#Intellectual

Sister Helen Prejean

helenprejean

The SCOTUS voted to allow the federal government to execute Alfred Bourgeois despite the fact that he is intellectually disabled with an IQ measured between 70-75. Justice Sotomayor published a

Baby Baudrillard

cassidy_ogrady

Academia is deeply flawed. But the main thing anti-academia discourse gets wrong is that the flaws are rooted in hyper-intellectualization. The problem with academic institutions today is actually the opposite.

hey julie why won't they defund the police

himissjulie

Intellectual freedom just means "freedom that allows people to think about or study what they want" (thx @MerriamWebster). Nowhere does it say for intellectual freedom to exist, it has to

SCLD

SCLDNews

We have heard concerns from people with learning/intellectual disabilities and their supporters about BBC Scotland’s decision to no longer routinely screen the Scottish Government’s daily Covid-19 briefings. It is important

Phillip Blond

Phillip_Blond

Here in the UK we have a Conservative majority but the intellectual cupboard is bare - we have a few garbled thoughts on big data fused with poorly understood Hayek,

Corporate Machiavelli (Attending To Final Matters)

corporatemach

THREAD: Practical vs Intellectual, Machiavellianism There are an infinite number of sources you could read to learn about psychology and cunning (machiavellianism, social skills). The problem is that if you

Gad Saad

GadSaad

Personal point: One of the reasons that I despise the Left is that they exhibit a form of inauthentic moral and intellectual superiority that viscerally offends me. I'm authentic to

R.P.

ResonantPyre

Schumpeter was woke on elite over production in 1942 (more aptly ‘intellectual over production’, he is referring to the educated intellectual class) I’m still reading it, but I think that

Noor (he/him) 🧜🏽📿

SnoringDoggo

I just...sometimes, I wonder if people in my community realize how much we owe to people with intellectual disabilities.That’s a lie. We don’t, so often, we don’t realize it. Because

Tim Urban

waitbutwhy

2 kinds of intellectual culture:Idea Lab: a safe space for people, a dangerous space for ideas.Echo Chamber: a safe space for a sacred set of ideas and people who express

Finn Gardiner • is masked up

phineasfrogg

There are so many reasons to hate the idea of ‘mental age’. First, there’s the obvious one: talking about mental age often results in people treating adults with intellectual and

Prof Katherine Runswick-C

k_runswick_cole

Just in case anyone thinks that it is 'just' people with learning disabilities & their family members who think they should be prioritised for the vaccine .... Here's what the

Tiffany Lethabo King

LethaboKing

I know a brilliant student who is a dedicated feminist, Marxist and labor organizer. She is committed to a stronger Left. She is also committed to studying the far right

TheDisabilityEnthusiast

twitchyspoonie

For clarification, I'm not saying disabled people who are or are seen as smart aren't oppressed. All disabled people face ableism to one degree or another.I'm saying no disabled person

Dene Carter

Fluttermind

Creatives often hear:"Don't do . It's too obscure/complex. The audience won't understand it."My answer to that is: "Good."An obvious joke is no joke at all.Wit that is self-evident is a

Cassie Miller

cassiepmiller

What's most infuriating about the Christchurch report is that it confirms so what many of us had been saying about the dangers of YouTube and figures like Stefan Molyneux. I

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