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To distant worlds
Will humans venture out into the cosmos, or is that destiny reserved for our AI descendants?
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#artemis #spacetravel
Will humans venture out into the cosmos, or is that destiny reserved for our AI descendants?
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#artemis #spacetravel
To distant worlds
Will humans venture out into the cosmos, or is that destiny reserved for our AI descendants?
onlys.ky
January 27, 2026 at 3:16 PM
To distant worlds
Will humans venture out into the cosmos, or is that destiny reserved for our AI descendants?
onlys.ky/to-distant-w...
#artemis #spacetravel
Will humans venture out into the cosmos, or is that destiny reserved for our AI descendants?
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#artemis #spacetravel
American autocracy, by @daylightatheism.bsky.social
The U.S. government is waging war on its own people. Other countries have thrown off the yoke of autocratic rule in the past, and their experience gives Americans a guide on what we should do.
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#uspolitics #resist
The U.S. government is waging war on its own people. Other countries have thrown off the yoke of autocratic rule in the past, and their experience gives Americans a guide on what we should do.
onlys.ky/american-aut...
#uspolitics #resist
American autocracy
The U.S. government is at war with its own people. Other countries' experience gives us a guide for what to do.
onlys.ky
January 23, 2026 at 3:34 PM
American autocracy, by @daylightatheism.bsky.social
The U.S. government is waging war on its own people. Other countries have thrown off the yoke of autocratic rule in the past, and their experience gives Americans a guide on what we should do.
onlys.ky/american-aut...
#uspolitics #resist
The U.S. government is waging war on its own people. Other countries have thrown off the yoke of autocratic rule in the past, and their experience gives Americans a guide on what we should do.
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#uspolitics #resist
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Why is rejecting religion so hard? My column today in @onlyskymedia.bsky.social
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Why is rejecting religion so hard?
Secular thinkers should be open to all varieties of human experience.
onlys.ky
January 20, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Why is rejecting religion so hard? My column today in @onlyskymedia.bsky.social
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How narcissistic collapse explains Trump's temper tantrums, by Becky Garrison
The toddler-like outbursts of someone who can't stand criticism or disapproval.
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#politics #narcissism #resistance
The toddler-like outbursts of someone who can't stand criticism or disapproval.
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#politics #narcissism #resistance
How narcissistic collapse explains Trump's temper tantrums
The toddler-like outbursts of someone who can't stand criticism or disapproval.
onlys.ky
January 21, 2026 at 3:02 PM
How narcissistic collapse explains Trump's temper tantrums, by Becky Garrison
The toddler-like outbursts of someone who can't stand criticism or disapproval.
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#politics #narcissism #resistance
The toddler-like outbursts of someone who can't stand criticism or disapproval.
onlys.ky/narcissistic...
#politics #narcissism #resistance
Why is rejecting religion so hard? (by @bledewitz.bsky.social)
Secular thinkers should be open to all varieties of human experience.
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#philosophy #humanism
Secular thinkers should be open to all varieties of human experience.
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#philosophy #humanism
Why is rejecting religion so hard?
Secular thinkers should be open to all varieties of human experience.
onlys.ky
January 19, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Why is rejecting religion so hard? (by @bledewitz.bsky.social)
Secular thinkers should be open to all varieties of human experience.
onlys.ky/why-is-rejec...
#philosophy #humanism
Secular thinkers should be open to all varieties of human experience.
onlys.ky/why-is-rejec...
#philosophy #humanism
Rage impotently against the machine, by @deedee-redletter.bsky.social
Real humans have needs and desires, but AI chatbots don't. Interpersonal conflict is not fight_exe.
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#sex #relationships #ai
Real humans have needs and desires, but AI chatbots don't. Interpersonal conflict is not fight_exe.
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#sex #relationships #ai
That was fast: Rage impotently against the machine
Real humans have needs and conflicts, but AIs don't.
onlys.ky
January 16, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Rage impotently against the machine, by @deedee-redletter.bsky.social
Real humans have needs and desires, but AI chatbots don't. Interpersonal conflict is not fight_exe.
onlys.ky/rage-impoten...
#sex #relationships #ai
Real humans have needs and desires, but AI chatbots don't. Interpersonal conflict is not fight_exe.
onlys.ky/rage-impoten...
#sex #relationships #ai
Cost disease: Why everything is so damn expensive, by @daylightatheism.bsky.social
As robots get better, the jobs that still require humans get pricier. What can we do about it?
