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Citizen State
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Citizen State is reimagining society to create a world that’s citizen-centric, self-sustaining, and unique. We’re building a borderless community independent of the current system that allows each individual to meet their basic needs and thrive.
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Citizen State @citizenstate.bsky.social · Nov 16
🚀🌌 We’ve arrived on Bluesky! 🌌🚀

Citizen State is reimagining society for a citizen-centric, self-sustaining future. If you’ve ever dreamed of building a better world, let’s connect and share ideas. 🌍💡

Learn more: www.citizen-state.com

#CitizenState #ReimagineSociety #FindYourCommunity #Future
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adamrhemmings.bsky.social
Don't look away! The Iranian people are still bleeding at the hands of their own government. The number of dead is widely believed to be somewhere between 3-20k, and the suppression continues.

We must ask our leaders: where is the promised support for freedom?

#Iran

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Leaked photos show hundreds killed in Iran's brutal crackdown
The images from one mortuary in Tehran were shown to families who went to identify their loved ones.
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January 21, 2026 at 8:30 AM
citizenstate.bsky.social
Zuckerberg’s AI utopia ignores power dynamics. If superintelligence exists, it will automate labor unless society sets new rules. The fix is citizen led systems that protect livelihoods and share productivity, not billionaire promises.

#AIethics #FutureOfWork

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There's a Very Basic Flaw in Mark Zuckerberg's Plan for Superintelligent AI
Zuckerberg is dreaming up a utopia in which superintelligent AIs benevolently stop short of taking over everybody's jobs, critics say.
futurism.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:24 PM
citizenstate.bsky.social
Billionaire utopias promise salvation but distract from real work. The fix is not fantasy cities but citizen led retrofits that make today’s cities resilient, fair, and self sustaining. The future is built where people already live.

#UrbanFuture #ClimateAction

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
Futuristic cities shaped by billionaires and corporations
By 2050, cities may float or fly, according to proposals cooked up by billionaires.
www.abc.net.au
January 19, 2026 at 10:12 AM
citizenstate.bsky.social
The future is not something to predict but something to prepare for. Name uncertainties, build resilience, and design systems that adapt as reality unfolds. That is how we fix tomorrow together.

#SystemsThinking #FutureReady #Resilience

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January 18, 2026 at 6:24 PM
citizenstate.bsky.social
Choose law over fear. Minnesota is right to demand warrants, restraint, and accountability. Restore due process, protect civilians, and deescalate before more harm is done. Justice is the mission.

#RuleOfLaw #CivilRights #Deescalate #Accountability

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Minnesota sues Trump administration to end surge of ICE agents in state
Lawsuit comes in the aftermath of an ICE agent fatally shooting Minneapolis resident Renee Nicole Good
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January 15, 2026 at 6:24 PM
citizenstate.bsky.social
Utopian thinking is not escapism. It is how we chart a course through injustice. We study history, debate futures, and design institutions worthy of human dignity, then we organize to build them together.

#CitizenState #UtopianThinking #LeftPolitics

jacobin.com/2025/09/utop...
The Left Needs Utopian Thinking
Conservative apologists for the status quo often stigmatize their opponents as “utopian.” But socialists and feminists shouldn’t be afraid of the term, since utopian thought can play an important…
jacobin.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:12 AM
citizenstate.bsky.social
Power without purpose leads only to ruin. Iran’s crisis will not be solved by force alone. The path forward is restraint, diplomacy, and support for people over regimes. A stable future is built by legitimacy, not domination.

#DiplomacyFirst #HumanRights

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Decision time for Trump on Iran but what does he ultimately want?
As Iran's deadly crackdown on anti-government protests continue, the US president is considering how best to respond.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 6:24 PM
citizenstate.bsky.social
Cities cannot remain dependent and fragile. Sponge cities, floating cities, and ethical design show a path forward. Build resilience, protect people, and decentralize systems. We choose to evolve.

