Chess Grandmaster & 3-time British champion. Author. This is now a chess account. For philosophy, Perspectiva etc, see my Substack, The Joyous Struggle šŸ™

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My first ever selfie on Twitter, but I trust you'll forgive me. #rsaclimate
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Inspired by #StAndrewsDay ā€œTo define ā€˜nation’ is to commit a political act. The etymology relates to birth, and that permeates many of the attempts at definitions, though it also feels like the idea of nation gradually outgrows them all.ā€ open.substack.com/pub/jonath…
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I can listen to MIKHAIL TAL talk about Chess forever
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Important and widely relevant on the mass demonstrations in Serbia, from @Jonathan_Rowson : "What do all these people want? The real demand is terrifying for those in power: "Can you please ensure that our institutions work as they are supposed to?" jonathanrowson.substack.com/…
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George Orwell’s final warning. #1984
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Zelensky is a wartime leader watching his people suffer and die under Russian attacks every day. To be lectured and lied to by Trump and Vance, as they defend the war criminal dictator committing these atrocities, is unimaginable agony. An everlasting shame for America.
There has never been anything like this. Trump and Vance look like children talking about accommodating Putin. Zelensky holds his ground and defends his nation… and the free world.
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Here’s my verdict on AI art. No matter how much money they waste on it, these problems won’t go away.
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derek guy
@dieworkwear4 Feb 2025
I can. In fact, the Canadian version is so great, I can't think of an American equivalent. 🧵
Can you think of a Canadian product that’s better than an American one? Honestly curious.
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The Realisation Festival is happening again this summer from 26th-29th June @Realisation2024
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Sunsets in Aberdeenshire just hit different ā¤ļø šŸŒ„ 🌳 🄰
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When you list them all like this it becomes pretty undeniable that genocide is the consensus academic view about Israel’s operation in Gaza
There is an increasing consensus that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza because the evidence is overwhelming. Here is a reminder of some of the available and useful resources: An initial syllabus: 13 October 2023, Raz Segal, jewishcurrents.org/a-textboo… 15 October 2023: Public Statement: Over 800 Scholars Warn of Potential Genocide in Gaza twailr.com/public-statement-… 2 November: UN experts call to prevent genocide: un.org/unispal/document/gaza… 16 November: UN experts call to prevent genocide: ohchr.org/en/press-releases/… 16 November, William Schabas: ccrjustice.org/sites/default… 16 November: Holocaust and genocide scholars John Cox, Victoria Sanford, and Barry Trachtenberg declaration, ccrjustice.org/sites/default… 29 December, South Africa submission to ICJ: icj-cij.org/sites/default/fi… 29 May, South Africa's dossier of evidence of Israel's genocidal intent, the UN Security Council: tinyurl.com/nb6ua4a5 Martin Shaw, xitter.cf/martinshawx/status/182… UN Expert Francesca Albanese, first report on the Genocide (March 2024): ohchr.org/sites/default/file… UN Expert Francesca Albanese, second report on the Genocide (October 2024): documents.un.org/doc/undoc/g…… John Quigley, ā€œLegal Standard for Genocide Intent: An Uphill Climb for Israel in Gaza Suitā€, 14 March, EJIL: ejiltalk.org/legal-standard-… UK Judges’ and Lawyers’ Open Letter Concerning Gaza, 3 April 2024: lawyersletter.uk/ Jinan Bastaki, Gaza, Forced Displacement, and Genocideā€, EJIL, April 2024, ejiltalk.org/gaza-forced-dis… Nimer Sultany, ā€œA Threshold Crossed: On Genocidal Intent and the Duty to Prevent Genocide in Palestineā€, May 2024: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.… University Network for Human Rights report, May 2024: humanrightsnetwork.org/publi… Aryeh Neier, NYRB, 6 June 2024: nybooks.com/articles/2024/06… UN Commission of Inquiry, 10 June: Detailed findings on the military operations and attacks carried out in the Occupied Palestinian Territory from 7 October to 31 December 2023: ohchr.org/sites/default/file… Oxfam, Water War Crimes report, July 2024: oxfam.org/en/press-releases/… Omer Bartov, 13 August: theguardian.com/world/articl… Haaretz, ā€œThe Numbers Show: Gaza War Is One of the Bloodiest in the 21st Centuryā€, 14 August: haaretz.com/middle-east-news… Maryam Jamshidi, On Genocidal Intent, August: opiniojuris.org/2024/08/02/r… Forensic Architecture: cartographic analysis of the genocide in support of South Africa’s case in the ICJ: forensic-architecture.org/in…… AOAV analysis that shows that vast majority of killed in Gaza are civilians: aoav.org.uk/2024/casualties-… 10 October 2024: UN Commission of Inquiry: Israel’s destruction of the health system in Gaza ohchr.org/en/press-releases/… 8 November 2024: UN Commission of Inquiry: 70 percent of verified victims (October - 30 April) were children and women: ohchr.org/en/documents/repor… 12 November 2024: 8 aid organisations of the systematic violation ICJ orders on humanitarian assistance, thereby establishing genocidal intent: oxfam.org/en/press-releases/… 14 November 2024: UN Special Committee Report ohchr.org/en/press-releases/… North Gaza: 9 October 2024: 18 Aid organisations warn of dramatic escalation of humanitarian catastrophe in northern Gaza: oxfam.org.uk/media/press-rel… 15 October: 38 organisations: ā€œNorthern Gaza is being wiped off the mapā€: oxfam.org/en/press-releases/… 1 November: statement by 15 UN and humanitarian organisations: bit.ly/40pLGqx
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, what a paragraph...
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Replying to @elonmusk
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The late David Graeber hits the nail on the head.
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Ok, US listen, most of Europe is going to go to sleep in the next 2 hours. Donā€˜t fuck this up. We are getting up in 8 - 10 hours from now. I repeat: Do not fuck this up. We are so tired. #USAElection2024 #Election2024 #USAElections
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Just remember: when Trump talks about cheating, that means he believes that he is losing.
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I've never received so many prayers from atheists.
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