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#economics #finance #inequality
As robots get better, the jobs that still require humans get pricier. What can we do about it?
onlys.ky/cost-disease/
#economics #finance #inequality
Cost disease: Why everything is so damn expensive
There's a deeper cause than greed or inefficiency.
onlys.ky
January 14, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Cost disease: Why everything is so damn expensive, by @daylightatheism.bsky.social
As robots get better, the jobs that still require humans get pricier. What can we do about it?
onlys.ky/cost-disease/
#economics #finance #inequality
As robots get better, the jobs that still require humans get pricier. What can we do about it?
onlys.ky/cost-disease/
#economics #finance #inequality
The Kjeld sperm donor case reveals a massive failure in the fertility industry, by @susanfourtane.bsky.social
The industry needs to exercise more care and diligence for the sake of the children it's helping to conceive.
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#biology #genetics #health
The industry needs to exercise more care and diligence for the sake of the children it's helping to conceive.
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#biology #genetics #health
The Kjeld sperm donor case reveals a massive failure in the fertility industry
The industry needs to exercise more care and diligence for the sake of the children it's helping to conceive.
onlys.ky
January 12, 2026 at 3:03 PM
The Kjeld sperm donor case reveals a massive failure in the fertility industry, by @susanfourtane.bsky.social
The industry needs to exercise more care and diligence for the sake of the children it's helping to conceive.
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#biology #genetics #health
The industry needs to exercise more care and diligence for the sake of the children it's helping to conceive.
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#biology #genetics #health
That was fast: Why machines are heartless, by @deedee-redletter.bsky.social
LLMs don't have emotions, however convincing their simulations of them may be. To put it another way: sorry, your chatbot girlfriend doesn't love you.
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#relationships #ai
LLMs don't have emotions, however convincing their simulations of them may be. To put it another way: sorry, your chatbot girlfriend doesn't love you.
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#relationships #ai
That was fast: Why machines are heartless
You can't have a relationship with a chatbot that doesn't have emotions and can't grant or deny consent.
onlys.ky
January 9, 2026 at 3:09 PM
That was fast: Why machines are heartless, by @deedee-redletter.bsky.social
LLMs don't have emotions, however convincing their simulations of them may be. To put it another way: sorry, your chatbot girlfriend doesn't love you.
onlys.ky/why-machines...
#relationships #ai
LLMs don't have emotions, however convincing their simulations of them may be. To put it another way: sorry, your chatbot girlfriend doesn't love you.
onlys.ky/why-machines...
#relationships #ai
Will you be immortal by 2039? (by @daylightatheism.bsky.social)
One entrepreneur thinks so, and he's trying radical therapies to make sure he lives to see the day. Is this advancing the cause of science, or is it just wishful thinking and quackery?
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#transhumanism #biology
One entrepreneur thinks so, and he's trying radical therapies to make sure he lives to see the day. Is this advancing the cause of science, or is it just wishful thinking and quackery?
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#transhumanism #biology
Will you be immortal by 2039?
Are we on the brink of living forever? One entrepreneur thinks so.
onlys.ky
January 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Will you be immortal by 2039? (by @daylightatheism.bsky.social)
One entrepreneur thinks so, and he's trying radical therapies to make sure he lives to see the day. Is this advancing the cause of science, or is it just wishful thinking and quackery?
onlys.ky/will-you-be-...
#transhumanism #biology
One entrepreneur thinks so, and he's trying radical therapies to make sure he lives to see the day. Is this advancing the cause of science, or is it just wishful thinking and quackery?
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#transhumanism #biology
CES 2026: Future tech and innovation in Las Vegas, by @susanfourtane.bsky.social
We can expect to see new breakthroughs in robotics and AI.
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#technology #ai
We can expect to see new breakthroughs in robotics and AI.
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#technology #ai
CES 2026: Future tech and innovation in Las Vegas
We can expect to see new breakthroughs in robotics and AI.
onlys.ky
January 5, 2026 at 5:02 PM
CES 2026: Future tech and innovation in Las Vegas, by @susanfourtane.bsky.social
We can expect to see new breakthroughs in robotics and AI.
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#technology #ai
We can expect to see new breakthroughs in robotics and AI.
onlys.ky/ces-2026/
#technology #ai
The future of sex education: Internet sex culture, by @deedee-redletter.bsky.social
If we don't teach our kids about sex, they're going to learn from internet porn, and that's way worse.
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#sexed #internet
If we don't teach our kids about sex, they're going to learn from internet porn, and that's way worse.
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#sexed #internet
The future of sex education: Internet sex culture
It's better to teach kids age-appropriate sex ed than to have them learn from the internet.
onlys.ky
December 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The future of sex education: Internet sex culture, by @deedee-redletter.bsky.social
If we don't teach our kids about sex, they're going to learn from internet porn, and that's way worse.
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#sexed #internet
If we don't teach our kids about sex, they're going to learn from internet porn, and that's way worse.
