Jesse Damiani
@jessedamiani.bsky.social
Foresight for Polycrisis. Adjunct Prof, NYU. I write realitystudies.co & host the Urgent Futures Podcast @urgentfutures.bsky.social.
✍️ Forbes Contributor. Bylines: NBC News, The Verge, WIRED
✍️ Forbes Contributor. Bylines: NBC News, The Verge, WIRED
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Jesse Damiani
@jessedamiani.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Status quo economics is breaking down.
I made a Starter Pack of folks who are progressing ideas, philosophies, & strategies for systems change, including ecological economics, degrowth, post-growth, post-/anti-capitalism, ecosocialism, Modern Monetary Theory, Doughnut Economics
go.bsky.app/So5vwTn
I made a Starter Pack of folks who are progressing ideas, philosophies, & strategies for systems change, including ecological economics, degrowth, post-growth, post-/anti-capitalism, ecosocialism, Modern Monetary Theory, Doughnut Economics
go.bsky.app/So5vwTn
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Wrote about an obvious and yet profoundly underappreciated aspect of the AI boom: its total narrative capture by Elon Musk's X nymag.com/intelligence...
January 5, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Wrote about an obvious and yet profoundly underappreciated aspect of the AI boom: its total narrative capture by Elon Musk's X nymag.com/intelligence...
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I recently had the pleasure of appearing on @urgentfutures.bsky.social for a meticulous, wide-ranging conversation about heat hazards, risks, and potential actions. Many thanks to host Jesse Damiani for the invitation and adroit questions! www.realitystudies.co/p/understand...
Understanding Wet-Bulb Temperature, Climate Extremes, & Systemic Risk—& How We Build Resilience - Colin Raymond | #56
The unfortunate reality is we're going to be learning about WBTs the hard way more and more—so let's dig into what they are & what we can do to stay safe.
www.realitystudies.co
November 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I recently had the pleasure of appearing on @urgentfutures.bsky.social for a meticulous, wide-ranging conversation about heat hazards, risks, and potential actions. Many thanks to host Jesse Damiani for the invitation and adroit questions! www.realitystudies.co/p/understand...
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okay so they literally expect to run another country by truth social post, I can’t see any way this could possibly go wrong
A former staffer said that U.S. officials would not be performing a formal occupation like in Iraq. “We’re going to tell them: ‘Hey, this is what you have to do in order for there not to be another strike. That’s what [Trump] sees as running the country.” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Rubio takes on most challenging role yet: Viceroy of Venezuela
The top U.S. diplomat has pushed for regime change for over a decade. Now the hard part begins.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:22 PM
okay so they literally expect to run another country by truth social post, I can’t see any way this could possibly go wrong
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greetings from hell
January 4, 2026 at 7:11 PM
greetings from hell
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how the fuck can any journalist remain on this fucking website.
January 4, 2026 at 7:37 PM
how the fuck can any journalist remain on this fucking website.
“History doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes.” —Mark Twain
January 4, 2026 at 4:42 PM
“History doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes.” —Mark Twain
Any US congressperson not calling for Trump’s impeachment is failing the country. Period.
January 4, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Any US congressperson not calling for Trump’s impeachment is failing the country. Period.
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Among the many reasons you don’t kidnap a foreign head of state at gunpoint even if you have the capability, is that it sparks consequences you can neither control nor anticipate.
January 3, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Among the many reasons you don’t kidnap a foreign head of state at gunpoint even if you have the capability, is that it sparks consequences you can neither control nor anticipate.
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This too is a kind of climate politics.
Trump: "We're going to have our very large United States oil companies go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure and start making money for the country. And we are ready to stage a second and much larger attack if we need to do so."
January 3, 2026 at 5:19 PM
This too is a kind of climate politics.
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People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.
January 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM
People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.
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Rubio is claiming that they did not need Congress permission because it was a law enforcement mission. The US is behaving as a global police state, extending its own arbitrary legal decisions to the whole world.
This is not a problem just for Venezuela.
This is not a problem just for Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Rubio is claiming that they did not need Congress permission because it was a law enforcement mission. The US is behaving as a global police state, extending its own arbitrary legal decisions to the whole world.
This is not a problem just for Venezuela.
This is not a problem just for Venezuela.
