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· Dec 18
History of Human Connectivity 2024 Edition
History of Human Connectivity 2024 Edition - Download as a PDF or view online for free
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To close out the year, here's a new edition of the History of Human Connectivity timeline, first published 2015. After nearly ten years, this is still fascinating to me. Lots to learn from the ancients and their wisdom. #emergecode www.slideshare.net/slideshow/em...
States of Insanity www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
The slopaganda era: 10 AI images posted by the White House - and what they teach us
Under Donald Trump, the White House has filled its social media with memes, wishcasting, nostalgia and deepfakes. Here’s what you need to know to navigate the trolling
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:03 PM
States of Insanity www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
There couldn't be a starker warning. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
‘Wake up to the risks of AI, they are almost here,’ Anthropic boss warns
‘Wake up to the risks of AI, they are almost here,’ Anthropic boss warns
‘Wake up to the risks of AI, they are almost here,’ Anthropic boss warns
Dario Amodei questions if human systems are ready to handle the ‘almost unimaginable power’ that is ‘potentially imminent’
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:39 PM
There couldn't be a starker warning. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
‘Wake up to the risks of AI, they are almost here,’ Anthropic boss warns
‘Wake up to the risks of AI, they are almost here,’ Anthropic boss warns
Good stuff from Francesca Bria www.authoritarian-stack.info?ref=dispatch...
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
www.authoritarian-stack.info
January 23, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Good stuff from Francesca Bria www.authoritarian-stack.info?ref=dispatch...
Creativity was innate to our species then, and it’s never been more important to cultivate than it is now. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Oldest cave painting could rewrite origins of human creativity
A stencilled outline of a hand found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is the world's oldest known cave painting, researchers say.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Creativity was innate to our species then, and it’s never been more important to cultivate than it is now. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Just the 17?!? And no wannabe leader should be given ANY airtime if they’re describing themselves as ‘computer illiterate’ www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage apologises for 17 breaches of MPs’ code of conduct
Reform UK leader, who failed to declare £380,000 on time, says he is computer-illiterate ‘oddball’
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Just the 17?!? And no wannabe leader should be given ANY airtime if they’re describing themselves as ‘computer illiterate’ www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
If this isn’t a clarion call for more proportionate taxes on the super rich, i don’t know what is. #taxtherich www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super-rich
Mark Ruffalo, Brian Eno and Abigail Disney sign letter timed for WEF in Davos saying wealthy are buying political influence
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:13 PM
If this isn’t a clarion call for more proportionate taxes on the super rich, i don’t know what is. #taxtherich www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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My enthusiastic review of @pgeddington.com 's excellent, and all too timely book: "The Triumph of Fear: Domestic Surveillance and Political Repression from McKinley to Eisenhower."
"Eddington draws on extensive archival research to describe and explain the many ways in which fear pervaded the government and politics of the time and was built into the national security state’s DNA."
@heidikitrosser.bsky.social reviews "The Triumph of Fear" by Patrick Eddington.
@heidikitrosser.bsky.social reviews "The Triumph of Fear" by Patrick Eddington.
The Trump Administration’s Fear-Based Governance
A review of Patrick G. Eddington, “The Triumph of Fear: Domestic Surveillance and Political Repression from McKinley to Eisenhower” (Georgetown University Press, 2025).
www.lawfaremedia.org
January 16, 2026 at 6:56 PM
My enthusiastic review of @pgeddington.com 's excellent, and all too timely book: "The Triumph of Fear: Domestic Surveillance and Political Repression from McKinley to Eisenhower."
Its called ‘extortion’ but that clearly doesn’t bother the Donald. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump threatens new tariffs on countries opposed to Greenland takeover as US lawmakers visit Denmark to ease tensions
The president made the threat while a bipartisan group of US lawmakers were visiting Denmark in the hope of easing tensions over the territory.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Its called ‘extortion’ but that clearly doesn’t bother the Donald. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Capitalism doesn’t work for the civic good. Tim Berners-Lee knew that.
January 13, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Capitalism doesn’t work for the civic good. Tim Berners-Lee knew that.
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Never forget this: The forces undermining our democracy, rigging our economy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. We must keep fighting in 2026 and beyond.
December 31, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Never forget this: The forces undermining our democracy, rigging our economy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. We must keep fighting in 2026 and beyond.
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"If there is no boundary between real and unreal, good and evil, life and death, then nothing means anything, and we face a nihilist abyss." @marcishore.bsky.social in #IWMPost @iwm.at
www.iwm.at/publication/...
www.iwm.at/publication/...
In a Post-Truth World: The Fate of Birth, Death, and Other Boundaries
If there is no boundary between real and unreal, good and evil, life and death, then nothing means anything, and we face a nihilist abyss.
www.iwm.at
December 30, 2025 at 7:34 PM
"If there is no boundary between real and unreal, good and evil, life and death, then nothing means anything, and we face a nihilist abyss." @marcishore.bsky.social in #IWMPost @iwm.at
www.iwm.at/publication/...
www.iwm.at/publication/...
This is why humankind has a better-than-average chance of annihilating itself in the face of AI.
"Rebecca Solnit...said, you know, Donald Trump only has one power, and that's the power to make commands. But we also have only one power, which is to refuse those commands. And if we refuse those commands, Donald Trump or Adolf Hitler or Pol Pot or anyone doesn't have any power."