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#sexed #internet
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Lizzy Goodman ponder 40 and it's not a good look. This is secular 40. My column in @onlyskymedia.bsky.social.
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This is secular 40
Religion, for all its faults, gives life a sense of narrative.
onlys.ky
December 16, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Lizzy Goodman ponder 40 and it's not a good look. This is secular 40. My column in @onlyskymedia.bsky.social.
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"Abortion bans don't stop abortion,"
We know what does decrease abortions.
The Colorado project demonstrated that all it takes is factual reproductive education, free and prompt access to highly effective birth control upon request, and social and financial support for women. GOP defunded it.
We know what does decrease abortions.
The Colorado project demonstrated that all it takes is factual reproductive education, free and prompt access to highly effective birth control upon request, and social and financial support for women. GOP defunded it.
December 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
"Abortion bans don't stop abortion,"
We know what does decrease abortions.
The Colorado project demonstrated that all it takes is factual reproductive education, free and prompt access to highly effective birth control upon request, and social and financial support for women. GOP defunded it.
We know what does decrease abortions.
The Colorado project demonstrated that all it takes is factual reproductive education, free and prompt access to highly effective birth control upon request, and social and financial support for women. GOP defunded it.
Say it again: Abortion bans don't stop abortion, by @daylightatheism.bsky.social
U.S. abortion rates have gone up, not down, since the Dobbs decision. This shouldn't come as a surprise.
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#abortion #reproductiverights
U.S. abortion rates have gone up, not down, since the Dobbs decision. This shouldn't come as a surprise.
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#abortion #reproductiverights
Say it again: Abortion bans don't stop abortion
They only cause women and infants to die.
onlys.ky
December 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Say it again: Abortion bans don't stop abortion, by @daylightatheism.bsky.social
U.S. abortion rates have gone up, not down, since the Dobbs decision. This shouldn't come as a surprise.
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#abortion #reproductiverights
U.S. abortion rates have gone up, not down, since the Dobbs decision. This shouldn't come as a surprise.
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#abortion #reproductiverights
This is secular 40, by @bledewitz.bsky.social
Religion, for all its faults, gives people's lives a sense of narrative and purpose. What can secular people do to match or better that?
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#philosophy #humanism
Religion, for all its faults, gives people's lives a sense of narrative and purpose. What can secular people do to match or better that?
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#philosophy #humanism
This is secular 40
Religion, for all its faults, gives life a sense of narrative.
onlys.ky
December 15, 2025 at 6:07 PM
This is secular 40, by @bledewitz.bsky.social
Religion, for all its faults, gives people's lives a sense of narrative and purpose. What can secular people do to match or better that?
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#philosophy #humanism
Religion, for all its faults, gives people's lives a sense of narrative and purpose. What can secular people do to match or better that?
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#philosophy #humanism
The future of sex education: Academic environments, by @deedee-redletter.bsky.social
Teenagers are having sex, no matter what. Teaching them how to do it well and wisely helps them have better experiences, and also protects them from predators.
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#sexed #education
Teenagers are having sex, no matter what. Teaching them how to do it well and wisely helps them have better experiences, and also protects them from predators.
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#sexed #education
The future of sex education: Academic environments
Better sex ed both helps and protects young people.
onlys.ky
December 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The future of sex education: Academic environments, by @deedee-redletter.bsky.social
Teenagers are having sex, no matter what. Teaching them how to do it well and wisely helps them have better experiences, and also protects them from predators.
onlys.ky/the-future-o...
#sexed #education
Teenagers are having sex, no matter what. Teaching them how to do it well and wisely helps them have better experiences, and also protects them from predators.
onlys.ky/the-future-o...
#sexed #education
The end of marriage? (by @daylightatheism.bsky.social)
Increasingly fewer women want to get married. Men still have the power to change this - but if marriage goes extinct, it will be because it deserves to.
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#feminism #marriage #relationships
Increasingly fewer women want to get married. Men still have the power to change this - but if marriage goes extinct, it will be because it deserves to.
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#feminism #marriage #relationships
The end of marriage?
If marriage goes extinct, it will be because it deserves to.
onlys.ky
December 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The end of marriage? (by @daylightatheism.bsky.social)
Increasingly fewer women want to get married. Men still have the power to change this - but if marriage goes extinct, it will be because it deserves to.
onlys.ky/the-end-of-m...
#feminism #marriage #relationships
Increasingly fewer women want to get married. Men still have the power to change this - but if marriage goes extinct, it will be because it deserves to.
onlys.ky/the-end-of-m...
#feminism #marriage #relationships
The future of sex education: Sex training, by @deedee-redletter.bsky.social
Cutting the Gordian knot, or why some things can only be learned by doing.
