Ash Richter
@arvalkyrie.bsky.social
Anthropologist on Future of Tech/Society
Former natsec, VC, archaeologist
Frmr: InQTel, AECOM, BHP, CISA3, GlassLewis
Gaming girl on Twitch @ARValkryie
Scifi geekery, geopolitical analysis #trekkie
Former natsec, VC, archaeologist
Frmr: InQTel, AECOM, BHP, CISA3, GlassLewis
Gaming girl on Twitch @ARValkryie
Scifi geekery, geopolitical analysis #trekkie
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That tech oligarchs are noisy and incensed about the remote possibility of a wealth tax and utterly silent about the murder of a man who was only using the phone they invented to chronicle the thuggish government goon squads should tell you everything about these desiccated souls.
January 25, 2026 at 1:37 AM
That tech oligarchs are noisy and incensed about the remote possibility of a wealth tax and utterly silent about the murder of a man who was only using the phone they invented to chronicle the thuggish government goon squads should tell you everything about these desiccated souls.
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Beware of the AI chatbot that becomes more than just a friend, or worse, an emotional crutch. Pope Leo XIV has warned about overly “affectionate” chatbots, urging regulation to prevent humans from forming serious emotional bonds with their AI companions.
https://cnn.it/4aaNrMt
https://cnn.it/4aaNrMt
January 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Beware of the AI chatbot that becomes more than just a friend, or worse, an emotional crutch. Pope Leo XIV has warned about overly “affectionate” chatbots, urging regulation to prevent humans from forming serious emotional bonds with their AI companions.
https://cnn.it/4aaNrMt
https://cnn.it/4aaNrMt
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Kyiv is facing prolonged winter power outages as Russian missile and drone attacks continue to damage Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
Freezing and in the dark, Kyiv residents are stranded in tower blocks as Russia targets power system
Kyiv is facing prolonged winter power outages as Russian missile and drone attacks continue to damage Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
bit.ly
January 24, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Kyiv is facing prolonged winter power outages as Russian missile and drone attacks continue to damage Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
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Seven years after skewering the Davos elite, Rutger Bregman discusses populism, the backlash to his Trump remarks and why ideals mean little without strength.
The Historian Who Says Finance Is Wasting a Generation of Talent
Seven years after skewering the Davos elite, Rutger Bregman discusses populism, the backlash to his Trump remarks and why ideals mean little without strength.
bloom.bg
January 24, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Seven years after skewering the Davos elite, Rutger Bregman discusses populism, the backlash to his Trump remarks and why ideals mean little without strength.
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Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a person in Minneapolis on Saturday morning, according to local and federal officials. The shooting prompted a clash between the authorities and protesters who gathered at the scene. Follow live updates. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 24, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a person in Minneapolis on Saturday morning, according to local and federal officials. The shooting prompted a clash between the authorities and protesters who gathered at the scene. Follow live updates. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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The Minneapolis protester fatally shot by a federal officer was 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti, his parents say.
The man killed by a US Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis was an ICU nurse, family says
Family members say the man who was killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis was an intensive care nurse at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital who cared deeply about people and was upset by President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in his city.
bit.ly
January 24, 2026 at 9:55 PM
The Minneapolis protester fatally shot by a federal officer was 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti, his parents say.
We need to return to a fact based reality.
- politicians removed if proven to knowingly lie
-journalists fired for lying
-media platforms with fact checking & no bots/farmed accounts
-Fox News, NewsMax, all fake news orgs closed (& shut down temp by hackers ASAP)
-$$ backers of far right punished
- politicians removed if proven to knowingly lie
-journalists fired for lying
-media platforms with fact checking & no bots/farmed accounts
-Fox News, NewsMax, all fake news orgs closed (& shut down temp by hackers ASAP)
-$$ backers of far right punished
January 25, 2026 at 1:31 AM
We need to return to a fact based reality.
- politicians removed if proven to knowingly lie
-journalists fired for lying
-media platforms with fact checking & no bots/farmed accounts
-Fox News, NewsMax, all fake news orgs closed (& shut down temp by hackers ASAP)
-$$ backers of far right punished
- politicians removed if proven to knowingly lie
-journalists fired for lying
-media platforms with fact checking & no bots/farmed accounts
-Fox News, NewsMax, all fake news orgs closed (& shut down temp by hackers ASAP)
-$$ backers of far right punished
Given how much the world feels like a D-list horror movie right now, have we considered that MAGA/Trumpers might be:
*invading pod-people aliens wearing human skin
*mind controlled bots
*lobotomized into rage by billionaire supervillains
* the Devil + Demon army bringing about the End of Days
*invading pod-people aliens wearing human skin
*mind controlled bots
*lobotomized into rage by billionaire supervillains
* the Devil + Demon army bringing about the End of Days
January 21, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Given how much the world feels like a D-list horror movie right now, have we considered that MAGA/Trumpers might be:
*invading pod-people aliens wearing human skin
*mind controlled bots
*lobotomized into rage by billionaire supervillains
* the Devil + Demon army bringing about the End of Days
*invading pod-people aliens wearing human skin
*mind controlled bots
*lobotomized into rage by billionaire supervillains
* the Devil + Demon army bringing about the End of Days
Re: #Davos2026
Would not be surprised if Trump & co grab/kill all the other leaders in attendance & tries to crown himself Emperor of Earth.
