jonl
@weblogsky.com
Co-host of Plutopia News Network, known for writing on digital culture, activism, and technology. A longtime explorer of ideas, with leanings that are distinctly Buddhist-adjacent.
Watch out for the Unidentified Flying Demons! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Marjorie Taylor Greene tells Bill Maher she believes extraterrestrials are demons
Georgia Republican lawmaker also claims she didn’t know Rothschild family, of her ‘space laser’ theory, was Jewish
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November 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Watch out for the Unidentified Flying Demons! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Dia de los Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: the Frankenstein story is the genesis of modern science fiction, and filmmaestro Guillermo del Toro has created a stunning reimagining of the tale, considering the themes of creation, humanity, and isolation. youtu.be/9WZllcEgWrM?...
Frankenstein | Guillermo del Toro | Final Trailer | Netflix
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November 1, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Dia de los Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: the Frankenstein story is the genesis of modern science fiction, and filmmaestro Guillermo del Toro has created a stunning reimagining of the tale, considering the themes of creation, humanity, and isolation. youtu.be/9WZllcEgWrM?...
"You know, the very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. They don't alter their views to fit the facts. They alter the facts to fit their views." ~ Doctor Who, Face of Evil, January 1977.
October 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
"You know, the very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. They don't alter their views to fit the facts. They alter the facts to fit their views." ~ Doctor Who, Face of Evil, January 1977.
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A very offline cousin sent this to fam group chat. This story is breaking containment.
October 24, 2025 at 11:36 PM
A very offline cousin sent this to fam group chat. This story is breaking containment.
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Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: Halloween 1938: Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre presented a radio version of H.G. Wells' "War of the Worlds," a newscast simulation so realistic that some thought it was real. Here's a recording of the broadcast...Happy Halloween! youtu.be/LWJqTXoVPTo?...
Orson Welles - War of the Worlds - 1938 broadcast restored with A.I.
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October 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: Halloween 1938: Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre presented a radio version of H.G. Wells' "War of the Worlds," a newscast simulation so realistic that some thought it was real. Here's a recording of the broadcast...Happy Halloween! youtu.be/LWJqTXoVPTo?...
It seems that NBA gambling schemes are America's biggest emergency right now.
October 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
It seems that NBA gambling schemes are America's biggest emergency right now.
Austin, Texas has a coalition opposing the use and proliferation of ALPRs (Automated License Plate Readers). Follow the org, follow the issue: www.noalprs.org
No ALPRS
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October 19, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Austin, Texas has a coalition opposing the use and proliferation of ALPRs (Automated License Plate Readers). Follow the org, follow the issue: www.noalprs.org
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This week's net.wars, "The bottom drawer", finds Keir Starmer's ID card rhetoric weirdly archaic and worries he will not learn the right lessons for studying India's Aadhar: netwars.pelicancrossing.net/2025/10/17/t...
The bottom drawer
It only now occurs to me how weirdly archaic the UK government's rhetoric around digital ID really is. Here's prime minister Keir Starmer in India, quoted in th
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October 17, 2025 at 10:31 AM
This week's net.wars, "The bottom drawer", finds Keir Starmer's ID card rhetoric weirdly archaic and worries he will not learn the right lessons for studying India's Aadhar: netwars.pelicancrossing.net/2025/10/17/t...
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Louis Rossmann and EFF-Austin's Mackenzie Rhine sat down to interview Austin City Council Member Mike Siegel around his vocal support for the movement to ban surveillance from Austin.
Introducing Mike Siegel, the anti AI surveillance city councilman
YouTube video by Louis Rossmann
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October 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Louis Rossmann and EFF-Austin's Mackenzie Rhine sat down to interview Austin City Council Member Mike Siegel around his vocal support for the movement to ban surveillance from Austin.
I'm thinking Trump should send troops to Cocos Islands, Christmas Island and Norfolk Island, to manage the response to his tariffs.
October 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I'm thinking Trump should send troops to Cocos Islands, Christmas Island and Norfolk Island, to manage the response to his tariffs.
"Antifa" is an abbreviated term meaning "anti-fascist." What kinds of people would be most likely express concerns/fears about anti-fascism?
October 18, 2025 at 3:56 PM
"Antifa" is an abbreviated term meaning "anti-fascist." What kinds of people would be most likely express concerns/fears about anti-fascism?
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Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: Check out "Just Iconic Rewinds" on YouTube. They collect "weird facts" about various classic sci-fi films. Last night we learned facts about "The Monolith Monsters," a sci-fi film about monster rocks from outer space: youtu.be/3ig5prwS7RQ?...
The Monolith Monsters (1957) - 16 WEIRD Facts About The Movie Where Rain Makes Monsters!
YouTube video by Just Iconic Rewinds
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October 18, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: Check out "Just Iconic Rewinds" on YouTube. They collect "weird facts" about various classic sci-fi films. Last night we learned facts about "The Monolith Monsters," a sci-fi film about monster rocks from outer space: youtu.be/3ig5prwS7RQ?...
