@philtroberts.bsky.social
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YOU’RE LISTENING TO SISYPHUS FM, THE HOME OF NON-STOP ROCK
May 23, 2026 at 5:16 PM
YOU’RE LISTENING TO SISYPHUS FM, THE HOME OF NON-STOP ROCK
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as someone who pushes hard against conspiratorial thinking in my professional and political life, it is deeply irritating when, on top of the untold human harms Epstein caused, it turns out he was at the center of at least half a dozen actual conspiracies
February 3, 2026 at 2:45 PM
as someone who pushes hard against conspiratorial thinking in my professional and political life, it is deeply irritating when, on top of the untold human harms Epstein caused, it turns out he was at the center of at least half a dozen actual conspiracies
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It's Elmo's birthday
February 3, 2026 at 5:58 PM
It's Elmo's birthday
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Faleceu hoje o religioso gaucho Frei Sérgio Görgen, OFM, profeta da ecologia integral e defensor incansável dos pequenos, especialmente na luta pelo acesso à terra.
February 3, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Faleceu hoje o religioso gaucho Frei Sérgio Görgen, OFM, profeta da ecologia integral e defensor incansável dos pequenos, especialmente na luta pelo acesso à terra.
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Nota de Falecimento
Frei Sérgio Görgen, o Profeta da Resistência Camponesa
É com imenso pesar, mas guiados pela esperança que ele sempre semeou, que o Movimento dos Pequenos Agricultores (MPA) comunica o falecimento de seu dirigente histórico, Frei Sérgio Antônio Görgen.
Presente, Presente,Presente!
Frei Sérgio Görgen, o Profeta da Resistência Camponesa
É com imenso pesar, mas guiados pela esperança que ele sempre semeou, que o Movimento dos Pequenos Agricultores (MPA) comunica o falecimento de seu dirigente histórico, Frei Sérgio Antônio Görgen.
Presente, Presente,Presente!
February 3, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Nota de Falecimento
Frei Sérgio Görgen, o Profeta da Resistência Camponesa
É com imenso pesar, mas guiados pela esperança que ele sempre semeou, que o Movimento dos Pequenos Agricultores (MPA) comunica o falecimento de seu dirigente histórico, Frei Sérgio Antônio Görgen.
Presente, Presente,Presente!
Frei Sérgio Görgen, o Profeta da Resistência Camponesa
É com imenso pesar, mas guiados pela esperança que ele sempre semeou, que o Movimento dos Pequenos Agricultores (MPA) comunica o falecimento de seu dirigente histórico, Frei Sérgio Antônio Görgen.
Presente, Presente,Presente!
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Lula lamenta morte de Frei Sérgio: ‘Lutou pela alimentação do corpo e da alma’. Frei Sérgio Antônio Görgen faleceu na manhã desta terça-feira (3), em Candiota (RS), aos 70 anos
Lula lamenta morte de Frei Sérgio: ‘Lutou pela alimentação do corpo e da alma’ - Sul 21
Frei Sérgio Antônio Görgen faleceu na manhã desta terça-feira (3), em Candiota (RS), aos 70 anos
sul21.com.br
February 3, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Lula lamenta morte de Frei Sérgio: ‘Lutou pela alimentação do corpo e da alma’. Frei Sérgio Antônio Görgen faleceu na manhã desta terça-feira (3), em Candiota (RS), aos 70 anos
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Recebemos com profundo pesar a notícia do falecimento do companheiro Frei Sérgio Görgen, o Profeta da Resistência Camponesa.
February 3, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Recebemos com profundo pesar a notícia do falecimento do companheiro Frei Sérgio Görgen, o Profeta da Resistência Camponesa.
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Ilan Pappe to give #BISA2026 public lecture! 🎉
‘Gaza as an epicentre - the breakdown of the international order’ trying to provide an explanation why the events in the Gaza Strip since October 2023 unsettled the international order 🌍
Space is limited so register now! 👉 https://ow.ly/qhIf50Y4lfY
‘Gaza as an epicentre - the breakdown of the international order’ trying to provide an explanation why the events in the Gaza Strip since October 2023 unsettled the international order 🌍
Space is limited so register now! 👉 https://ow.ly/qhIf50Y4lfY
Ilan Pappe to give #BISA2026 public lecture on Gaza as an epicentre
The #BISA2026 conference in Brighton will commence with a lecture given by Professor Ilan Pappe.
ow.ly
January 27, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Ilan Pappe to give #BISA2026 public lecture! 🎉
‘Gaza as an epicentre - the breakdown of the international order’ trying to provide an explanation why the events in the Gaza Strip since October 2023 unsettled the international order 🌍
Space is limited so register now! 👉 https://ow.ly/qhIf50Y4lfY
‘Gaza as an epicentre - the breakdown of the international order’ trying to provide an explanation why the events in the Gaza Strip since October 2023 unsettled the international order 🌍
Space is limited so register now! 👉 https://ow.ly/qhIf50Y4lfY
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Read this twice.
“Our findings redefine SARS-CoV-2 infection as a condition of long-lasting immune compromise.”
www.sciencedirect.com:5037/science/arti...
“Our findings redefine SARS-CoV-2 infection as a condition of long-lasting immune compromise.”
www.sciencedirect.com:5037/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Read this twice.
“Our findings redefine SARS-CoV-2 infection as a condition of long-lasting immune compromise.”
www.sciencedirect.com:5037/science/arti...
“Our findings redefine SARS-CoV-2 infection as a condition of long-lasting immune compromise.”
www.sciencedirect.com:5037/science/arti...
