Banger of a kicker here by @smotus.bsky.social
“AI-generated images should be thought of like ivory carvings — fascinating, even beautiful at times, but morally repugnant.”

thanks to Lucia Rafanelli for her crucial help on the article.

individual and collective agency. Several influential theorists of justice adopt the legalist paradigm or something close to it. Prominent among them are Kant, Mill, and Rawls. The legalist paradigm is challenged by feminist theory, anti-prison theory, and the idea of restorative justice." Giant

convert questions about justice into questions about what the state should do. The legalist paradigm encourages the vices of punitiveness, permissiveness, and passivity. It should be replaced with a broader ethos of justice that decenters enforcement, cultivates moral knowledge, and upholds both

I'm pleased to share my article "The Legalist Paradigm in Moral and Political Thought," newly published in Constellations. Abstract: "This article criticizes what I call the 'legalist paradigm,' a recurrent impulse among political theorists and laypeople to onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

Obviously not a substitute for Congress doing its job, but now would be a good time for Clinton, W, Obama, and Biden to say something jointly.

(202) 224-3121 is the capitol switchboard for connecting to any senate or house office; even if you've never called; even though the lot of them are useless. no abominable war crimes, no war, no.

Trump said, "A whole civilization will die tonight." He must be removed from office now.

Given Trump’s Easter threats to carry out new war crimes in Iran, we should think one or two steps ahead about a coup attempt connected to the war. And then deter it. (1/17)

I hope this is driving home to folks that anti-DEI/anti-woke are functioning mostly as a way to make racism more palatable by framing it as a kind of defensive reaction to an imagined unfairness.

The Solicitor General straight up lied.

Thanks, Jamie! Musical try-hard, but we all have to try hard in these times, yes? Can't wait for Saturday.

Please share.

You can also access the song by using this QR code.

Political theorist and musical genius Luis Cabrera @luiscabrera-prof.bsky.social has written THE anthem for the No Kings movement. Please attend the next No Kings rally this Saturday and prepare by listening to “No Kings, No Tyrants” a dozen times or more. open.spotify.com/track/3RXNSX...

-Jamie Mayerfeld 1/ "Political theorist Luis Cabrera, who is also a phenomenal musician, has created THE anthem for the No Kings movement. The song is called “No Kings, No Tyrants,” and it’s fantastic."

open.spotify.com/track/3RXNSX...

Exactly as critics charge, Trump views ICE as his own private secret police force, there to do whatever he likes, and always shielded with impunity.

Everything we need to do to stop climate breakdown, we also need to do for national security. Energy saving, more renewables, more electricity storage and interconnectors, electrification of transport, heating, cooking and industrial processes, plant-based diets. We win on all fronts.

The is the federal government telling news stations to provide favorable coverage of the war or their licenses will be pulled.

A truly extraordinary moment.

We aren't on the verge of a totalitarian takeover. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.

Act like it.

Clapping for Stalin “At the conclusion of the conference, a tribute to Comrade Stalin was called for.

Alexander Solzhenitsyn: "Then after eleven minutes, the director of the paper factory ... sat down in his seat.... They had been saved! The squirrel had been smart enough to jump off his revolving wheel.... That same night the factory director was arrested." radleybalko.substack.com/p/clapping-f...

Animal Research News Roundup: March 13, 2026 The latest animal research news: Ferret skinned alive in Maryland lab; misconduct allegations suspend Purdue animal research project; 100,000+ demand end to Wayne State dog experiments; monkey deaths ...

The Latest Animal Research News:
—Ferret skinned alive in MD laboratory;
—100,000+ demand end to Wayne State dog experiments;
—Beagle rescue planned at Ridglan Farms;
—And more: riseforanimals.org/news/news-ma...

#animalrights #animalprotection #stopanimaltesting #endanimallabs

The Illegality of Israel’s Military Campaign in Lebanon Israel and the United States must end their ongoing war of aggression against Iran, and Israel must end its unnecessary military campaign in Lebanon.

Brilliant and important article by Rutgers law professor Adil Haque. www.justsecurity.org/133550/illeg...

DHS admits it deported more than 80 DACA recipients “Dreamers” who came to the U.S. as children are protected under U.S. law, so deportations of them are unusual.

They’re still doing this.

Huge.
Very sad.
Be clear about the evil that is the Putin regime: Sacrificing endless human lives for personal self-aggrandisement.

I am moderating this tonight with truly exceptional panelists -- please do stop by if you have time!

Maybe Trump's war will finally wean us off our oil dependency In the 1970s we had no choice but to queue for petrol. In 2026 there is a host of alternatives — the war in the Gulf should be the final push we need to renewables

“The simple truth is that fossil fuels were only ever cheap if you ignored the vast collateral costs of political violence. corruption, environmental wreckage & #climate breakdown”.

My op-ed in today’s Irish Examiner.

www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Anti-drone nets now cover streets, sidewalks, and highways in Izium, Kharkiv region, eastern Ukraine, designed to tangle the propellers of Russian FPV drones.

Drones cause roughly 80% of frontline casualties.

📹: ElBeardsley / NPR

Cities in Vermont and Maine are experiencing some of the same tactics that ICE has been using across Minnesota since December, and facing lots of resistance.

New Mexico warns against consuming raw milk after newborn baby death The New Mexico Department of Health said it believes the "most likely source of infection" was raw milk the mother consumed while she was pregnant.

The New Mexico Department of Health said it believes the "most likely source of infection" was raw milk the mother consumed while she was pregnant.

"power plant" = fossil fuelled power plant. Weird detail to leave out 🤔