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This war will destabilize the entire region and set off a global shockwave of anti-Americanism vs. no it won’t
January 3, 2026 at 4:51 PM
This war will destabilize the entire region and set off a global shockwave of anti-Americanism vs. no it won’t
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Blows my mind that some of the same journalists who see Trump as a want-to-be dictator at home are earnestly discussing the "challenges" for this same man to "bring democracy" to a country it just illegal invaded. Please grow up.
January 3, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Blows my mind that some of the same journalists who see Trump as a want-to-be dictator at home are earnestly discussing the "challenges" for this same man to "bring democracy" to a country it just illegal invaded. Please grow up.
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Every reaction from any Democrat that stops short of impeachment is utterly disqualifying.
January 3, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Every reaction from any Democrat that stops short of impeachment is utterly disqualifying.
Trump has done incalculable damage today, beyond the obvious unconstitutionality & unlawful attempt to seize resources.
Canada, China, Europe, Japan & others have *already* been increasing military posture since Trump assumed office. Imagine how that looks after today.
There’s precedent for this.
Canada, China, Europe, Japan & others have *already* been increasing military posture since Trump assumed office. Imagine how that looks after today.
There’s precedent for this.
January 3, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Trump has done incalculable damage today, beyond the obvious unconstitutionality & unlawful attempt to seize resources.
Canada, China, Europe, Japan & others have *already* been increasing military posture since Trump assumed office. Imagine how that looks after today.
There’s precedent for this.
Canada, China, Europe, Japan & others have *already* been increasing military posture since Trump assumed office. Imagine how that looks after today.
There’s precedent for this.
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this = the problem w/ X. by turning it into 4chan w/ virality distribution the platform turns everything into a meme. so it must strip away almost all context & imbue it w/ intense amounts of nihilism or so many layers of irony that there's no humanity anymore. it's a great dehumanization machine
“…the creators of these [nonconsensual, violent AI] images often seemed to be treating the action like a game or meme, with an air of laughter & detachment.”
January 2, 2026 at 7:17 PM
this = the problem w/ X. by turning it into 4chan w/ virality distribution the platform turns everything into a meme. so it must strip away almost all context & imbue it w/ intense amounts of nihilism or so many layers of irony that there's no humanity anymore. it's a great dehumanization machine
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"Hi it's me the gun. I'm sorry I shot someone :("
so x dot com’s ai generated CSAM and they admitted it may violate US law and … i haven’t seen in anyone in power say much at all or call to stop using the platform
January 2, 2026 at 9:17 PM
"Hi it's me the gun. I'm sorry I shot someone :("
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I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
January 3, 2026 at 9:13 AM
I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
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Can't help but feel like this is one of the reasons why the Constitution says If a dude in office does an insurrection, don't let that motherfucker hold office again
Bc clearly they cannot be trusted with power & control over the levers of government, & they do not care about democratic constraints
Bc clearly they cannot be trusted with power & control over the levers of government, & they do not care about democratic constraints
January 3, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Can't help but feel like this is one of the reasons why the Constitution says If a dude in office does an insurrection, don't let that motherfucker hold office again
Bc clearly they cannot be trusted with power & control over the levers of government, & they do not care about democratic constraints
Bc clearly they cannot be trusted with power & control over the levers of government, & they do not care about democratic constraints
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"But Wiles conceded that attacking targets on Venezuela’s mainland would force Trump to get congressional approval. 'If he were to authorize some activity on land, then it’s war, then [we’d need] Congress.'"
- WH Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Nov 2, 2025 interview
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
- WH Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Nov 2, 2025 interview
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
Trump’s Inner Circle, On the Record (Part 2 of 2)
Susie Wiles discusses the Epstein files, Pete Hegseth’s war tactics, and “retribution” against Letitia James.
www.vanityfair.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:35 PM
"But Wiles conceded that attacking targets on Venezuela’s mainland would force Trump to get congressional approval. 'If he were to authorize some activity on land, then it’s war, then [we’d need] Congress.'"
- WH Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Nov 2, 2025 interview
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
- WH Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Nov 2, 2025 interview
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
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It's just becoming so dangerous. The United States has virtually unchecked ability to project military power abroad. The only thing checking it is rules and norms, but those have crumbled and now it can happen merely at the whims of one person. That person is immoral and untrustworthy.
January 3, 2026 at 2:11 PM
It's just becoming so dangerous. The United States has virtually unchecked ability to project military power abroad. The only thing checking it is rules and norms, but those have crumbled and now it can happen merely at the whims of one person. That person is immoral and untrustworthy.