Terribly sad day. Young people shouldn't have fewer freedoms & opportunities than their parents had, but that's what ending of #FreedomofMovement means for Britons. Skies of #Sheffield seem to be weeping in floods in sympathy heraldscotland.com/news/18552227.…

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#Boris’ gobbets: Who doesn’t remember Humphrey Appleby, intimidating classically? The #classics were used to create a mandarin class and not for much else. BJ’s nostalgia appeals to it. Still works. Called out already in 1900: l’homme moyenne classique. jstor.org/stable/696443?…

#Brexit the UK finally became fascist last night with Johnson as Carl Schmitt’s latest pupil. The sovereign (“parliament”) is above the rule of law and decides on the state of exception, which is the exercise of the power to distinguish between friend and foe and declare war.

#WorldPhilosophyDay Archaeology of one’s own mind. A forgotten page from R. Bakker’s old intro to Merleau-Ponty. From my high school days. So much there that resurfaces transformed and digested in my work today.

Promotor: mannetjesmaker. Dat niemand dat nou ziet! Ook Paul Cliteur, senator van Forum en mentor van Baudet, stapt op /via NOS nos.nl/l/2357970

Do I get this right? The “deal” will mean that production meant for export to EU will adhere to EU specs while here in the UK all the crap you can imagine will be put on the market, so the poor can buy stuff? bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…

The government’s new #PolicingBill will severely restrict the #RightToProtest, and criminalise Gypsy and Traveller communities. I’ve signed the open letter to defend these rights and demand the government fundamentally rethinks its approach – will you? act.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/add-y…

With Anna and Thanh sampling wonderful Vietnamese cuisine at Mien Tay!

Nederland, reken af met jullie egoïstische koopmans- en regentencultuur. Een samenleving is geen BV. Weg met de hele Rutte legacy. Om je dood te schamen: Meer dan duizend kinderen gedupeerden toeslagenaffaire uit huis geplaatst /via NOS nos.nl/l/2402299

Question: is “shelling” a euphemism? I see empty shells at the base of a cannon so as not to think of the devastation caused by the projectiles fired from them. “That’s a lot of shells we ended up with today.” Could be wrong.

Fairy tales put us in touch with the power of our imagination, feeling,freedom and above all agency. A collection of wonderful, enchanting new fairy tales: austinmacauley.com/book/kaleidosc…

On my way to ECREA 2024: 10th European Communication Conference, Ljubljana, on Communication and Social (Dis)order. Crucial theme at this time. Looking forward to seeing many friends and colleagues! #ECREA2024

Communication order & disorder. #ECREA2024

Join us for the Philosophy of Communication Business Meeting, FDV 6, Thursday 13:30-14:30! We’ll also talk about our journal, European Journal for Philosophy of Communication (Empedocles|Journal for Philosophy of Communication). We’re looking for new editors! #ECREA2024

Join us in Berlin for a workshop on dialogue: one of the most urgent topics today! ecrea.eu/page-18206/135…

Out now! Paul didn’t live to see it in publication. Working with him was an inspiration I’ll never forget. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book… 🙏🦋

I joined these good people, you should too. Parare bellum nefas est: abolishwar.net

timeshighereducation.com/news/badenochs… Transferrable skills, critical, independent thinking, widening awareness, expression and communication: these are the things we need more of. Badenoch would do well to propose fair funding for HE, so more people can benefit from university, not less.