The man is an idiot comicbook villain.
The US delegation at Davos should be seized and prosecuted for war crimes before they do worse to us all.
Would not be surprised if Trump & co grab/kill all the other leaders in attendance & tries to crown himself Emperor of Earth.
The man is an idiot comicbook villain.
The US delegation at Davos should be seized and prosecuted for war crimes before they do worse to us all.
January 17, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Re: #Davos2026
Would not be surprised if Trump & co grab/kill all the other leaders in attendance & tries to crown himself Emperor of Earth.
The man is an idiot comicbook villain.
The US delegation at Davos should be seized and prosecuted for war crimes before they do worse to us all.
Would not be surprised if Trump & co grab/kill all the other leaders in attendance & tries to crown himself Emperor of Earth.
The man is an idiot comicbook villain.
The US delegation at Davos should be seized and prosecuted for war crimes before they do worse to us all.
What happens to our family pets during a world war 3/american civil war 2.0 scenario?
There's so many things to be worried about right now, but this one is already giving me nightmares and making me infinity my usual angry at MAGA and Trump. ICE has already flooded shelters, starting murdering etc
There's so many things to be worried about right now, but this one is already giving me nightmares and making me infinity my usual angry at MAGA and Trump. ICE has already flooded shelters, starting murdering etc
January 16, 2026 at 10:32 AM
What happens to our family pets during a world war 3/american civil war 2.0 scenario?
There's so many things to be worried about right now, but this one is already giving me nightmares and making me infinity my usual angry at MAGA and Trump. ICE has already flooded shelters, starting murdering etc
There's so many things to be worried about right now, but this one is already giving me nightmares and making me infinity my usual angry at MAGA and Trump. ICE has already flooded shelters, starting murdering etc
It'd definitely be better for society not to have the crazy conservatives own all the media companies and fill all the worlds stories w their hate-filled religious propaganda. Say no to @paramountpictures.bsky.social.
BREAKING: Warner Bros asks shareholders to reject takeover bid from Paramount, saying merger with Netflix is better for customers.
Warner Bros asks investors to reject takeover bid from Paramount Skydance
Warner Bros. is telling shareholders to reject a takeover bid from Paramount Skydance, saying that a rival bid from Netflix will be better for customers.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 12:44 PM
It'd definitely be better for society not to have the crazy conservatives own all the media companies and fill all the worlds stories w their hate-filled religious propaganda. Say no to @paramountpictures.bsky.social.
Soo..w everything going on right now w the Trump regime's anti-immigrant anti-science, anti-climate change crazy and a top immigrant scientist in physics and climate change is randomly murdered (RIP) in the US and its not the Keanu Reeves movie Chain Reaction IRL?
share.google/fei4i74p3lbF...
share.google/fei4i74p3lbF...
MIT professor shot, killed at his home in Boston suburbs: Officials
A professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has been shot and killed at his home, authorities said.
share.google
December 17, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Soo..w everything going on right now w the Trump regime's anti-immigrant anti-science, anti-climate change crazy and a top immigrant scientist in physics and climate change is randomly murdered (RIP) in the US and its not the Keanu Reeves movie Chain Reaction IRL?
share.google/fei4i74p3lbF...
share.google/fei4i74p3lbF...
So what happens to #StarTrek now that @paramountplusbr.bsky.social et al is now alt-right, pro-hatred, anti-diversity, fascist propaganda cortesy of #LarryEllison, MAGA NAZI and his son's Skydance merger? 🤢😢😱😔
July 28, 2025 at 12:53 AM
So what happens to #StarTrek now that @paramountplusbr.bsky.social et al is now alt-right, pro-hatred, anti-diversity, fascist propaganda cortesy of #LarryEllison, MAGA NAZI and his son's Skydance merger? 🤢😢😱😔
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The hidden provision in the Big Ugly Bill that makes Trump king https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-hidden-provision-in-the-big-ugly
The hidden provision in the Big Ugly Bill that makes Trump king
Don’t let this happen
robertreich.substack.com
May 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The hidden provision in the Big Ugly Bill that makes Trump king https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-hidden-provision-in-the-big-ugly
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Inside Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill”: Judicial Silencing (Sec. 80121(h)). This might be the most authoritarian section in the entire 1,100+ page bill.
May 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Inside Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill”: Judicial Silencing (Sec. 80121(h)). This might be the most authoritarian section in the entire 1,100+ page bill.