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#sex #relationships
Cutting the Gordian knot, or why some things can only be learned by doing.
onlys.ky/the-future-o...
#sex #relationships
The future of sex education: Sex training
Some things can only be learned by doing.
onlys.ky
December 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The future of sex education: Sex training, by @deedee-redletter.bsky.social
Cutting the Gordian knot, or why some things can only be learned by doing.
onlys.ky/the-future-o...
#sex #relationships
Cutting the Gordian knot, or why some things can only be learned by doing.
onlys.ky/the-future-o...
#sex #relationships
Do we dare journey into our AI future?
Using technology as a storytelling tool to connect us, not a means of distraction to isolate us in our own bubbles.
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#ai #art #storytelling
Using technology as a storytelling tool to connect us, not a means of distraction to isolate us in our own bubbles.
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#ai #art #storytelling
Do we dare journey into our AI future?
Storytelling that seeks to use technology to connect us, not isolate us in our own bubbles.
onlys.ky
December 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Do we dare journey into our AI future?
Using technology as a storytelling tool to connect us, not a means of distraction to isolate us in our own bubbles.
onlys.ky/do-we-dare-j...
#ai #art #storytelling
Using technology as a storytelling tool to connect us, not a means of distraction to isolate us in our own bubbles.
onlys.ky/do-we-dare-j...
#ai #art #storytelling
American religion continues its long fadeout, by @daylightatheism.bsky.social
We've hit another milestone in the secularization of humanity.
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#demographics #religion
We've hit another milestone in the secularization of humanity.
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#demographics #religion
American religion continues its long fadeout
Another milestone in the secularization of humanity.
onlys.ky
December 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
American religion continues its long fadeout, by @daylightatheism.bsky.social
We've hit another milestone in the secularization of humanity.
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#demographics #religion
We've hit another milestone in the secularization of humanity.
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#demographics #religion
The world's largest solar farm on the world's highest plateau, by @susanfourtane.bsky.social
It's a milestone technological achievement that raises thorny political and ethical questions.
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#climatecrisis #solarpower #china #tibet
It's a milestone technological achievement that raises thorny political and ethical questions.
onlys.ky/the-worlds-l...
#climatecrisis #solarpower #china #tibet
The world's largest solar farm on the world's highest plateau
A technological achievement that raises difficult political and ethical questions.
onlys.ky
December 1, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The world's largest solar farm on the world's highest plateau, by @susanfourtane.bsky.social
It's a milestone technological achievement that raises thorny political and ethical questions.
onlys.ky/the-worlds-l...
#climatecrisis #solarpower #china #tibet
It's a milestone technological achievement that raises thorny political and ethical questions.
onlys.ky/the-worlds-l...
#climatecrisis #solarpower #china #tibet
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Happy Thanksgiving. My column today is a secular Thanksgiving message in OnlySky.
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A secular life of thanksgiving
It makes for a better life when we practice secular humanist gratitude.
onlys.ky
November 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Happy Thanksgiving. My column today is a secular Thanksgiving message in OnlySky.
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Sex shamans: Intro to emotional alchemy, by @deedee-redletter.bsky.social
Providing care to others can help us learn to better accept care for ourselves.
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#sex #relationships
Providing care to others can help us learn to better accept care for ourselves.
onlys.ky/intro-to-emo...
#sex #relationships
Sex shamans: Intro to emotional alchemy
Providing care to others can help us learn to better accept care for ourselves.
onlys.ky
November 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Sex shamans: Intro to emotional alchemy, by @deedee-redletter.bsky.social
Providing care to others can help us learn to better accept care for ourselves.
onlys.ky/intro-to-emo...
#sex #relationships
Providing care to others can help us learn to better accept care for ourselves.
onlys.ky/intro-to-emo...
#sex #relationships
Are mushrooms the future of fashion? (by @susanfourtane.bsky.social)
More fashion brands are using mushroom- and plant-based materials as earth-friendly alternatives to leather and plastic textiles.
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#fashion #sustainability
More fashion brands are using mushroom- and plant-based materials as earth-friendly alternatives to leather and plastic textiles.
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#fashion #sustainability
Are mushrooms the future of fashion?
More brands are using mushroom- and plant-based materials as alternatives to leather.
onlys.ky
November 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Are mushrooms the future of fashion? (by @susanfourtane.bsky.social)
More fashion brands are using mushroom- and plant-based materials as earth-friendly alternatives to leather and plastic textiles.
onlys.ky/are-mushroom...
#fashion #sustainability
More fashion brands are using mushroom- and plant-based materials as earth-friendly alternatives to leather and plastic textiles.
onlys.ky/are-mushroom...
#fashion #sustainability