How China Wins the Future
Beijing’s strategy to seize the new frontiers of power.
www.foreignaffairs.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
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The only thing more overfitted than my model is my personality to institutional incentives
December 5, 2025 at 10:32 AM
The only thing more overfitted than my model is my personality to institutional incentives
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there's a certain personality that's very debilitating in modern life. 100 years ago, if you wanted to buy something, you'd go to five local shops and decide. now with the internet, you need to spend 1,000 hours so you can own the best version in the world like you're some venetian patrician
December 5, 2025 at 2:12 AM
there's a certain personality that's very debilitating in modern life. 100 years ago, if you wanted to buy something, you'd go to five local shops and decide. now with the internet, you need to spend 1,000 hours so you can own the best version in the world like you're some venetian patrician
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Abundance thinking isn't just neoliberalism warmed over but a way to clear the ground for a compromise of centrism with MAGA authoritarianism. Dunkelman's NYT piece expresses that ambition very clearly.
jacobin.com/2025/07/klei...
jacobin.com/2025/07/klei...
December 4, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Abundance thinking isn't just neoliberalism warmed over but a way to clear the ground for a compromise of centrism with MAGA authoritarianism. Dunkelman's NYT piece expresses that ambition very clearly.
jacobin.com/2025/07/klei...
jacobin.com/2025/07/klei...
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i wish i could have been in the room when they were brainstorming how to solve the housing crisis and someone raised their hand and said "what about 50 year mortgages?"
November 15, 2025 at 5:09 AM
i wish i could have been in the room when they were brainstorming how to solve the housing crisis and someone raised their hand and said "what about 50 year mortgages?"
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Your reading for weekend from #CriticaDev blog!
"Lula da Silva and Brazilian financialization: Learning from Dilma and the Limits of Confronting Finance" by Prof Sergio Martin Páez
@ufrjoficial.bsky.social @ingridhk.bsky.social @iliasalami.bsky.social
developingeconomics.org/2025/10/07/l...
"Lula da Silva and Brazilian financialization: Learning from Dilma and the Limits of Confronting Finance" by Prof Sergio Martin Páez
@ufrjoficial.bsky.social @ingridhk.bsky.social @iliasalami.bsky.social
developingeconomics.org/2025/10/07/l...
Lula da Silva and Brazilian financialization: Learning from Dilma and the Limits of Confronting Finance
The year 2025 will be the third consecutive year in which the Brazilian economy experiences sustained growth. During the first two years of his administration, economic expansion was above 3% annua…
developingeconomics.org
October 18, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Your reading for weekend from #CriticaDev blog!
"Lula da Silva and Brazilian financialization: Learning from Dilma and the Limits of Confronting Finance" by Prof Sergio Martin Páez
@ufrjoficial.bsky.social @ingridhk.bsky.social @iliasalami.bsky.social
developingeconomics.org/2025/10/07/l...
"Lula da Silva and Brazilian financialization: Learning from Dilma and the Limits of Confronting Finance" by Prof Sergio Martin Páez
@ufrjoficial.bsky.social @ingridhk.bsky.social @iliasalami.bsky.social
developingeconomics.org/2025/10/07/l...
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On National Poetry Day, the greatest poem I have ever read
October 2, 2025 at 8:41 AM
On National Poetry Day, the greatest poem I have ever read
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nice to see that there's less than total impunity in some political systems, which is about the most positive thing I can say about Labour at present
www.bbc.com/news/live/cz...
www.bbc.com/news/live/cz...
Peter Mandelson sacked as US ambassador by Keir Starmer over emails to Jeffrey Epstein
The Foreign Office says he was fired
www.bbc.com
September 11, 2025 at 1:52 PM
nice to see that there's less than total impunity in some political systems, which is about the most positive thing I can say about Labour at present
www.bbc.com/news/live/cz...
www.bbc.com/news/live/cz...
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oh
a good arbiter of how close we are to bad hybrid regime shit is if the political comedy shows start getting pulled for whatever reason
July 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM
oh
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I don’t make a habit of listening to The Rest Is Politics obviously but I occasionally do coz accusations of me being in an echo chamber are unfounded.
Rory Stewart just recommended Sapiens.
Rory Stewart just recommended Sapiens.
July 9, 2025 at 8:17 AM
I don’t make a habit of listening to The Rest Is Politics obviously but I occasionally do coz accusations of me being in an echo chamber are unfounded.
Rory Stewart just recommended Sapiens.
Rory Stewart just recommended Sapiens.
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New newsletter post up! I talk about the Beauty Contest Theory, buying assets as commitment to a bit, and also thank a bunch of people: open.substack.com/pub/ninaeich...
About that title:
A little more about the 'beauty contest' theory, some thank yous, and a few economic things I'm paying attention to at the moment.
open.substack.com
July 1, 2025 at 2:14 PM
New newsletter post up! I talk about the Beauty Contest Theory, buying assets as commitment to a bit, and also thank a bunch of people: open.substack.com/pub/ninaeich...
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Namibia is looking to green industrialization to break the impasse in its national economic development. Plus, the emerging vision of green economic development for Southern Africa.
May 26, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Namibia is looking to green industrialization to break the impasse in its national economic development. Plus, the emerging vision of green economic development for Southern Africa.
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A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
May 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
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This morning’s Chartbook features one of the most important Brazilian painters, Candido Portinari. Portinari is known for being an influential practitioner of a neo-realistic painting style and for tackling social issues in his art. Read today’s Chartbook for more!
April 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
This morning’s Chartbook features one of the most important Brazilian painters, Candido Portinari. Portinari is known for being an influential practitioner of a neo-realistic painting style and for tackling social issues in his art. Read today’s Chartbook for more!