amount of…
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Finnish pm Orpo reportedly said that while there are confusing messages from the US, things are basically ok. Eh.
George Takei@georgetakei.bsky.social · last yr.A critical point.
The irony of the richest man in the world almost single-handedly destroying an agency designed to help the world’s poor, so that the U.S. federal budget has more room for another giant tax cut for the richest man in the world and his pals, should not be lost on anyone. [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
You cannot fire so many people and shutter so many agencies and services and not expect things to start to go very bad very quickly. Our job is to highlight not only the chaos and cruelty of the firings, but also the devastating consequences. The public must turn on this madness and soon.
Hyvä essee. Erottelukykyisempää tosin olisi erottaa länsimaisesta elämänmenosta rakenteet kuten kapitalismi ja "arvot", jotta viimeksimainittu olisi hyödyllinen käsite. Kapitalismin pakkoja ei muuteta arvoja muuttamalla, monia asioita muutetaan. www.hs.fi/mielipide/ar...
Essee | Länsimaisista arvoista ei kannata paljon ylpeillä
Länsimaiseen arvoyhteisöön kannattaa suhtautua kriittisesti, sillä arvomme tuovat ja ylläpitävät paitsi vapautta myös tuhoa ja ristiriitoja, kirjoittaa Janne Saarikivi.
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Tämä varmaan herättää keskustelua ja hyvä niin. Minusta ongelman ydin on, että edes alueluovutuksia sisältävään rauhaan tarvitaan kaksi ja Putinin kanssa ei minkäänlaista rauhaa ilman massiivista sotiaallista uhkaa. Edes huono rauha ei ole ollut korteissa Putinin vuoksi. www.hs.fi/paakirjoituk...
Kolumni | Suomalaiset eivät ole valmiita huonoon rauhaan Ukrainassa, mutta Suomen päättäjien pitää olla
Mitä tahansa lähikuukausina tapahtuukin, Ukraina ei voita sotaa Venäjää vastaan. Siksi on selvää, että maa voi joutua solmimaan myös itselleen epäedullisen rauhan.
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