Jeff Raper
@jraper.bsky.social
Digital Marketer, Heavy Music Fan, New England Sports Fan, Cat Guy and Weather Geek
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My latest @thebulletin.org piece tries to reckon with the economic costs that would accompany the bursting of the AI bubble - and also highlights some of the societal costs we are already paying.
Silicon Valley has placed a trillion-dollar bet that gen AI can transform the global economy and pave the way for AGI. But warning signs show the marketing hype has vastly overrated what current AI tech can achieve, creating a bubble with growing costs when it pops, writes @jeremyhsu.bsky.social.
When it all comes crashing down: The aftermath of the AI boom
AI has buoyed the stock market and a struggling US economy but warning signs indicate a bubble that everyone will pay for when it bursts.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
My latest @thebulletin.org piece tries to reckon with the economic costs that would accompany the bursting of the AI bubble - and also highlights some of the societal costs we are already paying.
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Trump Promised to ‘Drill, Baby, Drill.’ The New Rigs Are Nowhere to Be Found...
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August 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Trump Promised to ‘Drill, Baby, Drill.’ The New Rigs Are Nowhere to Be Found...
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First Half Red Sox Takeaways open.substack.com/pub/ballpark...
First Half Red Sox Takeaways
What a time it is to be a Red Sox fan!
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July 15, 2025 at 10:59 PM
First Half Red Sox Takeaways open.substack.com/pub/ballpark...
What Both Sides Get Wrong About Immigration www.thefp.com/p/what-both-...
What Both Sides Get Wrong About Immigration
The LA riots prove we’re missing the point about immigration, writes Martin Gurri.
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June 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM
What Both Sides Get Wrong About Immigration www.thefp.com/p/what-both-...
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On Wednesday, Vladimir Putin reportedly vowed to respond to Ukraine's surprise attack on Russia's strategic bombers.
According to Russia's nuclear doctrine, the attack could technically prompt a nuclear retaliation.
Read the new article by Julien de Troullioud de Lanversin. ⬇️
According to Russia's nuclear doctrine, the attack could technically prompt a nuclear retaliation.
Read the new article by Julien de Troullioud de Lanversin. ⬇️
Ukrainian attack on Russian bombers shows how cheap drones could upset global security
On Wednesday, President Putin reportedly vowed to respond to Ukraine's surprise attack on its strategic bombers. According to Russia's nuclear doctrine, the attack could technically prompt a nuclear r...
thebulletin.org
June 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
On Wednesday, Vladimir Putin reportedly vowed to respond to Ukraine's surprise attack on Russia's strategic bombers.
According to Russia's nuclear doctrine, the attack could technically prompt a nuclear retaliation.
Read the new article by Julien de Troullioud de Lanversin. ⬇️
According to Russia's nuclear doctrine, the attack could technically prompt a nuclear retaliation.
Read the new article by Julien de Troullioud de Lanversin. ⬇️
It’s Time to Call This Year What It Is open.substack.com/pub/ballpark...
It’s Time to Call This Year What It Is
2025 will be defined as a developmental season.
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June 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
It’s Time to Call This Year What It Is open.substack.com/pub/ballpark...
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What a sh*t show:
DOGE vowed to make government more ‘efficient’ — but it’s doing the opposite
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DOGE vowed to make government more ‘efficient’ — but it’s doing the opposite
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DOGE vowed to make government more ‘efficient’ — but it’s doing the opposite
New procedures and requirements — some implemented in the name of improving operations — are slowing down federal agencies.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
What a sh*t show:
DOGE vowed to make government more ‘efficient’ — but it’s doing the opposite
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
DOGE vowed to make government more ‘efficient’ — but it’s doing the opposite
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
I Regret to Inform You that the Clowns Have Set Fire to the Big Top open.substack.com/pub/gonzorep...
I Regret to Inform You that the Clowns Have Set Fire to the Big Top
May 21, 2025
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May 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I Regret to Inform You that the Clowns Have Set Fire to the Big Top open.substack.com/pub/gonzorep...
