🎨🔄 Ah,
#Ambigrammia – where words do gymnastics to reveal beauty only visible to those with a PhD in
#Pseudointellectualism. Hofstadter's childhood
#nostalgia for optical illusions is the intellectual equivalent of watching paint dry, but upside down. 🙃📚
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/10/ambigrams-words-double-meanings-art/684404/ #OpticalIllusions #Hofstadter #HackerNews #ngated
My Life in Ambigrammia
The esoteric art form that revealed a new kind of beauty to me
Take Back Alberta Sponsored Jordan Peterson Talk Has Elections Alberta’s Attention
The event may get disclosed as election advertising.
[Jan 2024] Court dismisses Jordan Peterson's request to challenge order he undergo media training
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/jordan-peterson-court-challenge-rejection-1.7086681
* Peterson says Ontario college trying to undermine his reputation/remove license
[Aug 2023] Ontario court rules against Jordan Peterson, upholds social media training order
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/jordan-peterson-court-case-decision-1.6943845
* Peterson says he will take the training & broadcast it
#CanPol #JordanPeterson #antiLGBT #transphobia #FarRight
#disinformation #trolls #pseudointellectualism #pseudoscience
Court dismisses Jordan Peterson's request to challenge order he undergo media training | CBC News
Ontario's highest court has rejected an attempt by controversial psychologist Jordan Peterson to challenge a regulatory body's order that he undergo social media training or potentially lose his licence to practise.
[thread] Witherspoon Institute
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witherspoon_Institute
* conservative think tank
* opposes abortion/same-sex marriage
* deals w. embryonic stem cell research/constitutional law
* donors:
Bradley Foundation
John M. Olin Foundation
John Templeton Foundation
Lee & Ramona Bass Foundation
#ThinkTanks #pseudointellectualism #billionaires #libertarianism #propaganda #disinformation
#DarkMoney #CharlesKoch #LeonardLeo #BradleyFoundation #OlinFoundation #JohnTempletonFoundation
Witherspoon Institute - Wikipedia
BC Conservative Leader John Rustad Warned Convoy Event That Kids Will Be Forced to ‘Eat Bugs’
Rustad delivered a conspiratorial speech at a far-right event in 2023 claiming children will be forced into eating bugs
Six Things to Know about Rustad’s Chat with Jordan Peterson | The Tyee
The BC Conservative leader discussed his distrust of climate science and other topics with the viral right-wing personality.
B.C. Conservative leader outlines views on energy, education in Jordan Peterson interview
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-conservative-leader-outlines-views-on-energy-education-in-jordan-peterson-interview-1.7023336
* John Rustad: B.C. needs conversation about nuclear power, review educational materials wh. he says indoctrinate children
* wants to elim. carbon tax wh. he says taxes people into poverty in vain attempt to change weather
#BCconservatives #JohnRustad #BCunited #BCliberals #JordanPeterson #antiLGBT #ClimateDenial #FarRight #ConspiracyTheorists #PseudoIntellectualism #disinformation
B.C. Conservative leader outlines views on energy, education in Jordan Peterson interview
B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad says British Columbia needs to have a 'conversation' about nuclear power playing a role in the province's energy future, and review educational materials that he says are designed for "indoctrination" of children.
B.C. Conservative leader meets Jordan Peterson, candidate praises 'Freedom Convoy' accused
The leader of the B.C. Conservatives sat down with Jordan Peterson for a podcast interview Thursday.
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