#CitizenState #EcoCities #ClimateResilience #FutureCities

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Are these 'eco-cities’ the future of sustainable design?
Atmos reports on innovative eco-cities addressing climate change through sustainable designs like sponge cities and floating communities.
stacker.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:12 AM
citizenstate.bsky.social
Cities are fragile but we can fix them. Sponge cities absorb water, floating cities rise with the sea, vertical eco-cities cut emissions. Decarbonize, protect communities, plan. Engage for people and planet.

#ClimateAction #UrbanResilience #SustainableCities

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Are these 'eco-cities’ the future of sustainable design? - The Mt. Sterling Advocate
Atmos reports on innovative eco-cities addressing climate change through sustainable designs like sponge cities and floating communities.
www.msadvocate.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:24 PM
citizenstate.bsky.social
Schools in Stoke-on-Trent are freezing through exams as a 25-year PFI contract ends. Time for the council to act: complete repairs, restore heating, and ensure students can learn in safety. #EducationCrisis #PFI #StudentSafety

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School pool barricaded as repairs contract ends with work unfinished
A BBC investigation finds building issues across city schools after a firm contracted to carry out repairs went into liquidation.
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January 13, 2026 at 10:12 AM
citizenstate.bsky.social
Speculative fiction helps us see the systems we live inside. From Gramsci and Freire to Le Guin, Butler, and Jemisin, these works explore how power holds, how people wake up to it, and how imagining better worlds helps us build them together.

#SpeculativeFiction

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Speculative Fiction: A Reading List - JSTOR Daily
Speculative fiction, from Afrofuturism to Star Wars, offers students tools and methods for analyzing social movements, power structures, and utopian thinking.
daily.jstor.org
January 12, 2026 at 6:24 PM
citizenstate.bsky.social
When platforms profit from tools that enable harm, governance arrives late but necessary. After public outrage and regulatory pressure, X restricted Grok’s image generator following waves of nonconsensual and violent AI imagery.

#AIethics #DigitalRights #Governance
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action
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January 12, 2026 at 10:12 AM
citizenstate.bsky.social
AI will not abolish politics. Even in a world of powerful machines, scarcity, power, and meaning remain human questions. This piece argues that most AI optimists know this. They plan for governance, not escape from it. Civilization is built by rules, not wishful code.

#AI
AI Optimists Are More Pragmatic Than You Think – James Pethokoukis
Some of AI’s strongest advocates may promise utopia, but most recognize no technology can create a post-governance, post-work, or post-scarcity world.
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January 11, 2026 at 6:24 PM
citizenstate.bsky.social
When a state cuts the internet to silence its people, it reveals its fear. Across Iran, protests over rising costs and repression are met with blackouts and force. A civilization worthy of the name does not survive by severing its citizens from truth.

#HumanRights
Huge anti-government protests in Tehran and other Iranian cities, videos show
Rallies on major roads in the capital and in Iran's second city were peaceful and not dispersed by security forces.
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January 11, 2026 at 10:12 AM
citizenstate.bsky.social
Solarpunk is not green aesthetics. It is people first cities, shared power, clean energy, and communities that can endure. A livable future is practical, affordable, and built together.

#CitizenState #Solarpunk #CommunityFirst #ClimateOptimism #ReimagineSociety
Floating gardens, clean energy, and community first: Why the internet loves 'solarpunk' so much
In the face of climate doom, more and more people are dreaming of a future full of “solarpunk” architecture.
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January 10, 2026 at 6:24 PM
citizenstate.bsky.social
When empires speak in threats, the world fractures. A citizen-centered civilization is built through dialogue, dignity, and shared humanity, not force. The future belongs to cooperation, not domination.

#ReimagineSociety #GlobalSolidarity #PeaceOverPower #BorderlessFuture
Colombia sees 'real threat' of US military action, president tells BBC
Gustavo Petro tells the BBC's Ione Wells that the United States is treating other nations as part of a US "empire", after Trump threatened Colombia with military action.
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January 10, 2026 at 10:12 AM
citizenstate.bsky.social
Solarpunk is not escapism. It is rehearsal. By imagining a civilization where human dignity and ecological flourishing coexist, we begin the serious work of building it. The future must be made desirable before it can be made real.

