Edouard Machery
@edouardmachery.bsky.social
History and Philosophy of Science, Cognitive Science,Experimental Philosophy, distinguished Prof at Pitt, Director of the Center for Philosophy of Science
shame on @princeton.edu
Sparrows for Palestine@sparrows4palestine.bsky.social · 1h ago🚨🐦🔎NEW: Princeton hires archaeologist who digs next to Israeli torture camp. Megiddo is the site of one of the largest torture camps for Palestinians; the dig is right next to the prison: open.substack.com/pub/sparrows...
Worth reading. confession: I like Saint Levant a lot!
Shabjdeed vs Saint Levant : le clash musical qui interroge l’identité palestinienne
L’un rappe sur l’occupation israélienne. L’autre chante des ballades d’amour en mêlant anglais, français et arabe. Shabjdeed et Saint Levant représentent des fa...
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No I don’t think I will give $ to the Democratic Party senator gillibrand, not until you and Schumer are running it. (For memory gillibrand made racist comments about Mamdani.)
New York City’s business elites are long accustomed to direct access to City Hall, where even Democratic mayors felt the need to court the city’s wealthiest and most influential corporate leaders. That access is getting shredded by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Mamdani Is Shunning New York Business Leaders Who Are Used to Calling the Shots
The mayor fired corporate leaders from a city fund’s advisory board in the latest sign that he is changing the way such power brokers access City Hall.
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This is the legacy of sanders 2016 and more recently of Uncommitted. Without them there would be no el dated and perhaps no Mamdani.
Breaking: Democratic primary voters narrowly voted to oust Representative Shri Thanedar of Michigan on Tuesday, nominating democratic socialist Donavan McKinney for a deep-blue, Detroit-area district in the latest sign of the party’s hunger for new blood. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/u...
Shri Thanedar Is Ousted by a Democratic Socialist in a Michigan House Primary
Representative Shri Thanedar is among a wave of Democratic incumbents in Congress whom primary voters have sent packing in a surge of anti-incumbent fervor this cycle.
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The signatories to this letter start with Stiglitz and Rodrik and go on to encompass pretty much everyone brilliant and decent in the economics field worldwide. Prof. Reddy’s scholarship is deeply grounded in human dignity and wellbeing — in the direct lineage of his teacher, the great Amartya Sen.
Open Letter Concerning Academic Freedom, Tenure, and the Future of the New School
Open Letter Concerning Academic Freedom, Tenure, and the Future of the New School We, the undersigned, write to express our concern regarding recent restructuring decisions at the New School, includin...
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Sarang Shah@sarangshah.com · 6h agoAn urgent and important read on the unjust circumstances regarding the dismissal of my dear colleague and friend Sanjay Reddy. I hope our takeaway, in part, is a redoubling of our efforts to protect social inquiry and academic freedom against what's coming. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/n...
Cheers @abdulelsayed.bsky.social! Let's enjoy the humiliation of AIPAC and the waste of their resources! Let's appreciate the progress of the Palestinian cause among Americans! And let's acknowledge that the door has opened to 2028 nominee @aoc.bsky.social!
Michigan Election Results Live Updates: Abdul El-Sayed Wins Democratic Senate Race in Michigan
Dr. El-Sayed, a progressive former public health official, narrowly defeated Representative Haley Stevens, a moderate, in a bitter campaign dominated by the politics of Israel.
nytimes.com
No to another illegal war
Lee West@whodat35.bsky.social · 5h agoTrump has increased the number of spies in Cuba as US mulls a military invasion: report For months, reports have circulated insinuating the Trump administration is preparing to militarily infiltrate Cuba unless Cuban authorities give in to Trump’s demands www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
OTD in 1930, three digits changed the course of history in Pittsburgh. It seemed like everyone bet on 805 as the daily number. When 805 hit, outlaw heroes & villains became legends. There's a new take on the story, a speakeasy called 805. 🗃️ www.pghcitypaper.com/news-2/histo...
New speakeasy pays tribute to August 5, 1930, a legendary day in Pittsburgh gambling
On this day in 1930, people using the date to gamble got an unexpected payout.
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@abdulelsayed.bsky.social is much more generous than Stevens in his discourse. Unsurprising. Making it crystal clear he will support the winner to defeat the rep candidate.
Decision Desk HQ projects Rashida Tlaib wins the Michigan US House 12 Democratic Primary #DecisionMade: 9:07 PM EDT
the AIPAC candidate in Michigan has decided to be a pain until the end. Sooooo tight and tightening.
Abdul El-Sayed needs to print this on tee-shirts and hand them out:
Polling USA@usapolling.bsky.social · 17h agoEl-Sayed is projected to win the Michigan Democratic Senate primary and will go up against Mike Rogers in November
DSA candidate Chris Gilmer-Hill has won his primary by a wide margin against Helena Scott, who claimed that we're all fucked if Abdul El-Sayed wins.
So what will the AIPAC woman say? Do a cuomo or blue whatever may? What are you bets like?
Polling USA@usapolling.bsky.social · 17h agoEl-Sayed is projected to win the Michigan Democratic Senate primary and will go up against Mike Rogers in November
NEW: Voters have rejected Republicans' scheme to unseat the Kansas Supreme Court's Dem-appointed majority and overturn abortion rights. Amendment 1 would have let the GOP replace the system of a nominating commission, gubernatorial appointment, and retention elections with direct partisan elections
Looks good for @abdulelsayed.bsky.social but it is sad to see the horrible Bell win his primary in Missouri
Same, AIPAC www.haaretz.com/us-news/2026...
'I tried, I got crushed by AIPAC': Andy Levin is all-in for El-Sayed
AIPAC spent millions on Haley Stevens to unseat former Rep. Andy Levin in 2022. Campaigning for El-Sayed, he says he doesn't bear a grudge. 'I just think that Abdul winning would be the healthiest mea...
haaretz.com
Another death in the hands of ICE on Saturday. Abolish ICE
El-Sayed: "I believe in equal rights to peace, dignity, and self-determination, for Palestinians and Jewish Israelis alike... If that’s 2 states, I’m for it. If it’s 1 state, I’m for that. If it’s this 'land for all' model, ... or whatever they decide." www.newyorker.com/news/the-new...
Abdul El-Sayed’s Argument for America—and Against His Own Party
The Michigan U.S. Senate candidate on campaigning with Hasan Piker, being a capitalist, and why his fellow-Democrats need to “stop compromising.”
newyorker.com
should CBS be renamed "TV Tel Aviv"?
Bari Weiss’s “60 Minutes” Hires Producer Who Downplayed Gaza Starvation, Justified Killing Journalists
Tanya Lukyanova’s qualifications for “60 Minutes” include casting doubt on starving kids in Gaza and promoting work from a pro-Israel front group.
theintercept.com
⏰ Deadline is fast approaching: September 1, 2026! Du Châtelet Prize in Philosophy of Physics. Topic Celebrating 300th anniversary of 3rd ed. Newton’s Principia. www.duchateletprize.org Winner will receive $1000, workshop & SHPS pub Open to grad students & w/in 5 yrs PhD #HPS ⚛️
Pitt has asked faculty and maybe others for comments on the appalling repackaging of the Compact. We should express clearly our rejection of this new attempt to undermine DEI, impose the hiring of conservatives, restrict free speech, and embrace academic xenophobia. #pitt #Upitt
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon Issues National Call to Action to University Presidents and Governing Boards
Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon issued a national call to action to university presidents and governing boards, urging them to reaffirm higher education’s foundational commitments to ...
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