2/2 This morning I find out my renewal costs more than they charge new members – see screenshots. I could not believe it and had to check everything twice. How reckless is this company. *Gold medal for disloyalty:* MUBI. My membership is cancelled. Wish you tank, truly

Rees-Mogg has found a Brexit Opportunity at last! Oh, crap.

I am looking for a new post-doctoral colleague to work with us on practices, policies, and institutions of #solidarity at Universität Wien: buff.ly/3N8i4U2 6 year FT contract. Start date February 2023 (German not required)

👇Don’t miss this opportunity to work on solidarity with the great Barbara Prainsack (@[email protected])!!

Now out: Data Circulation in Health Landscapes | Tempini | TECNOSCIENZA: Italian Journal of Science & Technology Studies buff.ly/3yN14xR Mine is one of three invited comments on the topic, the other two offered by A Maturo and E Tola. Uni of Exeter's Institute for Data Science and AI Exeter Socio Philo Anthro Crim The Alan Turing Institute

👋We have several exciting positions at the assistant prof and postdoc levels at the Department of Ethics and Political Philosophy @FFTR and iHUB at Radboud University in the NL! All are related to research and/or teaching on digitalization and society. More details👇.

German speakers: here’s a great PhD position for a social scientist with training in ethics. You’d work with Martin Kornberger at the Vienna University of Economics and Business: buff.ly/2NakWBu (closes 31 August)

Developer adding new features :

. The Bug Club nothing like receiving my Pure Particles vinyl, right as I am about to bite some red pesto pasta, to brighten these days of my new fractured self. Can't wait to see you end of October live in Totnes. 🤩🎸💥

A few more days to apply for a postdoc position in "humane AI" Radboud Filosofie Theologie & Religiewetenschappen . Go to ru.nl/en/working-at/…. And see below for additional openings in philosophy and embedded ethics/social sciences at Radboud Filosofie Theologie & Religiewetenschappen and iHub👇

I take Linkedin very seriously

Today I learned that sea urchins naturally use shells as hats to feel safer and camouflage. So some aquarists decided to 3d print tiny hats for them

From next April the 45% top rate of tax (applies to those earning £150,000) will be scrapped. So the top rate will be the 40% higher rate threshold. This means mega earners, pay the same rate as those on £50,000. #MiniBudget

That was vile from @KwasiKwarteng who actually just said "for too long in this country we've indulged in a fight over redistribution" Indulged? Dealing with inequality is somehow over-generous? Does he think people choose to be poor & face disadvantage? Disgusting #MiniBudget

A graduate earning £50k will pay a *higher* marginal rate (51%) than someone on £150K (42%) A graduate earning £25k will pay a 40% marginal rate, just 2 points less than top earners.

I have a joke about trickle down economics. 99% of you won’t ever get it.

I could not use Mastodon for years because I did not see enough chat that is of interest to me there. Perhaps now there is a real chance. I could never stomach Twitter, so I won’t miss it, and now that is run by a buffoon… I won’t wait to see how soon Trump will be back anyway!