A long tradition of Federal disaster relief is ending with the Trump administration, with the fantasy that states can take responsibility instead. What surprises me is that he's dumping the opportunity to use disaster relief as leverage. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/c...
How FEMA Is Pushing Communities to Fend for Themselves
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October 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
A long tradition of Federal disaster relief is ending with the Trump administration, with the fantasy that states can take responsibility instead. What surprises me is that he's dumping the opportunity to use disaster relief as leverage. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/c...
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From “Vineland”: "it's the whole Reagan program, isn't it—dismantle the New Deal, reverse the effects of World War II, restore fascism at home and around the world, flee into the past, can't you feel it, all the dangerous childish stupidity—'I don't like the way it came out, I want it to be my way’”
October 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
From “Vineland”: "it's the whole Reagan program, isn't it—dismantle the New Deal, reverse the effects of World War II, restore fascism at home and around the world, flee into the past, can't you feel it, all the dangerous childish stupidity—'I don't like the way it came out, I want it to be my way’”
LLMs are neural networks trained to model the probability of the next token from context; they learn rich representations of language and world knowledge, and chat systems often augment them with tuning, sampling, and external tools. So say we all.
October 15, 2025 at 5:54 PM
LLMs are neural networks trained to model the probability of the next token from context; they learn rich representations of language and world knowledge, and chat systems often augment them with tuning, sampling, and external tools. So say we all.
RFK Jr. clearly hates people on the spectrum, probably because they’re so much smarter than he is.
October 12, 2025 at 12:43 AM
RFK Jr. clearly hates people on the spectrum, probably because they’re so much smarter than he is.
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Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: Vincent Price is Robur, the "Master of the World" in this 1961 steampunk film, about as epic as American International Pictures could get with its low budget vibe. Robur is like Captain Nemo, but airborne. youtu.be/AsJruGxyHBE?...
Master of the World - Vincent Price (1961) - Official Trailer (HD)
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October 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: Vincent Price is Robur, the "Master of the World" in this 1961 steampunk film, about as epic as American International Pictures could get with its low budget vibe. Robur is like Captain Nemo, but airborne. youtu.be/AsJruGxyHBE?...
Scoop Sweeney and I have published 450 videos on our Plutopia News Network channel at YouTube - check it out, poke around, watch a few! And subscribe if you like what you see! www.youtube.com/@PlutopiaNew...
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October 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Scoop Sweeney and I have published 450 videos on our Plutopia News Network channel at YouTube - check it out, poke around, watch a few! And subscribe if you like what you see! www.youtube.com/@PlutopiaNew...
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When the president and his party keep making stuff up to justify military occupation of cities, it oughta lead the news coverage. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America
A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland
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October 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM
When the president and his party keep making stuff up to justify military occupation of cities, it oughta lead the news coverage. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: David Cronenberg's "The Shrouds" is a meditation on death, loss, and the power of grief. A grieving tech entrepreneur creates "GraveTech" for a live, 3D view of the decomposing corpse of loved ones. youtu.be/vwh1Fob4VKs?...
THE SHROUDS - Official Trailer
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October 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: David Cronenberg's "The Shrouds" is a meditation on death, loss, and the power of grief. A grieving tech entrepreneur creates "GraveTech" for a live, 3D view of the decomposing corpse of loved ones. youtu.be/vwh1Fob4VKs?...
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Utilities, groceries, health care premiums all going sky high, and he’s blabbering on like he’s Louis XIV in Versailles.
September 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Utilities, groceries, health care premiums all going sky high, and he’s blabbering on like he’s Louis XIV in Versailles.
Apparently they've finally rounded up enough rakes and yard bags to deploy troops to Portland. www.opb.org/article/2025...
From passing mention to authorized deployment: a timeline of the president’s pressure on Portland
On the streets, in phone calls, letters, press conferences and a lawsuit — many Oregonians are opposing President Donald Trump’s planned use of the National Guard in Portland.
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September 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Apparently they've finally rounded up enough rakes and yard bags to deploy troops to Portland. www.opb.org/article/2025...
Acclaimed journalist and New Yorker staff writer John Seabrook discusses his deeply personal and provocative book, "The Spinach King: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty." We explore themes of power, family dysfunction, and historical memory. tinyurl.com/spinach-king
September 27, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Acclaimed journalist and New Yorker staff writer John Seabrook discusses his deeply personal and provocative book, "The Spinach King: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty." We explore themes of power, family dysfunction, and historical memory. tinyurl.com/spinach-king
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Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: In "Long Distance," an asteroid mining vessel crashes into a barren planet, and a survivor learns that he's not alone. Fast-paced, intense tale of tale of endurance. youtu.be/zPDGiJGIgyo?...
Long Distance Trailer Remake | Universal Pictures
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September 27, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: In "Long Distance," an asteroid mining vessel crashes into a barren planet, and a survivor learns that he's not alone. Fast-paced, intense tale of tale of endurance. youtu.be/zPDGiJGIgyo?...
Hilarious! I've been added to a block list called "AI Slop."
September 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Hilarious! I've been added to a block list called "AI Slop."