Simon Cushing

Associate Professor of Philosophy, UM-Flint
Editor: New Philosophical Essays on Love & Loving,
Heaven & Philosophy,
The Philosophy of Autism

[Simon Cushing @Simon_Cushing]

@_35millimetre I dunno - my son drew this in about 2008

[Simon Cushing @Simon_Cushing]

The evidence that genuinely funny people have that they ARE funny is that everyone laughs when they say things they think are funny. The tragedy of @elonmusk is that he has exactly the same evidence that he's funny, but he's just rich.

[Marisa Bate @marisajbate]

I haven’t really been able to stop thinking about this: the main cause of death in pregnancy for women in the US is… men. https://t.co/epOfH1CEhA

[follow @bencollins on bluesky @oneunderscore__]

Okay everybody it's Zero Hour for this website, post your favorite tweets and give them a little kiss goodbye.

[Malynda Hale @MalyndaHale]

It's funny the Jewish community is being accused of trying to control everything, but I can't remember the last time a Jewish person tried to force their religion on me, or govern the country based on what THEY believe in.

[Don Winslow @donwinslow]

BREAKING: Shell has reported profits of $9.5 billion for the third quarter

*Compared to $4.1 billion in the same quarter last year!!!

[Danny Trejo @officialDannyT]

Danny Trejo stands with the Jewish community. Los Angeles is a place that people should come together. L'chaim!

[Eden Dranger @Eden_Eats]

I know most people think Jews are just overly anxious folks with digestive issues but like, how can we not be when we find stuff like this in LA.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Corporate profits only accounted for roughly 11% of price growth from 1979 to 2019.

Today, record corporate profits account for 53.9% of price increases.

Folks, corporate greed is driving inflation, not workers asking for better wages.

[Simon Cushing @Simon_Cushing]

It's GOT to be better than eating it

[New Scientist @newscientist]

A sticky, biodegradable gel made from the vegetable okra can stem bleeding in damaged animal organs, which might make it useful for human surgery https://t.co/gnKunC7icd

[Madeline Peltz @peltzmadeline]

A week ago Donald Trump threatened American Jews to "get their act together" "before it is too late" on his social media website.

The right-wing media has turned up the volume on antisemitism considerably.

A non-exhaustive thread of examples: 🧵

[Simon Cushing @Simon_Cushing]

Still holds up

[Simon Cushing @Simon_Cushing]

I don't see the problem

[Simon Cushing @Simon_Cushing]

@Sophia_Nyx Manny and Lo

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!!!!

[Dan Chaon (@danchaon.bsky.social) @Danchaon]

This is an A24 horror movie

[Will Stancil @whstancil]

Got to be one of the most racist things on US TV in 50 years. Carlson talking about white women "as the key to reproducing the white race," and claiming black people are targeting white women for that reason.

Adds that a black anchor "can barely speak a coherent sentence."

[Jessica Valenti @JessicaValenti]

I shared these images on TikTok and people are losing their minds insisting that it's a lie - it's wild how indoctrinated people are about abortion https://t.co/yUqPIZSxFA

[Simon Cushing @Simon_Cushing]

@acroce66 TREMORS

[Simon Cushing @Simon_Cushing]

Kids, this is the wrong use of "beg the question".

[Read Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell) @JPHilllllll]

The fact that people think this guy is smart is the 9th wonder of the world