![RICK PERLSTEIN: So very simply, Moby-Dick is about the most profound question every person of liberal and humanitarian temperament asks every day about Donald J. Trump. How can people follow someone who is so bad for their lives, so bad for their family, is so bad for their prosperity, so bad for their moral core and their connection to their, you know, whatever is their faith or their wisdom tradition, right. And yet they enthusiastically join forces with him, right. And that is the most deep theme in Moby-Dick, which is like, why do all these -- not, why is there this crazy obsessed authoritarian dictator who wants to kill everyone named Ahab, right? Just in order to redeem his wounded narcissism, right? Just like, you know, a dictator like Adolf Hitler or Donald Trump is trying to redeem their wounded narcissism by leading people into destruction. Why do people follow Ahab? Why do people enthusiastically not mutiny and get just as excited about killing this white whale, which is, you know, literally an impossibility as he does. And it's, it's about this very profound, strange death drive that human beings have to follow charismatic, totalitarian, evil people. And, you know, there's a wonderful writer named Rebecca Solnit. She said, you know, Donald Trump only has one power, and that's the power to make commands. But we also have only one power, which is to refuse those commands. And if we refuse those commands, Donald Trump or Adolf Hitler or Pol Pot or anyone doesn't have any power. You know, so why do we follow the commands? The fact is, a lot of people do, right? And that's what he is examining in this very strange and wonderful book that sold 500 copies while he was alive. [laughs] https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/the-books-that-explained-2025-transcript-9.7029424](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ya7gfadgypyypiva5pboi6mi/bafkreicwirutqpzerxli4aendcb3p3uxeylrzcdfs6cmga22sdsccczoaa@jpeg)
December 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
This is why humankind has a better-than-average chance of annihilating itself in the face of AI.
I can't believe we're even having to have this conversation. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
AI showing signs of self-preservation and humans should be ready to pull plug, says pioneer
Canadian computer scientist Yoshua Bengio warns against granting legal rights to cutting-edge technology
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I can't believe we're even having to have this conversation. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
A new blog post - The Other AI pt 2 - Conversations with Claude. annemccrossan.com/writing/emer...
The Other AI - Part 2: Conversations with Claude
This is a conversation that took place between myself and Claude on 16th December 2025. It’s posted here as a marker in time, and also to illustrate the metamorphosis of human civilisation currently i...
annemccrossan.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
A new blog post - The Other AI pt 2 - Conversations with Claude. annemccrossan.com/writing/emer...
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For the last month (arguably year) Ukraine and Europe have been effectively negotiating with someone who claims to be their ally over a deal that they find entirely unacceptable and that the other side of the war has already rejected.
Take a moment to think about the performative insanity of that.
Take a moment to think about the performative insanity of that.
December 28, 2025 at 11:59 AM
For the last month (arguably year) Ukraine and Europe have been effectively negotiating with someone who claims to be their ally over a deal that they find entirely unacceptable and that the other side of the war has already rejected.
Take a moment to think about the performative insanity of that.
Take a moment to think about the performative insanity of that.
A new blog post - The Other AI
annemccrossan.com/writing/emer...
annemccrossan.com/writing/emer...
December 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
A new blog post - The Other AI
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Agreed.
No surprises there I think. Even if they're all dangerous assholes, those four are the most popular dangerous douchegeeks!
🚨 THE FINAL FOUR 🚨
We’re nearly at the end! 32 candidates have been narrowed down to a nefarious final four. But who will move on to the finals? You must decide!
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/wpit25-semif...
We’re nearly at the end! 32 candidates have been narrowed down to a nefarious final four. But who will move on to the finals? You must decide!
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/wpit25-semif...
December 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Agreed.
OpenAI is a crock of shit.
It's not letting potentially damning research get out there.
OpenAI Researcher Quits, Saying Company Is Hiding the Truth
OpenAI is making it hard for its researchers to publish research that tells the truth of AI's potentially negative economic impact.
trib.al
December 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
OpenAI is a crock of shit.
What the heck are we doing.
Palantir already has 24 contracts with key UK public institutions, the NHS, the Ministry of Defence, the police forces, the DLUHC, and Coventry City Council.
This is insane.
This is insane.
December 12, 2025 at 9:50 PM
What the heck are we doing.
Instagram. Every other post is an ad. Never mind AI slop, straightforward digital media has never been so sloppy.
December 12, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Instagram. Every other post is an ad. Never mind AI slop, straightforward digital media has never been so sloppy.
There are two types of people in the world: Those who enable people to grow and those who encourage and profit from building dependency. Unfortunately for us, the tech broligarchy are not in the first category.
December 12, 2025 at 7:08 AM
There are two types of people in the world: Those who enable people to grow and those who encourage and profit from building dependency. Unfortunately for us, the tech broligarchy are not in the first category.
Yes.
🚨 Huge news: the European Union has indefinitely immobilised the Russian Central Bank assets using Article 122 and a qualified majority.
This protects the EU against undesirable vetoes (Hungary, Slovakia) and external pressure (US, Russia).
Full story.
This protects the EU against undesirable vetoes (Hungary, Slovakia) and external pressure (US, Russia).
Full story.
EU agrees to indefinitely immobilise €210 billion of Russian assets
The EU has decided to keep the assets of the Russian Central Bank immobilised for the foreseeable future. The ban, which is based on a provision for economic emergencies, pushes back against external ...
www.euronews.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Yes.