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AI Will Change What It Is to Be Human. Are We Ready?
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How to Survive Artificial Intelligence
This technology can usher in an age of flourishing the likes of which we have never seen. It will also foment a crisis about what it is to be a person at all.
www.thefp.com
May 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
AI Will Change What It Is to Be Human. Are We Ready?
www.thefp.com/p/ai-will-ch...
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The Intellectual Godfathers of Protectionism
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The Intellectual Godfathers of Protectionism
Once shunned, globalization’s doubters turned out to be right about its destructive economic and social consequences. What do they think of what Trump is doing?
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May 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The Intellectual Godfathers of Protectionism
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Some interesting demographic segments polled here:
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New polls show fear and loathing for Imperial Grand Dragon Trump [satire]
Bad news for Donald Trump. Less than 100 days into his second term as America’s Imperial Grand Dragon, new polls show his approval ratings are freefalling faster than the stock market after a Trumpian...
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April 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Some interesting demographic segments polled here:
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Can't say I agree, but a very well written piece on why someone still supports Trump and the legit goals and hopes for the current administration:
Rod Dreher: ‘Cry More, Libs’ Is Not a Strategy www.thefp.com/p/rod-dreher...
Rod Dreher: ‘Cry More, Libs’ Is Not a Strategy www.thefp.com/p/rod-dreher...
Rod Dreher: ‘Cry More, Libs’ Is Not a Strategy
These are difficult days for people like me: Americans who back the Trump administration for its determination to fight back against establishment tyrannies, but who are now troubled by its excesses, ...
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April 26, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Can't say I agree, but a very well written piece on why someone still supports Trump and the legit goals and hopes for the current administration:
Rod Dreher: ‘Cry More, Libs’ Is Not a Strategy www.thefp.com/p/rod-dreher...
Rod Dreher: ‘Cry More, Libs’ Is Not a Strategy www.thefp.com/p/rod-dreher...
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MIKE BORDIN On FAITH NO MORE: "MIKE PATTON Has Gone From Being Unable To Do The Shows To Clearly Being Unwilling To Do Shows With Us" metalinjection.net/news/mike-bo...
MIKE BORDIN On FAITH NO MORE: "MIKE PATTON Has Gone From Being Unable To Do The Shows To Clearly Being Unwilling To Do Shows With Us" - Metal Injection
"That's heavy. That's a big difference. And we haven't really had much dialogue on it."
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April 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
MIKE BORDIN On FAITH NO MORE: "MIKE PATTON Has Gone From Being Unable To Do The Shows To Clearly Being Unwilling To Do Shows With Us" metalinjection.net/news/mike-bo...
Trump Admin Orders Social Media Review on Gaza www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trump-admi...
Trump Admin Orders Social Media Review on Gaza
Visitors to the U.S. from all but 43 countries subject to vetting of posts since 2007
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April 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Trump Admin Orders Social Media Review on Gaza www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trump-admi...
Fascinating take on Modern Media: The New Rules of Podcasting Are Making Our Debates—and Us—Dumber www.thefp.com/p/the-new-ru...
The New Rules of Podcasting Are Making Our Debates—and Us—Dumber
I celebrated the rise of new media, writes Konstantin Kisin. What could go wrong with “democratizing information”? As it turns out, quite a lot. Witness the Douglas Murray and Dave Smith debate.
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April 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Fascinating take on Modern Media: The New Rules of Podcasting Are Making Our Debates—and Us—Dumber www.thefp.com/p/the-new-ru...
The Further Depredations of DOGE www.marytrump.org/p/the-furthe...
The Further Depredations of DOGE
Morning Dispatch
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April 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The Further Depredations of DOGE www.marytrump.org/p/the-furthe...
WTF am I doing on a box of Wheaties?! open.substack.com/pub/johnbren...
WTF am I doing on a box of Wheaties?!
I'm part of their new “Obscure Humorists of the 21st Century” series
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April 11, 2025 at 2:12 PM
WTF am I doing on a box of Wheaties?! open.substack.com/pub/johnbren...
