Episode 231 is now live and this week we're chatting about trust... and why it seems so hard to lend today. Check it out! hotelbarpodcast.com/podcast/trust/

Episode 231: Trust - Hotel Bar Podcast

What does it mean to earn, lose, and re-gain trust?

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Oh don't mind me not previously knowing there even was such a thing as "Gaelic football" but here I am just having spent the last hour almost in tears watching reels and somehow dedicating my whole life to the green and red of #Mayo

Evergreen post.

Every now and then you just have to cook a nice pot of meatballs, sit yourself down, and watch the whole Godfather trilogy again.

Four hot takes on OpenAI's new model escaping containment: (1) This is not a drill. This is an emergency.

We need to talk more about age limits in government service, from Congress to the Supreme Court. These are people with generous pensions. At some point, they need to know when it’s time to go. Too many refuse. Maybe it’s time to make it law.

After DJT's speech tonight, I literally would not be surprised if there are no midterm elections.

Exactly one year ago today, I left Memphis. 😪 #901Forever

Frederick Douglass on memorializing the "Lindsey Graham's" of today: frederickdouglasspapersproject.com/s/digitaledi...

"If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better." -- Anne Lamott

Facts. And Poetry.

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Unmasking the Paramilitary Agents Behind Trump’s Violent Immigration Crackdown

A WIRED analysis of DHS records identified dozens of specialized federal agents who used force against US civilians during the largest known deployment of its kind in US history.

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I encountered Deleuze first through his readings of other philosophers (like most people, I think?) so this conversation with Nathan Widder was both wildly interesting and immensely clarifying for me. Check it out! @hotelbarpodcast.bsky.social @jenhkling.bsky.social @philosophymatters.bsky.social

Hotel Bar Sessions podcast@hotelbarpodcast.bsky.social · 4w ago

What would it mean to read Deleuze “conceptually” and systematically across all of his works? Check out our new episode with Nathan Ridder, which (we promise!) will be illuminating to all of you who find Deleuze impenetrable! hotelbarpodcast.com/podcast/dele...

Zelenskyy just killing it. Magical.

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Trump: "One of the things I talked to [Putin] about was 'Where would you want to meet?' And he said 'Ideally in Moscow.' I said 'You're not going to meet in Moscow.'…Would you go to Moscow?" Zelensky: "It's difficult. There are a lot of Ukrainian drones there."

Sending out BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY love and hugs to @jenhkling.bsky.social! I feel so lucky to be able to sit down and have a "recorded" philosophical conversation with you every week for @hotelbarpodcast.bsky.social! You're a BAMF, a force of nature in the discipline, and a solid friend. Love you! <3🎉🥰

As Heraclitus said, "Nature likes to hide (behind liberals)."

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Apologies for the delay, but we've FINALLY gotten caught up on our YouTube Channel! Check out our new playlists devoted to "Featured Guest Episodes," "Deep Dives," and "Minibar Episodes," in addition to our regular content for Seasons 1-16! SUBSCRIBE here: www.youtube.com/@hotelbarses...

Patriot Front came out of their moms’ basements, dusted off the Old Navy khakis, put on the white masks so they don’t get fired from their day jobs, and headed to Washington for America’s 250th birthday celebration. Four hundred self-described patriots, not one ounce of bravery.

Update from DC at 12:40 am, July 5: Temperature: insufferable. Air quality (post fireworks): unbreathable. Political vibe: intolerable.

Un-happy Fourth of July to all who celebrate.

You're sitting next to Donald Trump, on the 250th anniversary of the United States, who wants three words of advice. . . Go.

The reason why it is essential to read IN BULK when studying history is not simply to amass empirical knowledge—though that is important, too, of course—but because *interpretation* requires thick contextual awareness, and there is NO SHORTCUT for building that up that awareness.

We've all been there, TJ.

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People are definitely going to die during tomorrow's July 4th festivities in DC. It will be infuriating and sad to hear what Trump's explanation for those deaths is going to be on July 5th, so it's important to remember that these citizens' deaths were both predictable and entirely avoidable.

The Pope's on our side (KNICKS IN FIVE!)

Chicago Tribune@chicagotribune.com · last mo.

Pope Leo XIV prayed Friday for the United States to recommit itself to its founding ideals of protecting life and human dignity as he participated remotely in an event on the eve of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

Newest @hotelbarpodcast.bsky.social episode just dropped and this one is really great! Check out our conversation with @perryzurn.bsky.social about the history (and future) of the category "cisgender." hotelbarpodcast.com/podcast/cisg...

Episode 227: Disorienting Cisgender (with Perry Zurn) - Hotel Bar Podcast

The word everyone's fighting about has a history almost no one knows.

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"However, the government stopped short of permitting a broader rollout of the model, and said nothing about the fate of Claude Fable 5, the consumer-facing version of Mythos that Anthropic released with significant additional safeguards." www.wired.com/story/anthro...

Trump Administration Allows Anthropic to Release Mythos to Select US Organizations

After weeks of negotiations, the White House permitted Anthropic to grant access to its most advanced AI model to a select group of US companies and government agencies.

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