Remember when they said “go paperless, save trees” Now we are fully digital and are destroying more trees and ecosystems than paper ever did.

One of my dissertations was on the causes of the second world war. I wrote it late, in a hurry, when I was young, naive, sleep deprived, and thought that it was ancient history. But one aspect of what I wrote was what Germany looked like *from the outside*. 🧵

The media will tell you to vote for the Liberals and One Nation, because “the they will run the government like a business” Which is a stupid idea, because the government is not a business.

Maybe I’m too much of a European, but I honestly can’t understand how so many Americans find it perfectly natural to be shot in the head on the spot for the slightest act of disobedience toward any sort of law enforcement. You might wanna revisit that "land of the free" thing.

Josh Frydenberg represents investment bankers (Goldman Sachs employ him) - he is not an elected representative of the Australian people. He was voted out of his "safe' seat two elections ago. Why is the media giving him such a privileged voice?

My blackpill about medicine has been learning that doctors define the seriousness/intensity of a surgery according to what it means for THEM and not what it means for the PATIENT. Surgery is “minor” because it takes 45 minutes to perform, even if it’s a 6 month recovery.

I am not convinced that the divisive politicisation of this horrific event is playing that well in the wider community. Indeed it may well be having the reverse impact of what they are hoping for.

I've stopped watching the coverage. It’s descended into crass opportunism and predictable agendas.

Swans swim through floodwater around the River Severn in Worcester following heavy rain.

This perfectly timed photo by Daniel Bieber captures the moment a flock of starlings took the shape of a giant bird

One practical suggestion I can give for folks bringing in older parents to the ER: Always bring up their baseline. ERs are full, busy, lots of people who are confused and immobile at baseline. Do not let them assume this is their norm. They may look out and see a confused elder

rich dudes got freakier after butlers fell out of fashion, like say what you will about having domestic servants but clearly it was some sort of moderating force on old rich dudes having a fancy man follow you around saying shit like "oh dear sir, that wouldn't be very becoming"

The problem with capitalism is that eventually you run out of other people's money, land, resources, and labor and then everyone dies.

sure i guess sex is okay but have you ever closed a dozen tabs after finishing an academic paper

I want to vote for zohran so bad but every time I remember that he called his fathers cousin his aunt I get so angry I break another glass in my apartment