#Solarpunk #EcologicalCivilization
Solarpunk: Refuturing our Imagination for an Ecological Transformation | One Earth
Imagine a future where ecological balance meets human innovation. Delve into One Earth's exploration of the transformative movement of solarpunk.
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January 9, 2026 at 6:24 PM
citizenstate.bsky.social
When investigations are closed off and communities are shut out, trust collapses. Justice must be transparent, accountable, and centered on people, not institutions. A society worth building puts human dignity first.

#CitizenState #Justice #Accountability #CommunityPower
Minnesota officials say FBI blocked access to ICE shooting investigation
Hundreds of people have taken to the streets of Minneapolis to protest the killing of 37-year-old Renee Good.
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January 9, 2026 at 10:12 AM
citizenstate.bsky.social
María Corina Machado’s escape to Oslo after months in hiding is a reminder that people everywhere fight for the right to shape their own future. Citizen-led courage is how new societies are born and how old systems weaken.

#Democracy #Freedom #SelfDetermination

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Venezuelan Nobel peace prize winner greets crowds in Oslo after nearly a year in hiding
María Corina Machado climbs over barriers to meet chanting supporters gathered outside the Grand Hotel in early hours of Thursday
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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adamrhemmings.bsky.social
The real scandal is Britain’s aging, neglected housing stock. But it’s fixable: fund councils to renovate empties, support retrofits, and make good homes a national priority. Quality is possible and we have to choose it. #EmptyHomes #BetterHomes

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Steep rise in Herefordshire empty homes branded
Councillors say too many properties are becoming dilapidated and the government should act.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 10:02 AM
citizenstate.bsky.social
Plato’s Ship of Fools is a warning: when the unqualified fight for the helm, the state drifts, wastes resources, and sinks. He reminds us that leadership without expertise is chaos. #Plato #ShipOfFools #PoliticalPhilosophy #Democracy #Leadership

www.thecollector.com/plato-ship-o...
Plato's "Ship of Fools" Allegory Shows How Incompetent Rulers Sink the State | TheCollector
The Ship of Fools allegory illustrates the importance of political expertise and the limits of democracy within Plato's political theory.
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November 27, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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donoffie.bsky.social
From the fountain of ignorance,
Only ignorance flows,
Cankles attracts ignorance,
Everywhere he goes,
The intelligent avoid him,
The respectable would quit,
That leaves him one group,
And that's just the idiots.
astrokatie.com Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · Nov 20
Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 AM
citizenstate.bsky.social
2025’s updated SETI rules feel like humanity practicing interstellar diplomacy. Before we reply to the stars, we learn to act as one world.

#SETI #CosmicDiplomacy #Astropolitics #FutureHumans

www.universetoday.com/articles/wha...
What Do We Do If SETI Is Successful?
The Search For Extra Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) is evolving. We’ve moved on from the limited thinking of monitoring radio waves to checking for interstellar pushing lasers or even budding Dyson…
www.universetoday.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
citizenstate.bsky.social
It’s good to see charities thinking creatively about housing. But Crisis needs to take a hard look at why it spent £21m on raising funds last year out of £66m total income, and whether that money could be getting people into homes right now.

#Homelessness #Charity

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Homelessness charity to become landlord for first time
The charity Crisis says it is now
www.bbc.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:37 AM
citizenstate.bsky.social
380 years after Westphalia, we’re still governed by medieval institutions and tribal maps. What happens when governance itself becomes open-source? Smart contracts. DAOs. Network states. A new political code is compiling.

#CryptoSovereignty #NetworkState #Web3Governance
A replacement for the nation-state?
In their new book, Jarrad Hope and Peter Ludlow argue that Web3 will allow new forms of organization to supplant traditional governments.
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November 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM