CitizenCyborg
@citizencyborg.bsky.social
Sociologist, left social democrat antifascist with technoprogressive tendencies. Exec Director of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies @ieet.org @citizencyborg on Substack & Threads.
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Disaster capitalism.
“We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns…”
“We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns…”
Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Disaster capitalism.
“We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns…”
“We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns…”
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Axios bringing the class consciousness www.axios.com/2026/02/11/a...
The AI boom belongs to capital, not workers
Job openings have become scarce and workers' wages are no longer rising that rapidly.
www.axios.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Axios bringing the class consciousness www.axios.com/2026/02/11/a...
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Britain’s government makes the union-friendly case for artificial intelligence. Progressives take note. www.economist.com/britain/2026...
Selling AI to the left
Britain’s government makes the union-friendly case for artificial intelligence. Progressives take note
www.economist.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Britain’s government makes the union-friendly case for artificial intelligence. Progressives take note. www.economist.com/britain/2026...
"Curiosamente, James Hughes (2007) también denuncia que, en vista de que el concepto de naturaleza humana apela a la pureza de la humanidad como especie...racismo-humano, como lo denomina Hughes." www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) Human nature from the perspective of science: a transhumanist response to Elena Postigo
PDF | In the article «Bioethics and transhumanism from the perspective of human nature», bioethicist Elena Postigo Solana presented an objection to the... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne...
www.researchgate.net
February 10, 2026 at 4:52 PM
"Curiosamente, James Hughes (2007) también denuncia que, en vista de que el concepto de naturaleza humana apela a la pureza de la humanidad como especie...racismo-humano, como lo denomina Hughes." www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Way to go MAGAts
February 7, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Way to go MAGAts
Nir Eisikovitz and I will be co-hosting a live episode of Prosthetic Gods April 2 at the University of New Hampshire, as part of their Sidore Memorial AI Ethics conference. The discussion is free and open to the public, and will appear as a podcast episode.
www.themusichall.org/events/sipso...
www.themusichall.org/events/sipso...
Artificial Intelligence and Human Values: A Public Conversation
www.themusichall.org
February 7, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Nir Eisikovitz and I will be co-hosting a live episode of Prosthetic Gods April 2 at the University of New Hampshire, as part of their Sidore Memorial AI Ethics conference. The discussion is free and open to the public, and will appear as a podcast episode.
www.themusichall.org/events/sipso...
www.themusichall.org/events/sipso...
The rise of Sanseito, alongside the MAGA-inspired movements in South Korea, suggests that a new, U.S.-influenced political model is firmly taking root among Washington’s key allies in the Asia-Pacific region.
newlinesmag.com/reportage/ho...
newlinesmag.com/reportage/ho...
How MAGA-Inspired Politics Are Reshaping Japan and South Korea
A culture war playbook honed by American conservatives is finding new life in East Asia
newlinesmag.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:47 PM
The rise of Sanseito, alongside the MAGA-inspired movements in South Korea, suggests that a new, U.S.-influenced political model is firmly taking root among Washington’s key allies in the Asia-Pacific region.
newlinesmag.com/reportage/ho...
newlinesmag.com/reportage/ho...
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It's the Billionaires, Stupid
open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
By David Rothkopf - former editor of Foreign Policy
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_R...
open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
By David Rothkopf - former editor of Foreign Policy
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_R...
It's the Billionaires, Stupid
The faultline for Dems in the run to 2028 will be attitudes toward elites
open.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:13 AM
It's the Billionaires, Stupid
open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
By David Rothkopf - former editor of Foreign Policy
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_R...
open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
By David Rothkopf - former editor of Foreign Policy
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_R...
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Imagine seeing photos and videos of ugly old men raping underage girls and thinking, "I need to protect those horrible men at all costs."?
Pam Bondi is a soulless villain.
Pam Bondi is a soulless villain.
February 4, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Imagine seeing photos and videos of ugly old men raping underage girls and thinking, "I need to protect those horrible men at all costs."?
Pam Bondi is a soulless villain.
Pam Bondi is a soulless villain.
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"We've basically funded an elite global pedophile ring since 2015. I feel sick."
Crypto Bros Nauseated After Realizing Bitcoin Itself Was Funded by Jeffrey Epstein
The crypto community is reeling from the discovery that Epstein was a huge backer of early Bitcoin efforts.
trib.al
February 3, 2026 at 7:24 PM
"We've basically funded an elite global pedophile ring since 2015. I feel sick."
