Justin Souter

A growing thread tracking my interest and the posts of @eliothiggins.bsky.social re #disordereddiscourse (if that be the hashtag) Feel free to suggest additions, riffs on Eliot's core thesis etc. :) - Seemingly the initial exposition / thread: bsky.app/profile/elio... /1

Free weekend out. The big story is that Donald Trump is now free to be what he always was--strong supporter of Vladimir Putin and an agent pushing for Russian victory. He no longer has to pretend he cares at all about Ukrainian dead or Russian War crimes. phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/weekend-up...

The call for papers is still open for the 2027 Cambridge Disinformation Summit. Research that informs about incentives or power infrastructures that support malign cognitive influence or disinformation campaigns. For more info, see the conference website: www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/events/cambr...

The rush to speculate that asylum seekers are responsible for every crime in the news is a sort of opportunistic informational terrorism. Until it’s disproved it stokes fear and hatred. When it is disproved there are no adverse consequences and they know that they only have to be lucky once.

Give it a go. It might work out and that’s a good enough reason to try Image: www.instagram.com/happyzodesigns

Over Cheviot in the morning 07.42

What a fantastic (and much needed) module to provide MA students with a deep (and ultimately optimistic) scholarly approach for navigating our present technolandscape.

The aim: To explore what it feels like to live in a world dominated by science and technology and to imagine how knowledge can be used as a tool for justice, kinship, and care for the land.

Call for Papers, Cambridge Disinformation Summit, 23-25 Mar 2027. Research on incentives or power infrastructures that support malign cognitive influence or disinformation campaigns. To submit a paper, see the Summit's webpage and hit the Call for Papers tab: www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/events/cambr...

Amazing plays in an amputee football league in Poland: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsi...

🤭 with a serious point 🐿️

Call for Papers, Cambridge Disinformation Summit, 23-25 Mar 2027. Research on incentives or power infrastructures that support malign cognitive influence or disinformation campaigns. To submit a paper, see the Summit's webpage and hit the Call for Papers tab: www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/events/cambr...

🔴 The £72million pound question - how worried are you about big money in British politics? Democracy for Sale is running a survey to find out what the public thinks about money in politics - and what we should do about it Please take it!! And share widely!! thx! 😀 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

“The world will soon be yours…Approach your task with…the joy of challenge in your hearts—& with dedication to human freedom & dignity. For this is the only route to peace with justice. Good luck…I, for one, believe in you.” ~Dwight D. Eisenhower, “Thoughts for Young Americans,” 1966. Image: LOC.

Lady in Blue by Tschabalala Self takes pride of place on Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth this month. A powerful symbol of optimism for London.

The Call for Papers for the Cambridge Disinformation Summit, 23-25 Mar 2027, opens Tues. Research on incentives or power infrastructures that support malign cognitive influence or disinformation campaigns. For more info on how to submit papers, see the Summit's LinkedIn page: lnkd.in/p/erwXfbXm

You spend most of your life inside your head. Make it a nice place to be Image: www.instagram.com/perfectsoulp...

Taking care of yourself isn't selfish - it's essential. Join us for Self-Care September and discover small daily actions to help you feel calmer, stay resilient and show up for others too actionforhappiness.org/self-care-se... #SelfCareSeptember

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Altruistic August - Day 19: Be thankful for your food and the people who made it possible actionforhappiness.org/altruistic-a... #AltruisticAugust

Playing fetch through the fence with the neighbor's dog: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmil...

Gutted. In a photo in @theguardian1.bsky.social article, there's a photo of FB with Gianluca Vialli. This photo with Gullit, Rijkaard, and there would be Maldini, Van Basten et al. 🥲 www.theguardian.com/football/202...

I'm a beekeeper, I can confirm the accuracy here.

This is a fun article. I find it's been turned into a human-read version (ok, The Economist has had human-audio for subscribers for some time). However, in a age of bots, refreshing to listen to (I'm assuming) a real person. Gift link might be limited 🎁 www.economist.com/podcasts/202...

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Joyful June - Day 8: Find joy in music: sing, play, dance, listen or share actionforhappiness.org/joyful-june #JoyfulJune

Nigel Farage is a threat to national security inews.co.uk/opinion/nige...

We have been warned.

Sneaking a giant screen into the flagshagger march is one of the funniest things @ledbydonkeys.org have ever done. "STAY HYDRATED" 😂🤣😂

I think perfection is ugly. Somewhere in the things humans make, I want to see scars, failure, disorder, distortion. - Yohji Yamamoto

It's so hard to forget pain, but it's even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. - Chuck Palahniuk

NASA’s JUNO dropped new image from Jupiter

Active April - Day 27: Find a fun exercise to do while waiting for the kettle to boil actionforhappiness.org/active-april #ActiveApril

We were at Prince Charles Road, #Lewes, this afternoon to weed the 11 Hornbeams we planted there in 2024 and the 11 Elms we planted in 2023. One of the Hornbeam #trees had coral spot so we cut it right back - if it doesn't recover we will replace it in November.

An affirming article, recognising the importance of community and solidarity. I recognise that Ark, those Torah scrolls! 😊

"The secret of being happy consists of knowing how to enjoy yourself—enjoy being at table, in bed; enjoy standing up, sitting down; enjoy the nearest ray of sunshine, the slightest bit of landscape. In other words, love everything." ~ Gustave Flaubert 🎨 Henri Matisse @arealmofwonder

"You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from." ~ Cormac McCarthy

"The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater." ~ J.R.R. Tolkien

EARTHSET Images captured aboard Orion Integrity by the @nasaartemis crew of a crescent Earth setting behind the moon. 📸 NASA

“Copy Moon joy” #Artemis

Here's the second image taken by the Artemis II crew. The whole world, in a window.

Bats are essential to healthy ecosystems, which agriculture needs to thrive. All 18 UK species feed on insects some of which can damage crops. Find out more: www.bats.org.uk/about-bats/w...

Pomegranates, shells, and a stag beetle because everybody had to do one of those. By Maria Sibylla Merian, whose day is today.

This is remarkable: clear, poignant, and moving. Gassho Roshi Joan! 🙏🏻

Vimalakirti Sutra “A straightforward mind is the place of awakening."

Life is like riding a bicycle: to keep your balance, you must keep moving. - Albert Einstein

Mindful March - Day 31: Discover the joy in the simple things of life actionforhappiness.org/mindful-march #MindfulMarch