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Why the "big beautiful bill" is the single ugliest bill you can imagine... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/why-the-one-big-beautiful-bill-is
Why the one big beautiful bill is the single ugliest you can imagine
The truth
robertreich.substack.com
May 22, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Why the "big beautiful bill" is the single ugliest bill you can imagine... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/why-the-one-big-beautiful-bill-is
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If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.
May 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.
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![@ChuckWendig honestly do you blame it
New research finds Jupiter is flinging asteroids at Earth
[pic of jupiter]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lxm3v43kiuo4gdun45a4zivh/bafkreibcu7cukirtg2qzx7j5tox4c6255sid5nccd2a4evuhim6pqfplbq@jpeg)
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They're arresting Members of Congress.
Perhaps a sternly-worded letter is in order.
Or, perhaps, it's time to play some damn hardball with the DOJ.
Perhaps a sternly-worded letter is in order.
Or, perhaps, it's time to play some damn hardball with the DOJ.
May 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
They're arresting Members of Congress.
Perhaps a sternly-worded letter is in order.
Or, perhaps, it's time to play some damn hardball with the DOJ.
Perhaps a sternly-worded letter is in order.
Or, perhaps, it's time to play some damn hardball with the DOJ.
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The Trump administration is undermining the collection and distribution of essential weather and climate information, right before hurricane season.
"Decommissioned, retired, paused: The weather, climate, and Earth science data the government doesn’t want you to see," by @jessimckenzi.bsky.social.
"Decommissioned, retired, paused: The weather, climate, and Earth science data the government doesn’t want you to see," by @jessimckenzi.bsky.social.
Decommissioned, retired, paused: The weather, climate, and Earth science data the government doesn’t want you to see
The Trump administration is undermining the collection and distribution of essential weather and climate information, right before hurricane season.
thebulletin.org
May 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The Trump administration is undermining the collection and distribution of essential weather and climate information, right before hurricane season.
"Decommissioned, retired, paused: The weather, climate, and Earth science data the government doesn’t want you to see," by @jessimckenzi.bsky.social.
"Decommissioned, retired, paused: The weather, climate, and Earth science data the government doesn’t want you to see," by @jessimckenzi.bsky.social.
Fun fact, Australia has voters walk a gamut of mostly conservative women and nazi children selling their souls and human rights to shame voters trying to vote for a better, more progressive world for them. Cool cool. Terrified of how the vote will turn out today.
May 3, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Fun fact, Australia has voters walk a gamut of mostly conservative women and nazi children selling their souls and human rights to shame voters trying to vote for a better, more progressive world for them. Cool cool. Terrified of how the vote will turn out today.
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I’m starting to see it: too many Americans are sitting back, too indifferent or complacent to fight fascism.
It’s not just laziness—it’s a dangerous apathy.
Wake up, America. The stakes couldn’t be higher.
This is the fight of our lives.
Let’s not lose it.
It’s not just laziness—it’s a dangerous apathy.
Wake up, America. The stakes couldn’t be higher.
This is the fight of our lives.
Let’s not lose it.
April 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I’m starting to see it: too many Americans are sitting back, too indifferent or complacent to fight fascism.
It’s not just laziness—it’s a dangerous apathy.
Wake up, America. The stakes couldn’t be higher.
This is the fight of our lives.
Let’s not lose it.
It’s not just laziness—it’s a dangerous apathy.
Wake up, America. The stakes couldn’t be higher.
This is the fight of our lives.
Let’s not lose it.
Dont dismiss the trending joke that JD Vance killed the pope #unvaccinated
Ideologically, its in Team Trump's interest to not have a progressive pope in office
I hope part of the pope replacement process includes forensic $$$: Is Trump buying out the Vatican to spread conservative hate further?
Ideologically, its in Team Trump's interest to not have a progressive pope in office
I hope part of the pope replacement process includes forensic $$$: Is Trump buying out the Vatican to spread conservative hate further?
April 22, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Dont dismiss the trending joke that JD Vance killed the pope #unvaccinated
Ideologically, its in Team Trump's interest to not have a progressive pope in office
I hope part of the pope replacement process includes forensic $$$: Is Trump buying out the Vatican to spread conservative hate further?
Ideologically, its in Team Trump's interest to not have a progressive pope in office
I hope part of the pope replacement process includes forensic $$$: Is Trump buying out the Vatican to spread conservative hate further?
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I'm quite comfortable with abolishing deportations and giving every immigrant and refugee a home and food and education and a job and safety, and if you object on the basis that we don't give citizens those things, my answer is simply that we should be giving those things already.
April 19, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I'm quite comfortable with abolishing deportations and giving every immigrant and refugee a home and food and education and a job and safety, and if you object on the basis that we don't give citizens those things, my answer is simply that we should be giving those things already.