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Looks like Bitcoin is moving rapidly towards its fundamental value (zero) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Michael Burry Warns of Cascading Effects From Bitcoin Plunge
Michael Burry, who rose to prominence for his wager against the US housing market ahead of the 2008 financial crisis, warned that Bitcoin’s plunge could deepen into a self-reinforcing “death spiral,” ...
www.bloomberg.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Looks like Bitcoin is moving rapidly towards its fundamental value (zero) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"Companion chatbot users indicated that these relationships were beneficial to their social health... perceiving companion chatbots as more conscious and humanlike correlated with more positive opinions and more pronounced social health benefits."
arxiv.org/abs/2311.10599
arxiv.org/abs/2311.10599
Chatbots as social companions: How people perceive consciousness, human likeness, and social health benefits in machines
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more widespread, one question that arises is how human-AI interaction might impact human-human interaction. Chatbots, for example, are increasingly used as soci...
arxiv.org
February 3, 2026 at 10:55 PM
"Companion chatbot users indicated that these relationships were beneficial to their social health... perceiving companion chatbots as more conscious and humanlike correlated with more positive opinions and more pronounced social health benefits."
arxiv.org/abs/2311.10599
arxiv.org/abs/2311.10599
Mood - I've been continuously depressed about how resilient the fascist rise has been. But the blood of our martyrs has renewed the tree of liberty. Plus the monstrous unhideable crimes of the craven elites.
youtu.be/dWUa7aAIfLE?...
youtu.be/dWUa7aAIfLE?...
Resistance Revival Chorus with Rhiannon Giddens "All You Fascists Bound To Lose"
YouTube video by Resistance Revival Chorus
youtu.be
February 3, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Mood - I've been continuously depressed about how resilient the fascist rise has been. But the blood of our martyrs has renewed the tree of liberty. Plus the monstrous unhideable crimes of the craven elites.
youtu.be/dWUa7aAIfLE?...
youtu.be/dWUa7aAIfLE?...
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happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
At least 12 companies received letters from the FDA stating that chest binders, a compression garment, are medical devices and require compliance with strict federal regulations.
rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/02/02/c...
rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/02/02/c...
FDA Targets Gender-Affirming Garments, Warning Companies that Serve Trans Customers
At least 12 companies received letters from the agency stating that the gender-affirming compression garments are medical devices and require compliance with strict federal regulations.
rewirenewsgroup.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:45 PM
At least 12 companies received letters from the FDA stating that chest binders, a compression garment, are medical devices and require compliance with strict federal regulations.
rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/02/02/c...
rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/02/02/c...
Narodnism and socialist reform meet when capital concentration allows a significant part of the ruling class to meet in one ballroom or country club. We need to at least march them to jail and nationalize their wealth.
February 3, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Narodnism and socialist reform meet when capital concentration allows a significant part of the ruling class to meet in one ballroom or country club. We need to at least march them to jail and nationalize their wealth.
The Epstein files are The Power Elite casebook for the 21st century. They reveal the role of capital and patriarchy in building the geopolitical alliances of this portion of the global ruling class. Epstein's Island is the depraved country club of the .001%.
February 3, 2026 at 1:04 AM
The Epstein files are The Power Elite casebook for the 21st century. They reveal the role of capital and patriarchy in building the geopolitical alliances of this portion of the global ruling class. Epstein's Island is the depraved country club of the .001%.
The entire world needs to be building decentralized, resilient power, water and food systems, to prepare for natural, climate and man-made disasters.
UNICEF sending 42 more generators to frontline areas in Ukraine to power heating, water & health services.
📹UNICEF Ukraine/X
📹UNICEF Ukraine/X
February 2, 2026 at 6:23 PM
The entire world needs to be building decentralized, resilient power, water and food systems, to prepare for natural, climate and man-made disasters.
Thai BL & GL actors perform queerness with their partners in social media, despite not be involved with each other or even being queer. Instead of critiquing this as "queerbaiting" it can be seen as a "queer fantasy economy" that has an emancipatory role. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
February 2, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Thai BL & GL actors perform queerness with their partners in social media, despite not be involved with each other or even being queer. Instead of critiquing this as "queerbaiting" it can be seen as a "queer fantasy economy" that has an emancipatory role. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Technoprogressives distinguish themselves from libertarians by demanding universal access to technology, and from the Luddite Left by defending the emancipatory potential of technology. www.youtube.com/shorts/t1bQX...
Anti aging Therapies Should Be A Governmental Initiative
YouTube video by typeoneplanet
www.youtube.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Technoprogressives distinguish themselves from libertarians by demanding universal access to technology, and from the Luddite Left by defending the emancipatory potential of technology. www.youtube.com/shorts/t1bQX...
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Artificial general intelligence was supposed to have been imminent—but “the broad agreement on what AGI even is and the immediate value it could provide humanity have been scrubbed away,” @matteowong.bsky.social reports:
Do You Feel the AGI Yet?
According to some predictions, 2026 is the year that an all-powerful AI will arrive.
bit.ly
February 2, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Artificial general intelligence was supposed to have been imminent—but “the broad agreement on what AGI even is and the immediate value it could provide humanity have been scrubbed away,” @matteowong.bsky.social reports:
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The increasing number of billionaires in every new release of the Epstein files are another reminder that billionaires shouldn't exist because they're immoral, exploitative hoarders and the world would be better if we abolished every one of them.
Billionaires: the only minority destroying humanity.
Billionaires: the only minority destroying humanity.
February 2, 2026 at 4:57 AM
The increasing number of billionaires in every new release of the Epstein files are another reminder that billionaires shouldn't exist because they're immoral, exploitative hoarders and the world would be better if we abolished every one of them.
Billionaires: the only minority destroying humanity.
Billionaires: the only minority destroying humanity.