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David Graeber Institute @davidgraeberinst.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

David Graeber wrote a piece about bullying. It was called "The Bully’s Pulpit." It is a good read if you are looking for something to read today. This is an extract from that piece. And here is the link to the full piece: davidgraeber.org/articles/the...

No one would deny, of course, that humans are flawed creatures. Just about every human language has some analogue of the English “humane” or expressions like “to treat someone like a human being,” implying that simply recognizing another creature as a fellow human entails a responsibility to treat them with a certain minimum of kindness, consideration, and respect. It is obvious, however, that nowhere do humans consistently live up to that responsibility. And when we fail, we shrug and say we’re “only human.” To be human, then, is both to have ideals and to fail to live up to them.

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Verso Books @versobooks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Houthi strikes on Saudi oil tankers have rekindled international interest in Yemen’s forgotten war. Regional expert Helen Lackner, author of Yemen in Crisis, brings us up to date.

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Yemen Is Back in the Headlines

Following over four years of ‘no war, no peace’, full-scale fighting has resumed in Yemen. In early September, the Houthis seized the port town of Mokha and Perim Island in a blitzkrieg advance on the...

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Michael D. Green, PhD @michaeldgreen.phd · 28/05/2026

President of MIT not mincing words today in @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2026/05/27/s...

So let me say it as clearly as I can: Without basic scientific research, supported by the kind of farsighted public investment that allows large-scale, undirected, curiosity-driven inquiry, the scientific pipeline will run dry.
In daily life, people may not feel the effects right away, or even in 10 years. But we will feel it. And when someone we love needs therapies that could have emerged but didn't or when other countries now
investing in science can launch new science-based industries or run their societies on vast resources of fusion energy or reap the benefits of quantum computing power or advanced medical breakthroughs, America will wish it sustained its leadership in scientific research here and now.
Sally Kornbluth is the president of MIT.

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John @roqueig.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Always a great annual interview by @reckless.bsky.social post-I/O ... worth the listen

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